08-30-2021, 05:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-30-2021, 05:42 PM by solas. Edited 1 time in total.)
16. I think I can bring some good qualities to whatever teams draft me in both the DSFL and ISFL. First, I have a lot of experience with sim leagues. I don’t like to bring this up because I don’t want to necessarily downplay people who are newer to sim leagues in general because they will probably be a bit more active than I am so it would be disingenuous to sell myself as being a better option than anyone else because of that. For the time being I don’t necessarily plan to be, like, the #1 overall pick or anything, butI think I can offer a good level of stability and reliability based on my history. Plus I’m not going to need that much help with updating or doing PTs outside of maybe the stuff that’s more unique to this league.
Second, I make graphics, so I think that gives me a bonus as far as earning money for training. I took a look at the grading scale for graphics here and to me it seems like you can make a lot of money from graphics which is really good for me because I enjoy making sigs in sim leagues. So as long as I stay active, I don’t think I’ll ever be running out of money in the bank (fingers crossed).
25. Given the positions available, I probably would have created a defensive tackle. While I would’ve enjoyed going with a skill position on offense, because those tend to be more fun, I think there’s too much of a logjam at QB/RB/WR for me to jump in there and get playing time right away. My experience with sim leagues, specifically football leagues in the past, tells me that jumping to a flashy position right away when you’re not 100% sure that you’re going to consistently be a max earner is usually a bad idea. Plus it really limits your options in the draft. And I can probably get rid of the remaining offensive positions, too, since offensive line isn’t too interesting to me right now and from what I can tell tight end seems to have the same problem as QB/RB/WR.
So that pretty much limits me to defensive positions. I’ve already created a safety, so that eliminates that. I’ve done a little bit of research on the forum and it seems like defensive ends aren’t quite as valuable or interesting in the new sim. I was thinking of creating a DE when I joined, but given that information I don’t think it’d be my second choice any more. I’m also going to eliminate cornerback, because that’s not all that different from safety and doesn’t make for a fun answer. So now that leaves us with linebacker and defensive tackle. Linebacker would be fun, since that offers a lot of variety and it’d be fun to make an edge rusher. But instead I’m going to say DT, since that seems to be a position with more need and it’d be fun to get some more playing time (and maybe a nice amount of TFL).
27. Branding is something that I care about a lot, possibly too much, so I’m happy to provide my two cents here. First, let’s start with the positive. It’s a close call, but I’m going to say my favorite is the Austin Copperheads. Although to be honest, I would say Austin and Sarasota are neck and neck as far as branding goes. Neither are necessarily perfect in my eyes, but both are well-made. Sarasota gets a slight dock because I’m not a fan of Sarasota being the choice of location compared to the other teams in the league, but that’s not a big difference maker. I like the colors for both teams a lot (the blue/green combination for the Sailfish works really well), but the combination of teal and copper is an inspired choice that works really well for football. The copperhead snake itself is also very well-done.
In the name of positivity, I’ll try to keep it more brief on the negatives but there are some identities that I just don’t like. The Portland Pythons branding isn’t necessarily bad, but when taking a look at all the logos I can’t help but feel that their current identity is a downgrade from the older one. The Berlin Fire Salamanders logo is clearly made by someone with artistic talent (as is the Pythons logo), but the name and logo just doesn’t work for me. I also feel like the logo for the Chicago Butchers is just too busy and doesn’t work as a football logo - but at the same time I do think the name and colors work very well.
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Second, I make graphics, so I think that gives me a bonus as far as earning money for training. I took a look at the grading scale for graphics here and to me it seems like you can make a lot of money from graphics which is really good for me because I enjoy making sigs in sim leagues. So as long as I stay active, I don’t think I’ll ever be running out of money in the bank (fingers crossed).
25. Given the positions available, I probably would have created a defensive tackle. While I would’ve enjoyed going with a skill position on offense, because those tend to be more fun, I think there’s too much of a logjam at QB/RB/WR for me to jump in there and get playing time right away. My experience with sim leagues, specifically football leagues in the past, tells me that jumping to a flashy position right away when you’re not 100% sure that you’re going to consistently be a max earner is usually a bad idea. Plus it really limits your options in the draft. And I can probably get rid of the remaining offensive positions, too, since offensive line isn’t too interesting to me right now and from what I can tell tight end seems to have the same problem as QB/RB/WR.
So that pretty much limits me to defensive positions. I’ve already created a safety, so that eliminates that. I’ve done a little bit of research on the forum and it seems like defensive ends aren’t quite as valuable or interesting in the new sim. I was thinking of creating a DE when I joined, but given that information I don’t think it’d be my second choice any more. I’m also going to eliminate cornerback, because that’s not all that different from safety and doesn’t make for a fun answer. So now that leaves us with linebacker and defensive tackle. Linebacker would be fun, since that offers a lot of variety and it’d be fun to make an edge rusher. But instead I’m going to say DT, since that seems to be a position with more need and it’d be fun to get some more playing time (and maybe a nice amount of TFL).
27. Branding is something that I care about a lot, possibly too much, so I’m happy to provide my two cents here. First, let’s start with the positive. It’s a close call, but I’m going to say my favorite is the Austin Copperheads. Although to be honest, I would say Austin and Sarasota are neck and neck as far as branding goes. Neither are necessarily perfect in my eyes, but both are well-made. Sarasota gets a slight dock because I’m not a fan of Sarasota being the choice of location compared to the other teams in the league, but that’s not a big difference maker. I like the colors for both teams a lot (the blue/green combination for the Sailfish works really well), but the combination of teal and copper is an inspired choice that works really well for football. The copperhead snake itself is also very well-done.
In the name of positivity, I’ll try to keep it more brief on the negatives but there are some identities that I just don’t like. The Portland Pythons branding isn’t necessarily bad, but when taking a look at all the logos I can’t help but feel that their current identity is a downgrade from the older one. The Berlin Fire Salamanders logo is clearly made by someone with artistic talent (as is the Pythons logo), but the name and logo just doesn’t work for me. I also feel like the logo for the Chicago Butchers is just too busy and doesn’t work as a football logo - but at the same time I do think the name and colors work very well.
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