10-02-2019, 09:03 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-07-2019, 07:39 AM by goodvsevil1275.)
1. Bjorn
Everyones been talking about how much of a lock this is. Nola needs a DT, Bjorn is the best DT in the draft. Bjorn is the richest player in the draft. Bjorn is the most well known player in the draft. DT's drop off to second round talent after Bjorn. There is almost no chance that Nola will trade this spot as the amount that it'll take to wrest Bjorn from NOLA would take Kings ransoms.
2. Marcie
Theres some real speculation on who will go second. I'm firmly in the marcie camp but I can see easily why people think that hall will go here. Either really would make a good choice but If both positions are holes I think you got to fill at LB first. Marcie is a tackle machine and will cover large swaths of the field. Stopping the bleeding comes before bettering your position. For those that don't know at this point, Zach hall switched to DE from TE and has the TPE to tip the top of the scales. This significantly changed the draft field but I don't think it changes that much at the very top of the draft.
3. Torkie
This is my real big gambit I think. The Otters really don't need anything and are playing with house money. Someone tell me how they swindled the league into getting two firsts after winning the title. When you're winning the only goal you should have is to win more. Torkie provides an extra rub for the otters and while she doesn't fill any real holes and doesn't get ahead of any aging greats she will provide a win or two now. This is the pick that will dictate a lot of other picks. OCO can go in so many directions that'll break everyones mock drafts wide open. As the old adage goes you got to make big plays to make big gains. Torkie is my big play here. I don't think that any mock draft survives contact with the first round trades that we should expect. This represents my best expectation of a draft that doesn't include trades.
4. Hall
The yeti need a DE and the D-line gang won't be denied. Zach hall make a controversial bid to join the gang but the bodies he buried laid a foundation for where we are now. Every team from here on out would pick hall for one reason or another. The only question is if a certain other D-line OG's get picked after this. Zach hall switched to a DE to be picked in the first four and yeti need him more then the otters. I wouldn't be surprised to see a trade to ensure that hall drops to them.
5. Tyrone biggums
San Jose could use a third WR playmaker and Tyrone is destined to be one of the best WR's in the league. Hes practically a steal at this position but circumstances and luck have delivered a star to a team who would really be happy to pick the number 2 or three WR in the draft here. Very low risk guess here
6. Peter parker
So not gona lie I started to get real deep from here on out. My brain convinced me that I was seeing things that no one else did. I even had myself going here twice before throwing that out. My final choices here came down to picking hall again to hedge my bets, I think that's allowed as I didn't see any rules against it, and peter parker at numah six. Saftey over CB also seemed like a bad move drafting wise but I could really see Nola making the first-round trade to get Hall. Nola has three priorities to fill in this draft a DT a DE and a safety. They will fill the DT spot with number one. They then have to choose between filling DE and safety with number 6. They need a DE more then they need a safety and that means Fabricio Baldari. But Fabricio Baldari (Its me guys) is a second-round talent that they'd be spending mid-first-round value on. I hate to putself myself down publicaly like this but Peter Parker should go here.
7. Net gains
Get your salt ready beacuse we're talking about our first real controversy in the first round. The Wraiths are gona pick an LB here. What the fights are about is exactly which one. Net Gains vs Thudd Kassel. A lot of people are coming at this from different directions and coming with different answers. Net Gains has better stats across the board but Thudd spent his time as a more traditional linebacker stuffing the run getting more tackles. This is a major wash kinda decision between the two so it'll be a judgment call with the gm that makes the pick between the two probably based on external factors like their discord game and their relationship with the player. I can't really read into their minds on those points so I'm just going to go with Net gains and I'll see what happens.
8. Ruff ruff
I wrote in my Ultimus week analysis of the outlaws draft that the outlaws were in a position where they weren't going to be able to draft someone to start on the team but needed to somehow make the team better. Ruff ruff Is the best option for where they are in the draft as it is to make the team better now. SA had success with a double-headed dragon approach to running in the DSFL and ruff ruff was there at the front. The other direction they can go is to try and get trade bait with the next best player in the draft in Louisiana purchase. There are a lot of assets to pick up in the second and third rounds and a couple teams will be tempted to trade their second and thirds for a star CB. Not to spoiler the rest of the article but the next two teams could easily trade up for a cb if they really wanted it or for the CB later if anyone wants one for later round picks. I would expect this isn't the end of the story for the eighth pick in the draft and it should provide good content for the draft on Friday.
9. Louisiana Purchase
Again Otters don't need anything and the most valuable player on the board is Louisiana Purchase. Definitely a trade down option and if your mock drafts haven't been busted by now this will probably be the last real buster.
10. Korin abernathy
This is the hardest really to talk about. If My predictions have come true by now I think austin just takes the next best cornerback on the board and calls it a first round. Trae bacon is an outside chance as he's the last good DT in the draft and would give them a good Defensive line overall. Great WR's are still on the board and going by pure value It would be a terrible move not to at least consider Jake Dropson or Bender B Rodriguez. If the copperheads don't pick one of these they will definitely go fast in the second round.
Shoutouts to http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=15891
It was a great referential article for me for spelling and keeping everyone's positions straight in my head without having to dig through the index constantly.
I'd give an over-under of 6 trades just in the first round. There is a lot of second and third-round talent as well as teams that need a first-round talent. Things are going to get crazy in the second and third rounds though so make sure to tune in this Friday on the NSFL twitch at 7 pm CST for the NSFL draft.
Everyones been talking about how much of a lock this is. Nola needs a DT, Bjorn is the best DT in the draft. Bjorn is the richest player in the draft. Bjorn is the most well known player in the draft. DT's drop off to second round talent after Bjorn. There is almost no chance that Nola will trade this spot as the amount that it'll take to wrest Bjorn from NOLA would take Kings ransoms.
2. Marcie
Theres some real speculation on who will go second. I'm firmly in the marcie camp but I can see easily why people think that hall will go here. Either really would make a good choice but If both positions are holes I think you got to fill at LB first. Marcie is a tackle machine and will cover large swaths of the field. Stopping the bleeding comes before bettering your position. For those that don't know at this point, Zach hall switched to DE from TE and has the TPE to tip the top of the scales. This significantly changed the draft field but I don't think it changes that much at the very top of the draft.
3. Torkie
This is my real big gambit I think. The Otters really don't need anything and are playing with house money. Someone tell me how they swindled the league into getting two firsts after winning the title. When you're winning the only goal you should have is to win more. Torkie provides an extra rub for the otters and while she doesn't fill any real holes and doesn't get ahead of any aging greats she will provide a win or two now. This is the pick that will dictate a lot of other picks. OCO can go in so many directions that'll break everyones mock drafts wide open. As the old adage goes you got to make big plays to make big gains. Torkie is my big play here. I don't think that any mock draft survives contact with the first round trades that we should expect. This represents my best expectation of a draft that doesn't include trades.
4. Hall
The yeti need a DE and the D-line gang won't be denied. Zach hall make a controversial bid to join the gang but the bodies he buried laid a foundation for where we are now. Every team from here on out would pick hall for one reason or another. The only question is if a certain other D-line OG's get picked after this. Zach hall switched to a DE to be picked in the first four and yeti need him more then the otters. I wouldn't be surprised to see a trade to ensure that hall drops to them.
5. Tyrone biggums
San Jose could use a third WR playmaker and Tyrone is destined to be one of the best WR's in the league. Hes practically a steal at this position but circumstances and luck have delivered a star to a team who would really be happy to pick the number 2 or three WR in the draft here. Very low risk guess here
6. Peter parker
So not gona lie I started to get real deep from here on out. My brain convinced me that I was seeing things that no one else did. I even had myself going here twice before throwing that out. My final choices here came down to picking hall again to hedge my bets, I think that's allowed as I didn't see any rules against it, and peter parker at numah six. Saftey over CB also seemed like a bad move drafting wise but I could really see Nola making the first-round trade to get Hall. Nola has three priorities to fill in this draft a DT a DE and a safety. They will fill the DT spot with number one. They then have to choose between filling DE and safety with number 6. They need a DE more then they need a safety and that means Fabricio Baldari. But Fabricio Baldari (Its me guys) is a second-round talent that they'd be spending mid-first-round value on. I hate to putself myself down publicaly like this but Peter Parker should go here.
7. Net gains
Get your salt ready beacuse we're talking about our first real controversy in the first round. The Wraiths are gona pick an LB here. What the fights are about is exactly which one. Net Gains vs Thudd Kassel. A lot of people are coming at this from different directions and coming with different answers. Net Gains has better stats across the board but Thudd spent his time as a more traditional linebacker stuffing the run getting more tackles. This is a major wash kinda decision between the two so it'll be a judgment call with the gm that makes the pick between the two probably based on external factors like their discord game and their relationship with the player. I can't really read into their minds on those points so I'm just going to go with Net gains and I'll see what happens.
8. Ruff ruff
I wrote in my Ultimus week analysis of the outlaws draft that the outlaws were in a position where they weren't going to be able to draft someone to start on the team but needed to somehow make the team better. Ruff ruff Is the best option for where they are in the draft as it is to make the team better now. SA had success with a double-headed dragon approach to running in the DSFL and ruff ruff was there at the front. The other direction they can go is to try and get trade bait with the next best player in the draft in Louisiana purchase. There are a lot of assets to pick up in the second and third rounds and a couple teams will be tempted to trade their second and thirds for a star CB. Not to spoiler the rest of the article but the next two teams could easily trade up for a cb if they really wanted it or for the CB later if anyone wants one for later round picks. I would expect this isn't the end of the story for the eighth pick in the draft and it should provide good content for the draft on Friday.
9. Louisiana Purchase
Again Otters don't need anything and the most valuable player on the board is Louisiana Purchase. Definitely a trade down option and if your mock drafts haven't been busted by now this will probably be the last real buster.
10. Korin abernathy
This is the hardest really to talk about. If My predictions have come true by now I think austin just takes the next best cornerback on the board and calls it a first round. Trae bacon is an outside chance as he's the last good DT in the draft and would give them a good Defensive line overall. Great WR's are still on the board and going by pure value It would be a terrible move not to at least consider Jake Dropson or Bender B Rodriguez. If the copperheads don't pick one of these they will definitely go fast in the second round.
Shoutouts to http://nsfl.jcink.net/index.php?showtopic=15891
It was a great referential article for me for spelling and keeping everyone's positions straight in my head without having to dig through the index constantly.
I'd give an over-under of 6 trades just in the first round. There is a lot of second and third-round talent as well as teams that need a first-round talent. Things are going to get crazy in the second and third rounds though so make sure to tune in this Friday on the NSFL twitch at 7 pm CST for the NSFL draft.