(S25) - Ultimus Week

[TheRocheLimit]

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The landscape of any sports league can change quite a bit in three seasons. Once great teams may falter and lower tier teams may rise up. The ISFL is no different. In three seasons we will be witnessing one of the great dynasties in league history beginning to take shape. The New York Silverbacks have the talent, the youth, and the front office to turn a recently created expansion team into a powerhouse. How, you may ask? Like this:

New York has some of the best young players in the league. Led by rookie quarterback Sam Howitzer, the Silverbacks offense has big play ability. Howitzer and rising star Jackson Kingston have already begun to build a strong connection with Kingston tying for the league lead in receiving touchdowns in the duo's first season together. As the years progress the two should gel even more, and that should frighten every defense in the league.

Speaking of defense, the Silverbacks have young playmakers all over the field. Rookie Hank Winchester led the league in tackles during his inaugural campaign and fellow first year player Dukburg QuakStak was a force all over the field. The young defensive studs are mentored by the great Bubba Thumper and the pretty good Jack Banks. While those veterans may not be around for the entirety of the dynasty they are helping to lay what should prove to be a championship foundation for years to come.

Perhaps the biggest advantage this team has, however, is in the front office. General Managers Woelkers and Bwestfield have already built a fantastic team from the ground up, and the future should show that they are more than capable of turning an expansion team into a perennial contender in short order.

Speaking of expansion teams, we should see a few more teams joining the ranks within the next three seasons. I believe the league will expand by two more teams and it should be exciting to see where these teams are located. I'd predict that we'd have one more team from North America and one team located internationally. I'd like to see the Wichita Warriors (decked out in green and gold) join the NSFC and the London Bulldogs (in the red, white, and blue of the Union Jack) in the ASFC. This would give the league one international team in each conference. As the league expands even more additional international teams could and should be added.

In three years the league could look quite different. Two new teams. Another international location. And, most importantly, the beginning of a New York Silverbacks dynasty.

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