Make Scounting Count: NFL Draft Style

[Jeff Rodriguez]

Are you talking about the top teams all submitting lists then a computer making the picks according to the rankings on those lists?

First, I'm not sure the NFL (or any professional sports) work that way. In the NFL draft, teams are given 15 minutes to make their selection. I'm pretty sure team don't submit lists and the NFL then distribute the players.

I don't think a system like this would save any time, rather it would frustrate teams. Many picks can be situational. For instance, we had a list of 16 or so teams that were ranked. We then had a second list of teams (3 or 4) that if they were available for the second pick, we'd take them, if not we'd default back to the first list. I'm not sure how a computer would handle a list like that.

Many times, while alliance selection is going on, teams are keeping track in the stands, then signaling to their representative who to pick. The second round pick could change depending on who the alliance will be facing, who compliments the first round pick best, and other factors. If I select team ABC in the first round I may want team DEF in the second. But, if I get team HIJ instead of ABC I may want team KLM instead of DEF. (sorry for all the letters)

I think if a computer selection system were implemented, you'd hear a lot of "Oh man, team XYZ was available for our second pick? They wold have been better than team UVW that we got."