puntjack

I've used the CCDB for years and have never needed the functionality, but this year one of my leagues switched to a straight draft format and I can't figure out how to make that selection in the CCDB. Can someone help me out?

I found it. I can't believe I looked for 30 minutes before posting that request and then found it 2 minutes after I posted.

In a league where we keep up to 4 players, giving up our 1st 4 draft picks, I have the following trade offer... Tomlinson for Maroney (or Portis) and 6.04 (or a 6th round pick next year) Here my keepers right now are Tomlinson, Gore, Braylon Edwards and either Derek Anderson, Brandon Jacobs or Wes Welker. His team includes Carson Palmer, Maroney, Portis, Larry Fitzgerald and Chad Johnson. I'm leaning towards declining the offer right now, but want to get a feel for others' views on Tomlinson in this type of league.

I don't feel compelled to get rid of him now, I'm just trying to gauge what others view as his "value" in this league. I'm always looking to make my team better for the medium-term (2-5 years), so if there's a deal that makes me younger and nets me some draft picks, I'm usually up for at least investigating it as much as possible. Actually, on the contrary, I think I would need to get bowled over to deal Tomlinson right now. I have some very good, high draft picks along with arguably the best group of keepers in the league, so I think I have a great shot to win a title this year.

The guy who has Lynch doesn't really have much else to go along with him (no other keeper-worthy RBs). At WR, he has Colston, Calvin Johnson and Brandon Marshall. What are your thoughts on offering him LT2 and Brandon Jacobs for Lynch, a 5th this year and a 5th next year? Would you take the deal if he asked to throw out the 2nd draft pick?

The players that I mentioned are the only ones that had any keeper potential.

What do you think is a deal that makes sense for me? I stared at it for a while and couldn't come up with anything. The only thing I can think of is extra draft picks, but I already have two 5th, a 6th and two 7th round picks, so I'm thinking I should have a pretty good chance of making a title run this year.

I'd be interested to hear how this works. I don't know exactly what you mean by poker-style auction.

Perfect. Thank you to everyone for helping me with this. I want to make sure I have realistic expectations before presenting a plan to my ownership group.

I'm looking into possibly running an online auction draft through fantasyauctioneer.com I've never done an auction draft before and it looks like about the only site available for running an auction draft. Has anyone used it before? What was your experience? Does it go over better than doing live auctions? Have you experienced problems with it before? Were the issues resolved quickly? Thanks for your help.

So, did everyone have to be on their own computer? How many picks did you go through? I'm looking at doing an entire 300-player initial draft, so I'm trying to get a gauge on how long to anticipate it taking.

I want to start an auction-drafting salary cap based dynasty league. Having never done this before, I need help from some experienced commishes and/or owners who would be willing to share their league constitution, lessons learned, etc. Any input will be greatly appreciated. puntjack@yahoo.com

Thanks, but that doesn't help. I see too many problems with a straight drafting league. My frustration with straight drafting leagues has led me to trying to start an auction drafting salary cap league.

I'm just trying to get ideas about roster sizes, the way you handle franchise players, increasing retained player salaries from year to year, etc. Do you have a team owner expectation section? How do you handle trade vetoes, if you allow them? Do you have and use a taxi squad? Injured reserve? If so, how do you use them? Thanks for any help.

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You shouldn't need a rule against this because it shouldn't even be an issue. If someone were to even offer to include cash as part of a trade, that alone tells you that a trade is not equitable. Cash should never be allowed to be involved in trades.

Agreed. Even as a Lions fan, I will tell you to start Campbell. He looks like he's really getting it together and McNabb showed (again) that you can throw deep on the Lions.

Start 2 WR, 2 RB, no penalty for INT, 6 points per passing TD My team QB: Kitna, Favre RB: Gore, Edge, Morency, Peterson (CHI), Leon Washington WR: Plax, Wayne, Driver His team: QB: Brady RB: Foster, Graham, Droughns, Henry WR: Moss, Battle, Glenn, Walker He obviously needs help at WR and RB. He has offered Moss and Henry for Plax and Wayne. I've been a big subscriber to the theory of "whoever gets the best player wins the trade" for a long time. I think this gives me a championship-type lineup, but I'm worried about the Patriots clinching early and not having Moss for the playoffs. And, Moss hasn't played a full season in a while. Thoughts?

4-player keeper, won the championship last year. Last pick in each round (straight draft). 4 points per passing TD. Start 3 WRs, no flex, no PPR. Acquired the 5.11 pick in a trade earlier this year. Overall Pos Player Name Team Bye 12 RB LaDainian Tomlinson SD 7 24 RB Frank Gore SF 6 36 RB Brandon Jacobs NYG 9 48 WR Larry Fitzgerald ARI 8 59 WR Deion Branch SEA 8 60 DEF Chicago Bears 9 72 WR Braylon Edwards CLE 7 84 RB Ladell Betts WAS 4 96 RB Michael Turner SD 7 108 WR Kevin Curtis PHI 5 120 QB Alex Smith (QB) SF 6 132 TE Heath Miller PIT 6 144 QB Steve McNair BAL 8 156 WR Troy Williamson MIN 5 168 TE Bo Scaife TEN 4 180 K Dave Rayner GB 7 I love the RB depth and WR depth. TE might be a little weak and QB is going to be a struggle all year, but the top 6 QBs were kept already, so there wasn't any good talent left at that position.

No thoughts?

RB Frank Gore SF 6 RB Edgerrin James ARI 8 WR Reggie Wayne IND 6 RB Cadillac Williams TB 10 WR Donald Driver GB 7 WR Plaxico Burress NYG 9 QB Jon Kitna DET 6 TE Alge Crumpler ATL 8 RB Vernand Morency GB 7 DEF Miami Dolphins 9 RB Adrian Peterson (CHI) CHI 9 QB Brett Favre GB 7 TE Heath Miller PIT 6 K Josh Brown SEA 8 12-team league, 4 points for passing TDs, non-PPR, start 2 WR, no flex position, no penalties for INT or fumble. I like my depth at RB with 4 potential opening day starters. I like my WRs. My QBs could be better, but with the QB scoring, I feel like QBs are relatively unimportant.

I agree with the prior comments. Manning in round 1 really puts you behind the 8-ball at RB and WR. This is a year where I really see 6 QBs who could be really big and the difference between Manning and the other 5 isn't big enough for me to draft him 2 or 3 rounds before them. I think that RB2 and the WR positions are going to frustrate you all year. This is definitely a team that could be HUGE or could be awful, depending on the breaks you get. Either way, I don't see it being a consistent enough roster to win a championship.

I will never study anyone's draft when they take a kicker in round 8.

Those offers border on ludicrous, in my opinion. There's no way you accept either of them.

4-player keeper league, standard scoring, 4 points per passing TD. Keepers are used for the first 4 rounds of the draft, so if everyone keeps 4 players, the draft actually starts in round 5. I have LT2, Gore, Jacobs, Addai, Fitzgerald and Lee Evans. Another owner wants to trade for Addai, because he would be better than either of his RBs. However, trying to come up with a reasonable trade for both sides has been difficult. He doesn't have a QB or WR who I would be interested in trading for. He is willing to give up draft picks, but what is a reasonable offer? A 5th and a 6th in this year's draft doesn't seem like enough for a 1st round pick. A 5th and a 6th in this year's draft and next year's draft seems like it significantly hinders his ability to win until 2009. I'm calling on FFToday nation to help me come up with a reasonable trade offer that helps both sides.