A New Beginning
New ownership has taken over in Detroit. There was no better way to start the season than playing our rival, the Vikings. Minnesota is battling for a playoff spot sitting in the 6th seed and was a good start to see where I stood.
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With no idea what to expect from this new CFM I joined, I just went into the game open minded. For the last several years, I’ve been in “sim” leagues where you can’t user your defense out of a particular zone or you have to stick to your assigned man. I’m not much of a mut player either so I didn’t know what kind of difference it would be. I’ve also never had to use stock playbooks (only customs), so I just went with something unique and ran with the spread book on offense.
Nonetheless, the game was a fun time. We got off to a slow start because we could stop the run/rpos/zig routes. It was a back and forth all game and in the fourth quarter, I finally made a 4th and 3 stop with a chance to win the game with a field goal. My dumb ass didn’t call a timeout in time, so the clock ran out and we went into OT.
Of course, the Vikings won the toss and I’ve only stop their offense once the entire game. I made a key adjustments and put my slot cornerback in a hard flat and got the pick six to seal my first win in my first game. I’m definitely looking forward to what’s to come with this league.
Thanx for the read!
