NFBC Mock Draft Software Is Now Live!!

King of Queens · Post by **King of Queens** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:20 pm

When you hit "Call Commish," is there actually going to be someone there?

Putting it another way, Geoff, will you be on-call 24 hours per day?

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:23 pm

Originally posted by King of Queens:

When you hit "Call Commish," is there actually going to be someone there?

Putting it another way, Geoff, will you be on-call 24 hours per day? As much as I'd love that, no.

The mocks won't have a commissioner.

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:41 pm

Originally posted by Gekko:

default time setting when creating mock drafts is set to central time zone. boooo!!!!

we all know the east coast rules the world. This is strange. If you're gonna use a default why not go with Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Ryan C · Post by **Ryan C** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:43 pm

I see we have the Slow Mock ADP data as the standard rankings. This is a good/bad thing IMO.

It's good in the sense that you will have less bad drafts from inexperienced drafters. It's bad because you'll have less bad drafts from inexperienced drafters.

There are no sleepers in SAT's this year guys! In the past you could always count on MDC to have lots of guys buried thanks to their ADP...not anymore.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:45 pm

Originally posted by Ryan Carey:

I see we have the Slow Mock ADP data as the standard rankings. This is a good/bad thing IMO.

It's good in the sense that you will have less bad drafts from inexperienced drafters. It's bad because you'll have less bad drafts from inexperienced drafters.

There are no sleepers in SAT's this year guys! In the past you could always count on MDC to have lots of guys buried thanks to their ADP...not anymore. That is correct -- the Slow Draft ADP is the default rankings.

We're looking for the best Fantasy Baseball players, not the best tech guys

KJ Duke · Post by **KJ Duke** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:51 pm

#1 Same problem as MDC, can't see a full round on one page. Can you narrow those boxes at the top so that 15 picks are visible? Or better yet, go vertical so that 15 are visible (at least). Last 2 rounds would be even better.

This is a very annoying issue because we cannot see the full draft order, which means we cannot see how many picks remain ahead of us (and which teams are picking).

#2 Mentioned before I think, but please move the clock lower so it is visible along with queue and chat - either where the ad is or alongside the tabs just above the player draft list.

Otherwise, looks good.

[ March 04, 2010, 09:58 PM: Message edited by: KJ Duke ]

viper · Post by **viper** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:13 pm

is there a sound when a selection is made by others?

is there a warning sound when you are up?

I've been creating lists not mocking.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:16 pm

Originally posted by viper:

is there a sound when a selection is made by others?

is there a warning sound when you are up?

I've been creating lists not mocking. No sounds when someone else has made a pick; and there is a sound when you go on the clock.

Money · Post by **Money** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:18 pm

Stupid question, but I cna't see what everyone else sees. What do I have to do to see the draft room? I only see the lobby and the ability to make lists and join other drafts.

Let me know. Thanks.

By the way I'm new

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:23 pm

Originally posted by Fast Money:

Stupid question, but I cna't see what everyone else sees. What do I have to do to see the draft room? I only see the lobby and the ability to make lists and join other drafts.

Let me know. Thanks.

By the way I'm new Welcome. And as my teachers used to always say -- there's no such thing as a stupid question

Simply join a draft, then 15 minutes prior to the start of that draft, you'll see a "Go To Draft Room" link appear on the "My Mock Drafts" tab.

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:32 pm

Just sat through a couple of rounds of a draft. All-in-all, fairly user friendly. The only recommendations I have are:

1) View an entire round of picks up at the top.

2) View more players from the select list to choose from.

Just my two cents.

viper · Post by **viper** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:33 pm

is there a way to print a draft list you have created

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:38 pm

Originally posted by viper:

is there a way to print a draft list you have created No, but that's a good idea. Noted.

Latham · Post by **Latham** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:16 pm

When you pull up the grid view of the draft, the team names are listed alphabetically and don't match up with the actual teams drafted. The players are listed correctly but the team that comes first alphabetically will be listed as the team with Pujols.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:17 pm

Originally posted by Latham:

When you pull up the grid view of the draft, the team names are listed alphabetically and don't match up with the actual teams drafted. The players are listed correctly but the team that comes first alphabetically will be listed as the team with Pujols. Anyone else seeing this?

Latham · Post by **Latham** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:25 pm

I checked it again and I realized that the even number rounds are also backwards. This seems to only be in the grid view, the team with the first pick in listed as the 16th pick. The odd # rounds seem correct, just the even numbered rounds are switched.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:27 pm

Originally posted by Latham:

I checked it again and I realized that the even number rounds are also backwards. This seems to only be in the grid view, the team with the first pick in listed as the 16th pick. The odd # rounds seem correct, just the even numbered rounds are switched. Interesting. We'll take a look.

Latham · Post by **Latham** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:33 pm

Geoff,

I will E-mail you the draft grid. I was pick #12 with a team name of AAA. My first 2 picks were Fielder & Reyes.

Geoffrey Stein · Post by **Geoffrey Stein** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 5:39 pm

Originally posted by Latham:

Geoff,

I will E-mail you the draft grid. I was pick #12 with a team name of AAA. My first 2 picks were Fielder & Reyes. Sounds good.

Thanks, bud.

Oaktown · Post by **Oaktown** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:53 pm

Originally posted by KJ Duke:

#1 Same problem as MDC, can't see a full round on one page. Can you narrow those boxes at the top so that 15 picks are visible? Or better yet, go vertical so that 15 are visible (at least). Last 2 rounds would be even better.

This is a very annoying issue because we cannot see the full draft order, which means we cannot see how many picks remain ahead of us (and which teams are picking).

#2 Mentioned before I think, but please move the clock lower so it is visible along with queue and chat - either where the ad is or alongside the tabs just above the player draft list.

Otherwise, looks good. Man, I hope #1 gets fixed, easily my biggest pet peeve with MDC.

Don M · Post by **Don M** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:10 pm

Will we have the projections feature as does MDC.

I know they don't mean much but it is a lot of the fun of mock drafts.

Don M · Post by **Don M** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:28 pm

Pitchers are hard to find. They won't come up by typing name in

Jim Christie · Post by **Jim Christie** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:00 pm

Originally posted by Oaktown:

quote:Originally posted by KJ Duke:

#1 Same problem as MDC, can't see a full round on one page. Can you narrow those boxes at the top so that 15 picks are visible? Or better yet, go vertical so that 15 are visible (at least). Last 2 rounds would be even better.

This is a very annoying issue because we cannot see the full draft order, which means we cannot see how many picks remain ahead of us (and which teams are picking).

#2 Mentioned before I think, but please move the clock lower so it is visible along with queue and chat - either where the ad is or alongside the tabs just above the player draft list.

Otherwise, looks good. Man, I hope #1 gets fixed, easily my biggest pet peeve with MDC. [/QUOTE]Come on Scott, you have plenty of Pet Peeves and that isn't the biggest....

waiverwire · Post by **waiverwire** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:03 pm

Would you guys be able to set up some kind of 'short mocks' that only go 4 or 5 rounds for those of us who want to try out the interface, but don't want to do a full mock (and don't want to mess up the mock for others by going on auto for most of the draft). Or am I overthinking this, and should just go on auto whenever I feel like it?

freddiezee · Post by **freddiezee** » Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:17 pm

I agree with Waiver wire - a 4 round mock would be good for owners that don't actually want to do a mock draft but want to try out the software before using it on their actual draft day.

Otherwise, owners in that boat will just have to sign up for regular mock drafts and then will leave the draft room once they feel comfortable with the technology