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Budgets aren't hard and fast. They can change. But if you walk into a draft with no idea about what you want to spend on people, you'll either blow your cash fast or end up with $50 left over.
lolbutcher boy said:
That is not a bad draft at all. 75% of your cap on three guys is a bit extreme, and I probably would've stopped getting studs after the two RBs, but you got great value for 2 good QBs, especially Romo for $3. That's laughable. BJGE for $1 is great, and so is your WR value.
Vereen for $1? Wow. Is it a non-PPR league or something? If it's PPR and you can start him as a flex, you may be golden.
that pretty much sums up what happened to me in one of the mocks. Feeling like I was in the driver's seat waiting for value to fall, only to discover that everyone had completely stripped the car around me a piece at a time.
It is always amusing when people do this and end up with a lot of their budget unfilled.
What's even better is when there's two guys who end up in this situation and then they have so much money left over they get into a bidding war over a guy like Ben Tate.
Yeah - I have found auctions and alcohol definitely do not mix. Too many split-second decisions.Practice makes perfect
If that was your first auction, I'd say you came away with some asute observations. Nice job.
I did an ESPN mock and wasn't thrilled with the way it worked. Someone left $70+ on the table, which skewed things significantly. Plus I don't have any mock options that really fit the format that I play very well 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1Flex, 1TE, 1K, 1DEF .5ppr
Sounds like a good way to get yourself to overinvest in studs. I'd let you win the backups for cheap knowing that you'll overspend what you just saved when the stud does come up for auction.
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I understand your rationale - but I think never throwing out a player you want is a bit extreme. it depends on the player.
It's really irrelevant whether people have spent money on players. What's relevant is whether they've overspent on them. If you don't want Peterson, and you throw him out, and someone buys him for $20 when he should cost $40, that effectively puts more money on the table for the next auction; a $40 player is off the board, and the total cash pool has only gone down by $20. So trying to manipulate people's cash stash only works if they're willing to overpay.
Right - but with any player, it only takes 2 people to be in love to drive up the cost in an auction. For a 12 player team, it's more likely than not that the price goes higher in the early rounds when folks have money to burn.
I've been finding that Draft Dominator waaaaaaay overvalues bench players (with a commensurate undervaluing of studs) in, well, all auction leagues I've been in. I much prefer my Excel Nerd spreadsheet. I calculate price enforcer values along with my max $ value on every player, and automatically adjust all prices with each player that closes.
Draft Dominator is awesome for auctions. Great way to snag players and call out the excel nerds when their forumals are messed up so they have to throw players back into the pool. Always fun to get drunk and kick ### with DD.
Stud prices should be greater the more teams that are involved. The baseline for your VBD calcs go lower and lower, and the extra bidding cash should drive up costs.
I have a strict philosophy of never chasing handcuffs (outside of dynasty). Winning in fantasy football requires chasing variance, which means chasing upside, not protecting your floor. I doubt many people win their leagues because they had a handcuff when their stud RB went down. I think you're much more likely to win when you grab other teams' handcuffs instead of your own.
I've been wondering about the draft dominant;s auction values as well, I know they use Tremblay's auction value method, but it seems to really value the mid range(round 2-5) type of players quite highly in typical 12 team ppr leagues. Makes me iffy about using it, even when I plugged in my own projections and fiddled around with the baselines. Has it been successful for you guys in the past?(meaning were you guys happy with your auctions?)I've been finding that Draft Dominator waaaaaaay overvalues bench players (with a commensurate undervaluing of studs) in, well, all auction leagues I've been in. I much prefer my Excel Nerd spreadsheet. I calculate price enforcer values along with my max $ value on every player, and automatically adjust all prices with each player that closes.
Draft Dominator is awesome for auctions. Great way to snag players and call out the excel nerds when their forumals are messed up so they have to throw players back into the pool. Always fun to get drunk and kick ### with DD.
The default DD auction values are wonky. There are a million ways to tweak them to your liking, but the default values are probably correct for almost no one.I've been finding that Draft Dominator waaaaaaay overvalues bench players (with a commensurate undervaluing of studs) in, well, all auction leagues I've been in. I much prefer my Excel Nerd spreadsheet. I calculate price enforcer values along with my max $ value on every player, and automatically adjust all prices with each player that closes.
Draft Dominator is awesome for auctions. Great way to snag players and call out the excel nerds when their forumals are messed up so they have to throw players back into the pool. Always fun to get drunk and kick ### with DD.
I think this is precisely why it would be so difficult to ever go back to a snake draft. There is no cheatsheet that is really accurate. No computer program to tell you what to do. An auction feels like a living, breathing organic process where you have to react to what is going on and make adjustments on the fly to any plans you may have had going in.CalBear said:The default DD auction values are wonky. There are a million ways to tweak them to your liking, but the default values are probably correct for almost no one.LususV said:I've been finding that Draft Dominator waaaaaaay overvalues bench players (with a commensurate undervaluing of studs) in, well, all auction leagues I've been in. I much prefer my Excel Nerd spreadsheet. I calculate price enforcer values along with my max $ value on every player, and automatically adjust all prices with each player that closes.
Draft Dominator is awesome for auctions. Great way to snag players and call out the excel nerds when their forumals are messed up so they have to throw players back into the pool. Always fun to get drunk and kick ### with DD.
Max value seems self explanatory - but what are price enforcer values - amounts you'll always bid a player up to? How do you calculate that number?LususV said:I've been finding that Draft Dominator waaaaaaay overvalues bench players (with a commensurate undervaluing of studs) in, well, all auction leagues I've been in. I much prefer my Excel Nerd spreadsheet. I calculate price enforcer values along with my max $ value on every player, and automatically adjust all prices with each player that closes.
Draft Dominator is awesome for auctions. Great way to snag players and call out the excel nerds when their forumals are messed up so they have to throw players back into the pool. Always fun to get drunk and kick ### with DD.
I've seen 2 work, usually by mistake, but it works. I probably wouldn't nominate who I actually want but instead nominate someone I'd still be happy with. Price enforcing at the end usually ends up screwing the enforcer. The dropoffs are never that huge so if someone wants to spend another $10 to get Romo so I get Eli, so be it. But usually you can get a QB or pretty much any positions' 2nd tier at the AAV since most people will still want the tier 1 guys.
Yes, #2 works wonderfully. I wrote a bit about using it in the article mentioned in my previous post.
