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The Old Way |
The GRID |
| Pick A is called out |
- Hunt through overall cheatsheet for player A, cross off.
- Flip to positional cheatsheet, hunt for player, cross off again.
- Flip back to overall cheatsheet and resume thinking about strategy for --
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- Locate player A in 1-2 seconds, double-click
- Continue examining THE GRID for your strategy
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| Pick B is called out |
- Hunt through overall cheatsheet for --
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| Pick C is called out immediately |
- Hunt through overall cheatsheet for player C, cross off.
- Flip to positional --
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| Pick D is called out quickly |
- Flip back to overall cheatsheet
- Hunt through overall cheatsheet for player D, cross off.
- Flip to positional cheatsheet, hunt for player, cross off again.
- Flip back to overall cheat --
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| Pick E is called out and now you’re on the clock |
- Hunt through overall cheatsheet for player E, cross off.
- Flip to positional cheatsheet, hunt for player, cross off again.
- Flip back to overall cheatsheet
- Ask the whole room who player B was. Some eyes roll (that guy again), the rest are also busy crossing off players. Someone finally answers.
- Hunt through overall cheatsheet for player B, cross off.
- Flip to positional cheatsheet, hunt for player, cross off again.
- Repeat all for player C.
- Half your clock time is now gone. You’re frazzled and you’ve barely had time to cross off names much less think about the implications those picks.
- Stare at cheatsheet. Rifle through magazines and internet printouts for schedules, depth charts, and bye weeks to find someone who stands out. Look at cheatsheet again --
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- Repeat above
- Spend your whole clock working on nothing but your strategy.
- Take player X, who is without a doubt the best fit for your strategy.
Note: you cannot imagine just how many factors you can evaluate in a real-time draft using THE GRID. Continue reading to find out just what’s possible.
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| Time’s up |
- “Screw it, I’ll take [player X who doesn’t fit your strategy in the slightest]”
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You’ll never hear "time’s up" using the grid. |
