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?
When looking at awards in the S25 ISFL season, there was one player that stood out to me as someone that had a chance to take home a lot of hardware. And that player of course, is Baltimore Hawks rookie wide receiver, Doug Howlett. While Howlett’s season was impressive by any standards, the fact that he did it as a rookie makes it all the more incredible. Howlett hit league by storm, going for over 100 receiving yards in each of his first four games. His strong play continued throughout the entire season, and he finished with an insane stat line of 102 receptions for 1646 yards and 11 touchdowns. He averaged 16.1 yards per reception over the course of the season. Howlett’s receptions and yards were enough for him to lead the league in both categories - he led the league in yards by a wide margin, his closest competition, William Lim of the Colorado Yeti, was over 200 yards behind him. Lim, who I just mentioned, was also Howlett’s closest competition for wide receiver of the year - he actually finished with 15 touchdowns on the season, four more than Howlett who had 11. However, touchdowns can often be a little bit more fluky than yards or receptions over the course of a season. Because of that, I think Howlett’s numbers are more than enough to make him the clear choice for wide receiver of the year.
The fact that Howlett’s performance this season was impressive enough to make him the front runner for wide receiver of the year, it should be obvious that he is also the clear favourite to win the offensive rookie of the year award. There were plenty of other standout rookie performances this season - including Howlett’s teammate, wide receiver Joshua Campbell - not to mention quarterback Suleiman Ramza, running back Zoe Watts, among others. But none of these players’ seasons were really comparable to Howlett’s. This should be another easy decision for voters here.
With two awards already looked up, the big question remaining was would Doug Howlett add a third, and take home the offensive player of the year award. Unlike the first two awards, Howlett was really going to have his work cut out for him with this one. While Howlett had the most impressive season of all wide receivers this year, there were some quarterbacks and running backs that were also very impressive.Quarterbacks like Wolfie McDummy and Dexter Banks, and also running back Ashley Owens would be very reasonable choices here as well, though Howlett definitely has a strong case to make the award his. Whatever ends up happening, his season will not be forgotten anytime soon
13) Take a step back and predict what the league will look like three seasons from now. Who do you predict will be the dominant teams? Which young players do you think will have morphed into superstars? Will the league have expanded again in the next three seasons, and where would these new franchises be? Don’t be afraid to be creative, but don’t be entirely outlandish either.
Three seasons from now, the league will probably look very different than how it does right now, though I’m sure there will be many things that still look the same. The Orange County Otters for example, have been the model of consistency in the ISFL - making the playoffs in every season of their existence. There’s no reason to think that will change in the next three years. They are coming off a season where they started a rookie quarterback in Suleiman Ramza, and still managed to finish as the one seed in the ASFC. Three seasons from now, Ramza will be in his prime, along with plenty of the Otter’s current young players, and they will likely still be contending for Ultimus titles year in and year out.
In the NSFC, the Baltimore Hawks have a real shot at being top dog three seasons from now. Their quarterback, Chika Fujiwara, will have maxed out stats for each of the next three seasons, and should continue leading a potent passing attack. Rookie wide receivers Doug Howlett and Joshua Campbell both had extremely impressive rookie seasons, and will be among the league leaders in TPE three seasons from now. It seems very likely that Chika’s connection with these two will only become stronger and stronger. On the defensive side of things, the Hawks have several players that will be right in their prime three seasons from now, including cornerback Eldrick Avery, who has a chance to be the highest TPE player in the secondary in the entire league three seasons from now.
In terms of expansion teams, it will be interesting to see how the two expansion teams, the Berlin Fire Salamanders and the New York Silverbacks, look three seasons from now. The Sarasota Sailfish are currently looking like an established franchise contending for playoff appearances and Ultimus titles already, while the Honolulu Hahalua have not been quite as fortunate, and are still looking for their first playoff appearance. Looking at the Fire Salamanders roster, they have a slew of S22 and S23 players that will be in the heart of their prime three seasons from now. They seem poised to be the expansion team that might just have a crack at an Ultimus three seasons from now. However, their window may be rather short, as they don’t have as many young players on their roster. The Silverbacks on the other hand, may still be on the outside looking in to the playoffs for the next few seasons, they do have a lot of youth on their roster, and could be building something that will allow them to start contending around three seasons from now.
When looking at awards in the S25 ISFL season, there was one player that stood out to me as someone that had a chance to take home a lot of hardware. And that player of course, is Baltimore Hawks rookie wide receiver, Doug Howlett. While Howlett’s season was impressive by any standards, the fact that he did it as a rookie makes it all the more incredible. Howlett hit league by storm, going for over 100 receiving yards in each of his first four games. His strong play continued throughout the entire season, and he finished with an insane stat line of 102 receptions for 1646 yards and 11 touchdowns. He averaged 16.1 yards per reception over the course of the season. Howlett’s receptions and yards were enough for him to lead the league in both categories - he led the league in yards by a wide margin, his closest competition, William Lim of the Colorado Yeti, was over 200 yards behind him. Lim, who I just mentioned, was also Howlett’s closest competition for wide receiver of the year - he actually finished with 15 touchdowns on the season, four more than Howlett who had 11. However, touchdowns can often be a little bit more fluky than yards or receptions over the course of a season. Because of that, I think Howlett’s numbers are more than enough to make him the clear choice for wide receiver of the year.
The fact that Howlett’s performance this season was impressive enough to make him the front runner for wide receiver of the year, it should be obvious that he is also the clear favourite to win the offensive rookie of the year award. There were plenty of other standout rookie performances this season - including Howlett’s teammate, wide receiver Joshua Campbell - not to mention quarterback Suleiman Ramza, running back Zoe Watts, among others. But none of these players’ seasons were really comparable to Howlett’s. This should be another easy decision for voters here.
With two awards already looked up, the big question remaining was would Doug Howlett add a third, and take home the offensive player of the year award. Unlike the first two awards, Howlett was really going to have his work cut out for him with this one. While Howlett had the most impressive season of all wide receivers this year, there were some quarterbacks and running backs that were also very impressive.Quarterbacks like Wolfie McDummy and Dexter Banks, and also running back Ashley Owens would be very reasonable choices here as well, though Howlett definitely has a strong case to make the award his. Whatever ends up happening, his season will not be forgotten anytime soon
13) Take a step back and predict what the league will look like three seasons from now. Who do you predict will be the dominant teams? Which young players do you think will have morphed into superstars? Will the league have expanded again in the next three seasons, and where would these new franchises be? Don’t be afraid to be creative, but don’t be entirely outlandish either.
Three seasons from now, the league will probably look very different than how it does right now, though I’m sure there will be many things that still look the same. The Orange County Otters for example, have been the model of consistency in the ISFL - making the playoffs in every season of their existence. There’s no reason to think that will change in the next three years. They are coming off a season where they started a rookie quarterback in Suleiman Ramza, and still managed to finish as the one seed in the ASFC. Three seasons from now, Ramza will be in his prime, along with plenty of the Otter’s current young players, and they will likely still be contending for Ultimus titles year in and year out.
In the NSFC, the Baltimore Hawks have a real shot at being top dog three seasons from now. Their quarterback, Chika Fujiwara, will have maxed out stats for each of the next three seasons, and should continue leading a potent passing attack. Rookie wide receivers Doug Howlett and Joshua Campbell both had extremely impressive rookie seasons, and will be among the league leaders in TPE three seasons from now. It seems very likely that Chika’s connection with these two will only become stronger and stronger. On the defensive side of things, the Hawks have several players that will be right in their prime three seasons from now, including cornerback Eldrick Avery, who has a chance to be the highest TPE player in the secondary in the entire league three seasons from now.
In terms of expansion teams, it will be interesting to see how the two expansion teams, the Berlin Fire Salamanders and the New York Silverbacks, look three seasons from now. The Sarasota Sailfish are currently looking like an established franchise contending for playoff appearances and Ultimus titles already, while the Honolulu Hahalua have not been quite as fortunate, and are still looking for their first playoff appearance. Looking at the Fire Salamanders roster, they have a slew of S22 and S23 players that will be in the heart of their prime three seasons from now. They seem poised to be the expansion team that might just have a crack at an Ultimus three seasons from now. However, their window may be rather short, as they don’t have as many young players on their roster. The Silverbacks on the other hand, may still be on the outside looking in to the playoffs for the next few seasons, they do have a lot of youth on their roster, and could be building something that will allow them to start contending around three seasons from now.
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