My draft class is a special one. We had a very big class but only 37 remain. Of those 15 are 950 tpe or higher which is a great number of top users that are still active in the league. We had some position changes but the group has been led by QBs Thor Bǫllrsveifla and Lenard McRobinson and WR Thomas Passarelli and Jordan Bamford. The group is then followed by a nice mix of defenders like DT Carter Goad, CB Trent Thigpen, P Zenzeroni Xystarch II, and S Scott Junior. The only surprising aspect of this group is the line backers have not been as good as expected. The top earning LB was a former RB in Joe Bazooka who made a successful transition to LB. Triceracop is another interesting prospect that had transitioned from being a top offensive lineman to a running back. And lastly the group is then followed up by LB Thor Dangerson and Joey Battle.
So overall the key defensive position LBs have been a big of a disappoint of the class as it was one of the most hyped position groups in multiple drafts. We had hoped to see the superstar traits of Joey Battle but only for him to be battling injures and having some delayed development. Thor Dangerson had some off the field issues and took a bit of an adjustment to focus on the game and keep working to be a top lineback in the league.
If you go down the list there are a lot of great overall users but their TPE earnings have been a bit disappointing compared to the big hype that accompanied them. The aforementioned Joey Battle along with RB Dogwood Maple were solid but not great players. Wayne Miller started off strong only to end up being a below average corner. Lane Frost III, Golden Foote and Wario Saturday were all great users that just didn't pan out with their current player. Crazy Tomato was a big loud Defensive End that ended up having a lot of success as a GM, but from a player unfortunately didn't live up to the hopes and dreams that the teams drafted him with early in the draft.
So this group has the top QB and WR duo but a lot of hopes that ended up between good to mediocre as the teams drafting in the S44 draft went through sleepless nights and ups and downs as their teams all struggled to overcome their failed dreams. In particular I feel sad to say LB Joey Battle has been one of the bigger busts in the league. He just hasn't been the star they had hope in the field or off it and his play making just hasn't been able to break that extra gear that is needed for starters in the league. He has played solid minutes recently, but still has ways to go to live up to a first round draft pick.
However, Chicago did strike gold with Tricercop. He has taken Chicago to the semi finals last season as the team relied on running and a vet QB on his last leg. The team went as far as Tricercop took them but ended up falling a little short. The defense of S Marty Crane, LB Joey Battle, S Dewey Greenbeans were supposed to be hailed as the next deadly trio to lead Chicago's defense for years to come but have yet made much of a mark and is fighting for playing minutes to stay on the field. The team will keep needing to develop new stars but this draft is a good example to show that hype makes things interesting but it doesn't always live up to expectations.
So overall the key defensive position LBs have been a big of a disappoint of the class as it was one of the most hyped position groups in multiple drafts. We had hoped to see the superstar traits of Joey Battle but only for him to be battling injures and having some delayed development. Thor Dangerson had some off the field issues and took a bit of an adjustment to focus on the game and keep working to be a top lineback in the league.
If you go down the list there are a lot of great overall users but their TPE earnings have been a bit disappointing compared to the big hype that accompanied them. The aforementioned Joey Battle along with RB Dogwood Maple were solid but not great players. Wayne Miller started off strong only to end up being a below average corner. Lane Frost III, Golden Foote and Wario Saturday were all great users that just didn't pan out with their current player. Crazy Tomato was a big loud Defensive End that ended up having a lot of success as a GM, but from a player unfortunately didn't live up to the hopes and dreams that the teams drafted him with early in the draft.
So this group has the top QB and WR duo but a lot of hopes that ended up between good to mediocre as the teams drafting in the S44 draft went through sleepless nights and ups and downs as their teams all struggled to overcome their failed dreams. In particular I feel sad to say LB Joey Battle has been one of the bigger busts in the league. He just hasn't been the star they had hope in the field or off it and his play making just hasn't been able to break that extra gear that is needed for starters in the league. He has played solid minutes recently, but still has ways to go to live up to a first round draft pick.
However, Chicago did strike gold with Tricercop. He has taken Chicago to the semi finals last season as the team relied on running and a vet QB on his last leg. The team went as far as Tricercop took them but ended up falling a little short. The defense of S Marty Crane, LB Joey Battle, S Dewey Greenbeans were supposed to be hailed as the next deadly trio to lead Chicago's defense for years to come but have yet made much of a mark and is fighting for playing minutes to stay on the field. The team will keep needing to develop new stars but this draft is a good example to show that hype makes things interesting but it doesn't always live up to expectations.