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.
Main Question - What are the trajectory and the strategy of building a great WR?
Since my player is a WR, I am interested in the question how to develop a great WR. The best way to answer the question is to compare the players’ build data and their performance. Here I just provide a descriptive thing to show the preliminary thoughts on the question.
D. Howlett, W. Lim, and M. Witheblock got the highest yards in S25. Their TPEs are 702, 928, 943; their draft years are S23, S22, S21; their key attributes (strength, agility, speed, hand, endurance) are (65, 83, 100, 90, 80), (65, 90, 100, 90, 86), (65, 90, 100, 90, 90). D. Howlett achieved the highest efficiency in using his TPEs, measured by Yards/TPEs. The key difference between D. Howlett and other two is that D. Howlett did not develop his intelligence at all, still at around 40, while the other two had 75-80 intelligence. D. Howlett saved around 70 TPEs in developing intelligence. Maybe a dumb WR is still a great WR?
W. Lim, J. Kingston, and J. Podolak got the highest TDs (15 TDs). Their TPEs are 928, 766, and 1098; their draft years are S22, S23, and S19. Their key attributes (strength, agility, speed, hand, endurance) are (65, 90, 100, 90, 86), (65, 80, 100, 85, 85), and (65, 90, 100, 90, 100). Across the players, their builds are very similar. After staying in the league for 5 seasons, the attributes just look the same. When variation is small, analysis becomes hard.
The top WRs in ISFL have at least 700 TPEs. D. Howlett was drafted in S23, delivering 1646 Yards and 11 TDs; J. Campbell was drafted in S24, delivering about 1186 Yards and 7 TDs. Suppose a user can make around 200 TPEs every season, the player can deliver the top performance after about 3-4 seasons (6-8 months). Patience matters.
What happens after tremendous patience also matters. The S23 WRs have around 700 to 800 TPEs, and the top S22 WRs have around 900-1000 TPEs. When a player gets to around 1000 TPEs, the player’s attributes are nearly maxed out, so the room for improvement is very small. The most seasoned WRs are from S19: J. Podolak, D. Thomas-Fox, and R. Gordon. Their TPEs are around 1000. On average a season takes about 2 months. A player needs to spend around 4 seasons (8 months) before he can deliver nice stats in ISFL. For the current S19-20 players, they have been in the league for one year. ONE YEAR! It seems a great time span to overcome the current pandemic. The current number of WRs in S21, S20, S19, and S18 are 4, 2, 3, and 1, as opposed to 9 players from S23 and 10 players from S22. It might be caused by some coincidence, and it might be caused by the feeling of emptiness after achieving the culmination of the career. If you have already maxed out the TPEs, what else you expect to do for your player? Well. This question is definitely too early for me, but it is a good thing to keep in mind. Let’s check the early career stuff first.
Focusing on the S25 WRs, the top three WRs are O. Holloway, D. Batista, and M. Walker. They have 383, 440, and 392 TPEs, ranging between 300 and 400. Their key attributes (strength, agility, speed, hand, endurance) are (50, 75, 85, 80, 71), (73, 75, 89, 80, 71), and (60, 75, 95, 75, 71). B. Bawlls made 43 yards with 318 TPEs, with the lowest Yards in S25, and his attributes are (80, 67, 80, 50, 70). Comparing their attributes, we can roughly get the intuition again that a good WR does not need a very strong body. Speed and hand are important at an early stage.
Focusing on the S24 WRs, there are only three WRs: J. Campbell, K. Brown, and T. Raimon. Their TPEs range between 500 and 600. Their key attributes (strength, agility, speed, hand, endurance) are (58, 80, 100, 87, 70), (52, 80, 95, 85, 75), and (70, 80, 95, 90, 71). Campbell delivered 1186 Yards and 7 TDs, and Raimon had 308 Yards and 0 TD. The key difference between the two players is again Strength and Intelligence. Campbell’s strength and intelligence are (58, 50), while Raimon’s is (70, 76).
Here is my personal opinion about a perfect WR build. 400 TPEs. The attributes of the best WR (Str, Agi, Spd, Hnd, End) build might be around (40, 70, 95, 85, 70). Note that the strength is still relatively weak, and I tend to think that intelligence does not matter to a WR. The key is to develop the most important attributes: speed and hand. 600 TPEs. The best WR build might be around (50, 80, 100, 90, 75). Intelligence still does not matter much. We just need to get the maximum speed and hand quickly. I tend to believe that the TPEs spent on strength might be a bit wasted at the early stage. Although the upper limit of endurance is 100, I still doubt the importance of this attribute to a WR. 800 TPEs. The best WR build might be around (60, 90, 100, 90, 90). The attributes of the WR will be mainly limited by the maximum constraints imposed by the league, rather than the TPEs. When the player gets too many TPEs to spend, maybe he can consider developing the kick power, or pass blocking? Who knows. Well. these are just my personal opinions about the player build.
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Main Question - What are the trajectory and the strategy of building a great WR?
Since my player is a WR, I am interested in the question how to develop a great WR. The best way to answer the question is to compare the players’ build data and their performance. Here I just provide a descriptive thing to show the preliminary thoughts on the question.
D. Howlett, W. Lim, and M. Witheblock got the highest yards in S25. Their TPEs are 702, 928, 943; their draft years are S23, S22, S21; their key attributes (strength, agility, speed, hand, endurance) are (65, 83, 100, 90, 80), (65, 90, 100, 90, 86), (65, 90, 100, 90, 90). D. Howlett achieved the highest efficiency in using his TPEs, measured by Yards/TPEs. The key difference between D. Howlett and other two is that D. Howlett did not develop his intelligence at all, still at around 40, while the other two had 75-80 intelligence. D. Howlett saved around 70 TPEs in developing intelligence. Maybe a dumb WR is still a great WR?
W. Lim, J. Kingston, and J. Podolak got the highest TDs (15 TDs). Their TPEs are 928, 766, and 1098; their draft years are S22, S23, and S19. Their key attributes (strength, agility, speed, hand, endurance) are (65, 90, 100, 90, 86), (65, 80, 100, 85, 85), and (65, 90, 100, 90, 100). Across the players, their builds are very similar. After staying in the league for 5 seasons, the attributes just look the same. When variation is small, analysis becomes hard.
The top WRs in ISFL have at least 700 TPEs. D. Howlett was drafted in S23, delivering 1646 Yards and 11 TDs; J. Campbell was drafted in S24, delivering about 1186 Yards and 7 TDs. Suppose a user can make around 200 TPEs every season, the player can deliver the top performance after about 3-4 seasons (6-8 months). Patience matters.
What happens after tremendous patience also matters. The S23 WRs have around 700 to 800 TPEs, and the top S22 WRs have around 900-1000 TPEs. When a player gets to around 1000 TPEs, the player’s attributes are nearly maxed out, so the room for improvement is very small. The most seasoned WRs are from S19: J. Podolak, D. Thomas-Fox, and R. Gordon. Their TPEs are around 1000. On average a season takes about 2 months. A player needs to spend around 4 seasons (8 months) before he can deliver nice stats in ISFL. For the current S19-20 players, they have been in the league for one year. ONE YEAR! It seems a great time span to overcome the current pandemic. The current number of WRs in S21, S20, S19, and S18 are 4, 2, 3, and 1, as opposed to 9 players from S23 and 10 players from S22. It might be caused by some coincidence, and it might be caused by the feeling of emptiness after achieving the culmination of the career. If you have already maxed out the TPEs, what else you expect to do for your player? Well. This question is definitely too early for me, but it is a good thing to keep in mind. Let’s check the early career stuff first.
Focusing on the S25 WRs, the top three WRs are O. Holloway, D. Batista, and M. Walker. They have 383, 440, and 392 TPEs, ranging between 300 and 400. Their key attributes (strength, agility, speed, hand, endurance) are (50, 75, 85, 80, 71), (73, 75, 89, 80, 71), and (60, 75, 95, 75, 71). B. Bawlls made 43 yards with 318 TPEs, with the lowest Yards in S25, and his attributes are (80, 67, 80, 50, 70). Comparing their attributes, we can roughly get the intuition again that a good WR does not need a very strong body. Speed and hand are important at an early stage.
Focusing on the S24 WRs, there are only three WRs: J. Campbell, K. Brown, and T. Raimon. Their TPEs range between 500 and 600. Their key attributes (strength, agility, speed, hand, endurance) are (58, 80, 100, 87, 70), (52, 80, 95, 85, 75), and (70, 80, 95, 90, 71). Campbell delivered 1186 Yards and 7 TDs, and Raimon had 308 Yards and 0 TD. The key difference between the two players is again Strength and Intelligence. Campbell’s strength and intelligence are (58, 50), while Raimon’s is (70, 76).
Here is my personal opinion about a perfect WR build. 400 TPEs. The attributes of the best WR (Str, Agi, Spd, Hnd, End) build might be around (40, 70, 95, 85, 70). Note that the strength is still relatively weak, and I tend to think that intelligence does not matter to a WR. The key is to develop the most important attributes: speed and hand. 600 TPEs. The best WR build might be around (50, 80, 100, 90, 75). Intelligence still does not matter much. We just need to get the maximum speed and hand quickly. I tend to believe that the TPEs spent on strength might be a bit wasted at the early stage. Although the upper limit of endurance is 100, I still doubt the importance of this attribute to a WR. 800 TPEs. The best WR build might be around (60, 90, 100, 90, 90). The attributes of the WR will be mainly limited by the maximum constraints imposed by the league, rather than the TPEs. When the player gets too many TPEs to spend, maybe he can consider developing the kick power, or pass blocking? Who knows. Well. these are just my personal opinions about the player build.
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