Ultimus Week
Option #7
Dexter Banks II should win a bevvy of awards for his performance in Season 24. The Sarasota QB lit the entire league on first en route to 5033 passing yards and 32 touchdowns, as well as 619 yards on the ground with another 3 rushing touchdowns. For most of the season, Sarasota was seen as the team to beat as their defense was smothering and their offense could score at will. They may not have won their division, but 12-4 is a very good record and their recent Wild Card win puts them on a crash course with the Colorado Yeti, with who they split their regular season series, including one of the most impressive wins of the season, a 34-16 drubbing in Colorado.
This however, is not about the Sailfish. This is about their Quarterback, the man who should win QB of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, and Most Valuable Player. He not only had the best performance on the field of any player this year, he had one of the best performances for a Quarterback in league history.
Banks II led the league with 5,033 passing yards, which was a staggering 808 yards more than the closest competitor. Second place on the list was Franklin Armstrong, who threw for 4,225. Banks II threw 120% of Armstrong's total. Not only did his 5033 yards lead the league, but it also was just the 14th 5,000 yard season by a QB and the first we've had in the ISFL in 10 years when Colorado Hall of Famer Micycle McCormick threw for 5,007 yards and 31 touchdowns in Season 14.
As mentioned previously, Banks II led his team to a 12-4 record (2nd best in the league), as well as a playoff berth. However, unlike every other playoff team, Banks II WAS the Sarasota offense. His 619 yards mentioned earlier? That was high enough for second on his team, and not by a whole heck of a lot. Banks II was only 17 yards away from being his team's leading rusher. Only one other team didn't have a 700 yard rusher this season - the Arizona Outlaws - and we all know how that worked out for them.
Now I know that many of you are going to point out Banks II's interception and QB Rating numbers (19 and 84.7, respectively) as some sort of justification for why he should not win any of these major awards. First off, rude. Second off, when everyone in the stadium and at home knows you're going to be chucking it downfield every play, it's easy to just drop 9 players back into coverage and hope for a mistake. Yes, Banks II made his fair share of mistakes this season, he I still feel he deserves every bit of recognition he's due for Sarasota's fantastic season.
Option #13
Ultimus Week is a time for self-reflection: How was my season? Did I enjoy myself? Did I make friends? Will I stick with the league long-term? As a Season 25 rookie who is in the midst of a Ultimini run with the Luchadores, all I can say is that I have had an absolute blast in the DSFL and as part of the greater ISFL community. The league has done such a great job over the year cultivating a friendly and welcoming environment, and as much fun as the sim streams and talking crap on Twitter are (and don't get me wrong, I LOVE both of those things) it's even more fun to just hang out in the various team discord channels just BS'ing with your friends. It has made the work day go SO much faster. I've met some crazy nice people, but since I don't want this write-up to become the ISFL version of, "Mambo Number 5" I just wanted to call out a few that have been super friendly and made my short time here so much more enjoyable: @mithrandir, @Tonzy, @Maglubiyet, @Jay_Doctor you all have been super fun to talk to and really helpful for a new player coming to the league. There have also been just a crap load of fellow Season 25 rookies that I've met which have made me feel like I'm going to be a part of this community for a long time.
Part of the prompt asks specifically about your player, and I have to say two things: watching the DSFL Draft was SO fun. Hearing people's names get called and watching Discord flood with congratulatory messages just made me so happy. I used to be a part of a pretty close-knit Call of Duty community back in the day, and after it folded about five years back I've been looking for another place to join that was fun and made me want to hop into a chat server again.
The other thing I have to say is that Vance Slattery is a mountain of a man and had quite an impressive rookie season in the DSFL. He's an old-school Defensive Tackle who relies on his size and strength to make way for his teammates to make plays. He's a selfless kind of player who puts his team above his own stats (even though he had a very respectable season numbers-wise). If there are any ISFL scouts out there who haven't reached out to Vance yet, you might want to get on it!
If there are any suggestions I could make to the Head Office about the league in general, it might be to just find a way to provide as much easy to digest information to new recruits. I know when I first joined I was a little overwhelmed. I thought I had to do so much stuff right away. I tried to do the Rookie Point tasks in the first two days I was here. I wasn't sure how the leagues worked and how contracts and getting drafted and everything went. It's crazy how just spending a couple of weeks here you realize it's not all that hard nor time consuming, but as a fresh-faced recruit it sounds like a lot. Maybe an introduction to the league that you direct new recruits to BEFORE sending them to the rookie guide would be something helpful.
Anyways, thanks to everyone here for making me feel like a part of the community. I look forward to being here for many more seasons!
Option #7
Dexter Banks II should win a bevvy of awards for his performance in Season 24. The Sarasota QB lit the entire league on first en route to 5033 passing yards and 32 touchdowns, as well as 619 yards on the ground with another 3 rushing touchdowns. For most of the season, Sarasota was seen as the team to beat as their defense was smothering and their offense could score at will. They may not have won their division, but 12-4 is a very good record and their recent Wild Card win puts them on a crash course with the Colorado Yeti, with who they split their regular season series, including one of the most impressive wins of the season, a 34-16 drubbing in Colorado.
This however, is not about the Sailfish. This is about their Quarterback, the man who should win QB of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year, and Most Valuable Player. He not only had the best performance on the field of any player this year, he had one of the best performances for a Quarterback in league history.
Banks II led the league with 5,033 passing yards, which was a staggering 808 yards more than the closest competitor. Second place on the list was Franklin Armstrong, who threw for 4,225. Banks II threw 120% of Armstrong's total. Not only did his 5033 yards lead the league, but it also was just the 14th 5,000 yard season by a QB and the first we've had in the ISFL in 10 years when Colorado Hall of Famer Micycle McCormick threw for 5,007 yards and 31 touchdowns in Season 14.
As mentioned previously, Banks II led his team to a 12-4 record (2nd best in the league), as well as a playoff berth. However, unlike every other playoff team, Banks II WAS the Sarasota offense. His 619 yards mentioned earlier? That was high enough for second on his team, and not by a whole heck of a lot. Banks II was only 17 yards away from being his team's leading rusher. Only one other team didn't have a 700 yard rusher this season - the Arizona Outlaws - and we all know how that worked out for them.
Now I know that many of you are going to point out Banks II's interception and QB Rating numbers (19 and 84.7, respectively) as some sort of justification for why he should not win any of these major awards. First off, rude. Second off, when everyone in the stadium and at home knows you're going to be chucking it downfield every play, it's easy to just drop 9 players back into coverage and hope for a mistake. Yes, Banks II made his fair share of mistakes this season, he I still feel he deserves every bit of recognition he's due for Sarasota's fantastic season.
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Ultimus Week is a time for self-reflection: How was my season? Did I enjoy myself? Did I make friends? Will I stick with the league long-term? As a Season 25 rookie who is in the midst of a Ultimini run with the Luchadores, all I can say is that I have had an absolute blast in the DSFL and as part of the greater ISFL community. The league has done such a great job over the year cultivating a friendly and welcoming environment, and as much fun as the sim streams and talking crap on Twitter are (and don't get me wrong, I LOVE both of those things) it's even more fun to just hang out in the various team discord channels just BS'ing with your friends. It has made the work day go SO much faster. I've met some crazy nice people, but since I don't want this write-up to become the ISFL version of, "Mambo Number 5" I just wanted to call out a few that have been super friendly and made my short time here so much more enjoyable: @mithrandir, @Tonzy, @Maglubiyet, @Jay_Doctor you all have been super fun to talk to and really helpful for a new player coming to the league. There have also been just a crap load of fellow Season 25 rookies that I've met which have made me feel like I'm going to be a part of this community for a long time.
Part of the prompt asks specifically about your player, and I have to say two things: watching the DSFL Draft was SO fun. Hearing people's names get called and watching Discord flood with congratulatory messages just made me so happy. I used to be a part of a pretty close-knit Call of Duty community back in the day, and after it folded about five years back I've been looking for another place to join that was fun and made me want to hop into a chat server again.
The other thing I have to say is that Vance Slattery is a mountain of a man and had quite an impressive rookie season in the DSFL. He's an old-school Defensive Tackle who relies on his size and strength to make way for his teammates to make plays. He's a selfless kind of player who puts his team above his own stats (even though he had a very respectable season numbers-wise). If there are any ISFL scouts out there who haven't reached out to Vance yet, you might want to get on it!
If there are any suggestions I could make to the Head Office about the league in general, it might be to just find a way to provide as much easy to digest information to new recruits. I know when I first joined I was a little overwhelmed. I thought I had to do so much stuff right away. I tried to do the Rookie Point tasks in the first two days I was here. I wasn't sure how the leagues worked and how contracts and getting drafted and everything went. It's crazy how just spending a couple of weeks here you realize it's not all that hard nor time consuming, but as a fresh-faced recruit it sounds like a lot. Maybe an introduction to the league that you direct new recruits to BEFORE sending them to the rookie guide would be something helpful.
Anyways, thanks to everyone here for making me feel like a part of the community. I look forward to being here for many more seasons!
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