(S2) - PT #5 - Most Improved

[Bzerkap]

@124715

Is that Jeff Samardzja?? Lol

[Oles]

Paul DiMirio is by far the most improved player of this season. He started off as a man with hands made out of stone, unable to help his QB get out of tough situations as a reliable TE should. Paul was turning into one of the biggest busts of the season, almost rivaling Cushing and Dermot Lavelle. He was not playing well for the offense and it looked like he was going to be moved to a different position at the end of the season. There were talks of force-feeding him to bulk up and turn him into an offensive lineman, although we don’t know how true those claims are. Something changed for Paul throughout the season, maybe it was these rumors circulating, or being made fun of by everyone, but he kicked it into high gear and started to really play well for the Liberty, giving Christ a reliable third target. We really started to see him develop into the top tight end in the league, rivaling Ricky Maddox for the top spot. Paul really developed well throughout the season, and may prove to be one of the better picks in the S2 draft when his career is over. This turn around in his rookie season will prove well for both the team and him when they need to call on him.

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[adam2552]

Is that Jeff Samardzja?? Lol

Is. Best Notre Dame 83 I could think of.

[Bzerkap]

Is.  Best Notre Dame 83 I could think of.

Lol works I guess. Def made the right choice with baseball though

[kckolbe]

Paul was turning into one of the biggest busts of the season, almost rivaling Cushing

If I'm such a bust, how come I was the first one to realize DiMirio's improvements? I really gotta work on my trash talk

[Shadowz]

Over the course of the season, many players in the NSFL are seen improving their game as they are given more experience out on the field. The player who has seen the most obvious improvement in their game from the start of the season however is Paul DiMirio. DiMirio started out the season on a relatively slow note, his first two games he only had two catches a piece, and only managed 24 yards between them. Just from that, it's fair to say that DiMirio started out as one of the lesser targets for the Liberty's offense. Over the course of the season, this has all changed, as Paul DiMirio has become one of if not THE most valuable targets in the entire league. In his last two games (Week 14 and Week 15), DiMirio was one of the cornerstones of a struggling Philadelphia team, catching the football 17 times for a total of 173 yards. That's an average of 10.17 yards per reception, basically equating at throw to DiMirio as an automatic first down (lol the simplifying). If DiMirio continues his season and career with any resemblance of this upwards trend, he will certainly be in talks of the most elite receiving tight ends in the league.

[Oles]

If I'm such a bust, how come I was the first one to realize DiMirio's improvements?  I really gotta work on my trash talk

I was torn between doing it about myself or someone else, knew Paul was an easy pick so saved him for last resort.

[Damienj10]

Most improved player has had to have been myself in my biest opinion. I slowly started to turn on the jets. I tied for most touch downs as a wide receiver on the Liberty. Also got 700+ yards as a rookie in the NSFL. Not one of those fake rookies that get 1 extra season in their belt and then hop in as number one and continue to grow as a rookie MVP even though they have multiple games and weeks ahead of the true rookie factor also another thing that's improved on the nsfl is the amounts of steroids hidden by those in untrue rookies. Anyways I decided to buy my first set of rocket boots back in the beginning of my career to help me turn on the jets. One thing I do. Need to improve on though is my hands but really I just feel like chilling like a villain and still hitting up speed because if I am real quick it will help me be far away from the scrubs and buryem in the dust. I am hoping to break 1000 yards next season. I am also hoping to break ny first season of TDs of 4 hopefully 6 or 7 next season. If I get my speed to 90 I can get some hands because I will confident that I will do 100x better than what I am right now. Look out for the duo of Kroetch and fox because we are going to be a deadly force come next season. This draft will only help us improve. In the end I feel my team and my player as a whole improved throughout the whole season. Next up off season blues. Off season training and then glory!


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[Deusolis]

There are two kinds of people responding for this point task: those who pick Erasmo Broadway @evryday as Most Improved Player and those who are wrong. By any objective standard, Broadway was mediocre at best his rookie year. Playing defensive end, the former Notre Dame standout posted 39 tackles, including 6 for a loss, and 3 sacks. His Hawks finished as the worst team in the league and Broadway was relegated to afterthought status. But it wasn't all bad, Broadway recorded But nine pass defenses, the high water mark for the position. For those watching, it was a clear harbinger of things to come.

In the Season 1 offseason, the pride of Chi-Town made the shift to linebacker. The league's center of power shifted with him. With that change, among others, the Baltimore Hawks went from the league's laughingstock to the NSFC regular season champions. This year, Broadway has recorded an absolutely stellar stat line: 115 tackles, 12 sacks, 13 passes defended, 3 interceptions and 7 tackles for a loss. He stepped huge for a linebacking corps who saw its best member, Kurt Hendrix, transition to a new role as defensive end.

In Season 2, Broadway put the league on notice, but Season 3 will tell if he's the real deal or another flash in the pan.

[124715]

Don't ususally want to write about myself but I was pretty terrible at the beginning of the season so here goes.

Liberty TE Paul DiMirio was a steal in the draft, but you never would've known it by the way he performed over his first couple of games. In the opening pair, he averaged 2 receptions for a paltry 12 yards. It didn't get much better even when he doubled his receptions average in weeks three and four. He was, by far, the worst starting TE in the league.

Enter Liberty GM Lincoln Jefferson. Jefferson started moving DiMirio around, sometimes in the backfield, sometimes inline. Sometimes, he was way on the outside, with Fox North playing slot, sometimes he was in the slot, and his big, physical frame terrorized nickel cornerbacks. He still made his home in the TE slot, but he new flexibility allowed him to start racking up the yards.

DiMirio still wasn't happy with his performance. Reportedly, he spent "all his time" in the weight room "like a madman", building up his strength. And it payed off, too: DiMirio averaged 9 receptions/game averaging ~90 yards/game after that lifting spree, and he's a vital part of the Liberty offense going forwards. He can rack up yards, work the safeties, protect the runner, and do everything else a productive TE does. In S3, look for him to continue his increasing dominance.

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