In light of the recent “CoLOLrado” articles, I thought the Shadow GM that is me, would offer insight. In my power rankings, I often rail on the Yeti, saying it is a mess, so I get that this may be met with some hostility.
Before I get into it, I want to say, that I’ve had the been watching the Yeti from the falling short of the Ultimus to season 1 to the collapse that followed from s3 onwards, I also had the pleasure to interview Sapp during the s4 draft cast. In that interview, he stated a 3 year plan to turn the Yeti around into the contenders. So far, we’re in year two, and it’s not looking too great. So to take from my colleague and friend @`BayleyIsland`, I want to give a few pieces advice as what I would do if I were GM of the Yeti.
1. Tell everyone I draft they’re in for a long few seasons; so make the community great.
When I came in to San Jose, we knew the season was over the moment Cook went away, and while we felt we could contend in s3, it was a long shot. One of the things that Miller, Sharpei, and Canton did to really help build a strong community from the get go was a lot of games of Heroes of the Storm. We ran into the draft with the belief that “activity breeds activity” it kept us together when the seasons were bad, and a great rapport with each other was created.
2. Tweed, Crush, Ishigawa, Saint – Pick 2.
Each one of these four is great, Saint and Tweed are the tops of their field, and Ishigawa and Crush are the future. Right now though, none of those four can carry the team to the wins it needs. The Yeti need to get picks, and if a player is unlikely to resign, now is the time to get value while they can. These are first and second round picks of value that the team can get. All teams would improve with one of these four on their rosters, and would likely pay a hefty price for them.
3. End the Pierno project.
Ok, here we go. The big one. As the former favorite mediocre Wide Receiver, @ralz9 can get all the yards on the ground he wants, but the team would be better using him as a RB and Boss Tweed as the QB. Pierno is not spending his TPE right, and allocating them poorly. He’s still putting things into speed and shirking accuracy, arm and intelligence while they are all lacking. Ralz can get all the TPE he wants, but the team needs a QB who will put the team success ahead his need to get yards on the ground. He’s averaging 2.9 YPC on the ground to boot. He’s a jack of all trades and good at none. The Yeti need a QB who is willing to work for the team, Pierno is showing that he’s not. The team needs to give their troubled QB and ultimatum – 90 in accuracy, arm and/or intelligence, or else the team is going to look to draft another quarterback.
4. Scout, Scout, Scout.
Any team is as good as their draft class. And if the Yeti want to succeed, they have the reach out and interview any and all DSFL prospect there is, they cannot just hit in the first round, they have to hit in the second round, and third if possible. It’s on the Yeti to get the players they need, they need to draft not just the positions they need, just the best player available. They cannot afford to pick an inactive d-lineman while letting an active RB walk to another team.
Before I get into it, I want to say, that I’ve had the been watching the Yeti from the falling short of the Ultimus to season 1 to the collapse that followed from s3 onwards, I also had the pleasure to interview Sapp during the s4 draft cast. In that interview, he stated a 3 year plan to turn the Yeti around into the contenders. So far, we’re in year two, and it’s not looking too great. So to take from my colleague and friend @`BayleyIsland`, I want to give a few pieces advice as what I would do if I were GM of the Yeti.
1. Tell everyone I draft they’re in for a long few seasons; so make the community great.
When I came in to San Jose, we knew the season was over the moment Cook went away, and while we felt we could contend in s3, it was a long shot. One of the things that Miller, Sharpei, and Canton did to really help build a strong community from the get go was a lot of games of Heroes of the Storm. We ran into the draft with the belief that “activity breeds activity” it kept us together when the seasons were bad, and a great rapport with each other was created.
2. Tweed, Crush, Ishigawa, Saint – Pick 2.
Each one of these four is great, Saint and Tweed are the tops of their field, and Ishigawa and Crush are the future. Right now though, none of those four can carry the team to the wins it needs. The Yeti need to get picks, and if a player is unlikely to resign, now is the time to get value while they can. These are first and second round picks of value that the team can get. All teams would improve with one of these four on their rosters, and would likely pay a hefty price for them.
3. End the Pierno project.
Ok, here we go. The big one. As the former favorite mediocre Wide Receiver, @ralz9 can get all the yards on the ground he wants, but the team would be better using him as a RB and Boss Tweed as the QB. Pierno is not spending his TPE right, and allocating them poorly. He’s still putting things into speed and shirking accuracy, arm and intelligence while they are all lacking. Ralz can get all the TPE he wants, but the team needs a QB who will put the team success ahead his need to get yards on the ground. He’s averaging 2.9 YPC on the ground to boot. He’s a jack of all trades and good at none. The Yeti need a QB who is willing to work for the team, Pierno is showing that he’s not. The team needs to give their troubled QB and ultimatum – 90 in accuracy, arm and/or intelligence, or else the team is going to look to draft another quarterback.
4. Scout, Scout, Scout.
Any team is as good as their draft class. And if the Yeti want to succeed, they have the reach out and interview any and all DSFL prospect there is, they cannot just hit in the first round, they have to hit in the second round, and third if possible. It’s on the Yeti to get the players they need, they need to draft not just the positions they need, just the best player available. They cannot afford to pick an inactive d-lineman while letting an active RB walk to another team.
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