WTFchris
03-07-2006, 09:59 AM
I am going to run an NFL draft contest. The rules are as follows...
Pick a player for every draft position in the first round. Pick where the player will be picked, not who picks that player. For example, if you think Reggie Bush is the #1 pick and you think the Jets will trade up to pick him, then pick Bush at #1, not at #4 (where the Jets pick). Points will be awarded for how close your picks are to the real draft. Here are the point awards:
10 points for the correct pick
7 pts for 1 position off
5 pts for 2 position off
3 pts for 3 off
1 pt for 4 off
Total Points win. I will also award a 5 bonus points for any trade correctly predicted. You only need to get the first round trade portion correct (ie if the Lions trade down to pick #13, and get an extra pick out of it, you only need to predict the change in the first round and not the extra pick). As an added twist, any incorrect trade prediction will result in -2 points. This should keep the number of trades down to a minimum and create a high risk/reward senario there.
Official Draft order:
Pick Team
1. Houston
2. New Orleans
3. Tennessee
4. New York Jets
5. Green Bay
6. San Francisco
7. Oakland
8. Buffalo
9. Detroit
10. Arizona
11. St. Louis
12. Cleveland
13. Baltimore
14. Philadelphia
15. Atlanta
16. Miami
17. Minnesota
18. Dallas
19. San Diego
20. Kansas City
21. New England
22. Denver (from Washington)
23. Tampa Bay
24. Cincinnati
25. New York Giants
26. Chicago
27. Carolina
28. Jacksonville
29. Denver
30. Indianapolis
31. Seattle
32. Pittsburgh
As in the other contests, a custom signature and a place on the ranking page is at stake here in addition to bragging rights. I will set the deadlines for entries after the CBA mess is cleared up wednesday/thursday. All entries will be submitted by PM and be secret to everyone else until the deadline is reached and they are posted here. You will only be allowed to submit one entry to me, and it cannot be changed (unless something drastic happens like a player suddenly withdraws from the draft). Posting this now will give you some time to think about your mock though.
Pick a player for every draft position in the first round. Pick where the player will be picked, not who picks that player. For example, if you think Reggie Bush is the #1 pick and you think the Jets will trade up to pick him, then pick Bush at #1, not at #4 (where the Jets pick). Points will be awarded for how close your picks are to the real draft. Here are the point awards:
10 points for the correct pick
7 pts for 1 position off
5 pts for 2 position off
3 pts for 3 off
1 pt for 4 off
Total Points win. I will also award a 5 bonus points for any trade correctly predicted. You only need to get the first round trade portion correct (ie if the Lions trade down to pick #13, and get an extra pick out of it, you only need to predict the change in the first round and not the extra pick). As an added twist, any incorrect trade prediction will result in -2 points. This should keep the number of trades down to a minimum and create a high risk/reward senario there.
Official Draft order:
Pick Team
1. Houston
2. New Orleans
3. Tennessee
4. New York Jets
5. Green Bay
6. San Francisco
7. Oakland
8. Buffalo
9. Detroit
10. Arizona
11. St. Louis
12. Cleveland
13. Baltimore
14. Philadelphia
15. Atlanta
16. Miami
17. Minnesota
18. Dallas
19. San Diego
20. Kansas City
21. New England
22. Denver (from Washington)
23. Tampa Bay
24. Cincinnati
25. New York Giants
26. Chicago
27. Carolina
28. Jacksonville
29. Denver
30. Indianapolis
31. Seattle
32. Pittsburgh
As in the other contests, a custom signature and a place on the ranking page is at stake here in addition to bragging rights. I will set the deadlines for entries after the CBA mess is cleared up wednesday/thursday. All entries will be submitted by PM and be secret to everyone else until the deadline is reached and they are posted here. You will only be allowed to submit one entry to me, and it cannot be changed (unless something drastic happens like a player suddenly withdraws from the draft). Posting this now will give you some time to think about your mock though.