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Subject: 2010 AAA#2 DRAFT DISCUSSION
Posted by: judy
- Leader [7771722] Wed, Aug 18, 2010, 15:17
Copy/Pasted from teh Big Boys Thread (with a few alterations) The RIFC draft will be activated at MFL tomorrow morning (Thursday), but our draft does not officially start until Friday. Early picks are permitted, but not expected. Until the first round has been completed, the clock will be turned off. After one round, the clock will be set at 6 hours, with a moratorium from 1am-7am EDT. Please note: The clock will continue to run on weekends.
I am unsure as to how the MFL draft system will handle it, but the intent is that 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.
Remember that we are using a “Banzai” draft order, which differs from the traditional snake in that the order of the third round (and only that round) is reversed. The MFL system shows the correct order.
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’ll also use this thread for general announcements about the draft.
There are some important differences in the mechanics of the MFL system vs. the kafenatid.net system that we have used in prior years. Those differences, along with instructions for using MFL, appear below in the next post.
When drafting, there is no need to draft every position. For example, if you want to skip a kicker, be my guest. You will, however, need to start a complete lineup for the first NFL week.
Note that trades during the draft are allowed. Trades should be announced here, and may include any combination of picks and/or players.
Players who are not yet listed at myfantasyleague.com may be drafted, and if so, a placeholder player will be assigned to your roster until that player is available. Once the draft is complete, you may no longer sign (or protect) an unlisted player.
Please be sure you understand all of the scoring and roster rules for this league. The current rules will be copied into post 2 of this thread.
Rationales will be expected for each pick; we will do them in groups of 5 (#1-5, #6-10) etc. I will post threads for that when the time comes. You are REQUIRED to do rationales.
Please refrain from mentioning undrafted players, either in this thread, or in your posted rationale.
If you wish to track the draft without directly accessing the mfl site (e.g., if that site is blocked from your access at work), the following links may be used:
List view: http://66.221.169.118/cgi-bin/mfldraft.pl?league=20248 Grid view: http://66.221.169.118/cgi-bin/mfldraftgrid.pl?league=20248 This will also allow you to keep tabs on other RIFC drafts as well. Note, however, that this is strictly a viewing mechanism. It will not allow you to actually enter a draft pick, or set up a queue. For that, you will still need to log directly into the mfl site - or else email the commish to do it. |
1 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Wed, Aug 18, 2010, 15:18
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MORE FROM THE BIG BOYS THREAD Here are some guidelines for executing your draft picks:
1. "My Draft List" - Under the "For Owners" menu (at the top), there is an item called My Draft List. You can think of this as your personal pre-ranking of players if you wish, although it has one important operational impact. If your 6-hour clock expires, then your pick will be automatically selected as the top name on your "My Draft List". Only if that list is empty will your pick be skipped. (More on this in a moment.)
2. "Pre-Draft Pick" list - These are the equivalent of the kafenatid "queue", with several important distinctions: There is a separate list/queue for each round, and they do not carry over, and If there is a name in your queue, that player will be immediately selected when it is your turn to draft. The only way to turn off a round-specific queue is to empty it. Therefore, it is important to keep your queues empty unless you are sure that they should be used. If you expect to want to load & unload your queue frequently (similar to turning it on or off), then you should probably keep a list of players in "My Draft list", as you can quickly pull up that short list to add players to any queue.
Of course, if you have players in "My Draft List", then you are also subject to having those players selected if you should time-out. Typically, that shouldn't be a problem, as timing-out should be a rare occurrence.
If you want to keep players loaded in "My Draft List" and you don't want to risk the top name being selected automatically upon timeout, then I suggest putting a "placeholder" player at the top of your list. Following is a short list of possible placeholders who are retired (or dead) yet still available in the MFL database: Chris Henry David Tyree Bert Berry Junior Seau
There are undoubtedly other player names that we can come up with for additional placeholder options, if needed. If you time-out and a placeholder player is automatically selected for you, then you can have the commish replace that player with a real pick when you are available.
Note that because queued picks are automatically processed, there is no role tantamount to a designated picker. As commissioner, I can enter a pick on anyone’s behalf. Other than that, you – or anyone else with access to your MFL password – will be the only one who can directly enter a pick.
If any of these instructions are unclear, please ask.
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2 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Wed, Aug 18, 2010, 15:21
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OOPS -- a correction to the main message:
Our draft will be untimed, unless needed. This weekend is a "down time"; officially, we open on Monday am at 6 am. At that point, we become concerned about how long each pick takes. Next weekend is "live".
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3 | Kyle Sustainer
ID: 052753312 Wed, Aug 18, 2010, 15:30
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I linked to here and now I'm putting this on top of your old thread. Enjoy :)
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4 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Wed, Aug 18, 2010, 23:53
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OOPS - MFL will not let me do 12:01. It has to be 12:15 am Friday.
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5 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Thu, Aug 19, 2010, 10:48
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CONTACT INFO FOR THE DRAFT
From GURU:
To receive an email after each pick, you need to go to For Owners->Franchise Setup, then select Contact info, and make sure Draft status update is checked in the bottom box (Send email for). While you are there, make sure you have the other boxes selected to match your preferences. Some trial and error may be necessary.
Trades (once the season starts) will be notified via email only if you select "New Poll Created"
If you go to the wireless link, you can have draft pick notifications sent to your phone via text message. Sounds like that is already working for Building 7.
From Bonka:
If you go to the draft report page (reports > league > draft) and you can see all the picks that have queues set up. Seeing blocks of pre-drafting is always nice.
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6 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Thu, Aug 19, 2010, 10:57
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Links that Guru created for our league: List view: http://66.221.169.118/cgi-bin/mfldraft.pl?league=39301 Grid view: http://66.221.169.118/cgi-bin/mfldraftgrid.pl?league=39301
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7 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Thu, Aug 19, 2010, 11:17
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I may be a little slow to pick this weekend. I don't plan on setting up a queue until it is close to my pick for the first few rounds. After the first few rounds, I have no problem setting up a long queue.
I am going to a wedding on Friday evening August 20th, and on the beach most of the weekend. I will check in occasionally. I will give Judy my cell phone number so she can call me if I am causing a long delay.
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8 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Thu, Aug 19, 2010, 23:14
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I'll be on the road for work a good part of the afternoon on Friday and at a music festival on Saturday. I should have email access and a system in place to make my picks. I've got a queue for my first pick. I'll set one for the second round also and I've got about 70 players in my draft list just in case. Please feel free to email me if I'm holding things up.
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9 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Thu, Aug 19, 2010, 23:26
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I'm golfing in a tournament this weekend my tee time tomorrow is 8 AM MDT so I should be done @ 2 or 3. I'm like TD though I hate to set up long queues early in the draft so I we can all be a bit patient this weekend. I will set up a small queue for my 1st round pick.
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10 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 07:35
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I've emailed Loki/Titans.
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11 | loki
ID: 52741323 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 09:50
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Judy-I must have not set my queue correctly because I set it a few days ago. I'll go to the site now.
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12 | loki
ID: 52741323 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 09:54
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Pick made.
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13 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 10:36
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And we are OFF...!
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14 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 10:43
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It appears that the MFL system does not remove drafted players from "My Draft List" or the actual draft queue. At least it hasn't yet.
This would make it useless for people who sometimes put down a list of 10 or 12 players with the idea of checking in a while later and looking more closely at the 3 or 4 that are left before setting a final queue. Because you'd have to remove the players already drafted from your "My Draft List" -- an added step that destroys the original purpose of the list anyway.
Unless I'm wrong about this it would appear that MFL's system will be useful only for very short queues once we get past the first round or so.
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15 | dpr
ID: 40781923 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 10:55
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I thought the same thing.
One thing I noticed though. If you go to make a queue for round two from your my draft list then the taken names are gone. However, making the mydraftlist is very annoying as it doesnt take away the drafted players so it really is the same as preranking 200+ players.
The differences from kafenatid definitely make this a challenge but once we get used to them, we could figure out ways to get things done as efficiently.
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16 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 12:12
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I agree with your positive outlook dpr, that when we figure these things out we can do things as efficiently.
Anybody who's been through a Fantrax league is bound to take a can-do, optimistic, positive approach toward any other platform....
Toral
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17 | Nerfherders
ID: 597412011 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 12:42
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Sorry for the delay. Pick made!
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18 | Bonka Sustainer
ID: 019742310 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 13:29
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From what I see, when you go to set a queue on the draft page, if you're pulling players from your My Draft List, the players already selected are not there.
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19 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 13:38
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That's not the issue. The issue is that once players have been selected they should be removed from My Draft List. Otherwise it's a stupid waste of time to create a list of players on My Draft List to make a queue from.
Are you financially involved in MFL, Bonka? Becuz it's clear that it's a pile o' shit drafting wise as compared to Kafenatid.
Toral
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20 | Bonka Sustainer
ID: 019742310 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 14:14
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No, but I think it's ridiculous when people just complain about things constantly that are essentially non issues. First, I can see why they don't remove players from the queues like that. If a pick is changed after it's made, the player originally selected is now back in the pool. That player could have been on the top of someone's queue. This is easily handled correctly with the original lists remaining intact.
Second, like I said, you can create the queues from your My Draft List while not displaying players already taken. I don't see the big deal with the My Draft List not updating when you can do this. It's not as if you're forced to set a queue while looking at all players whether they were drafted or not. And if you have a queue set and want to go back in and edit it, it's not that hard to manually remove players who were taken, or just leave them in, it's not like they're hurting anything. It's really no different from crossing names off a cheat sheet or marking/deleting them in an excel spreadsheet.
Also, I don't see Kafenatid offering anything useful you can't do with the MFL software. It's more the other way around since Kafenatid is lacking a lot of common and useful features currently. If you really have issues with the stuff at MFL, take it up with them and/or give them suggestions as to how things should work.
Sorry for stinking up your draft thread, but I wasn't going to just leave that comment go after politely pointing something out.
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21 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 14:37
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Bonka:
It's really no different from crossing names off a cheat sheet or marking/deleting them in an excel spreadsheet. Exactly. The MFL system offers no advantage from that. That's why it's useless. Also, I don't see Kafenatid offering anything useful you can't do with the MFL software.
Well, we haven't started a thread yet on how much Kafenatid is better. Want to start one?
Toral
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22 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 15:08
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FYI
There is an MFL App for the iPhone which will keep the game scores for you...Right now that is "all" it does.
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23 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 15:49
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I was hoping to be able to do a paperless draft this year.
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24 | dpr
ID: 40781923 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 15:56
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I think it jusy comes down to how you draft. Some peoples styles easily transitioned between the two systems whereas some tools that others relied on are no longer there. One system isnt superior ine very aspect.
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25 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 16:12
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As you get used to some sites, they become more intuitive, but apparently I'm not familiar to this site still because I've had a devil of a time with it the past couple seasons. I've had to read a bunch of posts to try and find where things are located in the site. Still ahven't found the draft list on my own for example--have to click on the links here. Finally read enough stuff from Guru that I've now got my draft emails set up.
Kaf def doesn't have the answer to everything, but it's a lot more intuitive to me than this site as far as the draft goes. Still, as long as the mission is accomplished, it works.
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26 | judy
ID: 9729212 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 16:25
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The only major advantage that I see that MFL has over Kafe is that you can set a different Q for each round. That is really nice. This saves a lot thread/emails to DP's (and me).
However, that is a bit cancelled out by the following omission:
I cannot turn my Q on and off.
For example, depending on what I get in round X might impact what I do in Round Y so instead of filling my round Y Q, I have to leave it blank. Because if we start going faster in the middle to end rounds, my position ideas might change from round to round and I would love to be able to fill my Q and then close my Q. As it is now, I have to leave the Q blank and reload it closer to my actual pick -- and that means that I am back to pencil and paper again.
I have always been able to see whose Q is loaded, but you have not. Do you like that feature -- esp since then you know how fast your turn might come up?
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27 | Bonka Sustainer
ID: 019742310 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 16:30
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For example, depending on what I get in round X might impact what I do in Round Y so instead of filling my round Y Q, I have to leave it blank.
This is something I brought up on their forums and is the one thing I wish they'd implement. I'm not really sure if any other sites have a similar option, but it'd be nice to have conditional queues where you can set 2 or more queues and have one of them selected based on what position was taken last.
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28 | dpr
ID: 40781923 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 16:49
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It could even be as simple as a chack box saying don't take same position as last round and then skips over those players on you queue. Although that wouldn't be functional to cover all uses it would get most.
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29 | dpr
ID: 40781923 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 16:56
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btw, is there a way to get emails when it is your turn only or is it just an all or nothing thing?
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30 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 17:25
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I wondered that too. It looks like spam or nothing.
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31 | judy
ID: 9729212 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 17:51
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#29 -- I have no idea --- and that's the trufth...
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32 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 17:55
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Got a minor situation to handle here on the homefront. Should be freed up to pick in an hour or so.
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33 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 18:21
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There we go, 4 picks just that quick.
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34 | judy
ID: 9729212 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 18:26
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TD is probably at his wedding, so there will be a wait. I am sure he will check in tonight or tomorrow AM.
#33 -- yeah it goes FAST -- 4 picks in 2 seconds!!
That's why not being able to shut your Q can be so dangerous!! At least with Kafe your DP (or me) took a little bit of time -- usually giving you a few minutes to appear...
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35 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 18:48
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Well I admit I was planning to take a QB in the first round, and my so=called "strategy" was based on wondering whethger I would have to pick one to smother Holt...
We hae no prisoners, ye maties...
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36 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 20:22
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Y'all are mean I'm gonna havta think my whole 1st and and 2nd round tactics, such as they were. Don't expect a pik anytime before the Yankee 6 hr Northern Monday deadline.
Toral
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37 | Judy
ID: 54203110 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 20:40
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Yeah -- I kinda messed ya up dint I?
Have absolutely no idea what I am doing next...
New strategy -- no Westbrook to draft this year -- with all his concussions last year I had hoped he would retire to live a good life with his family...
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38 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 20, 2010, 22:35
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Not immediately dropping players (or putting a line through their names) in all parts of the different data bases (ADP, Alpha, my Q, etc) when they are drafted is stupid. My R2Q has players in it that have been drafted!!! They are making me take them out which means either using paper and pencil lists or flipping back and forth between screens. Really dumb and I would be p****ed if I took out a guy I wanted -- by mistake.
How many times does a commish go back and change a pick? Let me tell you it is not often -- of the 336 players we draft or the #??? for baseball, it's gotta be below .01%.
What a stupid decision -- or as some have suggested -- lazy programming.
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40 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 01:50
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If you leave My Draft List empty, only the players left on the board show up on the remaining choice of players listed on the left side of the page. All drafted players are removed.
Hit ADP to see a ranking that's going to be somewhat close to your rankings. Certainly not exact, but you'll be able to see if any of the higher ranked players slip through. And those remaining players are ranked using our scoring system.
Useful for at least the first 5-10 rounds, maybe more.
Then in later rounds, I might make it a watch list and create Qs as needed.
The only thing I'll write down is reminders to mtself and positions left to be filled. The only thing really missing is a roster grid and that may be in here somewhere. I just haven't found it yet.
I think this will work fine once we get used to it.
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41 | Bonka Sustainer
ID: 019742310 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 02:02
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Reports > Franchise > Rosters then click on Grid Format. Can do the same thing with Reports > League > Draft then Grid Format.
MFL's interface leaves something to be desired, but stuff isn't too difficult to find if you take some time and see what's there. Basically just scroll over all the different things in the Report menu and you're probably going to find what you're looking for or maybe something else you find useful. Their leagues have a lot of pages with reports or managing options and tons of commish options for league setup. Once you're used to it and can find your way around, it's pretty nice.
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42 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 02:25
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I think that we're all becoming a bunch of old farts resistant to change.We've used OTC for years and have become comfortable with it, and dispite Fred's best efforts to make it idiot proof, someone would always screw it up.
I really haven't played with MFL much yet, but the more I use it, the better I like it. Beats the crap out of Fanball.
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43 | loki
ID: 52741323 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 08:37
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Please clear something up for me. Is OTC no longer active?
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44 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 09:11
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OK, I'm queued up for round 1 now. I was totally shocked that the top 3 QBs were gone before it got to me.
Judy 38 -- I agree entirely. That's what I'm afraid of -- you go through the annoying dull routine of taking out players who are already drafted -- and accidentally remove one who actually hasn't been drafted yet.
If holt's good to go I 'll be able to producve a 2nd round pick as soon as I hear he's picked.
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45 | judy
ID: 9729212 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 09:11
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If by OTC you mean, is the clock on? The answer is "no" since we are doing an untimed draft, unless we need to set a clock. Officially the draft does not begin until 6 am Monday morning.
If you mean is Kafenatid still an active program, the answer is "yes" -- we just decided to try the MFL draft scheme. Fred is making changes/upgrades to OTC in time for the baseball draft season.
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46 | judy
ID: 9729212 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 09:13
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I am at my Dad's and will call TD when I get home -- around 10 am or so. He's might even have picked by then (see #7 above).
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47 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 13:04
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I'm here and will pick shortly.
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48 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 13:06
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I'm here too
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49 | judy
ID: 5321213 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 13:44
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wow only half of the first 20 are RB -- things are a changin' in fantasy football!
It's all about the points...
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50 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 14:07
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I've got a Q set for round 2. It could be empty by the time my pick rolls around. I'm leaving at 2:30 for a concert but I'll have access.
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51 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 14:26
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mea culpa I mentioned an undrafted player in post #37 -- very sorry.
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52 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 14:54
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Are you guys getting an email when it is your turn to manually (not Q) pick?
Only one person needs to answer.
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53 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 15:56
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I think I have figured out why MLF does not unilaterally delete picks already made from our personal Q's. It is programming trade off.
In Kafenatid when we created our Q's and then went to reorder the picks, each time we moved a player up or down, it went to the main data base and as you recall, that took time for the change to happen. I can remember moving a guy up a list of 10 picks and having it seem to take forever.
Here in MFL, it is easy to move the picks up and down in your personal Q and it happens quickly as it does not go and reference the main data base. The main DB on the ADP and Alpha list are up to date and are the only DB up to date.
So, what I am doing is hand writing my list for each Q (if it is a longish one) and then crossing off the names as they are picked. I hesitate to delete the names from my Q as I might make a misteak switching back and forth between the DB list and my Q -- and delete someone I really wanted!
It is a programming trade off and these seem to be the two choices and lucky us, we get to try both!
Any thoughts?
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54 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:10
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Good point about OTC -- moving someone up or down the queue took forever. Perhaps the advantages and disadvantages of the new way will balance out. We'll see.
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55 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:12
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DeSean Jackson is a huge steal there IF he's still returning punts. I was unable to figure that out one way or the other looking at the Web.
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56 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:28
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I predicted to Judy last night thay DJ would be her next pick if he was still on the board. Wasn't sure he'd make it to her though.
Though it did not take a fotrune teller to predict that pick :D
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57 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:31
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I am hoping the end arounds and direct snaps will make up for the chance that he might not return PK -- a possibility the Inky has mentioned. He is a dangerous little guy! DJax is going high in RIFC (2.05) and AAA#1 (2.06). I was thrilled he "fell" to me at (also) 2.06. I was sure someone who knew I loved Iggles would snatch him away! His ranking is generally in the top 25 overall -- so 2nd round is not unexpected. And you knew I had to have an Iggle and he could be the best one.
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58 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:33
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I was thinking of taking him but didn't want to be thrown out of the league.
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59 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:45
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Ya know what I am missing? The draft grid that tells you what positions each team has drafted -- so we can sort of predict what the managers ahead of us might be looking for. The MFL grid is just a column format of picks by manager without positions.
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60 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:48
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Ah, Toral, toral, toral
I wouldn't do that! There are lots of good Iggles players out there! Granted DJax is one of the better ones...
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61 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:59
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Heads up.
Loki/Titans just emailed me that he might be (very) late with his next pick -- in three slots. He was not confident leaving a Q earlier and now does not have web access to do so anyway!
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62 | Bonka Sustainer
ID: 019742310 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 16:59
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Reports > Franchise > Rosters then click on Grid Format
That breaks down people's rosters by position, only it's not going to be in the draft order since it's listed in franchise number order. I think you can actually change this under Commissioner/Franchise Setup > Custom Franchise Order. You'd have to list them in order that the draft is. You can see the franchise numbers under Franchise Setup or by mousing over team links and looking for f=0001 through f=0014. Kind of a pain but it's doable and should turn out to what you want.
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63 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 17:07
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Thanks Bonka -- there it was!
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64 | Bonka Sustainer
ID: 019742310 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 17:09
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There's so many options with MFL it can be a bit ridiculous at times. I figured I'd go look to see if there was some option to change it and sure enough, viola. Almost everything is customizable in the end, just have to find out where or how to do it.
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65 | TD
ID: 259162416 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 17:26
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DeSean Jackson was 2nd on my queue at 2.03.
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66 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 17:44
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I figured you had him on your list TD! I was just hoping it was not first!
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67 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 18:45
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58: LMAO!!!!
FWIW, I'm not a fan of this bonzai addition at this point. Making it very difficult to try and figure out a strategy early on.
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68 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 20:33
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Ref -- That's one of the reasons I chose a middle slot -- less difference from the regular draft.
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69 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 22:31
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I swear people are conspiring to make sure I don't draft a quarterback. Ridiculous.
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70 | loki SuperDude
ID: 4211201420 Sat, Aug 21, 2010, 22:47
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I was able to get home earlier than I thought and made my pick.
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71 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 07:14
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Did someone change this into a two-QB league when I wasn't looking?
I'll pick in a few minutes.
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72 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 07:55
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T -- I know, the run on QB's has never been this early!
TD had a Q set up, but it must have been emptied as an automatic pick was not made. I will call him around 10 am or so to let him know it is his turn -- although he might check in earlier.
We have made great progress and I have little doubt that we will continue untimed. Can't remember if I mentioned this but if you scroll all the way to the bottom you can see how long each person is taking to make a pick. It seems to have put in a pause between midnight and 5 am (?).
If you are running a couple hours late, I will send a reminder email... just because I can!
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73 | dpr
ID: 43622222 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 10:21
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Judy when you get the chance could you switch around the draft grid order per post 62. This would really help figure out the needs of the teams around you as the draft moves along.
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74 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 10:51
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I set up a queue don't know why it didn't work. I'll be out for a few hours. Back by @3 MDT.
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75 | judy
ID: 9729212 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 14:04
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#73 Done!
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76 | judy
ID: 9729212 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 14:28
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It looks like the email notification is all (ie. every pick notice) or nothing. I did not sign up for the email as I plan to either be here to pick manually or set the Q, but I understand that a lot of you are getting lots of emails...that don't apply to you!
Here's my plan for you: If I am around and it's been an hour -- I'll send you a friendly email. Hope that is OK.
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77 | judy
ID: 9729212 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 16:42
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just heard from nerf -- he's been really busy -- it'll be a coupla hours... no time to even research a Q.
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78 | Nerfherders
ID: 310111515 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 19:42
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pick made, sorry for the wait. Ive been brutally busy this weekend.
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79 | loki SuperDude
ID: 4211201420 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 21:30
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Pick made
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80 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Sun, Aug 22, 2010, 21:53
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Toral just picked Spiller, who I was targeting for pick 4.03. I will be picking shortly.
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81 | dpr
ID: 40781923 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 09:03
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I am going to be without internet access from 930-430 EST all days this week. I will try to leave queues when it is possible but sometimes I will imagine we will be too far away. Like today I will not be leaving a queue as I am 15 picks away. Unless things pick up significantly I should not be a huge holdup today.
I apologize in advance for the day where I likely do hold things up.
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82 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 12:35
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I'll be in and out for a little bit yet; then I will be gone for a few hours. I will leave a queue if it gets a little closer, but last time it didn't make my pick.
I freely admit to being an old fuddyduddy that has a tendency to resist change but so far I am not thrilled with this site's draft set up.
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83 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 12:36
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I'm around and I'll make my pick in just a few minutes. Sorry for the holdup.
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84 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 13:17
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I actually enjoy change as it usually makes things better, but I'm still finding the interface trying at times. Can anyone direct me to the draft grid that has players selected by teams and positions like Kaf had? The draft grid in the link just has what teams picked who but not sorted by position. I really leaned on that later on in the draft in past seasons--though it seemed to get me in trouble a few times too.
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85 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 14:38
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I'm out for @5 hrs...I set up a queue for rnd5
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86 | dpr
ID: 40781923 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 18:50
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I am around so once mjd picks we should make a nice run. Especially is holt is around too.
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87 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 19:26
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I don't like drafting at MFL. Is there some way I can sort drafted players by position? Or get a grid view of some kind. I'm sick of randomly clicking things.
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88 | dpr
ID: 40781923 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 19:39
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87 and 84
go to my roster on the left and then choose grid view. It pulls up all teams.
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89 | Bonka Sustainer
ID: 019742310 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 19:54
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You can view players drafted by position right on the draft report page. There's drop down boxes near the top to select position + franchise. Can select 1 or both.
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90 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 21:53
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88: perfect, that's what I wanted. I know the rationales aren't in yet, but let me just say that this is the most confusing draft I can remember being in. I really can't say more. Should just wait until the draft is over...
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91 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 21:59
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oops -- messed up that round 6 pick. I had a meeting tonight and did not expect us to get to round 6. Stuck the Iggles DST in the Q just for laughs (which are now on me) and discovered much to my chagrin that I cannot draft from either my iPhone or iPad so I could not change it. Phooey. At least they are ranked #1 or 2.
Bummer. I could draft from Kafenetid...
Now I have to catch up -- although none of the rest of my round 5 Q players were taken??? What does THAT mean?
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92 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 22:00
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Rationale page for #1-5 will be up tonight -- in about a hour -- I want to do mine as an example.
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93 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 22:22
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As we're still on the learning curve of the new system, I'm cool with Judy changing her pick if no one objects.
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94 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 22:29
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Here is the link for the rationales #1 -5.
http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl? board=footst&thread=999#1282620494
Pretty link please...
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95 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 22:31
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No special treatment for the commish. I'll live with it. It's not like I drafted a crappy DST -- besides they are my Iggles...
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96 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Mon, Aug 23, 2010, 23:27
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Pretty link to Rationales 1- 5
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97 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 10:34
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I am aware I am up. Should pick really soon.
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98 | holt
ID: 137182412 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 13:18
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Have to say that I strongly prefer the draft peek feature of kafenatid over what is available to us now. Much easier on the eyes, easier to navigate. I know that all of the info that I want is available to me through MFL. It just doesn't feel comfortable at all.
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99 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 13:22
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Just my $.02 on MFL. I agree with what most have said. I don't really care for it. Maybe it has all of the capabilities of Kafenatid, but kafenatid was easy. And I'm interested in playing fantasy football, not learning new software. I'm doing everything on paper this year.
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100 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 15:13
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The biggest problem I have with MFL draft is that players are not removed from Q's or draft lists when they are drafted.
Navigation is somewhat difficult, but I can deal with that.
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101 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 15:29
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Agreed TD,I'm just waiting to remove a player I need to draft....and to top things off sounds like about the time I was drafting Sidney Rice; he was heading to surgery and will miss half the season. And of course I have Farve as my QB :-)
I love this game....
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102 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 15:52
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Yeah -- sorry about that Slow --read it this am. I had him last year and he was awesome What's with these guys with injuries (Farve, Rice) waiting until pre season or in season to get fixed up? That's what the off season is for -- to get healed.
Sheesh.
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103 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 15:56
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Fred is totally reworking Kafenatid (it'll probably have a new name too) for the baseball season. He posted a thread and we chimed in with features that we wanted. It is here if you want to see the suggestions that were made:
http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl?board=base&thread=20012&last=1269711862
I would prefer Kafenatid for sure -- esp since I can draft from my iPhone and iPad which I discovered I cannot do on MFL. it kinda ties you to a "real" computer to move forward. I also miss being able to turn my Q on and off, but I will say the automatic pick feature is really nice.
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104 | Kyle Sustainer
ID: 052753312 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 16:07
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Chiming in from AAA#1, Kafenatid is the way to go IMO but so far the way the queues are picked on MFL and the way the commish tools work for drafting are nicer. You can actually add a queue for a person, so if someone is away from a computer but knows what kind of a queue they want, you can add it for them.
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105 | Kyle Sustainer
ID: 052753312 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 16:13
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With that said I feel a little dirty having a RIFC league that's not using Kafenatid. I'm sure KKB isn't enjoying it :P
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107 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 19:19
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Sorry - didn't realize I was up. Judy just emailed me. Looking things over now.
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108 | judy
ID: 9729212 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 20:04
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Darn you Holt -- I wanted Caddy next!
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109 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 20:19
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Sorry! I wanted more wr's but there were still starting rb's just sitting there. This would be unimaginable a couple years ago. Or even last year, maybe. Had to do it.
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110 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 21:19
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Dang, I figured I'd be up before the end of the night, then BAM, 6 picks in less than 30 minutes.
Don't nod on this MFL format.
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111 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 21:21
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8 picks, over half a round
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112 | judy
ID: 9729212 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 21:27
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That would be a feature for Kafenatid -- you give permission to draft your top Q player when it is your turn...he was going to work on the round specific Q issue.
I will say that it really makes my life easier -- although it seems that I "need" (?) to send out email reminders -- is MFL not notifying you that it is your turn/
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113 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Tue, Aug 24, 2010, 22:13
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my cell is 58O 484 35O4 - feel free to text when my picks come up.
sorry again for killing the draft for 3 hrs. I'm always close to a computer, but logging into mfl is a pain in the ass when I'm not home. I don't really check the draft progress during the day.
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114 | holt
ID: 26702512 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 13:00
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I'm on my way to the house right now. will pick when i get there.
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115 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 14:30
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I left a short Q -- it might not last -- back around 7:30 EDT
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116 | The Beezer Dude
ID: 191202817 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 17:21
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re: 103
Judy, I've had no trouble setting picks from my iPhone on MFL. The tricky part was remembering to click "Add to list" when I am setting a queue and then saving the list. Having said that, they really need to create a good app and I'd be ecstatic.
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117 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 19:33
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just got home and emailed Ref...anyone heard from him today?
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118 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 19:44
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He's been busy with the G24 draft and we blasted through almost 2 rounds of picks in about 3 hours earlier today.
Was just about to email him myself.
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119 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 19:55
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beezer I'll try again. If I remember do not get the "box" to enter picks.
Does it work for the iPad?? Anyone know??
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120 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 20:02
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once Ref and nerf pick (twice) we have 6 Q picks, then mjd, then me
so beware or be square!!!
Second thread for rationales #6 - 10 is set up.
Pretty link please: http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl? board=footst&thread=1007&last=1282784285
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121 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 20:03
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I emailed him too -- I agree with mjd -- G24 opened today...
Also emailed nerf as on deck...
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122 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Wed, Aug 25, 2010, 20:20
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Ref just checked in-- he just got home, is gonna eat dinner and then pick... OKEEDOKEE?
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123 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 00:32
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ya know what?
This draft is going way too fast -- there is hardly any time to reflect on the pick you just made, check out the picks the others made and figure out the trends and who still needs what before it is your next turn, when it is time to make another pick. I am so behind in my research because I did not think we would get this far so fast. My draft stinks so far...
I am retired so I theoretically (but not actually) have the time to do this right; how are you working folks managing?
MFL has made it too easy to go fast and I am not sure that is a good thing. Shoot, we could be finished by Sunday at this rate.
Anyone else think so or is it just me?
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124 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 01:45
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Absolutely, we could start a week later, easily, and still be done in time.
I appreciate the break when there is a delay, just to digest what has just happened so quickly.
No ebb and flow. Hurry up and wait or run like hell to decide your next pick with little time to think.
Though I like the that we could start later.
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125 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 02:44
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too fast. not enough time to digest the players that are going off the board. before I am ever ready to take a close look at things, it's my pick again already. Thankfully I'm drafting on the end!
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126 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 06:11
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I like it. Let's get it over by the weekend so we can enjoy the last week beforte labour Day.
Tho it's a bit unusual to wake up at 5 A.M. and think "Oh no, my lists are 2 rounds behind -- and I could be up again!"
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127 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 06:37
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I like the faster pace of the draft.
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128 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 09:40
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Link to Rounds 6-10 Rationale Thread
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129 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 10:10
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I'm not a big fan of the speed....if I'm in the office it's not too bad but when I'm out ( like today) I just load a couple of queues up and cross my fingers.
This could be my rationale for about half my picks..." I put 15 guys in my queue and he's the one I got." And I am way behind on my rationales; I'll try to get at least the first batch up tonight.
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130 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 10:33
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I've emailed Loki -- lotsa Q ready once he picks.
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131 | Taxman
ID: 53382122 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 12:07
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Judy..have you seen the "AVERAGE TIME WAITING FOR PICK TO BE MADE" which is located at the bottom of the draft page (beneath pick 24.14)??
I suggest/hope that you will mail each league manager the chart's location and it's current data. It could significantly motivate some managers to reduce the time the rest of us are now waiting for their picks.
And as the Commish, it is appropriate that you embarase us all with a "less than 1 minute" per waiting time on your picks. Atta girl.
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132 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 12:50
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I noticed I was highest in "AVERAGE TIME" a couple of days ago because my long delay during the 1st round. I was motivated to bring my average time down, and now I am no longer the highest.
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133 | judy
ID: 9729212 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 13:59
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I've emailed Ref...
Q's for 8 of 9 next picks -- up to HOLTS's double turn.
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134 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 14:02
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Let's be honest, this is not a slow draft. Anyone who joins this league should know that going in. BUt this has been insane. Let's tell it how it is for all future drafts. MIFL AAA2 Judy will feature a Fast Draft with a couple bathroom breaks!
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135 | Nerfherders
ID: 347242717 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 14:06
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I can tell you, while this is the fastest slow draft Ive ever been in, it's better than a 1-night draft, which is what we do in my 30-team MLB league. 3 hours to get it right or go home.
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136 | judy
ID: 9729212 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 15:24
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I'm gonna stop sending email reminders --we gotta slow down!!!
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137 | Kyle Sustainer
ID: 052753312 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 17:02
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Slow down? You guys are crawling compared to AAA #1. We're getting 40-50 picks a day in right now! But you guys are catching RIFC so I guess that's good :P
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138 | Guru
ID: 330592710 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 18:15
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To overcome the MFL text message limitation that does not send notifications of queued picks, I have written an independent routine to do this.
The system will check on draft results every 10 minutes. If there have been any new picks, a separate message will be sent for each pick. The message can go to an email address, or to a cell phone as a text message. The text will simply say something of this format:15.09(Guru) Huggins, Kareem TBB RB [Queue] -Next: Klingons If it goes to an email address, that text will be in the subject line, and the body of the email will be blank.
If a pick was made from a queue, that will be noted. If a team name is longer than 12 characters, then it will be truncated after the 12th The email will come from RIFCAAA2@rotoguru1.com
Note: because the pick appears in the subject line, I actually like this better than the email sent from MFL - since I don't have to open the email to see what the pick(s) were.
If you want to be included on this, send me (to davehall@rotoguru2.com) your league and your email address or your cell# (and cell carrier). It's live!
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139 | mjd Leader
ID: 501381415 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 18:37
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137--It's not a race. The goal is to finish on time, and we surely will.
I don't necessarily mind drafting this fast, but had we known how fast MFL can be, we could have delayed the start of the draft, which would have benefitted all Sidney Rice owners.
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140 | Taxman
ID: 53382122 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 20:06
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We could do the draft later, but injury w/o notice is a part of the fantasy game and is not an issue connected to the speed of a draft.
It's not about finishing on time, but about the number of days your/mine.others lives are interrupted by the draft. The faster we go, the fewer days we are interrupted.
I am compelled by respect to not waste the time of my fellow managers. I know everyone has an opinion and an AH. That's mine (both).
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141 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Thu, Aug 26, 2010, 22:46
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Sorry to hold things up a bit....I thought 2 queues would be plenty, but we stayed in town to have dinner with friendsI guess tomorrow I'll load up 3 or 4 ;-)
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142 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 01:13
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A pretty link to rationales 11 -15 please:
http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl?board=footst&thread=1011&lastpost=1282885935
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143 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 05:07
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Rationales 11-15.
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144 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 10:19
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I'll be out of town from about noon today until about noon tomorrow (saturday). I loaded up 4 Qs and I'll have some access. Hopefully I don't slow this train down.
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145 | loki SuperDude
ID: 4211201420 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 13:06
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Ref-I had my eye on Arenas, but was hoping to get him in a later round. Nice pick,
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146 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 15:51
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Toral -- nice pickup of L Robinson but at 5 am??? my paper hadn't been delivered and I certainly hadn't turned ESPN on -- in fact, I was not even awake!!
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147 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 16:07
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Well, I had to get up early to prepare the recycling....Was feeling guilty because I went to bed early and couldn't set a queue till I knew who I'd gotten the pick before....Thot I'd check the news before picking....
Early to bed, early to rise and all that.
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148 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 16:36
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Judy, You must have been watching the Rams/Pats game last night. I never heard of Michael Hoomanawanui, but his name stood out on the draft board so I looked him up.
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149 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 16:45
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He was one of my sleeper picks Judy but you got there first. Just like with that kid from Tampa.
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150 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 18:18
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I can be sneaky like that. I actually saw him on the ESPN clips. He is not on any of the cheat sheets I printed out.
I saw that he was a big kid, and with Avery down and Robinson (who would have been my first choice ahead of HOO - man because of longer yardage totals) coming off injury, I figured where else is their security for a rookie QB?
Hopefully, he will use him often at the GL!
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151 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 18:45
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foot -- your D Brown pick is lookin real good right now -- Addai = concussion...
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152 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 20:00
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Heads up
Loki/Titans will not be able to pick until later tonight...
So go watch a preseason game and RELAX!
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153 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 20:44
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Or maybe work on your rationales...:)
It'll be a coupla hours.
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154 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 22:22
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I can't relax watching the Eagles offense playing the way they are tonight.
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155 | loki SuperDude
ID: 4211201420 Fri, Aug 27, 2010, 22:32
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Sorry for the delay. Picks made.
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156 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 28, 2010, 00:33
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Yeah -- they stunk it up big time. That McCluster kid is something else -- reminds me of the young Sproles with his quick feet and change of direction, plus he is little so ya can't see him...
I had him on my list for R16, but Holt took him.
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157 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 28, 2010, 00:48
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Pretty links needed please:
Rationales 16 - 20: http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl?board=footst&thread=1014&lastpost=1282970773
Rationales 21 - 24: http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl?board=footst&thread=1015&lastpost=1282970871
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158 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Sat, Aug 28, 2010, 10:26
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Judy, I was considering picking Akers with 20.3. He should have a good season with the Eagles red-zone problems.
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159 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 28, 2010, 11:49
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TD --
I was crossing my fingers that you would not take him -- wondering if I shoulda used the #19 on him and then the #20 in a DB - with Mikell and all his tackles and a relative unknown to non Iggles fans.
I agree about the red zone issues -- that seems like it is gonna be a major problem again this year. I sure do hope that DJax is OK -- the paper is saying 10 days for that type of injury. Without him, my WR/TE are weak. (except for Finley).
My team is turing into Eagles lite...
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160 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Aug 28, 2010, 11:51
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Ref is at a soccer game so his pick will be a coupla housr away.
Go watch the LL World series semis on ABC at 1 and 4 pm EDT. That's some fun baseball.
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161 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Sat, Aug 28, 2010, 15:51
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Sorry for the delay. I just got back and I'm updating my lists then my pick will come. Just a few minutes.
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162 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 12:13
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ugh, sorry again for the slow pick. The speed of this draft makes it so that you can't get behind late.
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163 | judy
ID: 9729212 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 13:07
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russelldl --
Nice 23.02 pick -- I think he will be the one Favre targets the most after Harvin. He is a bit sturdier too.
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164 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 14:08
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Thanks, I think its a crap shoot with the MIN WRs so I figured I'd lay my money down on one of them.
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165 | judy
ID: 9729212 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 17:08
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HOLT -- 8 WR???
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166 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 17:31
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Yeah, only Cribbs and Ward are "sure" things. The other six, who knows? The more the merrier.
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167 | Slowhand SuperDude
ID: 056744223 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 18:06
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That's always kind of been my philosophy with RBs.
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168 | judy
ID: 9729212 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 18:19
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Re: 166
add McCluster -- you gotta find a use for him somewhere...
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169 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 22:05
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I've emailed coldwater -- I think he is on the left cost...
Apparently once the draft is completed there is a "draft recap" link that appears at the top of the draft page next to the "display" line.
From DaBomb: MFL has a "draft recap" where they give draft grades. It's interesting but does need work as I don't think one of their main draft grading criteria (ADP) includes return yards. Also, they penalize teams for not being able to field a full lineup every week (due to the bye weeks of defenses and kickers if one did not draft a backup).
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170 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sun, Aug 29, 2010, 22:20
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If you want to have some fun, go to the site that compares the RIFC drafts, click on the RIFC #1 and read the draft recap. it's pretty hysterical especially the first sentence which summarizes the draft with words like:
impressive, formidable down to adequate, unremarkable all the way to unfortunate, rotten, bad, and poor.
Since a lot is based upon their ADP and where you selected players, I fully expect to have a mediocre or less rating, since at least one of the guys I drafted was not even on their ADP list -- the Hoo-man TE from STL.
We shall see.
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171 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 00:17
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where are you seeing that stuff Judy?
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172 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 00:53
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never mind, I see it. it's available when the draft is complete.
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173 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 09:17
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Who will Loki/Titans pick for Mr. Irrelevant????
The suspense builds...
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174 | judy
ID: 9729212 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 13:12
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Here's my draft recap -- I come in at #14!
After such a pathetic draft grade, coach judy is motivated to prove to the league that their picks will overachieve and bring home the trophy.
Love this: They obviously do not know the kid:
GhostWood made their worst pick of the draft in round 9, selecting Brandon Graham with the 121st pick of the draft, as compared to the 336th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "His attitude is a question mark," GhostWood coach judy said.
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175 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 13:32
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If Graham's attitude is a question mark, I wonder what they would have said if anyone had drafted Fat Albert.
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176 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 14:12
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Coach Ref had a adequate draft in the recent 2010 RIFC 2010 AAA#2/Judy draft. Their Ref franchise came away with the number 9 ranked draft (out of 14) in the league based on analysis by MyFantasyLeague.com.
Ref made their best pick of the draft in round 4, selecting Steve Smith with the 53rd pick of the draft, as compared to the 39th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's a youngster who bears watching," Ref coach Ref said.
Ref made their worst pick of the draft in round 9, selecting Leon Washington with the 116th pick of the draft, as compared to the 174th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "He's a project," Ref coach Ref said.
Starting in week 4, Ref won't be able to submit a full lineup, due to having 1 place kicker on bye.
With a little bit of work on the waiver wire this season, or a few strategic trades, coach Ref should be able to turn their 9th ranked draft effort into a championship fantasy team this year.
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177 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 14:35
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Too bad their ignoring returns made their assessments worthless. Leon Washington was one of the best picks of the whole draft.
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178 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 15:39
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Isn't the RIFC recap a hoot? I mean, ignoring Brees, P Thomas, A Foster, D Jax and Finley just because I took Graham a little early?? I do not think they value IDP's at all.
Ok -- back to business: first of all thanks to everyone for the great job keeping us up to date on the draft timing. If you look at the average times/pick, we were awesome -- who needs a clock??
NEXT STEPS 1) Finish up your draft rationales.
2) I will open up a Draft Recap thread so you can comment on your draft and those of others and make predictions.
3) I will open up the in season thread. Here is where we trade ideas, dialogue and make all kinds of remarks about the season as it progresses. To me, this is one of the really fun parts of RIFC. I am especially active on Sundays as the games are in progress. Last year we had over 750 entries (most were mine -- on Sundays) For example, I learned that a play Eagles fans call "The Miracle in the Meadowlands" is referred to by Jints fans as "The Fumble".
I am looking forward to a fun season with y'all.
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179 | Ref Donor
ID: 539581218 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 16:29
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What I find interesting is in one breath I'm the 9th best team and in another I should be able to turn this team into a championship run.
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180 | dpr
ID: 40781923 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 17:43
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the mfl analysis looks pretty good to me.
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181 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 18:33
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Hey ref -- reading the rationales -- looks like you and I are both thin during week 8 -- wonder if we play each other...
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182 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 19:58
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HOLT has the dubious distinction of making the worst pick of the entire draft, selecting Josh Cribbs in round 5 with the 70th pick of the draft, long before the 199th spot he should have been selected in, according to ADP rankings. "His attitude is a question mark," HOLT coach holt said.
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183 | holt Donor
ID: 308491916 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 19:59
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Oh, and I know I play ref wk 8. I checked yesterday.
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184 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 20:21
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A pretty link for the draft recap thread please:
http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl?board=footst&thread=1020&lastpost=1283214050
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185 | Toral
ID: 377501519 Mon, Aug 30, 2010, 20:23
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Draft Recap Thread
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186 | loki SuperDude
ID: 4211201420 Tue, Aug 31, 2010, 21:24
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Holt-You have beaten me in RIBC and DD. I plan on retribution in RIFC AAA #2.
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187 | TD Leader
ID: 036331011 Fri, Sep 03, 2010, 09:32
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What is the league policy on preseason waivers?
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188 | russelldl
ID: 333242520 Fri, Sep 03, 2010, 18:04
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I believe the policy is to do one round of waiver requests prior to the start of week 1.
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189 | dpr
ID: 552411820 Fri, Sep 03, 2010, 18:48
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Am I correct that they reset after week one so there is no reason to save your priority?
If you look at the calendar on the site you can see that waivers are thru monday when normal free agent grabs begin.
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190 | judy
ID: 9729212 Fri, Sep 03, 2010, 18:51
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Yes, -- the first round of waivers is reverse draft order. After that, it is reset each week (by me) based on standings. -- I think it is the reverse... I'll need to check. After week six, it is set and just rolls for the rest of the season.
You can see the information on the calendar link.
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191 | judy Leader
ID: 7771722 Sat, Sep 04, 2010, 12:44
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Here is the link for the in season discussions:
http://rotoguru1.com/cgi-bin/read.pl?board=footst&thread=1026&lastpost=1283618519
Would someone please pretty it up?
All discussions/ questions should go there now.
Thanks.
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192 | Allayna
ID: 3674731 Wed, Aug 03, 2011, 02:47
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Haha. I woke up down today. You've cheeerd me up!
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