The More I Mock Draft (in 2010) the More I....? (1 Viewer)

[rizzler]

The more I mock draft in preparation for my monster 2010 pool.... the more I see the value in drafting a QB in round 1 (a 14man pool)

I have only ever drafted a QB in the first round once... the year Peyton Manning threw for 49TDs... Talk about luck.

This year more than most (even though the QB field is deep) I find myself taking a QB at the later parts of Round 1, including as early as the 8spot.

While I love Sjax, I can;t trust him this year... I refuse to draft a rookie RB in round 1 (mathews) and a few others have me worried to the point where I feel safest and stronger with a Top 3 QB as my anchor...

So, what say you? The more you mock this year... the more you _______?

 

[lsutigers]

like the look of WR/WR/WR in the first 3 rounds of my 12 team, 16 round, PPR (.5 for RB's, 1 for WR's and TE's) money league. Drafting out of the 11 spot in the 1st round.

(Not locked in, obviously anything can happen and I'm a value drafter.)

But there are just way too many RB's in RBBC's that I'd rather gamble on. Give me some threesome of Moss/Wayne/Austin/White/Rice/Ochocinco/Crabtree, etc. and if only one of my RB gambles hits, I'm flying high. (Won last season with the same strategy and hitting on Ray Rice and Mendenhall.)

Kudos to Waldman, who's "Upside Down Strategy" is spot on. . .

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2010/1...man_twgc198.php

 

[RalphMouth]

You need to draft a WR no matter what in the first two rounds as the talent tier drop occurs towards the end of round two.

 

[rizzler]

You need to draft a WR no matter what in the first two rounds as the talent tier drop occurs towards the end of round two.

I agree with this... but there are MANY 'studs' you can grab much later than rnd2 that I see breaking into the elite pool... most notably... Nicks, Crabtree, Bowe (we can argue this one), Sims Walker (perhaps the least likely), ocho, owens etc etc.

 

[Winky the tunnel ferret]

I do mostly auction mocks. It seems the following guys are generally undervalued:

DeAngelo Williams

Marion Barber

The Cleveland rb (Hardesty iirc)

Javid Best

Tom Brady (not overall but in relation to the other qb's)

Jason Witten

 

[RalphMouth]

You need to draft a WR no matter what in the first two rounds as the talent tier drop occurs towards the end of round two.

I agree with this... but there are MANY 'studs' you can grab much later than rnd2 that I see breaking into the elite pool... most notably... Nicks, Crabtree, Bowe (we can argue this one), Sims Walker (perhaps the least likely), ocho, owens etc etc.

I agree as well however I'd rather have a Nicks, Crabtree, Bowe type as my #2 WR with possible #1 upside-

 

[Lord Fantasy]

I do mostly auction mocks. It seems the following guys are generally undervaluedeAngelo WilliamsMarion BarberThe Cleveland rb (Hardesty iirc)Javid BestTom Brady (not overall but in relation to the other qb's)Jason Witten

And just where are you doing these mock auctions? I can't see to find a site that handles them. (Also, thanks for the info. The Barber and Brady news is especially interesting.)

 

[ipljeff]

The more I realize how utterly unpredictable and fluid it all is. And how I need be very flexible and just let the draft come to me because value will fall. And how I need to take someone I'm high on a round or two before his ADP if I want to ensure he's on my team.

 

[Multiple Scores]

like the look of WR/WR/WR in the first 3 rounds of my 12 team, 16 round, PPR (.5 for RB's, 1 for WR's and TE's) money league. Drafting out of the 11 spot in the 1st round.

(Not locked in, obviously anything can happen and I'm a value drafter.)

But there are just way too many RB's in RBBC's that I'd rather gamble on. Give me some threesome of Moss/Wayne/Austin/White/Rice/Ochocinco/Crabtree, etc. and if only one of my RB gambles hits, I'm flying high. (Won last season with the same strategy and hitting on Ray Rice and Mendenhall.)

Kudos to Waldman, who's "Upside Down Strategy" is spot on. . .

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2010/1...man_twgc198.php

Just went Andre, Roddy, Romo, Dallas Clark in the first 4 rounds in one of the IDP leagues at fbg.So far -

Romo

Felix

R. Bush

Andre

Roddy

Mike Wallace

D. Clark

Jared Allen

Not sure about those RBS, missed out on Ronnie Brown in the 6th by a couple of picks.

 

[Your Mom]

like the look of WR/WR/WR in the first 3 rounds of my 12 team, 16 round, PPR (.5 for RB's, 1 for WR's and TE's) money league. Drafting out of the 11 spot in the 1st round.

(Not locked in, obviously anything can happen and I'm a value drafter.)

But there are just way too many RB's in RBBC's that I'd rather gamble on. Give me some threesome of Moss/Wayne/Austin/White/Rice/Ochocinco/Crabtree, etc. and if only one of my RB gambles hits, I'm flying high. (Won last season with the same strategy and hitting on Ray Rice and Mendenhall.)

Kudos to Waldman, who's "Upside Down Strategy" is spot on. . .

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2010/1...man_twgc198.php

Just went Andre, Roddy, Romo, Dallas Clark in the first 4 rounds in one of the IDP leagues at fbg.So far -

Romo

Felix

R. Bush

Andre

Roddy

Mike Wallace

D. Clark

Jared Allen

Not sure about those RBS, missed out on Ronnie Brown in the 6th by a couple of picks.

I really like this team. Not a bad way to start. What pick?

 

[Winky the tunnel ferret]

I do mostly auction mocks. It seems the following guys are generally undervaluedeAngelo WilliamsMarion BarberThe Cleveland rb (Hardesty iirc)Javid BestTom Brady (not overall but in relation to the other qb's)Jason Witten

And just where are you doing these mock auctions? I can't see to find a site that handles them. (Also, thanks for the info. The Barber and Brady news is especially interesting.)

ESPN. It's not the greatest but it works well enough if you get a room full of folk who take it seriously.

 

[gibfunk]

like the look of WR/WR/WR in the first 3 rounds of my 12 team, 16 round, PPR (.5 for RB's, 1 for WR's and TE's) money league. Drafting out of the 11 spot in the 1st round.

(Not locked in, obviously anything can happen and I'm a value drafter.)

But there are just way too many RB's in RBBC's that I'd rather gamble on. Give me some threesome of Moss/Wayne/Austin/White/Rice/Ochocinco/Crabtree, etc. and if only one of my RB gambles hits, I'm flying high. (Won last season with the same strategy and hitting on Ray Rice and Mendenhall.)

Kudos to Waldman, who's "Upside Down Strategy" is spot on. . .

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2010/1...man_twgc198.php

Just went Andre, Roddy, Romo, Dallas Clark in the first 4 rounds in one of the IDP leagues at fbg.So far -

Romo

Felix

R. Bush

Andre

Roddy

Mike Wallace

D. Clark

Jared Allen

Not sure about those RBS, missed out on Ronnie Brown in the 6th by a couple of picks.

I really like this team. Not a bad way to start. What pick?

Probably 5 or 6 is my guess.

 

[Multiple Scores]

like the look of WR/WR/WR in the first 3 rounds of my 12 team, 16 round, PPR (.5 for RB's, 1 for WR's and TE's) money league. Drafting out of the 11 spot in the 1st round.

(Not locked in, obviously anything can happen and I'm a value drafter.)

But there are just way too many RB's in RBBC's that I'd rather gamble on. Give me some threesome of Moss/Wayne/Austin/White/Rice/Ochocinco/Crabtree, etc. and if only one of my RB gambles hits, I'm flying high. (Won last season with the same strategy and hitting on Ray Rice and Mendenhall.)

Kudos to Waldman, who's "Upside Down Strategy" is spot on. . .

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2010/1...man_twgc198.php

Just went Andre, Roddy, Romo, Dallas Clark in the first 4 rounds in one of the IDP leagues at fbg.So far -

Romo

Felix

R. Bush

Andre

Roddy

Mike Wallace

D. Clark

Jared Allen

Not sure about those RBS, missed out on Ronnie Brown in the 6th by a couple of picks.

I really like this team. Not a bad way to start. What pick?

Probably 5 or 6 is my guess.

7. Gore went at 5 and Jackson at 6.

 

[tud_duke]

The more I mock draft in preparation for my monster 2010 pool.... the more I see the value in drafting a QB in round 1 (a 14man pool)I have only ever drafted a QB in the first round once... the year Peyton Manning threw for 49TDs... Talk about luck. This year more than most (even though the QB field is deep) I find myself taking a QB at the later parts of Round 1, including as early as the 8spot. While I love Sjax, I can;t trust him this year... I refuse to draft a rookie RB in round 1 (mathews) and a few others have me worried to the point where I feel safest and stronger with a Top 3 QB as my anchor...So, what say you? The more you mock this year... the more you _______?

I feel the same about Sjax and probably the same "others" you mentioned.I've got the 8th spot so I have been solely mocking out of that spot and I can't seem to string together a decent team unless I take a qb first. This is the best team I have been able to come up with. Every team has also been weak at rb no matter what I do with the first pick. I probably should have gotten more rb depth with this team though.QB: Aaron RodgersRB: Knowshon Moreno, Felix Jones, Clinton Portis, Arian FosterWR: Reggie Wayne, Hines Ward, Malcom Floyd, Lee Evans, Jabar Gaffney, Devin Hester, Chaz SchilensTE: Vernon DavisPK: Ryan LongwellTD: San Francisco 49ers

 

[Lord Fantasy]

I do mostly auction mocks. It seems the following guys are generally undervaluedeAngelo WilliamsMarion BarberThe Cleveland rb (Hardesty iirc)Javid BestTom Brady (not overall but in relation to the other qb's)Jason Witten

And just where are you doing these mock auctions? I can't see to find a site that handles them. (Also, thanks for the info. The Barber and Brady news is especially interesting.)

ESPN. It's not the greatest but it works well enough if you get a room full of folk who take it seriously.

Thanks!

 

[TheWick]

like the look of WR/WR/WR in the first 3 rounds of my 12 team, 16 round, PPR (.5 for RB's, 1 for WR's and TE's) money league. Drafting out of the 11 spot in the 1st round.

(Not locked in, obviously anything can happen and I'm a value drafter.)

But there are just way too many RB's in RBBC's that I'd rather gamble on. Give me some threesome of Moss/Wayne/Austin/White/Rice/Ochocinco/Crabtree, etc. and if only one of my RB gambles hits, I'm flying high. (Won last season with the same strategy and hitting on Ray Rice and Mendenhall.)

Kudos to Waldman, who's "Upside Down Strategy" is spot on. . .

http://subscribers.footballguys.com/2010/1...man_twgc198.php

Just went Andre, Roddy, Romo, Dallas Clark in the first 4 rounds in one of the IDP leagues at fbg.So far -

Romo

Felix

R. Bush

Andre

Roddy

Mike Wallace

D. Clark

Jared Allen

Not sure about those RBS, missed out on Ronnie Brown in the 6th by a couple of picks.

I really like this team. Not a bad way to start. What pick?

Probably 5 or 6 is my guess.

7. Gore went at 5 and Jackson at 6.

Wow....who ever drafted those first 4 players is a genius

 

[Multiple Scores]

Wow....who ever drafted those first 4 players is a genius

I drafted the 1st. You had to notice I had Roddy high on the predraft we pulled but still great pick, you did grab Romo which I was thrilled with and is exactly the guy I wanted in the 3rd, appreciative of the Dallas Clark in round 4 although Crabtree (everyone drops their jaws in shock) would have been my pick but really Clark would have been my 2nd choice. I'll prop you up cause I think you did a hell of a good job and pumped my fist when I got back from the trip.

 

[rocketsauce]

believe that I can actually pull off WR/WR/WR/QB/TE and walk with a dominant team in my 12 team PPR, 2 RB/3 WR/No Flex league.

Its gonna happen. From the 7 spot, typically walking with something along the lines of Wayne/Roddy/Desean/Romo/Witten.

 

[TWP]

The more I mock draft in preparation for my monster 2010 pool.... the more I see the value in drafting a QB in round 1 (a 14man pool)I have only ever drafted a QB in the first round once... the year Peyton Manning threw for 49TDs... Talk about luck. This year more than most (even though the QB field is deep) I find myself taking a QB at the later parts of Round 1, including as early as the 8spot. While I love Sjax, I can;t trust him this year... I refuse to draft a rookie RB in round 1 (mathews) and a few others have me worried to the point where I feel safest and stronger with a Top 3 QB as my anchor...So, what say you? The more you mock this year... the more you _______?

I feel the same about Sjax and probably the same "others" you mentioned.I've got the 8th spot so I have been solely mocking out of that spot and I can't seem to string together a decent team unless I take a qb first. This is the best team I have been able to come up with. Every team has also been weak at rb no matter what I do with the first pick. I probably should have gotten more rb depth with this team though.QB: Aaron RodgersRB: Knowshon Moreno, Felix Jones, Clinton Portis, Arian FosterWR: Reggie Wayne, Hines Ward, Malcom Floyd, Lee Evans, Jabar Gaffney, Devin Hester, Chaz SchilensTE: Vernon DavisPK: Ryan LongwellTD: San Francisco 49ers

I would be very happy with this team. Nice job.

 

[Buddy Ball 2K3]

I noticed I am taking Marion Barber in the 5th in almost every draft and being very happy about it. Right now I think he is one of the most undervalued RB's available.

 

[C-Bound]

believe that I can actually pull off WR/WR/WR/QB/TE and walk with a dominant team in my 12 team PPR, 2 RB/3 WR/No Flex league. Its gonna happen. From the 7 spot, typically walking with something along the lines of Wayne/Roddy/Desean/Romo/Witten.

So you took Wayne at 1.7?? Interesting. I pick from the 8 in a 10 team PPR 1 QB/2 RB/3 WR/1 TE/1 K/1 D league. I was thinking of taking a QB there if AJ doesn't fall and then going WR/WR or WR/RB, otherwise go WR/QB or QB/WR...

 

[bucsbaby]

...like Eli in the 7th of a 12-team league as the 10-12th QB off the board with the potential to outscore 5-7 of the QBs taken sooner to rank around QB5 at the end of the season (i.e., I see him having as much upside as QBs drafted up to 4 rounds ahead of him).

 

[Tenacious]

I am with you on this strategy. I'm planning AJ in the 9 hole. (My 12 year league is unbelievably predictable in round 1 - all RBs).

WR/WR/WR is interesting, I planned on WR/QB and then best value from there, but if I'm confident Romo would fall down to the 4th, I may have to look at that WRx3 strategy.

 

[Matt Waldman]

I noticed I am taking Marion Barber in the 5th in almost every draft and being very happy about it. Right now I think he is one of the most undervalued RB's available.

Right there with you...

 

[cincipd]

I noticed I am taking Marion Barber in the 5th in almost every draft and being very happy about it. Right now I think he is one of the most undervalued RB's available.

Right there with you...

I got him late 6th in my last FPC draft, agree!

 

[Instinctive]

The more I mock draft in preparation for my monster 2010 pool.... the more I see the value in drafting a QB in round 1 (a 14man pool)I have only ever drafted a QB in the first round once... the year Peyton Manning threw for 49TDs... Talk about luck. This year more than most (even though the QB field is deep) I find myself taking a QB at the later parts of Round 1, including as early as the 8spot. While I love Sjax, I can;t trust him this year... I refuse to draft a rookie RB in round 1 (mathews) and a few others have me worried to the point where I feel safest and stronger with a Top 3 QB as my anchor...So, what say you? The more you mock this year... the more you _______?

I too mock a lot, and have pick 8 in a 14 teamer. I find myself taking Brees every single time possible. And I continually follow it with WR-WR-TE-WR because the value is there time and time again.The more I mock, the more I notice that my RB corps is Bradshaw, Brown, M Bush, Maroney, and Foster every time. Pierre Garcon end up on my team in the 5th round a lot. Which I think is criminally low but I believe his ADP is the 6th round, even in 14 teamers.

 

[Itchy Amos]

I noticed I am taking Marion Barber in the 5th in almost every draft and being very happy about it. Right now I think he is one of the most undervalued RB's available.

Right there with you...

I'm totally on board with this. All of my planning has been based around getting Barber in the 5th. IMO, he outperforms is ADP by a ton. I'm also really liking Benson in the 3rd round.

 

[delusional]

I havent had a team in a couple years but i am drafting for a guy in my old league who cant make it. 12 man serp style he is picking 11.

What i have noticed is 11 is not a good spot. Its been very hard to pinpoint what to expect.

From what i seen at 11 I am lookng at a

Mendenhal + Greene/ DeAngelo duo

Bowe + Crabtree + Ocho + one of the smiths

Usually ending up with Ryan Kolb or Rivers at QB

basically its putting me at missing top tier guys or taking a reach to grab a top guy @ a position.

 

[The Real Hipster Doofus]

I havent had a team in a couple years but i am drafting for a guy in my old league who cant make it. 12 man serp style he is picking 11. What i have noticed is 11 is not a good spot. Its been very hard to pinpoint what to expect.From what i seen at 11 I am lookng at a Mendenhal + Greene/ DeAngelo duoBowe + Crabtree + Ocho + one of the smithsUsually ending up with Ryan Kolb or Rivers at QBbasically its putting me at missing top tier guys or taking a reach to grab a top guy @ a position.

Why would you be limited to Mendenhall and Greene/DeAngelo. Take one of those RB's and a WR (Moss, Austin, Wayne, R. White, Marshall, Calvin), take two of those WR's, take one of those RB's and a Rodgers/Brees or one of the WR's and one of the QB's. I love the late 1st because you have so much control over which way you want to take your team.

 

[delusional]

The run on WRs usually starts mid 2nd round with 2 or 3 of them being gone in the 1st. I thought about going with one of those RBs and followed with a Moss Wayne in the 2nd. Then from there though by the time i get my 3rd round, most the good WRs are gone and ill end up picking from a low tier for WR and RB. Just seems different this year right now at that spot

 

[The Real Hipster Doofus]

The run on WRs usually starts mid 2nd round with 2 or 3 of them being gone in the 1st. I thought about going with one of those RBs and followed with a Moss Wayne in the 2nd. Then from there though by the time i get my 3rd round, most the good WRs are gone and ill end up picking from a low tier for WR and RB. Just seems different this year right now at that spot

I agree, which is why I at that spot I think the best play is easily WR-WR to start it off.

 

[delusional]

The run on WRs usually starts mid 2nd round with 2 or 3 of them being gone in the 1st. I thought about going with one of those RBs and followed with a Moss Wayne in the 2nd. Then from there though by the time i get my 3rd round, most the good WRs are gone and ill end up picking from a low tier for WR and RB. Just seems different this year right now at that spot

I agree, which is why I at that spot I think the best play is easily WR-WR to start it off.

going to do a mock now with the WR WR RB RB QB set up

 

[Maroney=Speed]

Get tired of mocking.

 

[delusional]

well so far i ended up with @ 11

Wayne

R.White

R.Brown

McCoy

Finley

Bradshaw

was a weird draft though,

 

[greyone]

well so far i ended up with @ 11WayneR.WhiteR.BrownMcCoyFinleyBradshawwas a weird draft though,

Looks fine to me. Nice start. Its odd drafting wr early especially since you have been out of it for a year or 2. But the WR early strategy has worked great for me going on 4 seasons. Key being the depth of rb in the nfl and its only getting better. Don't be afraid to draft rbbc players. Its the ways of the time.

 

[The Real Hipster Doofus]

well so far i ended up with @ 11WayneR.WhiteR.BrownMcCoyFinleyBradshawwas a weird draft though,

Curious as to why you felt the need to take R. Brown in the 3rd round? His ADP from what I have seen is the 5th-6th round. I like the way you went about the draft, but I think Brown could possibly be had at least a round if not 2 later.

 

[death of the cool]

picking out of the 1st position in a 12 team snake:

-The top tier of WR is drained in the mid to late 2nd round.

-If you want an elite QB, they are usually gone by mid 3rd round.

-Elite TE's start going in the mid 4th and last till the end of the 5th

-The 2nd tier of WR (Crabtree, Nicks, Welker, Harvin, etc.) rarely get to me at the end of the 4th.

-The step down from the elite QB's (Manning, Palmer, Flacco, Ryan) have good value deep into the draft

-Good value in the middle rounds with RB- Barber, Bradshaw, F.Jones, M.Bush

 

[Tchula]

I havent had a team in a couple years but i am drafting for a guy in my old league who cant make it. 12 man serp style he is picking 11. What i have noticed is 11 is not a good spot. Its been very hard to pinpoint what to expect.From what i seen at 11 I am lookng at a Mendenhal + Greene/ DeAngelo duoBowe + Crabtree + Ocho + one of the smithsUsually ending up with Ryan Kolb or Rivers at QBbasically its putting me at missing top tier guys or taking a reach to grab a top guy @ a position.

Mendenhall and roddy white or miles austin is the answer to this dilemma IMO

 

[I was in the pool]

.....the more I realize that the Draft Dominator isn't that great of a preparation tool. The ADP on the app is not followed closely by the CPU owners, they routinely follow "my rankings" as their guide instead. It is useful for a worst case scenario, which is nice I suppose that your real drafts can only go better.

 

[TWP]

.....the more I realize that the Draft Dominator isn't that great of a preparation tool. The ADP on the app is not followed closely by the CPU owners, they routinely follow "my rankings" as their guide instead. It is useful for a worst case scenario, which is nice I suppose that your real drafts can only go better.

Sounds like you dont exactly know how to use DD. Do you have 'draft other teams by ADP' checked on the setup tab? If you're not finding DD that helpful, might be worth poking around the apps forum a bit. I found a lot of useful info I didnt know, even though I'd been using DD for a few years...

 

[Max Fischer]

The more I mock, the more I see how each website's interface dominates the outcome of the draft. For example, FF Calculator seems to base it's rankings on ADP. This initiates a clear case of group-think (particularly in the early rounds). Take Deangelo Williams for example. He's very low on the website’s list, and because everyone is looking at the same list, it seems nobody will deviate from the norm and draft him in round one - because you know you can get him in round two. At this point, I see D. Williams going in early round 3 regularly on that website.

On the other hand at Yahoo, they go by some kind of company analyst ranking (same goes for CBS Sportsline) in which Williams is ranked higher. In those cases, drafters who like D. Williams have to decide whether or not to take him in round 1.

I don't mean to make this post about Deangelo Williams. He's just a good example of how the interface designs of these websites have created relatively predictable outcomes.

We all know that real drafts are fairly unpredictable (probably because the drafters are all looking at different rankings). I'm finding these mock sites don't simulate that experience.

 

[gpthatsme]

The more I mock, the more I see how each website's interface dominates the outcome of the draft. For example, FF Calculator seems to base it's rankings on ADP. This initiates a clear case of group-think (particularly in the early rounds). Take Deangelo Williams for example. He's very low on the website’s list, and because everyone is looking at the same list, it seems nobody will deviate from the norm and draft him in round one - because you know you can get him in round two. At this point, I see D. Williams going in early round 3 regularly on that website.On the other hand at Yahoo, they go by some kind of company analyst ranking (same goes for CBS Sportsline) in which Williams is ranked higher. In those cases, drafters who like D. Williams have to decide whether or not to take him in round 1. I don't mean to make this post about Deangelo Williams. He's just a good example of how the interface designs of these websites have created relatively predictable outcomes. We all know that real drafts are fairly unpredictable (probably because the drafters are all looking at different rankings). I'm finding these mock sites don't simulate that experience.

Very nice observation and so true. You also can't simulate the knuckleheads in your league who use a magazine with data in it that was compiled three months ago.... idiots....

 

[rascal]

The more I mock, the more I see how each website's interface dominates the outcome of the draft. For example, FF Calculator seems to base it's rankings on ADP. This initiates a clear case of group-think (particularly in the early rounds). Take Deangelo Williams for example. He's very low on the website’s list, and because everyone is looking at the same list, it seems nobody will deviate from the norm and draft him in round one - because you know you can get him in round two. At this point, I see D. Williams going in early round 3 regularly on that website.On the other hand at Yahoo, they go by some kind of company analyst ranking (same goes for CBS Sportsline) in which Williams is ranked higher. In those cases, drafters who like D. Williams have to decide whether or not to take him in round 1. I don't mean to make this post about Deangelo Williams. He's just a good example of how the interface designs of these websites have created relatively predictable outcomes. We all know that real drafts are fairly unpredictable (probably because the drafters are all looking at different rankings). I'm finding these mock sites don't simulate that experience.

agreed

 

[delusional]

The more I mock, the more I see how each website's interface dominates the outcome of the draft. For example, FF Calculator seems to base it's rankings on ADP. This initiates a clear case of group-think (particularly in the early rounds). Take Deangelo Williams for example. He's very low on the website’s list, and because everyone is looking at the same list, it seems nobody will deviate from the norm and draft him in round one - because you know you can get him in round two. At this point, I see D. Williams going in early round 3 regularly on that website.On the other hand at Yahoo, they go by some kind of company analyst ranking (same goes for CBS Sportsline) in which Williams is ranked higher. In those cases, drafters who like D. Williams have to decide whether or not to take him in round 1. I don't mean to make this post about Deangelo Williams. He's just a good example of how the interface designs of these websites have created relatively predictable outcomes. We all know that real drafts are fairly unpredictable (probably because the drafters are all looking at different rankings). I'm finding these mock sites don't simulate that experience.

Very nice observation and so true. You also can't simulate the knuckleheads in your league who use a magazine with data in it that was compiled three months ago.... idiots....

Yep. One thing mocks do though is give you a rough estimate for who should fall where. You just add in the tweaks of your league and figure it out. I am sorta upset though since my usual mock draft site hasnt been active yet so there arent alot of mocks to look through ( antsports )