A retrospective look at the season 19 draft (parts 2-3)
San Jose Sabercats
The first pick of the Sabercats, second overall was Deondre Thomas-Fox. From the Palm Beach Solar Bears, he was the first QB off the board. Deondre was drafted as a quarterback coming from a pass heavy offense, though he tended to be of more of the scrambling mindset. He quickly transitioned to wide receiver in the isfl. He has quickly become a receiving threat in the league, hovering around seven hundred yards his first two seasons with a handful of touchdowns, and then exploding for over a thousand in his third season. San Jose would extend a franchise tag for him,wanting to hang on to what is now an integral piece of their passing game.
With their second pick, also the second pick of the second round, they would go on to choose a running back. Quindarius would be the first running back taken in the season 19 draft. Starting off strong with two pieces for the offense. Quindarius Tyerucker, a running back who would show that he was not at all out of place in the league with over one thousand rushing yards in both of his first two seasons. He would start to slip on his third year as a Sabercat not quite reaching that coveted thousand yard mark. San Jose would make what was likely a difficult decision to not resign him in free agency, although with two promising backs waiting in the wings for their opportunity only time will tell if that was truly a mistake or not, regardless this was a strong productive pick in the second round and with the results no one will make make the claim that San Jose didn't make a good one.
With their third and final pick coming as the second pick of the third round, the Sabercats would firmly establish a complete offensive theme to their draft strategy. Taking a wide receiver by the name of Jacob Andrews Jr. from the Norfolk Seawolves they cemented the fact they craved offensive production. Although this pick fit with the theme it would seem Andrews did not have what it took in the league and never played a snap, perhaps they got what they really wanted out of Thomas-Fox and this was a redundancy or a back up pick in case their plans for their quarterback turned wide receiver didn't pay off. Regardless this was a dud of a pick, but with two killers in the first two rounds this was overall a very good draft.
Chicago Butchers
The Chicago Butchers would enter the draft with their first pick, fourth overall in the first round being a wide receiver. Sean O'Leary a wide receiver from the Portland Pythons, he would enter the league as a force to be reckoned with. An instant contributor he would have over nine hundred receiving yards his rookie year. He followed up his rookie campaign with an explosion of one thousand two hundred fifty-four yards and nine touchdowns. Although he still seeks to get back to impressive numbers of his sophomore year he remains a force in the league and a vital part of the Chicago passing game. Great start for Chicago here, picking a player with ability to contribute meaningfully year after year.
Chicago would establish an early theme picking again with the sixth overall pick. They selected another wide receiver in Sweet James-Jones. A wide receiver coming from the Solar Bears, this pick would not go on to contribute as much as O'Leary. Putting up mediocre numbers over his first two seasons, he would be off the team by his third year. One would argue some production is better than none, but you expect more from a first round pick. Perhaps his chance to shine was overshadowed by his teammate O'Leary, but the only way to look at this pick is as a dud. You expect a bit more from a first round pick, and with two of them, one had to cost the team something, it is difficult to say if the team found it worth it or not, my intuition says it was not.
Their third pick not coming until the nineteenth overall selection late in the second round, was a linebacker from the Norfolk Seawolves. Willie B. Hardagain, he was only the second overall linebacker selected in the draft and was clearly not up to the task as he did not remain on the roster to enter the season.
Chicago's next pick would mimic the last, selecting another linebacker, just four picks later early in the third round. Jeremiah Legend another Norfolk Seawolf, showing a preference for teams to draft from, at least defense-wise. Showing that Chicago has no nose for defense, Jeremiah Legend would also be a wash out for the team.
With their fifth pick back to back with their fourth Chicago would take a chance on a running back. Their last pick for the season nineteen draft they took OJ Littlewood. Another player out of Norfolk. Littlewood would also see no playing time as he was a quick washout.
Overall Chicago started strong and went downhill very quickly. They found only one good player who could constantly contribute and had an abysmal season to boot. Not a draft one would look to emulate by any means.
San Jose Sabercats
The first pick of the Sabercats, second overall was Deondre Thomas-Fox. From the Palm Beach Solar Bears, he was the first QB off the board. Deondre was drafted as a quarterback coming from a pass heavy offense, though he tended to be of more of the scrambling mindset. He quickly transitioned to wide receiver in the isfl. He has quickly become a receiving threat in the league, hovering around seven hundred yards his first two seasons with a handful of touchdowns, and then exploding for over a thousand in his third season. San Jose would extend a franchise tag for him,wanting to hang on to what is now an integral piece of their passing game.
With their second pick, also the second pick of the second round, they would go on to choose a running back. Quindarius would be the first running back taken in the season 19 draft. Starting off strong with two pieces for the offense. Quindarius Tyerucker, a running back who would show that he was not at all out of place in the league with over one thousand rushing yards in both of his first two seasons. He would start to slip on his third year as a Sabercat not quite reaching that coveted thousand yard mark. San Jose would make what was likely a difficult decision to not resign him in free agency, although with two promising backs waiting in the wings for their opportunity only time will tell if that was truly a mistake or not, regardless this was a strong productive pick in the second round and with the results no one will make make the claim that San Jose didn't make a good one.
With their third and final pick coming as the second pick of the third round, the Sabercats would firmly establish a complete offensive theme to their draft strategy. Taking a wide receiver by the name of Jacob Andrews Jr. from the Norfolk Seawolves they cemented the fact they craved offensive production. Although this pick fit with the theme it would seem Andrews did not have what it took in the league and never played a snap, perhaps they got what they really wanted out of Thomas-Fox and this was a redundancy or a back up pick in case their plans for their quarterback turned wide receiver didn't pay off. Regardless this was a dud of a pick, but with two killers in the first two rounds this was overall a very good draft.
Chicago Butchers
The Chicago Butchers would enter the draft with their first pick, fourth overall in the first round being a wide receiver. Sean O'Leary a wide receiver from the Portland Pythons, he would enter the league as a force to be reckoned with. An instant contributor he would have over nine hundred receiving yards his rookie year. He followed up his rookie campaign with an explosion of one thousand two hundred fifty-four yards and nine touchdowns. Although he still seeks to get back to impressive numbers of his sophomore year he remains a force in the league and a vital part of the Chicago passing game. Great start for Chicago here, picking a player with ability to contribute meaningfully year after year.
Chicago would establish an early theme picking again with the sixth overall pick. They selected another wide receiver in Sweet James-Jones. A wide receiver coming from the Solar Bears, this pick would not go on to contribute as much as O'Leary. Putting up mediocre numbers over his first two seasons, he would be off the team by his third year. One would argue some production is better than none, but you expect more from a first round pick. Perhaps his chance to shine was overshadowed by his teammate O'Leary, but the only way to look at this pick is as a dud. You expect a bit more from a first round pick, and with two of them, one had to cost the team something, it is difficult to say if the team found it worth it or not, my intuition says it was not.
Their third pick not coming until the nineteenth overall selection late in the second round, was a linebacker from the Norfolk Seawolves. Willie B. Hardagain, he was only the second overall linebacker selected in the draft and was clearly not up to the task as he did not remain on the roster to enter the season.
Chicago's next pick would mimic the last, selecting another linebacker, just four picks later early in the third round. Jeremiah Legend another Norfolk Seawolf, showing a preference for teams to draft from, at least defense-wise. Showing that Chicago has no nose for defense, Jeremiah Legend would also be a wash out for the team.
With their fifth pick back to back with their fourth Chicago would take a chance on a running back. Their last pick for the season nineteen draft they took OJ Littlewood. Another player out of Norfolk. Littlewood would also see no playing time as he was a quick washout.
Overall Chicago started strong and went downhill very quickly. They found only one good player who could constantly contribute and had an abysmal season to boot. Not a draft one would look to emulate by any means.
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