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Moe Skeeter has had one of the best rookie seasons for a Safety in league history. Portland’s third round pick lines up at the free safety position for the pythons, and also had dabbled in kick returning. Despite falling in the draft, Portland had a first round grade on him, and he had hit the TPE cap with two weeks left in the season, proving them right. Despite his render being a minor league baseball mascot, he has found himself as the Python’s breakout star this season. Maybe ripping off minor league baseball teams is the path to success, look at Norfolk finally removing their rip-off logo and having their worst season in recent memory. Anyways, Moe Skeeter posted a ridiculous state line of 58 tackles, a fumble recovery, 4 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 passes defended, and most importantly, two defensive touchdowns. Moe is in contention for the defensive player of the year, the defensive rookie of the year, safety of the year, and defensive performance of the year.
Mario Messi is other breakout star for the Portland Pythons. The wide receiver was drafted in the fifth round, 37th overall, and has grown tremendously as a player over the course of the season. He might even have been a bigger steal than Moe Skeeter! Mario Messi will hit the TPE cap before the final game of the season as well, meaning that Portland’s top three picks all hit the cap in less than a full season. Mario’s stats are otherworldly this season, posting a league leading 8 TDs on 85 catches for 861 yards. He has the most TDs in the league by two and has the most catches in the league by nearly 20! He’s also second in the league in yards, only behind Crossley, of MB, who had the benefit of having a capped send down QB throwing to them. Mario is in contention for the offensive player of the year, offensive rookie of the year, wide receiver of the year, and offensive performance of the year.
There were plenty of other Pythons who deserve shoutouts for their amazing seasons and will no doubt be winning awards. Darren Pama could be up for running back of the year, Marc Hamel should be in contention for offensive lineman of the year, Etrigan T. Slayer should be considered for defensive end of the year, Donald McBobby should win linebacker of the year and defensive performance of the year. Portland’s record doesn’t fully show the amazing individual seasons all of their players had.
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Portland’s future is an interesting one. This season we’re most likely going 7-7 and missing the playoffs, after going 6-8 last season and making the playoffs (only to get slaughtered by London, which was unfortunate). The 7-7 record is a huge disappointment after starting the season 3-1 and having a stacked defense full of send downs and highly active rookies, as well as two capped running backs, the team really should have finished the season better than a dismal 4-6. Looking forward, Portland is in call up limbo, as are most DSFL teams at the end of every season. As of now, we should keep all of our offense, barring a surprise call up of a wide receiver or running back, but that depends on what situation the team that drafts them is in. RB Darren Pama is property of Arizona and they just acquired a RB in a trade, so he should be safe from callups for another season. Portland’s defense is a completely different story, as we stand to have almost every major contributor called up. The only S24 capped player with a chance of being sent down is Etrigan T. Slayer, our star DE, who is the property of the Chicago Butchers. LB Donald McBobby and DT Chuck Roth are most likely gone. Second DT Angelo Cerilli is sadly inactive and appears to be going on the ineligible list for next season. Portland also has a couple additional linebackers who are not max earners, and they may stay down for another season or two to boost their TPE. Luckily, we have another DE who was a draft day create who has max earned since day one but will be safe from callups due to creating late in the cycle and not having the overall TPE that many other prospects do. He will be capped by the start of the season and will be a crucial piece for Portland. Our major worry is that rookie safety Moe Skeeter may be called up to whatever team drafts him. Not many teams are safety needy in the draft this season, so hopefully we can keep him because he’s a huge piece for the defense. Portland has a normal amount of draft capital, although trades can happen. If a trade were to occur, we would most likely be buyers, rather than sellers. With that said, Portland will be drafting defense heavily, maybe even exclusively, next draft.
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Moe Skeeter has had one of the best rookie seasons for a Safety in league history. Portland’s third round pick lines up at the free safety position for the pythons, and also had dabbled in kick returning. Despite falling in the draft, Portland had a first round grade on him, and he had hit the TPE cap with two weeks left in the season, proving them right. Despite his render being a minor league baseball mascot, he has found himself as the Python’s breakout star this season. Maybe ripping off minor league baseball teams is the path to success, look at Norfolk finally removing their rip-off logo and having their worst season in recent memory. Anyways, Moe Skeeter posted a ridiculous state line of 58 tackles, a fumble recovery, 4 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 passes defended, and most importantly, two defensive touchdowns. Moe is in contention for the defensive player of the year, the defensive rookie of the year, safety of the year, and defensive performance of the year.
Mario Messi is other breakout star for the Portland Pythons. The wide receiver was drafted in the fifth round, 37th overall, and has grown tremendously as a player over the course of the season. He might even have been a bigger steal than Moe Skeeter! Mario Messi will hit the TPE cap before the final game of the season as well, meaning that Portland’s top three picks all hit the cap in less than a full season. Mario’s stats are otherworldly this season, posting a league leading 8 TDs on 85 catches for 861 yards. He has the most TDs in the league by two and has the most catches in the league by nearly 20! He’s also second in the league in yards, only behind Crossley, of MB, who had the benefit of having a capped send down QB throwing to them. Mario is in contention for the offensive player of the year, offensive rookie of the year, wide receiver of the year, and offensive performance of the year.
There were plenty of other Pythons who deserve shoutouts for their amazing seasons and will no doubt be winning awards. Darren Pama could be up for running back of the year, Marc Hamel should be in contention for offensive lineman of the year, Etrigan T. Slayer should be considered for defensive end of the year, Donald McBobby should win linebacker of the year and defensive performance of the year. Portland’s record doesn’t fully show the amazing individual seasons all of their players had.
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Portland’s future is an interesting one. This season we’re most likely going 7-7 and missing the playoffs, after going 6-8 last season and making the playoffs (only to get slaughtered by London, which was unfortunate). The 7-7 record is a huge disappointment after starting the season 3-1 and having a stacked defense full of send downs and highly active rookies, as well as two capped running backs, the team really should have finished the season better than a dismal 4-6. Looking forward, Portland is in call up limbo, as are most DSFL teams at the end of every season. As of now, we should keep all of our offense, barring a surprise call up of a wide receiver or running back, but that depends on what situation the team that drafts them is in. RB Darren Pama is property of Arizona and they just acquired a RB in a trade, so he should be safe from callups for another season. Portland’s defense is a completely different story, as we stand to have almost every major contributor called up. The only S24 capped player with a chance of being sent down is Etrigan T. Slayer, our star DE, who is the property of the Chicago Butchers. LB Donald McBobby and DT Chuck Roth are most likely gone. Second DT Angelo Cerilli is sadly inactive and appears to be going on the ineligible list for next season. Portland also has a couple additional linebackers who are not max earners, and they may stay down for another season or two to boost their TPE. Luckily, we have another DE who was a draft day create who has max earned since day one but will be safe from callups due to creating late in the cycle and not having the overall TPE that many other prospects do. He will be capped by the start of the season and will be a crucial piece for Portland. Our major worry is that rookie safety Moe Skeeter may be called up to whatever team drafts him. Not many teams are safety needy in the draft this season, so hopefully we can keep him because he’s a huge piece for the defense. Portland has a normal amount of draft capital, although trades can happen. If a trade were to occur, we would most likely be buyers, rather than sellers. With that said, Portland will be drafting defense heavily, maybe even exclusively, next draft.
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