(S23) - PT 4 - The Butterfly Effect

[GoonerBear]

Rando Cardrissian climbed for three seasons in the system, two with the San Jose SaberCats, to finally line himself up to be the number one back for the team. Quindarius Tyerucker was on his way out into free agency. He believed he would be in the shadow no longer.

That very offseason, however, the team needed another back. Even Cardrissian would have to admit he was still not ready to be a bellcow back, Monty Jack would need much more development time at quarterback, and waiting in the wings after another season of development in the DSFL was a running back who was finally ready to break into the league, Jamar Lackson.

The existential crisis first arose in Week 1, when Lackson amazed in ways that even Cardrissian could not at that moment as a third-year veteran. Was it time to change positions? Perhaps surrender the job now and see what else there was in the organization? Or maybe beyond Northern California, someone would find a place for him? He had a decision to make.

He decided to talk with the staff about it. The solution they ultimately agreed to was to slot him in at fullback. It checked off all the boxes - Lackson would take over at halfback most of the time, they could both be on the field, and he could be used as a fifth receiving option or extra blocker where the need arose. So far, it's at least been a boost to his morale and pushed aside the palls of possibly pursuing another career path. The offense has kept a bit of potency, though the Cats will need more help. The greater effects have yet to be seen, but it seems the locker room situation has stabilized and the RB corps get along better...somewhat...aside from a contentious podcast appearance.

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[Buttersqauch101]

Holy shit this is a perfect one for my early career. So when Ennis was drafted into the nsfl with the 4th overall pick to the Baltimore Hawks in S17, he was traded ten picks later he would be traded to the New Orleans Second Line for (if I recall a IA DT names benson harris, fuck him. And a 5th round pick). This was disheartening for me to be honest because I was hyped to be with the Hawks with members like Duilio, Huskies, and Scorp. Instead I ended up getting sent to a team in the end of a rebuild and I can say that I was happy I was at a place that seemed to have wanted me enough to not trade me immediately. Immediately being under a season of play. Well after being the worst team in the league we drafted Bjorn Ironside and shortly after I was traded to the Austin Copperheads where once again after one season I was no longer on the team I thought wanted me. This time I wasn’t even traded I was just flat out cut after the season ended. But at least in the end I’m now essentially a life long member of the San Jancito Sabercats

[DatSmolBoi]

During His college times, Snyder was involved with a serious injury that cost him to miss the rest of his Sophomore season. It turned out that he injured his shoulder and had to undergo surgery to miss the rest of his season to repair the damage. Snyder was pretty mad, saying that he would be fine and that he would come back in about 2 or 3 weeks and he didn't need surgery. After hours of complaining Snyder would finally risk his football career and go threw surgery. The surgery was a complete success but the news came to him that he would have to miss the rest of his season. Sean was emotional and decided that it would be the best if he just got a full recovery before going back onto the field again. Fast forward to next season and Snyder was saying he was feeling a little better then before. However, the doctor replied that he could choose to spend a bit more time resting to get a full recovery or can risk it all and play this season. This was a very hard choice for Snyder because if he wanted to get recovered he would spend more time home resting, but if he decided to go on the field and play he might get a worse injury then last time. The coach said he was okay to compete in the field once again, so Snyder made his decision to risk it all and play some football. It turns out, he made the correct choice as he didn't get injured at all after that. Now that man is on the DSFL catching balls for money.

[juniped]

SHL Affiliate PT (CW)

[s4ndr0p]

Well honestly, as a second year NSFL Player Ryeu did not have to make many tough decisions. Of course there was the decision to play football in the states instead of having a basketball career in europe and also there was a great chance to be picked by different teams in the draft but today, I am going to reflect on a decision that Ryeu may or may not have to make in the offseason.
coming into the league Ryeu got offered a three year contract the Arizona GM and Ryeu's Agent worked out a three year contract with a mutial-option in the third year. As Ryeu is hitting the third contract year it depends on both the Arizona staff and Ryeu if he will remain in the sunny south. Ryeu did not play great in the last two years - he was decent, but is this going to be enough for arizona? - If not where is Mr. Ryeu going to end up in the free agency. Ryeu might have a good shot for the Ulti if he stays in arizona as many project the Outlaws to be one offseason away from a strong run but as of now: no word has come to the surface as of how the two sides evaluate this situation. We might have to wait until the very end to see if another team might have a shot on the defensive end or if the Outlaws are going to keep him for another year.

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[CementHands]

SHL PT Claim

[Jay_Doctor]

There are two defining moments that stick out in my mind. The first is a lack of Division 1 scholarship offers. Mason was a quality athlete by most standards. He participated in sports year-round was best in football and tennis. One thing that probably set Mason back was playing tennis in the spring. The football coaches strongly encouraged (as a nice way to put it) everyone on the football team to go out for track in the spring. A few of the coaching staff were heavily involved in the track and field program as well, so it was a good way to get specific training to the football guys in the offseason. Mason ran track in middle school and it was alright, but it was pretty boring. Only the events were fun and even then, it was boring 90% of the time. You would wait 45 minutes for your event to be up. You would get stretched out, do tiny sprints and shoot the shit with others until it finally happened. When the time finally came, it was over in a heartbeat. Back to waiting 45 minutes to do something again. Tennis was much different. Practice was actually fun and the matches were as well. You could feel and watch yourself improving every week. Still, this did set Mason back some. A lot of scouts who checked out the football team put a lot of stock into their track meets. Whether that was right or wrong, it proved to be a challenge to get offers to D1 schools. Even though Mason showed good speed on the field in games, teams didn’t feel comfortable enough to take a chance on him. This could have been a point where Mason decided that college football wasn’t for him. But he didn’t. Instead, he went to UW-Whitewater, a football powerhouse in Division 3 and made a name for himself.

The other defining moment in Mason’s career was a knee injury. He tore a muscle in his knee his sophomore season. In a round-about way, the injury itself was the best thing that happened to him. Mason wasn’t eating well, and his water intake was terrible. In short, he wasn’t taking care of his body the way he needed to. With some help from his brother, he was able to turn lifestyle around. He also needed to work harder than ever to get back into football shape. Work ethic was never an issue, but it didn’t hurt to have an extra piece of motivation. He could have easily taken a different approach and wound up being an average college athlete that didn’t move on to the pro level. There is nothing wrong with that of course, but that was never the goal from the beginning. I’d like to think things have worked out well in the end. If he retired today, Blaylock could look back with no regrets.

[Forty Jordy]

PBE Affiliate PT

[hotdog]

SHL PT (CW)

[Luke]

SHL Welfare