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25. Imagine your current position was not available to be picked when you created your player. What other position would you have picked, and why?

At the time i created my player i wasn't sure if i would be max earning. It is my first experience in sim leagues and i didn't know what to expect and how much work it would take to earn every single TPE. So i took the advice from a buddy in the league and didn't create as qb or rb. Those positions are not needed that much in the ISFL as there simply are not that many spots on the rosters available. I created as linebacker and i for myself thought that max earning was not that big of a deal (at least for me). If i would create Heinrich again, i would probably go with offense. I am not entirely sure which position, but i think i would go for a Offensive line. I know its not very popular as they don't get that sexy stats but i look from a whole other perspective. In creating on O-Line i could have played pretty much on every team. I would have better chances at an immediate call up to an ISFL roster and if wished could easily switch to any position needed. In that way i would be a dependable and reliable asset for any team out there.

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14. Describe your player and/or team’s journey through this latest season. What were the highlights? What were the lower points? What might you have done differently? What are your expectations for next season?

The last season was a hard one for Honolulu. The team was struggling the last season already and going into the new year the signs all pointed to another tough season. With the retirement of their QB Chika Fujiwara everybody knew that he would be missed desperately. But the new QB Joliet Christ Jr. was already in line and took over from Chika. The season started quite bad for the Hahalua. They knew that the season would be not easy with a rookie QB taking over the team. The first 6 games in a row all were lost. The first win of the season in week 7 came against the New Orleans Second Line. Like the team also the performance of Heinrich Kackpoo left a lot to be desired. He didn’t manage to get back to his old form from the previous season at the start of the year. After week seven however Heinrich seemed to find his poise and started to produce solid numbers all over the stat line. Against New Orleans was a major contributor to the win with 2 sacks. In the back half of the season alone he managed to get to the opposing quarterback 10 times and even managed to get a pick. Overall he was able to bounce back and finish the season with a decent stat line. He one again managed to make over 100 tackles. Also he had 4 TFLs, defended 8 passes and got a pick, as well as 14 sacks. While he was not able to get to the same level he was playing at in the season before, he showed that he is able to pull himself out of the slump. Unfortunately Honolulu wasnt able to show the same quality. In the 16 games played they just managed to get away with 3 wins finishing last in their conference. After the brutal season Heinrich Kackpoo felt that it was time for a change. After the season he decided to exercise his contract option and look for a new team. At the press conference where he announced that he was leaving he seemed deflated but also determined. “I am grateful for the chance i got here with Honolulu and i will be missing all my former teammates. But I just felt that it was time for a change.” With that decision Heirnich Kackpoo went into Free Agency and soon after signed with the Sarasota Sailfish.

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21. Now thats three seasons on the new sim. What are your thoughts? Do you think that it is better than DDSPF16?

Well, first thing first. Of course the UI is a bit more elegant and more modern. I mean, sure, it has to be updated with a new version. A drawback is, at least on the system I am running, that it tends to be a bit slower than the old version. I mean, it is not that big of a deal, but definitely noticable. Another difference is the now limited possibility of testing. To me, this is not really a drawback. I think that testing got a bit out of hand. I get it… every team wants to be competitive and testing increases the chances for success greatly. On the other hand, i think with too much testing you can exploit some things in the sim quite a bit. Just look at the 79 speed quarterbacks in DDSPF16. I am sure that also in the new sim there are here and there mechanics that lead to similar exploits. At first we thought that in the new sim it is pretty much impossible without a huge amount of time invested to test to the same level as with DDSPF16. But I think that the users and the testers in this league will find a way to still manage to optimize testing.