The Dallas Birddogs had quite a tall task ahead of them – building an entire team from the ground up only utilizing draft picks. Fortunately, I believe that Co-GMs Gucci and Inverted were able to assemble a competitive squad and were able to draft extremely efficiently. With the first overall pick in the DSFL draft, the Birddogs selected QB Monterey Jack who we are hoping can carry the load and be the leader this team needs. I think that the offense will be humming with a plethora of talent at RB, TE, and WR, however OL might be a cause for concern as none were drafted. The team is banking on the hope that the Bot OL will be sufficient to jumpstart the high caliber offense and will not be too large of a liability. Players like White Goodman, William Lim, and Jeffrey Phillips (high draft picks) are the focal point of the offense. On the other side of the ball, the Birddogs were also able to acquire a good amount of talent. With the likes of Deshund Jones and Stanislaw Konievpolski being higher draft picks and supported by some other high end talent, the Birddogs hope that defense will be able to stop opponents just enough to pull out victories. However, one concern is that the Birddogs lack depth in the passing game which teams may try to exploit via the passing game – but Gucci and Inverted are well-versed in gameplanning enough to compensate for most weaknesses. Another issue may be the lack of second year DSFL talent on the team considering its status as an expansion team. Many teams will be able to return high TPE players who were drafted into the NSFL. Overall, I think the Dallas Birddogs have an uphill battle ahead of them this season – but the team is already showing great comradery which can hopefully propel them for a chance of winning the Ultimini.
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