Tier 2: Short Form Tasks (400+ words)
Choose up to TWO for 5 TPE each.
8) 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?
For this prompt I am going to go through the ISFL and write about who I think should win each positional award.
QB: Dexter Banks of the Sailfish is an easy choice here. He led the league with a fantastic 97.5 passer rating, getting close to a 100 rating in this era is exceptional. It was not just great efficiency from Banks. He led the league in passing yardage with 4,799 and passing touchdowns with 33. This was the final season for him, with this amazing season he will finish on top.
RB: When I look at RBs I only take into account their rushing related stats, this is not the offensive player of the year. This is a close race between Owens and Lackson. It depends what you value more: the 286 more yards by Owens or the 6 more touchdowns for Lackson. I’m going to go with Lackson. The entire point of football is punching it into the endzone.
TE: Similar to RB, for TE of the year I want to analyze the players who actually played TE, not ones who got their stats inflated by flexing out wide in the slot, TE builds who played WR should be considered for the offensive player of the year award. The best TE who actually played TE (according to the index) this season was the young Heath Evans of the Outlaws. He was second in the league in receptions with 101 and had over 1,000 yards and 7 touchdowns.
WR: This is an amazing development but the ISFL WR of the year will be Baltimore Hawks rookie Howlett. He led the entire ISFL in receptions with 102, led the league in receiving yardage with 1,646, and was tied for 6th in touchdowns. The Hawks aired the ball out this year and the young Howlett thrived.
OL: This is always tough because there aren’t many ways to see OL performance on paper. But I’m going to go with Douglas Quail of the Silverbacks. He was 2nd in the ISFL in pancakes with 93 and he didn’t allow a sack all season. They ran the ball a lot but rookie QBs are known to get sacked a lot, and none of those sacks counted against Quail.
DE: Nero Alexander should win this. He led all DEs in tackles, had the most tackles for loss in the league with 23, and added on 7 sacks.
DT: This is a close race, but I’m going with Rapid Eagle. His 9 TFLs were 2nd for DTs, 9 sacks were T-3rd, and added on a forced fumble and fumble recovery. He was also 2nd among DTs in total tackles.
LB: This makes me very jealous but Galf Wilf is going to win this again. He had an incredible 20 sack and 20 pass deflection campaign. He also had 3 interceptions and 3 TFLs. Amazing year and I tip my cap to you sir.
CB: Oles is my pick here, pun intended. He was T-1st in interceptions and was T-2nd among CBs in pass deflections.
S: The safety position is tough because I can’t really tell you played FS/SS compared to NB. I’ll go with Blaylock on the Secondline. Having six total forced fumbles and recoveries is great. He was also T-1st in the league in interceptions.
K: Venus Powers was a machine this season. Perfect extra point percentage with the 3rd most attempts and had a 97.2% field goal accuracy on the 4th most attempts in the league.
P: I’ll go with Alex D. He was 2nd in punt average, 3rd with punts inside the 20, and 2nd overall in percentage of punts that ended up inside the 20, with 22%. (621 words)
10) Pick any position, and determine who in your view is the greatest player to ever suit up at that position. Why do you view them as the GOAT? What achievements, records, accolades, or statistics do they hold? How do they stack up against the other legends in their position, and why does your chosen candidate come out on top?
The last time I did this task I argued for who I thought was the GOAT LB, in this one I will go to the offensive side of the ball and make an argument for who I think is the best RB of all time. I think in this position there are two worthy candidates: Owen Taylor and Marquise Brown. The days of the bell cow seem to be dead in this league. Since there is so much talent at the position getting bulk career stats will be difficult. It also means competition for individual awards and pro bowls will be at an all time high. In order for a running back to get into the same tier with Taylor and Brown they will have to luck into the perfect situation. With all that being said, I think Owen Taylor’s résumé is the more impressive one. Once Taylor switched positions from defensive end he was elected to eight pro bowls as a running back. In terms of career total rushing yardage and rushing touchdowns, Taylor ranks with the 3rd most yardage with 11,597 yards and first in touchdowns with 123, which is 18 more than 2nd place. Where I think Taylor pulls away is individual awards. He won running back of the year six times, which included four years in a row. Taylor also won the Offensive Player of the Year award twice, he is one of only five players to win that award multiple times. In Taylor’s first year as a running back he was voted as the league’s Breakout Player of the Year. It is a defunct award now, so we can’t fault Brown for not winning this, but Taylor was voted as the League’s Most Outstanding Player (MOP) in season 10, which is the same year Taylor’s Hawks won the Ultimus Bowl. The MOP award was pretty much the “people’s MVP”. That just shows how much respect he had league wide for his season 10 play, his peers recognized it. One more impressive trophy Taylor has in his cabinet is the season 10 individual Performance of the Year. In one game he had 212 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns. Taylor spent his entire career with the Baltimore Hawks. During his prime seasons he was one of the most dynamic players this league has ever seen. In my opinion, Taylor’s combination of bulk rushing statistics and vast amount of individual accolades make his the best RB in league history. (413 words)
Choose up to TWO for 5 TPE each.
8) 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?
For this prompt I am going to go through the ISFL and write about who I think should win each positional award.
QB: Dexter Banks of the Sailfish is an easy choice here. He led the league with a fantastic 97.5 passer rating, getting close to a 100 rating in this era is exceptional. It was not just great efficiency from Banks. He led the league in passing yardage with 4,799 and passing touchdowns with 33. This was the final season for him, with this amazing season he will finish on top.
RB: When I look at RBs I only take into account their rushing related stats, this is not the offensive player of the year. This is a close race between Owens and Lackson. It depends what you value more: the 286 more yards by Owens or the 6 more touchdowns for Lackson. I’m going to go with Lackson. The entire point of football is punching it into the endzone.
TE: Similar to RB, for TE of the year I want to analyze the players who actually played TE, not ones who got their stats inflated by flexing out wide in the slot, TE builds who played WR should be considered for the offensive player of the year award. The best TE who actually played TE (according to the index) this season was the young Heath Evans of the Outlaws. He was second in the league in receptions with 101 and had over 1,000 yards and 7 touchdowns.
WR: This is an amazing development but the ISFL WR of the year will be Baltimore Hawks rookie Howlett. He led the entire ISFL in receptions with 102, led the league in receiving yardage with 1,646, and was tied for 6th in touchdowns. The Hawks aired the ball out this year and the young Howlett thrived.
OL: This is always tough because there aren’t many ways to see OL performance on paper. But I’m going to go with Douglas Quail of the Silverbacks. He was 2nd in the ISFL in pancakes with 93 and he didn’t allow a sack all season. They ran the ball a lot but rookie QBs are known to get sacked a lot, and none of those sacks counted against Quail.
DE: Nero Alexander should win this. He led all DEs in tackles, had the most tackles for loss in the league with 23, and added on 7 sacks.
DT: This is a close race, but I’m going with Rapid Eagle. His 9 TFLs were 2nd for DTs, 9 sacks were T-3rd, and added on a forced fumble and fumble recovery. He was also 2nd among DTs in total tackles.
LB: This makes me very jealous but Galf Wilf is going to win this again. He had an incredible 20 sack and 20 pass deflection campaign. He also had 3 interceptions and 3 TFLs. Amazing year and I tip my cap to you sir.
CB: Oles is my pick here, pun intended. He was T-1st in interceptions and was T-2nd among CBs in pass deflections.
S: The safety position is tough because I can’t really tell you played FS/SS compared to NB. I’ll go with Blaylock on the Secondline. Having six total forced fumbles and recoveries is great. He was also T-1st in the league in interceptions.
K: Venus Powers was a machine this season. Perfect extra point percentage with the 3rd most attempts and had a 97.2% field goal accuracy on the 4th most attempts in the league.
P: I’ll go with Alex D. He was 2nd in punt average, 3rd with punts inside the 20, and 2nd overall in percentage of punts that ended up inside the 20, with 22%. (621 words)
10) Pick any position, and determine who in your view is the greatest player to ever suit up at that position. Why do you view them as the GOAT? What achievements, records, accolades, or statistics do they hold? How do they stack up against the other legends in their position, and why does your chosen candidate come out on top?
The last time I did this task I argued for who I thought was the GOAT LB, in this one I will go to the offensive side of the ball and make an argument for who I think is the best RB of all time. I think in this position there are two worthy candidates: Owen Taylor and Marquise Brown. The days of the bell cow seem to be dead in this league. Since there is so much talent at the position getting bulk career stats will be difficult. It also means competition for individual awards and pro bowls will be at an all time high. In order for a running back to get into the same tier with Taylor and Brown they will have to luck into the perfect situation. With all that being said, I think Owen Taylor’s résumé is the more impressive one. Once Taylor switched positions from defensive end he was elected to eight pro bowls as a running back. In terms of career total rushing yardage and rushing touchdowns, Taylor ranks with the 3rd most yardage with 11,597 yards and first in touchdowns with 123, which is 18 more than 2nd place. Where I think Taylor pulls away is individual awards. He won running back of the year six times, which included four years in a row. Taylor also won the Offensive Player of the Year award twice, he is one of only five players to win that award multiple times. In Taylor’s first year as a running back he was voted as the league’s Breakout Player of the Year. It is a defunct award now, so we can’t fault Brown for not winning this, but Taylor was voted as the League’s Most Outstanding Player (MOP) in season 10, which is the same year Taylor’s Hawks won the Ultimus Bowl. The MOP award was pretty much the “people’s MVP”. That just shows how much respect he had league wide for his season 10 play, his peers recognized it. One more impressive trophy Taylor has in his cabinet is the season 10 individual Performance of the Year. In one game he had 212 yards from scrimmage and five touchdowns. Taylor spent his entire career with the Baltimore Hawks. During his prime seasons he was one of the most dynamic players this league has ever seen. In my opinion, Taylor’s combination of bulk rushing statistics and vast amount of individual accolades make his the best RB in league history. (413 words)
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