Keeper League just completed Rookie draft (1 Viewer)

[Romulan]

This is a first year league (keeper IDP keep 3 offense 3 defense) (keep rookies for free until they get selected to pro bowl)

(Team that picks 1st in Rookie Draft picks last in Pro Draft)

Here are the selections:

Round 1 :

1-Ben- R. Bush

2-Al- D. Williams

3-Greg- V. Davis

4-Dave- L. Maroney

5- James- M. Leinart

6- J.K.- V. Young

7-Chris- J. Addai

8-Bill- L. White

9-Stylianos- M. Drew

10-Keith- J. Norwood

11-Tom- J. Cutler

12-Jack- S. Holmes

13-Kyle- C. Whitehurst

14-Noel- C. Jackson

Round 2 :

1-Noel- M. Lewis

2-Kyle- AJ Hawk

3-Jack-S. Moss

4-Tom- L. Pope

5-Keith- B. Calhoun

6-Stylianos- L. Washington

7-Bill- C. Greenway

8-Chris- M. Williams

9- J.K.- A. Fasano

10-James- M. Huff

11-Dave- G. Jennings

12-Greg- T. Hill

13-Al- D. Byrd

14- Ben- M. Kiwanuka

 

[Warpig]

This is a first year league (keeper IDP keep 3 offense 3 defense) (keep rookies for free until they get selected to pro bowl)

(Team that picks 1st in Rookie Draft picks last in Pro Draft)

Here are the selections:

Round 1 :

1-Ben- R. Bush

2-Al- D. Williams

3-Greg- V. Davis

4-Dave- L. Maroney

5- James- M. Leinart

6- J.K.- V. Young

7-Chris- J. Addai

8-Bill- L. White

9-Stylianos- M. Drew

10-Keith- J. Norwood

11-Tom- J. Cutler

12-Jack- S. Holmes

13-Kyle- C. Whitehurst

14-Noel- C. Jackson

Round 2 :

1-Noel- M. Lewis

2-Kyle- AJ Hawk

3-Jack-S. Moss

4-Tom- L. Pope

5-Keith- B. Calhoun

6-Stylianos- L. Washington

7-Bill- C. Greenway

8-Chris- M. Williams

9- J.K.- A. Fasano

10-James- M. Huff

11-Dave- G. Jennings

12-Greg- T. Hill

13-Al- D. Byrd

14- Ben- M. Kiwanuka

Awesome. I've been looking for something like this. Thanks!I'm a little awed about V.Davis going #3 overall and A.J. Hawk and M. Williams going where they did. I'd say they probably slipped further than they normally would...but I don't know how your defensive scoring is. I'd love it if my draft went similar to this.

 

[Romulan]

I hope M Drew works out for me...

 

[loqutis]

suggestion for next year. Wait till AFTER the NFL holds it's draft

 

[beto]

I hope M Drew works out for me...

Are you trying to implement the midget RB theory?

 

[Magic Man]

Wow C. Whitehurst in the 1st!

 

[Warpig]

suggestion for next year. Wait till AFTER the NFL holds it's draft

Good point. Imagine this scenario:

R. Bush gets drafted by Minnesota, after they put together a package Houston can't refuse, and gets buried in the mix of their other 27 RB's.

Not likely, but I've seen other headscratchers in the NFL.

 

[Romulan]

Well we wanted to add the hidden danger of having the draft before the actual nfl draft. Makes watching the draft even more fun to see how your players got picked.

This is a deep league starting 2qb's 3 rb's 5 wr's 4de 4lb 4db 2te 1k...

 

[-OZ-]

suggestion for next year. Wait till AFTER the NFL holds it's draft

I'm not in any leagues that do it this way, but I love the concept and would love it if one of my leagues changed (HINT Bob, Dave, Bloom, etc)

 

[BoltBacker]

suggestion for next year. Wait till AFTER the NFL holds it's draft

I'm not in any leagues that do it this way, but I love the concept and would love it if one of my leagues changed (HINT Bob, Dave, Bloom, etc)

Agreed.Sounds like a suggestion from those people that think you can only have a league where the players are drafted a few days before the first game of the regular season.

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

comments added

btw, please post scoring system/lineups if you can.

This is a first year league (keeper IDP keep 3 offense 3 defense) (keep rookies for free until they get selected to pro bowl)

(Team that picks 1st in Rookie Draft picks last in Pro Draft)

Here are the selections:

Round 1 :

1-Ben- R. Bush

2-Al- D. Williams

3-Greg- V. Davis - wow #3. TE premium? PPR?

4-Dave- L. Maroney

5- James- M. Leinart

6- J.K.- V. Young

7-Chris- J. Addai

8-Bill- L. White - this never would have happened a few months ago

9-Stylianos- M. Drew

10-Keith- J. Norwood

11-Tom- J. Cutler

12-Jack- S. Holmes

13-Kyle- C. Whitehurst - horrible reach

14-Noel- C. Jackson

Round 2 :

1-Noel- M. Lewis

2-Kyle- AJ Hawk - Hawk will be great value in every rookie draft

3-Jack-S. Moss

4-Tom- L. Pope

5-Keith- B. Calhoun

6-Stylianos- L. Washington - reach

7-Bill- C. Greenway - i cant see taking him over Sims.

8-Chris- M. Williams - scoring system makes this either solid or bad

9- J.K.- A. Fasano - worst pick in this draft

10-James- M. Huff - see Mario

11-Dave- G. Jennings

12-Greg- T. Hill - see Mario

13-Al- D. Byrd

14- Ben- M. Kiwanuka - see Mario

Surprised to see no Ernie Sims or DQwell Jackson

 

[Rovers]

I'm not a fan of picking before the draft.... increases the pure luck factor too much.

Davis went third, and you don't have a TE requirement? Sort of a crazy pick, imo.

 

[CommuterMan]

Please note that this was a "blind" draft in that each GM submitted a top 30 picks and based on the pre-selected two round serpentine draft order players were assigned based on those rankings.

A "live" rookie draft may have provided different results but it is interesting how the players were distributed - both without knowing to which NFL teams the players will be ultimately drafted nor which players are being drafted for our league as the round goes selection by selection.

I had Greenway, Jackson and Sims all about even. Without knowing which NFL team these guys get drafted to it becomes a crap shot. Greenway won out based on alphabetical order (just kidding ).

I am surprized how far White fell in this draft. I still feel that he will be a top five RB coming out of this draft for fantasy purposes. Again alot depends on which team drafts him (Denver would be nice...)

 

[Donnybrook]

Wow. No Harrison.

 

[TheFanatic]

Well we wanted to add the hidden danger of having the draft before the actual nfl draft. Makes watching the draft even more fun to see how your players got picked.

This is a deep league starting 2qb's 3 rb's 5 wr's 4de 4lb 4db 2te 1k...

We used to do this in our league, well sort of. We had our Free Agent night on Feb before the NFL FA began and before the draft. Doing this kind of thing before the draft is like an NFL team drafting a player without seeing him at the combine or at a pro day. It's like just guessing and hoping you are right. No team signs a FA without bringing him in for a look. This method makes your rookie draft a huge crap shoot rather than a game of skill.

 

[Romulan]

comments addedbtw, please post scoring system/lineups if you can.

Here is the league set up lineup, The scoring system is a bit too complicated as this is a sportsline league.RULESPositions: QB,RB,WR,TE,K,LB,DL and DB.Transactions: Owners may make trades in the offseason. No trades may be made after trade deadline, which will 5 minutes before the week 11 games begin.Schedule: Playoffs start in week 14 and last 3 weeks.Fees: League Entry Fee: 180ROSTER LIMITSStatus Min Max Active Players 25 25Reserve Players 12 23 Active ReserveQB 2 2RB 3 3WR 5 3TE 2 2K 1 1LB 4 4DL 4 4DB 4 4Note: You must keep 4 defense players on reserve for each position.Total Players 25 23

 

[Sigmund Bloom]

comments added

btw, please post scoring system/lineups if you can.

Here is the league set up lineup, The scoring system is a bit too complicated as this is a sportsline league.RULES

Positions: QB,RB,WR,TE,K,LB,DL and DB.

Transactions: Owners may make trades in the offseason.

No trades may be made after trade deadline, which will 5 minutes before

the week 11 games begin.

Schedule: Playoffs start in week 14 and last 3 weeks.

Fees: League Entry Fee: 180

ROSTER LIMITS

Status Min Max

Active Players 25 25

Reserve Players 12 23

Active Reserve

QB 2 2

RB 3 3

WR 5 3

TE 2 2

K 1 1

LB 4 4

DL 4 4

DB 4 4

Note: You must keep 4 defense players on reserve for each position.

Total Players 25 23

Start 2 QB, 3 RB, 5 WR, 2 TE? Am I reading that right? Unless IDP scoring is heavily weighted offensive players are the premium. I would have expected the IDPs to last much longer. Starting 28 QB, 28 TE, 70 WR, 42 (!) RB is very rough in a 14 team dynasty with 48 man rosters. I would think that the offensive players on the waiver wire are the absolute bottom of the barrel. RBs are especially harsh as you start 10 #2s. Amassing three starting RBs is a key to power in this league.

 

[Romulan]

comments added

btw, please post scoring system/lineups if you can.

Here is the league set up lineup, The scoring system is a bit too complicated as this is a sportsline league.RULES

Positions: QB,RB,WR,TE,K,LB,DL and DB.

Transactions: Owners may make trades in the offseason.

No trades may be made after trade deadline, which will 5 minutes before

the week 11 games begin.

Schedule: Playoffs start in week 14 and last 3 weeks.

Fees: League Entry Fee: 180

ROSTER LIMITS

Status Min Max

Active Players 25 25

Reserve Players 12 23

Active Reserve

QB 2 2

RB 3 3

WR 5 3

TE 2 2

K 1 1

LB 4 4

DL 4 4

DB 4 4

Note: You must keep 4 defense players on reserve for each position.

Total Players 25 23

Start 2 QB, 3 RB, 5 WR, 2 TE? Am I reading that right? Unless IDP scoring is heavily weighted offensive players are the premium. I would have expected the IDPs to last much longer. Starting 28 QB, 28 TE, 70 WR, 42 (!) RB is very rough in a 14 team dynasty with 48 man rosters. I would think that the offensive players on the waiver wire are the absolute bottom of the barrel. RBs are especially harsh as you start 10 #2s. Amassing three starting RBs is a key to power in this league.

True but you only have 3 keepers at the end of the year so if you choose to have 2 rb's you forfeit your 1st rounder next year... You can only keep 1 rb as a keeper without a penalty. That is why its important to draft rb's in the rookie draft, as long as they avoid the pro bowl you have depth.

 

[the hairy scotsman]

suggestion for next year. Wait till AFTER the NFL holds it's draft

I'm not in any leagues that do it this way, but I love the concept and would love it if one of my leagues changed (HINT Bob, Dave, Bloom, etc)

Agreed.Sounds like a suggestion from those people that think you can only have a league where the players are drafted a few days before the first game of the regular season.

...or a suggestion from those people who would like to know some unimportant little trivialities about the guy they're drafting...like who they're gonna be playing for for at least the next 4 or 5 years, and who's in the depth chart at his position, etc.

 

[BoltBacker]

suggestion for next year. Wait till AFTER the NFL holds it's draft

I'm not in any leagues that do it this way, but I love the concept and would love it if one of my leagues changed (HINT Bob, Dave, Bloom, etc)

Agreed.Sounds like a suggestion from those people that think you can only have a league where the players are drafted a few days before the first game of the regular season.

...or a suggestion from those people who would like to know some unimportant little trivialities about the guy they're drafting...like who they're gonna be playing for for at least the next 4 or 5 years, and who's in the depth chart at his position, etc.

Well you could take a lot more of the luck out and just play FF based on last years stats. That would take a lot of the guessing out too. I guess that would be all skill. There's so much "luck" in playing the game based on this seasons stats. Afterall, you don't know who's going to have a good or bad season yet.

 

[supermark_28]

my league does the same thing,i'm not too crazy about it but it grows on you. we start the draft about 12 or 12:30,we draft 4 rounds,cut down to 2 rookies before the season starts and keep 1 w/ 2 veterans the next year. obviously for a dynasty league not sure the format makes alot of sense... i have the 4 slot and would be happy w/ maroney or lwhite... thanks for posting

 

[the hairy scotsman]

suggestion for next year. Wait till AFTER the NFL holds it's draft

I'm not in any leagues that do it this way, but I love the concept and would love it if one of my leagues changed (HINT Bob, Dave, Bloom, etc)

Agreed.Sounds like a suggestion from those people that think you can only have a league where the players are drafted a few days before the first game of the regular season.

...or a suggestion from those people who would like to know some unimportant little trivialities about the guy they're drafting...like who they're gonna be playing for for at least the next 4 or 5 years, and who's in the depth chart at his position, etc.

Well you could take a lot more of the luck out and just play FF based on last years stats. That would take a lot of the guessing out too. I guess that would be all skill. There's so much "luck" in playing the game based on this seasons stats. Afterall, you don't know who's going to have a good or bad season yet.

I don't base much on stats...at least not in the same way that many or most FFers do, because there's just too much luck and too many variables involved to get any real, specific grip on what a guy will do statistically. I base my draft on an overall feel for what I think each team is doing and how the key players fit into that. It's more of an organic, big picture, football-based approach, and it has served me very well over the years. I tend to gather as much info as possible, from different sources, then break guys down into broader ranges, predicting that they'll likely be great, very good, good, avg, etc, in their given situations for the new year. Then when my pick rolls around, my gut (relying on all that background reading, tv-watching and radio-listening...knowing the value in my draft of one position vs another at any given point, etc) further differentiates between the few players I'm looking at at that spot. Basing this year's stat "projection" on last year's stats is typically a grave error.

Drafting rookies when you lack player info as fundamental as (1) supporting talent, (2) coaching philosophy, and (3) depth chart is just absurd for a serious league, imho...but hey...it's...like...your league, man.

 

[noneother]

I am ALL for getting rooks before the NFL draft... it's FUN.. to see where a guy goes when you have a vested interested with him.. watching Rodgers fall last year was heart breaking, watching JJones the year before exhilarating