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Hampe
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Originally posted by Horrorshow
Originally posted by Hampe

I agree you can find some useful depth in the D-leagues


That's not what you intimated in a previous post...

Originally posted by Hampe

a guy from the D-Leagues would never make any impact whatsoever in this league
Yes it is....these two statements don't contradict each other in the least. Being a useful backup on a team is not the same as having an impact in or on the league. Rookies in the NFL sometimes have big impact on both their team and the league (i.e. Peyton Manning, Randy Moss, and Adrian Peterson just to name 3).

I'd bet money there isn't a single player in all 32 D-leagues that could even make the "pro bowl" in this league.
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Horrorshow
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You and I, Hampe will have to agree to disagree on the definition of the word "impact" and leave it at that.

One of the Warriors I was referring to (a D-Leaguer until the start of season three) remains our lowest level WR and yet IIRC logged forty six receptions this season. To me at least, that's an impact.
 
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Originally posted by Horrorshow
You and I, Hampe will have to agree to disagree on the definition of the word "impact" and leave it at that.
That's how it looks

Originally posted by Horrorshow
One of the Warriors I was referring to (a D-Leaguer until the start of season three) remains our lowest level WR and yet IIRC logged forty six receptions this season. To me at least, that's an impact.

Again....any player that is lvl 20 should NOT have been in the D-league.
 
Horrorshow
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Originally posted by Hampe
any player that is lvl 20 should NOT have been in the D-league.


It doesn't really matter whether or not he should or shouldn't have been there. He was - and now he's at Wembley making an impact.

 
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Originally posted by Horrorshow
It doesn't really matter whether or not he should or shouldn't have been there. He was - and now he's at Wembley making an impact.
Again we have to disagree on the meaning of "impact".

I bet you guys would be in the exact same spot without either of those D-League players.

 
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Originally posted by Hampe
I bet you guys would be in the exact same spot without either of those D-League players.


Impossible to say - but we certainly wouldn't be in a stronger position without them. Again our former D-Leaguers are important cogs in the Warriors machine, they have roles to play. That's why I signed them. That was my main point when we got into this discussion. Despite your early claim to the contrary you *can* find help in the D-Leagues, depending on how strong your roster already is.

Out of interest, if you deem logging forty six catches as not having made an impact, how many receptions would a player have to make for them to have made an impact in your opinion?
 
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Originally posted by Horrorshow

Impossible to say - but we certainly wouldn't be in a stronger position without them. Again our former D-Leaguers are important cogs in the Warriors machine, they have roles to play. That's why I signed them. That was my main point when we got into this discussion. Despite your early claim to the contrary you *can* find help in the D-Leagues, depending on how strong your roster already is.
I agree you can find help and plug holes using D-league players. My initial statement was regarding a draft system using those players. The impact they can make (if any) is so small, that it doesn't warrant having a draft system for them. There are no players in the D-League that can come in and help turn a team around.


Originally posted by Horrorshow
Out of interest, if you deem logging forty six catches as not having made an impact, how many receptions would a player have to make for them to have made an impact in your opinion?
Well, I wouldn't judge it by catches since in and of themselves they don't have much to do with productivity. For WRs, I'd judge their productivity in yards and TDs. For me, about 50 Y/G and maybe 8 TDs on the season is what I would consider to be having an impact on your teams' success. 27 Y/G and 1 total TD probably isn't going to make a big impact on your teams' season.

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Horrorshow
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Originally posted by Hampe
50 Y/G and maybe 8 TDs on the season is what I would consider to be having an impact


Thanks for responding. Again, we'll have to agree to disagree. A player can make an relevant impact without logging 800 yards in a season and scoring once every two games imo.

 
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Yea....I guess we just have two understandings of what it means to make an impact on the team. For me, the WR in question is nothing more than a role player. And again, to me, one role player doesn't have much of an impact (although a few of them together can).

And again, I'd consider the WR and CB you brought up to be just about best case scenario of what one can expect from a D-Leaguer....meaning a draft using them would not work (and the disparity will only get worse from here on out).
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One or two players don't make a championship team, a whole team makes a championship team. I checked out the player in question game logs and he has done his role and moved the ball. What more can a team ask then every player play their role properly?

Also back on topic, I hate all these rules and suggestions about drafts and so on. There are more players then owners, but almost everything made is to accomidate the owners. It is harder for a player to play for who they please now and is losing choice over their player. This game is just becoming an expensive football management game, not a roleplaying game.
 
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Originally posted by CapnCrunch

Its funny, running the team really doesnt take much time for me. Recruiting, on the other hand, is like licking razor blades.


Recruiting has made me want to quit numerous times. I hate it
 
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Looks like they got a new owner.
 
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Originally posted by porky
Originally posted by CapnCrunch


Its funny, running the team really doesnt take much time for me. Recruiting, on the other hand, is like licking razor blades.


Recruiting has made me want to quit numerous times. I hate it


For realsies. All those contract offers "REJECTED" with absolutely no info from the player in question about what was wrong with the offer or team make me want to beat people.

 
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Recruiting, for all it's considerable frustrations, is actually my favourite part of being a GLB GM. /paperbag
 
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OP: they realized they were in the WELP and went an hero.
 
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