Darth Lohr Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 NIGHTMARES GET THEIR MANESPN.com news services http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPG/250px-Victor_Cruz_2012_Shankbone.JPGVictor Cruz speaks to media moments after selection. It seems like it was years ago that the Nightmares began searching for the perfect WR2. Of course, that's probably because it was. For two years, they waited on Jeremy Maclin to grow, stashing him away as their Developmental Player in the NFFs original program for developing such prospects. When it was time for him to show his stuff on the regular roster, Mike Williams was tabbed as his DP replacement. Williams sat and watched, while Maclin failed to live up to his potential. Eventually, Williams got his own chance to shine and did nothing more with the opportunity than Maclin had. Two years ago, the Nightmares tried to develop yet another young receiver, this time naming Julio Jones their DP. This time, the proverbial lightning seemed to be captured firmly in the bottle and Jones impressed so many as a rookie that the following season he not only moved onto the regular roster, but became the team's number one receiver. Unfortunately, a revolving door of complimentary players once again failed to solidify the starting spot opposite Jones. Enter Victor Cruz, who team owner Eric Rash told us was a player he was "praying would fall to us". An unusual amount of depth in high profile running backs early in the first round allowed Cruz to fall to the Nightmares at the number nine spot, where the team made him the second wide receiver taken in this year's draft. "In a way", Rash went on to explain, "this has been a long time coming. Victor is actually a guy that caught our eye during the preseason back in 2010. Then, again in the 2011 preseason, he stood out to us and he was firmly on our radar entering the draft. However, things kind of went sideways on us, as they do sometimes, and the draft ended with us not being able to find room to select him. Keep in mind, at that point he was what we call a "flyer" and there's only so much room for those types of guys on a roster. Well, as we all know, he flew that year, all right. And after keeping an eye on him all that time, we failed to pull the trigger fast enough and someone else snapped him up. Now, we get to rectify that and, in doing so, have finally found that perfect partner in crime for Julio (Jones) that we've been searching for". Three picks later, the Nightmares followed up the selection of Cruz by completing their starting receiving corps, drafting tight end Jason Witten in the second round. The tight end position has also been one that the team has struggled to solidify over the years. "I feel like, just two rounds into this draft, we already have perhaps our strongest trio of pass catchers ever", concluded Rash, "and now we'll have to see about adding some depth down the line". How far down the line remains to be seen, of course, and may be hampered by the team being without a pick in either the fourth or sixth round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Does anybody else find the yellow in the draft thread completely unreadable or is that just me and this stupid phone of mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I think it's pretty bad too lol, but someone (Lohr, I think) did it when it was first updated so I said 'what the hell' and kept it. I imagine Lohr did it so that it contrasted with the teams, since they were already bolded. But yeah, on the phone it's EXTRA unreadable, I do know that. Btw Dex, you're almost up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lohr Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I went with that color for the names of the drafted players because that's the color colour that UKLK used for the rounds. I just wanted those names to stand out. I can try a different color. Suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lohr Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Board's fixed. Hopefully it's better for everyone, now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Hey I just copied from the last one, the yellow did nearly burn my eyes this morning when checking from my phone though!!! Come on Irish you're up!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowDog Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I dunno about burning eyes I just couldn't read the ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lohr Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Actually, last year the rounds were in orange, like they are now after the f'n rebuild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groove terminator Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Urgh apologies but ESPN is being stupidly slow to update roster changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lohr Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Just to make sure everybody sees this... Ex (and everyone), rookies drafted are automatically placed on your PS if you have open slots. Once the PS is full, any other rookies drafted are put on your regular roster. Once the draft is over, if you want to shuffle eligible players, you may. When that occurs, then you will need to announce it in this thread. Also, if you drafted a rookie and he is listed on your PS and you plan to keep him there, you may go ahead and remove (waive) him from your ESPN roster, in order to make room for the rest of your draft picks (or free agents, post-draft). The regular rosters and practice squad rosters on TOP of the draft thread are updated ASAP, so everything there should be pretty clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucas1138 Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Hey by the way, the schedule is all screwed up. ATTN: UK and DI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lohr Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Also, that quote above was taken from the PS Changes thread, so that is still where roster changes should be noted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Bah!! Stupid contraction!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Irish Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I will get the schedule set tonight or tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Irish Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 SCHEDULE IS COMPLETE! Given the contraction, we are returning to the standard scheduling - playing each team in your division twice, and each team in the opposing division once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Irish Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Draft appears complete. It's onward to week one! Thank you to those who helped us get through one of the quickest drafts yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lohr Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 For the love of Lambeau, can we please get Matt Bryant on Rock's ESPN roster before somebody else tries to pick him up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Irish Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 If we did that, you'd have one less thing to complain about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Irish Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Irish Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Just FYI, Zach Sudfeld is going to my practice squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Irish Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Trade Announcement! After long negotiations, the Irish Micks have agreed to send Robert Griffin III and Maurice Jones Drew to the Pewter City MaChamps for CJ Spiller, Ben Jarvis Green Ellis, and a 2014 Second Round Pick. More on this later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 One week to go boys (and Dexter)!!!! Squads are being checked, nerves are being held. Irish is ready to give up after his season ends in Week 1 again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Lohr Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 TOUGH SEASON (Ep 1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK Legend Killa Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Wow. He is remarkably like the guy in our league name Brad.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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