Comments on: The NWSL Draft Preview Part II: Team Draft Capsules

By: karl bauer

karl bauer — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 14:38:32 +0000

Thanks for the fine article. One thing I noticed is that a lot of people believe in drafting for need. By this I mean if a team is short a midfielder that is what they draft. I believe strongly in drafting by the best available player available regardless of if you have a need. An example would be if you have a good starting midfield and you need a forward and somehow Vanessa DiBernado slipped down to your pick. If I had her rated over any available forward I’d pick her in spite of needing a forward. It will be fun to watch and see how the teams choose to go about the drafting process.

By: Zach Kelton

Zach Kelton — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:51:40 +0000

Washington also lost defender Kika Toulouse in the expansion draft.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:44:41 +0000

Must say that I was fairly unimpressed with this article. You state that FCKC turned Erika Tymrak into a starter immediately when that was not the case at all. She didn’t begin starting until several weeks into the season after Rene Cuellar fell out of favor. You claim that Sky Blue are set at the midfield position for the most part because they have Nick, Schmidt and Freels but then you claim that Portland’s biggest need is in the midfield when they have Heath, Long, Brooks and Farrelly (just to name a few). Doesn’t seem to add up. You make quite a few statements that I would have to disagree with, these just being two examples. The only thing I got out of this article are the names of players that might get drafted because that are local talent. Sorry, but that’s the truth.