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2007-2008 North Liberty Enforcers Preview
After being a weekly punch line for futility on “The Tonight Show” last year, the Enforcers have been recently acquired by Dillard Holdings, an investment firm based in Atlanta, GA. Dillard Holdings made no attempt to change any of the coaching staff but did bring in a bright, young, yet inexperienced GM, Xavier D. Dillard, who coincidently is the son of the majority owner.
“I play computer games like these all the time so I figured why not try my hand at the real thing,” said Dillard jokingly. “But honestly, I was a born leader, and over the years, have learned to simplify management of any sort down to anticipation.”
In the short span of time of Dillard’s tenure, he has already had his ups and downs with the teams. The most obvious being the drafting of overall #1, Myron Allen out of Oregon State. “Well that was pretty much a no-brainer,” commented Dillard. “I’d been hung, shot, skinned, shot again, and then ground-up and used for fertilizer for Iowa cornfields.”
As also stated, Dillard has also made a few decisions that have left fans and sportswriters alike, scratching their heads. The biggest of these would probably the drafting of TE, Bill Ogbogu of Syracuse. Bill had marginal talent for the TE position and did not warrant a 3rd round pick in the eyes of most critics. Although Xavier will not comment on this, an inside source noted that all of Xavier’s earlier choices had been drafted and his draft assistant panicked without Dillard in the room. Ogbogu had not been offered a contract by the Enforcers and will likely be cut at the end of the preseason.
Now looking past the management of North Liberty, and to the actual on-field performers, the Enforcers do not look much different than last year excluding their new additions on offense(Allen, Maltman, Saul). Their defense is anchored by a solid and experienced front seven and excellent secondary. North Liberty has also decided to move from the 3-4 to the 4-3 defensively, although they have the depth to run either scheme. “We felt like our knowledge base for the 4-3 is more in depth, so we decided to make that switch,” said Dillard in a press-release earlier this year.
The early line for the Enforcers to win the Superbowl is 100:1. How ya’ like them odds?
After being a weekly punch line for futility on “The Tonight Show” last year, the Enforcers have been recently acquired by Dillard Holdings, an investment firm based in Atlanta, GA. Dillard Holdings made no attempt to change any of the coaching staff but did bring in a bright, young, yet inexperienced GM, Xavier D. Dillard, who coincidently is the son of the majority owner.
“I play computer games like these all the time so I figured why not try my hand at the real thing,” said Dillard jokingly. “But honestly, I was a born leader, and over the years, have learned to simplify management of any sort down to anticipation.”
In the short span of time of Dillard’s tenure, he has already had his ups and downs with the teams. The most obvious being the drafting of overall #1, Myron Allen out of Oregon State. “Well that was pretty much a no-brainer,” commented Dillard. “I’d been hung, shot, skinned, shot again, and then ground-up and used for fertilizer for Iowa cornfields.”
As also stated, Dillard has also made a few decisions that have left fans and sportswriters alike, scratching their heads. The biggest of these would probably the drafting of TE, Bill Ogbogu of Syracuse. Bill had marginal talent for the TE position and did not warrant a 3rd round pick in the eyes of most critics. Although Xavier will not comment on this, an inside source noted that all of Xavier’s earlier choices had been drafted and his draft assistant panicked without Dillard in the room. Ogbogu had not been offered a contract by the Enforcers and will likely be cut at the end of the preseason.
Now looking past the management of North Liberty, and to the actual on-field performers, the Enforcers do not look much different than last year excluding their new additions on offense(Allen, Maltman, Saul). Their defense is anchored by a solid and experienced front seven and excellent secondary. North Liberty has also decided to move from the 3-4 to the 4-3 defensively, although they have the depth to run either scheme. “We felt like our knowledge base for the 4-3 is more in depth, so we decided to make that switch,” said Dillard in a press-release earlier this year.
The early line for the Enforcers to win the Superbowl is 100:1. How ya’ like them odds?
