Here’s the final draft order, with team focus:
Yellows: 2-Way Balance
Blues: Offensive Specialists
Reds: Defensive Specialists
Greens: It’s me!
Pinks: Best Player Available
Purples: “Unique” Game Engine Breaking Players
First up in the draft are the Yellows. The Yellows narrowed the top players down to these:
Major Hecker seems to be the obvious choice due to him being near the top in 4 positions. However, he’ll never play OL since he’s the top QB, and he’s pretty close to the slowest player in the draft. Willard Correia is the #2 WR and S, and is also one of the fastest players in the draft. The Yellows can’t pass up that balanced potential, and select
Willard Correia with the #1 overall.
Next up are the Blues.
The Blues have the field narrowed down to these 4. Again, Major Hecker seems to be a smart choice, but Donnie Jarmon is intriguing because he’s the #1 WR by a wide margin, and he’s the fastest player in the league. Nicky Tolliver is interesting because of the slim RB skill in the pool, but he doesn’t really have a chance at the pick. Guillermo Faria is a dark-horse pick. He’s a respectable QB, but is a beast in the return game. The Blues stay true to their focus on offensive specialists and take
Major Hecker to hold down the QB spot.
Next up, the Reds
The Reds are in a pretty good spot. They get the pick of the litter, when it comes to pure defensive talent. Want the best cover guy in the league? Take Sterling Healy. Want a ball-hawking safety? Take Arturo Aponte. Want the silky-smooth LB that can transition effortlessly to pass coverage? Simon Fishman is your man. Or do you want the beast on the d-line? Kirk Slade. How about a technician CB who can hit? Donnie Viera is the guy. You can’t go wrong with any of these guys. In the end, the flexibility of
Simon Fishman is too hard to pass up for a defensive minded coach.
Now we’re on the clock (Greens)
Honestly, I really wanted Fishman. grrrr……. What I’m looking for on my team are guys who keep my attention. I want guys that I can zero in on, and be invested in every play. That means high impact players, and in this game that means speed.
My top 6 are among the fastest players in the game. Donnie Jarmon leads the pack at the unquestioned #1 speedster at the WR position. He’d be fun to watch. I just wish he were better on kick returns. Kenneth Urquhart is a beast at the KR position, but you can’t take a KR with your #1 pick…. can you? I could go defense…..but I won’t. 🙂 It’s obviously going to be
Donnie Jarmon.
Now the Pinks are up
The Pinks are shopping for the BPA. By that, I mean the highest rated player in in any position, with speed and power factored in. There were 7 players on the interest list, but it really comes down to the top 5. I think it’s a toss-up between the coverage skills from Aponte and Healy compared to the line dominance of Kirk Slade. After debating it over and over again, I decided the overall value of playing both sides, combined with tackling, is valuable so
Rodrigo Millar becomes the close choice.
Last up for round 1, the Purples
Honestly, this one is easy. There are 2 potentially engine breaking talents on the board. The elite kick returner with few other skills, and the QB/KR with
81 scramble tendency!
Yeah, it has to be
Guillermo Faria.
Round 2+, coming soon.