Posted by bpielcmc on 3/16/2022 5:07:00 PM (view original):
^^^ Retweet: the backups are out there, you’ve just got to plan for if you lose rolls which I feel many complaining coaches are not trading off the slight amount of effort early to unlock the backups because they get so focus on maintaining the battle. Sink to moderate for a cycle or two and then come back, you’ll still be in the coin toss.
Defenitely this!
This was the biggest part of the learning curve for me. I put WAY too much effort into guys that I didn't have a realistic chance of getting and didn't plan at all for the possibility of me not getting them. Now I am having to wait for the garbage players that I signed in their place to all graduate and definitely taking my lumps. Recruiting has definitely ran more smoothly for me now that I'm unlocking a handful of guys early. Even when I miss on my first choice, I still end up with a serviceable player.
I also have a hard time feeling bad for people who lose EE's. I'm sure it sucks, but if you're losing guys to the draft, you have a pretty good team and the odds are that you have the prestige to replace that caliber of player the following season. Also, you have an idea whether or not you are going to lose a guy before recruiting starts. Contingencies should be in place.
Quick, funny anecdote along the EE lines: I am a former college baseball coach. A team in our conference had a pitcher that they really liked and was projected to be part of their weekend rotation. Christmas break rolled around and then the Spring semester started and the kid didn't show up back on campus. The coach called and called the kid, but couldn't get a response. Finally he got in touch with him. He had signed with the Mets over Christmas break. First, I had no idea college kids could sign as FA deals during that time and second, that's an EE that you can't plan for.