Anybody interested in a draft challenge?

[squidkid]

i ran one last year or the year before(or both).
the rules went something like

name 5 players for each round that you think the steelers may draft
points were awarded for getting the correct player in the correct round
points for correct player but in a different round

maybe points for guessing what position will be drafted for each round?
maybe points for predicting trading up or down and in the correct round?

if you guys are interested and have any ideas for scoring, chime in

[RuthlessBurgher]

Sure, I'll play. Five guys from each round, eh? Since we won't be choosing anyone for round 5, because the Steelers have no pick there, should we give 10 names for round 7 since we have 2 picks there? I'm guessing that if we do that, with that longer list, we should also be able to nail down some of the UDFA possibilities among the guys we don't end up taking in round 7. Also, can we include the same guys in multiple rounds? For instance, someone the team might be tempted to reach for a little bit in round 2, but would almost definitely take if he fell all the way down to our pick in round 3...could we include that guy among our 5 picks for round 2 and also among our 5 picks for round 3? Or am I just overcomplicating this (probably)?

[squidkid]

im game for about anything.
same player in multiple rounds, sure
10 for round 7, why not.
maybe a list of 5 names for UDFA
round 7 should have 2 position picks also then

we just need a scoring system

[RuthlessBurgher]

Okay, how about we choose one position for each round of the draft (don't pick anything for the 5th round since we have no picks there, but choose 2 positions for round 7 since we have 2 picks there). How about, to minimize confusion, we just go with DL (instead of DT and DE, since DT in most systems are classified as DE in ours) and OL (since many guys who played OT in college will be OG in the pros), and don't differentiate between SS/FS and OLB/ILB...just S and LB. This should eliminate most debate (except for guys like S'ua Cravens who may be a LB or a S), but we can't do anything about that. If you nail the position that we chose with that pick, you get 2 points.

For instance:
1.25 DL
2.58 S
3.89 CB
4.123 LB
6.220 OL
7.229 WR
7.246 CB

We also list five players for each round as well (they do not need to match the position for that round you chose above)....3 points if you nail the player to the pick exactly. 1 point if we end up taking a player you listed but with a different pick than you suggested.

For instance:
1.25:
CB Mackenzie Alexander
CB Eli Apple
DL Andrew Billings
CB William Jackson III
DL Jarran Reed

2.58
S Vonn Bell
CB Kendall Fuller
DL Austin Johnson
S Karl Joseph
S Keanu Neal

3.89
S Jeremy Cash
DL Javon Hargrave
CB Cyrus Jones
WR Charone Peake
S Darian Thompson

4.123
S DeAndre Houston-Carson
CB Harlan Miller
LB Yannick Ngakoue
LB Jaylon Smith
DL Jihad Ward

6.220
S Deon Bush
S Jayron Kearse
OL Rees Odhiambo
OL Brandon Shell
CB Tavon Young

7.229
WR Moritz Boehringer
CB Ken Crawley
S Demontrae Elston
RB Tre Madden
QB Nate Sudfeld

7.246
QB Jeff Driskel
CB Deandre Elliott
DL Quinton Jefferson
TE David Morgan
CB Brandon Williams

[squidkid]

awesome.
the only thing i would change is the scoring.
2 points for player in different round
1 point for correct position in each round(it should be harder to guess the player than a position)

[RuthlessBurgher]

awesome.
the only thing i would change is the scoring.
2 points for player in different round
1 point for correct position in each round(it should be harder to guess the player than a position)

Your scoring suggestion sounds good to me. I hereby submit the positions and players I listed as examples above.

[pfelix73]

Your scoring suggestion sounds good to me. I hereby submit the positions and players I listed as examples above.

Can we pick players as the draft goes? in other words- pick round 1 before Thursday evening, and then rounds 2-3 for Fri. evening, etc.?

Also, what happens if you pick a player for a round and they end up going in a diff. round? any points?

[squidkid]

1) DL
20 S
3) CB
4)OL
6) LB
7) DL
7) LB

1.25:
S Karl Joseph
DL Andrew Billings
CB William Jackson III
OLB Shaq Lawson
GL Vernon Butler

2.58
S Vonn Bell
S Darian Thompson
CB Artie Burns
S Jeremy Cash
S Keanu Neal

3.89
CB Harlan Millet
DL Javon Hargrave
CB Cyrus Jones
DL Austin Johnson
OL Jerald Hawkins



4.123
S Jonathan Jones
DL Carl Nassib
S Jayron Kearse
S TJ Green
OL Jack Allen

6.220
LB Jatavis Brown
RB Tyler Ervin
OLB Victor Ochi
iLb bLAKE mARTINEz
CB Tavon Young

7.229
LB David Nichols
OL Caleb Benenoch
QB Vernon Adams

7.246
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
DL DEAN lOWRY


ill finish the rest later

[RuthlessBurgher]

Can we pick players as the draft goes? in other words- pick round 1 before Thursday evening, and then rounds 2-3 for Fri. evening, etc.?

Also, what happens if you pick a player for a round and they end up going in a diff. round? any points?

Submit them all before the draft starts on Thursday night.

Three points for correct player in correct round.
Two points for correct player in a different round.
One point for a correct position in a correct round.

Is it just me that smells, or does it seem like no one else likes to play these games with the three of us? ;)

[RuthlessBurgher]

1) DL
20 S
3) CB
4)OL
6) LB
7) DL
7) LB

1.25:
S Karl Joseph
DL Andrew Billings
CB William Jackson III
OLB Shaq Lawson
GL Vernon Butler

2.58
S Vonn Bell
S Darian Thompson
CB Artie Burns
S Jeremy Cash
S Keanu Neal

3.89
CB Harlan Millet
DL Javon Hargrave
CB Cyrus Jones
DL Austin Johnson
OL Jerald Hawkins



4.123
S Jonathan Jones
DL Carl Nassib
S Jayron Kearse
S TJ Green
OL Jack Allen

6.220
LB Jatavis Brown
RB Tyler Ervin
OLB Victor Ochi
iLb bLAKE mARTINEz
CB Tavon Young

7.229
LB David Nichols
OL Caleb Benenoch
QB Vernon Adams

7.246
LB Nick Kwiatkoski
DL DEAN lOWRY


ill finish the rest later

Did you kidnap ILB Blake Martinez and this is the ransom note? :)

[steelerkeylargo]

1-CB
2-DL
3-S
4-OL
6-QB
7-CB
8-WR

1-25
Eli Apple
William Jackson
Andrew Billings
Mackensie Alexander
Karl Joseph

2-58
Artie Burns
Vonn Bell
Sean Davis
Vernon Butler
Javon Hargrave

3-89
Jeremy Cash
Darian Thompson
Carl Nassib
Jihad Ward
Zack Sanchez

4-123
TJ Green
Miles Killebrew
Charone Peake
Cyrus Jones
KJ Dillon

6-220
Kalan Reed
Tavon Young
Deiondre Hall
Jayron Kearse
Nile Lawrence Stample

7-229
Brandon Allen
VernonAdams
Cody Kessler
Victor Ochi
Tre Madden

7-246

Mike Mathews
Jeff Driskell
Brandon Williams
Nate Sudfeld
Kyle Friend

[pfelix73]

Here's what I will submit:


(Trade down with Denver) (Add 3rd round pick) Extra points?
Round 1

Jackson CB Houston
Apple CB OSU
Joseph S WVU
Billings DT
A'Shawn Jones DT Alabama


Round 2

V. Bell S OSU
M. Alexander CB Clemson
Robt Nkemdiche DT Miss.
Noah Spence LB Bishop McDevitt- Harrisburg, PA
V. Butler DE La tech


Round 3
Carl Nassib DE PSU
J. Cash S Duke
Hargrave DT SC St
S. Shepard WR OU
K Neal S UF


Round 4

N. Vannett TE OSU
D. Booker RB Utah
Yannick Ngakoue OLB MD
DJ White CB GT
T. Boyd WR Pitt

Round 6
T. Young CB Temple
J. Jones CB Auburn
D. Nicholas LB VT
S. Davis S MD
J. Brown LB Akron

Round 7.....

J. Wilson S Michigan
T. Hemingway TE SC State
V. Adams QB Oregon
K. Crawley CB Colorado
C. Benenoch OT UCLA
B. Williams TE ECU

[8467thekraken]

1-DL
2-S
3-CB
4-LB
6-RB
7a-WR
7b-CB

1.25
ANDREW BILLINGS
M. Alexander
J. Reed
K. Fuller
W. Jackson III


2.58
DARIAN THOMPSON
V. Bell
J. Cash
S. Cravens
C. Jones


3.89
DEIONDRE HALL
J. Mills
Z. Sanchez
J. Jenkins
S. Davis


4.123
YANNICK NGAKOUE
J. Brown
K. Neal
E. Murray
J. Hargrave


6.220
LEON ALLEN
A. McCallister
D. J. Reader
A. Gotsis
B. Body-Calhoun


7.229
MARQUEZ NORTH
N. Sudfeld
J. Marshall
I. Seau
E. Shumate


7.246
DARYL WORLEY
M. Coprich
D. Ayers
S. Nembot
L. Nadler

[squidkid]

i went 4 out 7 for position picks by round

[squidkid]

and 3 players drafted with 1 in the predicted round

[RuthlessBurgher]

1.25 DL
2.58 S
3.89 CB
4.123 LB
6.220 OL
7.229 WR
7.246 CB


1.25:
CB Mackenzie Alexander
CB Eli Apple
DL Andrew Billings
CB William Jackson III
DL Jarran Reed

2.58
S Vonn Bell
CB Kendall Fuller
DL Austin Johnson
S Karl Joseph
S Keanu Neal

3.89
S Jeremy Cash
DL Javon Hargrave
CB Cyrus Jones
WR Charone Peake
S Darian Thompson

4.123
S DeAndre Houston-Carson
CB Harlan Miller
LB Yannick Ngakoue
LB Jaylon Smith
DL Jihad Ward

6.220
S Deon Bush
S Jayron Kearse
OL Rees Odhiambo
OL Brandon Shell
CB Tavon Young

7.229
WR Moritz Boehringer
CB Ken Crawley
S Demontrae Elston
RB Tre Madden
QB Nate Sudfeld

7.246
QB Jeff Driskel
CB Deandre Elliott
DL Quinton Jefferson
TE David Morgan
CB Brandon Williams

Looks like I got the positions right for 2.58 (S) and 7.229 (WR). That's worth 2 points. I flip-flopped rounds 1 & 3 and rounds 4 & 6. D'Oh!

The only player I got right was Javon Hargrave, but at least I also got him in the correct round as well. That's worth 3 points.

Put me down for 5 points overall. I suck. ;)

[squidkid]

11 points for me................woohoo