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was just reading a blurb on http://www.fantasypros.com/2012/07/adp-average-draft-position/ (great site btw)
After basking in the afterglow of Randy Moss's sweet afro, and just before clicking te link to check out some adps i skimmed this little nugget.
This got me thinking. What players are so wildly divergent. Where have drafting sites skewed the value of a player by ranking him artificially low/high? This is especially important when using draft dominator/or some 3rd party list (ie not from the site u draft on) as u will really be able to clean up by knowing when a guy you like is 'burried' a few rounds before his adp indicates.
I think this kind of analysis would be perfect for a series of staff articles (ie one for each of the 5-6 basic FF drafting sites , but the drafts are so nearly approaching I think a community effort is needed here.
so where are the holes? posting this from the road so I'll add more later, but I think this could be pretty useful.
http://www.fantasypros.com/2012/07/adp-average-draft-position/
"I should expand on that last bullet. When you read about rankings compared to ADP make sure you know which site’s ADP is being referenced. If you’re going to draft on Yahoo, there’s a chance your draft may not play out the same way as a draft on ESPN.
There are two reasons for this. First, it’s likely that your opponents could be using, or at least referencing, the pre-draft rankings that come preloaded at the draft site. They might even be auto-drafting from them (if so, please invite me to your league). Second, even your more competitive opponents are probably influenced by the advice on the site that hosts your league. This advice is the most readily available, so it’s likely being digested. You may disagree with Matthew Berry, but you’re probably still reading his stuff if you play on ESPN.
Here are a couple examples of how ADP can vary from site to site.
Trent Richardson
Yahoo ADP 13.7 | ESPN ADP 33.1
Yahoo drafters are considerably higher on this rookie than ESPN drafters. And is it any surprise that Yahoo drafters are grabbing Trent early when the Yahoo Experts are touting him as the 9th best player to take? Conversely, ESPN’s experts have Richardson all the way down at 36th overall.
Frank Gore
Yahoo ADP 60.4 | ESPN ADP 36.1
We’ve got the opposite here, with ESPN drafters liking Gore more than Yahoo drafters. And, again, these numbers are likely influenced by the advice provided on the respective sites. ESPN’s staff has Gore at #38 while Yahoo’s staff has him at #52."
After basking in the afterglow of Randy Moss's sweet afro, and just before clicking te link to check out some adps i skimmed this little nugget.
This got me thinking. What players are so wildly divergent. Where have drafting sites skewed the value of a player by ranking him artificially low/high? This is especially important when using draft dominator/or some 3rd party list (ie not from the site u draft on) as u will really be able to clean up by knowing when a guy you like is 'burried' a few rounds before his adp indicates.
I think this kind of analysis would be perfect for a series of staff articles (ie one for each of the 5-6 basic FF drafting sites , but the drafts are so nearly approaching I think a community effort is needed here.
so where are the holes? posting this from the road so I'll add more later, but I think this could be pretty useful.
http://www.fantasypros.com/2012/07/adp-average-draft-position/
"I should expand on that last bullet. When you read about rankings compared to ADP make sure you know which site’s ADP is being referenced. If you’re going to draft on Yahoo, there’s a chance your draft may not play out the same way as a draft on ESPN.
There are two reasons for this. First, it’s likely that your opponents could be using, or at least referencing, the pre-draft rankings that come preloaded at the draft site. They might even be auto-drafting from them (if so, please invite me to your league). Second, even your more competitive opponents are probably influenced by the advice on the site that hosts your league. This advice is the most readily available, so it’s likely being digested. You may disagree with Matthew Berry, but you’re probably still reading his stuff if you play on ESPN.
Here are a couple examples of how ADP can vary from site to site.
Trent Richardson
Yahoo ADP 13.7 | ESPN ADP 33.1
Yahoo drafters are considerably higher on this rookie than ESPN drafters. And is it any surprise that Yahoo drafters are grabbing Trent early when the Yahoo Experts are touting him as the 9th best player to take? Conversely, ESPN’s experts have Richardson all the way down at 36th overall.
Frank Gore
Yahoo ADP 60.4 | ESPN ADP 36.1
We’ve got the opposite here, with ESPN drafters liking Gore more than Yahoo drafters. And, again, these numbers are likely influenced by the advice provided on the respective sites. ESPN’s staff has Gore at #38 while Yahoo’s staff has him at #52."
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