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I'm not sure I get what you're saying here. Are the judges not making a decision on this yet? If did they actually make a ruling and delcare them blocked from the draft?If there was no ruling, then they are eligible for the draft, as that is how it stands currently.
Agreed on both counts, but Colin, stop replying to this thread and make us an updated MOCK!
If this occurred it would cause havoc in my dyansty leagues. Hollings was one thing, but Clarett and maybe Williams? Ouch.Why is Clarett's side any different than Williams at this point?
What's interesting is I don't think the special supplemental draft would be that far out, rather it would occur as soon as the hearing was over ASSUMING of course that Clarett wins an appeal, which many view as unlikely. Seems quite a few labor lawyers have maintained that the surprise was Clarett winning the first case and that the overturn was more akin with most people's interpretation of the law.
Yup, that's what I heard. On the other hand, I also heard the complete opposite of that and everything in between.
Nobody knows what is going to happen except maybe a few judges.
Agreed.7 of the 8 mocks I monitor had Roy going ahead of Mike.Roy going in late single digits, Mike going in mid-teens.
I've got to believe that there would be some sort of exception made for a special case like this. For Williams to lose a year of football because of this would be horribly unjust. He didn't do anything wrong -- he was just playing by the rules that were set out at the time.
Dynasty leagues that have drafted rookies before the NFL draft deserve a mess. If you're not going to wait to see what NFL teams these guys land on, you might as well just draw names out of a hat and allocate them to FF teams.
You are making a very big assumption that OSU would even take Clarett back. Honestly, I think they cut all ties with Maurice. He's done ample to merit a dismissal from the team, so they would be within their rights.Mike on the other hand, I think USC goes to bat for him in an appeal to the NCAA to regain his eligibility.
No, not necessarily. Someone posted a framework for the supplemental draft a few days back,Basically teams get lumped into 3 tiers (worst 1/3, middle 1/3, playoff teams).Within each tier, a lottery-style thing happens, so any team in the bottom 1/3 gets a shot at the top pick in the supplemental draft.
Many dynasties hold their drafts the week after the NFL draft. So it's still a mess, even for those who waited til after the draft....
It could be a mess even for leagues that draft after the NFL draft. A lot of leagues are probably ill-equipped to deal with good "supplemental" players.Our league had a big knock-down, drag-out over Hollings last year and we determined that supplementals would NOT be considered rookies but would be available in our free agent draft (this wasn't my vote, but that's what the majority wanted).At least in our case, we have established a precedent and can roll with it IF there is a supplemental. It actually gets more interesting if there ISN'T a supplemental, because that will be "new" territory.
Plus, it's not a free pick. The team would forfeit its first round pick next year, assuming a first-round supplemental pick. It wouldn't necessarily be the best move for one of the teams at the top of the draft to make that move.
Here is another article from NFL.com re: supplemental drafts...http://www.nfl.com/news/story/6452668M
And his mom is busily returning merchandise she bought on credit at the local Wal-Mart.Hey, this has been some offseason, huh? Let the women have their soap operas. We have the NFL. Bring on the draft, baby!
You and Schneikes have a point. Still, with 4 1/2 months to the start of the season, why the hurry to have a rookie draft? Just delay it until more shakes out on the situation with these 2 guys.
A little sensitive, are we?
Because it takes more skill to draft in April than in August when everything is spelled out.For Guppy leagues I think it's a good idea to wait, but if your in a dynasty with sharks having your rookie draft early is the only way to go.
I agree.
