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Making the Journey from my home in Germany to stick my neck out joining a Developmental League in the United States, well, it wasn’t exactly easy. I know my name wasn’t the fanciest on the board, and others had a lot more going for them in terms of past. College graduates and superstars, big name quarterbacks, and people with bloodlines already in the league. I guess I wasn’t exactly a big flashing light saying, “pick me, pick me!”, but you need to understand that sometimes it takes time to get accomodated to a new place.
I made my first move into the DSFL at the end of S8, signing with the Portland Pythons for the remainder of their season - putting up nearly 150 yards in limited time. I think I came out and showed that I can ball. I can play with the rest of the people here. My training took a hit as I was overwhelmed with being so far from my home. I will admit that probably impacted peoples view of Felix Hasselhoff. I am sure the nicknames in the draft rooms were probably rampant. Lazy German, Bustkreig, Deutsch Disappointment, you get the picture. But I will admit that a lot of this fell on getting used to the new surroundings (authors note: the site has changed a lot since the last time I was here and honestly felt a bit overwhelmed as updates are NOT on the same schedule as the SHL, despite being very similar - near identical).
So the S9 DSFL draft came around and I had very little expectations for the draft. I did feel like I was one of the more talented prospects in the draft and that I wouldn’t fall too awfully much, as my TPE level was still well within the top parts of the group. Looking back, I guess my adjustment had more impact on my draft status than I would have hoped. As the rounds passed, I sat there in disbelief at the fact that I was falling so far. Second Round, Third Round, Fourth Round, Fifth Round, Sixth Round, who the fuck were these people going ahead of me? Surely I had shown enough on the field in my time to at least be a FOURTH ROUND PICK.
Finally, at the top of the Seventh Round, the last Wide Receiver off of the board. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. If anything this has stoked the fire deep inside me. No other receivers in this class will come close to what Hasselhoff achieves in the DSFL and NSFL. I will claw my fucking way onto any team I am given a chance on, I will solidfy my spot, I will knock any other player out of their number one spot. So, yes, up to this point, I’ve been pretty focused on how I screwed up and been pretty nice - but not anymore.
It’s a fucking disgrace I fell as far as I did. If you didn’t pick me now, and if you pass me over in the S10 NSFL draft, you’re going to be fucking sorry. You made a fucking mistake. Yeah, I’ve had two failure players in the past, two joke players with very little motivation in a terrible time of my life, but this is different, Felix is going to dominate. Get ready.
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Making the Journey from my home in Germany to stick my neck out joining a Developmental League in the United States, well, it wasn’t exactly easy. I know my name wasn’t the fanciest on the board, and others had a lot more going for them in terms of past. College graduates and superstars, big name quarterbacks, and people with bloodlines already in the league. I guess I wasn’t exactly a big flashing light saying, “pick me, pick me!”, but you need to understand that sometimes it takes time to get accomodated to a new place.
I made my first move into the DSFL at the end of S8, signing with the Portland Pythons for the remainder of their season - putting up nearly 150 yards in limited time. I think I came out and showed that I can ball. I can play with the rest of the people here. My training took a hit as I was overwhelmed with being so far from my home. I will admit that probably impacted peoples view of Felix Hasselhoff. I am sure the nicknames in the draft rooms were probably rampant. Lazy German, Bustkreig, Deutsch Disappointment, you get the picture. But I will admit that a lot of this fell on getting used to the new surroundings (authors note: the site has changed a lot since the last time I was here and honestly felt a bit overwhelmed as updates are NOT on the same schedule as the SHL, despite being very similar - near identical).
So the S9 DSFL draft came around and I had very little expectations for the draft. I did feel like I was one of the more talented prospects in the draft and that I wouldn’t fall too awfully much, as my TPE level was still well within the top parts of the group. Looking back, I guess my adjustment had more impact on my draft status than I would have hoped. As the rounds passed, I sat there in disbelief at the fact that I was falling so far. Second Round, Third Round, Fourth Round, Fifth Round, Sixth Round, who the fuck were these people going ahead of me? Surely I had shown enough on the field in my time to at least be a FOURTH ROUND PICK.
Finally, at the top of the Seventh Round, the last Wide Receiver off of the board. Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. If anything this has stoked the fire deep inside me. No other receivers in this class will come close to what Hasselhoff achieves in the DSFL and NSFL. I will claw my fucking way onto any team I am given a chance on, I will solidfy my spot, I will knock any other player out of their number one spot. So, yes, up to this point, I’ve been pretty focused on how I screwed up and been pretty nice - but not anymore.
It’s a fucking disgrace I fell as far as I did. If you didn’t pick me now, and if you pass me over in the S10 NSFL draft, you’re going to be fucking sorry. You made a fucking mistake. Yeah, I’ve had two failure players in the past, two joke players with very little motivation in a terrible time of my life, but this is different, Felix is going to dominate. Get ready.
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