Tier 2, Task 4
I’ll discuss the London Royals – a consistently and beautifully branded team that faced my Tijuana Luchadores in the DSFL’s Ultimini just a week or so ago. These cardiac cats had an absolutely dominant defensive performance en route to the narrowest of losses in the championship game, forcing a 13-10 overtime victory over the conference-leading Minnesota Grey Ducks that straight-up had London’s number throughout the regular season. In all three of their matchups this season prior to the playoffs – including a 24-13 preseason loss – the Grey Ducks absolutely dominated the Royals (37-7, 28-13), including a game that clinched the division for them just days before the playoff game.
In terms of personnel, London’s stars clearly came from the passing game – one of their few categories where they weren’t bottom two statistically. They were best represented by Captain Jack, a dual threat quarterback that has excellent pocket awareness and arm talent (82 arm, 80 int, 82 accuracy) that gave him a very strong argument for QB of the Year (my apologies if awards have already come out). He had the highest QB rating of any high-volume QB (>200 attempts) by nearly three points, and had a favorable 16 TD-9 INT ratio that probably topped the pros. Most importantly, he was accurate and careful with the ball, completing 58.9% of his passes; but this wouldn’t be possible without a high-quality receiving corps He relied heavily on Kaepercolin, a nearly 800 yard receiver (797, 4th overall) who had a monster 51 yard TD grab (longest in the DSFL) and 5 touchdowns. Sure, he wasn’t the flashiest player on average, as a few did pass him up in average yards per catch, but he did his job extremely well. Their receiving corps were similarly utilized throughout, with their third highest yardage receiver (TE Arrabiata) managed 600 yards to Kaepercolin’s 797. Furthermore, they were all excellent TD threads, with Kaepercolin, Arrabiata, and Cash Jr. managing exactly 5 TDs each.
But my favorite topic, as always, is defense. And there was one clear leader from the regular season on defense, linebacker C. Mitchell, who accrued a massive 155 tackles (second in the DSFL) in a nearly impenetrable second line of defense. Their primary corner, van Perkins, managed 3 INTs (T-4th) and 16 PDs (T-2nd) on the season. In the trenches, they relied heavily on defensive end Sternum – who managed a great 14 TFLs (equal to about half of his total tackles!) while paired across from Montain and Arthur, who managed 11 together while splitting games/playing time. Their playoff performance was much of the same – heavy reliance on Captain Jack’s 99.1 QB rating to scarcely sneak past the Minnesota Grey Ducks on top of a game-changing interception from Greedy Sly early in the second quarter to completely reverse the field when their backs were against the wall.
Tier 2, Task 8
I’m blessed to have had a wonderful experience with management, the administration, my teammates, and fellow draftees throughout my time on the NSFL from day one. Even though I came to the site under pseudonym, I was treated with the utmost respect and as a highly valued prospect in spite of never having a player on this site. I missed out on a little TPE, but that ultimately didn’t impact my draft position much (after all, the GM recreates made up about a third of the players taken ahead of me).
Once I was drafted by the Luchadores, my experience got even better. I was found out by a friend in one of my other sim leagues, and then drafted on to his team – with a reveal on-stream as to who I was! It was a surprise from the get-go, but I knew that meant I’d have to step up for the folks who do both SHL & NSFL. The locker room was active several times a day – so in spite of a busy schedule that rapidly changed in the context of COVID-19 (I’m a healthcare trainee), I had an awesome team that was willing to humor my changing availability. There were a few guys – Jay, Sloth, ADwyer – that I knew from other sim leagues, so I felt immediately at home on my new team. But the team proceeded to sign siddhus/Someone and Nykonax after the draft ended, meaning I had even more familiar faces to hang out with in the LR.
But among those in the LR that I felt most influential, Bigred1580, JPach, Ugarth, and Al_Gringo were easily the most distinct, talkative, and welcoming. Even though ADwyer and I jokingly asked for a trade just days after the draft, JPach took it completely in stride ran with it. Bigred asked me my preferences for a graphic just days after the draft, too, and said that he made similar offers to all of the rookies – which I thought was an awesome way to be introduced to the LR. Ugarth played an alternating meme/mentorship role for me, while Al_Gringo was the wacky innovator that eventually brought us the legendary Fantasy Weather league that’s still on-going to this day! Events like “Draw a Luchadore Night” during week 12ish had our illustrations immortalized in the Discord, and the LR was absolutely BONKERS when we were in the Ultimini. I feel as though this LR is one of the main reasons I’ve decided to continue with this site – it has enhanced my experience greatly, to say nothing of the excellent production value of streams and the excitement around our playoff games.
I’ll discuss the London Royals – a consistently and beautifully branded team that faced my Tijuana Luchadores in the DSFL’s Ultimini just a week or so ago. These cardiac cats had an absolutely dominant defensive performance en route to the narrowest of losses in the championship game, forcing a 13-10 overtime victory over the conference-leading Minnesota Grey Ducks that straight-up had London’s number throughout the regular season. In all three of their matchups this season prior to the playoffs – including a 24-13 preseason loss – the Grey Ducks absolutely dominated the Royals (37-7, 28-13), including a game that clinched the division for them just days before the playoff game.
In terms of personnel, London’s stars clearly came from the passing game – one of their few categories where they weren’t bottom two statistically. They were best represented by Captain Jack, a dual threat quarterback that has excellent pocket awareness and arm talent (82 arm, 80 int, 82 accuracy) that gave him a very strong argument for QB of the Year (my apologies if awards have already come out). He had the highest QB rating of any high-volume QB (>200 attempts) by nearly three points, and had a favorable 16 TD-9 INT ratio that probably topped the pros. Most importantly, he was accurate and careful with the ball, completing 58.9% of his passes; but this wouldn’t be possible without a high-quality receiving corps He relied heavily on Kaepercolin, a nearly 800 yard receiver (797, 4th overall) who had a monster 51 yard TD grab (longest in the DSFL) and 5 touchdowns. Sure, he wasn’t the flashiest player on average, as a few did pass him up in average yards per catch, but he did his job extremely well. Their receiving corps were similarly utilized throughout, with their third highest yardage receiver (TE Arrabiata) managed 600 yards to Kaepercolin’s 797. Furthermore, they were all excellent TD threads, with Kaepercolin, Arrabiata, and Cash Jr. managing exactly 5 TDs each.
But my favorite topic, as always, is defense. And there was one clear leader from the regular season on defense, linebacker C. Mitchell, who accrued a massive 155 tackles (second in the DSFL) in a nearly impenetrable second line of defense. Their primary corner, van Perkins, managed 3 INTs (T-4th) and 16 PDs (T-2nd) on the season. In the trenches, they relied heavily on defensive end Sternum – who managed a great 14 TFLs (equal to about half of his total tackles!) while paired across from Montain and Arthur, who managed 11 together while splitting games/playing time. Their playoff performance was much of the same – heavy reliance on Captain Jack’s 99.1 QB rating to scarcely sneak past the Minnesota Grey Ducks on top of a game-changing interception from Greedy Sly early in the second quarter to completely reverse the field when their backs were against the wall.
Tier 2, Task 8
I’m blessed to have had a wonderful experience with management, the administration, my teammates, and fellow draftees throughout my time on the NSFL from day one. Even though I came to the site under pseudonym, I was treated with the utmost respect and as a highly valued prospect in spite of never having a player on this site. I missed out on a little TPE, but that ultimately didn’t impact my draft position much (after all, the GM recreates made up about a third of the players taken ahead of me).
Once I was drafted by the Luchadores, my experience got even better. I was found out by a friend in one of my other sim leagues, and then drafted on to his team – with a reveal on-stream as to who I was! It was a surprise from the get-go, but I knew that meant I’d have to step up for the folks who do both SHL & NSFL. The locker room was active several times a day – so in spite of a busy schedule that rapidly changed in the context of COVID-19 (I’m a healthcare trainee), I had an awesome team that was willing to humor my changing availability. There were a few guys – Jay, Sloth, ADwyer – that I knew from other sim leagues, so I felt immediately at home on my new team. But the team proceeded to sign siddhus/Someone and Nykonax after the draft ended, meaning I had even more familiar faces to hang out with in the LR.
But among those in the LR that I felt most influential, Bigred1580, JPach, Ugarth, and Al_Gringo were easily the most distinct, talkative, and welcoming. Even though ADwyer and I jokingly asked for a trade just days after the draft, JPach took it completely in stride ran with it. Bigred asked me my preferences for a graphic just days after the draft, too, and said that he made similar offers to all of the rookies – which I thought was an awesome way to be introduced to the LR. Ugarth played an alternating meme/mentorship role for me, while Al_Gringo was the wacky innovator that eventually brought us the legendary Fantasy Weather league that’s still on-going to this day! Events like “Draw a Luchadore Night” during week 12ish had our illustrations immortalized in the Discord, and the LR was absolutely BONKERS when we were in the Ultimini. I feel as though this LR is one of the main reasons I’ve decided to continue with this site – it has enhanced my experience greatly, to say nothing of the excellent production value of streams and the excitement around our playoff games.
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