I am going to do this point task in my meta style for the sake of simplicity and going to address the DSFL draft that I was involved in as I believe everyone knew where I was going to be drafted come the NSFL draft.
I cannot say I honestly expected go high in the DSFL draft as I have anxiety that told me I was going to fall despite my best efforts. Although I knew there were general managers and war room members that were aware of my interest in the league after I posted my 16.8 thousand words of scouting reports before the draft. My hope was to go in the first two rounds, but I did not expect it to go that well for me. Although any time I voiced that there were people who supported me which I greatly appreciated.
I had posted before the draft that I hoped to go to Norfolk or Kansas City as I got along best with their general managers upon my entry to the league, however I do not think I ruled out any teams as a possibility. There were only two teams I did not want to go to for quite different reasons, as one irritated me with a scouting question, and the other did not scout Magnus at all. Outside of that though I would say I had productive talks with at least five of the teams as one other team did not get back to me after putting out a form to fill out to all the rookies.
Not sure if it would reach the level of shock, but I was definitely pleasantly surprised to be taken tenth overall. I do remember the day before the draft a mock draft was released that projected Magnus at ninth overall to one of the two teams I did not want to go to which had me anxious before the draft. Honestly I was thrilled to have fallen that one extra spot to my preferred destination.
Genuinely given some of the league events that have happened since then I cannot overstate how beneficial for my growth going to Norfolk has been. The people that I got to meet through that team are a big reason of why I am as invested in this league as I am, and by extension are why Magnus has been and will continue to be a max earner. However just in regards to how it impacted Magnus specifically I can say that if not for my presence in the Norfolk locker room he probably would not have been drafted as high as second overall come the NSFL draft. Despite my self-aggrandizing in articles I readily admit that playing a defensive tackle with no sim experience that I do not bring much of anything to the table outside of locker room contributions and bank balance. Without a team being both aware and interested in that my player would never go that high. Thankfully for me there are quite a few general managers who are aware of that now and so I have gone top ten in all three sim league drafts that I have been involved in thus far.
This was a fun one and I have to say it made me wonder what would have happened if Norfolk passed on me at ten. However looking at the draft I probably still end up in Norfolk at pick fourteen as Portland did not show any interest in me, and I honestly do not see Kansas City grabbing another defensive tackle in the first two rounds. I am happy with how things turned out though and would not have it any other way.
I cannot say I honestly expected go high in the DSFL draft as I have anxiety that told me I was going to fall despite my best efforts. Although I knew there were general managers and war room members that were aware of my interest in the league after I posted my 16.8 thousand words of scouting reports before the draft. My hope was to go in the first two rounds, but I did not expect it to go that well for me. Although any time I voiced that there were people who supported me which I greatly appreciated.
I had posted before the draft that I hoped to go to Norfolk or Kansas City as I got along best with their general managers upon my entry to the league, however I do not think I ruled out any teams as a possibility. There were only two teams I did not want to go to for quite different reasons, as one irritated me with a scouting question, and the other did not scout Magnus at all. Outside of that though I would say I had productive talks with at least five of the teams as one other team did not get back to me after putting out a form to fill out to all the rookies.
Not sure if it would reach the level of shock, but I was definitely pleasantly surprised to be taken tenth overall. I do remember the day before the draft a mock draft was released that projected Magnus at ninth overall to one of the two teams I did not want to go to which had me anxious before the draft. Honestly I was thrilled to have fallen that one extra spot to my preferred destination.
Genuinely given some of the league events that have happened since then I cannot overstate how beneficial for my growth going to Norfolk has been. The people that I got to meet through that team are a big reason of why I am as invested in this league as I am, and by extension are why Magnus has been and will continue to be a max earner. However just in regards to how it impacted Magnus specifically I can say that if not for my presence in the Norfolk locker room he probably would not have been drafted as high as second overall come the NSFL draft. Despite my self-aggrandizing in articles I readily admit that playing a defensive tackle with no sim experience that I do not bring much of anything to the table outside of locker room contributions and bank balance. Without a team being both aware and interested in that my player would never go that high. Thankfully for me there are quite a few general managers who are aware of that now and so I have gone top ten in all three sim league drafts that I have been involved in thus far.
This was a fun one and I have to say it made me wonder what would have happened if Norfolk passed on me at ten. However looking at the draft I probably still end up in Norfolk at pick fourteen as Portland did not show any interest in me, and I honestly do not see Kansas City grabbing another defensive tackle in the first two rounds. I am happy with how things turned out though and would not have it any other way.
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