So let's talk about DSFL Week 1, Portland Pythons against the Norfolk Seawolves. Up until this point, Dan Foster was feeling pretty good about himself. He was the first pick in the second round of the draft, and during the pre-season he had a pick-six returned for a touchdown as well as numerous pass defends and tackles. The speed was up there, and he was getting stronger every game. True, Norfolk was the defending champions, but how hard could they really be? Well, it may not seem this way due to Norfolk's recent struggles, but at the start of S24 the Seawolves were absolute monsters. They ripped off five convincing wins in a row, including a 31-17 victory to start the season against the Portland Pythons. Dan Foster was the number one cornerback on the team, and he got absolutely lit up. His primary responsibility was to cover veteran receiver Dre Matthews. And how did he do? Well Matthews caught 6 balls for 104 yards and two touchdowns. Averaged 17.3 yards a catch and had a longest of 28 yards. So yeah, not well at all. This was an eye-opening moment for Foster and the Pythons to show that they had a lot of work to do if they were to have a successful season. Foster is still a rookie though, so there was a good amount of untapped potential to exploit. Norfolk and Portland met again later in the season, during week 8. Once again, Foster was asked to cover Matthews. Matthews' stat line for that game was 4 catches for 41 yards and no touchdowns. As a matter of fact, Norfolk was kept out of the end zone completely in a 21-9 victory for the Pythons. Foster hard learned one of his first lessons in the league and grew from a very humbling experience, but there will probably be more learning experiences for him before the ISFL draft.
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