houndirish
Footballguy
As usual Jene defends the School of IDP about as good as it can be argued.
My introduction to FF was in an IDP league 9 years ago. I was playing that for 4 years before I ever joined a Team D league so I guess my approach is a bit jaded. But I've always preferred the IDP route. Once again, this will come off as condescending but I assure you it's not my intent. It's been my experience that intensive research pays off much more in IDP leagues than Team D. There are seemingly a few teams every year (Baltimore, TB) that are consistent Team D gems and others that are undraftable (Texans). Most casual fans are aware of this. That being the case, I always preferred the IDP format as I like a system that rewards the more informed owner. Before anyone crucifies me understand I'm not saying Team D is for mental midgets and only the true intellectuals play IDP. I'm simply stating that I feel IDP rewards intensive research moreso than Team D. Since I know that I do more research than a handful of owners in my original league I always go into the season confident in my ability to contend. I like that setup. FF is what you make of it. If I'm going to be a junkie and spend far too much time on this hobby I at least want to feel like my efforts have a better chance of resulting in success than the guy who buys a magazine a week before the draft and doesn't stray from the cheatsheets. My experience has been that IDP has a much lower "luck factor" and that preparation tends to pay off more consistently. Lastly, I enjoy doing this research. I like delving into individual teams to see who's switching to a 4-3, who's adopting the Cover 2, etc. If that doesn't interest you then I'd suggest sticking with Team D. Like was previously said before, neither format is wrong. I just find that IDP suits my interests better.
My introduction to FF was in an IDP league 9 years ago. I was playing that for 4 years before I ever joined a Team D league so I guess my approach is a bit jaded. But I've always preferred the IDP route. Once again, this will come off as condescending but I assure you it's not my intent. It's been my experience that intensive research pays off much more in IDP leagues than Team D. There are seemingly a few teams every year (Baltimore, TB) that are consistent Team D gems and others that are undraftable (Texans). Most casual fans are aware of this. That being the case, I always preferred the IDP format as I like a system that rewards the more informed owner. Before anyone crucifies me understand I'm not saying Team D is for mental midgets and only the true intellectuals play IDP. I'm simply stating that I feel IDP rewards intensive research moreso than Team D. Since I know that I do more research than a handful of owners in my original league I always go into the season confident in my ability to contend. I like that setup. FF is what you make of it. If I'm going to be a junkie and spend far too much time on this hobby I at least want to feel like my efforts have a better chance of resulting in success than the guy who buys a magazine a week before the draft and doesn't stray from the cheatsheets. My experience has been that IDP has a much lower "luck factor" and that preparation tends to pay off more consistently. Lastly, I enjoy doing this research. I like delving into individual teams to see who's switching to a 4-3, who's adopting the Cover 2, etc. If that doesn't interest you then I'd suggest sticking with Team D. Like was previously said before, neither format is wrong. I just find that IDP suits my interests better.
