Tier 1 800+ words for 10 TPE
6) Write 800 words or more on something that interests you. It could be related to statistics, to a league issue you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 800 words about your team’s Werewolf server. Be warned that freedom comes with risk, and this category will be judged especially stringently for anyone trying to spew complete nonsense.
Im going to be writing my choice for a player who should undoubtedly win a league award. I know this player personally IRL, but im not going to be biased here. Just based purely on index stats and watching the games live on the sim. The Minnesota Grey Ducks Free Safety Damian Blackfyre is one of the best, if not the top choice for Defensive Player of the Year. I would think that he is easily a top choice for that and also for safety of the year. Now here is why. He leads in every major turnover category, interceptions, forced fumbles, and fumble recoveries. He has notched a couple of sacks, and tackles for loss. This guys dot is all over the field making big plays. I imagine most of the time a corner or safety might lead in interceptions, while an LB or defensive lineman would lead in the fumble category. How often does a player lead in both? Id guess probably not very often. The real kicker for me is watching the games. Picks, fumbles and sacks always come at the most clutch moments. The kind of thing that doesnt get recorded in the sim. Looking back at earlier games and watching a few that I missed he is always making a big play when we need it. Away to Tijuana in week one he stopped a comeback drive in the final seconds of the game with a clutch. You cant get that info on the stat sheet. More recently against London, he forced two fumbles and recovered one. We needed big plays to happen and they did in a game where we were on the road against the top team in our division. Against Kansas City in week 14, a win and youre in scenario, the guy went off. He picked off Peterson late in the game which was crucial. but the biggest play of the game came when Kasas City was backed up in there own territory late in the fourth. They were set to punt, but this beast of a Free Safety blocks the punt to set up the game winning score that let us beat Kansas City and go to the playoffs. He obviously has the stats to win big time awards, but the killer for me is those intangible skills, and WHEN the plays occur. Almost always at a crucial moment that helps the team win a game. That kind of untangible stuff that lets you feel a play before it comes is never taken into account. I think Blackfyres play is enough to warrant an MVP bid, which is probably rare to see a defensive player on the ballot. Considering the ducks defensive play being probably the biggest reason we have made the playoffs, and he was easily the star of the defense he should be considered. At the very least he should win defensive player of the year. The other two players in my opinion who have a strong case are burfict and Skeeter. Burfict had the tackles and the sacks, which he killed in both. And skeeter had less than Blackfyre in almost every category except for touchdowns. In my opinion two lucky touchdowns on an interception shouldnt be enough to win over a player who made bigger plays more often and made more big plays in big time situations. If you put skeeter in the same exact situations where Blackfyre made the plays that he made, 9/10 Skeeter doesnt make that play. But you put Blackfyre in the position Skeeter was in to make his plays, Blackfyre makes those plays everytume and then some extra. An example here could be the running back position. Would you give an award to a back who made 1 huge 70 yard run, but then got stuffed at the line every other play of the game, or a back who broke the defense down play after play. Im gonna go with the guy who made it happen consistently, not the guy who took advantage of an opportunity but couldnt do much elsewhere. This is not to bash anyone, because all of the players i mentioned are really great, I am just looking at what I personally look at as being more important. Constant clutch plays in every part of the field carry more weight for me than a few big plays in one area that, while they are great plays, could be made by anyone in that situation. Then again, sim is gonna sim, and any player could make any play each week. But the case has to be made. Leading the league in so many categories, and i believe he has the most forced turnovers combined than any other defensive player. That to me is enough for defensive player of the year.
6) Write 800 words or more on something that interests you. It could be related to statistics, to a league issue you take seriously, or a niche part of history that doesn’t fit neatly into either of the above categories. This must be directly related to the league, so don’t wax 800 words about your team’s Werewolf server. Be warned that freedom comes with risk, and this category will be judged especially stringently for anyone trying to spew complete nonsense.
Im going to be writing my choice for a player who should undoubtedly win a league award. I know this player personally IRL, but im not going to be biased here. Just based purely on index stats and watching the games live on the sim. The Minnesota Grey Ducks Free Safety Damian Blackfyre is one of the best, if not the top choice for Defensive Player of the Year. I would think that he is easily a top choice for that and also for safety of the year. Now here is why. He leads in every major turnover category, interceptions, forced fumbles, and fumble recoveries. He has notched a couple of sacks, and tackles for loss. This guys dot is all over the field making big plays. I imagine most of the time a corner or safety might lead in interceptions, while an LB or defensive lineman would lead in the fumble category. How often does a player lead in both? Id guess probably not very often. The real kicker for me is watching the games. Picks, fumbles and sacks always come at the most clutch moments. The kind of thing that doesnt get recorded in the sim. Looking back at earlier games and watching a few that I missed he is always making a big play when we need it. Away to Tijuana in week one he stopped a comeback drive in the final seconds of the game with a clutch. You cant get that info on the stat sheet. More recently against London, he forced two fumbles and recovered one. We needed big plays to happen and they did in a game where we were on the road against the top team in our division. Against Kansas City in week 14, a win and youre in scenario, the guy went off. He picked off Peterson late in the game which was crucial. but the biggest play of the game came when Kasas City was backed up in there own territory late in the fourth. They were set to punt, but this beast of a Free Safety blocks the punt to set up the game winning score that let us beat Kansas City and go to the playoffs. He obviously has the stats to win big time awards, but the killer for me is those intangible skills, and WHEN the plays occur. Almost always at a crucial moment that helps the team win a game. That kind of untangible stuff that lets you feel a play before it comes is never taken into account. I think Blackfyres play is enough to warrant an MVP bid, which is probably rare to see a defensive player on the ballot. Considering the ducks defensive play being probably the biggest reason we have made the playoffs, and he was easily the star of the defense he should be considered. At the very least he should win defensive player of the year. The other two players in my opinion who have a strong case are burfict and Skeeter. Burfict had the tackles and the sacks, which he killed in both. And skeeter had less than Blackfyre in almost every category except for touchdowns. In my opinion two lucky touchdowns on an interception shouldnt be enough to win over a player who made bigger plays more often and made more big plays in big time situations. If you put skeeter in the same exact situations where Blackfyre made the plays that he made, 9/10 Skeeter doesnt make that play. But you put Blackfyre in the position Skeeter was in to make his plays, Blackfyre makes those plays everytume and then some extra. An example here could be the running back position. Would you give an award to a back who made 1 huge 70 yard run, but then got stuffed at the line every other play of the game, or a back who broke the defense down play after play. Im gonna go with the guy who made it happen consistently, not the guy who took advantage of an opportunity but couldnt do much elsewhere. This is not to bash anyone, because all of the players i mentioned are really great, I am just looking at what I personally look at as being more important. Constant clutch plays in every part of the field carry more weight for me than a few big plays in one area that, while they are great plays, could be made by anyone in that situation. Then again, sim is gonna sim, and any player could make any play each week. But the case has to be made. Leading the league in so many categories, and i believe he has the most forced turnovers combined than any other defensive player. That to me is enough for defensive player of the year.
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