What does the ISFL mean to me? Quite a lot actually. I started this league after 1.5 years in the Professional Baseball Experience, and figured it was time to get my toes wet trying out a second league, to see if I enjoyed it. And so far, it has been a lot of fun!
When I signed up, I thought for a long time about what position I wanted my player to be. I was a batter in PBE, and thought I would try something defensive this time to switch things up. So after a lot of mulling it over, I decided that Safety was the way to go, and thus Derek Wildstar was born.
Right away I was waiver signed by the Kansas City Coyotes, who’s Co-GM, Simo, was a player on the Minor League team in PBE I was head GM for, the Dallas Dynamos. As soon as I joined their locker room, I saw several familiar faces from PBE, and knew I was in a great locker room, and got lots of help from teammates with things like build suggestions for my player, and folks offering to make me signatures etc.
And off I went! Earning TPE, applying updates to my stats, and generally working hard to make sure my player was a solid asset to the team. And this started really paying off as Season 25 started, as right away I saw Derek Wildstar making some big plays to help shut down opposing offenses.
Everything from forced fumbles, to sacks, to interceptions, to lots of tackles every game, Derek was doing it all! I soon realized that Coyotes liked running safety blitz, so I was all over the field, doing coverage routes, rushing the quarterback, being there to tackle rushers near the line of scrimmage, I was becoming the complete package.
But then about halfway through the season, I was informed by the Coyotes GMs that I would now be the primary punt returner on the team as well, and what a lot of fun that was to watch! I made 2 punt returns for a touchdown, and had something like 300 yards returning in just 6-7 games total.
This last accomplishment brought me under the gaze of the Awards Committee, who nominated me for DSFL Returner of the Year. And although I did not win the award, the folks on the stream who talked about my returns that season had very nice things to say about me, and mentioned I would be someone to watch in the future. I was stoked!
Then I entered the ISFL Season 26 Draft after the season was over. I ended up going #11 overall, to the Berlin Fire Salamanders, who ended trading up to get me. It was a very humbling moment, one that filled me with pride, to see a team trade away a portion of their future to get me into their lineup. It was a real honor, one that I will make sure will pay off well for them in the future.
After being drafted, I was told by the Salamander Head GM that I would stay down for one more season with the Coyotes. Being close to a max earner, I was already capped at 250 total points earned, and now was set to have a superstar season in the Kansas City backfield, playing to the best of my ability and helping them hopefully win a Championship.
So now I am set to enjoy the rest of my career in the ISFL, and am thankful for the opportunity to show what I am capable of. Lets go!
When I signed up, I thought for a long time about what position I wanted my player to be. I was a batter in PBE, and thought I would try something defensive this time to switch things up. So after a lot of mulling it over, I decided that Safety was the way to go, and thus Derek Wildstar was born.
Right away I was waiver signed by the Kansas City Coyotes, who’s Co-GM, Simo, was a player on the Minor League team in PBE I was head GM for, the Dallas Dynamos. As soon as I joined their locker room, I saw several familiar faces from PBE, and knew I was in a great locker room, and got lots of help from teammates with things like build suggestions for my player, and folks offering to make me signatures etc.
And off I went! Earning TPE, applying updates to my stats, and generally working hard to make sure my player was a solid asset to the team. And this started really paying off as Season 25 started, as right away I saw Derek Wildstar making some big plays to help shut down opposing offenses.
Everything from forced fumbles, to sacks, to interceptions, to lots of tackles every game, Derek was doing it all! I soon realized that Coyotes liked running safety blitz, so I was all over the field, doing coverage routes, rushing the quarterback, being there to tackle rushers near the line of scrimmage, I was becoming the complete package.
But then about halfway through the season, I was informed by the Coyotes GMs that I would now be the primary punt returner on the team as well, and what a lot of fun that was to watch! I made 2 punt returns for a touchdown, and had something like 300 yards returning in just 6-7 games total.
This last accomplishment brought me under the gaze of the Awards Committee, who nominated me for DSFL Returner of the Year. And although I did not win the award, the folks on the stream who talked about my returns that season had very nice things to say about me, and mentioned I would be someone to watch in the future. I was stoked!
Then I entered the ISFL Season 26 Draft after the season was over. I ended up going #11 overall, to the Berlin Fire Salamanders, who ended trading up to get me. It was a very humbling moment, one that filled me with pride, to see a team trade away a portion of their future to get me into their lineup. It was a real honor, one that I will make sure will pay off well for them in the future.
After being drafted, I was told by the Salamander Head GM that I would stay down for one more season with the Coyotes. Being close to a max earner, I was already capped at 250 total points earned, and now was set to have a superstar season in the Kansas City backfield, playing to the best of my ability and helping them hopefully win a Championship.
So now I am set to enjoy the rest of my career in the ISFL, and am thankful for the opportunity to show what I am capable of. Lets go!
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