June 1st
I feel like I say this every month but my god has time gone by quickly. It doesn’t even feel that long since I was drafted however many months ago and already the major NSFL draft is coming up. I still feel like I haven’t really looked into any teams or figured out where the best spot would be...as much as I could just be happy with wherever I go, I still have some nightmares about showing up in a locker room and it being like a complete ghost town. Thankfully some of those teams haven’t really reached out to me yet, or not really gone to any talks with them yet…
June 3rd
Okay, so trying to do pull ups with the kitchen table was a bad idea. At least I’ve been meaning to replace it. Too bad my apartment’s garbage chute won’t fit the leftover pieces of my “workout” equipment. I wonder if Ikea does both drop off and garbage pick up, that’s part of the white glove service right?
The last little while my top end speed has been really making some huge improvements. The gains in my 40 yard time have slowed down a bit and it’s really feeling like I’m hitting a wall soon but judging by the film and some workouts I’ve done with other players casually during this offseason...definitely feeling confident about it. I don’t think I’ll ever get to the elite burner status that some guys just seem to have a 3rd or 4th gear for but it won’t be like I’ll be left in the dust. I’m starting to look at maybe building some more muscle though. The amount that some of the people my age are putting up in their big 3 of bench, deadlifts and squats is kind of mind bottling. The last time I tried to bulk up heavily things didn’t go so well. Felt like it was too much too quickly and there was a good chance I could’ve turned into a lineman. Granted, that’s maybe why I was playing tight end at the time anyways. Having slimmed down a lot to be able to keep my speed up moving to safety though...and now bouncing back up. Hello mass gainers and peanut butter.
June 5th
One more day and I’ll find out where my new home is going to be. If I had to be honest with anybody, I might as well be honest with myself, my agent has been trying to talk me down from asking for so much for my first contract. I could take home a lot more if I went somewhere that wanted me to stay down or if I chose to stay down...but man if you could find yourself being able to play against the best players in the league week in and week out, it’s hard to say no to an opportunity like that.
Now being able to do that, see the bank account flush as well as winning??? Now that’s the dream. Still, gotta remember that even with some of these big teams looking at me with some potential 1st round selection status, still a small fish in a huge ocean in the end. Getting those endorsements from twitter has made things a little easier on my wallet, plus that big payout the from the interview I did about last season was huge...but man how on earth do I go through equipment every season? Shouldn’t this stuff be able to hold up for longer? Like I swear it’s a scam at this point where they’re purposely making this stuff out of vermicelli noodles or something. I’ve had my phone longer than this stuff and I know that I’ve been tempted as hell to get a new one every year.
Okay, getting off topic here.
Where could I end up going?
Arizona/Baltimore? I don’t think either are incredibly interested in me specifically since we never had much in the way long chats. I’m not sure how I feel about going to either team. Sometimes you just know and I definitely didn’t get sort of feeling like that there. There’s some good people in both teams but you could probably say that of any team right now.
Orange County Otters? I think this would be a great place to land. Doesn’t sound like they’ll be wanting to call up any defensive players in the near future since they’re so stacked but that would be a pretty nice situation to roll into where you know they’ve got their stuff together to be constantly putting up a winning record to the point of being part of last season’s finals.
Yellowknife would be another spot especially considering their (incredibly bad luck) run of being the Ultimus 5 or 6 times in very recent memory. Going there and being the difference, being part of the group that finally breaks the curse and finds that success in the postseason would be an unbelievable feeling since that probably deserves more success than they’ve been able to experience.
Colorado, who wouldn’t want to go to the defending champs?! Still, if I’ve learned anything with joining the Myrtle Beach Buccs, success is no guarantee no matter how good you are and what you’ve shown the season before. If anything, I feel like Colorado’s season mimicked Myrtle Beach’s a bit in that there was a great early start where both were looking like real contenders followed by a stumble along the middle and end of the season. Unfortunately the Buccs couldn’t get out of it in time while the Yeti’s had enough good performances to get them into the postseason.
Lastly Philly...I seriously like this team from what I’ve heard and seen. They might not have had the same kind of season as the other three but there’s something about the team that really seems appealing to me and I don’t know why? They’re definitely not going to take me at 5th overall as much as I’d like to dream about it. Middle of the 2nd potentially…? It runs the risk of maybe being picked up by another team I haven’t even thought about but I think that might be where I end up.
June 7th
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I’m a little disappointed not being in the 1st but maybe more because there’s going to be lots of reviews about the draft written, more about the 1st round than anything else beyond that...but I think this is probably the perfect spot for me. When that deal to trade up to the 2nd pick in the 2nd round happened, my gut knew this was gonna be for me. There was some question about maybe moving to another spot on the field but finally knowing where I’m headed and knowing what my role is going to be with this organization for the foreseeable future...I can’t explain how much relief I’m feeling from it all. And the excitement!
We haven’t finalized whether I’m going up or staying down for next season but I’m honestly torn. On one hand last season left such a bitter taste in my mouth that I want another shot with a full season of being at the peak of my skill level for the DSFL.
At the same time, holding off the chance to establish myself in the NSFL when I know I can make a good showing of myself and have a chance to start my case for a career goal of becoming a HoFer...maybe a Ultimini helps that case. Also coming up with more TPE and being an instant rookie favorite could be helpful as well...then again there’s only so many seasons I can play before my prime is over...I don’t know anymore. I’ll just sleep on it and hope that Hall says yes to that 8m opening offer or else.
WC: 1330
I feel like I say this every month but my god has time gone by quickly. It doesn’t even feel that long since I was drafted however many months ago and already the major NSFL draft is coming up. I still feel like I haven’t really looked into any teams or figured out where the best spot would be...as much as I could just be happy with wherever I go, I still have some nightmares about showing up in a locker room and it being like a complete ghost town. Thankfully some of those teams haven’t really reached out to me yet, or not really gone to any talks with them yet…
June 3rd
Okay, so trying to do pull ups with the kitchen table was a bad idea. At least I’ve been meaning to replace it. Too bad my apartment’s garbage chute won’t fit the leftover pieces of my “workout” equipment. I wonder if Ikea does both drop off and garbage pick up, that’s part of the white glove service right?
The last little while my top end speed has been really making some huge improvements. The gains in my 40 yard time have slowed down a bit and it’s really feeling like I’m hitting a wall soon but judging by the film and some workouts I’ve done with other players casually during this offseason...definitely feeling confident about it. I don’t think I’ll ever get to the elite burner status that some guys just seem to have a 3rd or 4th gear for but it won’t be like I’ll be left in the dust. I’m starting to look at maybe building some more muscle though. The amount that some of the people my age are putting up in their big 3 of bench, deadlifts and squats is kind of mind bottling. The last time I tried to bulk up heavily things didn’t go so well. Felt like it was too much too quickly and there was a good chance I could’ve turned into a lineman. Granted, that’s maybe why I was playing tight end at the time anyways. Having slimmed down a lot to be able to keep my speed up moving to safety though...and now bouncing back up. Hello mass gainers and peanut butter.
June 5th
One more day and I’ll find out where my new home is going to be. If I had to be honest with anybody, I might as well be honest with myself, my agent has been trying to talk me down from asking for so much for my first contract. I could take home a lot more if I went somewhere that wanted me to stay down or if I chose to stay down...but man if you could find yourself being able to play against the best players in the league week in and week out, it’s hard to say no to an opportunity like that.
Now being able to do that, see the bank account flush as well as winning??? Now that’s the dream. Still, gotta remember that even with some of these big teams looking at me with some potential 1st round selection status, still a small fish in a huge ocean in the end. Getting those endorsements from twitter has made things a little easier on my wallet, plus that big payout the from the interview I did about last season was huge...but man how on earth do I go through equipment every season? Shouldn’t this stuff be able to hold up for longer? Like I swear it’s a scam at this point where they’re purposely making this stuff out of vermicelli noodles or something. I’ve had my phone longer than this stuff and I know that I’ve been tempted as hell to get a new one every year.
Okay, getting off topic here.
Where could I end up going?
Arizona/Baltimore? I don’t think either are incredibly interested in me specifically since we never had much in the way long chats. I’m not sure how I feel about going to either team. Sometimes you just know and I definitely didn’t get sort of feeling like that there. There’s some good people in both teams but you could probably say that of any team right now.
Orange County Otters? I think this would be a great place to land. Doesn’t sound like they’ll be wanting to call up any defensive players in the near future since they’re so stacked but that would be a pretty nice situation to roll into where you know they’ve got their stuff together to be constantly putting up a winning record to the point of being part of last season’s finals.
Yellowknife would be another spot especially considering their (incredibly bad luck) run of being the Ultimus 5 or 6 times in very recent memory. Going there and being the difference, being part of the group that finally breaks the curse and finds that success in the postseason would be an unbelievable feeling since that probably deserves more success than they’ve been able to experience.
Colorado, who wouldn’t want to go to the defending champs?! Still, if I’ve learned anything with joining the Myrtle Beach Buccs, success is no guarantee no matter how good you are and what you’ve shown the season before. If anything, I feel like Colorado’s season mimicked Myrtle Beach’s a bit in that there was a great early start where both were looking like real contenders followed by a stumble along the middle and end of the season. Unfortunately the Buccs couldn’t get out of it in time while the Yeti’s had enough good performances to get them into the postseason.
Lastly Philly...I seriously like this team from what I’ve heard and seen. They might not have had the same kind of season as the other three but there’s something about the team that really seems appealing to me and I don’t know why? They’re definitely not going to take me at 5th overall as much as I’d like to dream about it. Middle of the 2nd potentially…? It runs the risk of maybe being picked up by another team I haven’t even thought about but I think that might be where I end up.
June 7th
P
H
I
L
L
Y
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I’m a little disappointed not being in the 1st but maybe more because there’s going to be lots of reviews about the draft written, more about the 1st round than anything else beyond that...but I think this is probably the perfect spot for me. When that deal to trade up to the 2nd pick in the 2nd round happened, my gut knew this was gonna be for me. There was some question about maybe moving to another spot on the field but finally knowing where I’m headed and knowing what my role is going to be with this organization for the foreseeable future...I can’t explain how much relief I’m feeling from it all. And the excitement!
We haven’t finalized whether I’m going up or staying down for next season but I’m honestly torn. On one hand last season left such a bitter taste in my mouth that I want another shot with a full season of being at the peak of my skill level for the DSFL.
At the same time, holding off the chance to establish myself in the NSFL when I know I can make a good showing of myself and have a chance to start my case for a career goal of becoming a HoFer...maybe a Ultimini helps that case. Also coming up with more TPE and being an instant rookie favorite could be helpful as well...then again there’s only so many seasons I can play before my prime is over...I don’t know anymore. I’ll just sleep on it and hope that Hall says yes to that 8m opening offer or else.
WC: 1330
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