`2. Tell us about your draft class. Is there anything that makes it special in comparison to other classes? Where did your fellow draftees land, how are they doing? Did anyone turn out to be an unexpected steal of that draft based on what you know today? Do you think anyone in your draft class will become a hall of famer? If you’re new to the league, how do you think your class will do? Where do you think people will get drafted to?`
As someone who is new to the league, it has been an exciting and daunting process to become immersed and catch up to speed with everything going on around the league. There's been a ton of communication within the DSFL discord, mainly fueled by rookies like myself new to the league. From everything I've learned, it seems that activity is the largest indicator of long-term success within the ISFL, and so far we've had some very active rookies. While I have no point of reference to compare to previous classes, I do currently believe that our rookie class could shape up to be a dominant one, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Here are some of my fellow rookies who I would like to highlight and speculate over their careers.
Let's start it up first with the loudest guy in the room (likely every room) - Maurice "Mo Money" Gunner, TE/DT. Maurice exploded into the discord, basically kicking the door down on his way in, and hasn't ceased his yapping since. He wrote a tragic backstory about a troubled youth with a big personality, and certainly has succeeded in playing his character well. His initial positional interest was in TE, but it seems that upon further review and analysis of league needs, he is now leaning DT - and will likely swap positions before he plays in the prospect bowl. If his current activity is sustained, we could be looking at a real force of nature on the interior defensive line for many seasons to come. He seems like the kind of player who's gonna talk a big game, and do his best to follow that up with big plays on the field. My unfounded draft projection: Tijuana. I think Gunner is the kind of guy who will have no reserves playing for the big dogs, and will want to be on a team that looks to dominate it's opposition. I can see Tijuana enjoying his spicy personality, and I'm sure that the inner city kid can find a ton of ways to keep himself busy down at the clubs in Tijuana.
Following him up, we have a bit of a sleeper rookie: Brad Woof. This guy is almost the opposite of Maurice. He's calm, collected, and a bit on the quiet side. But do not mistake quietness for inactivity, Brad seems like he's also looking to stick around for the longhaul. This cool cat is looking to join the league as a WR, and if his on the field demeanor is half as collected as his discord personality, I can envision him with some clutch catches in key moments. A northeasterner at heart, I can see him going to the most northeastern team possible - The London Royals. I don't know much about the royals, but I can see the British enjoying a more gentlemanly player, in staunch contrast to our next player...
Dominic Reynolds! This young DE has wasted no time stirring the pot, making sure to let the rookie QBs around that he's happy to see em. He's setting the expectation high, claiming that he's looking forward to a 12 sack rookie season. He's made it clear that he's not here to make friends, he's here to win. Only time will tell if he is capable of hitting the standard he's set for himself, but I think it's obvious that he will be a name to watch going into the draft. My speculative pick: Minnesota Grey Ducks. He'd fill a massive positional need for them in DE, where the only active player on the roster is fellow rookie Dunkler Sowerwine with 60 TPE total. In addition, they showed some interest to his big talk, and I'm sure they'd love to give him an opportunity to back it up.
While these are just 3 of the many personalities entering the league in this upcoming draft, I think it's clear that this rookie class means business. If I have anything to say about it, we plan to go down as a historic class filled with studs - especially on the defensive side. To any prospective GMs reading this, think very carefully about your next moves - missing out on any of these prospects could have you kicking yourself for years to come. And to my fellow rookies, watch out - that DROY award is as locked up as all you sorry WRs are about to be. Au revoir, see you on the field.
Roquefort Cotswald
As someone who is new to the league, it has been an exciting and daunting process to become immersed and catch up to speed with everything going on around the league. There's been a ton of communication within the DSFL discord, mainly fueled by rookies like myself new to the league. From everything I've learned, it seems that activity is the largest indicator of long-term success within the ISFL, and so far we've had some very active rookies. While I have no point of reference to compare to previous classes, I do currently believe that our rookie class could shape up to be a dominant one, especially on the defensive side of the ball. Here are some of my fellow rookies who I would like to highlight and speculate over their careers.
Let's start it up first with the loudest guy in the room (likely every room) - Maurice "Mo Money" Gunner, TE/DT. Maurice exploded into the discord, basically kicking the door down on his way in, and hasn't ceased his yapping since. He wrote a tragic backstory about a troubled youth with a big personality, and certainly has succeeded in playing his character well. His initial positional interest was in TE, but it seems that upon further review and analysis of league needs, he is now leaning DT - and will likely swap positions before he plays in the prospect bowl. If his current activity is sustained, we could be looking at a real force of nature on the interior defensive line for many seasons to come. He seems like the kind of player who's gonna talk a big game, and do his best to follow that up with big plays on the field. My unfounded draft projection: Tijuana. I think Gunner is the kind of guy who will have no reserves playing for the big dogs, and will want to be on a team that looks to dominate it's opposition. I can see Tijuana enjoying his spicy personality, and I'm sure that the inner city kid can find a ton of ways to keep himself busy down at the clubs in Tijuana.
Following him up, we have a bit of a sleeper rookie: Brad Woof. This guy is almost the opposite of Maurice. He's calm, collected, and a bit on the quiet side. But do not mistake quietness for inactivity, Brad seems like he's also looking to stick around for the longhaul. This cool cat is looking to join the league as a WR, and if his on the field demeanor is half as collected as his discord personality, I can envision him with some clutch catches in key moments. A northeasterner at heart, I can see him going to the most northeastern team possible - The London Royals. I don't know much about the royals, but I can see the British enjoying a more gentlemanly player, in staunch contrast to our next player...
Dominic Reynolds! This young DE has wasted no time stirring the pot, making sure to let the rookie QBs around that he's happy to see em. He's setting the expectation high, claiming that he's looking forward to a 12 sack rookie season. He's made it clear that he's not here to make friends, he's here to win. Only time will tell if he is capable of hitting the standard he's set for himself, but I think it's obvious that he will be a name to watch going into the draft. My speculative pick: Minnesota Grey Ducks. He'd fill a massive positional need for them in DE, where the only active player on the roster is fellow rookie Dunkler Sowerwine with 60 TPE total. In addition, they showed some interest to his big talk, and I'm sure they'd love to give him an opportunity to back it up.
While these are just 3 of the many personalities entering the league in this upcoming draft, I think it's clear that this rookie class means business. If I have anything to say about it, we plan to go down as a historic class filled with studs - especially on the defensive side. To any prospective GMs reading this, think very carefully about your next moves - missing out on any of these prospects could have you kicking yourself for years to come. And to my fellow rookies, watch out - that DROY award is as locked up as all you sorry WRs are about to be. Au revoir, see you on the field.
Roquefort Cotswald