[randilover]

Originally Posted by paulsonpatch

All FF leagues hold their rookie drafts May 1st, because none of us can go more than a couple months without some kind of action, and we just can't wait until July to see how things pan out, because we'd all be kicked out of our houses by then.....

Yeah, but in our case, the NFL player draft would "satisfy that craving," and most of the rookies (with the exception of the few high profile picks) will not be making the starting line up on most teams. In that case, you would figure on having the rookie draft after your team is established.

Originally Posted by Nittany Dodgers

There are a number of rookies who will make an impact this year, most likely. You can't determine who is going to fall to you in a rookie draft (if we do it random order), so it would be hard to fill any holes with the draft if we've already gone through the auction. If we ended up doing an auction rookie draft, it probably wouldn't matter as much.

Also, we have done the rookie draft in the Frenzy right after the NFL draft, before holdouts, injuries, and head cases appear. I can't say for certain this is the exact right way to do it, but that's the way it's been done. You know what they say about old dogs and new tricks.

Hey Nittany, this does not make sense to me, maybe I am just misunderstanding. Are you for or against the rookie draft first? Your first point favors having the rookies first, the second goes the other way. In my mind, I get a foudnation of veterans, then build the future (much like a expansion team would work). I could be wrong and I guess it'll come to a vote...

EDIT: maybe I should just wait until we figure out we are having a rookie draft, heh?