The reddit class of season 47 has already experienced so much of what this league has to offer. We have had it all including general managers, punishment threads, awards, and media. The biggest differentiator from other classes is that we already have 5 new create S47 gms. We have managed to gain influence in over half of the DSFL teams while only having 2 seasons of game time. Most of these gm spots have been off of a pipeline of their own DSFL team which makes sense. However, something that makes this chance unique is that Tyler Higbee II actually got a GM spot at Portland’s rivals, the London Royals. Nobody really knows how he got this spot but it seems like he had a really good relationship with Orange, his fellow London gm. Another thing that the season 47 class has is with Ultimini and Ultimus wins. Portland winning it all this recent season gave the S47 yapper, Tyler Higbee II, an Ultimini ring before getting called up to Honolulu. Also, Sewage Joe was on the Arizona team for their Ultimus win this season so he gets himself an Ultimus ring before any other season 47 players. The biggest steal of the season 47 ISFL draft so far seems to be Bondi Beach Buccaneers WR, Meo Stickyhands McGee. Even though he has not even stepped foot on the field for the Berlin Fire Salamanders, he is earning at a rate that is close to max earning and was taken with pick 45 in the draft. Truly a steal that late in the draft even if the players drafted in front do turn out to be great. However, along with draft hits come some big draft slip ups from that same team. The Berlin Fire Salamanders drafted Walter Yensid, who was projected 1st overall, with the third pick of the draft. This sounds like a steal, right? Wrong, because of their pick at 23. With pick 23, Berlin decided to violate Walter’s one request and draft Maurice Gunner. It was clear these players would not work in the same locker room, having several off the field issues between them. This caused Walter Yensid to seemingly step away from the ISFL as a whole. While I am still holding out hope that he comes back, it is very unlikely he does and this was a wasted 3rd overall pick by Berlin purely because of their later 2nd rounder. Another draft slip up occurred with the drafting of JJ What at pick 7 by the Chicago Butchers. There was clearly some miscommunication in scouting based on how quickly JJ got traded. It is unclear whether this was the fault of JJ What or the fault of the scouts of Chicago, but Chicago did not meet what JJ wanted from his ISFL team. This caused JJ to almost immediately be flipped for a S48 second to Honolulu, turning a highly anticipated reddit class player into a 2nd round pick in a matter of days. There are many possible Hall of Famers in this class as well. As far as tight ends go, there are most likely going to be 2 strong candidates for future hall of famers in Bob Kronkowski and Tyler Higbee II. They both have already grabbed an Ultimini ring and are looking to get called up to the ISFL and perform well enough to sneak in at a weaker position. The top 2 picks in this draft, Brad Woof and Roquefort Cotswald both have started their campaigns for hall of fame very well with individual stats to show for it. Some other potential hall of famers include Tim Riggins, Dominic Reynolds, Reginald Hammerfall, and Soul King Brook.
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