Boards Division 2 Thread

Benimar

As it looks as if 10pm is going to win, can I suggest that the time per pick be reduced to 60 seconds? Other than that those of us with an early start the next day are screwed as the draft will run till after midnight, especially if there are autopicks.

niall1811

I'm fine with reducing the time per pick there's nothing worse than a draft that drags on and on

fatgav

A 10pm draft and a 6am alarm dont' work well together so i'm all for shortening the picks as much as possible!

Hanners

Defiantly 60sec, draft will be done in an hour then. No need to prolong it

niall1811

I did a draft over the weekend for a 16 man league and it was done in 45 minutes. So long as people don't twiddle their thumbs we'll get through it quick. Autodraft is only taking 10 seconds which helps

me89

The draft will be Wednesday at 10.
I'm happy to go 60 seconds between picks if that's what people want.

poldebruin

me89 wrote: »

The draft will be Wednesday at 10.
I'm happy to go 60 seconds between picks if that's what people want.

I'm not too bothered, but at the risk of sounding like a bit of a jobsworth, I think changes to rules need to be voted on by the league as a whole, and that a proposed change to 60 seconds is mooted for next year.

One of the guys on the other board said it would knock about 8 minutes off a normal draft time. I think if everyone is up to speed most picks are done quite quickly. I will admit to needing the full 90 sometimes depending on where you are picking in the draft (i.e 2 picks in quick succession) and someone throws a curve by selecting someone you had lined up..or sometimes there is a run on a particular position and you need to mull things for a while, so the full 90 is handy to have for a couple of the picks.

Autopick does not hang around and chooses almost instantly, so it makes no difference whatsoever.

Neamhshuntasach

Reducing to 60 seconds isn't going to save much time at all given how drafts usually go. 112 minutes if everyone took the full 90 seconds vs everyone taking the full 60. There will be a number of people autopicking the entire draft. Then also some people switch to autopick for the bench players. They will all be only 10 seconds. The early rounds tend to go by quick enough as the top 50 or so players are pretty much automatic selections. People know who they want. I personally use the queue as i put in a fair bit of research for my drafts. So i know who i will take during the middle to later rounds. I doubt i'm the only one that uses the queue and has done full research. On occasion i might require the full 90 seconds if i needed to search online for something really quick. So it's nice to have to full 90. But realistically i reckon most people draft quickly. Having the autopicks set to 10 seconds is the bigger help.

I don't mind if it's changed to 60. But as I said above it is nice to have the 90 seconds if you've overlooked something. And i'm up at 5:45. So time i something i'm conscious of as well.

padraig_f

I prefer 90 seconds also, I can make most of my picks within 60 seconds, but you invariably have one or two in a draft where you don't know what the **** to do, and you need the full allocation.

padraig_f

Reminder....draft tonight, 10pm.

padraig_f

Picking 8th.

1. Dez Bryant WR
2. Lamar Miller RB
3. Latavius Murray RB
4. Brandon Marshall WR
5. Chris Ivory RB
6. John Brown WR
7. Dwayne Allen TE
8. Devin Funchess WR
9. Jay Cutler QB
10. Rueben Randle WR
11. David Johnson RB
12. Larry Donnell TE
13. Denver Broncos DEF
14. Dan Carpenter K

Wasn't crazy about my first few picks, but think I got decent depth.

UnitedIrishman

Joined the draft 20 mins late because I stupidly thought it was half 10 start. Had picked CJ Anderson and AJ Green along with Edelman and Watkins at that stage - the latter I probably wouldn't have gone for in place of Andre Johnson.

After that I was happy enough with how things went, took a chance at a few late picks and I'm light at RB if Abdullah doesn't play but someone always comes from nowhere on FA.

swoody

UnitedIrishman wrote: »

Joined the draft 20 mins late because I stupidly thought it was half 10 start. Had picked CJ Anderson and AJ Green along with Edelman and Watkins at that stage - the latter I probably wouldn't have gone for in place of Andre Johnson.

After that I was happy enough with how things went, took a chance at a few late picks and I'm light at RB if Abdullah doesn't play but someone always comes from nowhere on FA.

same, missed the first 8 rounds cause my sh!tty laptop decided to shut down and do a software update when i opened the draft and then it wouldnt reconnect to the wifi. :mad:
i was left to select the bench fodder in a panic, the kicker and defence.

Calvin Johnson
Julio Jones
Jarvis Landry
Rashad Jennings
Tevin Coleman
Cam Newton
Jordan Cameron
Victor Cruz
Knile Davis
Colin Kaepernick
Dwayne Bowe
Khiry Robinson
Cincinnati Bengals
Matt Prater



thats me relegated then....... :pac:

Benimar

Had the 1st pick, which normally I'd be delighted about, but with no clear No 1 I went with Eddie Lacy. Bell is the better player but he misses 3 of the 13 regular season weeks so didn't want to use the 1st pick on someone I'd only use 10 times.

Ended up with:
QB: Brady, Carr
RB: Lacy, Bernard, Denard Robinson, Terrance West
WR: Mike Evans, Roddy White, Larry Fitz, Marvin Jones (gamble), Moncrieff (a rushed and bad pick)
TE: Jimmy Graham
K: Tucker
DEF: Lions

poldebruin

It looks as though I joined the draft 20 minutes late, but I'm afraid I was there the entire time and ended up with.....

DeMarco Murray RB PHI
Randall Cobb WR GB
Joseph Randle RB DAL
Ben Roethlisberger QB PIT
Eric Decker WR NYJ
Tre Mason RB STL
Darren McFadden RB DAL
Seattle Seahawks DEF SEA
Eddie Royal WR CHI
Owen Daniels TE DEN
Phillip Dorsett WR IND
Antonio Gates TE SD
Kenny Britt WR STL
Blair Walsh K MIN



Picking 14th leaves 28 picks between selections, so I found myself really reaching down the order to grab players I thought might not be there the next time around. Really reached on Eric Decker, Eddie Royal and Owen Daniels. I'm hoping Fitzpatrick will be an upgrade at QB over Geno Smith, and with Brandon Marshall opposite, he may get some nice match ups. Royal had the best season of his career playing with Cutler in Denver, and with White out for a few weeks may be the no.2 target in Chicago. Manning turns average TE into stars, so here's hoping the trend continues with Daniels.

poldebruin

swoody wrote: »

same, missed the first 8 rounds cause my sh!tty laptop decided to shut down and do a software update when i opened the draft and then it wouldnt reconnect to the wifi. :mad:
i was left to select the bench fodder in a panic, the kicker and defence.

Calvin Johnson
Julio Jones
Jarvis Landry
Rashad Jennings
Tevin Coleman
Cam Newton
Jordan Cameron
Victor Cruz
Knile Davis
Colin Kaepernick
Dwayne Bowe
Khiry Robinson
Cincinnati Bengals
Matt Prater

I had my eye on Julio and Jarvis Landry, but they either weren't there or too much of a reach early on to grab. I was hoping to nab Newton too, as with so few weapons around him, I think he'll be doing it all this year. Happy to go with a single QB though and hope for the best.

poldebruin

Benimar wrote: »

Had the 1st pick, which normally I'd be delighted about, but with no clear No 1 I went with Eddie Lacy. Bell is the better player but he misses 3 of the 13 regular season weeks so didn't want to use the 1st pick on someone I'd only use 10 times.

Ended up with:
QB: Brady, Carr
RB: Lacy, Bernard, Denard Robinson, Terrance West
WR: Mike Evans, Roddy White, Larry Fitz, Marvin Jones (gamble), Moncrieff (a rushed and bad pick)
TE: Jimmy Graham
K: Tucker
DEF: Lions

Yeah, I don't think you could justify the no. 1 pick on a player you cannot play. Lacy or Anderson would have been my choices had I been there. Lacy blew up at the end of last year and won me the league - got off to a slow start though.

Your starting lineup is set though, really solid all the way through imo.

wawaman

LOOKING TO DOMINATE, FOR WHOM ODELL TOLLS STOCKPILES WIDE RECEIVERS

Draft Grade: A+
Proj Record: 11-2
Proj Finish: 1

DRAFT SUMMARY
For Whom Odell Tolls took advantage of picking 13th overall, building a roster that will give opponents fits this season. They were careful to balance their roster from the beginning, selecting a quarterback, two running backs, and two wide receivers with their first five picks. By the time all the picks were completed, For Whom Odell Tolls secured the top pair of quarterbacks in the league.
In the 8th round, caution was thrown to the wind, as Michael Floyd was selected at pick number 116 versus an ADP of 138.1 across all NFL.com leagues.
Hunting for deals throughout the draft, four ADP-based steals were snatched up (including Joique Bell, Stephen Gostkowski, and the Rams Defense).

Very happy with first 2 picks but next few after that are hoping for the best

QB: Andrew Luck
RB: Joique Bell
RB: Melvin Gordon
WR: Michael Floyd
WR: Odell Beckham
WR: Amari Cooper
TE: Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Carson Palmer QB
Fred Jackson RB
Malcom Floyd WR
Marqise Lee WR
Julius Thomas TE
Stephen Gostkowski K
St. Louis Rams

padraig_f

poldebruin wrote: »

Royal had the best season of his career playing with Cutler in Denver, and with White out for a few weeks may be the no.2 target in Chicago. Manning turns average TE into stars, so here's hoping the trend continues with Daniels.

I think Royal will work out well for you, he looked good in the pre-season and there seemed to be a comfort-level between him and Cutler.

The Bears website were suggesting fantasy team names, and I was tempted to use their suggestion of: Eddie Royal with Cheese.

HigginsJ

I was predicted to only have 2 wins all year but that was a pretty good start and Terrance Williams should only get better with Dez out.

I have Bishop Sankey up for trade if someone needs a starting RB

Benimar

HigginsJ wrote: »

I was predicted to only have 2 wins all year but that was a pretty good start and Terrance Williams should only get better with Dez out.

I have Bishop Sankey up for trade if someone needs a starting RB

What would you be looking for in return? I'm Walnut Wanderers if you want to take a look at my team.

HigginsJ

Benimar wrote: »

What would you be looking for in return? I'm Walnut Wanderers if you want to take a look at my team.

Thank's was looking for a QB in return ideally so assuming you won't be trading Brady I don't think there is much else. What would I need to add to Sankey to pry Mike Evans away?

Benimar

HigginsJ wrote: »

Thank's was looking for a QB in return ideally so assuming you won't be trading Brady I don't think there is much else. What would I need to add to Sankey to pry Mike Evans away?

You assume correct You can have Carr if you want though :pac:

I don't think we can work anything on Evans as he's my 2nd round pick. I doubt you would give up Hyde, I have Graham so don't want Kelce and I'm not sold on Yeldon.

HigginsJ

Benimar wrote: »

You assume correct You can have Carr if you want though :pac:

I don't think we can work anything on Evans as he's my 2nd round pick. I doubt you would give up Hyde, I have Graham so don't want Kelce and I'm not sold on Yeldon.

Ah I picked up Johnny Football so I'm sorted :eek:

Benimar

HigginsJ wrote: »

Ah I picked up Johnny Football so I'm sorted :eek:

Don't worry, Carr will still be available next week :D

padraig_f

Continuing my tradition of disastrous first-round picks...

Report: Dez Bryant out 10-12 weeks

HigginsJ

I have made 2 trade offers there.

My 2 reserve running backs (Bishop Sankey and TY Yeldon) are available to trade if anyone is interested. Looking for WR help.

Benimar

If anyone is looking for QB help, Derek Carr is on the Block (Walnut Wanderers)

HigginsJ

Still looking for WR help. I have 4 rb's & willing to trade away any 2 of them. Carlos Hyde, Jeremy Hill, Bishop Sankey & TJ Yeldon.

HigginsJ

Forgot that the jags were on early today so didn't get Bortles & Yeldon into my team. Panic pick up of Jameis Winston & Matt Jones but can't see me winning