05-05-2024, 10:14 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-05-2024, 10:15 AM by roquefort. Edited 1 time in total.)
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?
S47 will go down as a historic draft class. If that wasn't clear before, I think with each passing week it's becoming more and more clear. We have a fantastic combination of new users and seasoned veterans, all competing with one another to earn as much as we can. Coming out of the DSFL (developmental sim football league, don't forget the D) I had no idea where myself or my fellow compatriots would land. We spread across the league like a plague, with key players from the class on their respective teams. I will highlight some of them below.
The first player to take a look at is Tim Riggins, AKA Shahdude. Riggins joined the league as a tight-end but fell victim to the simulator and swapped to wide receiver. Since then he's been a top earner and performer within the class, and continues to be one of the top users in the league. He pumps out media that DESERVES A GEMINI AWARD and has been a huge influence within the KCC LR. Now officially announced as Kansas City's new GM, it's obvious that he will be leaving a longtime impact on both the team as well as the league at large.
Another user worth highlighting is jadda123876 aka Jonathon Irons aka Jackie Wilson. Jackie is another fantastic S47 user who has quickly made themselves a prominent member of our community. She is already a ULTIMINI WINNING GM! and has also carved out a niche for herself as one of the league's premier gameday casters. Overall a really good person and positive influence to whatever they touch.
I think the initial DSFL draft had some interesting picks and definitely some steals. Despite his controversy, JJ What? was obviously the biggest steal of the draft. Going from a post-draft immediate waiver pickup to one of the top earners of the class as well as the NORFOLK GM is insane value. To go from Waiver pickup to first rounder at all would be impressive, but JJ made sure to make his ISFL draft even more memorable by forcing a trade off the team that drafted him and joining some real studs in Hawaii. I think for many reasons JJ will be a memorable player and certainly a notable player in a notable class.
Another intriguing user is WalterYensid. Walt is a fantastic dude and probably my favorite user from the class. He and I quickly recorded a few podcast episodes (check-out the Shutdown Podcast) where we discussed the draft, the class, the league, and our projections. He was drafted 3oa to Berlin and was debatably a steal at that draft position. However some controversy took place soon after when Berlin drafted another player notorious for a CDL that involved Walt. At first this seemed to be a big nothingburger as both players continued on to their drafted team without much coming from it. In the time since, however, Walter has seemingly gone missing. Not seen in nearly a month it's to the concern of myself and many others within the class if he still is interested in the league or if he's simply just a busy fella IRL. Only time will tell where his career will end up. I think the best thing for the league is to see him return.
Overall, I think we have a wonderful class and many of us will be hall of famers. I think a lot our class decided on being more team oriented so I am very interested to see who racks up the most stats within the sim and who's most likely to end up with the golden jacket at the end of the day. I like to think that after I win 10 rings with Honolulu I'll be a lock myself, but there's only one way to find out. Looking forward to the future.
Roquefort Cotswald
S47 will go down as a historic draft class. If that wasn't clear before, I think with each passing week it's becoming more and more clear. We have a fantastic combination of new users and seasoned veterans, all competing with one another to earn as much as we can. Coming out of the DSFL (developmental sim football league, don't forget the D) I had no idea where myself or my fellow compatriots would land. We spread across the league like a plague, with key players from the class on their respective teams. I will highlight some of them below.
The first player to take a look at is Tim Riggins, AKA Shahdude. Riggins joined the league as a tight-end but fell victim to the simulator and swapped to wide receiver. Since then he's been a top earner and performer within the class, and continues to be one of the top users in the league. He pumps out media that DESERVES A GEMINI AWARD and has been a huge influence within the KCC LR. Now officially announced as Kansas City's new GM, it's obvious that he will be leaving a longtime impact on both the team as well as the league at large.
Another user worth highlighting is jadda123876 aka Jonathon Irons aka Jackie Wilson. Jackie is another fantastic S47 user who has quickly made themselves a prominent member of our community. She is already a ULTIMINI WINNING GM! and has also carved out a niche for herself as one of the league's premier gameday casters. Overall a really good person and positive influence to whatever they touch.
I think the initial DSFL draft had some interesting picks and definitely some steals. Despite his controversy, JJ What? was obviously the biggest steal of the draft. Going from a post-draft immediate waiver pickup to one of the top earners of the class as well as the NORFOLK GM is insane value. To go from Waiver pickup to first rounder at all would be impressive, but JJ made sure to make his ISFL draft even more memorable by forcing a trade off the team that drafted him and joining some real studs in Hawaii. I think for many reasons JJ will be a memorable player and certainly a notable player in a notable class.
Another intriguing user is WalterYensid. Walt is a fantastic dude and probably my favorite user from the class. He and I quickly recorded a few podcast episodes (check-out the Shutdown Podcast) where we discussed the draft, the class, the league, and our projections. He was drafted 3oa to Berlin and was debatably a steal at that draft position. However some controversy took place soon after when Berlin drafted another player notorious for a CDL that involved Walt. At first this seemed to be a big nothingburger as both players continued on to their drafted team without much coming from it. In the time since, however, Walter has seemingly gone missing. Not seen in nearly a month it's to the concern of myself and many others within the class if he still is interested in the league or if he's simply just a busy fella IRL. Only time will tell where his career will end up. I think the best thing for the league is to see him return.
Overall, I think we have a wonderful class and many of us will be hall of famers. I think a lot our class decided on being more team oriented so I am very interested to see who racks up the most stats within the sim and who's most likely to end up with the golden jacket at the end of the day. I like to think that after I win 10 rings with Honolulu I'll be a lock myself, but there's only one way to find out. Looking forward to the future.
Roquefort Cotswald