(S24) - Ultimus Week

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14) Create an argument for your own player, or for someone else on your team, as to why they should be nominated for awards. Lay out their stats or compare them to other contenders. Make a convincing case.

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19) Create a billboard, magazine cover, unique trading card, or video game cover depicting a superstar of the league. Graphics only.

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20) Make a scouting report for any of the ISFL or DSFL draftees. Show their stats, abilities, TPE, highlights, or attempted armed robbery. Whatever rookies get up to these days.

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21) Show your player hoisting the championship trophy. Graphics only.

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27) Some positions are still under appreciated. Talk about the offensive linemen and/or special teamers on your squad. Show how they have contributed to the team, both on and off the field, and why they deserve recognition.

[Muford]

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[jzajenius36]

Tier 2: Short Form Tasks (400+ words)

7) Psuedo QB for KoTY

Handing out this award is about as easy as kicking a 40 yard field goal…at least for this player.  The Kicker of the Year award for this season should go to Psuedo QB, Kicker for the Portland Pythons.  And when I say “should go to,” what I really mean is “will go to (unless numerous voters have been promised real or fake currency/threats in exchange for their vote).”  Now I’m a new player to this league, but I’ve got to think a season like this in the DSFL is extremely rare.  Psuedo QB was a bunny away…a chip shot away…a layup away from a perfect regular season.  The blemish being one extra point miss from a perfect kicking season.  This player went 32 of 33 on extra points and a perfect 28 for 28 on field goal attempts on the year.  All other kickers on the year with at least 10 attempts on the season missed 3+ field goals.  Not only did Psuedo QB knock all of those through the uprights, he also had the most attempts.  Of kickers with 10+ attempts, he was the only one to convert all attempts from 40-49 yards and was the only kicker in the league to nail a 50 yarder.  In a historical sense, Psuedo QB is right up there with the DSFL’s best.  He fell just two made field goals short of tying the all time make record of 30, held by K. Corbett of the Tijuana Luchadores in season 2022.

While I’m not entirely well versed on what’s necessary for a successful field goal, i.e. player overalls, offensive and defensive special teams stats, home/road game sim codes, it seems quite unlikely that a kicker at a 72 overall rating could be this damn good, this early into his career.  I guess the real question that comes out of this year’s kicker of the year awards competition is not ‘who will win the award,’ but rather ‘should all kickers going forward just copy Psuedo QB’s update sheet?’

And before I close I would just like to say that, without these incredibly consistent contributions from its kicking game, there is virtually no chance that my team, the Portland Pythons, would have been able to sneak into the playoffs on the last week of the season.  So it really is with great regard that I argue on behalf of Psuedo QB to win this award.  Thanks for getting me into the playoffs, bud.

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6) Tijuana Luchadores, A Brief Review:

A couple weeks ago I wrote a piece in which I analyzed a few of the DSFL teams and compared their actual performance with a pseudo-metric I created.  The metric was essentially finding the average grade at each player position, for each team, and then cumulatively grading offense and defense based on those positional grades.  Hopefully that made sense…both now and the actual metric itself…Anyways the metrics had some interesting correlations and outlier results.  Perhaps the most interesting was the difference between the Tijuana Luchadores’ individual and cumulative metric grades versus where they were, and are now, in the standings.  The Luchadores finished the season with a very impressive 10 wins.  This team had the best home win/loss record and was one of only two teams to score over 300 points for the season.  They also dominated their division, finishing 5-1-0.

The metric placed Tijuana as 6 out of 8 in power rankings.  This was a result of grading out third worst offensively, with deficiencies at running back and tight end.  This team on paper was reliant on its mediocre-grade QB and line to hold up long enough to get its talented receivers the ball and hope its defense, which was average-to-good on paper could lean towards the latter end of that rating for a whole year.

Well the Luchadores really flipped the script on the entire league.  Its of no surprise that they finished with the second most receiving yards in the league and the highest yards per catch, but the team also maintained the third-highest yards per carry number as well.  While there’s no real way to put lipstick on this team’s passing attack, finishing second-to-last in overall QB rating, at least you can say they aren’t gun-shy.  For better or worse they are going to attempt to get the ball to their playmaking receivers, and more times than not it has worked this year.  A lot of kudos to this team’s offensive line for keeping the Luchadores balanced on offense.

On the other side of the ball Tijuana has been everywhere, second in sacks, second in interceptions, and tied for the league lead with two defensive touchdowns.  This ball hawking defense has been there to bail out the offense if ever they’ve gotten into trouble.

This team enters the playoffs having won five of its last six games, including a win over the NFC North champs London Royals and a week 14 win over its first round playoff opponent, the Norfolk Seawolves.
Many believe that the Ultimini is still up for grabs for any of the four teams in the playoffs, but wouldn’t that be the cherry on top of the season for Tijuana.  Overlooked by some all season and then winning the regular season, only to do it all over again in the playoffs.

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[Hordle]

Task 23:

If the league implemented a pro bowl type event. Strongman/bodybuilding events for our offensive line and defensive line. Let the big boys show off their impressive strength in more than just throwing each other to the ground. Let’s watch them lift some big stones and heavy weights. Not to mention it’s just good exercise and more of a glimpse into the life of an offensive lineman or a defensive lineman that others might not get to see as much. On top of that, throw in a tug-of-war. Offensive line vs Defensive line. Wide Receivers vs Corners in a dodge ball game could be exciting. The two positions known for catching balls dueling it out in a game of catching and dodging would allow them to show off skills they might not get to during a normal game.

I think players like Chuck Roth will dominate in a competition like I mentioned above. Though I’m sure in the next couple of seasons there will be some new prospects willing to give Chuck and others a run for their money. Pure test of strength and endurance for a guy who had nine pancakes in one game should be an easy feat. If he can throw around two hundred to three hundred and fifty pound men then I’m sure he could chuck hundred kilogram stones around.


Task 13
My experience in the league so far has been amazing. Joining groups like this, not specifically sports sims but large older communities in general, can be rough for newcomers. A lot of the time people tend to have cliques and tight knit communities. The members of the community have been more than welcoming. Between just talking to people in the regular discord to getting a peek into a couple of locker room discords. Everyone has been super helpful and accommodating and I’ve found the whole process to be straightforward and simple to understand.

While I haven’t been drafted, I have gone and watched a few of the previous ones and have talked to others about their experience. The whole process has me super hyped up for the draft and to see where I go. I’d like to give a shout out to the Kansas City Coyotes, the Portland Pythons and the London Royals for letting me hang out in their discord and making me feel like a member of a community. It’s been a great experience to see what it’s like from more than just the standard discord environment. It feels like a lot of time and effort has gone into building the community and “locker rooms”. People seem to be genuinely interested in what they’re doing and what other people are doing as well. So much so that they’re willing to give tips and tricks to newcomers.

Hanging out in Discords has been fun. Between just meeting people and discovering the distraction that is Epic RPG. I’ve had a blast just talking to people and talking a bit of smack here and there. Meeting new players and vets alike has given me a pretty good idea on how most, if not all, the people in the sim are. It doesn’t feel like anyone is treated differently because of the position they play. Which was a big worry for me when I first joined.

I have also been given a little taste with an interview from a few teams already. It’s been exciting to see the different and same things that teams look at. How it's more than just stats on a paper waiting to be graded.

Creating a player was an excellent experience and even when I struggled to figure out how to make a Wiki, Mag was kind enough to explain it. And I got it up and running with ease afterwards. Gaining TPE has been interesting with all the different ways that there are to earn it. Between training, equipment and tasks points. So far there feels like there is a decent amount to do.

So in conclusion, I am super excited to get drafted for the first time and look forward to making friends and winning games with whatever team I get drafted to.


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[Rusfan]

7) Awards season is a big part of the offseason festivities. Take the stand, in 400 words or more, for one or more players that are not your own, and argue why they should receive awards glory. They can be your teammates or anyone in the league. How did their stats and on the field contribution contribute to their case this year?

Korbin Brown should win both Wide receiver of the year and kick returner of the year. He leads all DSFL receivers in Touchdowns with 9 and is third in receiving yards with 886 behind Doug Howlett and Gunnar Thorbjornsson. He also has the second most catches on the year, also behind Gunnar Thorbjornsson, with 75. His stats at Kick Returner are even more impressive. He is one of only four returners with a kick return TD on the year and is the only returner with both a kick return TD and a punt return TD. Given that the award is just for the best returner in general, both kick and punt returns, This alone could give him a lock. However the stats don’t stop there. His 98 yard return week 4 versus the Kansas City Coyotes is the second longest return on the year, behind only NationalSimulation FootballLeague’s 103 yard return. BUT THAT’S NOT ALL, his 980 yards are far and away the best on the year, 140 yards ahead of Minnesota Grey Ducks returner Akerele. His average of 24.5 yards per return is the best in the league by a little bit. As for his punt return numbers, they are not quite as impressive. His 222 PR yards are only 5th best, behind Tijiuana Luchadores’s Vequain, Dallas Birddogs Taro Raimon, Norfolk Seawolves Rickie Vaughn, and Kansas City Coyotes Joshua Campbell. His 1 punt return TD is also behind Vequain and Vaughn’s 2 each. The only saving grace for Brown here is that he is only third in return attempts with 32. His return average of 6.9 is 5th in the league. What puts Brown ahead for me is, as I’ve said, his TD numbers. He has 2 total TD’s tied for the most in the league and has a diversity of return experience off of S24. The only big mark against him is that he had the most return attempts tied for first with 40, tied with Minnesota Grey Ducks rookie returner J. Vermillion. To finish the argument for Receiver of the year, his 11.8 yards per catch is 13th in the league. He has the T-5 longest catch of the year with 38. Really he was the entirety of the Pythons offense and worked perfectly with Sam Howitzer in his likely MVP campaign. Anytime Portland needed a long 3rd down conversion or a clutch TD he stepped up no matter who he was facing.

8) It’s always important to look forward to the future. Examine your team, and in 400 words or more, talk about how they can improve themselves to get a stab at trophy contention next year. Are you loaded with draft capital for the next draft? Do you have plenty of cap space to sign free agents? Go through the roster and note the different strengths and weaknesses, and how you think those will change over the next few seasons. How should your team adapt?

For this question, I will be focusing on my brand new shiny ISFL team, the Colorado Yeti! Now, it’s hard to imagine a 14-2 team improving per se, but there are a few moves worth examining, especially from my perspective as Joel Drake, upcoming Safety. The biggest moves by far were the signings of Darrell Williams from the Baltimore Hawks, and the trade of Runningback Ashley Owens and Safety Thor Kirkby to the New York Silverbacks for 5th overall in the upcoming ISFL draft and a Rd. 2 pick in next years ISFL draft. Obviously Owens was traded because of the Williams Acquisition, and the contractual obligation of the Yeti to put him in as RB.1 in all offensive formations. Kirkby was able to be traded for 2 reasons. The standout callup from last season Greedy Sly is now going to anchor the Strong Safety position in the place of Kirkby, and should be able to slide right in. As for the other reason, that’s where I come in. Pete Parker is entering heavy regression now and in a season or 2 won’t be able to out earn what he loses, so the Yeti decided to draft Joel Drake with the second pick of the second round. Now with Drake waiting in the wings for his callup in the coming season Kirkby’s position was becoming tenuous, especially with him not being a great earner and also starting to hit regression. Now with the current setup Kirkby gets to start for his last few years in the expansion squad of the New York Silverbacks, Sly gets to start full-time at SS, Parker gets at least one more year starting at FS, and Drake has a starting spot waiting for him in a year or two down the road. The big question remaining is also the biggest position on the field. Wolfie McDummy is starting to hit serious regression time and there isn’t an immediate starter waiting in the wings to take over. Now I’ve got full faith in Syl and TVC to make it work, and it won’t become a serious issue for another few years, but when that hits, Colorado is going to hurt if they’re not ready for it. I’m not sure what Colorado will do with their newly-acquired 5th overall pick, but rest assured the war room has someone special in mind. It’s always fun to have a championship caliber team with a high pick, and I’m sure that whoever we want will fill a position of need, likely on offense, (maybe at WR?) will slot right in after a season or 2.

[GotDatWeeFee]

Task 12 (400+ words for 5TPE):

This is the first expansion draft that has taken place since I have joined the league. To me, this is extremely exciting, and I am looking forward to it. Things that shake up the league and bring in change always seems to spice things up and make it extremely entertaining. I will not be personally affected by this expansion draft unlike a lot of others as I am a season 24 create. When looking at it from an unprotected player's perspective or a team's GM's perspective could be disheartening or stressful. Trying to figure out the players on your team that you could potentially lose than having to make the decision of which ones to retain can be a painstaking and daunting task to take on. As for a player, it could be worrisome as you could have developed a strong bond with your team and locker room just for you to potentially end up somewhere else with people you don’t know nor like can leave anyone worried. On the other side of that coin though this expansion will give a lot of players potential starting reps a lot earlier in their player's career than they may have expected, and honestly getting to watch your player take reps and play is a very exciting thing compared to riding the bench your first couple of seasons. I think the real winners out of this will be the young players. The expansion teams in my opinion will be served best when building for the future. Drafting S23 or S22 players where they can get them will secure their talent for the future. This is going to be compounded on the fact they will get to snag the top two picks in the upcoming S26 draft which will allow them to become a powerhouse in the seasons to come. Expansion teams building young not only benefits the teams themselves but also the players. Starting out early on a young team will provide more playing time and will also help develop a strong bond between the locker room. A team that grows and builds together let alone wins together will create a strong bond among the players there, compared to new players coming in, and playing alongside veterans would offer the same effect. Veterans have developed bonds with other veterans of the team and may not (whether it be intentionally or not) be all-inclusive of the new rookies coming in. When it comes to building a new team everyone is new and everyone could develop that same connection or bond.

Task 13 (400+ words for 5TPE):

My time in the ISFL was, in the beginning, confusing and I truthfully didn’t know how long I would stick around or how invested I would be into it. I missed out on certain things that I was just unaware of that could’ve helped my development. I also wish I would’ve become more invested earlier on so that I could’ve got a jump on things and progressed a little further earlier on. Through my first season in the DSFL, I became pretty involved with my player's development and was super focused on trying to progress him as fast as possible to make him the best player I could. Along the way, I progressively got more and more interested and involved in the locker room and the team in general. Going into the ISFL draft I felt I had done a pretty great job building my player up to this point but wasn’t all too concerned where or who I landed within the draft. That offseason was kind of the turning point with my involvement in the league. I realized I could earn more and was interested in becoming more involved along the way. The ducks were nice enough to help me get involved in sim testing which led to me being obsessed with it. The more obsessed with sim testing I became; it seemed the more involved I became with the team overall. Without the great team and locker room, the ducks have offered I don’t think that I would be as interested or as invested into the league as I have become over the past few months. I’m excited about this upcoming offseason now that I kind of has an idea of what to expect going forward instead of being surprised every week. I’m am excited to see where I end up in the league in the future. I imagine next season or the one after the saber cats will call me up and I will be excited to see what things are like on the next level if there is anything different at all. My gripes or recommendations about the league are minor and or wouldn’t be implemented. My biggest gripe is I’m not a big fan of the sim software that is used in the league and it could just be my inexperience with sim engines, but I imagine there are better ones out there. I also understand this would be a large feat and not something easily done. I will say switching forum sites was a great idea and I enjoy the new forum a lot more, so hopefully we can do something similar with the sim software in the future.

[JKortesi81]

Tier 1 – Choice 5.

The most fascinating thing going on in the ISFL today, truly, is the actual sim engine itself. Ever since the league began, the elephant in the room has always been that we deal with an imperfect sim. But, due to the lack of better options available, we all knew that our little dots running around the screen doing weird things was all we had. So, we just kind of went with it. But now, with more teams and more players than ever, the sim randomness has just lust its luster to a degree.

In the early days, it became obvious that Orange County “cracked the code” with the sim. For whatever reason, the Otters proceeded to just dominate the league and the rest of the league couldn’t keep up. Little did we know that OCO had proceeded to really figure out how things worked within the sim, and it gave them a tactical advantage. As the league grew, and more nerds came aboard, the sim and it’s flaws have been put out into the open for mostly all to see. If you’re a QB who doesn’t have 79 Speed, for example, you’re just putting your team at a bit of a disadvantage. Players know which stats actually matter, and that’s why you’ll see Running Backs and Wide Receivers getting to 100 Speed as fast as possible. People build very, very similar players and that’s because the meta has run rampant. The idea of a human OL was saved, which was a great development, but now, as we get way too close to parity in the league, it doesn’t matter how much a team can prepare. We’re all at the mercy of the sim doing weird things.

Maybe you’re down 1 point with 2 minutes to go and you’re at your opponent’s 25 yard line? Better Punt. Have a minute left in the game? Well a 10 yard catch is going to take away all of your time remaining, and you won’t use a timeout. A kicker will miss a 20 yard field goal, but then boot an 80 yard punt on the next drive.

These stupid scenarios exist in just about every game we sim. I know that a football team can beat one on “Any Given Sunday”, but at this point lesser teams win just far too often when they’re 70%+ underdogs. Football logic is completely out of the window. With the teams being closer than ever, you’re more at the mercy of the sim’s “invisible attributes” which gives some players a LOT more luck than others. It doesn’t matter if you have 400 more TPE than some players in the same position, you’ll be throwing an interception in the same scenario that they’ll rush for a 77 yard touchdown. And once the sim decides if it “likes” or “doesn’t like” you, you’re pretty stuck until you do a build change. Don’t believe me? Easton Cole was a high TPE QB for some time now, but no matter how good he was, he would throw insane amounts of interceptions. Even with things like intelligence maxed out. It took a build change, going the 79 speed route that OCO made famous with Franklin Armstrong, for him to throw less than double digit INTs a season and be the MVP candidate he should’ve been for a couple of season.

It’s time for us to find a new sim. I know that we use the 2016 version of our sim, but the word is out that they’re making a much better 2021 version. There’s been some pushback from the community, and some GMs behind closed doors about this for reasons that are poor like “not wanting to learn a new sim”. I’m sorry, but if there’s a better option for this awesome league, we need to look into it. We have a fantastic community that just keeps growing and growing. The truth is, we’re all ready for something a little better. Everyone on this site dedicated their free time to updating their players and working hard. We need something in there that can reward them a bit better. We can’t have this sim randomness and favoritism really ruining the league. There’s no reason the Austin Copperheads should be the highest scoring team in their conference, only to finish 3 games out of the playoffs. That doesn’t make sense. We personally lost 6 games we were high favorites to win. But the sim did weird things and this was just our “turn” to get shit on.

I know that its personal for me, but this keeps happening to a lot of teams. Should the Liberty have lost their first 8 games? No. Should San Jose have been terrible for 97% of their existence? Well, maybe. But still. Honolulu, on paper, should’ve been terrible this season. But somehow they were in first place much later in the season than they should’ve been.

I’m not saying that I always want the best teams to just win all of the time, but there has to be something a little better out there for the teams and players that work hard, max out their players together, and prepare to title chase than potentially being constantly picked on by the sim. It’s just very imperfect, and we’re at a point that we need something a little better.

We got this far with our current sim, but if we really want to go to the next level in the ISFL, the answer is clear: We need to move on from our current sim. Thank you. (930)

[Tylar]

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I am going to write about the current Tijuana Luchadores and who I believe will be in the conversation for their Mount Rushmore, as I have zero knowledge of any of the other tasks.

Bronko Mills is a Season 25 running back from Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Bronko Mills is known for his power running game and being a freak athlete. He is having a wonderful season with the Tijuana Luchadores with 218 carries for a total of 1118 yards and four touchdowns. Mills has been depending on in all situations and has been a key figure for the Tijuana Luchadores offense. The Luchadores have depended a lot on their running game and have found a lot of success. The Tijuana Luchadores have two great backs but Mills has shown and proven himself this season with his great performances night in and night out. In terms of overall statistics, Bronko Mills currently ranks third in the entire league which is extremely impressive for a rookie running back. Mills has been depended on since day one and has excelled. Mills is an excellent athlete and teammate in the locker room. He is deserving of this honor as a member of my Tijuana Luchadores Mount Rushmore.

Doug Howelett is a Season 23 wide receiver currently playing on the Tijuana Luchadores. He is a speedy receiver who is having a great year for the Tijuana Luchadores. So far Howelett has 71 receptions for 952 yards with 7 touchdowns. He averages around 13.4 yards per reception and is getting closer to 1000 receiving yards on the season which is impressive. Doug Howelett is leading the Developmental Simulation Football League in total receptions and yards by a decent margin. Howelett could arguably be the league's best wide receiver which is why I believe he should be on the Luchadores, Mount Rushmore. I think his mark on the field through his statistics is enough to give him recognition as one of the best to have laced up for the Tijuana Luchadores. Overall Howelett has shown to be a dominant receiver which is shown by his numbers this season alone. He is a major part as to why the Tijuana Luchadores are at the top of the league right now, and he is a major part of their passing offense which is enough for me to have him on my Tijuana Luchadores Mount Rushmore.

Adam Schell is a Season 24 linebacker who is extremely strong and quick. He is known for being a coverage back with amazing physical traits, speed, and football intelligence. Schell is an amazing athlete whose physical abilities make him an elite football player. Schell has been excellent this season on what has been a dominant defense for the Tijuana Luchadores all season. Schell seems to be the backdown of the defense and is kind of the overall leader for the defensive line. Adam Schell is currently the top ranked defensive player in statistics this season. He has recorded 123 tackles, 5 tackles for losses, 9 sacks, and 8 play disruptions. Schell has been all over the place for the Tijuana Luchadores defense. Schell appears to be the top linebacker in the entire league and also on his team. His dominance is clear and he is likely going to be nominated for some awards this season which could include defensive player of the year. His leadership on the defensive line as well as his impressive statistics this season makes him worthy of being a part of my Mount Rushmore for the Tijuana Luchadores.

Tex Wrecks is a Season 25 all-around defensive end who is good at everything. Tex Wrecks is an elite prospect coming into the upcoming S25 International Simulation Football League Entry Draft. He is likely going to go in the top five maybe even in the top three. He has been a leader in the training room and has some of the highest earning rates in the Developmental Simulation Football League. He is an amazing athlete which is shown by his amazing strength and speed. His agility and acceleration are elite for this draft class. Tex Wrecks has had a solid season recording 48 tackles, 17 tackles for losses, and 4 sacks. The fact Tex Wrecks is an elite prospect who is going to go extremely high in the upcoming draft, along with his performance this season makes him a noteworthy candidate. His locker room presence in terms of being a positive person and helping rookies is also noted. He has helped rookies like myself become better and has been extremely friendly to me. If Tex Wrecks comes back to the Tijuana Luchadores next season he will only further cement his spot on my Tijuana Luchadores Mount Rushmore. But for now, he is definitely on it for his current season alone, and anything more from him will be the cherry on top for the Tijuana Luchadores.

With that being said, these four guys currently on the Tijuana Luchadores as my teammates would be on my current Tijuana Luchadores Mount Rushmore. These four guys deserve it based on their results, leadership, and locker room presence. Go Luchas!

[Blasoon]

Tier 3:

16. My choice for the best non-playoff game of the Developmental Simulation Football League is, quite selfishly, the Norfolk Seawolves week three game away to the Dallas Birddogs. In a game they won thirty-seven to seventeen, this game feels incredibly special to me because in Suleiman Ramza’s final season in the Developmental Simulation Football League, he had a game for which he could be remembered. Making twenty-one out of twenty-six passes for two hundred and twenty-two yards, with an additional four touchdowns and no interceptions. This potential performance of the year helped the Seawolves improve the standing to three wins and no losses. To me, this victory felt like so much more than a strike in the win column though. Last season, the Seawolves undefeated streak was snapped brutally by the Birddogs, and subsequently, they remained the greatest inter-conference challenge to our chances of getting the first seed. We were able to put them away in a tight game in the Southern Football Conference Championship Game, so to get this victory, in their home, and in such a dominant manner, really reinforced the mindset I wanted to have throughout the season, and just allowed me to dwell on the Ultimini victory a bit more. (203 Words)

20. Rusty Rucker is a linebacker for the Norfolk Seawolves who will soon become eligible for the International Simulation Football League. He stands six feet, two inches. He weighs in at a stout two hundred and thirty-five pounds, and he is one of the hardest hitting linebackers in the Developmental Simulation Football League right now. When you look at his stats, you see a man who hits first, and who hits hard. A man who can get burned on a play, and then reciprocate through an act of arson on the next one. Over the fourteen game regular season, he recorded nineteen tackles, four of them for a loss, forced one fumble, defended against five passes, and arguably most impressively, recorded seven sacks. Some of his special skills include a ruthless tenacity and pain threshold, which he picked up from being a Leafs fan, Intimidation which learnt through a Scottish upbringing which saw him watch the movie Highlander on repeat for a month straight, and probably most importantly, he knows the secrets of Lidl and can find you that electric fruit preserver and jam maker that you’ve been wanting for years. Really, when it comes to American football players, despite his name, Rusty Rucker is the new-fashioned linebacker that the International Simulation football league needs. (214 Words)

23. When it comes to the Developmental Simulation Football League’s pro bowl, there is no doubt to me that the Southern Football Conference would come out on top. This is because I believe that life imitates art, and when it comes to the art of American Football, year in and year out, the Southern Football Conference has shown dominance over its Northern counterpart. Let us take a game of dodgeball for example, I fully believe that the South, led by quarterbacks Suleiman Ramza and Mattathias Caliban would decimate whatever poor group of five the Northern Football Conference trots out to die. For the big game, I would like to see it go seven on seven, with no linemen or kickers. For the linemen, I would instead enjoy watching them participate in a strong man contest, with a variety of all kinds of *instagramable* weights such as the iconic tire flip, and bench pressing. For the kickers, I believe a game of red light, green light; with the kickers starting in one endzone and trying to kick their way through the opposing uprights, without getting caught by the referee in the opposing endzone. Maybe it would work well as a time trial, seeing which kicker has the biggest leg, best aim, and the ultimate reflexes. (213 Words)

27. The offensive lineman is a man who is greatly underappreciated through no fault of their own. The specific offensive lineman I would like to talk about today is one Ananda Adyan, rookie lineman for the Norfolk Seawolves. Throughout his first season in the league, he has been able to put up an incredible thirty-two pancakes, and an even more incredible no sacks throughout the year. Both on and off the field, they have served as a leader for the offence, making sure to protect his quarterback Suleiman Ramza week in and week out. In addition, Norfolk’s potent running tandem captain Rogers and Quanter Skrills were far better suited through Adyan’s incredible blocking ability to maintain open zones and create lanes, sometimes where they would not initially be open. Off the field, Adyan, or the person behind him Tmosura, has done far more than what is in their job description. Whether it be through hard work put forward to graphic design, including an incredible new alternative logo for the Seawolves, to preparing to scout for the upcoming season, to sim testing and going over game plans with the front office, is it any surprise that he was given the offensive captaincy for this season? For these reasons and so much more, Ananda Adyan deserves praise, accolades and most importantly recognition, for the great work they have put forward towards this Seawolves team. (232 Words)

[Bwestfield]

Tier 1 Task 3

I will choose the Colorado Yeti for my Ultimus task. The Colorado Yeti have been around since S1 and have their fair share of dominant players and their fair share of terrible seasons. A rich history if there ever was one. At one end of the spectrum you have players like Logan Noble and Nicholas Pierno. Then on the other side you have players like Mo Berry and Bubba Thumper. If there were a Mount Rushmore of players who were simply terrible and led their team to failure the list would be easy. There were numerous winless seasons and many more with less than 6. From their bountiful bad seasons they had plenty of bad players to go around. The Yeti have a troubled past which they are finally breaking free. This is my take on those players that really turned around a broken franchise. Those worthy of the Mount Rushmore of the Colorado Yeti.

Offensive stars

I will start with myself. User (BWestfield), Player (James Bishop). I will get that out of the way. Sitting on the furthest right chunk of rock and rubble would be James Bishop. The chemistry he had with two different quarterbacks was fantastic to watch and left him in the top 10 most receiving yards of all time. As a player I was able to provide stability to the offense that desperately needed a revamp. As a user I was tasked with bringing in new users that would help shape the future of the Yeti. The locker room was a mess and users simply dropped off activity because the team was going nowhere. With the disappearance of one of the general managers it allowed me (Bobby Wasabi) to step up in that role and help determine what the Yeti should look like.

User (infinitempg), Player (Wolfie McDummy). Second from the right we have Wolfie McDummy. As a player Wolfie helped us (once again) fill one of our most concerning needs. Quarterback. He filled that need before and selflessly filled that need for us again. Wolfie was to run as a wide receiver next to me but the situation changed when we couldn’t rely on any specific user to take those reigns. As a user he gave and still gives everything he has to the Yeti cause. While Wolfie is often blamed for most of the mistakes on the team, there is no doubt in my mind that both the user and the player contributed so much to the team that it would not have happened without him.

Defensive stars

User (Mo Berry) Player (Frick_Nasty). Furthest left we have Mo Berry who highlights the Colorado Defense whenever he is on the field. Mo was so good that other players statistics often looked pitiful next to his own. Mo Berry is certainly the best linebacker the team has ever seen. Mo was one of my first picks as a GM seeing a lot of promise and a future star. Little did I know, when infinitempg stepped down as GM he would be the replacement. Obviously you are always looking for a replacement in case something happens, but in this case it was staring at us since we drafted him. We got Mo into the war room and made sure he was on the same page as us. It was only a matter of time before we started making big differences.

User (Woelkers11), Player (Bubba Thumper). Last but not least we come to the second from the left, Bubba Thumper. Bubba as a user was my replacement at GM when I decided my time was over. Infinitempg and myself had built a great roster, Mo and I had built on that roster. But the team took its next step when Bubba took the reins. He led the Yeti to their first ever Ultimus championship win. It was his player (Bubba Thumper) at defensive tackle, and his user (woelkers11) who brought our offense and defense together. From almost nothing to everything we ever wanted, woelkers was able to finish what we started out to do. The end justifies the means.

Notable mentions

User (PigSnout), Player (Boss Tweed). One of the reasons that Colorado found themselves successful early on (aside from some cheating) was Boss Tweed. Hall of Fame inductee Boss Tweed truly is the every down running back and is considered one of the best to ever play for the Yeti.

User(ExemplaryChad), Player (Haruki Ishigawa). Drafted in the 4th round of the 4th draft, the Yeti really hit a home run here. Another linebacker to get tackle after tackle. If there was ever a player who could be considered better than Mo Berry on the Yeti, you could easily argue Haruki was that player. Unfortunately for Ishigawa, he did not see many wins while he played for the Yeti. In fact, 2 of his seasons, he did not see a single win. But he was an exemplary player nonetheless.