So How Was Your Draft

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Portland Draft
1.21 LB Danny Banks 28/66...TC 27/59
1.19 S Malcom Hawkins 31/56...TC 28/58
2.21 G Alex Gonzalez 40/70...TC 37/66
3.13 S Charlie Upshaw 30/52...TC 28/52
3.21 C Ashton Barrett 28/63...TC 29/63
5.7 RB Clyde Curtis 35/45... TC 37/47
6.21 QB Lamar Lessard 7/32... TC 9/31
7.21 RB Josh Runyon 21/35... TC 23/39
Undrafted DT Geoff Jeffries TC 25/51
Undrafted WLB Stephen Higdon TC 23/39

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The New Orleans Saints spirits are flying high and 3^rd year GM, cdmikes, is elated after garnering the only A+ draft grade in the Solecismic Times. New Orleans is stepping away from a 2053 season that can only be described as a see-saw for this franchise, riding high through the first eight weeks to a 5-2 record, than falling flat, finishing the remainder of the season 0-8.
After re-equipping a broken New Orleans roster in his first season, leading them to their first playoff appearance and winning record in over a decade, cdmikes could only describe the 2053 season as being “a sobering reminder how far this team still has to go to compete with the big boys of the OSFL”. He believes this draft class is that start:

1.3) WR Buddy Binn – 6’1, 211lbs Central Michigan
proj. - 71ovr
1.10) MLB Riddick Jones – 6’1, 243lbs South Carolina
proj. - 73ovr
1.15) QB Jeffery “Too Short” Warren – 5’10, 214lbs Oklahoma
proj. - 57ovr
2.8) TE John Sellers – 6’3, 247lbs Nebraska
proj. - 64ovr
2.9) SS Alexander McCarthy – 5’8, 189lbs USC
proj. - 50ovr
3.27) RB Dalton Carpenter – 5’9, 216 Indiana
proj. - 57ovr
4.1) RB JT Wolf – 5’7, 208 Mizzou
proj. - 46ovr
4.9) QB Thurman “The Terminator” Swartzentruber – 6’2, 217lbs Stanford
proj. - 35ovr
5.30) WR Conrad Fish – 5’11, 186 Tennessee
proj. - 37ovr
6.11) CB Jason Manahan – 5’11, 192lbs Nebraska
proj. - 51ovr
6.30) LT/LG Leland Haralson – 6’4, 302lbs Illinois
proj. - 41ovr
7.9) DT Freddie Greer – 6’2, 301lbs Eastern Michigan
proj. - 38ovr

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7.1 QB Junior Benson

Pre TC: 11/31
Post TC: 12/31
EX2:12 /31

Date of Birth:	2030-11-26
School:	Georgia
Height:	6' 2" (Average)
Weight:	213 lbs. (Below Average)
Experience:	R
Solecismic Score:	39
40 Time:	4.52
Bench Reps:	9
Agility:	7.38
Broad Jump:	9' 1"
Position Drill:	82
Grade:	5.10
Adjusted Grade:	5.10
Developed:	37

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7.26 FB Terrence Hampton

Pre TC: 15/40
Post TC: 15/35
EX2: 15/33

Date of Birth:	2033-10-23
School:	Rutgers
Height:	6' 0" (Average)
Weight:	249 lbs. (Above Average)
Experience:	R
Solecismic Score:	29
40 Time:	4.94
Bench Reps:	15
Agility:	7.48
Broad Jump:	8' 3"
Position Drill:	36
Grade:	3.10
Adjusted Grade:	3.10
Developed:	36

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If my draft holds as is, I'll be very happy. If my scouts were right about underrated players *and* the other numbers hold up reasonably well *and* one of the WRs turns into a solid #3/#4 type, then this will be in the running for my best draft class yet. I'm not counting on that happening, but I got a ton of value depth in the defensive front seven plus wild cards at guard and corner to go with my shiny new offensive backfield.

RB Sammie Mathews - 45/64
FB Jay Adams - 50/75
DT Wally Irvine - 33/49
WR Jeremiah Westbrook - 21/38
OG Casey Beyer - 19/58
WR Bucky Bruce - 20/40
LB Joey Adam - 20/40
LB Efrain Powell - 21/42
DE Mike Costa - 35/47 [moved from LB]
CB Lorenzo Aspel - 28/45

A full write-up on each player is available in the Wayfinders thread.

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1-24: RT Victor Borders - 22/73. At 22 he's already an improvement over my existing RT and might eventually be the best rated player on my OL.
2-24: TE Sawyer Duffy - 27/48. Will solidly slot in as my #2 TE this year and probably succeed Eli Dawkins as #1 when he retires in a year or two.
7-24: LG Jonah Mathis - 26/55. Has no chance of holding up to that rating and has no endurance, but will do just fine as a backup G for cheap.

Overall rating: B+. Needed three players to meet roster minimums; got those three. Addressed my weakest position and future-proofed my oldest starter. Not a spectacular draft - but an effective one.

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bump for training camp

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Now that EX 3 is in here's our boys:

1.28 Miguel Malone G 38/71 -> 38/71 (I should've taken the WR Carr, but this guy is pretty solid. My 1st round Guard from a few years ago got the VSOD from 65/65 to 16/16 so Miguel will be a day 1 starter.)
2.32 Roderick Smithen SLB 54/65 -> 64/74 One of the best linebackers in the draft. Was surprised he fell to me but linebackers always seem to. This is the pick I received for Preston Copeland in trade.
3.28 Taylor Bay WR 23/37-> 24/34 Seemed like a decent WR but I guess not. My one true whiff in this draft.
4.28 Chris Cropley Jr. WR 36/50 -> 41/58 Wow! He might not be as good as his old man was, but he's pretty good. Great find for the end of the 4th round.
5.28 Damon Stevens CB 22/51 -> 27/51 Decent cover corner at a position we could use another body at.
6.28 Mel Dunn WR 28/44 -> 34/48 We have a lot of bodies at WR now. It's nice. Along with our young UFA find Gabriel Wood we should be OK at WRs for a few seasons to come.
7.28 Harris Lane OLB 16/43 -> 21/43 Getting a depth LB is nice at the end of the 7th.