Heyyyyy what's up everybody. Welcome back to yet another crazy season of HIFL. Good to see you all, let's hope I can see the season fully through this time without any mishaps, yeah? Haha alright let's get this party going.
1. Welcome back, lets talk off-season. What was your off-season like, what was your biggest addition to your team, and who is someone you wish you didn't lose?This offseason was a bit of a roller coaster to be honest with you. I knew going into it there was gonna be some tough decisions that would need to be made. There was some heartbreak, there was some relief and there was some excitement. Let's start off with the good before we go on to the bad.
Our draft this season was pretty damn good if I don't say myself. We some absolute studs in the first round at Quarterback and Strong Safety. When I say these kids are special I mean...Haha, they are special. Sean Burnett was a projected Top 5 pick that somehow fell down the draft so it's really no surprise to any of us here in THEE KINGDOM that he's as good as he is but, he just gets better every time we see him out there on the field. Daniel Tate, a monster with a bag of tricks. I can't get enough of this kid. Some GM's who didn't actually scout him or know anything about him may disagree with that by just taking a look at the roster sheet and comparing to what we had last year but I promise you. This kid has all the tools to be an Hall of Fame talent if he's able to reach his true potential. Haha, I know I may be getting a bit ahead of myself there but that's how strongly I feel about this guys. You know me. I'm a passionate guy, I speak my mind and don't hold back on how I feel at times when maybe I should.
One of my goals going into this offseason was to make some improvements on our O-Line. Now, I didn't expect for that
POS Profits to go and start his own league but hey more power to him. I just wish the players and Mr. Jones good luck. But the reason I mention that is because I didn't expect to lose Seymore the way we did but we thankfully were able to make up for that by upgrading at the Center position with bringing in Gary Sutton. He's a leader amongst men and he was one of the best center's in the league if not the best. We are grateful to have him join us here in Music City. Along with bringing him in we made a trade to acquire another top O-Lineman in the league in Marlon Matthews. He started out a Guard but where we needed him was at Tackle. He's a great talent to have on the line and he's been showing some great progress with the position change and we're so happy to have him here with us. And finally we were able to resign Mark Prince to keep him here with us. No matter matter who was going to be behind center this year for us, I had to make sure we bettered ourselves at O-Line. That has been a personal goal of mine and I think we've done that.
You look elsewhere we were able to improve our stock at Tight End & Wide Receiver by bringing in Aeron Dacey and Luigi Lewis. You thought our offense was explosive last season then just imagine how much more it's gonna be with bringing these guys into the fold. Sheesh, it's a scary thought haha.
Another highlight of our offseason was the changes in our coaching staff. We sadly lost Coach Crowder to the golden gates of retirement. But we will always honor him. I wanna go ahead and say I do plan on putting his name in the Ring of Honor this year in fact I've got the paperwork on my desk right now. Just had to make sure his statue was good to go and perfect as he was for this organization before doing so. But with that said we have Coach Hunter taking the helm at Head Coach and we're really excited to have him taking over there for him. We have Coach Spud coming in at Offensive Coordinator and just being at practice and talking with them it's like seeing to mad scientist at work haha. I love it man. And of course with Coach Crowder gone, Coach Joseph will have just about full control of the defense and lawd...He has these boys out there working working. We got a damn army on defense ready for every kind of challenge a mutha----Ahem that anybody throws at us.
It's gonna be an exciting year, we have a lot to be happy about from this off season but let's move on to that heartbreak I was talking about earlier.
One of the tough decisions was if we were going to resign Meek, Prince or Creamer. I was going back and forth about this and I ultimately decided to try to bring back Prince and Creamer. We were THIS CLOSE to getting Leland back to stay here for an extended time but he did what was best for him and his family and went with the bigger deal. I'm still feeling the sting and heartbreak of that...But I am happy for both Michael and Leland man. Love those guys and I just want the best for them no matter where they are. They are Kings. We also had to make a tough choice in waiving Wayne Burden. I didn't plan on losing him just like I didn't plan on losing Seymore but it was something that just had to happen with the cap restrictions. If we can bring him back next season I'll do everything I can to do so, but that's some of the main heartbreaks of this season. As well as losing Charles Bishop. I would've liked for him to end his career with us but I'm glad he's with my good friend GM Pancho and Alabama.
2. Discuss any news that stood out to you from the off-season. (must discuss at least 3 stories from the off-season to now)Yeah there was definitely some news that stood out to me haha. First off let me start with our own news. Peerless "Hollywood" Adams. The kid is a special talent no doubt about that. I personally haven't noticed this kind of behavior from him whenever I've seen him in the locker room or out on the field. He's always been the kind of guy to me that doesn't care about anything else BUT winning. He's been grateful for all the opportunities that come his way including the Under Armor deal but if this rumor is true I think it's something that needs to be addressed by the coaches and captains of the team and be handled in house. I'll be looking into it but just my opinion on the matter I haven't seen Adams behave this way.
Another piece of news that stood out to me was well...It was centered around me and the alleged relationship with me and the Cancun Kraken owner Luna La Llorona. Let me start off by saying whatever our friendship or relationship pertains to be is no one's business but our own. She's a beautiful goddess of a woman and any man would be lucky to have her as his partner or soulmate. I'm grateful to even have her as a friend to say the least but other than that it's no one's business but our own. I'm a friend of the young blood GM Cure and he's introduced me to her and their secretary. I'm a friendly guy with a big heart and want the best for everyone. People tend to enjoy my company and I like to put a smile on people's faces occasionally. If I had a friendship with any of you I would think what we have is between us and isn't anyone's business. We're friends, so what? Haha, look just know that what goes on between me and the people I consider friends or family is our business and our business alone. With that said, I won't be taking anymore questions or anything about an alleged relationship with Ms. Llorona. I hope that you all will respect her privacy as well as mine.
Another story that caught my eye was the Brawl in the club. What are y'all doing fellas? We haven't even started the preseason and you boys throwing hands already? I know that Dragons and Cobras game gonna be something to keep an eye on. Don't wanna see a Bama and Warriors incident happening again.
3. How many wins should your fan base expect this year, realistically and how far can you go?I think we have all the tools available to make it into the playoffs personally. But I we know better than get that ahead of ourselves. We've got a long season ahead of us and a rookie QB who is building towards reaching his true potential. We have a lot of talent on both sides of the football, a new coaching staff. We have a lot to show and prove. Right now the goal for me ultimately is to get 10 wins. I believe we are capable of doing just that. Just know that we will be bringing the fight each game no matter who we're going up against.
4. If you were to improve one position on your team with a trade before the season starts, what position do you target, and are you looking to trade picks or players to get a deal done?There's some positions I'd like to improve upon but right now it's something I'm desperate of doing. I've already got some calls around the league about possibly trading some guys but I'm not in a rush to do anything. I've traded enough picks already this past season so I'm not offering any picks. But I'll take some first for next season's draft for free if anyone wants to be courteous haha.
5. Are there any official position battles as we enter pre-season, if so, which ones?Probably at the linebacker and DT's positions. Will need to know whose gonna be lining up next to Tony Stacy and who we're gonna have out there with Burger and Barrera. But with that said, everything is on the table let's see who wants it.
