Scientists, researchers, naturalists, even the common observer that isn't all that observant often sees that as an individual in a species ages beyond their prime, their physical attributes seem to regress. Nowhere is this more evident than in the game of professional football.
The average player career in the NFL is just over 3 seasons. Injuries and play a big part as the grit and grind of the sport takes a toll on the body of the athlete. In the National Simulation Football League, the trajectory of a player can sometimes differ from the average, but one could still expect a player to eventually stop getting better after a certain point.
That's not the case with Otters Free Safety Ian Bavitz. Ian Bavitz started his career as a 7th round pick in the inaugural NSFL draft as a linebacker. Bavitz performed admirably, earning a Pro-bowl nod in four of his five seasons. However, he was never the premier Linebacker in the league. His accomplishments were always overshadowed by other stars like Jaylon Lee, Hariff Ernston, Jonathan Saint, and his own teammates Julian O'Sullivan and Angus Winchester.
In the Season 6 draft, the Otters spent their first rounf pick on the promising Elvin Enchant, a fellow linebacker. Some across the league thought the Otters might be making a swap to the 3-4 formation on defense with their plethora of talent at the linebacking position. However, in a surprising turn of events, the Otters shipped their stalwart former Co-GM and talented safety Dominic Verns to the New Orleans Second Line.
The moving of Verns opened up a spot in the back end of the NSFL's best defense as a safety. Being a team player, Ian Bavitz stepped up and made the swap. During the off-season, when most would start expecting an older player like Bavitz to lose a step, Bavitz actually got faster! A scout that wishes to remain anonymous commented on the situation when we asked him: "Did Bavitz get faster? How much faster? Isn't he old and almost washed up?" The scout replied with "Bavitz is old, but not quite washed up. He leads the league in interceptions and is near the top of all defensive backs in both tackles and sacks. The league is pretty sure he added both speed and agility, approximately five each."
"Five each"? What does that mean? A real scientist would label his claims with the proper unit, but our anonymous scout refused to elaborate. At his age, getting faster and more agile seems curious. Mayhaps it has something to do with the fabled, untraceable performance enhancing drug that goes by the street name "TEPS". We'll keep an eye on the situation and stare in awe as Bavitz earns a likely 5th Pro-bowl nod and some in the league have even mentioned his name in the Defensive Player of the Year category.
A few more interceptions, tackles and sacks will go a long way in stating his case.
The average player career in the NFL is just over 3 seasons. Injuries and play a big part as the grit and grind of the sport takes a toll on the body of the athlete. In the National Simulation Football League, the trajectory of a player can sometimes differ from the average, but one could still expect a player to eventually stop getting better after a certain point.
That's not the case with Otters Free Safety Ian Bavitz. Ian Bavitz started his career as a 7th round pick in the inaugural NSFL draft as a linebacker. Bavitz performed admirably, earning a Pro-bowl nod in four of his five seasons. However, he was never the premier Linebacker in the league. His accomplishments were always overshadowed by other stars like Jaylon Lee, Hariff Ernston, Jonathan Saint, and his own teammates Julian O'Sullivan and Angus Winchester.
In the Season 6 draft, the Otters spent their first rounf pick on the promising Elvin Enchant, a fellow linebacker. Some across the league thought the Otters might be making a swap to the 3-4 formation on defense with their plethora of talent at the linebacking position. However, in a surprising turn of events, the Otters shipped their stalwart former Co-GM and talented safety Dominic Verns to the New Orleans Second Line.
The moving of Verns opened up a spot in the back end of the NSFL's best defense as a safety. Being a team player, Ian Bavitz stepped up and made the swap. During the off-season, when most would start expecting an older player like Bavitz to lose a step, Bavitz actually got faster! A scout that wishes to remain anonymous commented on the situation when we asked him: "Did Bavitz get faster? How much faster? Isn't he old and almost washed up?" The scout replied with "Bavitz is old, but not quite washed up. He leads the league in interceptions and is near the top of all defensive backs in both tackles and sacks. The league is pretty sure he added both speed and agility, approximately five each."
"Five each"? What does that mean? A real scientist would label his claims with the proper unit, but our anonymous scout refused to elaborate. At his age, getting faster and more agile seems curious. Mayhaps it has something to do with the fabled, untraceable performance enhancing drug that goes by the street name "TEPS". We'll keep an eye on the situation and stare in awe as Bavitz earns a likely 5th Pro-bowl nod and some in the league have even mentioned his name in the Defensive Player of the Year category.
A few more interceptions, tackles and sacks will go a long way in stating his case.
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