Re: If you want to sign up for a super slow draft ...
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:07 pm
As I said in my post above with the table of draft times, I don't think that most of us are complaining because someone
averages 2 1/2 hours per pick, I think most of us are complaining about the way that they average 2 1/2 hours per pick.
For example:
On Thursday, after holding us up for 2 3/4 hours from 10:49 AM ET to 1:34 PM ET, he is then back On-the-Clock in a little
over an hour at 2:47 PM ET and holds us up for 5 hours from 2:47 PM ET to 7:59 PM and we get this excuse:
Jared-Syn.... Walker, Delanie TEN TE.... Thu Jul 10 7:59:04 p.m. ET 2014.... Sorry guys - was on a plane
On Friday, he held us up for 1 3/4 hours in the morning from 9:53 AM ET to 11:37 AM ET, is then back On-the-Clock in 2 hours at 1:40 PM ET, and holds us up for 4 1/2 hours from 1:40 PM ET to 6:19 ET in the afternoon.
Then on Saturday he is On-the-Clock for 7 hours during prime time from 3:20 PM ET to 10:17 PM ET and gives us this excuse:
Jared-Syn... guys rally sorry - i had submitted baldwin from the phone and then hit OK and threw the phone in the golf bag
Jared-Syn... turns out it was that Franshise ID missing BS that happens sometimes
Jared-Syn... my bad
We are in the 15th Round and he has yet to set one pre-draft. He is picking 6th, so it is easy to pre-draft. We constantly get around one of the turns, that is 12 picks, in 2 hours or less, but then he kills us, again.
Not surprisingly, he is averaging 2 hours and 25 minutes per pick.
Unfortunately, he isn't the slowest drafter.
There is another, I won't say idiot, drafter that is drafting 11th that is averaging 2 hours and 30 minutes per pick.
This is the 3rd draft I have done with him and he has averaged over 2 hours per pick each time.
Yesterday he killed us, again. He was On-the-Clock for 12 hours from 1:38 AM ET to 1:45 PM ET and Time Out. His excuse:
"Draft Master Veteran.... Date Sat Jul 12 1:50:56 p.m. ET 2014
Sorry, I missed the pick. Too much going on here with my kids this weekend, I suck. Extreme apologies again, everyone.
13.11.... I take Lance Dunbar.
-N"
That was posted to the Message Board 5 minutes after he Timed Out. If he knew within 5 minutes that he Timed Out, how did he not know that he was On-the-Clock? How do you not even check the site all day?
No one else in the draft is averaging more than 1 hour 19 minutes per pick. By averaging more than 1 hour per pick more
than the 3rd slowest drafter, they will add over 2 more days to this 26 Round draft.
If everyone averaged 2 1/2 hours per pick, then the draft would take 33 days to complete and that is only 26 Rounds. A 35 Round draft would take more than 44 days. A 14-Team, 35 Round draft would take more than 51 days.
In another draft that just started yesterday, a guy makes his pick at 1.10 and is back On-the-Clock in 7 minutes for his 2.3 pick. 6 hours later we get this excuse:
"Sorry all, hadn't checked email since yesterday afternoon apparently. Good to go with text alerts set up moving forward
tho."
In another draft, a guy is picking 5th and holds us up for 5 1/12 hours from 5:58 PM ET to 11:34 PM ET. 21 minutes later
he is one pick away from being On-th-Clock. He of course doesn't pre-draft it. 7 hours later he is On-the-Clock. He holds us up for 4 1/2 hours from 6:49 AM ET to 11:16 AM ET. He was one pick away for 12 hours.
We get this excuse:
"Damn, u guys r all nice & fast. Sorry for the holdups so far. Been trying to squeeze picks in around my lady & her fam w/o getting caught. Haven't even had time to predraft. Should be easier now tho."
Of course, he hasn't gotten any better.
We are in the 25th Round and he has yet to set a pre-draft. He is averaging 2 hours and 30 minutes per pick.
Which is made even more ridiculous by the fact that the guy picking right next to him in the 6th spot is averaging 2 hours
and 25 minutes per pick and finally used his first pre-draft in the 24th round.
Every round they have each other holding the draft up for hours, giving them plenty of time to set a pre-draft from one pick away, but neither one does.
The guy picking 5th made his pick in the 24th Round and was back On-the-Clock in the 25th Round in 7 minutes. He was then On-the-Clock for 3 1/2 hours. Now the other clown in the 6th spot has been On-the=Clock for over an hour, 1 pick away for over 4 hours, and 2 picks away for over 5 hours.
There were 3 other Time Outs yesterday in my drafts with no excuses offered.
This is the type of stuff that most of us are complaining about.
Nevermind the guy in the 11th spot that can't be bothered to pre-draft the pick 2 spots away and holds things up for 8
hours:
5.11 59. Foul Stench.... Davis, Vernon SFO TE..... Tue Jul 8 11:38:53 a.m. ET 2014.... Pick made based on Pre-Draft List
5.12 60. Steel Card..... Jennings, Rashad NYG RB.. Tue Jul 8 1:10:18 p.m. ET 2014
6.01 61. Steel Card..... Maclin, Jeremy PHI WR.... Tue Jul 8 1:11:43 p.m. ET 2014
6.02 62. Foul Stench.... Thomas, Pierre NOS RB.... Tue Jul 8 7:00:11 p.m. ET 2014.... sorry about the delay, I was in a meeting for the last 6 hours
And then gives the, "I was in a meeting excuse."
No excuse. Pre-draft the pick! It is only 2 picks away!
Or the guy that is 1 pick away for 10 hours, doesn't pre-draft the pick, and then hold us up for 10 1/2 hours when he is On-the-Clock:
15.07 175. Bama Vipers.... Wright, Tim TBB TE....... Fri Jul 11 11:44:42 p.m. ET 2014
15.08 176. Follow Me...... Broncos, Denver DEN Def.. Fri Jul 11 11:44:43 p.m. ET 2014 Pick made based on Pre-Draft List
15.09 177. Skiman59er..... Lee, Marqise JAC WR (R). Sat Jul 12 9:36:09 a.m. ET 2014
15.10 178. Death Dealers.. Texans, Houston HOU Def.. Sat Jul 12 8:07:48 p.m. ET 2014
He was 1 pick away for 20 1/2 hours!
This is the kind of stuff that drives me crazy.
When it happens once or twice to the unusual suspect, or a rookie drafter, overlooking it is easy.
When it happens to the same person, over and over, then their excuses ring hollow.
Unfortunately, other than picking on specific people who repeatedly do "stupid" stuff, the above problems can't be made to go away by making up rules.
Someone once said, "You can't legislate stupid."
In these situations, you also can't legislate being inconsiderate.
Mark
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averages 2 1/2 hours per pick, I think most of us are complaining about the way that they average 2 1/2 hours per pick.
For example:
On Thursday, after holding us up for 2 3/4 hours from 10:49 AM ET to 1:34 PM ET, he is then back On-the-Clock in a little
over an hour at 2:47 PM ET and holds us up for 5 hours from 2:47 PM ET to 7:59 PM and we get this excuse:
Jared-Syn.... Walker, Delanie TEN TE.... Thu Jul 10 7:59:04 p.m. ET 2014.... Sorry guys - was on a plane
On Friday, he held us up for 1 3/4 hours in the morning from 9:53 AM ET to 11:37 AM ET, is then back On-the-Clock in 2 hours at 1:40 PM ET, and holds us up for 4 1/2 hours from 1:40 PM ET to 6:19 ET in the afternoon.
Then on Saturday he is On-the-Clock for 7 hours during prime time from 3:20 PM ET to 10:17 PM ET and gives us this excuse:
Jared-Syn... guys rally sorry - i had submitted baldwin from the phone and then hit OK and threw the phone in the golf bag
Jared-Syn... turns out it was that Franshise ID missing BS that happens sometimes
Jared-Syn... my bad
We are in the 15th Round and he has yet to set one pre-draft. He is picking 6th, so it is easy to pre-draft. We constantly get around one of the turns, that is 12 picks, in 2 hours or less, but then he kills us, again.
Not surprisingly, he is averaging 2 hours and 25 minutes per pick.
Unfortunately, he isn't the slowest drafter.
There is another, I won't say idiot, drafter that is drafting 11th that is averaging 2 hours and 30 minutes per pick.
This is the 3rd draft I have done with him and he has averaged over 2 hours per pick each time.
Yesterday he killed us, again. He was On-the-Clock for 12 hours from 1:38 AM ET to 1:45 PM ET and Time Out. His excuse:
"Draft Master Veteran.... Date Sat Jul 12 1:50:56 p.m. ET 2014
Sorry, I missed the pick. Too much going on here with my kids this weekend, I suck. Extreme apologies again, everyone.
13.11.... I take Lance Dunbar.
-N"
That was posted to the Message Board 5 minutes after he Timed Out. If he knew within 5 minutes that he Timed Out, how did he not know that he was On-the-Clock? How do you not even check the site all day?
No one else in the draft is averaging more than 1 hour 19 minutes per pick. By averaging more than 1 hour per pick more
than the 3rd slowest drafter, they will add over 2 more days to this 26 Round draft.
If everyone averaged 2 1/2 hours per pick, then the draft would take 33 days to complete and that is only 26 Rounds. A 35 Round draft would take more than 44 days. A 14-Team, 35 Round draft would take more than 51 days.
In another draft that just started yesterday, a guy makes his pick at 1.10 and is back On-the-Clock in 7 minutes for his 2.3 pick. 6 hours later we get this excuse:
"Sorry all, hadn't checked email since yesterday afternoon apparently. Good to go with text alerts set up moving forward
tho."
In another draft, a guy is picking 5th and holds us up for 5 1/12 hours from 5:58 PM ET to 11:34 PM ET. 21 minutes later
he is one pick away from being On-th-Clock. He of course doesn't pre-draft it. 7 hours later he is On-the-Clock. He holds us up for 4 1/2 hours from 6:49 AM ET to 11:16 AM ET. He was one pick away for 12 hours.
We get this excuse:
"Damn, u guys r all nice & fast. Sorry for the holdups so far. Been trying to squeeze picks in around my lady & her fam w/o getting caught. Haven't even had time to predraft. Should be easier now tho."
Of course, he hasn't gotten any better.
We are in the 25th Round and he has yet to set a pre-draft. He is averaging 2 hours and 30 minutes per pick.
Which is made even more ridiculous by the fact that the guy picking right next to him in the 6th spot is averaging 2 hours
and 25 minutes per pick and finally used his first pre-draft in the 24th round.
Every round they have each other holding the draft up for hours, giving them plenty of time to set a pre-draft from one pick away, but neither one does.
The guy picking 5th made his pick in the 24th Round and was back On-the-Clock in the 25th Round in 7 minutes. He was then On-the-Clock for 3 1/2 hours. Now the other clown in the 6th spot has been On-the=Clock for over an hour, 1 pick away for over 4 hours, and 2 picks away for over 5 hours.
There were 3 other Time Outs yesterday in my drafts with no excuses offered.
This is the type of stuff that most of us are complaining about.
Nevermind the guy in the 11th spot that can't be bothered to pre-draft the pick 2 spots away and holds things up for 8
hours:
5.11 59. Foul Stench.... Davis, Vernon SFO TE..... Tue Jul 8 11:38:53 a.m. ET 2014.... Pick made based on Pre-Draft List
5.12 60. Steel Card..... Jennings, Rashad NYG RB.. Tue Jul 8 1:10:18 p.m. ET 2014
6.01 61. Steel Card..... Maclin, Jeremy PHI WR.... Tue Jul 8 1:11:43 p.m. ET 2014
6.02 62. Foul Stench.... Thomas, Pierre NOS RB.... Tue Jul 8 7:00:11 p.m. ET 2014.... sorry about the delay, I was in a meeting for the last 6 hours
And then gives the, "I was in a meeting excuse."
No excuse. Pre-draft the pick! It is only 2 picks away!
Or the guy that is 1 pick away for 10 hours, doesn't pre-draft the pick, and then hold us up for 10 1/2 hours when he is On-the-Clock:
15.07 175. Bama Vipers.... Wright, Tim TBB TE....... Fri Jul 11 11:44:42 p.m. ET 2014
15.08 176. Follow Me...... Broncos, Denver DEN Def.. Fri Jul 11 11:44:43 p.m. ET 2014 Pick made based on Pre-Draft List
15.09 177. Skiman59er..... Lee, Marqise JAC WR (R). Sat Jul 12 9:36:09 a.m. ET 2014
15.10 178. Death Dealers.. Texans, Houston HOU Def.. Sat Jul 12 8:07:48 p.m. ET 2014
He was 1 pick away for 20 1/2 hours!
This is the kind of stuff that drives me crazy.
When it happens once or twice to the unusual suspect, or a rookie drafter, overlooking it is easy.
When it happens to the same person, over and over, then their excuses ring hollow.
Unfortunately, other than picking on specific people who repeatedly do "stupid" stuff, the above problems can't be made to go away by making up rules.
Someone once said, "You can't legislate stupid."
In these situations, you also can't legislate being inconsiderate.
Mark
Follow Me