"I'd like to thank the little people...."
I just got lucky on hitting 2 rounds.
Congrats, Pokerdude. Not a bad way to go about it..."wisdom of crowds" and all that which seems appropriate for a handicapping exercise.
I saw Kyle Murphy in a lot of these and considered adding him. My other update was to delete Spriggs because I though he would be gone before our 1st pick. I never got around to it, so it is a wash.
Not to give my scouting tips away, but most of you guys did all the heavy lifting. I kept looking for common picks, figuring you all knew what you were doing.
Thanks to Amish for hosting another fun drafting event. The hours he spent compiling, sorting, etc......his dedication to his craft shouldn't go unnoticed.
Now to go collect my prize.......
. I'm looking forward to 2017's draft where maybe I'll hit on even one. Of the 3 positions of greatest need TT gave me the middle finger by taking (draft and UDFA) only 2 ILB's and ZERO TE's. 
Of course we all got 20 picks, TT only got......7
I don't necessarily pick players that I think will be good, I pick players I think TT will think will be good. There is a pattern and I weed out a lot of players I am fairly certain TT won't be interested in. Later rounds there are usually a few picks that I never even looked at. Anyway, I would not look on previous contest picks as players that I felt would succeed.
Man, you gotta think outside the box! Who says they have to be in a row?Found the link to last years Amish Draft......hmmmm.......we need to figure this numbering system out......17th annual this year......96th annual last year??
https://www.packerforum.com/threads/the-96th-annual-amish-mafia-draft-contest.59575/
Maybe we should have a contest where we re-pick the draft the way we would do it, not the way we think Thompson will do, based on who was actually on the board at each pick. Then check back in a year and see how it worked out. The only thing that stops me is that it would be cheating. For example, if you know Murphy will be available in the 6th. you're not going to draft him the 5th., a not insignificant advantage.
It is a fun draft though, predicting what TT will do, not what you would do if you were TT or what you would do as a GM of the "PokerBrat Penguins".Clearly, I did not suggest changing anything, nor would I ever do anything to dim your warm glow of victory! That will wear off on it's own soon enough.I would never want to change the Amish draft, it would dilute my win!
There is a clear flaw in the proposition, a second form of cheating if you will. If one were to pass on Clark in round 1, for example, we'd have no idea where he would have gone. It would not be reasonable to allow somebody to pick him in round 7, for example. I think you'd have to say if you pass on a Packer pick at the spot where they picked him then he's be off the board. You could take him higher than the Packers if that was your inclication.
Seriously, I don't think it's as easy as you think. Make the trade up for Spriggs or any other player of your choosing at that spot, or keep the picks where they were and choose some other guys, but Spriggs is off the board if you don't pick him at or before the Packers spot.While interesting, that would be a management nightmare. These posts are not even visibly time stamped past the minute to audit the results. Somebody would have to sit there and post, "pick closed" at some designated time for each pick, like when the commish starts walking down the runway. And who is going to sit through every minute of every round to post their picks? A trade could happen at any time. I have yard work and golfing if it isn't raining.
Check out my other thread "head to head with ted" that was meant for exactly what you are speaking of. It did not get much interest so I didnt bother with other rounds, only did the first.While interesting, that would be a management nightmare. These posts are not even visibly time stamped past the minute to audit the results. Somebody would have to sit there and post, "pick closed" at some designated time for each pick, like when the commish starts walking down the runway. And who is going to sit through every minute of every round to post their picks? A trade could happen at any time. I have yard work and golfing if it isn't raining.
In any case, this becomes just another take on the "what will Thompson do" contest. That's not what I'm getting.
You're a better man than I trying to run that.
