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7) The playoffs have finally arrived. Choose one playoff team that is not your own from either league and recount how they got here in 400 words or more. What challenges and hurdles did they face in the regular season? Did they cruise into home field advantage, have to fight off contenders for the wild card, or sneak in on obtuse indexing rules? Are they led by MVP players on offense, or is a stifling defense the engine to their success? Don’t be afraid to go deep.The team I'm going to choose is the Colorado Yeti. They had a fantastic season where they finished 13-3, giving them the best record in the entire league. They gave up the least amount of points in the league with 324, finished with the best road record and tied with for the best record at home. They ended the season on a four game winning streak, which saw them clinch the first seed and get to play the fourth seed Baltimore Hawks in the quarterfinals. It was a pretty easy season for the Yetis as they cruised into the top spot. They started the season with a 1-1 record after two games but then went on to win 8 straight games to get to 9-1. In that span they won a couple of tight games but overall, most games saw the Yetis with a pretty good margin of victory. The overall team stats back up their impressive record. They were the number one ranked defense in the league in terms of points allowed per game at 20.3. They lead their conference in fewest yards per game and were second in their conference in rush yards allowed per game and passing yards allowed per game. Overall, they were extremely impressive on defense considering some of their best performers were rookies. Their rookie free safety Joel Drake had a phenomenal year, making 133 tackles, 2 fumble recoveries, 3 interceptions and 19 pass defenses. Another rookie, linebacker Melvin Murder-Moose had 85 tackles, 10 sacks, 4 interceptions and 19 pass defenses. Their rookies really stepped up and helped their already good defense to make it a great one. On the offensive side of the ball, wide receiver William Lim had an outstanding season, totaling 90 catches for 1443 yards and 15 touchdowns, which is tied for the best in the league. The Yetis ran with a duo running back committee, with Richard Gilbert running for 1004 yards and 11 touchdowns, while Darrel Williams had 955 rushing yards and 5 TDs. Finally, the heart of the team, quarterback Wolfie McDummy had an exceptional season finishing second in the league in passer rating and second in completion percentage. He had 4383 passing yards with 28 touchdowns and 6 interceptions (the least in the league). Ultimately, when you have an offense that is very organized and doesn't turnover the ball a lot, mixed with a defense that makes a ton of plays and produces a lot of takeaways, it is a great recipe for success.
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9) 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?As this has been my first time making the playoffs in my ISFL career with the Honolulu Hahalua, I want a taste of more. This season we finished as the 4th seed in the ASFC but we're unfortunately bounced out of the playoffs in the first game by the Orange County Otters, 27-6. I think we have a lot to prove in the upcoming seasons and it all starts with this offseason. To start if off, I think that special teams is our biggest strength. We have what some would say is the best kicker in the league. This is an extremely important asset to our team as Venus Power is very efficient went kicking field goals and pushes offensives back with his incredible punts. Our defense wasn't the best this season, as we gave up the second most points in the league. Some games this season we we're absolutely fantastic on defense but some other games, we we're dreadful. We just need to find a little more consistency and we'll be fine in the long run. Our defense is extremely young, I'd say probably one of the youngest in the league. The oldest player is Big Edd, our defensive tackle, who was drafted in season 22. We have a ton of young linebackers, defensive backs and defensive linemen that have only played one or two seasons in the ISFL. I think we're going to be a real threat in the future when it comes to defense if we can keep all of our young studs. On the offensive side of the ball, we scored the second most points in the league. I do think however, that our decline on offense will come sooner rather than later. Our offense is basically in their prime, which sucks because the defense is still young and learning. If both sides of the football were in their prime, I know for a fact this team would be amongst the best teams in the league. I do think we need some help on offense side of the ball however. Our wide receivers (besides Podolak) and tight ends aren't the highest rated players in terms of TPE earned. If we could add a few more pieces when it comes to free agency and trades without having to give up a lot on defense, I think we can really make a jump in the next few seasons to where the Hahalua are amongst the conference leaders with the best teams.
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