Scoresheet Football Drafting Packet
(Single Stage - For leagues drafting by sending ranking lists to the Scoresheet office.)
The game rules are the same no matter how you draft your team. But if you are in a league that is using the web draft system then you can mostly ignore the section on roster balancing, as most owners choose to turn off roster balancing for the web draft. (Turning off roster balancing means you will simply get the top available player on your list when your pick comes up, regardless of how many players you already have at that position.) But you can choose to have roster balancing on if you like, which will ensure you get a balanced team. If you have roster balancing turned on then the roster balancing rules as explained in the draft packet will be followed.
Welcome to Scoresheet Football.
This packet contains all the information you should need for drafting your team. Included are player lists, an explanation of roster balancing rules, a description of how our football game is played, additional Scoresheet Football rules, a sample blank depth chart, and a blank player ranking sheet.
Rank Your Players
After reading this packet, your first step is to complete and submit your ranking sheet. Our player lists are also included in this packet. Using these player lists, rank your top 250 player choices on the ranking sheet, in the order you want them to be eligible for drafting by your team. (Please include Scoresheet player numbers and player last names, but first names of players are not necessary.) The number "1" player is that player on the ranking sheet you want the most, number "2" the second, and so on down the list. Once you finish your list, send it to us so that we can run the draft. Each owner will receive 30 players in the draft. Since various owners always list far different players on their first ranking sheet, 250 choices are generally more than enough to allow each owner to receive 30 different players. (In fact, you'll probably get most of your 30 players from your first 200 picks - you can list less than 250 players if you like.) When your list is finalized, we recommend that you make a copy of it, as we do keep the sheet that you send us.
How Draft Order is Determined
Team numbers will be randomly chosen, with the draft order reversing in each later round. (Team 1 picks first in round 1, team 12 picks first in round 2, team 1 picks first in round 3, etc.) As your team's turn comes up in each round, you will be assigned your highest-ranked undrafted player, subject to our roster balancing procedures described later in this packet. Our drafting rules are designed so that you can simply list players according to how you think they'll perform in the upcoming season, and then you'll get a balanced roster, receiving starters at every position before you begin receiving reserves. And you do NOT need to group players by position on your ranking sheet. Players should simply be listed in the order you think they are most valuable. As soon as the draft has been run we will send you the results, along with a complete league roster, blank depth charts to complete before the season starts, and the season schedule of games to be played. You will choose a team name when you send in your first week's depth chart.
When You Can Expect Your Team
Typically, we complete the draft and send out the results about 5-8 days after your postmark deadline date (meaning you should receive your draft results about 8-11 days after your postmark date). But we will not actually place you in a specific league until we've received your ranking sheet. By submitting your ranking sheet a few days early, you generally can look forward to getting your draft results back early! Sorry, but we do not give out results over the phone (or we'd never have time to get all the leagues drafted). But we will also post draft results on your league's web page as soon as your draft is run, and will send you an e-mail message as soon as the draft is done, letting you know those results are up, what league you are in, and what your league's web address is.
If we don't receive your ranking sheet on time, we'll have to use player's point total order from last year (the player number order at each position) as your draft list. Naturally, it's not nearly as much fun to have the computer draft for you! If for some reason you miss the postmark deadline please give us a call as soon as possible. (The mailing deadline is just a postmark deadline; we have allowed a few days for your sheet to travel through the mail.)
In essence, the draft is really very simple. We simply go down your list, awarding you the top listed player that still remains undrafted. We do keep track of the players you've already drafted and skip over the players whose positions are already filled, as we do want to ensure that you receive a balanced team. You do not need to group players by position on your ranking sheet. Instead, players should be listed in the order you think they are most valuable. A suggested draft list should contain at least: 30 to 35 QB's; 30 RB's; 35 to 40 WR's; 22 TE's; 30-35 DL's; 30-35 LB's; 30-35 DB's; and a 10 to 15 each of K's, P's, and return teams. And save your top picks for established quality players. We all like to gamble on unproven players, but for the most part they will still be available in later rounds. Use your high picks to get players you feel certain will play a great deal and score well in this upcoming season.
P.S. If you are paying on the installment plan please remember that you should include a check with your ranking sheet!
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