Glenneration X wrote:I do understand the request for the Draft Prep tool to organize the players into positions. This seems like a fair request. ADP, not so much.
Can someone please explain to me why it would be unfair for the Draft Prep tool to have an option that could be set to a current ADP list? It isn’t like the ADP list is some big, dark secret, accessible only to the privileged few. Isn’t ADP information readily available to everyone who has a team, whether they draft live or online?
I have a draft list that is an excel spreadsheet with all of the pertinent information I need, and yes, that list is in ADP order. Because I draft online, I would like the Draft Prep tool to match my excel spreadsheet without having to manually move hundreds of players up and down the list. Where is the unfair advantage? Is moving all of those players up and down the Draft Prep list the price I have to pay for drafting online instead of in a live draft? Apparently so.
Someone in an earlier post suggested that anyone who would want the ability to change the Draft Prep tool to a current ADP list was just being ‘lazy’ and not doing their prep work. Please explain to me what prep work is involved in getting an ADP list—seems to me all you have to do is click on the ADP tab.
Someone in another post suggested that we absolutely could not let the Draft Prep tool default to a current ADP list because it would be another step in leveling the playing field. Isn’t a level playing field a good thing? Don’t the best players win when there is a level playing field?
Greg said, “I don’t think it’s our job to update the (Draft Prep) list with an ADP list, and again, I don’t even think it can be done with drafts already ongoing.” I guess the question I would pose to Greg is this: why does NFBC do an ADP list in the first place? Obviously the ADP list generates buzz that makes the contests more interesting, trying to figure out where players are being drafted, who is moving up and down the list, and who are the value plays relative to draft position. But isn’t the very best use of the ADP list as a tool for drafters? As such, maximizing access to the ADP list for drafters should, I think, be a priority, whether they are participating in live drafts or online drafts.
Anyone who drafts straight from and ADP list is likely not going to win their league. Every draft is different, and players have to adjust on the fly to the ebb and flow of the situation. An ADP list is an excellent source of collective wisdom, but it is only a starting point in developing personal wisdom.
