Are you one who constantly holds up the draft? (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyU]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

Edited to say, even if you don't want to preselect players, EVERYONE should be able to spend at least 10 to 15 minutes a day on the draft, otherwise, they shouldn't have joined the league. Spending 10 to 15 minutes enables you to look in on the draft at least 3 times a day. I believe that would suffice in keeping the draft flowing, even without the predraft feature.

 

[zadok]

 

[Cookiemonster]

I was doing plenty of whining about that on my site last year. While working a graveyard, I was staying up most of the day checking on the draft... 'till around the 7th round I fell asleep and it was on my pick for a couple hours. "Oops, sorry guys... "

 

[Warpig]

That league I'm in with the staff and "sharks" (here: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...79&st=1150) from these boards was fairly agonizing.

There were days where you might get 4 picks made, then there were days where you might knock out a whole round.

Hardly ever saw the predraft feature used.

We'd have 12 out of 16 guys together at once and still end up waiting for hours.

But to be fair, the other MFL league I'm in Ultimate Championship League is just as bad, if not worse.

 

[Cowboys#1]

you cannot be referring to the VLDL

we are quick like bunnies!

 

[JohnnyU]

you cannot be referring to the VLDLwe are quick like bunnies!

I'm talking about leagues in general, none specific, .....yet.

 

[VaCatFan]

Seven hours into a draft, NO picks have been selected. I feel your pain.

 

[The Imp]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

 

[JohnnyU]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

 

[reg]

 

[Bada Bing]

We've got one of those owners. He will be on the clock, knows it's his pick, and will be raking leaves etc. Then he has the nerve to get pissed at everyone when they say something to him for taking forever to make a pick. The irony of the whole thing is that he wants me as the commish to harass everyone else to make their picks immediately.

 

[Challenge Everything]

The season starts in September, right? Today is May 4th. What is the problem?

 

[The Imp]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

 

[JohnnyU]

The season starts in September, right? Today is May 4th. What is the problem?

then have the draft in August. If everyone agrees to have the draft in May, then buy God have the draft in May, but have it be a smooth draft that doesn't have those 1 pick per day.

 

[Peak]

 

[JohnnyU]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

 

[s_ezy]

is this what you mean?

how do u not predraft LT?

way to go

 

[The Imp]

The season starts in September, right? Today is May 4th. What is the problem?

then have the draft in August. If everyone agrees to have the draft in May, then buy God have the draft in May, but have it be a smooth draft that doesn't have those 1 pick per day.

You must be fun at parties.

 

[s_ezy]

we are 7 hours into the draft btw

 

[The Imp]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

 

[JohnnyU]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft. It's as if they are doing it on purpose, or treat this time as "their time", when in fact it isn't "their time", it's everyone's time.

 

[The Imp]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft.

The predraft will nix any potential trade offers that the owner may receive prior to his/her pick. Some owners may want to actually try and make the most out of their team and try to be as competitive as possible.

 

[zadok]

you cannot be referring to the VLDLwe are quick like bunnies!

Bunnies with ED maybe...

 

[JohnnyU]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft.

The predraft will nix any potential trade offers that the owner may receive prior to his/her pick. Some owners may want to actually try and make the most out of their team and try to be as competitive as possible.

I said in my original post that it's understandable if you're trying to work a trade, but taking the full clock just hoping one is offered is bull.

 

[The Imp]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft.

The predraft will nix any potential trade offers that the owner may receive prior to his/her pick. Some owners may want to actually try and make the most out of their team and try to be as competitive as possible.

I said in my original post that it's understandable if you're trying to work a trade, but taking the full clock just hoping one is offered is bull-s--t.

When they pay their fees, they can do what they want within the rules that are set.

 

[Warpig]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft.

The predraft will nix any potential trade offers that the owner may receive prior to his/her pick. Some owners may want to actually try and make the most out of their team and try to be as competitive as possible.

You have to actually be online or on the phone to accomplish a trade. If you're just sitting there letting time expire, what good are you doing?

 

[JohnnyU]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft.

The predraft will nix any potential trade offers that the owner may receive prior to his/her pick. Some owners may want to actually try and make the most out of their team and try to be as competitive as possible.

You have to actually be online or on the phone to accomplish a trade. If you're just sitting there letting time expire, what good are you doing?

Like I said, if you're working a trade, that's one thing, but raking leaves when you're on the clock is something entirely different. If you want to rake leaves, then use the predraft feature.

 

[redman]

You mean like shake zula? No, I don't do that.

 

[JohnnyU]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft.

The predraft will nix any potential trade offers that the owner may receive prior to his/her pick. Some owners may want to actually try and make the most out of their team and try to be as competitive as possible.

I said in my original post that it's understandable if you're trying to work a trade, but taking the full clock just hoping one is offered is bull-s--t.

When they pay their fees, they can do what they want within the rules that are set.

I know you can't be serious, so I won't go there.

 

[H.K.]

JohnnyU would have HATED being in WSL 3

 

[The Imp]

When they pay their fees, they can do what they want within the rules that are set.

I know you can't be serious, so I won't go there.

I'm dead serious.

 

[TheLastDispatch]

My league is with friends, so we have the ability to have a draft in person. And while I've never done a league with guys over the net, I feel your pain through mocks. I use antsports for mocks and I HATE when people are on the clock for hours and hours at a time. It's one thing if there's no predraft feature, but to the best of my knowledge all online drafts have it. I don't see what the harm in taking a few minutes to predraft is.

That being said, if you predraft your first pick and while at work it gets back around to you, I wouldn't expect that person to have their 2nd 3rd and 4th picks all predrafted. But people should at least predraft the next round.

 

[jwb]

I look at the thought process of "well it says 12 hours, so I can take 12 hours" the same as "well, there's nothing in the rules that say I can't tank to get a better draft pick". Yea, technically correct, but definitely against the spirit of things.

If you can't be around in a reasonable amount of time and your turn is coming up soon, just predraft your next pick (or two if they are close together) so you don't hold everyone up. It's really not hard to look 10 or 12 picks ahead, especially in the early rounds when everyone is fired up to draft.

 

[The Imp]

It's really not hard to look 10 or 12 picks ahead, especially in the early rounds when everyone is fired up to draft.

That's the problem. The OP is so gung ho to get the season started that he wants everyone to be just like him.

 

[Zowned]

for example I pick 3.12 and we are at 3.08...I may have a trade where I move to 3.10 if 3.09 doesn't pick my guy. I leave for work soon and have predrafted one guy for my possible 3.10 pick. I am not predrafting my 4.01 since I don't know if I have one guy or someone else even though I'll hold up the clock for 5-6 hours.

I like to see the flow of who was drafted before making my selections. If 5 teams in front of me take WR I'd like to get back and see o maybe I should grab one instead of having a RB predrafted.

I havent picked since 1.03 and have been content waiting since Monday to get to the end of third round. If you want a quick draft have a draft in one day.

 

[The Imp]

for example I pick 3.12 and we are at 3.08...I may have a trade where I move to 3.10 if 3.09 doesn't pick my guy. I leave for work soon and have predrafted one guy for my possible 3.10 pick. I am not predrafting my 4.01 since I don't know if I have one guy or someone else even though I'll hold up the clock for 5-6 hours.I like to see the flow of who was drafted before making my selections. If 5 teams in front of me take WR I'd like to get back and see o maybe I should grab one instead of having a RB predrafted.I havent picked since 1.03 and have been content waiting since Monday to get to the end of third round. If you want a quick draft have a draft in one day.

I agree with this guy.

 

[jwb]

It's really not hard to look 10 or 12 picks ahead, especially in the early rounds when everyone is fired up to draft.

That's the problem. The OP is so gung ho to get the season started that he wants everyone to be just like him.

To be fair, in almost every league I've ever been around, the majority is always fired up to draft.

 

[The Imp]

It's really not hard to look 10 or 12 picks ahead, especially in the early rounds when everyone is fired up to draft.

That's the problem. The OP is so gung ho to get the season started that he wants everyone to be just like him.

To be fair, in almost every league I've ever been around, the majority is always fired up to draft.

Correct, the majority. I'm sure the slower drafters enjoy it just as much. Anyone ever heard of the Tortoise and the Hare?

 

[TheBigHouse]

my pet peeve is the guy 2 picks away who won't predraft. For example, we wait all day for pick 2.09 and the guy with 2.10 keeps checking in but won't enter a predraft list of 2 players. Then the guy with 2.09 finally comes in and makes his pick 6 minutes after the guy with 2.10 last checked in, and we wait another 4 hours for THAT pick.

 

[Warpig]

my pet peeve is the guy 2 picks away who won't predraft. For example, we wait all day for pick 2.09 and the guy with 2.10 keeps checking in but won't enter a predraft list of 2 players. Then the guy with 2.09 finally comes in and makes his pick 6 minutes after the guy with 2.10 last checked in, and we wait another 4 hours for THAT pick.

In any case, it's called being considerate of others. To me, if you milk the clock it's kinda like a slap in my face. I'm on line trying to get the thing going so we can finish and everyone can brag about their team, make trades, waiver picks, whatever. Then you have those guys that say "it's their time, I can do whatever I want". No it's EVERYONE's time. If you aren't gonna make your damn pick then let the league know so we know when to check in instead of walking on pins and needles. If you can't hack it, then you shouldn't be in an online league. Stay in the leagues with your neighbors and take "your time" all you want. (speaking in general hereWe all have lives to live...what makes you think yours is more exciting or important than mine?It's disrespectful and inconsiderate and that's all it is. No excuses.

 

[The Imp]

my pet peeve is the guy 2 picks away who won't predraft. For example, we wait all day for pick 2.09 and the guy with 2.10 keeps checking in but won't enter a predraft list of 2 players. Then the guy with 2.09 finally comes in and makes his pick 6 minutes after the guy with 2.10 last checked in, and we wait another 4 hours for THAT pick.

In any case, it's called being considerate of others. To me, if you milk the clock it's kinda like a slap in my face. I'm on line trying to get the thing going so we can finish and everyone can brag about their team, make trades, waiver picks, whatever. Then you have those guys that say "it's their time, I can do whatever I want". No it's EVERYONE's time. If you aren't gonna make your damn pick then let the league know so we know when to check in instead of walking on pins and needles. If you can't hack it, then you shouldn't be in an online league. Stay in the leagues with your neighbors and take "your time" all you want. (speaking in general hereWe all have lives to live...what makes you think yours is more exciting or important than mine?It's disrespectful and inconsiderate and that's all it is. No excuses.

I hope you're not married.

 

[JohnnyU]

my pet peeve is the guy 2 picks away who won't predraft. For example, we wait all day for pick 2.09 and the guy with 2.10 keeps checking in but won't enter a predraft list of 2 players. Then the guy with 2.09 finally comes in and makes his pick 6 minutes after the guy with 2.10 last checked in, and we wait another 4 hours for THAT pick.

In any case, it's called being considerate of others. To me, if you milk the clock it's kinda like a slap in my face. I'm on line trying to get the thing going so we can finish and everyone can brag about their team, make trades, waiver picks, whatever. Then you have those guys that say "it's their time, I can do whatever I want". No it's EVERYONE's time. If you aren't gonna make your damn pick then let the league know so we know when to check in instead of walking on pins and needles. If you can't hack it, then you shouldn't be in an online league. Stay in the leagues with your neighbors and take "your time" all you want. (speaking in general hereWe all have lives to live...what makes you think yours is more exciting or important than mine?It's disrespectful and inconsiderate and that's all it is. No excuses.

I hope you're not married.

Married or not, everyone should be able to check in two or 3 times a day during a draft. Otherwise, maybe they should find a new hobby. How long does it take to check the draft? 2 minutes? 3 minutes? 5 minutes? If a person cann't spend a total of 10 minutes a day (checking in 3 times) on the draft, that's pretty sad.

 

[the_sig]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft. It's as if they are doing it on purpose, or treat this time as "their time", when in fact it isn't "their time", it's everyone's time.

OK Mr. Hand, we get it. Its not their time, its our time. Care to share some pizza?A question for the OP...in a typical 12 to 14 team league, when you are on the corners, do you feel comfortable entering a predraft selection knowing 20 to 25 guys will come off the board before your next pick?

One last thought, why not cut the clock down from 24 hours if you get so mad when league mates use the time? Cut it down to whatever amount you feel is reasonable, problem solved.

 

[Warpig]

my pet peeve is the guy 2 picks away who won't predraft. For example, we wait all day for pick 2.09 and the guy with 2.10 keeps checking in but won't enter a predraft list of 2 players. Then the guy with 2.09 finally comes in and makes his pick 6 minutes after the guy with 2.10 last checked in, and we wait another 4 hours for THAT pick.

In any case, it's called being considerate of others. To me, if you milk the clock it's kinda like a slap in my face. I'm on line trying to get the thing going so we can finish and everyone can brag about their team, make trades, waiver picks, whatever. Then you have those guys that say "it's their time, I can do whatever I want". No it's EVERYONE's time. If you aren't gonna make your damn pick then let the league know so we know when to check in instead of walking on pins and needles. If you can't hack it, then you shouldn't be in an online league. Stay in the leagues with your neighbors and take "your time" all you want. (speaking in general hereWe all have lives to live...what makes you think yours is more exciting or important than mine?It's disrespectful and inconsiderate and that's all it is. No excuses.

I hope you're not married.

Wife doesn't mind as long as I keep winning more than I'm spending.

 

[JohnnyU]

You know the type. Why do owners not use the predraft feature and also take many hours to make their pick? I'm not talking about those that are working on a trade either. It's rude IMO, yet some don't care. Then they sign on and say oops, sorry guys, I've been busy today and didn't get a chance to make my pick. All these buffoons had to do was predraft enough players to guarantee when their pick came up they would not hold up the draft. I see this a lot in drafts over the years, and no doubt will see plenty more of it. We can appreciate those that have a life, that's the reason why there's a predraft selection feature in MFL. Then you have those that say, "The season doesn't start for 4 months, what's your hurry?". Let me be the first to inform you, THAT'S NOT THE POINT ! Nobody likes to see 23 hours go by and have 1 pick made. I'll close my vent by saying, DON'T BE THAT GUY !!!

You must wake up very early on Xmas morning.

So are you one of these guys?

I don't deliberately hold up any of my drafts but people have a right to use whatever time is allocated for their pick. Excuse or no excuse, it's their time and they can do what they want with it.

That is just wrong. The extra time is mostly alloted for emergencies. Any other time, the predraft feature should be considered if you aren't going to be online for hours.

I didn't read anywhere that it says the timer is set to allow for emergenices. I make everyone aware of the hours I work and the hours I am available online. Maybe your drafts should have everyone post their schedules so you won't get your panties all bunched up when someone leads a different schedule than you do.

All my drafts (leagues I commish) start tomorrow. In those leagues it is specifically stated that we have a 24 hour clock for emergencies and it is expected that everyone will make their pick in a timely manner if there isn't an emergency. Also, it is encouraged to use the predraft feature to not hold up the draft. I read some of these posts that are saying there's nothing wrong with taking forever to pick, yet these same people make no mention of predrafting their players to prevent holding up the draft. It's as if they are doing it on purpose, or treat this time as "their time", when in fact it isn't "their time", it's everyone's time.

OK Mr. Hand, we get it. Its not their time, its our time. Care to share some pizza?A question for the OP...in a typical 12 to 14 team league, when you are on the corners, do you feel comfortable entering a predraft selection knowing 20 to 25 guys will come off the board before your next pick?

One last thought, why not cut the clock down from 24 hours if you get so mad when league mates use the time? Cut it down to whatever amount you feel is reasonable, problem solved.

Good questions. Like I said, everyone should be able to spend 10 minutes a day checking on the draft, and that should get you 3 times a day. Even for those that work (most do), you could check before you go to work, and a couple times before you go to bed. As far as predrafting the cornerrs, I have no problem with doing that, especially if my picks are only a few away, and I know I will be leaving before I'm on the clock. As far as the 24 hours go, it's not much worse than a 12 hour clock and turning the clock off between 12 - 8. For my leagues, I set it up to use 24hours to account for emergencies. They understand that it is expected not to abuse the clock.

 

[coolnerd]

The genreal idea for me is to remember that world does not solely revolve around you. Because you have 12 hours to make a pick, that really does not mean that you should regularly spin the clock for sake of spinning it. That said, there are times when a player wants to see exactly how the draft is falling, so using the pre-draft feature more than a pick or two away is counter productive. If you know that you are on or near your pick and know that you are going to step away from the clock then leave a note to the league. I did this the other night in a draft. I was tired and not in a frame of mind to make a good decision so I let the league know I needed to sleep and would pick when I woke up.

I have been on the extremes concerning computer access and time. When I first played FF I worked two jobs (both w/o computers) and was in graduate school. Because my time was at issue, I of course nearly always pre-drafted. Now, I at or near a computer all but 10-12 work hours and even some those I could be by a computer, so I don't have to pre-draft as much.

As for the you have until September crowd, I am in a league that is still trying to recover from a rookie/veteran draft that took too long. Because to pace was too slow. people who would have checked in every day started checking every three or four days and going out of town w/o pre-drafting because they figure the thing would not get to them. This caused more missed picks than the one or two real slackers. 40% or so of the league, played out the season and immediately quit afterwards. While it does not have to be breakneck, a draft should have enough of pace to not be a burden on its memebers either.

 

[dirtyhalos]

You mean like shake zula? No, I don't do that.

oh no you di'int

 

[shake zula]

You mean like shake zula? No, I don't do that.

I'll take as long as I want, how bout that chump?!?!?

 

[Tag]

Have a 2 hour timer instead of 12. Stop the clock from 11pm until 8am.

I bet if someone misses a pick or two that might get their attention and start showing up for a draft that they actually signed up for.

 

[comfortably numb]

You mean like shake zula? No, I don't do that.

I'll take as long as I want, how bout that chump?!?!?

Average Time Waiting For Pick To Be Made Franchise Avg. Wait Time # Picks Brian Smith 10 minutes 3 Sigmund Bloom 27 minutes 6 Marc Faletti 4 minutes 5 ________________________________Alex Fernandez 2 hours, 7 minutes 6 ________________________________Nick Chadick 1 hour, 44 minutes 6 Jake Bachman 1 hour, 13 minutes 6 Derek Tonn 26 minutes 3 Carlos Rodrigues 6 minutes 5 Jake Parrish 43 minutes 7 Ben Bregitzer 20 minutes 5 Jeff Pasquino 27 minutes 6 Terry Winfree 28 minutes 6 Aaron Rudnicki 41 minutes 6 Chris Overton 33 minutes 5 Will Grant less than a minute 4

OHHHHH,now that just isnt fair, who went and inserted this???