The Official 2008 OM Mock Draft UDFA Round

[BowlenBall]

Now that all picks are in for the 2008 OM mock draft, we’ll begin the Undrafted Free Agent (UDFA) round. Below is a quick rundown on how we’ll proceed (based on jens1893’s system from last year):

1. All teams begin with $100,000 to bid for players which were not selected in the 2008 OM mock draft.

2. Minimum bid for a player is $5000. Bids can be made in $100 increments only. There will only be one round of bidding, so any cash you have left over will be useless. In other words – use it or lose it.

3. Please submit bids in this format:

Name, Position, College, Bid
Jay Cutler, QB, Vanderbilt, $30,000
Jarvis Moss, DE, Florida, $11,400
Al Wilson, LB, Tennessee, $23,700
Total Spent: $65,100

4. PLEASE do not submit bids for players who have already been selected in the mock draft. Refer to JCMElway’s lists before you submit your bid. Any bids for pre-selected players will be ignored, and the team owner will NOT be notified of his error.

4. Tiebreaker: if two or more teams bid the same amount for the same player, than whoever sent the first PM will be considered the winner. If this seems unfair to you in any way – well, you should have bid $100 more for that player.

5. Please send all bids via one and only one PM to me (expatfan) any time between now and 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 18th. Please title the PM “UDFA – team name”. All bids received after the deadline will be considered null and void, as will any bids sent subsequent to your first PM.

6. Results will be posted sometime on Saturday, April 20th, dependant on when and how much time my wife will grant me to sit in front of the computer on the weekend….

7. In the interests of transparency, I will submit my own list via PM to JCMElway within the next day, and before I review any of the bids submitted. In addition, I will disqualify myself from the tiebreaker rules, meaning that any tie that I am involved with will go to the other team.

8. As I receive bids, I will post confirmation below, along with a sequence number indicating when they submitted it to me (1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.). An example is below under the New Orleans Saints:

AFC

West
Denver- eddie mac - 13th to submit bids
Kansas City- BlitzingDog - 4th to submit bids
Oakland- Springstein - 8th to submit bids
San Diego-

South
Indianapolis-
Jacksonville- Hawk's Boys - 11th to submit bids
Houston-
Tennessee-

Central
Pittsburgh-
Baltimore- JCM Elway - 2nd to submit bids
Cincinnati- Arkie - 6th to submit bids
Cleveland-

East
New York Jets- Rohirrim - 12th to submit bids
New England-
Buffalo- Anubis - 3rd to submit bids
Miami-

NFC

West
Seattle- WABronco - 9th to submit bids
San Francisco-
St. Louis-
Arizona- killericon - 7th to submit bids

East
Dallas-
Philadelphia- Mediator 12 - 10th to submit bids
New York Giants- SouthStndJunkie - 4th to submit bids
Washington-

Central
Green Bay-
Minnesota-
Detroit- Florida Bronco - 16th to submit bids
Chicago- lex - 17th to submit bids

South
Tampa Bay-
Carolina- Bronco LB 52 - 15th to submit bids
Atlanta- Arkansas Bronco - 14th to submit bids
New Orleans – Expatfan – 1st to submit bids

Thanks, and if you have any questions or comments, just post them in this thread and I’ll answer them for the edification of all.

[TheReverend]

Wow... I applaud the depth and effort you guys put into this. No sarcasm, it's genuinely been fun to observe.

[JCMElway]

Thanks Rev, you'll have to sign up next year!

[TheReverend]

Originally Posted by JCMElway

Thanks Rev, you'll have to sign up next year!

Thanks, but watching's more fun. I'm also fairly convinced that most everyone here does a better job at the college game than I do. If you want to see 7-9 Nittany Lions go to a single team, though, count me in.

[Mediator12]

Originally Posted by TheReverend

Thanks, but watching's more fun. I'm also fairly convinced that most everyone here does a better job at the college game than I do. If you want to see 7-9 Nittany Lions go to a single team, though, count me in.

Sure, you can have the chiefs, chargers, or Raiders next year!

[Arkansas Bronco]

We normally go through this by position 1 day at a time. Such as qb, rb,wr,te,ol,dl,lb,db,and st.

[Northman]

Buffalo's Bids are in.

[JCMElway]

Hmmmmm.......I put my bids in, but I kind of like doing it all positions at once. That way no one position possibly gets less emphasis for going last.

However, going one position at a time does spread the UDFA out over a couple of days and allows people to use more money if they don't get their guy.

OK, who wants to do the UDFA by the day, and who wants to do it all in one shot?

[JCMElway]

OK, I PMed expat. Hold the phone kids, we may be doing this one position at a time.

It worked pretty well last year, right?

[Northman]

Actually, i put all mine in so i hope it doesnt screw anything up.

[Northman]

Personally, i dont like the idea of going by position because some people dont need certain positions and to have to wait around for it to come up would create a problem for some people.

[JCMElway]

Doesn't matter. If we decide to go one day at a time all current bids will just be pulled back and we'll go to QBs for the first round.

And were all bids made publicly in the thread, or were they in private to Jens?

[Northman]

I would think they would be private.

[JCMElway]

Originally Posted by Anubis

I would think they would be private.

Yeah you're probably right.

















Insert "I hate you" joke here.



















Make it funny.

[SouthStndJunkie]

Why do we have to complicate things?

I vote all on one shot.

The New York Giants just put in their bids.

[Northman]

Originally Posted by SouthStndJunkie

Why do we have to complicate things?

I vote all on one shot.

The New York Giants just put in their bids.

I agree.



And JCM... Kiss my ass.

[BowlenBall]

I really, really, REALLY prefer to do it all in one shot, for the following reasons:

1. It replicates the real NFL UDFA signing period, which is kind of the point, right? Most teams sign 5-6 UDFAs maximum, and spend around $10,000 to $20,000 per. In addition, the signings are all done simultaneously in a post-draft frenzy.

2. It adds another level of strategy, in that you're bidding blind on multiple positions, and must balance your desire for one or two players with your desire to get several on the cheap, without any idea of who the other bidders are targeting.

3. It's much more fair, as several of us will be unable to check the Mane every day for several consecutive days, and will therefore have days when they can't participate. I'm in this group, as I've got a business trip this week.

That being said, I'm willing to bow to the wishes of the people -- if several teams are dead set on doing it position by position, feel free to speak up. We can decide by tomorrow what we're gonna do. I'll leave the bids unopened in my PM inbox, just in case....

[SouthStndJunkie]

Originally Posted by ExpatFan

I really, really, REALLY prefer to do it all in one shot, for the following reasons:

1. It replicates the real NFL UDFA signing period, which is kind of the point, right? Most teams sign 5-6 UDFAs maximum, and spend around $10,000 to $20,000 per. In addition, the signings are all done simultaneously in a post-draft frenzy.

2. It adds another level of strategy, in that you're bidding blind on multiple positions, and must balance your desire for one or two players with your desire to get several on the cheap, without any idea of who the other bidders are targeting.

3. It's much more fair, as several of us will be unable to check the Mane every day for several consecutive days, and will therefore have days when they can't participate. I'm in this group, as I've got a business trip this week.

That being said, I'm willing to bow to the wishes of the people -- if several teams are dead set on doing it position by position, feel free to speak up. We can decide by tomorrow what we're gonna do. I'll leave the bids unopened in my PM inbox, just in case....

I agree on all points.

[JCMElway]

Agreed as well. Let's do it all in one shot.


And Anubis, I'll kiss your ass, butyou have to wash down there first.




And no, once a week doesn't count.

[Northman]

Originally Posted by JCMElway

Agreed as well. Let's do it all in one shot.


And Anubis, I'll kiss your ass, butyou have to wash down there first.




And no, once a week doesn't count.

Once a week? Try once a year. I got some balls so salty that it would even make Chef proud. If your lucky, i may have some cheese spread for you too. Bon Appetit!

[BlitzingDog]

My claims are in!

[JCMElway]

Sorry BD, I took all your guys!

[Killericon]

My bids are in.

[BowlenBall]

Looks like the consensus is that we'll do it all in one whack -- thank God!

7 bids are in so far -- don't forget to check JCMElway's lists before you make your bids, and that the minimum bid is $5000. As noted before, the deadline for submitting picks is Thursday, April 18th at 11:59 p.m.

[Florida_Bronco]

I'll have my bids in today or tommorrow.