Big Country Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Basically curious how many people purchase a draft board to use at their live drafts. If you do use one, or would consider using one, what are the features you look for. And, if you do use one/would use one, what is the price range you are willing to pay for what you get? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 for our office league I use the one that is sent from my CBS league... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scare Tactics Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 This will be the 2nd year that we are using 1. We've bought whatever looks like the best value for a decent board on ebay, yeah, i said ebay lol.. Spent about 20 bucks both times now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 (edited) Basically curious how many people purchase a draft board to use at their live drafts. If you do use one, or would consider using one, what are the features you look for. And, if you do use one/would use one, what is the price range you are willing to pay for what you get? Thanks Both leagues I play in use the draft board we get free with Sportsline. I personally track all picks in a notebook but some other owners do not and I think having the board helps eliminate the amount of "He's already taken, slapnuts!" we have to go through. It also helps as some of the guys write about as legibly as a child so using the stickers helps with that. Plus, the color coding they do for the stickers (ie QB = blue) makes it easy to quickly scan the board and get a read on where other teams are sitting positionally at any point in the draft. I find them helpful and would chip in a few bucks toward one if we didnt already get it free from Sportsline. I could probably make one myself and still have color coded labels, etc so I wouldnt pay much for one but I am a proponent of using them whether free, cheap, or home made. Edited August 14, 2008 by Delicious_bass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooknladder Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 i hope we never use one. it'a a HUGH advantage to keep track of who everyone has taken .if people are too lazy to do that, why would you help them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ernie McCracken Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 i hope we never use one. it'a a HUGH advantage to keep track of who everyone has taken .if people are too lazy to do that, why would you help them? Ditto. Why make it easier on scatter brained owners who aren't keeping up with the picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detlef Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I assume you're talking about a large board that everyone can see. If that's the case, no. We always make a grid, of course, but it's just on a normal size piece of paper. This year, both my drafts will be done on-line since there's guys all over the place. In both cases, most of the guys get together at one spot and the rest are remote. With this in mind, it's just easier to do it on-line. All the guys who are at one place just use a computer that is set to commish mode to make their picks and the others just stay logged in as their team. Obviously this 100% eliminates dudes taking players who are already taken because it is impossible to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebo Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I aggree with hook and Big E.. this will be the first year we use a draft Board from sportsline and im pissed.. i always kept track for myself, so what im going to suggest for this year is that one of the lazy guys that never cared before should keep the Board updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmypg Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 We used 1 once but nobody wanted to be in charge of it so we stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furd Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 (edited) I think that it's a great idea. With the color coding, you call tell at a glance the positions that each team has selected. Plus it adds a little theatrics - kinda like Vanna White turning a letter. It also leads to a decent post-mortem as everyone can "rate" the teams easily. As mentioned above, it may eliminate an advantage that you have if not everyone in your league would track the draft without the board. I don't know anything about the price of those things. I probably wouldn't throw in more than a couple of bucks for it. Edited August 14, 2008 by Furd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hat Trick Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 You need to forward this link to MIT, check out his avi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delicious_bass Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 We used 1 once but nobody wanted to be in charge of it so we stopped. In ours, each owner (unless they are drafting remotely) is in charge of walking up and putting their pick on the board. I think that it's a great idea. With the color coding, you call tell at a glance the positions that each team has selected. Plus it adds a little theatrics - kinda like Vanna White turning a letter. It also leads to a decent post-mortem as everyone can "rate" the teams easily. As mentioned above, it may eliminate an advantage that you have if not everyone in your league would track the draft without the board. I don't know anything about the price of those things. I probably wouldn't throw in more than a couple of bucks for it. It does add a little theatrics/fun as you watch to see which color an owner is going for and then who the actual player is when they put their sticker up. And I agree that it can benefit those owners who dont normally pay as close of attention to what everyone else is doing. Its a price I am willing to pay, though, to have the draft run more smoothly and have less "Hey, is ________ still available?" Plus, I've found the guys who dont normally track the other teams dont pay close enough attention to the draft board, either, so it doesnt help them draft that much better (usually) but it does eliminate some of the nonsense. My $0.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Since we charge $5.00 (goes to 1st weeks pot) for mistakes it would be counterproductive to have a board that let's people see who has been drafted. Not only that, it would take forever for those people to read the dang board since they never keep their cheatsheets up to snuff anyway. If you can't pay attention and keep up the free kiddie leagues are down the street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missoula Griz Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Since we charge $5.00 (goes to 1st weeks pot) for mistakes it would be counterproductive to have a board that let's people see who has been drafted. Not only that, it would take forever for those people to read the dang board since they never keep their cheatsheets up to snuff anyway. If you can't pay attention and keep up the free kiddie leagues are down the street. I agree. No draft board here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yo mama Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 If its an on-line draft, none is needed. For my in person live drafts we still do it online, but plug a projector into the commish's laptop and show the draft board on the wall that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 We use a draft board that costs about a buck plus 15 minutes of the commissioner's time - just some poster board made into a grid. Most of the owners in the leagues where we did that are pretty on top of things; plus we don't use stickers so the writing in involves shenanigans (the league I commish has never had "Grammatica, K" listed on the board. It HAS had a "Rat Boy, K" drafted quite a few times, however; or the occasional "(owner)'s Gay Lover, QB" has somehow made it onto the board. I think Muhsin Muhammad and Az-Zahir Hakim were listed as "terrorists" a time or two), which can be fun. And after the draft, there's usually a gathering around the board to see who got the best steal, had the best draft, etc. Plus we hang onto them, so it's always fun to see that somebody thought Cecil Collins was the best rookie RB out there in one year or something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Country Posted August 14, 2008 Author Share Posted August 14, 2008 We used 1 once but nobody wanted to be in charge of it so we stopped. In college we used them but we always were able to ge a young coed to manage it for us. It also helped that they were usually not the most intelligent and would believe us that an article of clothing had to be removed every other round. Thaks for the input guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Men In Tights Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Use the one in my avatar every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LayLow Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 We use one...the only problem is using the stickers, you waste so much time looking through them if you don't have them in some type of order. I think this year, we are just going to write on the board or use sticky notes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 In my local league, we use a spreadsheet, displayed on the wall using a projector (borrowed from one of the sales guys in the office) hooked up to the PC ... works fine, especially if you get someone not actually drafting a team to update the spreadsheet in the computer as the draft picks are made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yipcabbage Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 just ordered on online from Draftkit.com for our 16 team IDP league. Cost me $33 with S&H. (16 team 30 round board) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Beatings Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 I made one a couple of years ago. We use one the CBS one for one of my locals. I wouldn't pay much for one, but would love the chance to win a nice one (via lottery or contest). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Roller Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 (edited) I made ours out of white board and made a grid using permannet markers. I've been to one draft without a draft board and it was an abortion. Our league likes to come look at the board after the draft and ponder it. They are a thing of beauty if done correctly. We keep it in the coaches office at school and keep it updated throughout the year from WW/FA and trades. Many an hour has been spent gazing at that 4'x8' board planning out future moves. Edited August 14, 2008 by The Holy Roller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Plus we hang onto them, so it's always fun to see that somebody thought Cecil Collins was the best rookie RB out there in one year or something like that. Or Cory Boyd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate lookin' at 40 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 We do the projector using an excel spreadsheet. Because we do an auction, the spreadsheet tracks the remaining balances of all players as well. As well as it being a disadvantage, I disagree - unless the other people are not using a cheat sheet. I can't imagine who would draft without a cheat sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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