How Was Your Draft '39 Edition

[Guest]

I'm still passed I couldn't find a way to move up and take Julio's TE. Still not worth bomber's outrageous price he was looking for, which is usually the case with bomber. ;)

[Guest]

I'm still passed I couldn't find a way to move up and take Julio's TE. Still not worth bomber's outrageous price he was looking for, which is usually the case with bomber. ;)

Not outrageous!! Would have been great deal for you getting a 80/80 TE!

[Nemesis]

There's lots of (moderate) volatility happening all the time, in my view. Count on players based on past knowledge at your own peril.

Yeah, sorta what I meant was moderate volatility, but it happens, or at least shows up a lot more now than before. Speculative obviously, and not tested, but it just looks that way at a glance.

[Aston]

Yeah, much more than before FOF7, so hold on to your butts.

Rickey will most likely make the team in Dakota. Rickey will definitely not make the team in Dakota.

Ex2 season is nuts!

[Guest]

Not outrageous!! Would have been great deal for you getting a 80/80 TE!

To pair with my 72 rated TE!

[Guest]

Yeah, much more than before FOF7, so hold on to your butts.



Ex2 season is nuts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gljB7phzBOc

[Delandis]

Washington

1 - 21 (21) Julio McIntyre ILB, Notre Dame - TC (+6/-13) Ex 2 (-6/-4)
Wow. I mean really wow. Julio is my first real bust drafted in the first round. Don't get me wrong, Julio will have his uses and he looks to be a decent player but not the everyday OLB we were expecting to grab in the first round.

2 - 10 (42) Joshua Hickman FB, Washington TC (+8/+5) Ex 2 (+2/+4)
Joshua is our lone bright spot in a sea of frustration. He "looks" like he's going to be a beast and we'll have to get him on the field as much as possible to make sure his talents aren't wasted on this team.


2 - 12 (42) Chandler Blake T, Alabama TC (+6/-3) Ex 2 (-1/-8)
Another big drop for potential but I'm still optimistic because his bars still look good, despite the drop. He still projected to be an above average tackle and may even see himself starting sooner, than later.

2 - 20 (54) Gene Reese T, Texas A&M TC (+5/-14) Ex 2 (-8/+7)
Gene's potential took a little bounce back up closer to our scout's original projections after moving him to center, but he took a substantial hit to his current rating likely because he's learning the position. He's just a guy we have to watch.

2 - 22 (56) Chris Stroup S, Michigan St. Ex 2 (+0/-0)
Stroup has looked pretty good through it all. Our scouts look to have a pretty good bead on what kind of player Chris can be and right now, he looks like he can start in this league some day.

2 - 30 (62) Knox Everhart OLB, Virginia TC (+2/-3) Ex 2 (-1/-20)
Ok the jury is in. Bust #2 at linebacker, but unlike our first round selection he looks like he may be close to getting cut. He looks like he showed that he would not be nearly as effective in the OSFL at stopping the run and can't seem to diagnose a play to save his life. Very disappointing here.

2 - 31 (63) Cris Doyle CB, Auburn TC (+2/-11) Ex 2 (-1/-17)
Another terrible decision to move down to grab. It seems like almost every single defender that we picked up didn't have anywhere close to the play recognition that our scouts thought they did.

3 - 1 (65) Mack McGee CB, Notre Dame TC (+1/-6) Ex 2 (+1/-13)
He's gone.

4 - 22 (42) Daquan Kirk CB, Kansas TC (+3/-14) Ex 2 (+1/+9)
We moved Daquan to safety and he looks like a better fit there. He's still fighting for one of those final spots on the defense and my pride may give it to him.

5 - 21 (149) J.C. Viano DE, Temple TC (+3/-1) Ex 2 (-1/-7)
In what is already a crowded defensive line full of average players, J.C. is not making a good case for himself. Having an increase in potential is all well and good but if you are playing in preseason games, I want to see that you are AT LEAST becoming a better player. J.C. is not doing that.

6 - 15 (175) Dakota Middleton WR, Nebraska TC (+1/-3) Ex 2 (-1/-9)
Dakota hasn't progressed either and this week will be a big test for him. He gets to start with Granberry so it is now or never for him.

7 - 21 (149)Darrin Winslett CB, C. Missouri St. TC (+2/-4) Ex 2 (-3/-15)
Not sure if Darrin will make the cut as we still have 8 more players to send home. I like the fact that Darrin can do a lot of things, but I'm just not sold that he can do them well enough to make the squad.


All in all, this looks like a less-than-stellar draft for us.

Trading for future picks just exacerbates the problem, but it is what it is. What really makes things worse is that a lot of our key veterans seemed to inexplicably take a nosedive in ratings as well. Everything isn't doom and gloom, though. There were a few bright spots and it will be fun trying to maximize those, while hiding our weaknesses as much as possible.

[Guest]

Hopefully some of them bounce back up because players do that all the time.

Trading for future picks just exacerbates the problem, but it is what it is.

But, yeah, this is why you don't mortgage your future.

[Delandis]

Hopefully some of them bounce back up because players do that all the time.







But, yeah, this is why you don't mortgage your future.

Not that big of a deal to me. Life is all about risks. Even more so when it's a digital, non-paying job for fun.


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[Guest]

There's lots of (moderate) volatility happening all the time, in my view. Count on players based on past knowledge at your own peril.

Is it vol or unmasking? Maybe it is harder to tell the difference between the two now.

[Nemesis]

Is it vol or unmasking? Maybe it is harder to tell the difference between the two now.

Conventional wisdom would say that since the Static Bars are moving in alot of these occasions, that it's not masking. But maybe it is in FOF7, I dunno.

[Aston]

Either/or. I agree it's hard to tell. If there's a sizeable drop in a static bar I'd say it's vol, but I guess it doesn't really matter the how of it. All these 5-to-10 point OVR uncertainties can really change the story on a player, no matter how it happens.

[Guest]

I agree there is so much more movement, especially on young players. And sometimes it is just weird - like the guys who gain in static bars but still take sizable drops in overall rating.

I have seen enough of these, too, where it was a guy who I thought should move one way, moved another but then had another seemingly vol switch back the way I originally thought he would be.

Things have changed, I don't know what it all means.