Can you give us a play by play of draft night for the Outlaws? How did the process of decided when and who to make picks work out? Did you think you'd be able to add to your offense so much in the second round with the top WR and top TE in the draft?
@run_CMC was our draft wizard mostly, so I'll let him give you the most of the details.
But I'll say that our extensive scouting beforehand, and knowing how each other operates and having that level of trust on our front office team really helped the process. We think very much alike and it showed in internal scouting and draftboards. We had a very good idea of who we wanted and our list fortunately deviated from the rest of the league in certain spots.
I could not have hoped for such a great draft by our team only a few short weeks ago. At that time we were with no R1 pick and only a 13 OA pick, then 20 OA picks. In short, if not for a lot of Run's negotiations, we would not have gotten either Durden or yourself. So to be able to move up even incrementally was huge for our team and our future.
You've signed your rookies pretty quickly. How were you able to move so quickly to get them signed?
Once again a good question for Run, but I'll give a quick reply:
We try our best to keep a tight eye on finances and knew what offers we wanted to go with and where our priorities were. We are happy to have you and Squanch signed and ready to go. Of course it helps when the players were eager, and you both gave very good negotiations.
You made the playoffs last year. Is a rebuild really on, or is this a reload?
I think that this is an interesting question. Is it a rebuild or a reload? I think you could definitely make an argument that this season we are more reloaded than rebuilt. Our two offensive cornerstones have returned with the King and Mack, and we have given them new rookie options to develop. Our defensive needs major focus, but I'll be playing Free Safety this season which I'm personally very excited for.
Playoffs in the ASFC is tricky. NOLA is a fantastic team and a real threat, and they continue to develop massively each season. San Jose has a tonne of great talents, but a rookie QB is, generally, a severe hamper on team success. I think we'll have a real shot at the ASFC playoff spot, but we'd be the David versus Goliath once again.
I don't mean to mince words: this is going to be a rebuild. Run and I are on the same page, and we made sure that a lot of our scouting focused on finding talent that won't just be impactful now - but in the seasons down the road. We need to pivot this team in regression to hit the bottom and bounce off it and not get stuck there. We don't want to be meagre for multiple seasons but rebuild with a purpose. Whether or not that follows through this season is anyone's guess.
@run_CMC was our draft wizard mostly, so I'll let him give you the most of the details.
But I'll say that our extensive scouting beforehand, and knowing how each other operates and having that level of trust on our front office team really helped the process. We think very much alike and it showed in internal scouting and draftboards. We had a very good idea of who we wanted and our list fortunately deviated from the rest of the league in certain spots.
I could not have hoped for such a great draft by our team only a few short weeks ago. At that time we were with no R1 pick and only a 13 OA pick, then 20 OA picks. In short, if not for a lot of Run's negotiations, we would not have gotten either Durden or yourself. So to be able to move up even incrementally was huge for our team and our future.
You've signed your rookies pretty quickly. How were you able to move so quickly to get them signed?
Once again a good question for Run, but I'll give a quick reply:
We try our best to keep a tight eye on finances and knew what offers we wanted to go with and where our priorities were. We are happy to have you and Squanch signed and ready to go. Of course it helps when the players were eager, and you both gave very good negotiations.
You made the playoffs last year. Is a rebuild really on, or is this a reload?
I think that this is an interesting question. Is it a rebuild or a reload? I think you could definitely make an argument that this season we are more reloaded than rebuilt. Our two offensive cornerstones have returned with the King and Mack, and we have given them new rookie options to develop. Our defensive needs major focus, but I'll be playing Free Safety this season which I'm personally very excited for.
Playoffs in the ASFC is tricky. NOLA is a fantastic team and a real threat, and they continue to develop massively each season. San Jose has a tonne of great talents, but a rookie QB is, generally, a severe hamper on team success. I think we'll have a real shot at the ASFC playoff spot, but we'd be the David versus Goliath once again.
I don't mean to mince words: this is going to be a rebuild. Run and I are on the same page, and we made sure that a lot of our scouting focused on finding talent that won't just be impactful now - but in the seasons down the road. We need to pivot this team in regression to hit the bottom and bounce off it and not get stuck there. We don't want to be meagre for multiple seasons but rebuild with a purpose. Whether or not that follows through this season is anyone's guess.
RICARDO MORRIS
Arizona Outlaws | Defensive Tackle | S15 - Present
Career: 554 TPE | 82 TCK | 4 TFL | 2/1 FR/FF | 10 SCK | 1 TD
Arizona Outlaws | Defensive Tackle | S15 - Present
Career: 554 TPE | 82 TCK | 4 TFL | 2/1 FR/FF | 10 SCK | 1 TD