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Written option - There have been many moments in league history where a single decision (e.g., a draft choice, a GM’s promotion or retirement, a trade, a player’s movement in free agency) may have changed the course of the ISFL. Describe a decision that was made, how you imagined it going differently, and what might the league look like now if it had gone the way you imagined. For rookies that are still learning about the league history, write about what would be different about your current season if you had been drafted one place earlier or later, as in what team you would be on, and what your new role would be, etc.
As a past GM you will always look at your own actions and how they effected the team you used to GM. For me its double as I look back at starting an expansion team and think about the original draft very much. I would argue that is kinda a make or break for an expansion team especially for the Hahalua as our goal was to build up through the draft.
When looking back at the expansion draft I see a ton of things that went poorly for the team. Our first pick of the draft sadly went inactive on us due to real life circumstances. You cannot account for those at the time, but hindsight is always 20/20 as they say. Our 3rd pick the draft has sadly gone inactive since. Our 5th rounder and big WR pick went ia. We lost another solid 5th rounder in the latest expansion draft. The list goes on.
We made some great picks, picks I wouldn't want to change for anything. Two picks in the draft turned out to be future GMs for the team. Some have been big War Room and sim testing pieces.
I just look back at this draft and see the mix of player picked. It was a big reddit draft, so those are offer a load of new talent, but that is a double edged sword as you do not know their long run potential. I see some picks that I am very happy to have made as they have been a huge part of the team ever since, but I have to look at some of the picks made especially early in the draft and wonder how the team would look now, if those pieces were still active or if I had picked any of the other amazing options out there.