(S21) - PT2 - Hall of Fame

[xbijin]

Let's see how this one goes..

When you think of pancakes you don’t think of B. Robotman, D. Robotman, A. Robotman, or E. Robotman, it’s C. Robotman. Yes, that Robotman who set the pancake record in the year 2020 with 97. According to my intense internet research, the average pancake stack is 2-3 pancakes, therefore if you had made and eaten a stack with all of C. Robotman’s pancakes that season you would’ve had yourself 32 to 48 STACKS. The world record for pancakes is 113 pancakes eaten in 8 minutes. That would mean you would have come within 16 pancakes of the world record.

Half way through this article I’ve been informed that C. Robotman is in fact a bot. If I would’ve known that at the beginning of writing, I would have STILL written it and mean every word. With that said, a Bot set the pancake record back in season 5 and it has yet to be broken. I would even bet, if C. Robotman had the chance to eat 113 pancakes in 8 minutes, they COULD.

Bots matter too, they help this game run smoothly and without them who knows where we would be.

If that isn’t a hall of fame case, I don’t know what is. Please send C. Robotman to the Hall of Fame.

[Kyle]

I'm going to make a controversial pick here with Jayce Tuck. So what if he was never a real player and got caught up in one of the biggest scandals the great wide world of sim sports has ever seen? His stats show that not only is he the greatest defensive linemen of all time, he is arguably the greatest NSFL football player of all time. The only appropriate NFL comparison would be the greatest NFL player of all time, Lawrence Taylor. This comparison also works off the field since LT has had more than his share of controversy there. The comparison might not even be good enough for Tuck, let's take a look. The number one indicator of a defensive ends impact is tackles for loss and Jayce dominates here. The man has pushed a run backwards 113 times! That's even more impressive when you compare it to the rest of the leader board. Second place only has 98 (and is in the hall of fame), then you have another large drop off to third place at 83. From there it's a steady decline to tenth place at 70 TFLs. A player could crack the top 10 and still be a whole careers worth of work behind Tuck. You idiots vote this man in. I don't care about scandals.

[roastfuego]

Look as a wide receiver I am going to have to say one of the greatest wide outs that I had the opportunity to see highlights for was Charlie Law. Like how in the hell is he not in the hall (according to wikipedia as of March 20 at 1:44 A.M.). According to NSFL stat collectors "Law finished his career #7 all time in catches with 670. He was #7 all time in touchdown receptions with 62 when he retired (he is currently out of the top ten). He ranked #13 all time in reception yards with 8,642." Charlie Law was known throughout the league as making some of the toughest catches and coming down with them. Law was so reliable that he has the least amount of drops for someone in the top fifteen receptions ever. Man must have used stickum.

Law is sadly only a three time champion back with the New Orleans Secondline and with the Arizona Outlaws, but that should not be held against him as he can only do so much for the team. Law was also selected to six pro bowls and is without a doubt one of the top end talents to have played. Law went on to become a GM of an expansion team known as the Austin Copperheads, which just won an Ultimus and would have been a great addition in this years class.

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[Voltaqe]

I feel one player snubbed from the hall of fame list has to be defensive end Jayce Tuck. He has won defensive player of the year 2 years in a row! No other players have done this feat and only 2 other players have won defensive player of the year twice. He sits at the top of the list for tackles for loss with the second place being nearly 20 tackles for loss behind him. Now I know a lot of people prefer sacks but even in that department he is no slouch. He has the most sacks for defensive ends and is sitting in fourth place overall for player of all positions. Some may argue he did this when the league was much easier and there wasn’t as much talent but you can’t choose who you play against. He went out and dominated for two seasons in a row and was feared by both running backs and quarter backs. Offensive lineman couldn’t block him and he always found himself in the backfield. Let’s not forget he has the single game record for tackles for loss which has stood the test of time and may never be reached. There may never be a defensive player as dominant as Jayce Tuck again and he should be a unanimous vote in the next hall of fame voting.

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[BadLck]

As the resident Phat Boi I have to give a nod to one of the best defensive lineman to ever do it, if not the best defensive lineman to ever do it. Unfortunately he is not a defensive tackle like me but he is a defensive end. Reading this you probably already know who it is but he is of course Jayce Tuck. He is a two time MVP who of course won defensive player of the year also both of those years also. There has been some controversy surrounding him but his stats are just much to good to ignore. He is the career leader in tackles for loss with 113. The next highest on the list isn’t even in the triple digits. He is also the career leader in sacks for defensive end with 106 which is also good enough for fourth on the list of all players.
If we ignore all the noise about the controversy he is involved in he would have been a first ballot hall of famer. I think it is about time we ignore the noise and give him the respect he deserves for his on field play. Even if this not enough to get you all to realize he is a hall of famer he will still go down in my book as one of the best to do it and someone who I try to model my game after even though we are in slightly different positions.

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[Mooty99]

Now for this task I have had to think long and hard about who should be in the hall of fame and the person that I have come back with is my former GM Charlie Law. Before he became a stunning GM Charlie Law was a super star tight end/wide receiver. He split his 9 season career between Arizona and New Orleans. Law was picked in the second round by Arizona, and was a day 1 starter making an instant impact on the league getting voted to the pro bowl and winning an Ultimus in his very 1st year. He then spent a further 3 years at tight end gaining 2 more pro bowl nominations before moving to wide receiver. This switch to wide receiver and moving to New Orleans gave his career a huge boost. He spent the next 5 years at New Orleans and garnered 3 further pro bowl nominations in this time and helped them to 2 Ultimus's to boot. While you may think his 62 TDs and 8,642 receiving yards in his career may not quite get him to the hall of fame, this combined with his work as a GM surely does. He took a brand new franchise to Ultimus champions in just 5 seasons!

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[Number 82]

The National Simulation Football League’s Halll of Fame reserved for players who made outstanding contributions to professional simulation football. When thinking of a player who fits that criteria it’s hard not to consider Marquise Brown, who is one of the best, if not the best running back to ever play the game.

Bursting onto the scene in Season 10, Brown won offensive rookie of the year honours and was selected for his first of his 7 Pro Bowl selections (Season 10-16. Two seasons later he would cement himself as one of the best running backs in the game, claiming the NSFL Running Back of the Year honours in Season 12. He would repeat in Season 13, Season 14 and Season 15, taking home RBoY for 4 consecutive years. In Season 13 he was named NSFL’s Offensive Player of the Year and shared the NSFL MVP honours for the year. Brown racked up 1,571 yards rushing, averaging 4.7 yards per attempt to go with 366 receiving yards on route to 14 rushing and 4 receiving touchdowns for the year. In Season 15 with the Baltimore Hawks, Brown would play an integral role in the Hawks offense, culminating with a win over the San Jose SaberCats to claim the Ultimus.

Marquise Brown retired as the league’s all-time leading rusher, amassing 12,587 yards over the course of his NSFL career, 379 yards more than 2nd place. He also holds the record for the most yards from scrimmage tallying a total of 15,643 yards. Brown’s production was not just limited to yards, as he had a knack for finding the end zone having scored 104 rushing touchdowns which places him 3rd all time. To put that into perspective he’s one of only three people ever to reach the 100 rushing touchdowns mark. When combined with his receiving touchdowns, his total touchdowns count rises to 125 which ranks him 3rd all time in total touchdowns. He was a workhorse back having 2,897 rushing attempts which places him 2nd all time. As far as single season accomplishments go, Brown holds the single season record for the most rushing yards in a single season with 1,901 yards as well as most rushing attempts in a single season with 452 carries.

Marquise Brown was dominant back who serves as benchmark that other running backs hope to emulate and measure themselves against. His talent being displayed running the football as well as on special teams where he excelled as a returner when given the opportunity. There is no question that he belongs in the NSFL Hall of Fame.

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[revuhlution]

Written Option: The Hall of Fame S19 Class has just been released, inducting five new legendary players into the Hall. In 200 words or more, make the case for a currently retired player to be inducted in a future class. Why do they deserve a slot over other contenders? Don’t be afraid to put some research into it if you are unfamiliar with older players.

Benson Bayley is a former CB in the NSFL. He is one of the many international NSFL players, growing up in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He was a standout soccer player, not even touching a football until he came to the States as a teenager. Unlike many international players, he shied away from kicking, instead turning into a lockdown corner. He played college ball at Louisiana State University, where he amassed 9 picks, including 3 returned for a TD in only 2 years. He played 10 seasons in the NSFL, the first 5 with San Jose, the next 4 with NOLA (where he won an Ultimus in S9 and S11), then signing back on with SJS for his last season. He is tied for 9th in career interceptions with 32 and is 4th ever in Total Pass Deflections with 174. From 2018-2024, he started all 98 games and had at least 2 interceptions and 15 passes defensed in each season, and had 6 Pro Bol appearances. For a hit-or-miss position like corner, Benson is a model of consistency. While big names like Antoine Delacour and Dermot Lavelle stand out, Benson was a beast in the defensive backfield and deserves to be recognized for his play in the NSFL. #BensonBayleyforHOF

[JKortesi81]

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[SwagSloth]

I'm actually going to talk about my first player. Despite both of my players being strong earners, my first player didn't make it in and my second player likely won't, either. But while Reese often underperformed for his TPE, I felt Kennedy went out on a much better note and deserved proper consideration.

Eric Kennedy was a RB from S2 - S6 and a WR from S7 - S10. He was more of a back-up for his first 3 seasons, but he exploded in S5, starting a trend for receiving RBs getting involved in the slot and wideout spots. This created some controversy as it exploited some issues with the sim itself, but it was only intended initially as a way to get him more involved while the team continued to feature fellow RB Bubba Nuck. Despite the controversy, Kennedy won co-MVP in S5 with 130 catches, 1655 receiving yards, and 14 receiving TDs. He also had 51 rushes for 218 yards on the ground and a rushing TD. Because of the issue in the sim, a few voters admitted to ignoring this season when considering Kennedy for the Hall of Fame. I disagreed with this as the Hall of Fame has always followed the numbers and ignored the user behind the player; some great users with unlucky careers have been shunned while relative IAs with good sim luck (or perhaps just good timing) have made it in at times. Especially in the early days of the league. I have no problem with that, honestly, but if that's your criteria, then you stick to it. That said, as the exploit became apparent, I had a desire to put that sitigma behind the player and Kennedy focused more on rushing, doubling his carries in S6 and halving his catches. It was not a great season for the player, but perhaps a quiet season for the best way to let the heat die down a little. In S7, he switched to WR and focused purely on the passing game, accumulating 4803 yards and 28 Touchdowns over the course of the next 4 seasons. This may not be as impressive in modern terms, but he was a strong WR1 for his team and the numbers he put up reflected that as he placed #3 in S7, #2 in S8, and #6 in S9. He fell to #12 in S10, but that was because he was willing to help the team by taking a backseat to their newly acquired WR Tegan Atwell despite still being a WR1 in terms of ability. Kennedy was always a team player first, whcih we've learned doesn't necessarily lend itself to HoF consideration. Hence the rise of more player contracts featuring usage requirements over the past 5-6 seasons. Still, he did put up over 1000 yards in each of his four seasons at WR, includiing S10, so sometimes talent can speak for itself regardless of the depth chart.

Outside of the S5 controversy, the biggest mark against Kennedy seemed to be lack of longevity. The irony is that I thought I was helping his chances of making it into the Hall of Fame by retiring in his prime, but knowing more about how voters approach the Hall of Fame now, longevity and performance over time is a massive factor. Kennedy spent over half of his career playing at a different position and, even though he excelled when he finally made the move to WR, his short time at the top was not enough to earn him a place in the Hall. I was initially very upset by this because of all the work I put into the player and my belief that the S5 controversy still continued to taint his name. However, with time, I have accepted that the ultimate nail in the coffin was a short span of time at the top. For any player seeking the Hall of Fame, I recommend sticking around as long as possible, especially if you position switched halfway through your career.

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