3rd Round Draft Reversal - Anybody Doing/Done It ? (1 Viewer)

[RalphMouth]

Basically, you reverse the order of the 3rd round (just that round) so instead of the first 3 rounds gong 1-12, 12-1, 1-12, you go 1-12, 12-1, 12-1. This means that the #1 drafter would have picks 1, 24 and 36 instead of 1, 24, and 25, while Team #12 would have 12, 13, and 25.

What are your opinions about this ?? Could this be a way to balance out 'redraft leagues' ??

Our league has discussed going this way but I'm just not sure I'm ready to endorse it. Please

give me your pros & cons-

Thanks

 

[Biabreakable]

I have not done this but I have drafted where every 2 rounds is determined randomly.

For the most part this is pretty balanced drafting this way and creates a lot of variety in draft slotting. It is possible to get lucky with fortunite slotting as well as unlucky.

My draft was somthing like this:

Pick 1

Pick 24

Pick 35

Pick 38

Pick 58

to start off.. This really put me behind the 8 ball to begin and made my 1st year challenging. This is a dynasty league I have recovered by now.

I did get LT though.

As far as your suggestion I think it hurts the high draft slots too much. I would probobly prefer drafting at the turn in this type of format.

 

[ltaylor]

My league has switched to it for this upcoming season. We felt that some typeof change was needed. I ran different scenarios using the draft pick value calculator tool and every draftspot was within 1-2% total value using this 3rd round reversal method. Standard Serpintine gives the 1st few picks upwards of a 7% advantage over the last few picks.

In our league we do a lottery to determine draft priority. Then, in that order the owners get to state which pick they want. Even after we went to 3RR, the first 3 owners this year still picked #1, #2, and #3 in that order. That in and of itself should show you that getting one of the top RBs is still a paramount.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

just to be clear, are we talking about:

switch round 3 only

rd 1: 1->12

rd 2: 12->1

rd 3: 12->1 (normally 1->12)

rd 4: 12->1 (like normal)

rd 5: 1->12 (like normal) ... etc

or switch entire order starting from round 3

rd 1: 1->12

rd 2: 12->1

rd 3: 12->1 (normally 1->12)

rd 4: 1->12 (normally 12->1)

rd 5: 12->1 (normally 1->12) ... etc

there's still lots of debate as to what we're calling this scheme. Your title leads me to believe you're talking about the SECOND option.

 

[RalphMouth]

just to be clear, are we talking about:switch round 3 onlyrd 1: 1->12rd 2: 12->1rd 3: 12->1 (normally 1->12)rd 4: 12->1 (like normal)rd 5: 1->12 (like normal) ... etcor switch entire order starting from round 3rd 1: 1->12rd 2: 12->1rd 3: 12->1 (normally 1->12)rd 4: 1->12 (normally 12->1)rd 5: 12->1 (normally 1->12) ... etcthere's still lots of debate as to what we're calling this scheme. Your title leads me to believe you're talking about the SECOND option.

sorry for any confusion- Round 3 ONLY -

 

[houston]

We switched our 12 team league a few years ago.

Every team must keep 2 players.

1st round is then a team's option to keep a 3rd player or select from the draft (picks go from last year's worst record to best record).

2nd-4th rounds are worst to best.

Beginning with round 5, the best record picks first and the draft snakes from here on out.

Basically we didn't want the draft to snake from the start, so we added this twist. It seems to work well.

 

[Captain Hook]

IF you use the search function you will find another thread on this.

3RR is the method being implemented by the NFFC in all it's draft leagues this season to balance out the draft picks and take away the large advantage the first few draft spots have in a normal serpentine draft.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Banzai Method!

Excellent, once you do it you will never go back.

We have made this change in several leagues over the past few years and noone in any of the leagues wants to go back.

The 3RR jargon will get confusing with NFFC, and thus others, using it for a different style (for 1-12,12,-1,12-1,1-12) as well.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

3RR is the method being implemented by the NFFC in all it's draft leagues this season to balance out the draft picks and take away the large advantage the first few draft spots have in a normal serpentine draft.

They are using a different draft set up then the first one mentioned by the OP.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

give me your pros & cons-

Thanks

From another thread...

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.

For 12 team leagues. Based on a VBD (value based drafting system). Through 12 rounds.

Using the end picks of 2 and 11 to determine points. Qb, Rb, Wr, Te, K only.

1) Standard serpentine draft for twelve rounds

Pick #2 is 5.1% higher then pick #11. (303 points)

2) Standard serpentine draft for 6 rounds, then #12 team goes first in each of the remaining 6 rounds.

Pick #2 is 3.8% higher then pick #11. (228 points)

3) Serpentine for 2 rounds. (1-12, 12-1). Then reverse next two rounds (12-1, 1-12). Repeat.

Pick #2 is 2.8% higher then pick #11. (167 points)

4) Serpentine first two rounds. (1-12, 12-1). Then reverse serp remaining, (12,1,12,1,12,1...)

Pick #2 is 2.0% higher then pick #11. (121 points)

And now for the BANZAI method.

5) Standard Serpentine draft. Except reverse the 3rd round. Everything else normal.

Pick #2 is 0.02% higher then pick #11. (1 point)

A great way to have an even playing field before the draft ever starts.

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

"Third Round Reversal" Discussion

 

[BigSteelThrill]

"Third Round Reversal" Discussion

Jeff did you ever give the stats for the method the OP is using?I asked a couple times in that thread and never saw you post it up.

Again, the jargon is getting confused with the methods.