09-01-2021, 09:23 PM
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I remember the Season 28 draft like it was yesterday. I remember not really knowing where I was gonna land due to all the drama that surrounded me leading up to it. I had been, for lack of a better term, an asshole for pretty much as long as I had been in the league up until a week before draft day. I didn’t know if the GMs thought I had changed or not. I read some mocks, and got a feeling I would go somewhere in the 4th round. It was a pretty stacked running back class after all, and I certainly wasn’t the best earner so I would accept this fate. First pick is Luke Quick. Understandable, BigRed is a great user and had an insanely high TPE count. Second pick is Busch Goose. Again, a great player and user with a high amount of TPE. I thought the Hawks had their next offensive duo of the future, and I ended up being kinda sorta right. More picks come and go. 6th overall, the Silverbacks select my fellow Bondi Beach Buccaneer teammate Mongo. I was happy for him, as I didn’t really expect him to go this high. The first round comes and goes. Okay, I wasn’t expecting to get picked there anyways. It would have taken a miracle for me to go that high. Just keep it cool, finish this pint of ice cream, and wait until the 4th round. Dexter Zaylen was picked in the 2nd round. Laser had always been nice to me so I was pretty happy for him too. More running backs go off the board. Manhattan Project, Remus Roman, Erik Gaare. I start getting a little worried now. I mean nobody goes into the draft expecting to be a bottom feeder, but I was still a little disappointed by how it was going thus far. But that’s okay, there’s still plenty of rounds to go. More running backs go off the board. Lonnie Jackson, Taipan Pete. It’s now the 4th round. This is my time to shine. Chathack’rius Smith went off the board here, and I was happy for him too. But now I’m getting a little impatient. There’s only so many picks in this draft, when is my number gonna get called? The 4th round comes and goes. Still nothing. Inactives are being taken now. It hurt knowing that all of these teams would rather have a guy who doesn’t earn than me. But I knew my previous actions would have consequences. The Otters are on the board now. Their biggest need is running back, they haven’t taken one so far, and I don’t know any other still left besides me. They take an inactive running back. I’m convinced I’m going undrafted now. If nobody has taken me up to this point, who would now? The very next pick, the New York Silverbacks select me. I was hyped. Finally, a team decided to take a chance on me! This was my chance to prove everyone who ever doubted me wrong. My chance to redeem myself. I liked the Silberbacks locker room instantly. I started earning at a higher rate than I had before. But most importantly, my team liked me. I finally redeemed myself. My rookie year, I was nominated for Offensive Rookie of The Year. My team won the ultimus! And I had redeemed myself. So that’s my perspective of the season 28 draft. I went from a person nobody thought would succeed because of my bad attitude, to now being a DSFL GM. So thank you New York, for actually believing in me. So how did everyone else turn out? Well the first two picks did end up being franchise cornerstones of the Hawks like I expected. Mongo and me are still teammates in New York. I had a disappointing rookie year, but I’m still earning pretty well and hope to bounce back next year and hopefully earn the starting job once Rogers gets older. As far as I know, all of the inactives drafted ahead of me are still inactive. I was picked only 5 picks before the last pick. But you know what? I wouldn’t have it any other way. This draft was just another wake up call for me. Apologizing to Wildfire and starting my comeback was a good start before the draft, but ultimately it wasn’t enough to convince GMs to take me high. Being drafted this late helped me realize that if I’m an asshole to everyone else, GMs are just gonna pass me by. Especially with an expendable position that has lots of creates every season like running back. It just goes to show that it doesn’t matter how late you’re drafted. If you improve as a player and a person, you will get your shot. So not only would I like to thank New York, this thank you goes out to every GM who passed on me. You helped me realize that my behavior was destructive to myself. And now that I have improved as a person, here I am now. Ultimus winner, Ultimus MVP, enjoying my time with the Silverbacks, and (hopefully) them enjoying me. And now I’m the GM of my old DSFL team. But I’ll never forget this draft, because this turned me into the person I am now.
I remember the Season 28 draft like it was yesterday. I remember not really knowing where I was gonna land due to all the drama that surrounded me leading up to it. I had been, for lack of a better term, an asshole for pretty much as long as I had been in the league up until a week before draft day. I didn’t know if the GMs thought I had changed or not. I read some mocks, and got a feeling I would go somewhere in the 4th round. It was a pretty stacked running back class after all, and I certainly wasn’t the best earner so I would accept this fate. First pick is Luke Quick. Understandable, BigRed is a great user and had an insanely high TPE count. Second pick is Busch Goose. Again, a great player and user with a high amount of TPE. I thought the Hawks had their next offensive duo of the future, and I ended up being kinda sorta right. More picks come and go. 6th overall, the Silverbacks select my fellow Bondi Beach Buccaneer teammate Mongo. I was happy for him, as I didn’t really expect him to go this high. The first round comes and goes. Okay, I wasn’t expecting to get picked there anyways. It would have taken a miracle for me to go that high. Just keep it cool, finish this pint of ice cream, and wait until the 4th round. Dexter Zaylen was picked in the 2nd round. Laser had always been nice to me so I was pretty happy for him too. More running backs go off the board. Manhattan Project, Remus Roman, Erik Gaare. I start getting a little worried now. I mean nobody goes into the draft expecting to be a bottom feeder, but I was still a little disappointed by how it was going thus far. But that’s okay, there’s still plenty of rounds to go. More running backs go off the board. Lonnie Jackson, Taipan Pete. It’s now the 4th round. This is my time to shine. Chathack’rius Smith went off the board here, and I was happy for him too. But now I’m getting a little impatient. There’s only so many picks in this draft, when is my number gonna get called? The 4th round comes and goes. Still nothing. Inactives are being taken now. It hurt knowing that all of these teams would rather have a guy who doesn’t earn than me. But I knew my previous actions would have consequences. The Otters are on the board now. Their biggest need is running back, they haven’t taken one so far, and I don’t know any other still left besides me. They take an inactive running back. I’m convinced I’m going undrafted now. If nobody has taken me up to this point, who would now? The very next pick, the New York Silverbacks select me. I was hyped. Finally, a team decided to take a chance on me! This was my chance to prove everyone who ever doubted me wrong. My chance to redeem myself. I liked the Silberbacks locker room instantly. I started earning at a higher rate than I had before. But most importantly, my team liked me. I finally redeemed myself. My rookie year, I was nominated for Offensive Rookie of The Year. My team won the ultimus! And I had redeemed myself. So that’s my perspective of the season 28 draft. I went from a person nobody thought would succeed because of my bad attitude, to now being a DSFL GM. So thank you New York, for actually believing in me. So how did everyone else turn out? Well the first two picks did end up being franchise cornerstones of the Hawks like I expected. Mongo and me are still teammates in New York. I had a disappointing rookie year, but I’m still earning pretty well and hope to bounce back next year and hopefully earn the starting job once Rogers gets older. As far as I know, all of the inactives drafted ahead of me are still inactive. I was picked only 5 picks before the last pick. But you know what? I wouldn’t have it any other way. This draft was just another wake up call for me. Apologizing to Wildfire and starting my comeback was a good start before the draft, but ultimately it wasn’t enough to convince GMs to take me high. Being drafted this late helped me realize that if I’m an asshole to everyone else, GMs are just gonna pass me by. Especially with an expendable position that has lots of creates every season like running back. It just goes to show that it doesn’t matter how late you’re drafted. If you improve as a player and a person, you will get your shot. So not only would I like to thank New York, this thank you goes out to every GM who passed on me. You helped me realize that my behavior was destructive to myself. And now that I have improved as a person, here I am now. Ultimus winner, Ultimus MVP, enjoying my time with the Silverbacks, and (hopefully) them enjoying me. And now I’m the GM of my old DSFL team. But I’ll never forget this draft, because this turned me into the person I am now.
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