2. Tell us about your draft class. Is there anything that makes it special in comparison to other classes? Where did your fellow draftees land, how are they doing? Did anyone turn out to be an unexpected steal of that draft based on what you know today? Do you think anyone in your draft class will become a hall of famer? If you’re new to the league, how do you think your class will do? Where do you think people will get drafted to?
The S27 draft class, while recent, definitely has shown promise as well as disappointment roughly 4 years into the careers. First overall pick, Eleven Kendrick-Watts is still leading the class in terms of TPE earning and having a great start to his career in Honolulu, powering that run offense for years to come.
Continuing down the list 3rd overall pick Xander Creed seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. I think The Liberty deeply regret this pick as Ace Savage drafted by the Otters 6 picks back while also seemingly out of the league at this point, still put up a season of game time for the Otters. Definitely a waste of a first round pick here as there were several notable names still on the block with Jim the Vampire, Marlon Brando, HeHateMe PickSix II, Drip Dad, Madison Hayes all going on to be more successful than the enigmatic Xander Creed and Ace Savage.
Christ Jr in round 3 definitely has to be considered a steal at that position, earning and playing well also for Honolulu. Definitely a great draft for Honolulu as they pick up their quarterback of the future here and pair him immediately with 1st overall pick Kendrick-Watts. This is definitely a duo to watch out for as their careers enter the peak seasons for these two teammates and they are definitely poised to take over the ISFL with their high octane offense and several records may yet fall before long as Honolulu is one of the newest expansion teams and have not been in the league for a long period of time.
This is a very unique draft class in that the 2nd and 3rd has produced more consistent and better talent than the 1st round. Here is a breakdown of both rounds to illustrate this point :
Eleven Kendrick-Watts, Lawrence Miller, Xander Creed, Marlon Brando, Sparkysparky Boom-man, Duke Cheeks, Bean Beanman, Kita Chiasa, Ace Savage, Madison Hayes, Maui Waialiki, James Wilkinson, Candice Fitinyomouf, Fergus Callaghan Jr were taken in the first round of this draft. Of those players listed, only Watts, Brando, Beanman, Cheeks, Hayes, Boom-man, are over 700 TPE.
Compare that with the 2nd round or later, and you have Tsuyu Asui, who was drafted in the 3rd round, also a massive steal as he is currently 2nd in the class in TPE and plays a strong WR game as well. PickSix II, Drip Dad, Hunt, Parker, Lorenzo, Vampire, were all taken in the 2nd round and entering their primes as well with massive success in earning, all over 700 TPE for their respective teams. This is definitely proof that scouting is not an exact science, and teams have to generally pick from a position of need and hope their recruits work out over the course of their careers since there have been plenty of first rounders that just didn't make the cut.
This begs the question, are draft picks more valuable than actual proven commodities? If a team is looking to open their window into competing for the ship, should they sacrifice their future, which is a crap shot to get proven players who are stars in the making to help them get over the hump? It's definitely a fascinating theory since this has been a very strange draft where cant miss prospects were missed and massive value were found in the 3rd round.
There has been a rumbling that the ISFL should bring back the scouting combine as well since those results on the field may give a small glimpse into what each prospect coming into the league might be able to produce on the field in game time situations, in addition, is keeping a rookie down in the DSFL for more than one season hampering growth since the player might lose interest in the development league instead of the big time league where there is more excitement to be had? These are questions that must be answered by the commissioner and the respective heads of the league as we try to flesh out our game for the rookies to keep them interested.
Drafting never goes as intended as some GMs look for intangibles that can not be measured on the field, other prospects might talk their way out of a potential 1st round selection with their contract demands or just an unwillingness to go to a certain team due to logistics or personnel changes. Perfect example of this would be the reason PickSix II dropped to the 2nd round. Clearly a first round talent and an active player who strives to be one of the best in the game, Chicago was lucky enough to take this gamble because they were one of the only teams able to afford his contract demands and they felt that there was enough talent there from his genes to take that risk in the 2nd round. PickSix II was definitely scouted heavily by all teams, and some were trying to clear cap space in order to take the cornerback, but ultimately many teams chose to go with the lesser known players instead of hurting their salary cap, and that decision cost a few teams to waste their first round picks on players who not only flamed out of the league, but did so without a bang.
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The S27 draft class, while recent, definitely has shown promise as well as disappointment roughly 4 years into the careers. First overall pick, Eleven Kendrick-Watts is still leading the class in terms of TPE earning and having a great start to his career in Honolulu, powering that run offense for years to come.
Continuing down the list 3rd overall pick Xander Creed seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. I think The Liberty deeply regret this pick as Ace Savage drafted by the Otters 6 picks back while also seemingly out of the league at this point, still put up a season of game time for the Otters. Definitely a waste of a first round pick here as there were several notable names still on the block with Jim the Vampire, Marlon Brando, HeHateMe PickSix II, Drip Dad, Madison Hayes all going on to be more successful than the enigmatic Xander Creed and Ace Savage.
Christ Jr in round 3 definitely has to be considered a steal at that position, earning and playing well also for Honolulu. Definitely a great draft for Honolulu as they pick up their quarterback of the future here and pair him immediately with 1st overall pick Kendrick-Watts. This is definitely a duo to watch out for as their careers enter the peak seasons for these two teammates and they are definitely poised to take over the ISFL with their high octane offense and several records may yet fall before long as Honolulu is one of the newest expansion teams and have not been in the league for a long period of time.
This is a very unique draft class in that the 2nd and 3rd has produced more consistent and better talent than the 1st round. Here is a breakdown of both rounds to illustrate this point :
Eleven Kendrick-Watts, Lawrence Miller, Xander Creed, Marlon Brando, Sparkysparky Boom-man, Duke Cheeks, Bean Beanman, Kita Chiasa, Ace Savage, Madison Hayes, Maui Waialiki, James Wilkinson, Candice Fitinyomouf, Fergus Callaghan Jr were taken in the first round of this draft. Of those players listed, only Watts, Brando, Beanman, Cheeks, Hayes, Boom-man, are over 700 TPE.
Compare that with the 2nd round or later, and you have Tsuyu Asui, who was drafted in the 3rd round, also a massive steal as he is currently 2nd in the class in TPE and plays a strong WR game as well. PickSix II, Drip Dad, Hunt, Parker, Lorenzo, Vampire, were all taken in the 2nd round and entering their primes as well with massive success in earning, all over 700 TPE for their respective teams. This is definitely proof that scouting is not an exact science, and teams have to generally pick from a position of need and hope their recruits work out over the course of their careers since there have been plenty of first rounders that just didn't make the cut.
This begs the question, are draft picks more valuable than actual proven commodities? If a team is looking to open their window into competing for the ship, should they sacrifice their future, which is a crap shot to get proven players who are stars in the making to help them get over the hump? It's definitely a fascinating theory since this has been a very strange draft where cant miss prospects were missed and massive value were found in the 3rd round.
There has been a rumbling that the ISFL should bring back the scouting combine as well since those results on the field may give a small glimpse into what each prospect coming into the league might be able to produce on the field in game time situations, in addition, is keeping a rookie down in the DSFL for more than one season hampering growth since the player might lose interest in the development league instead of the big time league where there is more excitement to be had? These are questions that must be answered by the commissioner and the respective heads of the league as we try to flesh out our game for the rookies to keep them interested.
Drafting never goes as intended as some GMs look for intangibles that can not be measured on the field, other prospects might talk their way out of a potential 1st round selection with their contract demands or just an unwillingness to go to a certain team due to logistics or personnel changes. Perfect example of this would be the reason PickSix II dropped to the 2nd round. Clearly a first round talent and an active player who strives to be one of the best in the game, Chicago was lucky enough to take this gamble because they were one of the only teams able to afford his contract demands and they felt that there was enough talent there from his genes to take that risk in the 2nd round. PickSix II was definitely scouted heavily by all teams, and some were trying to clear cap space in order to take the cornerback, but ultimately many teams chose to go with the lesser known players instead of hurting their salary cap, and that decision cost a few teams to waste their first round picks on players who not only flamed out of the league, but did so without a bang.
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