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Pick Times:
1st Round: 4 hours
Remaining Rounds: 2 hours
The draft clock runs from 8am to 12 midnight ET.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Upon logging into the draft utility for the first time, please check the picks you have been assigned to make sure it matches what you think you have. I took the draft order from the latest league file, so if you have traded picks since then you will need to send those picks to the appropriate team via the utility interface as soon as possible, if Aaron hasn't done so already.
Guide:
Here is what the interface looks like:
Options:
- Trading picks: If you trade draft pick(s) during the draft, do so by selecting the pick involved in the trade (checkboxes on the right), highlight the receiving team, and press the 'Trade pick(s)' button. ALL TRADES MUST BE ANNOUNCED IN THE TRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS FORUM AND CONFIRMED BEFORE TRADE IS MADE IN DRAFT UTILITY.
- Preference List: To build a preference list to enable automatic drafting, select a player (or one of the Best Available options located at the bottom of the player selection window - scroll down) and press 'Add to List'. Your selected player will now appear at the bottom of your list (lower window). To move players around in your list, highlight the entry you wish to move and press 'Up' or 'Down'. Press 'Remove' to delete the highlighted entry from your list.
- Activate Auto-Drafting: To turn on your preference list for auto-drafting, select either 'On', 'Off' or 'Once' from the selection options and press 'Save Usage'. 'On' will activate your preference list for any and all remaining picks until your list is exhausted. 'Off' will turn auto-drafting off. 'Once' will instruct the utility to auto-draft for your next pick only, then the list will turn itself off. By checking the 'Don't pick the same position with consecutive picks' option and pressing 'Save Usage', you will instruct the utility to skip over any players in your list who play the same position as your last draft pick. An example of where this could be useful is if you want to select a QB and RB in your next two picks, but would like to build a list in the following manner:
1. QB
2. QB
3. QB
4. QB
5. RB
6. QB
7. RB
8. RB
Without the option checked, you would risk selecting two QB's with consecutive picks if both remain available. If checked, the utility would ensure that your two picks will yield a QB and RB, regardless of whether a QB still remained at the top of your list.
- Make a Live pick: If your preference list is turned off and you want to manually make your pick, the middle selection of the utility will be visible and display a list of all available players left in the draft pool. To make your selection, highlight the player and press 'Confirm selection'.
(Note: The numbers you see beside players in the list are their bureau rating as scouted by the game)
Once you go to the draft utility link, you will also notice a menu on the left side of your browser...this contains links to the draft utility, a full listing of the draft order, a listing of picks segmented by team, a simple listing of the draft class (pos/name/rating) and a detailed listing of the draft class (combine numbers).
If you have any questions or problems, please let Aaron or I know.
Pick Times:
1st Round: 4 hours
Remaining Rounds: 2 hours
The draft clock runs from 8am to 12 midnight ET.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Upon logging into the draft utility for the first time, please check the picks you have been assigned to make sure it matches what you think you have. I took the draft order from the latest league file, so if you have traded picks since then you will need to send those picks to the appropriate team via the utility interface as soon as possible, if Aaron hasn't done so already.
Guide:
Here is what the interface looks like:
Options:
- Trading picks: If you trade draft pick(s) during the draft, do so by selecting the pick involved in the trade (checkboxes on the right), highlight the receiving team, and press the 'Trade pick(s)' button. ALL TRADES MUST BE ANNOUNCED IN THE TRADE ANNOUNCEMENTS FORUM AND CONFIRMED BEFORE TRADE IS MADE IN DRAFT UTILITY.
- Preference List: To build a preference list to enable automatic drafting, select a player (or one of the Best Available options located at the bottom of the player selection window - scroll down) and press 'Add to List'. Your selected player will now appear at the bottom of your list (lower window). To move players around in your list, highlight the entry you wish to move and press 'Up' or 'Down'. Press 'Remove' to delete the highlighted entry from your list.
- Activate Auto-Drafting: To turn on your preference list for auto-drafting, select either 'On', 'Off' or 'Once' from the selection options and press 'Save Usage'. 'On' will activate your preference list for any and all remaining picks until your list is exhausted. 'Off' will turn auto-drafting off. 'Once' will instruct the utility to auto-draft for your next pick only, then the list will turn itself off. By checking the 'Don't pick the same position with consecutive picks' option and pressing 'Save Usage', you will instruct the utility to skip over any players in your list who play the same position as your last draft pick. An example of where this could be useful is if you want to select a QB and RB in your next two picks, but would like to build a list in the following manner:
1. QB
2. QB
3. QB
4. QB
5. RB
6. QB
7. RB
8. RB
Without the option checked, you would risk selecting two QB's with consecutive picks if both remain available. If checked, the utility would ensure that your two picks will yield a QB and RB, regardless of whether a QB still remained at the top of your list.
- Make a Live pick: If your preference list is turned off and you want to manually make your pick, the middle selection of the utility will be visible and display a list of all available players left in the draft pool. To make your selection, highlight the player and press 'Confirm selection'.
(Note: The numbers you see beside players in the list are their bureau rating as scouted by the game)
Once you go to the draft utility link, you will also notice a menu on the left side of your browser...this contains links to the draft utility, a full listing of the draft order, a listing of picks segmented by team, a simple listing of the draft class (pos/name/rating) and a detailed listing of the draft class (combine numbers).
If you have any questions or problems, please let Aaron or I know.