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Where did your league champ draft? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Clayton Gray
- Start date
Totals so far:
1st 1/4 of first round - 6
2nd 1/4 of first round - 2
3rd 1/4 of first round - 1
4th 1/4 of first round - 3
1st 1/4 of first round - 6
2nd 1/4 of first round - 2
3rd 1/4 of first round - 1
4th 1/4 of first round - 3
C
CrossEyed
Guest
Apparently you can't just vote in one poll if there are 4 available. You needed to add N/A choices to the 2nd, 3rd and 4th polls.
Totals so far:
1st 1/4 of first round - 11
2nd 1/4 of first round - 9
3rd 1/4 of first round - 3
4th 1/4 of first round - 8
1st 1/4 of first round - 11
2nd 1/4 of first round - 9
3rd 1/4 of first round - 3
4th 1/4 of first round - 8
Chaos Commish
Footballguy
Last year was about the top draft spots in all my leagues, even my two auction leagues were won with players drafted elsewhere 1-3.
I think the combo of Alexander and LJ stomped it's way to many a championship in 05. This combo won 4 of my 6 leagues (I know my ratio is unusual). Even if you only had one, you were likely in great shape, and having one still means you likely drafted in the first four picks to get Shaun or LJ (because he was handcuffed to Priest so regularly).
I think the combo of Alexander and LJ stomped it's way to many a championship in 05. This combo won 4 of my 6 leagues (I know my ratio is unusual). Even if you only had one, you were likely in great shape, and having one still means you likely drafted in the first four picks to get Shaun or LJ (because he was handcuffed to Priest so regularly).
C
CrossEyed
Guest
In my main league, the guy who drafted first has won it the last two years.
DoubleG
Footballguy
Good poll. I think it's interesting to note that the last 1/4 is doing well. The mid round guys, not so much. I think if any of the Trinity RBs had missed time, or gotten dinged up, that early slot would not be fairing so well. The reason, IMHO, the late picks do well is twofold:
1) Balance. Often they have 2 solid RBs (as opposed to 1 stud and 1 question mark). At late 3 & early 4 they either pick up a couple of very good WRs or snag a stud TE/stud QB + a very good WR. Some of this is dictated by scoring, lineup requirements, etc. But the fact is by the end of round 4 they often have very good players at several key positions.
2) They can dicatate the tempo of the draft (to an extent) - especially at the 3-4 turn. In most leagues, guys wil go RB-RB in the first 2 rounds. Often, people at the 3-4 turn (or near it) can start a run on WRs, especially if the other people picking right before or after them are picking the same positions. As that WR run subsides near the 5-6 turn, they can snag a great QB and a great TE - thus giving them 2 very good RBs, 2 top 10 WRs a very good QB & a very good TE (or maybe some depth).
1) Balance. Often they have 2 solid RBs (as opposed to 1 stud and 1 question mark). At late 3 & early 4 they either pick up a couple of very good WRs or snag a stud TE/stud QB + a very good WR. Some of this is dictated by scoring, lineup requirements, etc. But the fact is by the end of round 4 they often have very good players at several key positions.
2) They can dicatate the tempo of the draft (to an extent) - especially at the 3-4 turn. In most leagues, guys wil go RB-RB in the first 2 rounds. Often, people at the 3-4 turn (or near it) can start a run on WRs, especially if the other people picking right before or after them are picking the same positions. As that WR run subsides near the 5-6 turn, they can snag a great QB and a great TE - thus giving them 2 very good RBs, 2 top 10 WRs a very good QB & a very good TE (or maybe some depth).
Totals so far:
1st 1/4 of first round - 45
2nd 1/4 of first round - 14
3rd 1/4 of first round - 11
4th 1/4 of first round - 24
1st 1/4 of first round - 45
2nd 1/4 of first round - 14
3rd 1/4 of first round - 11
4th 1/4 of first round - 24
Wow, Clayton, this is a fantastic idea. I was going to do something like this earlier this offseason, but I couldn't figure out how to account for people with multiple leagues. Good job on the staff for showing us members how it's done.
The new polling options in the upgrade are nice.
Totals so far:
1st 1/4 of first round - 60
2nd 1/4 of first round - 22
3rd 1/4 of first round - 15
4th 1/4 of first round - 28
1st 1/4 of first round - 60
2nd 1/4 of first round - 22
3rd 1/4 of first round - 15
4th 1/4 of first round - 28
Totals so far:
1st 1/4 of first round - 65
2nd 1/4 of first round - 28
3rd 1/4 of first round - 18
4th 1/4 of first round - 33
1st 1/4 of first round - 65
2nd 1/4 of first round - 28
3rd 1/4 of first round - 18
4th 1/4 of first round - 33
The Jerk
Footballguy
There can be some sources of noise in this data:
1. Some leagues don't slot owners based on random draw, rather they give the owners first choice out of any slot. Not much noise here, but if the league does this all the way through from owner 1-12, this could explain some of the reason why the last 1/4 is doing better than the mid-quarters. The same owner who is smart enough to choose strategic draft positions probably has good knowledge and insight on players.
2. Some leagues use some form of previous year results to slot teams or, like in item 1 above, to allow owners to pick their slots. My local league uses this admittedly flawed approach, but it seems that many of the same owners draft in the early positions and in the late positions every year. Winning the league usually banishes you to the last 3-4 picks of the first round. I've won the league back-to-back twice and each of the repeats came with a last quarter slot due to winning the previous season.
Great idea -- this noise is probably very minor, but I think it's still worth pointing out that draft slots don't exist in a pure vacuum.
1. Some leagues don't slot owners based on random draw, rather they give the owners first choice out of any slot. Not much noise here, but if the league does this all the way through from owner 1-12, this could explain some of the reason why the last 1/4 is doing better than the mid-quarters. The same owner who is smart enough to choose strategic draft positions probably has good knowledge and insight on players.
2. Some leagues use some form of previous year results to slot teams or, like in item 1 above, to allow owners to pick their slots. My local league uses this admittedly flawed approach, but it seems that many of the same owners draft in the early positions and in the late positions every year. Winning the league usually banishes you to the last 3-4 picks of the first round. I've won the league back-to-back twice and each of the repeats came with a last quarter slot due to winning the previous season.
Great idea -- this noise is probably very minor, but I think it's still worth pointing out that draft slots don't exist in a pure vacuum.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Its time for everyone to switch over to the BANZAI draft method.So simple and easy. Everything stays the same, except reversing the 3rd round only.
Thanks to whoisjohngalt for running some numbers.http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...=259548&hl=
Not only is it golden... its diamond encrusted.
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
^ for more feedback.
The Jerk
Footballguy
Does reversing the third round only mean:Round 1: 1-12Round 2: 12-1Round 3: 12-1Round 4: 12-1Round 5: 1-12Round 6: 12-1...And have comparisons been done for other pick slots? Great to see 2 and 11 balance out, but what about all the other picks?Sorry if this is addressed in the linked thread... I figure you can tell me quicker than I can find it. Thanks.
