The Official 2019 US Men's Draft Game -- Discussion Thread

Good pick for @jond

Danny Williams was another DM on my radar but because of his recent spell of injuries, I chose to wait out a little longer to nab him.

 

Second that. Tho he isn’t a DM. He’s more Box to Box these days when healthy.

 

What a great run I've had with the last three picks. Palmer-Brown likely departing NAC Breda, Glad dropped from MNT camp after being benched by RSL in the playoffs, Green not in the squad for a Greuther Furth friendly.

 

I may have jumped the gun on my latest round pick. Hopefully, it doesn't come back to haunt me later on.

 

One small request I have if we can help it. Can we try to put in bold, all caps, and/or our name selections. This way we can more quickly scan the picks to see who’s picked and not.

 

@Lookingforleftbacks your time is up in 30 minutes.

@thedukeofsoccer just a heads up.

 

Hey I thought we had 8 hours after the last pick, but the clock didnt start until 9 am cst. What exactly is the rule?

 

Here's Ariyibi in league play for Motherwell. Could eventually figure into the USMNT pool in some role.

The highlights as Motherwell beat Hibernian with an excellent team performance 👏 pic.twitter.com/N0b2Of52Lc

— Motherwell FC (@MotherwellFC) January 23, 2019

 

8 hours from when the last pick was.

It happens. Don’t sweat it!

 

——————-Jozy——Dwyer—————-
LWB——Nagbe—Dax——Bedoya—Lichaj
———-Besler——CB——-Birnbaum———
—————————GK————————-

 

Round 1

1. @zlebmada - Josh Sargent
2. @ChuckMe92 - Christian Pulisic
3. @Kevin8833 - Timothy Weah
4. @thedukeofsoccer - Tyler Adams
5. @Lookingforleftbacks - Weston McKennie
6. @Matthew Hartman - John Brooks
7. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank - Jozy Altidore
8. @AutoPenalti - Zack Steffen
9. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven - Bobby Wood
10. @jond - Ethan Horvath
11. @ShaftBrewer - DeAndre Yedlin
12. @CreightonMCFCjoey - Matt Miazga

Round 2

13. @CreightonMCFCjoey - Kellyn Acosta
14. @ShaftBrewer - Russell Canouse
15. @jond - Antonee Robinson
16. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven - Gyasi Zardes
17. @AutoPenalti - Keaton Parks
18. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank - Darlington Nagbe
19. @Matthew Hartman - Sergino Dest
20. @Lookingforleftbacks - Jonathan Amon
21. @thedukeofsoccer - Andrija Novakovich
22. @Kevin8833 - Fafa Picault
23. @ChuckMe92 - Alex Mendez
24. @zlebmada - Richie Ledezma

Round 3

25. @zlebmada - Aaron Long
26. @ChuckMe92 - Cristian Roldan
27. @Kevin8833 - Romain Gall
28. @thedukeofsoccer - Fabian Johnson
29. @Lookingforleftbacks - George Bello
30. @Matthew Hartman - Paul Arriola
31. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank - Dom Dwyer
32. @AutoPenalti - Michael Bradley
33. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven - Wil Trapp
34. @jond - Haji Wright
35. @ShaftBrewer - Cameron Carter Vickers
36. @CreightonMCFCjoey - Nick Tatague

Round 4

37. @CreightonMCFCjoey - Sebastian Lletget
38. @ShaftBrewer - Emmanuel Sabbi
39. @jond - Kenny Saief
40. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven - Marco Delgado
41. @AutoPenalti - Reggie Cannon
42. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank - Matt Besler
43. @Matthew Hartman - Jeremy Ebobisse
44. @Lookingforleftbacks - Sebastian Soto
45. @thedukeofsoccer - Walker Ziimmerman
46. @Kevin8833 - Lee Nguyen
47. @ChuckMe92 - Duane Holmes
48. @zlebmada - Graham Zusi

Round 5

49. @zlebmada - Chris Durkin
50. @ChuckMe92 - Erik Palmer-Brown
51. @Kevin8833 - Ike Opara
52. @thedukeofsoccer - Geoff Cameron
53. @Lookingforleftbacks - Tim Parker
54. @Matthew Hartman - Corey Baird
55. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank - Alejandro Bedoya
56. @AutoPenalti - Alfredo Morales
57. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven - Djorde Mihailovic
58. @jond - Joe Corona
59. @ShaftBrewer - Charlie Kelman
60. @CreightonMCFCjoey - Matt Hedges

Round 6

61. @CreightonMCFCjoey - Brooks Lennon
62. @ShaftBrewer - Mark McKenzie
63. @jond - Paxton Pomkyal
64. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven - Auston Trusty
65. @AutoPenalti -Chris Richards
66. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank - Dax McCarty
67. @Matthew Hartman - Gianluca Busio
68. @Lookingforleftbacks - Andrew Carleton
69. @thedukeofsoccer - Jordan Morris
70. @Kevin8833 - Miguel Ibarra
71. @ChuckMe92 - Justen Glad
72. @zlebmada - Tim Ream

Round 7

73. @zlebmada - Ulyssen Llanez
74. @ChuckMe92 - Julian Green
75. @Kevin8833 - Benny Feilhaber
76. @thedukeofsoccer - Sean Davis
77. @Lookingforleftbacks - Chad Marshall
78. @Matthew Hartman - Jorge Villafana
79. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank - Eric Lichaj
80. @AutoPenalti - Christian Ramirez
81. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven - Ventura Alvarado
82. @jond - Konrad de la Fuente
83. @ShaftBrewer - Greg Garza
84. @CreightonMCFCjoey - Gio Reyna

Round 6

85. @CreightonMCFCjoey - Jesse Gonzalez
86. @ShaftBrewer - Emerson Hyndman
87. @jond - Danny Williams
88. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven - Kelyn Rowe
89. @AutoPenalti - Gboly Ariyibi
90. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank - Steve Birnbaum
91. @Matthew Hartman - Derrick Jones
92. @Lookingforleftbacks - Brendan Hines-Ike
93. @thedukeofsoccer - Luca De la Torre
94. @Kevin8833 -Ben Sweat
95. @ChuckMe92 - Nick Lima
96. @zlebmada - Danny Acosta

Round 9

97. @zlebmada - Alex Muyl
98. @ChuckMe92 -
99. @Kevin8833 -
100. @thedukeofsoccer -
101. @Lookingforleftbacks -
102. @Matthew Hartman -
103. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank -
104. @AutoPenalti -
105. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven -
106. @jond -
107. @ShaftBrewer -
108. @CreightonMCFCjoey -

Round 10

109. @CreightonMCFCjoey -
110. @ShaftBrewer -
111. @jond -
112. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven -
113. @AutoPenalti -
114. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank -
115. @Matthew Hartman -
116. @Lookingforleftbacks -
117. @thedukeofsoccer -
118. @Kevin8833 -
119. @ChuckMe92 -
120. @zlebmada -

Round 11

121. @zlebmada -
122. @ChuckMe92 -
123. @Kevin8833 -
124. @thedukeofsoccer -
125. @Lookingforleftbacks -
126. @Matthew Hartman -
127. @truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank -
128. @AutoPenalti -
129. @Eleven Bravo and @IndividualEleven -
130. @jond -
131. @ShaftBrewer -
132. @CreightonMCFCjoey -

 

Through 8+ rounds the percentage of players selected that went undrafted 2 years ago has remained consistent @ 27%.

Top 10 Risers:
K.Parks +201
E.Sabbi +190
J.Sargent +179
C.Durkin +168
R.Cannon +162
T.Weah +159
P.Pomykal +147
N.Taitigue +143
B.Hines-Ike +131
Z.Steffen +129

Top 10 Fallers:
M.Hedges -36
G.Cameron -42
K.Rowe -44
S.Birnbaum -49
K.Rosenberry -52
D.Williams -60
B.Feilhaber -61
J.Morris -62
J.Green -62
E.Hyndman -63

 

“All right I guess” pretty much sums up most picks in the draft right now

 

In years past it use to be young talented potential but that last cycle fail and caused a new booty to the extreme syndrome and a lot those players went much earlier than they would have in years past.

 

I figured someone would eventually take Chandler, undervalued I maybe agree with but best FB in the pool there’s just no way he is awful in possession, that’s why I kept passing on him. It seems like back 5’s will be used by a lot of teams which makes sense with a lack of wing players in the pool, that’s why I decided to grab two of them early on. There are also quite a few teams that will either be amazing or completely ruined based on the ability of some young players to have their breakthrough in time. It will be interesting to see how things workout. In general there are very few top tier talents in their prime they are either past it or not there yet which makes for an interesting draft.

 

Awful in possession? Maybe for the US. But that was mainly under JK's 'just express yourself' tactical setup. And if Chandler weren't hurt, he would have been gone a long ago.

Who is the best fullback in the pool? Yedlin? The guy is barely keeping it together at Newcastle.

 

Jo Inge Berget has left NYC. Jonathan Lewis should be getting more time.

 

@truefan420 and @GiallorossiYank have a really good squad.

 

Thanks we think we do too. Their set up to be able to boss a game possession wise while still be able to defend compactly when needed.

 

Missing a centerback now.

 

I’d switch Morales and Bradley.

 

Oh my god and leave my already inexperienced defense exposed?

Yeah, I probably should.

 

Idk on principle I understand what your saying. Bradley deep with two runners next to him. But the issue is two fold. Parks isn’t a runner. Bradley is very turnover prone under pressure and any team that faces them would be wise to press him in the middle.

Parks maybe as a 6 but his defensive chops likely aren’t strong enough to play him there (tho Bradley and Morales can help with that). Also Bradley isn’t very mobile anymore. Meaning Morales has to cover the ground or they need to boss possession which their just not set up to do.

 

I know why you picked Parks and I was hoping we’d have gotten a chance at him but with Bradley in your side I just don’t like the fit.

 

@Kevin8833 im a little disappointed you didn’t call Mike McGee out of retirement to be your GK. He’d have checked two boxes Attack and GK.