(S24) - PT 4 - Trial by Fire

[ThunderTitan82]

Written Option: Reflect on our player’s career, from their first football game to their current career in the ISFL or DSFL, and expound upon one particular story where your player faced their “welcome to the league” moment. How did the change in competition between college and the league, or between the DSFL and ISFL, initially challenge your player? Did they suffer a drop in stats or an ugly debut game? How did they rebound from it?

My first game in the DSFL was a great one. I finished the game with 9 tackles, second on the team and top among safeties in the league week one. Despite the loss I felt confident in my performance moving forward. Week two was a different story. I had ridden the high of a strong week one performance into week two where I finished with four tackles. Much less, but still average and not an unexpected number for a rookie in the DSFL in his second game. Week three I finished with an abysmal 2 tackles. A pass defense made a horrible performance seem a bit better. We won the game which made it sting less, but I came to realize that every week was vastly different and I couldnt expect to perform the same level of excellence every day like I did in college. This league changes week to week and without constant improvement you can fall behind quickly. My performance in week fours victory was awful yet again with only two tackles. I realize that stats dont always tell the whole story, i have made an impact by most of my tackles being preventative of long plays, but I know that i can perform better week in and week out. My rebound was slight, our week 5 loss to dallas I had 4 tackles, with a huge hit stick forced fumble. Week 6 saw another below average performance of 3 tackles and a pass defense. Week 7 I finished with a solid 5 tackles. Overall my performance spiked high in week one, leaving me with some lofty expectations. I failed to reach those expectations in week two which led to a 3 week dip in play that didnt come up again until week 5 where the forced fumble boosted my confidence. A solid performance the following week has me trending upwards. If this upward trend continues I should see a solid stat line come seasons end.