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Subject: RIFC AAA#1 Draft Discussion
Posted by: Trip
- Leader [13961611] Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 10:50
People at the endpoints of the draft have only one single time limit to make their consecutive picks. Similarly, the clock will be manually advanced to skip past anyone who already has a pick in arrears, unless other arrangements have been made in advance of that pick.
We will maintain a draft discussion thread here, but it will probably not be used extensively. If you know that you have pending time constraints, please post them in this thread. (e.g., "I'll be away until 6pm ET, so if my pick is due before then, you'll have to wait.") To the extent that you can alert everyone to potential availability issues, you can help others to plan their check-in times accordingly. That's simply good draft etiquette.
I do not have access to kafenatid while at work. I will be scheduled for surgery within the next two weeks and my access will be very limited for a week after. StlCards has agreed to serve as a co-commissioner to pick up the slack.
If you know you will be away when your next pick is likely to be due, you can can set up a queue in kafenatid and designate one of more managers to pick on your behalf. Your queue will not be visible until it is your turn to pick. By default, I am able to submit picks for anyone, but you should designate myself and StlCards so that we receive the email alert when it is your turn.
I ask that each of you pick up your player as soon as you draft him. I will also attempt to make pickups for teams using a designated picker, so that we can maintain as complete a list of free agents as possible.
When drafting, there is no need to draft every position. For example, if you want to skip a kicker, be my guest. However, the Fanball software will force you to fill each of the 14 active slots when you set your lineup for each game. You will not have the ability to leave an active slot blank, so plan your bench needs accordingly.
Rationales will be expected for each pick, but deleayed by two rounds. When we near the end of round two, I will set up a thread for those.
A final caveat: Please refrain from mentioning undrafted players, either in this thread, or in your posted rationale.
For those without access to kafenatid, here is a link to the draft grid.
Good luck. |
| 1 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 10:52
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butt
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| 2 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 10:57
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Clock's now on.
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| 3 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 11:55
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I've enabled free agent pickups so you should be able to add your own players now as you go.
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| 4 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 14:44
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fugazi was about to time out so I stopped the draft since this is round 1.
I have sent trip an email and will leave the draft stopped until I hear from him. We will need to figure out what to do from here.
fugazi, if you read this soon, then please post who you want so we can continue on.
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| 5 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 14:45
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Now what happened. When fugasi timed out, the draft stopped.
Can StL Cards get the draft started again?
Toral
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| 6 | Tree
ID: 1411442914
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 14:47
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why would we stop the draft?
if you time out, you time out. this was agreed upon a long time ago. it's not as if this is news.
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| 7 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 14:48
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I assume the problem is with the Kafenatid settings.
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| 8 | Tree
ID: 1411442914
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:05
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no Toral, read post 4, above.
it appears as if the draft was manually stopped, in order to give Fugazi extra time to pick.
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| 9 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:06
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Draft is running again.
Has anyone else been having trouble with rotoguru.com being unstable today?
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| 10 | Letter_J
ID: 33501914
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:08
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Yup...trouble here on the RotoGuru front.
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| 11 | Tree
ID: 1411442914
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:08
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Cards - yea. for about the last 15 minutes, i couldnt post...
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| 12 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:13
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Now we're stopped at 1.13, with Trip's queue being empty.
Trip, here's an update of who has been picked:
Taxman 1.01 Larry Johnson RB KAN 10:43 am
beastiemiked 1.02 LaDainian Tomlinson RB SDG 09:23 pm
Tree 1.03 Shaun Alexander RB SEA 09:37 pm
wolfer 1.04 Tiki Barber RB NYG 10:04 pm
holt 1.05 Steven Jackson RB STL 06:27 am
Slowhand 1.06 Edgerrin James RB ARI 03:02 pm
StLCards 1.07 Rudi Johnson RB CIN 03:41 pm
Da Bomb 1.08 Ronnie Brown RB MIA 01:29 am
Smith32 1.09 LaMont Jordan RB OAK 08:43 am
fugazi 1.10 MISSED PICK
Toral 1.11 Clinton Portis RB WAS 03:04 pm
letter_j 1.12 Carnell Williams RB TAM 03:06 pm
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| 13 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:17
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Re: Post 8, I did manually stop the draft based on what happened 2 years ago in rifc when goatlocker was missing in action at the start of the draft. Guru stopped the draft to figure out what to do.
However, I reviewed that history and I saw that the draft wasn't halted until goatlocker had already missed 2 turns. Therefore, I started the clock back up.
Fugazi will simply have to make his pick whenever he gets online, or we will have to figure out what to do if he fails to show.
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| 15 | FUGAZI
ID: 074720
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:41
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sorry about the hold up. looks like i got to the computer five minnutes too late.
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| 16 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:44
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For Trip, revised list of picks made:
Taxman 1.01 Larry Johnson RB KAN 10:43 am
beastiemiked 1.02 LaDainian Tomlinson RB SDG 09:23 pm
Tree 1.03 Shaun Alexander RB SEA 09:37 pm
wolfer 1.04 Tiki Barber RB NYG 10:04 pm
holt 1.05 Steven Jackson RB STL 06:27 am
Slowhand 1.06 Edgerrin James RB ARI 03:02 pm
StLCards 1.07 Rudi Johnson RB CIN 03:41 pm
Da Bomb 1.08 Ronnie Brown RB MIA 01:29 am
Smith32 1.09 LaMont Jordan RB OAK 08:43 am
fugazi 1.10 Willis McGahee RB BUF 03:27 pm
Toral 1.11 Clinton Portis RB WAS 03:04 pm
letter_j 1.12 Carnell Williams RB TAM 03:06 pm
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| 17 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:53
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If any of the teams picking 1-8 would like to swap 2nd and 3rd round picks with me, I would consider it. In other words, I'd potentially swap my picks 2.04 and 3.11 for your 2nd and 3rd round picks. Email me if interested.
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| 18 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 15:56
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Is anyone able to pick up their drafted players in AOL, or has nobody tried?
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| 19 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 16:13
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I was just able to pick up Portis.
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| 20 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 16:26
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Somebody please select Peyton Manning, QB, IND for me.
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| 22 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 16:53
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We have a draft clock for a reason, Fugazi missed his chance. If someone posts that they may have problems and we know that they are making an effort to draft timely (i.e. sent a queue, but wasn't received; sent a queue, but their designated picker is away) I will make exceptions. If someone misses 2 picks in a row, we may need to pause to investigate. Simply not checking in is not an reason to pause the draft.
Sorry Fugazi, didn't mean to single you out, but I figured it was best to get my policy out there.
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| 23 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 16:59
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I selected Manning for Trip. jtserb is up.
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| 24 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 17:35
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I will be unavailable from 6-8 PM eastern. Is anyone available to take a queue?
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| 25 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 17:38
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I can take a queue.
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| 26 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 17:47
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Sent, thanks.
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| 27 | Tree
ID: 19731619
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 20:04
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don't like now, but it's taking two days for the first round!
come on people, you know you're in an active draft...
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| 28 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 21:21
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Trip should be back now to make his pick.
In addition, one thing I didn't think of -- I couldn't pick for Trip from his queue even if I wanted to, because if there's no queue on Kafenatid it seems to be impossible.
Something to keep in mind.
Toral
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| 29 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 21:54
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I'm off shortly. My queue is available with DPs Trip, StLCards and Tree.
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| 30 | JTSERB
ID: 16611522
Wed, Aug 16, 2006, 21:57
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Sorry about my long delay today.. shouldnt happen again.
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| 31 | holt
ID: 22726517
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 06:47
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left a queue for my 2nd rd pick.
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| 32 | holt
ID: 22726517
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 06:49
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made toral, dabomb, fugazi, and trip designated pickers.
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| 33 | Slowhand
SuperDude
ID: 056744223
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 10:55
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O-O-O-H NO! What have I done ?!?! I never draft rookies!
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| 34 | Tree
ID: 1411442914
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 11:55
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i'm heading to a meeting at 12:45. if i come back up, i've sent a queue to Toral, Cards, and holt...
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| 35 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 13:41
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A Woot Off + my first draft of the year underway = unproductive
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| 36 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 16:21
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I received a designated picker notice from Taxman but it when I looked it says the queue is unavailable/empty.
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| 37 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 17:16
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Sent the following message to KKB. I think this qualifies under my exceptions to implement a draft pause if KKB can't open his queue or Taxman doesn't make it back in time.
Fred,
I saw that guru has sent you an e-mail regarding this as well. As someone who is following the draft, but doesn't have access to kafenatid at work, I would like for any designated picker to be able to use the free form method of drafting for me.
A side note, can you make taxman's queue available.
Thanks,
Trip
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| 38 | holt
ID: 22726517
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:24
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draft pause?
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| 39 | FUGAZI
ID: 074720
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:26
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i say no to a pause. the same thing happend to me. you have to leave a queue and make it available.
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| 40 | holt
ID: 22726517
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:28
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too bad that "queue available" isn't the default. seems that people are frequently making this error.
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| 41 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:33
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I am betting Taxman set up a queue but did not allow Stl as a designated picker, I think we need to give him the benefit of the doubt and pause the draft until this can be resolved. He would be losing two picks if we didn't.
Another problem, I don't have access to Kafenatid right now.
Can someone shoot me an e-mail and I'll give you my login info so that they can pause the draft. I won't be home for another couple of hours.
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| 42 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:34
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The difference here is that he made an effort, but made an honest mistake.
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| 43 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:51
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I don't think I can help. When I log into kafenatid it recognizes me. I see no way to log out and log in as someone else.
Toral
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| 44 | holt
ID: 22726517
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:52
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probably have to get rid of all cookies.
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| 45 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:55
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Never mind. I figured it out. The draft is stopped.
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| 46 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:56
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e-mail sent to Beastiemiked telling him not to draft until he hears otherwise. I'll be home in a couple of hours. Hopefully the situation will have resolved itself by then.
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| 47 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:58
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The draft has been stopped. I presume if Taxman shows up I should start it again.
Toral
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| 48 | Tree
ID: 377561717
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:59
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woot offs rule. and the theme is even better...
they more or less make up for a random draft pause. but not really, actually.
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| 49 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 19:02
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If you ever want to log out of kafenatid you can do so on the "Forums" page.
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| 50 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 19:20
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I just got home...as is normal, waited by computer all morning until a round of out of office meetings started.
I'll ck back in 15 minutes
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| 51 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 19:21
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The draft has been resumed.
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| 52 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 19:50
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I am dazed and confused. My que is empty, but I (thought) I loaded my 6 player queue in just after Reggie Bush was taken off the board. Maybe I didn't. I had a conference p/c going on my land line and on my cell simultaneously starting @ 10 CST and I really can't remember much. So that would be adding to old, fat, deaf and blind..diminished capacity.
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| 53 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 21:26
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Glad things got back on track.
Now let's please get rolling on the rationales.
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| 54 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 21:36
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We need a Rationales thread.
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| 55 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 21:52
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Trip made the rationales thread this morning.
Taxman needs to post the first rationale.
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| 56 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 00:26
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Done
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| 57 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 08:56
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You are receiving this e-mail because you are a Designated Picker for Toral and it is their turn to pick in the RIFC AAA #1 League Draft!
Toral 3.11 Queue Unavailable/Empty
Not sure what is going on. Why would I get a designated picker notice when the queue is empty anyway.
Does the software send a designated picker notice every single round and then the person either has the queue enabled or not?
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| 58 | Tree
ID: 1411442914
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 08:58
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i would imagine that if he makes his queue "available", even if there is no one in it, you get that message.
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| 59 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:22
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The queue was unavailable. You get the DP notice anyway.
Toral
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| 60 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:24
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For Trip:
Selections since you picked for smith32:
Smith32 3.09 Plaxico Burress WR NYG 07:47 am
fugazi 3.10 Antonio Gates TE SDG 08:13 am
Toral 3.11 Jamal Lewis RB BAL 08:59 am
letter_j 3.12 Donald Driver WR GNB 09:15 am
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| 61 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:29
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Sounds like a nice improvement could be made to the software.
If the quesu is 'unavailable' then don't send the dp notice. Makes no sense to send it in that case, since the team isn't looking for someone to make their pick anyway during that round.
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| 62 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:31
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I had my rationale ready to go but was waiting until people could catch up.
Where should I post it now? Out of order in the thread, email it to somebody, or what?
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| 63 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:36
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The usual practice (as RIFC is doing) is to post it here and let the moderators clean everything up later.
I was just following the instructions in the rationale thread, "If your rationale is due and intervening placeholders have not been inserted, please insert them before posting your rationale."
Toral
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| 64 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:43
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Hopefully we have a moderator in this league.
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| 67 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:53
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Somebody please select Reggie Wayne, WR, Ind for me.
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| 68 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:53
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I received the same message about the queue being unavailable/empty for Trip.
From now on when I see that message for a dp notice I'm assuming that it is intentionally turned off and I won't give it further thought.
I won't be available as a designated picker over the weekend, so please don't rely on me during that time period.
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| 69 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:55
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StLCards
You will have to log in as me to get make the selection. KKB hasn't made the fix yet.
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| 70 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:56
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But you can select for Trip as commissioner, right StLC? If not, the only thing we can do is have me sign in as Trip and make the pick for him, if he's comfortable with that.
Toral
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| 71 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:59
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Toral, feel free to log in as me anytime (as long as I've said who I want to pick).
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| 72 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 09:59
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Who do you want and I can make the pick. I tried logging in as you but saw nothing in your queue.
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| 73 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 10:00
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LOL, now I see why. I'll select Wayne now.
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| 74 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 10:00
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Reggie Wayne, WR, Ind
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| 75 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 10:02
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done
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| 76 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 11:21
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For Trip: you're up; latest picks:
3.14 Tom Brady QB NWE 11:14 am
4.01 Frank Gore RB SFO 11:14 am
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Beautiful sleeper pick there in Gore IMO, jtserb. I was thinking of grabbing him although I already have 2 RBs.
Toral
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| 77 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 11:24
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Please select Joseph Addai, RB, IND for me.
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| 78 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 11:26
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done
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| 79 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 11:41
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Ya know, letter_j thinks way too much like me for me to be happy to have him drafting ahead of me every 2nd round.
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| 80 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 12:59
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I don't know if Trip has smith32's queue with him and can pick for him, but is so, here are the intervening picks:
fugazi 4.05 Joey Galloway WR TAM 12:53 pm
Toral 4.04 T.J. Houshmandzadeh WR CIN 11:43 am
letter_j 4.03 Roy Williams WR DET 11:31 am
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| 81 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 13:11
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Please select Javon Walker, WR, DEN for Smith32.
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| 82 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 13:15
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Toral, StLCards or Slowhand may select for him.
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| 83 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 13:17
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Done.
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| 86 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 15:28
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FUGAZI, you're up in the rationale thread at 2.05 and can post it yourself right now and save someone else the trouble of having to move it.
Toral
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| 87 | FUGAZI
ID: 074720
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 15:30
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I WAS TOLD TO POST IT HERE
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| 88 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 15:32
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Only the ones that are behind. You're not behind; it's your turn now for 2.05.
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| 89 | FUGAZI
ID: 074720
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 15:44
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SORRY DUDE
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| 90 | Whatev
ID: 497441814
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 15:46
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dabomb is having problems with the computer, please select Joe Horn WR for him.
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| 91 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 15:49
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Done.
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| 92 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 16:48
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Just a reminder that the clock will continue to run through the weekend. I do not expect to be checking back in until late tonight. Smith32 is now back.
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| 96 | Tree
ID: 257321819
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 20:34
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can i get a confirmation on the positions? am i correct in the presumption there is NO offensive wr/rb flex position?
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| 97 | Slowhand
SuperDude
ID: 056744223
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 20:42
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Tree - you are correct; There is NO flex position on offense.
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| 101 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 10:43
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Help! I changed my email address in my kafenatid account so I could get my messages sent to my home and now it says since I changed 'vital' information my account is now inactive and to check my email on how to activate it.
Problem is I have no access at home to my original email and I haven't received an email at my new address.
Now what do I do? I tried logging in and it won't let me.
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| 102 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 11:00
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Sent a message to Fred so hopefully I hear back soon. If not I have a backup plan to access under Trip's account.
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| 103 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 11:08
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OK, Fred has me back up and running. What service :)
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| 104 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 11:09
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Suggestion: log in under Trip's account now and make the pick; you are co-Commish and would do so if someone else was having the same emergency, so why not go ahead?
Toral
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| 105 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 11:22
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I can get in as myself now and will pick in a minute.
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| 111 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 20:17
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I'm feeling poorly and am headed to bed shortly. I've left an active queue with letter_j (just before me), fugazi (just after me), Trip, StLCards and Tree.
Toral
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| 114 | holt
ID: 22726517
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 06:17
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i'm leaving a queue for my 6th rd pick. please don't use it for my 7th rounder. 6th rd only. thanks.
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| 115 | Da Bomb
ID: 36533242
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 07:06
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Left a queue for 6th round.
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| 117 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 09:11
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Holt, sent you an e-mail.
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| 118 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 13:05
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sorry for the hold up, guess my turn came up early this morning and I got up late.
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| 119 | Slowhand
SuperDude
ID: 056744223
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 13:32
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I'll be out for several hours;I named everyone in the league my designated picker:-). I left a large queue but please only use it for my 7th round pick.
The draft is moving along nicely;I just wanted to thank everyone for being so attentive. This should be a great league.
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| 120 | Slowhand
SuperDude
ID: 056744223
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 13:35
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I'm probabley a bit behind in my rationals...I will catch up tonight.
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| 121 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 15:03
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I had hoped draft would get to me before now. I have to go work for a few hours. I can't leave a queue because I have the turnaround picks. Leaving a queue could/would leave me with two picks at the same position...something not affordable at this stage of the draft.
I will be back in @ 4-5 hours (before 8 EST).
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| 123 | wolfer
ID: 23732187
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 16:05
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Will make my pick and rationale shortly.
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| 124 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 18:47
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Back at the house
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| 125 | Tree
ID: 5173206
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 19:24
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if beastie mike d sticks around, we can have a quick turn around...
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| 126 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 19:40
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In a 3 minutes
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| 127 | Tree
ID: 5173206
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 20:03
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come on, tell me he didn't leave...
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| 128 | holt
ID: 22726517
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 21:20
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bummer. was hoping it would get back to me this evening. I think every one of my picks so far has been made from a queue expect for my 1st one.
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| 129 | Tree
ID: 5173206
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 21:30
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yea. it's pretty frustrating for people on either end not to stick around for a few minutes and see what's going on, or at least check back frequently.
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| 130 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 21:39
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There are some great new additions being implemented in the On The Clock software. They can be found under the Discussion at the kafenatid site on our draft page and under the 'discussion' link. Here they are though anyway:
The following set of changes will take effect tomorrow, Sunday, August 20. The exact time the changes will take effect is not known because it will be done when I can maxmize my time to catch any bugs/errors that may have been missed in testing.
You will know the changes have taken effect when the version number at the bottom of each On the Clock section reads "Version: 1.04.008 (2006-08-20)."
Changes...
"Keeper Entry" will now be available along side "Start Draft" for league admin's whose leagues have been designated as Keeper Leagues. Keeper Entry will "start" the draft for the admin only and allow the admin to enter keepers for every manager in the draft. The time limit and email notifications will be turned off while Keeper Entry is in effect. After Keeper Entry is complete, the admin can click Start Draft to start the draft as normal and the draft will pick up at the end of the Keeper Entry with any time limits and email notifications in place.
"Make Only the First Player Available" will be an option available for managers who have their queue set to Available. This option will allow managers to only have the first player in their queue show up to their designated pickers and the league admin. This can be used to prevent others from seeing who you're looking at for future rounds or any other purpose you may have to hide the rest of your queue. This option is not available/in effect when your queue is set to Unavailable. NOTE: The default setting is to have All Players show up to keep the system functioning as it is currently.
"Make Free-Form Entry Available" will be an option available for managers who have their queue set to Available. This option will display the "Use Search" link to a manager's designated pickers if the manager's queue contains players. If the manager's queue is empty, this option will display the free-form entry field (search field) automatically to a manager's designated pickers. NOTE: The default setting is to have Free-Form Entry Unavailable to keep the system functioning as it is currently.
E-mails will not be sent to designated pickers if the next manager on the clock has their queue set to Unavailable or has their queue available, but no players in the queue and Free-Form Entry set to Unavailable. This prevents designated pickers from getting an e-mail when there is no possible action for them to take when they visit their league's draft home.
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| 131 | Slowhand
SuperDude
ID: 056744223
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 22:50
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I'm back so as soon as holt picks I'll make mine.
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| 132 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 23:02
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I believe I am now set up for free form picking by anyone. We should get to test tomorrow.
Nice pick wolfer.
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| 133 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 23:11
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Wish we could get folks to tell us when they will be away from the computer AND for how long when draft is about to reach them.
It would certainly help the rest of us manage our time more effectively as well providing a soothing tonic to the frustration of checking the computer every 10 minutes over a 2-5 hour time frame.
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| 135 | holt
ID: 22726517
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 23:15
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good idea taxman.
I think I'm glad that wolfer took barlow. prevented me from having to draft him. i had barlow in AAA last season. need i say more?
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| 137 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 23:36
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Slowhand, are you around? It's your turn so I assume you are deciding on who to take?
Just want to make sure you are going to pick or else I'm going to bed.
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| 138 | Slowhand
SuperDude
ID: 056744223
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 00:04
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Pick made.
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| 139 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 00:07
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OK, I'm still here and will make mine shortly.
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| 141 | holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 07:11
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i think the kafenatid software update may have made fugazi's queue unavailable. i talked to him late last night and was under the impression that he had set his queue up for this pick.
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| 142 | holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 07:18
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i guess it's possible that all the players on his Q were taken. dunno.
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| 146 | Taxman
SuperDude
ID: 029463114
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 10:45
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NOTE: to allow other to see your queue after you have entered names into it...you must click either on your home draft page Queue Status: Unavailable or on your Queue Management page Make Your Queue Status Available
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| 147 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 10:54
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I noticed that someone went through and updated our rationale thread. Thanks. I am sure I posted my rationale for 1.07 but now don't see it either in this thread nor in the rationales. I will repost it here in case it got deleted or in case I just thought I posted it.
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| 152 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 13:28
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For Trip, who's up -- Today's Picks
Da Bomb 7.08 Ray Lewis LB BAL 05:41 am
Smith32 7.09 Zach Thomas LB MIA 06:52 am
fugazi 7.10 Dante' Hall WR KAN 12:44 pm
Toral 7.11 Rod Smith WR DEN 12:47 pm
letter_j 7.12 Laurence Maroney RB NWE 01:10 pm
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| 153 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 13:47
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Please select Randy McMichael, TE, MIA for me.
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| 154 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:04
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done
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| 155 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:10
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jtserb left a queue but looking at it makes me wonder if he intended that 2 players be selected at the same position.
Toral
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| 156 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:11
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looks like either he or someone else picked for him
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| 157 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:12
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7.14 Drew Bennett WR TEN jtserb
8.01 Reggie Brown WR PHI jtserb
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| 158 | Toral
ID: 52621719
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:13
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Wasn't me (the second pick)
Anyway, for Trip, the intervening picks are:
7.14 Drew Bennett WR TEN jtserb
8.01 Reggie Brown WR PHI jtserb
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| 159 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:14
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Please select Jason Taylor, DL, MIA for me.
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| 160 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:14
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jtserb had no receivers yet, so I imagine those picks were intended anyway.
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| 161 | holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:15
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he still had no wideouts. 2 wr on the turn makes sense.
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| 162 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:15
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Guys, I can see the picks through Guru's mirror
(http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/kpeek.pl?95). Thanks though.
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| 163 | Letter_J
ID: 33501914
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:15
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I picked for jtserb, from the queue. He had yet to select a WR...so I did not think anything of it when the queue came up WR and WR. I hope that was his intention.
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| 164 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:16
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done for Trip
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| 165 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:18
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Letter_J, if you were wondering Maroney wouldn't have made it back to you.
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| 169 | Letter_J
ID: 33501914
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:44
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Trip re post 165:
I did not know that it would be you that would select Maroney, but I figured selecting Vick in the next round was the safe way to go as both yourself and jtserb already had starting QBs.
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| 171 | holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:56
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oops - my eli rationale is over in the rationale thread in the wrong place (how do you guys move posts around anyways?).
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| 172 | Letter_J
ID: 33501914
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 14:59
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holt,
just self-delete it and re-post it here. I believe that you have to be a moderator to move stuff around.
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| 174 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 15:22
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Against my better judgement, I asked to be a moderator to organize the rationales thread. I appreciate the effort everyone has made in getting them complete. If only the draft was moving as well. [knock on wood] We have made excellent pace lately though [/knock on wood].
I am scheduled for surgery on Thursday. Hopefully everything will go well. I will send out a queue with instructions to StL and Toral that should carry me through Saturday or Sunday.
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| 175 | StLCards
Leader
ID: 31010716
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 15:41
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Sorry Trip, but I'll have to scratch you off my draft list. I don't draft players with bum knees ;)
j/k, we'll do what we can to help you come in 3rd behind us ;)
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| 176 | FUGAZI
ID: 074720
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 18:18
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6.05 Jonathan Vilma,LB,NYJ
I knew i wanted to start drafting top defensive guys at this time and vilma is definitely that. but i was very torn between him and Zach Thomas. i had Zach last year and he was quite the beast. i guess it was Zachs injury towards the end of last season that made me decide to go with a younger Vilma. i hope i dont end up regretting this decision.
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| 177 | JTSERB
ID: 16611522
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 19:50
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The WR,WR picks are fine... That was my intention
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| 178 | JTSERB
ID: 16611522
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 19:50
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The WR,WR picks are fine... That was my intention
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| 179 | holt
ID: 22726517
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 20:00
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i'll check in from time to time to see if slowhand has picked. still not sure who i want with this pick so i don't have a queue yet.
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| 180 | Smith32
ID: 355452918
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 21:34
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(Note: I had hoped to self edit my placeholder, but I created the placeholder while at work and now I am at home - doh!)
6.06 Deuce McAllister, RB, NO
This could turn out to be a wasted pick, but I am not sold on Reggie Bush as the primary ballcarrier for the Saints. I think Deuce still has some productivity left, and the Saints might try to showcase him to prospective buyers. If he were my RB2, I'd be concerned, but I thought he was a good gamble at this point in the draft for a RB3.
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| 181 | JTSERB
ID: 16611522
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 21:35
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4.1, Frank Gore, RB, SF, I was in between here. I was going to go for a WR, but seen none that stood out with this pick. I took the safe route and went with Gore who could have a huge year if the Niners don¡¦t get blown out every game. Barlow is gone now so that makes this an even better pick for me. I feel I have a solid core of RB¡¦s now with Westbrook, Parker, and Gore. Everyone says it¡¦s the most important position... I guess we will see.
5.14, Brian Urlacher, LB, CHI Wanted to go WR here, but didn¡¦t see any to my for this pick as I think I can get them later in the draft. So I decided to go with my first IDP here and choose Urlacher. I had Urlacher, Vilma, and Bullock all rated the same, but I took Urlacher because Im a homer ƒº. And he was also Defensive Player of the Year last year
6.01 Todd Heap, TE, BAL, Figured I would shore up the TE position here with Heap. He is healthy and primed for a great year this year. If he stays healthy I see no reason why he shouldn¡¦t.
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| 182 | holt
ID: 22726517
Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 02:34
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i'll be around a while in case wolfer picks.
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| 183 | Da Bomb
ID: 55011282
Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 03:20
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6.07 Keith Bulluck, LB, Ten
I really didn't have any intention before this draft of picking IDPs this early. Yet now I have picked two in a row (5.08 - McGee). Last year I almost completely ignored IDPs in the draft but was able to find good talent on the waiver wire (don't know if that was more luck or skill) and ended up doing really well on the defensive side of the ball. Yet, I feel it will make a considerable difference this year with the rule of having to start 2 extra IDPs. I tried looking at QBs, WRs, and TEs with this pick, but again saw several players all about the same. I haven't picked a 3rd RB yet, and this will probably come back and bite me, but I just feel that picking a real life backup running back is too much of a crapshoot in that you're just waiting and hoping for the starter to get injured. However, many times this does happen and you strike gold, but I just don't feel making that gamble and went with a sure thing in Bulluck. There are probably only around 25 or so LBs (with about 50 starting each week for all teams) who you can count on for sure to produce for you every week, so I feel it is key to get as many of those as I can without jeopardizing the "main" skill positions. Bulluck is a top LB as he has produced elite LB numbers for several years and am happy to have him.
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| 184 | Smith32
ID: 356192015
Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 07:40
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I'll be away from my computer today until about 5:00pm EDT. I have a queue set up and available, but please only use it for my 9th round pick. Thanks.
Smith32
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| 185 | wolfer
ID: 575582311
Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 08:55
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I'll make my pick shortly.
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| 186 | Trip
Leader
ID: 13961611
Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 09:36
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I have created a new discussion thread here.
Please discontinue using this thread.
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