Having a SAY in where you draft is ALWAYS a good thing, whether or not the statistics back up why a "different" way to draft is implemented.
Yes, for the last (too many years to remember), having the #1 pick was a VERY big advantage in your standard serpentine draft as players like Marshall Faulk, Priest Holmes, LT, etc. were "head and shoulders above the rest". Of course, the year that the NFFC (and one other contest I know of) decide to use 3RR, this isn't the case.
This of course will bring out all the naysayers that will say 3RR "didn't work". My question is very simple......why does it have to "work"?????
Some other questions to ponder?
1) Has 3RR given OTHER draft spots a big advantage?
And if so, then instead of the majority setting
their KDS 1,2,3 etc., they will set it
14,13,12, etc. and now those will be every
"other" leagues 1,2,3 etc. (for the record, I
don't believe it has).
2) Has 3RR (with KDS) made it so someone who PREFERS to draft near the back, in the middle, etc. the opportunity for a better shot at getting their desired spot?
3) Has 3RR/KDS made people "feel better" about
their draft spot?
As it has pointed out, most everyone agrees that it has made people "feel better". While some want to downplay that, I think that is BIG factor that is overlooked.
The CONTROL we have in selecting (KDS), paired with the OPPORTUNITIES (3RR) that are only available in one other high stakes league are unparalleled.
The people who play in other contests (myself included) that have no KDS or 3RR, CANNOT tell me they are happy or "feel as good" when they get slot #10 for example, and their buddy who is equal in fantasy prowess gets a #1 or #2.
The numbers may or may not support 3RR from year to year simply because of the later rounds, free agency, etc.
That all being said, this is my 21st year of FF, and have played in NUMEROUS high stakes leagues, contests, etc. and I would challenge ANYONE to tell me that given a choice between 2 leagues (for the sake of argument lets make them both 12 teamers at $1,000 a pop and has the same payouts) that they would choose league A which gives you ZERO say in your draft spot with no KDS or 3RR, over league B which uses KDS/3RR.
Giving people CHOICES is what makes KDS/3RR work IMO. If it isn't making ANOTHER draft spot more desirable "year in and year out" and gives people CHOICES, it CANNOT be bad IMO.
Although people laugh at ADP, we ALL get sucked into it, and don't draft certain players "too early" because they just might fall. Conversely, 3RR (with KDS) DOES WORK, because if I want to put together a specific set of players I want to obtain, looking at ADP I can figure out IN MOST CASES "who will be there and who won't" even into the 8th, 9th round, etc.
And to add one more thing, EVERYONE "worth their salt" knows that EVERY year there are players in the 4th, 5th, 6th round, etc. AND ON THE WAIVER WIRE that are TRUE difference makers in EVERY fantasy league (like Felix Flamingo mentioned) that we ALL could draft/pick-up NUMEROUS times.
3RR or no 3RR that will never change.
Giving people a SAY is what 3RR/KDS is all about. The NFFC is different as there are no other leagues that I am aware of that have 14 teams, KDS & 3RR. When you are throwing down $1,300 or more to play fantasy football I personally think that is a VERY big deal that some people are overlooking.
Just my .02
[ November 21, 2007, 01:04 PM: Message edited by: BillyWaz ]
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