The season one draft and the leadup to it was an exciting and chaotic time for the young NSFL. As a new player to sim leagues I was hooked immediately and did everything I could to drive my draft stock up. I was the first to create an offensive lineman, thinking I would be a position in really high demand. I wrote a 3000 word article. Then another article. I asked presser questions. I took a league job. I did everything you're supposed to.
Then the scouting messages came. All three of them. Six teams, three messages. Two were from the same team. I mostly spoke with then Yellowknife GM Bubba Nuck, and then Orange County GM Grapehead. I must have exchanged 20 messages with each of them. I was asking questions, looking for advice, that sort of thing. And then I hit them with the bomb:
And this was not a lie. I had bought the sim and exported 20 seasons worth of data from a 64 team league in order to analyze how different stats affected production for different positions. And whichever team drafted me would immediately receive a PM on draft night with a summary of all the intelligence I had gathered. And they did.
As the 25th overall pick, going top of the 5th round to Orange County I immediately shot off my "scouting report" you could call it, with all the information I had discovered, like how weight was by far the most important factor for Offensive Line, or how speed and strength were far more important for linebackers than tackling or agility.
And here's the crazy part. My PM was immediately met by an invitation to the staff Discord where I would spend the rest of the draft helping them. Myself, Grapehead, and 1st overall pick Shaka were all there calling the shots. Orange County didn't draft an offensive lineman that day. They drafted a team staff member who I'd like to think has been a small part of the successes we have had.
I learned a very important lesson that day. Draft the person, not the player.
Then the scouting messages came. All three of them. Six teams, three messages. Two were from the same team. I mostly spoke with then Yellowknife GM Bubba Nuck, and then Orange County GM Grapehead. I must have exchanged 20 messages with each of them. I was asking questions, looking for advice, that sort of thing. And then I hit them with the bomb:
Quote:I've run a full analysis on every position and come up with some excellent results that I think will really help. Whoever drafts me should keep a very close eye on their inbox draft night, they may be receiving some really interesting data that could affect the decisions for the rest of the draft(quoted directly from one of my PMs)
And this was not a lie. I had bought the sim and exported 20 seasons worth of data from a 64 team league in order to analyze how different stats affected production for different positions. And whichever team drafted me would immediately receive a PM on draft night with a summary of all the intelligence I had gathered. And they did.
As the 25th overall pick, going top of the 5th round to Orange County I immediately shot off my "scouting report" you could call it, with all the information I had discovered, like how weight was by far the most important factor for Offensive Line, or how speed and strength were far more important for linebackers than tackling or agility.
And here's the crazy part. My PM was immediately met by an invitation to the staff Discord where I would spend the rest of the draft helping them. Myself, Grapehead, and 1st overall pick Shaka were all there calling the shots. Orange County didn't draft an offensive lineman that day. They drafted a team staff member who I'd like to think has been a small part of the successes we have had.
I learned a very important lesson that day. Draft the person, not the player.
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Hank Winchester (S25 - Current) - Scrub
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Cooter Bigsby (S14-S23) - S23 Ultimus Champ - #4 Career Yards - #4 Career TDs - 2x MVP - Hall of Fame
