I'm still with my first player so my two drafts are very fresh in my head. It's about a year ago exactly since I joined this league. Let's say for my DSFL draft experience, I learned a tremendous amount of information for my big league draft ---- mainly what I should not do, haha! Coming into the ISFL draft, I felt very confident of my player and my draft stock. I finished with over 110 tackles and our Royals made the Ultimini in only their second year of existence. However, I did not make the pro bowl and I got nervous, so I started writing a bunch of media to highlight the numbers beyond the raw box score.
I had two goals coming into the draft: be the first cornerback off the board and be a first round pick. I continuously checked on the TPE ladder to see where I stood against fellow high value picks, ignorant to the nuances of the draft. I started studying team's depth charts to see which teams were likely to target me. In my head, I had narrowed it down to 4 teams: Sarasota, Yellowknife, Orange County, and Arizona based on draft position, roster fit, best player available approach, and number of extra picks available.
What I would soon learn is that I played myself too high up the leaderboard and off of most team's draft boards who were hoping to steal me in the 3rd round after GM picks. I think I talked to every team before the draft except Orange County, San Jose, and Baltimore. I talked to each team after the draft just to see what I did wrong(but it was more of timing and priorities) and the irony is that Baltimore ended up drafting me.
I didnt go first round, and Jason(Ray Ray Jackson) went to Honolulu at 6 before me, so I was a little hurt. Turns out that several teams saw me in the London locker room and were debating trading up once Orange County and Yellowknife passed me up. My Royals GM, Highhaschdi, put in good word in Baltimore, who at the time also had my DSFL recruiter, Exilizer, so I had some warmth coming into the locker room. I kinda cant wait to do it all again.
I had two goals coming into the draft: be the first cornerback off the board and be a first round pick. I continuously checked on the TPE ladder to see where I stood against fellow high value picks, ignorant to the nuances of the draft. I started studying team's depth charts to see which teams were likely to target me. In my head, I had narrowed it down to 4 teams: Sarasota, Yellowknife, Orange County, and Arizona based on draft position, roster fit, best player available approach, and number of extra picks available.
What I would soon learn is that I played myself too high up the leaderboard and off of most team's draft boards who were hoping to steal me in the 3rd round after GM picks. I think I talked to every team before the draft except Orange County, San Jose, and Baltimore. I talked to each team after the draft just to see what I did wrong(but it was more of timing and priorities) and the irony is that Baltimore ended up drafting me.
I didnt go first round, and Jason(Ray Ray Jackson) went to Honolulu at 6 before me, so I was a little hurt. Turns out that several teams saw me in the London locker room and were debating trading up once Orange County and Yellowknife passed me up. My Royals GM, Highhaschdi, put in good word in Baltimore, who at the time also had my DSFL recruiter, Exilizer, so I had some warmth coming into the locker room. I kinda cant wait to do it all again.