(S22) - PT3 - Boom or Bust

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The disrespect when it comes to draft position for even very high end Running Backs in the National Simulation Football League may be, as experts say, “wack AF”. After all, Acura Skyline, the DSFL Offensive Player of the Year, Running Back of the Year, and Offensive Rookie of the Year somehow dropped all the way to the 4th round. However, sometimes when a team reaches and picks a running back early, it comes back to bite them. A great example of this is Antonio Summer, picked by my very own team the Yellowknife Wraiths who was drafted fourth overall in the Season Eleven NSFL draft. At the time Summer made sense, despite the bias against running backs, due to his high level of performance and commitment to getting TPE in the DSFL. However, it did not pan out, as Summer ended up being the only player in the first round of that draft to never make a pro bowl appearance. Additionally, to add insult to injury, all other teams in the draft played the waiting game and the next running backs off the board were not until Round Three, where Jerrod Canton and Slim Shady both were taken. Both of these running backs, unlike Summer, eventually made it to the pro bowl while Summer faded into history. That’s a pretty serious bust.