7) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?
Korbin Brown should win both Wide receiver of the year and kick returner of the year. He leads all DSFL receivers in Touchdowns with 9 and is third in receiving yards with 886 behind Doug Howlett and Gunnar Thorbjornsson. He also has the second most catches on the year, also behind Gunnar Thorbjornsson, with 75. His stats at Kick Returner are even more impressive. He is one of only four returners with a kick return TD on the year and is the only returner with both a kick return TD and a punt return TD. Given that the award is just for the best returner in general, both kick and punt returns, This alone could give him a lock. However the stats don’t stop there. His 98 yard return week 4 versus the Kansas City Coyotes is the second longest return on the year, behind only NationalSimulation FootballLeague’s 103 yard return. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL, his 980 yards are far and away the best on the year, 140 yards ahead of Minnesota Grey Ducks returner Akerele. His average of 24.5 yards per return is the best in the league by a little bit. As for his punt return numbers, they are not quite as impressive. His 222 PR yards are only 5th best, behind Tijiuana Luchadores’s Vequain, Dallas Birddogs Taro Raimon, Norfolk Seawolves Rickie Vaughn, and Kansas City Coyotes Joshua Campbell. His 1 punt return TD is also behind Vequain and Vaughn’s 2 each. The only saving grace for Brown here is that he is only third in return attempts with 32. His return average of 6.9 is 5th in the league. What puts Brown ahead for me is, as I’ve said, his TD numbers. He has 2 total TD’s tied for the most in the league and has a diversity of return experience off of S24. The only big mark against him is that he had the most return attempts tied for first with 40, tied with Minnesota Grey Ducks rookie returner J. Vermillion. To finish the argument for Receiver of the year, his 11.8 yards per catch is 13th in the league. He has the T-5 longest catch of the year with 38. Really he was the entirety of the Pythons offense and worked perfectly with Sam Howitzer in his likely MVP campaign. Anytime Portland needed a long 3rd down conversion or a clutch TD he stepped up no matter who he was facing.
8) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt?
For this question, I will be focusing on my brand new shiny ISFL team, the Colorado Yeti! Now, it’s hard to imagine a 14-2 team improving per se, but there are a few moves worth examining, especially from my perspective as Joel Drake, upcoming Safety. The biggest moves by far were the signings of Darrell Williams from the Baltimore Hawks, and the trade of Runningback Ashley Owens and Safety Thor Kirkby to the New York Silverbacks for 5th overall in the upcoming ISFL draft and a Rd. 2 pick in next years ISFL draft. Obviously Owens was traded because of the Williams Acquisition, and the contractual obligation of the Yeti to put him in as RB.1 in all offensive formations. Kirkby was able to be traded for 2 reasons. The standout callup from last season Greedy Sly is now going to anchor the Strong Safety position in the place of Kirkby, and should be able to slide right in. As for the other reason, that’s where I come in. Pete Parker is entering heavy regression now and in a season or 2 won’t be able to out earn what he loses, so the Yeti decided to draft Joel Drake with the second pick of the second round. Now with Drake waiting in the wings for his callup in the coming season Kirkby’s position was becoming tenuous, especially with him not being a great earner and also starting to hit regression. Now with the current setup Kirkby gets to start for his last few years in the expansion squad of the New York Silverbacks, Sly gets to start full-time at SS, Parker gets at least one more year starting at FS, and Drake has a starting spot waiting for him in a year or two down the road. The big question remaining is also the biggest position on the field. Wolfie McDummy is starting to hit serious regression time and there isn’t an immediate starter waiting in the wings to take over. Now I’ve got full faith in Syl and TVC to make it work, and it won’t become a serious issue for another few years, but when that hits, Colorado is going to hurt if they’re not ready for it. I’m not sure what Colorado will do with their newly-acquired 5th overall pick, but rest assured the war room has someone special in mind. It’s always fun to have a championship caliber team with a high pick, and I’m sure that whoever we want will fill a position of need, likely on offense, (maybe at WR?) will slot right in after a season or 2.
Korbin Brown should win both Wide receiver of the year and kick returner of the year. He leads all DSFL receivers in Touchdowns with 9 and is third in receiving yards with 886 behind Doug Howlett and Gunnar Thorbjornsson. He also has the second most catches on the year, also behind Gunnar Thorbjornsson, with 75. His stats at Kick Returner are even more impressive. He is one of only four returners with a kick return TD on the year and is the only returner with both a kick return TD and a punt return TD. Given that the award is just for the best returner in general, both kick and punt returns, This alone could give him a lock. However the stats don’t stop there. His 98 yard return week 4 versus the Kansas City Coyotes is the second longest return on the year, behind only NationalSimulation FootballLeague’s 103 yard return. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL, his 980 yards are far and away the best on the year, 140 yards ahead of Minnesota Grey Ducks returner Akerele. His average of 24.5 yards per return is the best in the league by a little bit. As for his punt return numbers, they are not quite as impressive. His 222 PR yards are only 5th best, behind Tijiuana Luchadores’s Vequain, Dallas Birddogs Taro Raimon, Norfolk Seawolves Rickie Vaughn, and Kansas City Coyotes Joshua Campbell. His 1 punt return TD is also behind Vequain and Vaughn’s 2 each. The only saving grace for Brown here is that he is only third in return attempts with 32. His return average of 6.9 is 5th in the league. What puts Brown ahead for me is, as I’ve said, his TD numbers. He has 2 total TD’s tied for the most in the league and has a diversity of return experience off of S24. The only big mark against him is that he had the most return attempts tied for first with 40, tied with Minnesota Grey Ducks rookie returner J. Vermillion. To finish the argument for Receiver of the year, his 11.8 yards per catch is 13th in the league. He has the T-5 longest catch of the year with 38. Really he was the entirety of the Pythons offense and worked perfectly with Sam Howitzer in his likely MVP campaign. Anytime Portland needed a long 3rd down conversion or a clutch TD he stepped up no matter who he was facing.
8) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt?
For this question, I will be focusing on my brand new shiny ISFL team, the Colorado Yeti! Now, it’s hard to imagine a 14-2 team improving per se, but there are a few moves worth examining, especially from my perspective as Joel Drake, upcoming Safety. The biggest moves by far were the signings of Darrell Williams from the Baltimore Hawks, and the trade of Runningback Ashley Owens and Safety Thor Kirkby to the New York Silverbacks for 5th overall in the upcoming ISFL draft and a Rd. 2 pick in next years ISFL draft. Obviously Owens was traded because of the Williams Acquisition, and the contractual obligation of the Yeti to put him in as RB.1 in all offensive formations. Kirkby was able to be traded for 2 reasons. The standout callup from last season Greedy Sly is now going to anchor the Strong Safety position in the place of Kirkby, and should be able to slide right in. As for the other reason, that’s where I come in. Pete Parker is entering heavy regression now and in a season or 2 won’t be able to out earn what he loses, so the Yeti decided to draft Joel Drake with the second pick of the second round. Now with Drake waiting in the wings for his callup in the coming season Kirkby’s position was becoming tenuous, especially with him not being a great earner and also starting to hit regression. Now with the current setup Kirkby gets to start for his last few years in the expansion squad of the New York Silverbacks, Sly gets to start full-time at SS, Parker gets at least one more year starting at FS, and Drake has a starting spot waiting for him in a year or two down the road. The big question remaining is also the biggest position on the field. Wolfie McDummy is starting to hit serious regression time and there isn’t an immediate starter waiting in the wings to take over. Now I’ve got full faith in Syl and TVC to make it work, and it won’t become a serious issue for another few years, but when that hits, Colorado is going to hurt if they’re not ready for it. I’m not sure what Colorado will do with their newly-acquired 5th overall pick, but rest assured the war room has someone special in mind. It’s always fun to have a championship caliber team with a high pick, and I’m sure that whoever we want will fill a position of need, likely on offense, (maybe at WR?) will slot right in after a season or 2.
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