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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?
Portland had an up and down season in S30 going 8-5-1, good for 2nd in the North and the 4th best record overall in the DSFL. Unfortunately Portland did the opposite of what most teams like to do and started hot only losing once in their first 8 games before ultimately dropping 4 of their last 6 including a 2 game losing streak heading into the playoffs and losing to the Grey Ducks in the first round. In fact, that game is also a good microcosm of their season because entering halftime Portland held a 10-7 lead, but after allowing 10+ points in each of the remaining quarters they lost 30-16.
Taking a look at Teddy Murphy's last season of eligibility at linebacker for the Pythons we have a mixed bag of results. He largely stayed the course and wasn't able to show signs of growth despite another year in Portland's favorable system, but Murphy was still able to sack the quarterback 6 times and defend 5 passes, both 1 off his career highs set in S29.
Let's dive into Murphy's season game-by-game to see if he had that same level of consistency his seasonal stats displayed.
In Portland's first game, a 27-6 domination of the Royals, Murphy was virtually nonexistent with only a single tackle the entire game. Truly an impressive feat from a 3rd year starter.
Seemingly frustrated by the previous week's performance Murphy exploded in game 2 against the Coyotes putting together 9 tackles and the team's lone sack on the day in the tying effort.
Week 3 saw Murphy regress to the mean with another 3 tackles and a second sack on the season in Portland's first loss. A 24-20 decision against the Grey Ducks.
Reflecting on the season week 4 is where Portland really got into a groove with a 41-21 win over the Buccaneers, the first of five in a row. And to mark the start of the win streak Murphy put together 5 tackles, good for his season average.
In week 5 Murphy had another middle of the pack outing finishing with 4 tackles on the day.
Week 6 was probably Murphy's best game if you ask him. He matched his season high with 9 tackles and also blocked a punt against the Birddogs.
Week 7 saw another strong performance from Murphy that helped vault the team to victory over the Luchadores. By the time things were settled Murphy's stat line was 5 tackles and another sack.
If week 6 was Murphy's favorite game the team certainly loved his week 8 performance. In the Pythons' 5th straight win Murphy added 7 tackles, 3 for a loss, and forced a fumble to boot.
Week 9 is where things started to fall apart in Portland. For only their second loss of the season they fell to the Coyotes 22-17. Murphy was up and down this game with 6 tackles, 1 for a loss, a sack, and 2 passes defensed. However, he also committed 2 penalties for 10 yard keeping Coyotes' drives alive.
In week 10 Portland lost again and really needed more from Murphy. His 4 tackles were his 3rd lowest of the season.
Week 11 was one of the more exciting games of the season. Portland was able to eek out a narrow 38-36 victory over the Buccaneers and while Murphy wasn't a star in the game he helped the team out with some crucial tackles and finished with 6 on the day.
As exciting as week 11 was week 12 saw Portland absolutely dominate the Seawolves 38-0. In a testament to the talent around him Murphy only had 2 tackles on the day. Second fewest on the team.
In week 13 Murphy regained some individual momentum and had 7 tackles along with a sack in Portland's narrow defeat 29-28.
Finally to close out Murphy's final season in the DSFL he mirrored his week 13 statline perfectly with another 7 tackles and a final sack to end the regular season against the Luchadores.
30. The ISFL Players Association was established a few seasons back, and while it is not as prominent now, it was a very interesting idea. What are your thoughts on a player union to help vote on rule proposals?
I am always in favor of a players' association to provide a voice for players to provide input on rules and make demands for concessions. Even beyond that out in the real world the idea of unionization in any workplace is a great way for workers to band together and provide input/ improve conditions overall. I unfortunately am not intimately familiar with how this has played out in the ISFL, but the idea of getting an association off the ground in a sim league is really cool and in my opinion adds another level of realism to the league as a whole. So from that sense I am one hundred percent all for it. But word counts are a thing so I'm gonna pause here and go look at how the ISFL PA has gone before finishing this prompt. Ok so now that I looking into if and found a post from Destroyer about establishing one and I agree with the overall sentiment in the thread around the ISFL proposed implementation. CEO wasn't a great choice there, but everything else about their suggestion I can get behind and it seems like there was a ton of thought behind the suggestion and it came from a good place to add another layer to the league. Overall my thoughts are 10/10 I like it.
32. Affliate PT from either SHL/PBE. The Weeks must match with the timeframe of this UW. And you may only use a max of 1.
SHL Affiliate
Portland had an up and down season in S30 going 8-5-1, good for 2nd in the North and the 4th best record overall in the DSFL. Unfortunately Portland did the opposite of what most teams like to do and started hot only losing once in their first 8 games before ultimately dropping 4 of their last 6 including a 2 game losing streak heading into the playoffs and losing to the Grey Ducks in the first round. In fact, that game is also a good microcosm of their season because entering halftime Portland held a 10-7 lead, but after allowing 10+ points in each of the remaining quarters they lost 30-16.
Taking a look at Teddy Murphy's last season of eligibility at linebacker for the Pythons we have a mixed bag of results. He largely stayed the course and wasn't able to show signs of growth despite another year in Portland's favorable system, but Murphy was still able to sack the quarterback 6 times and defend 5 passes, both 1 off his career highs set in S29.
Let's dive into Murphy's season game-by-game to see if he had that same level of consistency his seasonal stats displayed.
In Portland's first game, a 27-6 domination of the Royals, Murphy was virtually nonexistent with only a single tackle the entire game. Truly an impressive feat from a 3rd year starter.
Seemingly frustrated by the previous week's performance Murphy exploded in game 2 against the Coyotes putting together 9 tackles and the team's lone sack on the day in the tying effort.
Week 3 saw Murphy regress to the mean with another 3 tackles and a second sack on the season in Portland's first loss. A 24-20 decision against the Grey Ducks.
Reflecting on the season week 4 is where Portland really got into a groove with a 41-21 win over the Buccaneers, the first of five in a row. And to mark the start of the win streak Murphy put together 5 tackles, good for his season average.
In week 5 Murphy had another middle of the pack outing finishing with 4 tackles on the day.
Week 6 was probably Murphy's best game if you ask him. He matched his season high with 9 tackles and also blocked a punt against the Birddogs.
Week 7 saw another strong performance from Murphy that helped vault the team to victory over the Luchadores. By the time things were settled Murphy's stat line was 5 tackles and another sack.
If week 6 was Murphy's favorite game the team certainly loved his week 8 performance. In the Pythons' 5th straight win Murphy added 7 tackles, 3 for a loss, and forced a fumble to boot.
Week 9 is where things started to fall apart in Portland. For only their second loss of the season they fell to the Coyotes 22-17. Murphy was up and down this game with 6 tackles, 1 for a loss, a sack, and 2 passes defensed. However, he also committed 2 penalties for 10 yard keeping Coyotes' drives alive.
In week 10 Portland lost again and really needed more from Murphy. His 4 tackles were his 3rd lowest of the season.
Week 11 was one of the more exciting games of the season. Portland was able to eek out a narrow 38-36 victory over the Buccaneers and while Murphy wasn't a star in the game he helped the team out with some crucial tackles and finished with 6 on the day.
As exciting as week 11 was week 12 saw Portland absolutely dominate the Seawolves 38-0. In a testament to the talent around him Murphy only had 2 tackles on the day. Second fewest on the team.
In week 13 Murphy regained some individual momentum and had 7 tackles along with a sack in Portland's narrow defeat 29-28.
Finally to close out Murphy's final season in the DSFL he mirrored his week 13 statline perfectly with another 7 tackles and a final sack to end the regular season against the Luchadores.
30. The ISFL Players Association was established a few seasons back, and while it is not as prominent now, it was a very interesting idea. What are your thoughts on a player union to help vote on rule proposals?
I am always in favor of a players' association to provide a voice for players to provide input on rules and make demands for concessions. Even beyond that out in the real world the idea of unionization in any workplace is a great way for workers to band together and provide input/ improve conditions overall. I unfortunately am not intimately familiar with how this has played out in the ISFL, but the idea of getting an association off the ground in a sim league is really cool and in my opinion adds another level of realism to the league as a whole. So from that sense I am one hundred percent all for it. But word counts are a thing so I'm gonna pause here and go look at how the ISFL PA has gone before finishing this prompt. Ok so now that I looking into if and found a post from Destroyer about establishing one and I agree with the overall sentiment in the thread around the ISFL proposed implementation. CEO wasn't a great choice there, but everything else about their suggestion I can get behind and it seems like there was a ton of thought behind the suggestion and it came from a good place to add another layer to the league. Overall my thoughts are 10/10 I like it.
32. Affliate PT from either SHL/PBE. The Weeks must match with the timeframe of this UW. And you may only use a max of 1.
SHL Affiliate
