Hybrid Draft format (1 Viewer)

[stlrams]

Our league is moving to hybrid drafting format - Auction style for three rounds then regular serpetine style. Does anyone have information on player values for this type of format. Each team receives $100 for auction.

 

[cobalt_27]

Our league is moving to hybrid drafting format - Auction style for three rounds then regular serpetine style. Does anyone have information on player values for this type of format. Each team receives $100 for auction.

Yup, we've done this for the last 13 years. But, since every auction system runs differently, it's hard to answer your question about player values for this format. If you PM me, I can give you some info on how we do ours, if that helps.

 

[stlrams]

Our league is moving to hybrid drafting format - Auction style for three rounds then regular serpetine style. Does anyone have information on player values for this type of format. Each team receives $100 for auction.

How do you PM??

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Interesting - does everyone have to receive three players during the auction? If you only take two for whatever reason (overpay for two high players for example), do you get extra draft picks or are you shorthanded for the season? Likewise if you grab 4-5 players in the auction, do you have extra players for the season?

 

[stlrams]

Interesting - does everyone have to receive three players during the auction? If you only take two for whatever reason (overpay for two high players for example), do you get extra draft picks or are you shorthanded for the season? Likewise if you grab 4-5 players in the auction, do you have extra players for the season?

Each franchise is given $100 tostart and must finish with 3 players. So the most you can spend for one player i.e Tomlinson is $98 leaving you $1 to spend on the next two players.

 

[obxlegends]

Interesting - does everyone have to receive three players during the auction? If you only take two for whatever reason (overpay for two high players for example), do you get extra draft picks or are you shorthanded for the season? Likewise if you grab 4-5 players in the auction, do you have extra players for the season?

Each franchise is given $100 tostart and must finish with 3 players. So the most you can spend for one player i.e Tomlinson is $98 leaving you $1 to spend on the next two players.

So first guy who throws out 98 bucks for LT get him? Or is there another tiebreaker?

 

[Doug Drinen]

Interesting - does everyone have to receive three players during the auction? If you only take two for whatever reason (overpay for two high players for example), do you get extra draft picks or are you shorthanded for the season? Likewise if you grab 4-5 players in the auction, do you have extra players for the season?

Each franchise is given $100 tostart and must finish with 3 players. So the most you can spend for one player i.e Tomlinson is $98 leaving you $1 to spend on the next two players.

Without giving it much thought, it seems to me like $98 for Tomlinson isn't a bad move. At worst, you get LT and the 35th and 36th best players (assuming 12-team league). More likely, though, some people will draft players who aren't in your top 36 and you'll end up with something like your 29th and 32nd favorite players. You might be able to do better than that by spreading your money around more evenly, but you might not. LT98 seems like, if nothing else, a pretty safe strategy.

 

[Ramblin Wreck]

Bid 100 on LT. Take the 35th and 36th players to round out your top 3.

 

[Ted Lange as your Bartender]

Interesting - does everyone have to receive three players during the auction? If you only take two for whatever reason (overpay for two high players for example), do you get extra draft picks or are you shorthanded for the season? Likewise if you grab 4-5 players in the auction, do you have extra players for the season?

Each franchise is given $100 tostart and must finish with 3 players. So the most you can spend for one player i.e Tomlinson is $98 leaving you $1 to spend on the next two players.

So first guy who throws out 98 bucks for LT get him? Or is there another tiebreaker?

That was my first thought - that 9 or 10 guys would just try to get LT for $98. Realistically though, I imagine that wouldn't happen as other players (smokescreens an such) would probably get thrown out there first, depleting some people's bankrolls. I would think the longer LT doesn't get introduced, the greater the chance of getting some real bargains (thinking multiple RBs in the 7-10 range) as people wait for LT's name to get tossed out there.Of course, if you could open the bidding at $98 or $100 for LT, I'd do it in a second.

 

[stlrams]

Interesting - does everyone have to receive three players during the auction? If you only take two for whatever reason (overpay for two high players for example), do you get extra draft picks or are you shorthanded for the season? Likewise if you grab 4-5 players in the auction, do you have extra players for the season?

Each franchise is given $100 tostart and must finish with 3 players. So the most you can spend for one player i.e Tomlinson is $98 leaving you $1 to spend on the next two players.

So first guy who throws out 98 bucks for LT get him? Or is there another tiebreaker?

Yes - we contemplated a coin flip but ruled against it as we fear that the 12th team could get LT then two $1 players - #35 and #36 then would have the first pick 4th round or #37. The 4th round reverts to normal serpetine style...LT is the main reason we're changing format as a healthly productive LT guarantees a franchise a playoff spot.

 

[CalBear]

LT is the main reason we're changing format as a healthly productive LT guarantees a franchise a playoff spot.

It's silly to change your format based on one player. Did Marshall Faulk in 2002 guarantee the franchise who took him #1 overall a playoff spot? He played in the same number of games as he did in 2000 and 2001. How about Shaun Alexander in 2006? Football moves really quickly.

 

[Mungo Burrows]

Interesting - does everyone have to receive three players during the auction? If you only take two for whatever reason (overpay for two high players for example), do you get extra draft picks or are you shorthanded for the season? Likewise if you grab 4-5 players in the auction, do you have extra players for the season?

Each franchise is given $100 tostart and must finish with 3 players. So the most you can spend for one player i.e Tomlinson is $98 leaving you $1 to spend on the next two players.

So first guy who throws out 98 bucks for LT get him? Or is there another tiebreaker?

That was my first thought - that 9 or 10 guys would just try to get LT for $98. Realistically though, I imagine that wouldn't happen as other players (smokescreens an such) would probably get thrown out there first, depleting some people's bankrolls. I would think the longer LT doesn't get introduced, the greater the chance of getting some real bargains (thinking multiple RBs in the 7-10 range) as people wait for LT's name to get tossed out there.Of course, if you could open the bidding at $98 or $100 for LT, I'd do it in a second.

So much depends on your model for introducing players into the bidding. How much control will you have over the process, can you indicate the initial bid (i.e., LT98) etc. I think, if you give up on the idea of getting LT, you could get some deals on first and second round guys prior to LT being taken. Once he goes, the prices will probably go up as everyone saving money for LT will suddenly have to spend it on somebody.

 

[tomarken]

Interesting - does everyone have to receive three players during the auction? If you only take two for whatever reason (overpay for two high players for example), do you get extra draft picks or are you shorthanded for the season? Likewise if you grab 4-5 players in the auction, do you have extra players for the season?

Each franchise is given $100 tostart and must finish with 3 players. So the most you can spend for one player i.e Tomlinson is $98 leaving you $1 to spend on the next two players.

So first guy who throws out 98 bucks for LT get him? Or is there another tiebreaker?

That was my first thought - that 9 or 10 guys would just try to get LT for $98. Realistically though, I imagine that wouldn't happen as other players (smokescreens an such) would probably get thrown out there first, depleting some people's bankrolls. I would think the longer LT doesn't get introduced, the greater the chance of getting some real bargains (thinking multiple RBs in the 7-10 range) as people wait for LT's name to get tossed out there.Of course, if you could open the bidding at $98 or $100 for LT, I'd do it in a second.

Planning to spend $98 on LT seems like the equivalent of having the #1 overall pick in a regular serpentine draft, and trading 2.12 and 3.01 straight up for 3.11 and 3.12. I'm not sure I see why this is such a great idea.