Task 7:
The experience in participating in the DSFL is funny enough shocking like being on an actual football team in some ways. Primarily being you get as much satisfaction out of it for as much work as you put into it. Your player (more than likely) won't go anywhere unless to put effort forth to make them better. The team chemistry builds with off field activities just as in real life with opportunities to spend time with teammates to build pride when we win and companionship when we lose. The coaches / management of the team have a profound effect on us rookies, I for one wouldn't have been able to keep up with the checks and tasks, hell wouldn't have been able to create this response if it wasn't for the absolute bastions of aid, in my case being Kotasa and bowl. Both have given me the ability and confidence to go into an environment I was admittedly not very comfortable in and transformed me from a Luchito to and Luchadore, giving a healthy contribution to the team's success. Also performing in this league has been much easier along with the help of an irl friend in Masu Chan, being able to speak to him after hours for help and clearing up any confusion, to the point where I'm now hounding him to do his tasks every week and I was helping him with the proper way to claim predictions! (After I done goofed and Kotasa had to beat me into shape.) It has been an interesting ride, when creating my safety after the position switch, to see my player who in my mind was going to a more Earl Thomas, Ed Reed type of ball hawk to more of a Troy Polamalu or Tyrann Mathieu do it all safety. I look forward to the post season success the Luchadores have in store and how much further Talen Farrens can grow.
Task 12:
Masu Chan, or Mason Jones, in my mind has been a hell of a surprise this season. The user, who I'm good friends with, is a Hockey die-hard through and through. He would talk to me about a sim hockey league in poor detail, me not understanding what on earth he was saying I just told him if there was a football version then I would participate. Low and behold there was such a league, but I had no idea that this guy, who wasn't well versed in football by any means, decided to participate with me. Masu is the reason I joined the league, and initially we were hoping to be offensive guys, but due to popularity we had scarce opportunities for significant playing time at the desired positions, so we were persuaded to join the defensive side of the ball, with me being a safety and Masu being a linebacker. Masu at the beginning didn't even know what a linebacker was or even what side of the ball he was on. When asked about it he thought it was more of a fullback type of postion where you would basically be behind the line and block for the QB. However once I told him how important and how much of an impact a good linebacker can have on a defense, he kind of just took off. The undrafted rookie, at the time of writing this, in 13 games has 92 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 4 sacks, an interception, and 10 pass deflections. If that isn't stat sheet stuffing I don't know what is, especially for a rookie. Going from not even knowing what the position entails to being a borderline linebacker of the year candidate, I think it's fair to say Mason Jones is here to slay.
The experience in participating in the DSFL is funny enough shocking like being on an actual football team in some ways. Primarily being you get as much satisfaction out of it for as much work as you put into it. Your player (more than likely) won't go anywhere unless to put effort forth to make them better. The team chemistry builds with off field activities just as in real life with opportunities to spend time with teammates to build pride when we win and companionship when we lose. The coaches / management of the team have a profound effect on us rookies, I for one wouldn't have been able to keep up with the checks and tasks, hell wouldn't have been able to create this response if it wasn't for the absolute bastions of aid, in my case being Kotasa and bowl. Both have given me the ability and confidence to go into an environment I was admittedly not very comfortable in and transformed me from a Luchito to and Luchadore, giving a healthy contribution to the team's success. Also performing in this league has been much easier along with the help of an irl friend in Masu Chan, being able to speak to him after hours for help and clearing up any confusion, to the point where I'm now hounding him to do his tasks every week and I was helping him with the proper way to claim predictions! (After I done goofed and Kotasa had to beat me into shape.) It has been an interesting ride, when creating my safety after the position switch, to see my player who in my mind was going to a more Earl Thomas, Ed Reed type of ball hawk to more of a Troy Polamalu or Tyrann Mathieu do it all safety. I look forward to the post season success the Luchadores have in store and how much further Talen Farrens can grow.
Task 12:
Masu Chan, or Mason Jones, in my mind has been a hell of a surprise this season. The user, who I'm good friends with, is a Hockey die-hard through and through. He would talk to me about a sim hockey league in poor detail, me not understanding what on earth he was saying I just told him if there was a football version then I would participate. Low and behold there was such a league, but I had no idea that this guy, who wasn't well versed in football by any means, decided to participate with me. Masu is the reason I joined the league, and initially we were hoping to be offensive guys, but due to popularity we had scarce opportunities for significant playing time at the desired positions, so we were persuaded to join the defensive side of the ball, with me being a safety and Masu being a linebacker. Masu at the beginning didn't even know what a linebacker was or even what side of the ball he was on. When asked about it he thought it was more of a fullback type of postion where you would basically be behind the line and block for the QB. However once I told him how important and how much of an impact a good linebacker can have on a defense, he kind of just took off. The undrafted rookie, at the time of writing this, in 13 games has 92 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 3 forced fumbles, 4 sacks, an interception, and 10 pass deflections. If that isn't stat sheet stuffing I don't know what is, especially for a rookie. Going from not even knowing what the position entails to being a borderline linebacker of the year candidate, I think it's fair to say Mason Jones is here to slay.
