12. 5 TPE
Chosen player to review - Jay Cue Jr.
Mr 1OA headed to Norfolk with big expectations on his shoulders. The RB has been tipped for big things and I'm sure Norfolk had done their due diligence.
And things started so well for Cue Jr as he helped his team take an opening day victory at home to the Ultimini holding Dallas Birddogs. Cue Jr fans would only have to wait until the 2nd quarter to see him score his first career touchdown, smashing his way over from a yard. Spirits would have been high. The 1 and 0 Seawolves were rolling.
Unfortunately, things for Cue Jr went downhill from there. I say downhill. They pretty much fell off a cliff. An Everest of a cliff. Spoiler alert - Norfolk fail to win again all season.
But I had seen the draft hype. I'd watched that first game and knew there was a player in there. So to prove this I've taken the time to work though Vue Jr's stay lines to see where he was good, great, and superb.
Longest Run
In week one Cue Jr set a longest run of 14 yards. Through the course of the season he raised this to a high of 43. That's an improvement of over 200%!
Average yards per carry
The Dallas Birddogs match was tough and Cue Jr came away with an average of 4.3 yards per carry. Surely this would be tricky to maintain? Wrong. He could go on and up this by an average of 0.6 yards. To put that into context, Tatsu Nakamura only managed 0.1 more yards on average in the ISFL this season, and he was head and shoulders above the rest. In terms of DSFL, Lonnie Jackson lead the pack in total yards, but averaged 0.1 yards fewer per carry than Cue Jr. The numbers don't lie, Cue Jr impressed.
Touchdowns
In their 1-13 season the Seawolves managed to register 27 touchdowns. Cue Jr, as a targeted RB managed to pull in five of these himself. And what would you say if I told you two of these came on the road in week three against the team which would go on to win Ultimini glory, the London Royals. Impressive stuff. He managed 8.9 yards per carry that day, proving his worth against the best of the best.
So in conclusion, despite the Norfolk Seawolves struggling this year, Jay Cue Jr has more than shown that he is still a talented prospect. What do I expect for the future you ask? Well i think the Seawolves season, and the rotation of Cue Jr with Dante King has softened his draft value a little. I don't see him going 1OA again, but I do see him being taken in the first round. And as for ISFL career? Well I mentioned earlier that he was only just trailing Nakamura in average yards per carry. And coming into the ISFL I challenge Cue Jr to push towards the numbers Nakamura will gather during his illustrious career.
27. 2.5 TPE
To take football engagement to the next level we need to look at introducing a bonus type system to liven the games up. So what do I mean by this? Every game, each team has a bonus card to play and this entitles them to one of the following:
No sweat - playing this card means that the defence are not able to pressure the QB until the next first down or turnover happens
Hammer time - The defence can pick whether or not the offence throw or run the ball until the next first down or turnover happens
The Burfict - the defence are allowed an extra man on the field until the next first down or turnover happens
The Gunner - the offence can nominate one member of the defence to be sent to the sideline until the next first down or turnover happens
The Cue - the QB has to throw with their weaker arm until the next first down or turnover happens
The switch - the offensive or defensive teams have to play the opposite side for a series of plays, until the next first down or turnover happens
Extra man - team can select one member of the officiating team to either line up for or against them until the next first down or turnover happens
We could also look at taking this one step further and have the crowd vote on which bonus card should be played. There may be room for manipulation there though, but that's not my problem, I'm just the ideas man. This would be a lot more interesting than being as to overturn decisions via video review.
29. 2.5 TPE
PBE link
Chosen player to review - Jay Cue Jr.
Mr 1OA headed to Norfolk with big expectations on his shoulders. The RB has been tipped for big things and I'm sure Norfolk had done their due diligence.
And things started so well for Cue Jr as he helped his team take an opening day victory at home to the Ultimini holding Dallas Birddogs. Cue Jr fans would only have to wait until the 2nd quarter to see him score his first career touchdown, smashing his way over from a yard. Spirits would have been high. The 1 and 0 Seawolves were rolling.
Unfortunately, things for Cue Jr went downhill from there. I say downhill. They pretty much fell off a cliff. An Everest of a cliff. Spoiler alert - Norfolk fail to win again all season.
But I had seen the draft hype. I'd watched that first game and knew there was a player in there. So to prove this I've taken the time to work though Vue Jr's stay lines to see where he was good, great, and superb.
Longest Run
In week one Cue Jr set a longest run of 14 yards. Through the course of the season he raised this to a high of 43. That's an improvement of over 200%!
Average yards per carry
The Dallas Birddogs match was tough and Cue Jr came away with an average of 4.3 yards per carry. Surely this would be tricky to maintain? Wrong. He could go on and up this by an average of 0.6 yards. To put that into context, Tatsu Nakamura only managed 0.1 more yards on average in the ISFL this season, and he was head and shoulders above the rest. In terms of DSFL, Lonnie Jackson lead the pack in total yards, but averaged 0.1 yards fewer per carry than Cue Jr. The numbers don't lie, Cue Jr impressed.
Touchdowns
In their 1-13 season the Seawolves managed to register 27 touchdowns. Cue Jr, as a targeted RB managed to pull in five of these himself. And what would you say if I told you two of these came on the road in week three against the team which would go on to win Ultimini glory, the London Royals. Impressive stuff. He managed 8.9 yards per carry that day, proving his worth against the best of the best.
So in conclusion, despite the Norfolk Seawolves struggling this year, Jay Cue Jr has more than shown that he is still a talented prospect. What do I expect for the future you ask? Well i think the Seawolves season, and the rotation of Cue Jr with Dante King has softened his draft value a little. I don't see him going 1OA again, but I do see him being taken in the first round. And as for ISFL career? Well I mentioned earlier that he was only just trailing Nakamura in average yards per carry. And coming into the ISFL I challenge Cue Jr to push towards the numbers Nakamura will gather during his illustrious career.
27. 2.5 TPE
To take football engagement to the next level we need to look at introducing a bonus type system to liven the games up. So what do I mean by this? Every game, each team has a bonus card to play and this entitles them to one of the following:
No sweat - playing this card means that the defence are not able to pressure the QB until the next first down or turnover happens
Hammer time - The defence can pick whether or not the offence throw or run the ball until the next first down or turnover happens
The Burfict - the defence are allowed an extra man on the field until the next first down or turnover happens
The Gunner - the offence can nominate one member of the defence to be sent to the sideline until the next first down or turnover happens
The Cue - the QB has to throw with their weaker arm until the next first down or turnover happens
The switch - the offensive or defensive teams have to play the opposite side for a series of plays, until the next first down or turnover happens
Extra man - team can select one member of the officiating team to either line up for or against them until the next first down or turnover happens
We could also look at taking this one step further and have the crowd vote on which bonus card should be played. There may be room for manipulation there though, but that's not my problem, I'm just the ideas man. This would be a lot more interesting than being as to overturn decisions via video review.
29. 2.5 TPE
PBE link
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