The Season 1 draft was an interesting experience for me. I didn't really know what to expect coming in since this was my first sim league. But I saw a post about it on /r/ravens and thought it sounded like something I would enjoy. I wanted to make a running back but I saw it was a competitive position and some teams already had GM players at running back. However, I decided to give running back a try anyway to see if I could eventually get a starting role. However I was an unknown as a sim league rookie and I'm not very talkative so I didn't really make a name for myself on the forums before the draft. I didn't garner much attention prior to the draft as I was only contacted by one team. The Yellowknife Wraiths already had their GM as a running back but said they would look for a backup running back later in the draft and that I was high on their board of backup running backs.
Nobody had me in the first two rounds of their mock draft so I figured I would fall a bit, but I didn't realize just how far I would fall. The first few rounds went by and all of the starting running back spots were taken. In the middle rounds, teams started taking backup running backs but I still waited for my name to be called. I kept my eye on the Wraiths since I knew the were considering me as a backup. As the rounds went on I continued to wait and wait and wait. Finally, with the second pick of the seventeenth round, the Wraiths took their backup running back. They drafted Jack Stats. I was unsure what would happen when the one team that had been considering me passed on me, but I didn't have much time to wonder about it as I was selected by the Colorado Yeti with the very next pick. The Yeti were both exciting and intimidating as a destination. On one hand, they did not have a GM running back so I would have the chance to stay in one place and work my way up to a starting role but on the other hand, they already drafted two running backs ahead of me so it would take time to overtake them and become the starter. Luckily, the Yeti found a way to run a 3 runnning back rotation so I was able to get playing time right away. Even though I wasn't very sought after in the draft, I knew I could still become a great player if I stayed diligent and kept carefully updating my player. And now 8 months later I'm still going strong. In fact, if my calculations are correct, this PT will be what puts me over 1000 TPE. I guess my story is a good story for incoming prospects to consider, it doesn't really matter when or where you are drafted because you can still become a great player if you stay committed and keep working.
Nobody had me in the first two rounds of their mock draft so I figured I would fall a bit, but I didn't realize just how far I would fall. The first few rounds went by and all of the starting running back spots were taken. In the middle rounds, teams started taking backup running backs but I still waited for my name to be called. I kept my eye on the Wraiths since I knew the were considering me as a backup. As the rounds went on I continued to wait and wait and wait. Finally, with the second pick of the seventeenth round, the Wraiths took their backup running back. They drafted Jack Stats. I was unsure what would happen when the one team that had been considering me passed on me, but I didn't have much time to wonder about it as I was selected by the Colorado Yeti with the very next pick. The Yeti were both exciting and intimidating as a destination. On one hand, they did not have a GM running back so I would have the chance to stay in one place and work my way up to a starting role but on the other hand, they already drafted two running backs ahead of me so it would take time to overtake them and become the starter. Luckily, the Yeti found a way to run a 3 runnning back rotation so I was able to get playing time right away. Even though I wasn't very sought after in the draft, I knew I could still become a great player if I stayed diligent and kept carefully updating my player. And now 8 months later I'm still going strong. In fact, if my calculations are correct, this PT will be what puts me over 1000 TPE. I guess my story is a good story for incoming prospects to consider, it doesn't really matter when or where you are drafted because you can still become a great player if you stay committed and keep working.
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