Tier 1: Long Form Tasks (Must be 600+ words)
Choose ONE for 10 TPE.
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?
My draft class has been pretty dang impressive so far and is probably most noteworthy for having so few busts amongst the early picks. Out of the first 28 players taken (so the first two rounds and into the top of the third), only six of those have not reached a single pro bowl game. We also have the likes of Tre'Darius J'Vathon who was a nice steal for Honolulu late in the draft as a pro bowl wide receiver with pick 51 overall. A pro bowl kicker in Blago Kokot went right after him at pick 52 and has also been a high earner in terms of TPE. I was the first offensive lineman taken in the draft at the top of the second round by Chicago, and I am also the only pro bowler amongst offensive linemen from this class so I guess that at least somewhat justifies the draft position. A couple of late 2nd round QB's in Mattathias Caliban and Samuel Howitzer have been the best from the class in terms of TPE, each reaching just below 1600 at their maximum.
With those 2 QB's as well as Mike Boss Jr. who went just a little after them and also earned just a little behind them, the class was fairly deep at the position. We also have several of the more well known RB's from around the league right now, including Tre'Darius who shifted over from WR. He's also joined by the likes of Zoe Watts, Deadly Memes, and Captain Rogers, all top players at the position and fantasy performers for their fantasy managers as well. A trio of linebackers have from this S24 class have been terrorizing the league for years - Juan Domine from my own Butchers, Melvin Murder-Moose who of course is a Yeti, and Adam Schell of the Fire Salamanders. The three have earned TPE at almost the same rate throughout their careers and are defensive stalwarts overall, with others at the position including Brach Thomaslacher and Alejandro Chainbreaker not far behind in skills or in awesome names. There are also three solid or better CB's from the class as a last fairly deep position. On the other hand, there are no TE's to speak of, and only one noteworthy player each at offensive line (myself), WR (Taro Raimon), DE (Asher Montain), DT (LeBong Simwell), and Safety (Joel Drake).
Moving forward with more on-field analysis beyond just pro bowls, Taro Raimon seems to be on track for a Hall of Fame berth. He's posted remarkably consistent and remarkably strong stats throughout his career, with 1261 as his fewest receiving yards in a season if you can believe that. Also averaging 10 TD's a season and a bit over 90 receptions. His current teammate Deadly Memes had a rougher start to their career and could not earn much playing time, but has been a receiving threat out of the backfield for 5 seasons and a top rusher for the last 3 seasons. Calliban is looking like another future Hall of Famer from the class with some absurd passing totals in every season of his career so far, though he's the very definition of a pocket passer. He's averaging almost 5500 yards a season though and was highlighted by a 48 TD season recently. Boss and Howitzer will likely always be in his shadow but have been impressive in their own rights as well. Zoe is basically the running back equivalent of Taro, with right around 1500 total yards per season highlighted by a 2000 yard performance this season, could be another hall of famer quite easily at this level of production. On defense, Mr. Murder-Moose just led the league in tackles and has otherwise dominated in sack totals. Domine is not far behind him overall and both could be on their way to the hall, but Schell is further behind despite being similarly skilled overall.
Choose ONE for 10 TPE.
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?
My draft class has been pretty dang impressive so far and is probably most noteworthy for having so few busts amongst the early picks. Out of the first 28 players taken (so the first two rounds and into the top of the third), only six of those have not reached a single pro bowl game. We also have the likes of Tre'Darius J'Vathon who was a nice steal for Honolulu late in the draft as a pro bowl wide receiver with pick 51 overall. A pro bowl kicker in Blago Kokot went right after him at pick 52 and has also been a high earner in terms of TPE. I was the first offensive lineman taken in the draft at the top of the second round by Chicago, and I am also the only pro bowler amongst offensive linemen from this class so I guess that at least somewhat justifies the draft position. A couple of late 2nd round QB's in Mattathias Caliban and Samuel Howitzer have been the best from the class in terms of TPE, each reaching just below 1600 at their maximum.
With those 2 QB's as well as Mike Boss Jr. who went just a little after them and also earned just a little behind them, the class was fairly deep at the position. We also have several of the more well known RB's from around the league right now, including Tre'Darius who shifted over from WR. He's also joined by the likes of Zoe Watts, Deadly Memes, and Captain Rogers, all top players at the position and fantasy performers for their fantasy managers as well. A trio of linebackers have from this S24 class have been terrorizing the league for years - Juan Domine from my own Butchers, Melvin Murder-Moose who of course is a Yeti, and Adam Schell of the Fire Salamanders. The three have earned TPE at almost the same rate throughout their careers and are defensive stalwarts overall, with others at the position including Brach Thomaslacher and Alejandro Chainbreaker not far behind in skills or in awesome names. There are also three solid or better CB's from the class as a last fairly deep position. On the other hand, there are no TE's to speak of, and only one noteworthy player each at offensive line (myself), WR (Taro Raimon), DE (Asher Montain), DT (LeBong Simwell), and Safety (Joel Drake).
Moving forward with more on-field analysis beyond just pro bowls, Taro Raimon seems to be on track for a Hall of Fame berth. He's posted remarkably consistent and remarkably strong stats throughout his career, with 1261 as his fewest receiving yards in a season if you can believe that. Also averaging 10 TD's a season and a bit over 90 receptions. His current teammate Deadly Memes had a rougher start to their career and could not earn much playing time, but has been a receiving threat out of the backfield for 5 seasons and a top rusher for the last 3 seasons. Calliban is looking like another future Hall of Famer from the class with some absurd passing totals in every season of his career so far, though he's the very definition of a pocket passer. He's averaging almost 5500 yards a season though and was highlighted by a 48 TD season recently. Boss and Howitzer will likely always be in his shadow but have been impressive in their own rights as well. Zoe is basically the running back equivalent of Taro, with right around 1500 total yards per season highlighted by a 2000 yard performance this season, could be another hall of famer quite easily at this level of production. On defense, Mr. Murder-Moose just led the league in tackles and has otherwise dominated in sack totals. Domine is not far behind him overall and both could be on their way to the hall, but Schell is further behind despite being similarly skilled overall.