07-16-2017, 04:45 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-16-2017, 04:48 AM by AsylumParty.)
A cacophony of shouting is heard from behind the door that dons an NSFL logo as the front office seeks to restore order before calling in their pick.
There's no such thing as showing up prepared for draft day, unless you've accepted the futility of the pundit's predictions, the expert analyses, and the media's mocks. Are there safe bets, sure, we can all say with certainty where Fox North is going, and we basically know that Dermot Lavelle is headed to Yellowknife, but just take a look at the variation of names and the positions of such when browsing the players' mock drafts and you'll get a taste of how many possible situations can arise during the draft.
In the weeks heading up to draft day, I'm not trying to prepare myself or my team for every single possibility. That's crazy. What I'm doing is making sure that draft board has enough players on it to last me every single round. I'm making tiers on that board as well. You set a tier number one filled with the best guys, the must haves for your team. Follow that up the next best group of guys and you make sure you choose the best player available from the highest tier still available. It's a simple enough strategy, but it's the best way to prepare yourself for the uncertainty and the ambiguity of draft day.
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There's no such thing as showing up prepared for draft day, unless you've accepted the futility of the pundit's predictions, the expert analyses, and the media's mocks. Are there safe bets, sure, we can all say with certainty where Fox North is going, and we basically know that Dermot Lavelle is headed to Yellowknife, but just take a look at the variation of names and the positions of such when browsing the players' mock drafts and you'll get a taste of how many possible situations can arise during the draft.
In the weeks heading up to draft day, I'm not trying to prepare myself or my team for every single possibility. That's crazy. What I'm doing is making sure that draft board has enough players on it to last me every single round. I'm making tiers on that board as well. You set a tier number one filled with the best guys, the must haves for your team. Follow that up the next best group of guys and you make sure you choose the best player available from the highest tier still available. It's a simple enough strategy, but it's the best way to prepare yourself for the uncertainty and the ambiguity of draft day.
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