It’s the eve of a new season so what better time to look backwards and finally review the 2024 Dynabowl rookie draft, the deepest wide receiver draft and shallowest every-other-position draft in league history; an interminable process lasting over 12 days, with the Bombermen delighting in accounting for a quarter of that. But how did everyone do? There’s only one way to find out. No, not a fight, nor letting those picks play out over the next 3 or 4 years. No, it’s time to see what everyone’s gut feels are before any of these players have footed a ball in anger.
7 GMs responded, which feels about par for the course. Let’s look at each team’s review in turn, starting with…
East Flanders Dungeoneers
Self-Assessment
| Score | 6 |
| Why? | I don’t know what I’m doing so going for middle of the road, but going for 6 because of my first pick. |
| Who were you disappointed to miss out on? | Kool-Aid McKinstry |
| Did you approach the draft with a particular philosophy? | See who has a good score, does well on scouting reports, filling gaps in my roster and funny names as a tie breaker. |
League Assessment
NB: 6 voters – you don’t complete this for yourself. Unless Chris neglected to remove the mandatory status for the questions about your team.
| Best pick for fantasy | Marvin Harrison Jr (WR, pick 1.01, 6 votes) |
| Best value | Marvin Harrison Jr (4), Byron Murphy (DT, 2.01, 1), Sione Vaki (RB, 9.01, 1) |
| Worst value | Chop Robinson (DE, 3.01, 4), Tip Reiman (TE, 5.11,1), Javon Bullard (S, 6.01, 1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Chop Robinson (3), All good (3) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Kris Jenkins (DT, 7.01, 2), Sione Vaki (1), Tory Taylor (P, 11.01, 1), None (2) |
Commentary
Pretty solid. Best offensive and best defensive players. Can’t complain about that. I’ll claim any success as my own. Adam knows why.
Sticking at 1 and taking Marvin Harrison gives a solid floor. I thought there was too much defense though.
Went very early on defenders and passed on some good options as a result. But you’ve got to start building somewhere
Great pick number 1. Not sure on any of the others
Too defense heavy for my tastes
I can understand the theory – my defence is bad and I need to fix it – but this wasn’t the draft for that, and honestly, after MHJ I think every player was at least a small reach, even if the player wasn’t going to come back in some cases (Byron Murphy). Also, the offensive side of this roster wasn’t good enough to pass on offence, and particularly WR, so often.
Ratings
Here Comes The Brees
Self-Assessment
| Score | 7 |
| Why? | Some good picks, missed out narrowly on a few players |
| Who were you disappointed to miss out on? | Brock Bowers |
| Did you approach the draft with a particular philosophy? | Fill needs and best player |
League Assessment
NB: 6 voters – you don’t complete this for yourself. Unless Chris neglected to remove the mandatory status for the questions about your team.
| Best pick for fantasy | Bryan Thomas (WR, 1.05, 5), Edgerrin Cooper (LB, 3.05, 1) |
| Best value | Ray Davis (RB, 5.05, 2), Theo Johnson (TE, 8.05, 2), Bryan Thomas (1), Edgerrin Cooper (1) |
| Worst value | JJ McCarthy (QB, 4.05, 4), Edgerrin Cooper (1), Kwame Lassiter (CB, 12.05, 1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | JJ McCarthy (6), Edgerrin Cooper (3) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Theo Johnson (4), Tyrice Knight (LB, 9.05, 1), Tykee Smith (S, 10.05, 1), None (1) |
Commentary
Looks pretty awful
Okay – a distinct lack of potential due to no picks in 4-6 that I liked
Cunts stole my Coop. It was a shit draft and they got three good players, for my money – Thomas, Cooper and Davis.
I may have picked the Edgerin Cooper pick as worst value, but that’s mostly because there wasn’t ‘none’ as an option. I think probably the worst value is Brian Thomas Jr – not because he’s a bad pick at 5, but because I don’t see how he’s better than what’s on the roster – AJ Brown, Chase, Lamb and St Brown. Even though I really dislike this RB class, given needs, I think it might have been a better option. That or moving up for Bowers.
Not really a massive fan of anyone. Brian Thomas could be good, but could also be stuck as just a deep threat. McCarthy just didn’t seem worth a pick that high.
Ratings
Tamworth Two
Self-Assessment
| Score | 6 |
| Why? | No high picks. A lot of speculation on the remaining picks. A possible reach at QB (but I think he could be special). But I like the players I’ve picked up |
| Who were you disappointed to miss out on? | None |
| Did you approach the draft with a particular philosophy? | Fill a few needs |
League Assessment
NB: 6 voters – you don’t complete this for yourself. Unless Chris neglected to remove the mandatory status for the questions about your team.
| Best pick for fantasy | Trey Benson (RB, 2.03, 2), Laiatu Latu (DE, 2.06, 2), Caleb Williams (QB, 1.10, 1), Adonai Mitchell (WR, 3.03, 1) |
| Best value | Kimani Vidal (RB, 5.03, 2), Caleb Williams (1), Trey Benson (1), Adonai Mitchell (1), Javon Baker (WR, 4.03, 1) |
| Worst value | Caleb Williams (3), Trey Benson (1), Javon Baker (1), Dedrion Taylor-Demerson (S 10.03, 1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Adonai Mitchell (3), Caleb Williams (2), Trey Benson (2), Laiatu Latu (1) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Mazi Smith (DT, 8.03, 1), Brandon Dorlus (DT 9.03, 1), Austin Booker (DE, 11.03, 1), None (3) |
Commentary
I have Caleb as the best and worst value pick because I had him ranked inside the top 7, but also because this was a deep QB class and the path to relevance in this league for a QB is tight. If he hits his ceiling, it’ll look like a good pick, but that’s a pretty big ask. I really dislike giving up Myles Garrett to get a QB though. Every player of note in this group of selections could be a hit or a bust, there’s a lot of talent with red flags – injuries, character concerns etc. – that could work out really well, or really badly.
Solid as a rock. Kimani Vidal was a nice mid-round pick up
I’m pleasantly surprised to see the top end of Goody’s draft (the bottom end of everyone’s draft is awful). I’m not a fan of taking QBs so high because there’s such low demand in our league for them, and I think Williams will be good, but better in the NFL than in fantasy. I think Daniels is probably the best bet for fantasy, though a higher likelihood of being a bust.
There’s a tonne of upside – Williams, Benson, Latu and both Mitchells could be really good. But they all also have massive bust potential. Could be a kickstart to the rebuild, could be a massive waste of time.
Really solid start. I like all of the first 7 picks
Ratings
The 4th Dynmension: Dynasty of Sadness
Self-Assessment
None provided
League Assessment
NB: 7 voters as none of them were Mike.
| Best pick for fantasy | Malik Nabers (WR, 1.02, 4), Marshawn Lloyd (RB, 2.10, 1), Jerzhan Newton (DT, 4.02, 1) |
| Best value | Marshawn Lloyd (3), Dallas Turner (DE, 3.02, 2), Ricky Pearsall (WR, 2.02, 1), Cooper Dejean (S, 7.02, 1) |
| Worst value | Ricky Pearsall (3), Michael Penix (QB, 9.02, 2), Dallas Turner (1), Jerzhan Newton (1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Ricky Pearsall (3), Marshawn Lloyd (2), Dallas Turner (2), Malik Nabers (1) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Brendon Rice (WR, 8.02, 3), Michael Penix (3), Mike Sainsristil (CB, 10.02, 3), JD Bertrand (LB, 11.02, 1) |
Commentary
Overall a very good effort, 7 on 10
I like it. Good balance of positions. Lots of good potential. A good draft to build off. Being manboob of course it will all turn to shit
Lloyd has arguably the best path to relevance (Jacobs is on a defacto one year contract), in a good offence, of any RB in this class, so to get him where he did (RB4?) was pretty good going, but this draft swings on Nabers, who’s a bit Garrett Wilson – clearly talented, but in an awful situation that I can’t see improving. The Giants have the worst O-line in the league, and they’ll have a year of a rehabbing Daniel Jones, following by picking a QB from a bad class too high, and not fixing the O-line, he could end up being the most frustrating player from this draft class, the talent is there but the team can’t utilise it.
Wasn’t a fan of Ricky Pearsall this early, but that applies to the NFL draft too, so maybe the 49ers know something I don’t. Lots of good players at decent values generally.
Perfectly fine draft. I probably would have gone Odunze rather than Nabers, but it’s very much pick your preferred flavour. Will it turn him into a challenger? Maybe. But probably not
Pretty decent up top
Ratings
Dynasore Losers
Self-Assessment
| Score | 7 |
| Why? | My main aim was to take some shots at WR, and given my draft position I think I did reasonably well with that |
| Who were you disappointed to miss out on? | Ladd McConkey |
| Did you approach the draft with a particular philosophy? | Stock up at WR in a very strong receiver draft, don’t overdraft players in weak position groups |
League Assessment
NB: 6 voters – you don’t complete this for yourself. Unless Chris neglected to remove the mandatory status for the questions about your team.
| Best pick for fantasy | Keon Coleman (WR, 1.09, 4), Roman Wilson (WR, 2.09, 2) |
| Best value | Roman Wilson (2), Drake Maye (QB, 4.09, 2), Jalynn Polk (WR, 3.09, 1), Kool-Aid McKinstry (CB, 10.09, 1) |
| Worst value | Drake Maye (3), Roman Wilson (2), Jalen Coker (WR, 9.09, 1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Keon Coleman (3), Roman Wilson (2), Jalynn Polk (2), None (2) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Kool-Aid McKinstry (5), Rasheen Ali (RB, 8.09, 2), None (1) |
Commentary
Drank the Kool-Aid and now his team is on fire
Fine. Very chalky. Nothing out of the ordinary. Nothing to be upset with, nothing to get excited about. I get the Maye pick in the context of his roster.
Took a few players early that I had as don’t draft (Coleman & polk) and none of the later picks were ones that I was targeting so not for me
Seemed to be stuck picking in some fairly poor slots, but I’m not convinced by any of picks. Coleman probably has a decent floor, but everyone else could end up being useless. Especially Roman Wilson.
No huge stand outs but no misses either.
Ratings
NB – This question was mandatory for Slatz so he entered 1 as a score. This has been discounted when referenced elsewhere.
Hawkesville Hurricanes
Self-Assessment
None provided
League Assessment
NB: 7 voters, as none of the responses was from Neil
| Best pick for fantasy | Xavier Worthy (WR, 1.06, 4), Jermaine Burton (WR, 4.06, 2), Isaac Guerendo (RB 6.02, 1) |
| Best value | Jermaine Burton (4), Xavier Worthy (1), Isaac Guerendo (1), Kamren Kitchens (S, 7.06, 1) |
| Worst value | Payton Wilson (LB, 3.06, 5), Xavier Worthy (1), Aeneas Smith (WR, 10.06, 1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Xavier Worthy (3), Payton Wilson (3), None (2) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Jacob Cowing (WR, 8.06, 2), Jordan Magee (LB 9.06, 1), none (3) |
Commentary
Lack of a 2nd makes it look slightly worse. I’m okay with the first 3 picks but nothing for me after that
A laser focus on picking funny first names, I respect it
I’m not convinced by Worthy. Perfect situation but he’s mainly speed – I don’t think he’s the second coming of Tyreek. But if he is, he’s quids in. Beyond that I barely recognise any of the names, but that may be a me problem rather than an issue with his draft.
I like Worthy and Burton, and would probably like the whole draft more if he’d taken Burton in the 3rd and Wilson in the 4th. Wilson just seemed like a reach, and there’s too many LBs here overall.
Burton had the talent to go higher, but the character concerns that meant his actual draft position ended up surprising some people. Maybe it works out, maybe it doesn’t, but if it doesn’t I think this class is pretty bleak. I don’t have much faith in Worthy, he could be Tyreek Hill or he could be Skyy Moore.
I like the potential of a couple of these but they are not standing out. Burton could be great but not convinced
Ratings
Dynablaster Bombermen
Self-Assessment
| Score | 4 |
| Why? | I actually think I’ve got some decent players, but I missed out on some targets by a few spots, which frustrated me, and it was just a shit draft in general so no one’s class was going to be great. |
| Who were you disappointed to miss out on? | Edgerin Cooper. Went two picks before I was going to take him |
| Did you approach the draft with a particular philosophy? | I wanted RBs, but it was a weak class, as it was almost everywhere, so I guess I’m happy with the ones I got. I wanted a good LB. I got one I’ve never heard of in the hope he might start. This might actually turn out to be one of my better drafts (comparatively) purely because I took two WRs who had inexplicably fallen and felt like I got some bargains, even though I didn’t really want them – Corley and Walker – and I got a Chiefs TE when Kelce is surely nearing the end, so maybe that’s something? |
League Assessment
NB: 6 voters – you don’t complete this for yourself. Unless Chris neglected to remove the mandatory status for the questions about your team.
| Best pick for fantasy | Jonathan Brooks (RB, 1.07, 4), Jared Verse (DE, 3.07, 1), Malachi Corley (WR, 4.07, 1) |
| Best value | Jonathan Brooks (3), Malachi Corley (2), Jared Verse (1) |
| Worst value | Jaylen Wright (RB, 2.07, 4), Jonathan Brooks (1), Spencer Rattler (WB, 10.07, 1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Jaylen Wright (5), Jonathan Brooks (2), Jared Verse (1) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Jaden Hicks (S, 9.07, 4), Cade Stover (TE, 8.07, 3), Spencer Rattler (1), DeWayne Carter (DT, 11.07, 1), Jahwar Jordan (RB, 12.07, 1) |
Commentary
I will write this comment so reading it feels like Ben’s actual draft… Aaaaaaaaaaa biiiiiit liiiiiiiiiike Adaaaaaaaaaaaaam’s in thaaaaaaaaat I can seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee the plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan and the neeeeeeeeeeeeed at RB. Buuuuuuuuuuuut Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeen paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaasseeeeeeeeeeed ooooooooooooooooooooooooon gooooooooooooooooooooooood plaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayers tooooooooooooooooooooooo piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick RBs iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad situuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatioooooooooooooooooooooooons, whiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiich doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooesn’t seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeem liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiike goooooooooooooooooooood draaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaftiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Fucking torturous. [A bit like Adam’s in that I can see the plan and the need at RB. But Ben passed on good players to pick RBs in bad situations, which doesn’t seem like good drafting to me]
I really liked Cade Stover as a sleeper. I was high on Jonathan Brooks too, I think he’ll be very good. Jaylen Wright seemed wildly overdrafted to me – he feels like one of those guys who is a good scheme fit but lacks the talent for that to actually matter.
Taking 2 rb’s with first 2 picks in such a weak draft for RBS is a no no. Brooks should be solid though
Some great value and average picks
I get emotional just looking at it
Ratings
Champions of the Sun
Self-Assessment
None provided
League Assessment
NB: 7 voters, as none of the responses was from Max
| Best pick for fantasy | Junior Colson (LB, 3.04, 4), Bucky Irving (RB, 5.04, 2), Xavier Leggette (WR, 2.04, 1) |
| Best value | Bucky Irving (2), Xavier Leggette (1), Junior Colson (1), Jalen, McMillan (WR, 5.07, 1), Malik Washington (WR, 6.04, 1), Max Melton (CB, 12.04, 1) |
| Worst value | Xavier Leggette (3), Junior Colson (2), Bo Nix (QB, 6.13, 2) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Xavier Leggette (5), Tevin Wallace (LB, 4.04, 2), Junior Colson (1), None (2) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Nate Wiggins (CB, 8.04, 3), Max Melton (3), Isaiah Davis (RB, 11.04, 1), None (1) |
Commentary
Really the value came in trades. Brock Bowers for Myles Garrett and Javonte Williams feels like quite a good deal. I wasn’t a big fan of the rest of the draft. Someone had to take Legette I suppose. Jalen McMillan could be really good. Too many LBs in a shitty LB class.
I’m not sure Max knows who any of these players are. But then I barely do, so I shouldn’t cast aspersions. Maybe rescued a bit by the Garrett trade.
Getting Myle’s Garrett for 10 was good value, and while I understand not wanting Bowers because of strength at TE, Javonte Williams is a dud, and you paid a late 1st round price for him (i.e. imo the difference between 4 and 10 in this draft is c. a late first). Selling cheap to Chris, of all people, is a cardinal skin and I’ve knocked a couple of points off for it, as overall I think without the Bowers trade it’s probably an 8. Other than that, I like some of these picks – Washington might have been a little high, but he is a speedster in an offence that loves that, McMillan was one of my pre-NFL draft crushes (but his landing spot was really bad). I don’t know who the fuck Tevin Wallace is, but double-dipping at LB in this class feels like a waste. NFL teams don’t know how to develop LBs any more.
RB was a need so can understand the trade for javonte with few decent options in the draft. Don’t think Garrett is necessary for him so that was a waste. Too many reaches on lb’s for me
Slightly below average
It’s Legette a fine draft
Ratings
Kelkowski Don’t Play By No Dyna Rules
Self-Assessment
| Score | 6 |
| Why? | Always difficult when you’re at the back end as you can’t get the truly elite picks unless you trade. Got some of my targets. Wasn’t intending to load up on receivers but there were too many good options. Hardly any defenders is a concern. But then there weren’t any good defensive options in the draft |
| Who were you disappointed to miss out on? | Jer’zahan newton |
| Did you approach the draft with a particular philosophy? | I start with a philosophy but then it quickly goes out of the window and I panic |
League Assessment
NB: 6 voters – you don’t complete this for yourself. Unless Chris neglected to remove the mandatory status for the questions about your team.
| Best pick for fantasy | Jayden Daniels (QB, 2.08, 4), Ladd McConkey (WR, 1.08, 2) |
| Best value | Jayden Daniels (3), Troy Franklin (WR, 3.08, 2), Ladd McConkey (1) |
| Worst value | Ladd McConkey (2), Bub Means (WR, 10.08, 2), Troy Franklin (1), Luke McCaffrey (WR, 5.08, 1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Ladd McConkey (2), Jayden Daniels (2), Troy Franklin (1), Ben Sinnott (TE, 3.10, 1), None (1) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Adisa Isaac (DE, 8.08, 1), Bub Means (1), Anthony Gould (WR, 12.08. 1), None (3) |
Commentary
I love Franklin and that is it
Daniels is the top fantasy QB in this draft and, given how the league values QBs, he did well to get him there – even if I don’t think QBs should go that early. I also recognise some of the other players. It’s an OK draft.
I like the top half of this draft more than the bottom. I’m conflicted about Jayden Daniels, he’s potentially a really good fantasy player, but I don’t trust his playstyle to keep him healthy and I hate breakout Seniors (and that goes double for Covid super-Seniors) as they are just adults beating up on kids and that’s not a good indicator for how they’ll do when everyone else is an adult, but rushing is the fantasy cheat code for QBs, so really him being a bust/success is entirely on his longevity/health. Troy Franklin is an odd one, he profiles like Jameson Williams and was drafted by the NFL in the 4th two years after Williams was a top 10 player. But Williams has never done much either, and Franklin is so skinny you have to be concerned about his ability to survive in the league.
I didn’t like Ladd McConkey this high. Such poor college production, but now we’re expecting him to come in and be a #1 WR? I don’t buy it. Getting Jayden Daniels almost a full round after Caleb is great value. I really liked Sinnott and Franklin as sleepers. Especially Sinnott.
Bub Means what? Took all the good WRs damn it
Ratings
Dyna Hard
Self-Assessment
| Score | 8 |
| Why? | Very pleased that I was able to get 2 of the top 4 guys without paying a premium to trade up. Corum was also useful insurance with upside. Otherwise the whole draft class was a bit meh, so hard to be too excited. |
| Who were you disappointed to miss out on? | Ben Sinnott. I was hoping he’d be available at 4.08. |
| Did you approach the draft with a particular philosophy? | I wanted to stock up on WRs, but that didn’t really happen until some late round dart throws. |
League Assessment
NB: 6 voters – you don’t complete this for yourself. Unless Chris neglected to remove the mandatory status for the questions about your team.
| Best pick for fantasy | Rome Odunze (WR, 1.03, 3), Brock Bowers (TE, 1.04, 3) |
| Best value | Blake Corum (RB, 2.05, 3), Rome Odunze (1), Brock Bowers (1), Audric Estimé (RB, 4.08, 1) |
| Worst value | Blake Corum (2), Brock Bowers (1), Darius Robinson (DE, 4.10, 1), Braelon Allen (RB, 5.10, 1), Joshua Karty (K, 11.10, 1) |
| Early picks likely to bust | Brock Bowers (2), Blake Corum (2), None (3) |
| Late picks likely to be useful | Terrion Arnold (CB, 9.10, 2), Louis Rees-Zammit (RB, 12.10, 2), Joshua Karty (1), None (2) |
Commentary
As usual, Chris wins by taking advantage of people willing to trade. We can only hope that the arrival of Teddy fucks his judgement and this kind of shit never happens again. You all have blood on your hands.
Some great high value picks
Ummm, the inverse of Max’s comments, getting 1.04 for 1.10 and Javonte Williams was robbery. Not Bijan-scale, but still a robbery. Adding Estime in the 4th who could well end up supplanting Williams was just trolling. I think there’s a path to Odunze being the top WR in this draft. T’Vondre Sweat is an interesting one, played really well in college, and massive athletic profile, but also seen as a massive reach by Tennessee where they took him, even if character concerns were a bit overblown. Given his strength against the run and the Jeffrey Simmonds of it all at the Titans he could end up a nose tackle, but if not he has a chance to be relevant, which is good value for that point in the draft. You forgot to include 1.03 in the picks summary, which is a pretty notable asset.
Pipping us to Brock Bowers was painful. I hope he’s terrible (I don’t)
Aggressive as usual and really solid picks. I don’t know how he does it. Hopefully teddy will slow him down in future
Ratings
Overall
| Team | Self-Assessment | League Assessment | Difference |
| East Flanders Dungeoneers | 6 | 6.167 | 0.167 |
| Here Comes The Brees | 7 | 5.000 | -2.000 |
| Tamworth Two | 6 | 6.167 | 0.167 |
| The 4th Dynmension: Dynasty of Sadness | N/A | 7.833 | N/A |
| Dynasore Losers | 7 | 5.333 | -1.667 |
| Hawkesville Hurricanes | N/A | 5.000 | N/A |
| Dynablaster Bombermen | 4 | 5.000 | 1.000 |
| Champions of the Sun | N/A | 5.714 | N/A |
| Kelkowski Don’t Play By No Dyna Rules | 6 | 7.167 | 1.167 |
| Dyna Hard | 8 | 8.500 | 0.500 |
So Chris wins the draft, followed by Mike and Ian, and that definitely won’t change over the next few years. Meanwhile the Brees, Hurricanes and Bombermen lost it and may as well give it all up.
Reflections
At least one of you doesn’t understand what the word ‘Value’ means, having repeatedly suggested that picks in the 9th round or later were the worst value picks those teams took, while also suggesting that taking Odunze and Bowers 3rd and 4th – ie getting two of the players universally rated as 2nd to 4th best (pick your own order) in the top 4 – represented good value. Don’t get me wrong, not bad picks, just players taken at pretty much exactly the spot everyone said they should go so offering precisely average value.
There wasn’t a huge amount of consensus across the league. A few picks were universally liked (Marvin Harrison Jr? What are the chances). The Bombermen can take comfort in having all if their late round picks marked by someone as having the potential to be contributor, suggesting an ability to pick players with decent upside at least. It’s a crumb after having the early rounds, if not slated, at least be given a thumbs down. At the other end of the scale, everyone seems overwhelmingly convinced Tamworth’s first 4 picks are destined to bust.
On a personal level, I still didn’t recognise a significant number of the players everyone drafted which either says something about the quality of my research or this draft class.
Draft Day(s) Trades
Who won each of the trades that took place during the draft?
Now, let’s just be clear on this trade. Ignore the players, look at the picks. Chris moves up 3 spots in the second round and down 8 spots from the 3rd to the 4th. That seems reasonably evenly balanced. Indeed, this draft pick value chart suggests it couldn’t have been much closer to even – a perfect swap would have been 2.05 & 4.07 for 2.08 & 3.10 – so one spot out. But Chris managed to get an extra sixth round pick out of the deal. How anyone then felt that Ian won the trade, I do not know.
Draft Miscellany
Biggest Surprise?
How much the fun of it was drained away by long pick times, particularly in the early rounds.
Just how shit it was. I think my lack of preparation was meritted and if it was a better class I’d have dived into it more. I’m also surprised I didn’t get more slated for taking so long to do everything.
That I didn’t get it completely wrong?
The running QBs falling so late. Blake Corum going so so high
That it ended. Seemed like it would never come
The continuing lack of trades. And how generally shit it was given that it had been heralded as a great class.
That it finished so quickly
Timings
Those who felt it went too long were very vocal in their distaste while a silent majority seemed to be OK with it, if not craving even more…
Historical Drafting
| Who’s the best drafter? | Hard (4), Kelkowski, Losers, Brees (1 each) |
| Who’s the worst drafter? | Dungeoneers (4), Hurricanes (2), Sadness (1) |
Other Draft Thoughts
Good fun, could have used more trades. I liked it taking a while.
Let’s hope next year is a better class. For all our sakes.
The highlight
It was a good time, wish it went longer
Who’s going to win Dynabowl XI?
Dyna Hard (4), Dynablaster Bombermen (2), Tamworth Two, Dynasore Losers (1 each)
Who’s going to be picking first in the 2025 draft?
East Flanders Dungeoneers (3), Tamworth Two, The 4th Dynmesnion: Dynasty of Sadness, Hawkesville Hurricanes, Champions of the Sun (1 each)
Offensive Rookie of the Year
Marvin Harrison Jr (5), Jayden Daniels (1)
One vote came with the comment that they prefer Odunze’s chances overall, but think Harrison will be better year one.
Defensive Rookie of the Year
Byron Murphy, Laiatu Latu (2 each), Junior Colson, Jer’zahan Newton (1 each)
