FOF Draft Strategy

[Sharpie]

Anyone care to share there drafting strategy? Go for guys with the best potential? High volatily?

I really don't have a set plan yet, but I've noticed the strongest position in the draft is usually at C. You can usually pick up a quality C for 10 years in the late 1st, early 2nd. Any other tips like that you guys have?

[Vince]

Word on the street says you should follow this basic principle, grasshopper:

High Picks = Low Volatility
Low Picks = High Volatility

[SirFozzie]

I usually end up taking best player available in the first few rounds, unless I have a total "need" at a position. Near the end, start drafting backups at positions, with high volatility a good thing

[fantastic flying froggies]

I've noticed FB, TE and indeed C go relatively slowly. I never ever pick one of those in the 1st rounds...


(Sir Fozzie block ;) )

[GoldenEagle]

I tend to play to my strenghts and weaknesses in the draft. If I have a strength, I may pick a player there for trade bait. If I have weakness, I am going to tek a player there.

[INDalltheway]

I always like to go for the best available player with a team that is currently struggling, and I don't expect to compete. On the other hand I like to draft weakness or a spot where I feel I need to develop a player to fill in for a possible retiring player in upcoming seasons with a contender. It all really matters what is available, my expectations for my team, and possible players I may lose in upcoming seasons.

I also like to look at players combine scores. Just recently I drafted a 6-3 243 pound QB that ran a 4.30 forty. That was a player I couldn't pass up. A high Solecismic test is nice, along with other things. There is a lot of things I don't use with the draft that I probably should use during the draft though. I have a thing where I don't like to draft 5-7 wideouts too. :D

[nfgrawker22]

what does voloality mean? I thought was how sure scout was but the higher the more it seems they bust

[DougW]

Volatile from webster (see definitions 3,4,5 for FOF use)

1 : readily vaporizable at a relatively low temperature
2 : flying or having the power to fly
3 a : LIGHTHEARTED, LIVELY b : easily aroused <volatile suspicions> c : tending to erupt into violence : EXPLOSIVE
4 a : unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition b : characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
5 : difficult to capture or hold permanently : EVANESCENT

[DougW]

Evanescent from webster

tending to vanish like vapor

[QuikSand]

I think Doug's definition 4b is the closest to the FOF usage... volatility is some indicator of a player's likelihood to turn out a lot better or worse than currently predicted.

However, it's very hard to just pick up lousy-looking high-volatility players and expect to get much from them. It's definitely not that simple at all.

[causeiambetta]

my own feelings on the draft is having a good scout and working with the 'adjusted' ratings. go with the best player available. Except with this, QBs tend to bunch up in the later rounds (usually with future values of 50ish) and you have to disregard those. The more i play the game the more i'm anti taking a QB that i want to start my team eventually, from the draft. Would much rather go to free agency.

Another thing I've been doing is trading my 5,6,7 th round pics away just to get rid of them. I hate having bad rookies on board with long term contracts and signing bonuses. But if you're looking for cheapie punters and kickers thats where I look to get them

[Taur]

my own feelings on the draft is having a good scout
A question that has been at the back of my mind; "Young Talent" or individual position ratings for drafting players?

Scout A
QB - VG
YT - F

Scout B
QB - F
YT - VG

Who would be the better scout for drafting a QB?

[corbes]

I feel very strongly about favoring players with high "current" ratings over players with high "potential" ratings, especially in the early rounds of the draft.

Then towards the later rounds, I starting going with "potential" ratings, looking for players with high volatility scores as well.