Rookie draft format

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Snake or Linear draft

Snake draft
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Linear draft
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Rookie draft format

Postby KingWizard12 » Fri Mar 22, 2019 11:52 am

Last year was my first year to do a dynasty league and this will be my first rookie draft. Do y’all like to do the rookie draft as a snake draft or linear draft? A snake draft would be fairer but a linear would give the bottom teams more of an advantage
Team 1
10 team full PPR
Qb, Rb, Rb, Wr, Wr, Te, Wr/Rb/Te

QB: Russell Wilson, Jameis Winston, Sam Darnold

RB: Todd Gurley, David Johnson, Tevin Coleman, Royce Freeman, Austin Ekler, Duke Johnson, Jaylen Samuels

WR: Odell, Mike Evans, Tyreek Hill, Allen Robinson, Corey Davis, Doug Baldwin, James Washington, TreQuan Smith, John Brown

TE: Travis Kelce, David Njoku, Dallas Goedert

Team 2 (inherited)
12 team 1/2 PPR
QB, Rb, Rb, Rb, Wr, Wr, Wr, Te, Wr/Te, Wr/Te/Rb, Qb/Wr/Te/Rb

QB: Andrew Luck, Jameis Winston, Kirk Cousins, Teddy Bridewater

RB: David Johnson, Melvin Gordon, Rashaad Penny, Tevin Coleman, Jerrick McKinnon, Raheem Mostert, Adrian Peterson, Malcom Brown, John Kelly, Elijah McGuire, Bruce Anderson, Paul Perkins

WR: DeAndre Hopkins, Keenan Allen, Corey Davis, Curtis Samuel, James Washington, Josh Gordon, Allen Hurns, LaQuon Treadwell

TE: George Kittle, Noah Fant, Jake Butt, Jimmy Graham, Adam Shaheen, Mo Ali Cox

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby jordanzs » Fri Mar 22, 2019 12:52 pm

Welcome to dynasty!!! And be Glad that you were smart enough to ask.

It has to be a linear NFL style draft.

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby Valhalla » Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:11 pm

Linear. If you want to get creative with it, you can have tiered lottery systems.

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby kamihamster » Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:21 pm

linear. the whole point of it being that way is to allow the bottom teams to have that advantage to get better
NTL (est 2016): (8-0)
12-team, PPR, 1QB,2RB,3WR,1TE,1FLX
QB: A.Rodgers, D.Jones
RB: A.Kamara, K.Johnson, K.Drake, Da.Henderson, C.Anderson, K.Ballage, T.Montgomery, J.Wilson, D.Ogunbowale, Dw.Washington, J.Kelly, P.Perkins, A.Blue
WR: O.Beckham, D.Hopkins, C.Kupp, D.Chark, R.Foster, A.Wilson, J.Reynolds, S.Morgan, B.Pringle, O.Johnson, D.Williams, D.Willis
TE: J.Cook, M.Andrews, A.Shaheen, B.Jarwin
2020 Picks: 3, 4
2021 Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4
2022 Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4

Home League (est 2014): 2018 Champ (6-2)
12-team, NPPR-6ptTD, 1QB,2RB,3WR,1TE,2FLX,1K,1DST,4IDP
QB: P.Mahomes, J.Goff
RB: D.Cook, A.Kamara, J.Mixon, M.Breida, S.Michel, F.Gore, D.Guice, K.Ballage, D.Ogunbowale, R.Bonnafon, J.Scarlett, W.Gallman, J.Kelly, J.Wilson
WR: D.Adams, J.Smith-Schuster, T.Boyd, A.Robinson, L.Fitzgerald, Jo.Brown, M.Valdes-Scantiling, K.Harmon, Z.Pascal
TE: E.Engram, A.Hooper
DST: NOS
K: W.Lutz
2020 Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2021 Picks: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby Goddard » Fri Mar 22, 2019 1:46 pm

Anything but a snake draft.

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby AussieMate » Fri Mar 22, 2019 3:27 pm

Definitely linear, have to give the weaker teams a chance.

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby Shoreline Steamers » Fri Mar 22, 2019 4:04 pm

KingWizard12 wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2019 11:52 am Last year was my first year to do a dynasty league and this will be my first rookie draft. Do y’all like to do the rookie draft as a snake draft or linear draft? A snake draft would be fairer but a linear would give the bottom teams more of an advantage
Exactly why this is the way to do it. Your league is more likely to retain competitive balance this way and maintain viability for a longer period of time.
14 Team, No-PPR, 20 Man Roster, TD Heavy, TD = 6, FG = 3, Start: QB, 2RB, 2WR, TE, Flex, K, D
QB: L. Jackson, B. Purdy, T. Lance
RB: J. Mixon, N. Chubb, A. Dillon, J. Cook, K. Mitchell, J. McLaughlin, Z. Evans
WR: J. Chase, C. Godwin, D. Johnson, J. Reed, C. Tillman
TE: TJ Hockenson, D. Njoku, B. Jordan

14 Team, .5 PPR, 18 Man Roster, Rush/Rec TD = 6, Pass TD = 4, FG = 3, Start: QB, 2RB, 2WR, TE, Flex, K, D
QB: L. Jackson, T. Tagovailoa
RB: B. Robinson, K. Walker, R. Stevenson, K. Herbertl
WR: C. Olave, T. Higgins, B. Aiyuk, N. Collins, Z. Flowers, M. Mims
TE: K. Pitts, D. Njoku

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby M-Dub » Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:02 pm

Definitely linear. A snake draft is only “more fair” when all teams are starting from the same place (i.e. a startup). Once a league hierarchy has been established by playing a full season, it’s actually more fair to use a linear draft to give the lesser teams a better chance at improving.
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Both are 12-team 1QB PPR dynasties

🦬PRIME🦬
QB: Hurts, Howell
RB: Mixon, Jones, Sanders, Dobbins, Akers, Roschon, Dowdle, Kelley
WR: Nuk, Godwin, Cooper, Lockett, Flowers, Chark, Collins, Hollins, Tillman, Tolbert
TE: Hockenson, Chig, Trautman
Taxi: Willis, Z. White, M. Mims, T. Palmer

Hull Awaits
$450 cap, 60 contract years

QB: Lawrence $5/3, Richardson $5/5, Minshew $1/0, Jones $1/0, Heinicke $1/0, Tyrod $1/0
RB: Achane $4/4, Warren $2/4, Roschon $7/5, Dillon $4/1, Hubbard $2/1, Kelley $1/0
WR: Nuk $78/1, MT $25/1, M. Williams $1/0, JSN $21/5, Reed $4/5, Rice $4/5, M. Wilson $2/5
TE: Thomas $1/0, Hill $1/0, Parham $1/0

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby Jason3123 » Sat Mar 23, 2019 7:50 am

Definitely linear. If you want to get creative some formats use “auctions” where teams get awarded auction dollars to spend. Last place obviously getting the most and first the least. I have not participated in a league like this but I have read and heard about them.

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Re: Rookie draft format

Postby wickerkat1212 » Sat Mar 23, 2019 9:38 am

Rookie has to be linear. It's all about helping out the teams on the bottom.
D3:
QB—Allen, Pickett RB—Kamara, Jacobs, ZWhite, Edwards, Ford, Warren WR—Lamb, Olave, DJM, Puka, Tillman, Marshall, Jefferson, Robinson, Tucker TE—Ferguson, Schoon, Likely, Smith, Washington, Kraft PK—Prater DEF—BAL

D4:
QB—TLaw, JimmyG, Tannehill, AOC, Hall RB—Bijan, Kamara, Conner, Gainwell, Gainwell, Foreman, ZMoss, Chandler, McLaughlin, Murray WR—Jefferson, Hill, Adams, Allen, Tillman, Woods TE—Kelce, Kmet, Conklin PK—Butker DEF—PIT

Superflex 1:
QB—Mahomes, Rodgers, Mayfield RB—Bijan, Kamara, Allgeier, Singletary, Mostert, BRob, Warren, Rodriguez, Spiller WR—Chase, DJM, Devonta, MBrown, Myers, Reynold, Jones TE—Kmet, Likely, Kraft, Conklin, Hurst, Hudson PK—Elliott DEF—PHI

Superflex 2:
QB: Goff, Cousins, Wentz, White; RB: Bijan, BRob, ZWhite, Allgeier, McLaughlin WR: DJM, Higgins, JSN, Downs, RMoore, Atwell, SMoore, PCampbell, DPJ, ATP, Hutchinson, Iosivas, Devante, CJones TE: Ferguson, Kraft, Trautman, Tremble


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