What NSFL Hall of Famer would you start a franchise with?
As a sucker for anything football and a good story, I have been trolling around the NSFL Wikipedia pages reading anything and everything available regarding team histories and hall of fame players. While doing so, I stumbled across a player who caught my eye: Mike Boss. For those who have not been exposed to his greatness, Boss was an 8th round pick who played for the Orange County Otters winning 3 MVPs, 4 Conference Championships, and 3 Ultimus Bowls. Boss is one of only two players to have won MVP 3 times, holds the record for career passing yards, career completion percentage, and career touchdowns, as well as having the single season passing yard record, 5 QB of the year awards, and 8 pro-bowl selections. His career passer rating is a very handsome 92.8 and a career 2.23 touchdown to interception ratio. An incredible player and of course a Hall of Famer.
If I were allowed to go back and start a franchise with any of the all-time-greats who built this league, Boss would not be my first choice. Of course, there is always a bias towards not having your franchise cornerstone at QB. It’s hard to win without a good QB, much harder than it is with a good QB. Given the choice to go back and start a franchise with ANY Hall of Famer, I would take Dermot Lavell.
Lavelle is a special player, like any Hall of Famer. He played Cornerback, a flashy position for defense, but not a position that is in the spotlight unless there is a star Wide-Receiver across from him. Lavelle is THE greatest of all time amongst the greatest of all time. Perhaps unfortunately, Lavelle did not grow up playing american football but rather played soccer as a child. His career began his senior year at the University of Arizona, where he played both cornerback and free safety. Following his one year of organized football, Lavelle, rightfully, went number one overall in the 2017 NSFL draft to the Yellowknife Wraiths.
In his career Lavelle would never win MVP, but he would win 3 Conference Championships, 1 Ultimus Bowl, 1 Defensive Player of the Year, and 1 Defensive Back of the year. He would also be selected to a ridiculous 13 Pro Bowls, one every season from his rookie year to retirement. Looking at awards and Ultimus Bowl success, Boss clearly is more desirable, but the records are where I want to direct you. Lavelle is 1st all time in:
I may catch some flack for this, but finding a serviceable quarterback is not the most difficult thing in the world (not that Boss was just serviceable of course). Finding a player who can erase a third of the field, and is also a danger to score at all times on special teams is much much harder.
The NSFL is still fairly young, but I have a feeling that many of Lavelle’s records will be standing for a long, long time.
I would love to hear what your guys think!
As a sucker for anything football and a good story, I have been trolling around the NSFL Wikipedia pages reading anything and everything available regarding team histories and hall of fame players. While doing so, I stumbled across a player who caught my eye: Mike Boss. For those who have not been exposed to his greatness, Boss was an 8th round pick who played for the Orange County Otters winning 3 MVPs, 4 Conference Championships, and 3 Ultimus Bowls. Boss is one of only two players to have won MVP 3 times, holds the record for career passing yards, career completion percentage, and career touchdowns, as well as having the single season passing yard record, 5 QB of the year awards, and 8 pro-bowl selections. His career passer rating is a very handsome 92.8 and a career 2.23 touchdown to interception ratio. An incredible player and of course a Hall of Famer.
If I were allowed to go back and start a franchise with any of the all-time-greats who built this league, Boss would not be my first choice. Of course, there is always a bias towards not having your franchise cornerstone at QB. It’s hard to win without a good QB, much harder than it is with a good QB. Given the choice to go back and start a franchise with ANY Hall of Famer, I would take Dermot Lavell.
Lavelle is a special player, like any Hall of Famer. He played Cornerback, a flashy position for defense, but not a position that is in the spotlight unless there is a star Wide-Receiver across from him. Lavelle is THE greatest of all time amongst the greatest of all time. Perhaps unfortunately, Lavelle did not grow up playing american football but rather played soccer as a child. His career began his senior year at the University of Arizona, where he played both cornerback and free safety. Following his one year of organized football, Lavelle, rightfully, went number one overall in the 2017 NSFL draft to the Yellowknife Wraiths.
In his career Lavelle would never win MVP, but he would win 3 Conference Championships, 1 Ultimus Bowl, 1 Defensive Player of the Year, and 1 Defensive Back of the year. He would also be selected to a ridiculous 13 Pro Bowls, one every season from his rookie year to retirement. Looking at awards and Ultimus Bowl success, Boss clearly is more desirable, but the records are where I want to direct you. Lavelle is 1st all time in:
- Career interceptions
- Career pass deflections
- Career defensive touchdowns
- Career punt return yards
- Career punt return touchdowns
- Career kick return yards
I may catch some flack for this, but finding a serviceable quarterback is not the most difficult thing in the world (not that Boss was just serviceable of course). Finding a player who can erase a third of the field, and is also a danger to score at all times on special teams is much much harder.
The NSFL is still fairly young, but I have a feeling that many of Lavelle’s records will be standing for a long, long time.
I would love to hear what your guys think!
