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the good news is that you will know exactly what projections they are using (those using the DD). I would study the DD, and run 10-20 mock drafts so you know who will fall to you. This will allow you to make informed decisions that will let you take advantage of the ones not using the DD and let you stay one step ahead of those using DD.
This does put a damper on getting ALOT of value in my case. I have a 12 team league where one other person uses Draft Dominator and the rest use the "gosh all stupid" CBS rankings (although they look to have gotten a bit better in rankings) since this is the website we use. However, I find myself this year having the other DD user in this league "pigeonholed". He has the #1 pick, but I have the #2 pick. So he gets no value with me directly on the other side of him and I get as much value as I possibly could with him in the league. You will have to target players sooner than you might like and there is not much you can do about this. But keep in mind that depending on your scoring system in your league and how adept the other guy is at using DD, he might not actually get the same recommendation as you on DD - especially in the mid rounds. I did find this to be true last year as I actually sat beside the guy in my league during the draft and we could compare. You'd be surprised at how your input variables could differ in DD and change your picks! All in all, you should still have a leg up on the others in your league. But I would pay CLOSE attention to the other DD user's lineup after the first few rounds and see what he needs. If he already has three WR's and the value on the board is at WR, then you would probably not have to worry about the other DD user taking this WR and you could wait. But don't assume you guys have put in the same variable values. You may want to act stupid and ask the other DD user how you are supposed to set DD up and then see how he has his DD set up.
Not neccessarily. I had 5...yes 5 guys using footballguys last year. My "friend" found out what site I used and told everyone. Since I won 4 out of 5 years, half the league decided to use this site. Anyway, I saw their cheatsheets and they were WAAAAAAAAY different than mine because I put our scoring system, which is different, in the DD. BTW....I won the league again.
:X I encourage people in my leagues to use FBG for this exact same reason.
In one league I believe there are four of us. I also do the mocks assuming I'm one of them, to see how the mock might come out different. It really depends on where you are in the order. Last year I was #1 and one of them was #2, so my advantage was less.It also helps if you know their FBG handle - a couple of years back, I found one guy here and had great insight to his thought process by what he was posting. Then I let it slip that I saw him and he changed his name
Joel
OK, DD 8.0c is out, so I can talk about this. I know that probably 8 or more of the 12 teams in my league are FBGs using DD. When we started drafting on another board, 8.0b was the version they all probably had. I discovered a bug and reported it in the Apps forum--basically, the DVBD formula for DD was screwed up. It was not correctly counting spots for dropoff, which meant it wasn't giving a good value estimation at each pick. For example, it would tell you only maybe only 2 QBs would be drafted between now and your next pick, and that the next 3 QBs were all in the same tier, so it'd be better to draft another position now and grab a QB later. However, realistically, it should have estimated 4 QBs would go and the 5th guy who would remain wasn't in the tier, so really now was the time to draft a QB.Anyway, I reported the bug in the Apps forum. I did not post how to solve the problem (I found a quick workaround using the custom dropoff option). I also didn't post a warning or anything on the league message board that DD was seriously flawed.I feel OK with this, but could see how others may be upset.
I think I would have let the other owners know about this. I look at it this way, if the shoe is on the other foot, and I was on the other side, I would hope others would tell me, and if that's the case, then it's only right that I would let them know about a flaw like this.
I think their are only two who don't subscribe (Keith & Jose).Pretty sure the whole league is on here. Can I get a confirmation on that Construxboy?
