sushinsky4tsar
Footballguy
Long-time redraft league wants to make the switch (or at least make it the Champ's decision). While I think it would be fun to mix it up and I know there's plenty of good reasons to make the switch to auction that need no explanation, I do worry about the logistics, as well as additional time to complete an auction draft (14 teams x 15-man rosters = 210 bids/claims, so not a small order).
Specifically, nobody seems to have that special someone in their life that will volunteer to be an impartial auctioneer, and I'm not expecting that to change.
Without a non-participant auctioneer, I think it can still be done, but I don't think anyone has the right to rush things along (immediately go to "going once, going twice..."). I think each player bid would have to be somewhat conversational in nature, where we're keeping the bid open until it becomes obvious that nobody is increasing the bid. And yes, I think that's definitely going to take longer than if we had an auctioneer to rush things along.
Perhaps the lack of an impartial auctioneer is enough reason to run for the hills back to a snake. If it's still worth pursuing, what about...
Master draft board -- do you need to have one? I have no interest in juggling a side task while everyone else gets to concentrate on their team. Should we just leave it up to everyone to track their own balances for themselves and all other teams (if they're being smart). Give everyone the right to challenge a winning bid if the winning team screwed up and bid more than they have left in their budget? If there must be a master board, only tracking the remaining team budgets, or should it include the players and/or positions / depth charts that they've already filled?
Allow $0 bids? -- I think you allow it so that anyone that screws up the math can still fill out a full roster before the night is up.
Putting players up for bid in a clockwise / counterclockwise rotation -- If somebody throws out a player nobody wants, should they be obligated to roster them at the minimum bid? If so, should we allow people to pass on their turn?
$100 -or- $200 budget -- Not that important, but I think I would be less hesitant to bump the bid if it was one unit of 200, as opposed to 1/100th. I'm guessing $100 base is more common on most cheat sheets.
Curious about the total draft time for anyone that made the switch in their live draft. Obviously, presence of an auctioneer is a big factor.
Specifically, nobody seems to have that special someone in their life that will volunteer to be an impartial auctioneer, and I'm not expecting that to change.
Without a non-participant auctioneer, I think it can still be done, but I don't think anyone has the right to rush things along (immediately go to "going once, going twice..."). I think each player bid would have to be somewhat conversational in nature, where we're keeping the bid open until it becomes obvious that nobody is increasing the bid. And yes, I think that's definitely going to take longer than if we had an auctioneer to rush things along.
Perhaps the lack of an impartial auctioneer is enough reason to run for the hills back to a snake. If it's still worth pursuing, what about...
Master draft board -- do you need to have one? I have no interest in juggling a side task while everyone else gets to concentrate on their team. Should we just leave it up to everyone to track their own balances for themselves and all other teams (if they're being smart). Give everyone the right to challenge a winning bid if the winning team screwed up and bid more than they have left in their budget? If there must be a master board, only tracking the remaining team budgets, or should it include the players and/or positions / depth charts that they've already filled?
Allow $0 bids? -- I think you allow it so that anyone that screws up the math can still fill out a full roster before the night is up.
Putting players up for bid in a clockwise / counterclockwise rotation -- If somebody throws out a player nobody wants, should they be obligated to roster them at the minimum bid? If so, should we allow people to pass on their turn?
$100 -or- $200 budget -- Not that important, but I think I would be less hesitant to bump the bid if it was one unit of 200, as opposed to 1/100th. I'm guessing $100 base is more common on most cheat sheets.
Curious about the total draft time for anyone that made the switch in their live draft. Obviously, presence of an auctioneer is a big factor.