(S28) PT1 - Draft Day

[NicholasTheGreat]

[ZootTX]

SHL PT

[IsaStarcrossed]

As I was a GM with my last draft, there wasn't much to talk about there. I went in the second round to New Orleans as was prewritten due to the nature of the rules. For that reason, instead I'll talk about this last draft Colorado had. I was heavily involved with it due to being in the war room and was quite excited for it. In Colorado we make a bunch of splashes in free agency, which grants us a lot flexibility. In the past this has allowed us to trade up for players we specifically wanted and things like that. Unfortunately, this strategy has slowly led to our team getting older and as such we needed an influx of youth so that we knew our future was secure. Coming into this draft, I was led to believe it was a fairly weak one and I wasn't expecting much from it. I thought we might grab two active players at most and have to hope the next draft was larger to bring in young talent. As this draft progressed though, I found myself surprised. We grabbed Yeti alumni Duke in the first round. A max earning monster who was a critical war room member for us for a long time and we all loved. Then in the second we grabbed Alcott, a promising young rookie that many of our war room thought would be gone in the first. Then in the third we picked up Pazuzu. A long time sim league veteran that I thought for sure would go in the second because he's a great guy and as close to a sure thing as you can get. Then all the way in the fourth round, we grabbed Quail. She is a lovely user that Schwarz had been wanting to draft since the second. Four actives in a draft we thought was terrible, We felt like we'd just robbed the bank as we managed to reload our aging team with talent in a single draft. It makes us all look forward to the future of the Yeti.

[BOOM™]

PBE Affiliate PT

PBE Username : UZI

[Sebster]

Willie Miller was taken in the 3rd round by the (best team in the ISFL) San Jose Sabercats. The locker room has been incredibly active, welcoming, and warm whenever I have been in there and there are a few familiar faces from my time in the DSFL. Trop and I regularly talk about food in the locker room and some of the other Sabercats usually join in the fun. I was not expecting to go to the Sabercats, but then again I wasn’t really sure what to expect. I am so incredibly happy that the Sabercats drafted me though, I can tell that this is a great group and we will have a blast together. This has been a long journey starting off as an inactive 8th round pick and working my way up the TPE ladder alongside people like Slate, Katarn, Wildfire, and Ace.

One person I am really looking forward to playing with is j00 the other CB that was drafted by the Sabercats in the first round this year. I have a feeling that we can grow as players together in this league and lead the San Jose defense to be a top tier unit for seasons to come.

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[jzajenius36]

Ok so the draft was one of the highlights of my career thus far. I mean I guess that’s true for pretty much every single person who has made it that far, but I’m going to ignore that part for the purposes of this post. Honky-Tonk Haywood was selected in the third round, with the thirty-fourth pick. While I didn’t really have an idea of where I ‘should’ go, I found that the draft articles/mocks being done before the draft really added some intrigue and anticipation. Since I had been pretty active in my DSFL stint and the defensive line group was somewhat sparse, some people were mocking me up in the first two rounds. I found that super exciting. So I was at the edge of my seat, watching every pick on the youtube stream. And then my player’s name was announced. I was hyped and, between the mock drafts and the brief chatter when I was picked, I couldn’t believe all these strangers who had created such an in-depth league even knew who my player was, never mind dissecting him for team fit. I’ll say that initially I found The Philly locker room and team to be a mess when I got here, but ever since Punter took over it’s been really fun and engaging. We’re still in rebuild mode, but I’m excited to grow with this group!

[Dagumpa]

PBE PT

[KC15]

PBE Affiliate PT  +3 TPE

[OrbitingDeath]

Cobra Kai's draft

It was a hot and sweaty night in Dallas, Texas. The entire Birddogs team had come together for draft night to see their draftees go to new teams. But it took until the 7th overall pick for seeing the first pupper going off the board. Cobra Kai was being drafted by the Honolulu Hahalua.  It was definitly the expected destination for Cobra Kai, as he had expressed severe interest in joining this franchise. Who doesn't love Hahalua after all. I loved the original name and logo and with knowing and liking some of the people already on the team it seemed (and still looks) a great fit.

Cobra Kai expected to grow into a RB1 role a bit faster though, as Nicholas Ayers definitly improved his earning speed since Kai joined the team. So Kai was definitly happy landing on the Hahalua and does not consider leaving them anytime soon.

So yeah, with telling them to draft me, it wasn’t much of a surprise. I know NOLA had interest, but with a later pick, so the fifth overall pick was never an option. And the Silverbacks who also were interested, had a chance to land Captain Rogers in free agency, eliminating the need for a running back, making it an easy choice to go with defense.

But drafts can definitely be both stressful and fun, so I’m happy with the outcome on this one.

[Raven]

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Written option: The offseason is over and players are getting geared up and ready to make the team that drafted them proud. Write about your player's last draft experience - when did you get picked? Did you go to a team you were hoping for or expected to go to? If you don't remember your last draft because your player is older than Moses, pick a draft to write about and explain why it stands out to you - what impact did the draft have on you or your team?

Davriel Lavigne looks back at his draft experience as odd. He had gone first overall in the DSFL draft, however once he back to the NSFL draft pundits had mocked him down as the 21st overall pick. People were saying that Lavigne had to play for the Honolulu Hahalua's due to his connection to the club. This confused Lavigne, but he went into the draft not thinking much of it. However once the draft started, it became clear to Davriel that the pundits were actually right and he saw himself slide down the draft all the way down to the 21st pick. That is when Honolulu proudly stepped up to the podium and said. 'Hello with this pick we made the mandatory pick of your general manager player Davriel Lavigne'. Lavigne was shocked and felt almost bamboozled? General manager player? But he was his own person. Right? That is what he thought atleast. Was Davriel Lavigne he own person? He took a deep hard look in the mirror back at the hotel he was staying for the draft. He was his own person right? He wasn't some avatar, to be a reflection of some higher power?

Lavigne shook his head and decided to go to sleep. He probably was stressed out from all the draft stuff and wasnt thinking straight..