16) Create an argument for your own player, or for someone else on your team, as to why they should be nominated for awards. Lay out their stats or compare them to other contenders. Make a convincing case.
So in a completely biased way I do think that my own player for the Sarasota Sailfish, Xavien Adams, should have been at least nominated for the Cornerback of the Year Award. I understand that he was probably not going to win the award when compared to some of the others but the fact he was not nominated at all was a shame. Tying for 2nd in the league with 27 pass defenses and having 2 interceptions I think is pretty decent. I think the awards team puts a lot more stock into the interceptions than anything else though as some players were nominated with 5 interceptions and less than 20 pass defenses. Adams also logged 86 tackles as a non slot corner back which is pretty solid compared to others who played on the outside and had similar interceptions and passes defended. In the end I guess the awards team has a different criteria that they do like to work on for the corner back of the year nominees and that is 100% understandable I just think that someone with almost 30 passes defended should at least get a little more credit than he did because he only had 2 interceptions instead of 5.
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18) Choose your favorite non-playoffs game of this season, whether your own team or another. Explain what was so special and why the winner ultimately came out victorious, including key players and moments.
My favorite non playoff game of the season was with the Tijuana Luchadores vs the Norfolk Seawolves in week 14 of the DSFL season. It is perhaps a little biased to be choosing this game in particular as I was in this game making only my 2nd start at WR. Getting to the stats in a minute the most important aspect of this game was Tijuana blowing out Norfolk and setting us up with back to back wins in weeks 14 and 15 to help us clinch the 2nd spot in the playoffs for the SFC side of the bracket. Thus setting us up to go on and win the entire thing. Now the defense was great in this game and more than likely the entire reason we were able to win however, it was a massive group effort and no one key player stands out there. To me the key players are on the offense with QB Mike Boss Jr throwing for 3 TDs, WR Q. McGrady nabbing 75 yards and 2 TDs, RB B. Mills getting 92 yards and 1 TD as well, and in a biased fashion WR Preston Parker (hey that's me!) nabbing his first TD of his career in a depth role to help Tijuana clinch the game.
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29) Some positions are still under appreciated. Talk about the offensive linemen and/or special teamers on your squad. Show how they have contributed to the team, both on and off the field, and why they deserve recognition.
So for this I have 2 key contributors I would like to talk about and pump up their tires for these stats. One for offensive line and one for our special teams in Tijuana. Up first is our star offensive lineman who was absolutely insane all season and crucial to us making a run in the playoffs as well as even giving us a chance to get there in the first place, A. Mellot. Mellot was a madman all season getting pancake blocks seemingly at will in every game and racked up an incredible 53 pancake blocks to really set the pass blocking and run blocking standard for our line. He had 1 mistake all season in allowing a sack but not everyone can be perfect as the top offensive lineman above him in stats also gave 1 up. For special teams I want to highlight our key returner in N. Footballleague. Being 3rd in the entire league in kick return yards at 654 and 3rd in the league in punt return yards at 278, he was a key piece in setting up our field position to be able to make short work on the offensive side of the ball. While he sadly was unable to score a TD this season he did have a 94 yard kick return that was stopped just short of going all the way and it's close enough in my book to count.
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SHL Championship Week - Claiming as affiliate. It was not due until November 15th so should fit the criteria.
So in a completely biased way I do think that my own player for the Sarasota Sailfish, Xavien Adams, should have been at least nominated for the Cornerback of the Year Award. I understand that he was probably not going to win the award when compared to some of the others but the fact he was not nominated at all was a shame. Tying for 2nd in the league with 27 pass defenses and having 2 interceptions I think is pretty decent. I think the awards team puts a lot more stock into the interceptions than anything else though as some players were nominated with 5 interceptions and less than 20 pass defenses. Adams also logged 86 tackles as a non slot corner back which is pretty solid compared to others who played on the outside and had similar interceptions and passes defended. In the end I guess the awards team has a different criteria that they do like to work on for the corner back of the year nominees and that is 100% understandable I just think that someone with almost 30 passes defended should at least get a little more credit than he did because he only had 2 interceptions instead of 5.
205 words
18) Choose your favorite non-playoffs game of this season, whether your own team or another. Explain what was so special and why the winner ultimately came out victorious, including key players and moments.
My favorite non playoff game of the season was with the Tijuana Luchadores vs the Norfolk Seawolves in week 14 of the DSFL season. It is perhaps a little biased to be choosing this game in particular as I was in this game making only my 2nd start at WR. Getting to the stats in a minute the most important aspect of this game was Tijuana blowing out Norfolk and setting us up with back to back wins in weeks 14 and 15 to help us clinch the 2nd spot in the playoffs for the SFC side of the bracket. Thus setting us up to go on and win the entire thing. Now the defense was great in this game and more than likely the entire reason we were able to win however, it was a massive group effort and no one key player stands out there. To me the key players are on the offense with QB Mike Boss Jr throwing for 3 TDs, WR Q. McGrady nabbing 75 yards and 2 TDs, RB B. Mills getting 92 yards and 1 TD as well, and in a biased fashion WR Preston Parker (hey that's me!) nabbing his first TD of his career in a depth role to help Tijuana clinch the game.
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29) Some positions are still under appreciated. Talk about the offensive linemen and/or special teamers on your squad. Show how they have contributed to the team, both on and off the field, and why they deserve recognition.
So for this I have 2 key contributors I would like to talk about and pump up their tires for these stats. One for offensive line and one for our special teams in Tijuana. Up first is our star offensive lineman who was absolutely insane all season and crucial to us making a run in the playoffs as well as even giving us a chance to get there in the first place, A. Mellot. Mellot was a madman all season getting pancake blocks seemingly at will in every game and racked up an incredible 53 pancake blocks to really set the pass blocking and run blocking standard for our line. He had 1 mistake all season in allowing a sack but not everyone can be perfect as the top offensive lineman above him in stats also gave 1 up. For special teams I want to highlight our key returner in N. Footballleague. Being 3rd in the entire league in kick return yards at 654 and 3rd in the league in punt return yards at 278, he was a key piece in setting up our field position to be able to make short work on the offensive side of the ball. While he sadly was unable to score a TD this season he did have a 94 yard kick return that was stopped just short of going all the way and it's close enough in my book to count.
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SHL Championship Week - Claiming as affiliate. It was not due until November 15th so should fit the criteria.
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