03-06-2020, 10:37 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2020, 06:47 AM by yonggarius.)
Continuing from part one of the draft analysis that I posted yesterday, This article is going to focus on providing a pick-by-pick analysis on each picks that the Birddogs made, and finally will provide season preview with strengths and weaknesses for the Birddogs.
So, let's start right from the start.
Monteray Jack- 1st overall
As an expansion team, the Birddogs were looking for a good quarterback to build their franchise around near the top round of the draft.And fortunately for them, two very good quarterback prospects in Colby and Monterey Jack were provided for them to pick from. For those two brothers, the only question was who will be taken first. The birddogs answered that by placing the future of their franchise over the shoulders of Monteray Jack, a 6’5” 215 lb gunslinger, with impressive throw power and accuracy. Jack is active in the locker rooms, which is another thing the new franchise needs. Jack is also a fast earner of TPE, so expext him to improve immensely over the course of season. Overall, Monteray Jack is a great fit for the Birddogs franchise and the offense they built.
White Goodman- 16th overall
The Birddogs had no choice in this selection, as White Goodman-a player of one of Birddogs GM Gucci- had to be selected with their first pick of second round. However, Borddogs managed to extract the maximum value out of this situation and traded out of their original second round pick(10th overall) for a third and sixth round pick through a trade with Norfolk Seawolves.
Stanislaw Konievpolski- 22nd overall
It was quite a surprise to see Konievpolski, the projected best linebacker of the draft, fall this far in the draft. The sole reason he fell was because of the defensive back drafting frenzy that almost all the teams were engaged on earlier in the draft. Luckily for both them and Konievpolski, the Birddogs managed to stay out of this frenzy and took the 174 TPE recreate with the 22nd overall pick. I would say that this pick is quite a steal. Not only the Birddogs snagged the best linebacker of the class, they also gained a strong presence in locker room provided by a veteran user, a thing the team desperately need in its inaugural season.
Deshun Jones- 26th overall
The Birddogs decided to address some key position in higher rounds of the draft, and took defensive tackle Deshun Jones with their fourth round pick. Jones, a run stuffer with 125 TPEs to his name, is an active member of NSFL community with his media, graphics and activeness in locker room. He also has very good work ethic and constantly seeks to improve himself. I would say this is a good pick as Jones is one of the better DT prospects of the draft, and Birddogs managed to grab him a little lower than where he should have gone because of the aforementioned defensive back frenzy.
*after-notes: Jones now purchased equipment and currently sits at 150 TPE
Jeffery Phillips- 33rd overall
Phillips is another potential steal pick of this draft. Despite this year's tight end class being one of the largest in recent history, tight ends didn't go in higher rounds as need for a tight end was not high throughout the league. So Birddogs took Phillips-an active recreate with 177 TPEs to spend- with their fifth round pick to give their new face of the franchise a weapon to strike with.
Eric Barlow- 42nd overall
By this point of the draft, all the top tier cornerback and safety prospects were long gone as a result of the defensive back frenzy in higher round. So the Birddogs decided to address the issue of secondary defence before even more prospects were taken off the board, and drafted Eric Barlow, a safety, with their first sixth round pick. Barlow is active on the locker rooms and forum, and has 94 TPE, so he caan be an anchor for Birddogs secondary, while providing the locker room with much needed activeness.
William Lim- 46th overall
Wide receiver is another position group that collectively slided due to that frenzy. So William Lim, who was projected to be about the fifth wide receiver off the board, also slided along. The Birddogs, who both had an eye on him and needed to give their new starting quarterback Monteray Jack some weapons. Took him with the 46th overall pick. While Lim is on the slower side as a top side receiver prospect, he has reliable hands, something rare in DSFL level. He is also active participant in both forum and locker room.
James Cho-49th overall
The Birddogs addressed defensive line once again with their seventh round pick, and drafted James Cho, a defensive end. Cho, who has 98 TPEs, will desrupt opposing offensive line alongside Deshaun Jones, and will also be active in locker room and forum.
Kichwa Jones- 58th overall
The Birddogs took another running back with their eight round pick, and selected Kichwa Jones with 119 TPEs. Jones has quite high numbers of TPE for his draft position, so this can be argued as a value pick, or even a steal. Jones is also an active participant in locker room.
Xaq Schiaparelli- 65th overall
Birddogs finally addressed the issue at cornerback with their 74th pick. Xaq Schiaparelli, while not having top prospect level of TPEs, has resonably high 74TPE and is active recently.
Haha Mango-Panda- 74th overall
Even though he was drafted at 74 as backup quarterback to Monteray Jack, Mango-Panda immediately changed position to linebacker, making the depth of that position 7 people. Mango-Panda is now a 94TPE speed rusher, who is reasonably active.
Mike Lee- 81st overall
It was very surprising to see Mike Lee, one of the top tier wide receivers in this draft class, fall so far in the draft. Lee has 117 TPE as a speed receiver and is very active in both forum and locker room, so it is a mystery why other teams did not draft him. Birddogs grabbed a massive steal in this pick with Lee, providing Monteray Jack a speedy receiving option.
Hamish MacAndrew- 90th overall
Birddogs drafted Macandrew with 90th pick to be partner with Eric Barlow. Macandrew has 82 TPEs and is active in locker room, which makes him a good value pick in mid rounds.
JR Maverick- 106th overall
Maverick has 67TPE. However, he did not post anything since February 20th, and not seen since February 27th.
Danielle Hunter- 113th overall
Hunter has 87TPE, which is quite high, but did not post anything wince 20th February and had not been since 24th same month.
Jordan Davis-122nd overall
Davis has 57 TPE, and did not post anything since 17th February, although he was seen on 28th the same month.
Bobby Boomski- 125th overall
Birddogs found a kicker that they need in the lower rounds, although Boomski only has 59 TPE and has been inactive since February 25th.
Danshawn Jenkins- 129th overall
Jenkins has 67TPE, and has not posted anything or been seen since February 28th.
Tristan Hex- 133rd overall
The Birddogs found hex in a sea of inactive players. While hex only has 54 recognized TPE, this is because he came late to the league and had less opportunities. Hex is also a n active mmember of Birddogs locker room.
Johnnie McCartney- 138th overall
Wasn't able to find any information on him, as his player page was not on the Birddogs roster page.
Joe Montania-141st overall
Has 57TPE, didn't post anything since February 21st although he was seen recently.
Gabriel Graves-145th overall
Has quite high 80TPE, But was inactive since 20th february.
Colt Mendoza-147th overall
Thought to be inactive at first as he only had 59 TPEand did not post anything since February 24th, but was recently found by Gucci and turned out to be an active participant in locker room. A late round value pick in secondary department.
Abbas Muhammad-149th overall
Has 61TPE. He is not active on locker room, but he has some recent activities in the forum. I would say that he is semi- active.
Aaron Feels-154th overall
Feels, a running back is the fruit of a late round trade. Although he only has 61 TPE for now, he is an active member of Birddogs locker room, andd that's all that matters in those later rounds.
Big Edd-155th overall
The Birddogs nailed it for two straight picks. Big Edd, or ‘snacks' as called by his teammate, went unnoticed in draft process as he was a late riser in the process. Edd, who has 76TPE, is active in both forum andd locker room and is constantly inproving himself. He will be a fierce presence in Birddogs'defensive line for the upcoming season.
Zee Rechs-161st overall
Another good pick! Rechs, despite having only 67 TPE, is active in locker room, and the tight end will have plenty of time and resource to improve from now on
Tom Thorne-163rd overall
Has 59TPE, and has been inactive since 24th February.
Ricky Cricket-170th overall
57TPE, has been inactive since February 16th.
Desean Hill-171st overall
57TPE, and has not been active since 8th of February.
Hiram Abiff-177th overall
Wasn't able to find any information as his player page was not in Birddogs roster section.
Henry Sigurdsson-179th overall
54TPE, has been inactive since 16th February.
Landon Moore-186th overall
59TPE, has been inactive since 26th February.
Malcom Jenkins-187th overall
Unable to find any information as he was not in Birddogs roster page.
David Banner-202nd overall
57TPE, inactive since 17th February.
Scott Scott-209th overall
50TPE, inactive since 19th February.
Mongomery burns-218th overall
Samuel Miller-225th overall
Pierre Voodoo-234th overall
?All three was not in Birddogs roster page.
Patrick Holdings-241st overall
50TPE, inactive since 17th February
Leo Browning-250th overall
Lee Jordan- 257th overall
Regan Meynell-266th overall
?All three was not in Birddogs roster page.
-Strengths&Weaknesses
According to the pick by pick analysis above, the greatest strength of the Dallas Birddogs will be their offense in whole. They have superb QB in Monteray Jack, who has many weapons in various styles. There is Mike Lee, a speedy option, William Lim, a reliable target, and Jeffery Phillips, a red zone target and good tight end. Those three, who are all over 100 TPE, plus Tristan Hex, who will improve nicely, will make a good passing game. The running game is also going to be good, with two running backs-Goodman and Jones- are over 100TPE mark.
Their greatest weakness, however, is cornerbacks and kickers. While they managed to draft some safties in higher rounds despite the frenzy, they had to sacrifice drafting corners in order to pick up other needed positions. So they had to make due with drafting corners in mid to low rounds. While they got some active prospect out of it, they are not top talent for now. Their improvement will be a key factor of success in Birddogs’ whole season. And other position of weakness, kicker position, is in more precarious situation as Boomski, the only player in the position group, has been inactive for quite a while. It will be an imperative to somehow find him and help him improve.
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So, let's start right from the start.
Monteray Jack- 1st overall
As an expansion team, the Birddogs were looking for a good quarterback to build their franchise around near the top round of the draft.And fortunately for them, two very good quarterback prospects in Colby and Monterey Jack were provided for them to pick from. For those two brothers, the only question was who will be taken first. The birddogs answered that by placing the future of their franchise over the shoulders of Monteray Jack, a 6’5” 215 lb gunslinger, with impressive throw power and accuracy. Jack is active in the locker rooms, which is another thing the new franchise needs. Jack is also a fast earner of TPE, so expext him to improve immensely over the course of season. Overall, Monteray Jack is a great fit for the Birddogs franchise and the offense they built.
White Goodman- 16th overall
The Birddogs had no choice in this selection, as White Goodman-a player of one of Birddogs GM Gucci- had to be selected with their first pick of second round. However, Borddogs managed to extract the maximum value out of this situation and traded out of their original second round pick(10th overall) for a third and sixth round pick through a trade with Norfolk Seawolves.
Stanislaw Konievpolski- 22nd overall
It was quite a surprise to see Konievpolski, the projected best linebacker of the draft, fall this far in the draft. The sole reason he fell was because of the defensive back drafting frenzy that almost all the teams were engaged on earlier in the draft. Luckily for both them and Konievpolski, the Birddogs managed to stay out of this frenzy and took the 174 TPE recreate with the 22nd overall pick. I would say that this pick is quite a steal. Not only the Birddogs snagged the best linebacker of the class, they also gained a strong presence in locker room provided by a veteran user, a thing the team desperately need in its inaugural season.
Deshun Jones- 26th overall
The Birddogs decided to address some key position in higher rounds of the draft, and took defensive tackle Deshun Jones with their fourth round pick. Jones, a run stuffer with 125 TPEs to his name, is an active member of NSFL community with his media, graphics and activeness in locker room. He also has very good work ethic and constantly seeks to improve himself. I would say this is a good pick as Jones is one of the better DT prospects of the draft, and Birddogs managed to grab him a little lower than where he should have gone because of the aforementioned defensive back frenzy.
*after-notes: Jones now purchased equipment and currently sits at 150 TPE
Jeffery Phillips- 33rd overall
Phillips is another potential steal pick of this draft. Despite this year's tight end class being one of the largest in recent history, tight ends didn't go in higher rounds as need for a tight end was not high throughout the league. So Birddogs took Phillips-an active recreate with 177 TPEs to spend- with their fifth round pick to give their new face of the franchise a weapon to strike with.
Eric Barlow- 42nd overall
By this point of the draft, all the top tier cornerback and safety prospects were long gone as a result of the defensive back frenzy in higher round. So the Birddogs decided to address the issue of secondary defence before even more prospects were taken off the board, and drafted Eric Barlow, a safety, with their first sixth round pick. Barlow is active on the locker rooms and forum, and has 94 TPE, so he caan be an anchor for Birddogs secondary, while providing the locker room with much needed activeness.
William Lim- 46th overall
Wide receiver is another position group that collectively slided due to that frenzy. So William Lim, who was projected to be about the fifth wide receiver off the board, also slided along. The Birddogs, who both had an eye on him and needed to give their new starting quarterback Monteray Jack some weapons. Took him with the 46th overall pick. While Lim is on the slower side as a top side receiver prospect, he has reliable hands, something rare in DSFL level. He is also active participant in both forum and locker room.
James Cho-49th overall
The Birddogs addressed defensive line once again with their seventh round pick, and drafted James Cho, a defensive end. Cho, who has 98 TPEs, will desrupt opposing offensive line alongside Deshaun Jones, and will also be active in locker room and forum.
Kichwa Jones- 58th overall
The Birddogs took another running back with their eight round pick, and selected Kichwa Jones with 119 TPEs. Jones has quite high numbers of TPE for his draft position, so this can be argued as a value pick, or even a steal. Jones is also an active participant in locker room.
Xaq Schiaparelli- 65th overall
Birddogs finally addressed the issue at cornerback with their 74th pick. Xaq Schiaparelli, while not having top prospect level of TPEs, has resonably high 74TPE and is active recently.
Haha Mango-Panda- 74th overall
Even though he was drafted at 74 as backup quarterback to Monteray Jack, Mango-Panda immediately changed position to linebacker, making the depth of that position 7 people. Mango-Panda is now a 94TPE speed rusher, who is reasonably active.
Mike Lee- 81st overall
It was very surprising to see Mike Lee, one of the top tier wide receivers in this draft class, fall so far in the draft. Lee has 117 TPE as a speed receiver and is very active in both forum and locker room, so it is a mystery why other teams did not draft him. Birddogs grabbed a massive steal in this pick with Lee, providing Monteray Jack a speedy receiving option.
Hamish MacAndrew- 90th overall
Birddogs drafted Macandrew with 90th pick to be partner with Eric Barlow. Macandrew has 82 TPEs and is active in locker room, which makes him a good value pick in mid rounds.
JR Maverick- 106th overall
Maverick has 67TPE. However, he did not post anything since February 20th, and not seen since February 27th.
Danielle Hunter- 113th overall
Hunter has 87TPE, which is quite high, but did not post anything wince 20th February and had not been since 24th same month.
Jordan Davis-122nd overall
Davis has 57 TPE, and did not post anything since 17th February, although he was seen on 28th the same month.
Bobby Boomski- 125th overall
Birddogs found a kicker that they need in the lower rounds, although Boomski only has 59 TPE and has been inactive since February 25th.
Danshawn Jenkins- 129th overall
Jenkins has 67TPE, and has not posted anything or been seen since February 28th.
Tristan Hex- 133rd overall
The Birddogs found hex in a sea of inactive players. While hex only has 54 recognized TPE, this is because he came late to the league and had less opportunities. Hex is also a n active mmember of Birddogs locker room.
Johnnie McCartney- 138th overall
Wasn't able to find any information on him, as his player page was not on the Birddogs roster page.
Joe Montania-141st overall
Has 57TPE, didn't post anything since February 21st although he was seen recently.
Gabriel Graves-145th overall
Has quite high 80TPE, But was inactive since 20th february.
Colt Mendoza-147th overall
Thought to be inactive at first as he only had 59 TPEand did not post anything since February 24th, but was recently found by Gucci and turned out to be an active participant in locker room. A late round value pick in secondary department.
Abbas Muhammad-149th overall
Has 61TPE. He is not active on locker room, but he has some recent activities in the forum. I would say that he is semi- active.
Aaron Feels-154th overall
Feels, a running back is the fruit of a late round trade. Although he only has 61 TPE for now, he is an active member of Birddogs locker room, andd that's all that matters in those later rounds.
Big Edd-155th overall
The Birddogs nailed it for two straight picks. Big Edd, or ‘snacks' as called by his teammate, went unnoticed in draft process as he was a late riser in the process. Edd, who has 76TPE, is active in both forum andd locker room and is constantly inproving himself. He will be a fierce presence in Birddogs'defensive line for the upcoming season.
Zee Rechs-161st overall
Another good pick! Rechs, despite having only 67 TPE, is active in locker room, and the tight end will have plenty of time and resource to improve from now on
Tom Thorne-163rd overall
Has 59TPE, and has been inactive since 24th February.
Ricky Cricket-170th overall
57TPE, has been inactive since February 16th.
Desean Hill-171st overall
57TPE, and has not been active since 8th of February.
Hiram Abiff-177th overall
Wasn't able to find any information as his player page was not in Birddogs roster section.
Henry Sigurdsson-179th overall
54TPE, has been inactive since 16th February.
Landon Moore-186th overall
59TPE, has been inactive since 26th February.
Malcom Jenkins-187th overall
Unable to find any information as he was not in Birddogs roster page.
David Banner-202nd overall
57TPE, inactive since 17th February.
Scott Scott-209th overall
50TPE, inactive since 19th February.
Mongomery burns-218th overall
Samuel Miller-225th overall
Pierre Voodoo-234th overall
?All three was not in Birddogs roster page.
Patrick Holdings-241st overall
50TPE, inactive since 17th February
Leo Browning-250th overall
Lee Jordan- 257th overall
Regan Meynell-266th overall
?All three was not in Birddogs roster page.
-Strengths&Weaknesses
According to the pick by pick analysis above, the greatest strength of the Dallas Birddogs will be their offense in whole. They have superb QB in Monteray Jack, who has many weapons in various styles. There is Mike Lee, a speedy option, William Lim, a reliable target, and Jeffery Phillips, a red zone target and good tight end. Those three, who are all over 100 TPE, plus Tristan Hex, who will improve nicely, will make a good passing game. The running game is also going to be good, with two running backs-Goodman and Jones- are over 100TPE mark.
Their greatest weakness, however, is cornerbacks and kickers. While they managed to draft some safties in higher rounds despite the frenzy, they had to sacrifice drafting corners in order to pick up other needed positions. So they had to make due with drafting corners in mid to low rounds. While they got some active prospect out of it, they are not top talent for now. Their improvement will be a key factor of success in Birddogs’ whole season. And other position of weakness, kicker position, is in more precarious situation as Boomski, the only player in the position group, has been inactive for quite a while. It will be an imperative to somehow find him and help him improve.
(1850 words)