Warrior General Games

As the FA madness gets into full swing I wanted to add a little perspective to the player search that all owners dread.

At the beginning of this season I felt Honolulu's WR group was our biggest weakness. The WRs (and Dline) were entering the season in a position where they'd be below level 32 for at least 3/4ths of the year, which looked dangerous in this league. It was no secret on our team after losing our #1 WR last off-season I was worried. I felt a great deal of pressure to replace that #1 WR before this season started, especially since we were moving up a league.

But, unlike the season before when we lost our #1 and #2 WR, I decided not recruit over anybody. The #3-5 guys had been selfless backups since Season 2 and they were really hungry to prove they could get the job done. So, I put my faith in them and our #2 from last season. In the end it worked out really well because they were all the #2 (shit). We had 3 WRs with over 1,000 yards and our 4th guy missed it by 99.5 yards.

The lesson is, before you succumb to the pressure to recruit over your guys this off-season for a high level merc, give your faithful backups the chance they deserve to prove themselves. I've always tried to stick with my guys, but we were in a pinch at WR after last season. Now I'm really glad I didn't bring anybody in. So, if you've got a guy who has been a faithful backup, worked on their player's build, spent their money boosting, and kept the board active, then I think you've found a great starter.

Best of luck on your quest to fill open roster spots.

and u need a good secondary too

with depth

Originally posted by PakiRaider
and u need a good secondary too

We're working on it

.....we're mostly stuck with the guys we have because we're all from the same site. So are a few other teams.
....with that said, I am 100% happy with what I'm "stuck" with haha. I've looked over the marketplace and maybe 1/50 guys have builds as good as ours.

i see all this but then i remember the 50+ contracts i sent out and the 25+ PMs i sent today. so ill go with the whole backup thing if we dont sign anyone, but were loosing a player at 2 spots and we need someone to fill in, and we need to outright improve at a few others.

Originally posted by notgoing2argue
As the FA madness gets into full swing I wanted to add a little perspective to the player search that all owners dread.

At the beginning of this season I felt Honolulu's WR group was our biggest weakness. The WRs (and Dline) were entering the season in a position where they'd be below level 32 for at least 3/4ths of the year, which looked dangerous in this league. It was no secret on our team after losing our #1 WR last off-season I was worried. I felt a great deal of pressure to replace that #1 WR before this season started, especially since we were moving up a league.

But, unlike the season before when we lost our #1 and #2 WR, I decided not recruit over anybody. The #3-5 guys had been selfless backups since Season 2 and they were really hungry to prove they could get the job done. So, I put my faith in them and our #2 from last season. In the end it worked out really well because they were all the #2 (shit). We had 3 WRs with over 1,000 yards and our 4th guy missed it by 99.5 yards.

The lesson is, before you succumb to the pressure to recruit over your guys this off-season for a high level merc, give your faithful backups the chance they deserve to prove themselves. I've always tried to stick with my guys, but we were in a pinch at WR after last season. Now I'm really glad I didn't bring anybody in. So, if you've got a guy who has been a faithful backup, worked on their player's build, spent their money boosting, and kept the board active, then I think you've found a great starter.

Best of luck on your quest to fill open roster spots.

You have inspired me! I vow to do no recruiting for Mentone Beach this off season and I'll make sure Todd doesn't either!

Tough to find players with good builds, we have reverted to keeping the players we have and doing our best with that. Thankfully, we are losing only a couple players in positions where we have a lot of talent, so were safe for the most part. We did ALOT of recruiting the last 2 seasons and its nice not to have to do it for a change.
We do have a kick-ass CB comming in though

George, you brought a tear to my eye.

good story.. already feeling a little pressure, being new and all ..

well I try to use my own players and of course if I have good owners beg them to bring their other players over.

That said I think in a few seasons when the 10 season limit for players hits it is going to be a mess... do you start finding new lower level players next season to let them slow build for 3-4 seasons and then take over or do you go for the mass change? Yeah I am thinking that far down the road... but then when you get promoted for one good playoff season to stay middle/lower part of the pack it is the hope of the future that keeps you going.

One season without the Thunder... was that too much to ask????? <SIGH>

Originally posted by Whispersoft
well I try to use my own players and of course if I have good owners beg them to bring their other players over.

That said I think in a few seasons when the 10 season limit for players hits it is going to be a mess... do you start finding new lower level players next season to let them slow build for 3-4 seasons and then take over or do you go for the mass change? Yeah I am thinking that far down the road... but then when you get promoted for one good playoff season to stay middle/lower part of the pack it is the hope of the future that keeps you going.

One season without the Thunder... was that too much to ask????? <SIGH>

I'm putting all my eggs in the basket of Bort makes all the cash he needs by season 10 and sells his rights to the game.

wait... are you crushing my hopes now??? You could not have told me this 3 seasons ago???
::sob::




is it too late to gut my team and go hide back in the 12?

Yeah, you gotta stay up here and take your lumps. I am sure there will be enough for all of us new comers to have more than our share.

we played average all season and made a playoff run this kind of sucks lol