*The S25 Draft, a retrospective

[Raven]

and while I can't speak to their performance as a GM, as a player they managed to get a steal contractually obligated to fall to them.

Yeah let's not talk about the gming part haha way better at being a player than a gm

[TMosura]

Round 3, Pick 37: The Berlin Fire Salamanders select...Ananda Adyan, OL, Norfolk Seawolves. User: Tmosura
TPE at time of draft: 202
TPE at time of writing: 806, 46th in the class, 5th among OLs
Stats in S29: 61 Pancakes, 2 Sacks allowed
DSFL Draft Position: Pick 32, 5 spot fall

I seem to remember Ananda Adyan going inactive for a month soon after the draft, and has not updated for a month since now. With that being said, I can't give this full marks with barely over 800 TPE. I don't think I ever interacted with Tmosura while he was active, so I can't comment on him as a user. That being said, at least Adyan got a decent chunk of TPE before leaving.

 
I'm alive ya dingus. I kept updating, but I never intended myself as a high earner. I took a job in overhauling the DSFL graphics, then leaving, then I took the GM job for Norfolk. That's why I haven't been active. I'm looking forward to my resurgence next season.

[Crodyman]

I support this article. s25 full of great players!

[Eldorian]

Round 1, Pick 11: The Orange County Otters select...Goat Tank, DT (has since swapped to RB), Myrtle Beach Buccaneers. User: Eldorian
TPE at time of draft: 269
TPE at time of writing: 1168, 5th in the class, 1st among RBs
Stats in S29: 1234 rushing yards, 4.4 ypc, 13 total TDs
DSFL Draft Position: Pick 3, 8 spot fall

I seem to remember most people had Goat Tank, one of the biggest memes of the entire of the entire class due to his twitter account, going much higher than this. Eldorian is a very well known user, and already had connections to Orange County I believe? One thing's for sure, he more than made up for the investment, being a very prolific Defensive Tackle until position swapping, leading the S25 TPE charts for a long time until recently, and even now still being in the top 5, and 1st at his position no matter which one you count him as. Most of this first round has been filled with clear hits, and Goat Tank is no different

I actually had zero connections to Orange County and they weren't even really on my radar as a destination I would end up at. But I'm happy they picked me!

Also sad that I missed out on TPE that one week because I was at Disney World, rip leader TPE list

[Air Crou]

Round 5, Pick 69: The Berlin Fire Salamanders select...Cmon Skiuuup, TE (has since swapped to WR), Dallas Birddogs. User: Aircrou
TPE at time of draft: 202
TPE at time of writing: 1091, 19th in the class, 2nd among WRs
Stats in S29: 1517 yards, 15.8 yards per catch, 15 TDs
DSFL Draft Position: Pick 94, 25 spot improvement

There's only one thing that prevents me from calling Cmon Skiuuup the best value pick of the entire draft; the fact that the entire reason he fell was due to...let's call them character concerns. As is, getting a top 20 player in terms of TPE at the meme number is extremely impressive; the last guy to be drafted in there before you was drafted 23 picks ago. He also had one of the best seasons that WR had the entire season during S29. All in all, Aircrou aside, there's absolutely nothing preventing me from calling this the biggest steal of the draft.

Say it like it is. Dickhead. And trying to change that prevents me from going off on every GM that skipped me, as I'd prove them right lmao.

[xenosthelegend]

I am still updating.