Keep Draft Default Rankings or Reorder?

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Keep Draft Default Rankings or Reorder?

#1 Post by Euronymous »

I keep toggling back and forth on this, but when drafting, better to keep the league's default rankings as your browser view, or reorder them according to my own rankings? If I keep the default, I see what everyone else in the room sees, but the default rankings are usually so skewed as to be largely unusable. If I reorder the default ranks, I get an accurate view of my player values, but may end up taking guys I like too early (as some appear further down in the default ranks).

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Re: Keep Draft Default Rankings or Reorder?

#2 Post by Todd Zola »

I largely ignore the default order or ADP. Depending on the site, the default is some generic ranking, perhaps not apropos to my league. I don't actually reorder the site, but I draft off my rankings.

If there's a trustworthy ADP, customized to my league, such as the NFBC, I'd be foolish of I was not at least aware of the market perception. My primary concern is if I feel the player is worthy of that draft spot, but there are occasions where it helps to know what's likely to happen so I can order desired picks to maximize chances of getting both - or at least getting the most out of those two picks.
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Re: Keep Draft Default Rankings or Reorder?

#3 Post by Euronymous »

Thank you, Todd!

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Re: Keep Draft Default Rankings or Reorder?

#4 Post by da_big_kid_94 »

Sorta depends on whose judgement you trust more ... that of an source whose metrics and methodologies are unknown to you or yours?
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Re: Keep Draft Default Rankings or Reorder?

#5 Post by Euronymous »

da_big_kid_94 wrote: March 1st, 2018, 4:17 pm Sorta depends on whose judgement you trust more ... that of an source whose metrics and methodologies are unknown to you or yours?
Well, I trust my own rankings that I've made far more than the league default, but my query is whether I want my ranks staring at me in the draft applet or rather what the rest of the room (who haven't reordered their picks) sees.

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