Overall ranking methods

[lawyersubmariner 0]

I apologize if I'm a dunderhead, but could somebody give me a quick rundown of how "compiler recommended", "stud RB", and "QB by committee" rankings work? I used last starter drafted last year.

[Mike MacGregor 20]

They are modified methods, using Median Drafted as the base. Copied from a prior thread:

 

Anyway, happy to discuss the overall ranking methods. We have no secrets here. Let's start with the traditional methods (last starter, last drafted and median drafted) since these are the most straight forward.

 

The traditional methods are explained in the FAQ from last year. (Hope to update it soon for this year.) You can read that section on ranking methods, here:

http://www.profootballanalysis.com/compile...ler/faq.html#u1  

 

Once you understand these methods, the other methods I can explain more easily. They start with Median Drafted as the base, but then adjust the importance of certain positions up and down to more properly reflect how they should be drafted in the overall rankings than the traditional methods do. The adjustments are:

 

Stud RB method: RB = 1.5; baseline is increased by 50% over median drafted

 

QBBC method: QB = 0.65; baseline is 65% of the median drafted

 

Compiler Recommended: QB = 0.8, RB = 1.2, WR = 0.9, TE = 0.65, K = 0.2, DEF = 0.4, DL = 0.5, LB = 0.6, DB = 0.45

 

Overall, I like the results the Compiler Recommended gives for most leagues. (Some leagues starting 2 QB might have issue with it.) If you want to go with a traditional method, I recommend Median Drafted. It tends to emphasise building a strong, deeper team than you'll see from Last Starter, the most common method people use.

 

Personally, I would always just keep the "exclude position from overall rankings" option checked on for K and DEF, as I will always draft those late. That is why in the Compiler Recommended method they are adjusted so low.