NFL: Supplemental Draft

[papachaz]

i have no idea what to expect, is the draft order the same? are there that many players available? what's the difference in drafting someone now, or having signed them as an undrafted free agent? the big deal on the news is terrell pryor, who else is available that we might take a lot at, any ideas?

[Jesus]

No one is drafting Pryor. Why would anyone want that mess on their team? Oh wait the Raiders. If no one is going to draft Mark Herzlich during the regular draft why would anyone take this moron?

The AFL and CFL look pretty good for him.

[papachaz]

that's all fine and good for him, and i certainly wouldn't want him here at all but this thread is about who we might pick up, if anyone?

[RFlagg]

Here's How The Supplemental Draft Works

Quote:The Supplemental Draft, is designed to allow underclassmen --who did not petition the league for early entry before the NFL Draft deadline but find themselves ineligible for the upcoming college season-- a vehicle for entering the NFL. The supplemental draft is held after the traditional NFL Draft and before each season begins.

The league uses a weighted three-step, semi-lottery system to determine the order of the supplemental draft as follows:

• Teams with six wins or less participate in the first lottery for the top supplemental draft picks. The team that posted the worst record among that group is given a weighted advantage over the following team, with each team's "weight" being decreased on down the line until reaching the team with the best record in the group.
• The second group consists of non-playoff teams and follows the same weighted system.
• The third group consists of last season's 12 playoff teams and, again, follows the same lottery system.
  

After the order is determined, each team submits to the league the name of the player(s) they are interested in, as well as the round of the supplemental draft they would like to choose them in. The team that submits the highest bid is awarded rights to the player. If more than one team bids a pick from the same round, the team with the highest pick in the round wins out.

If a team uses a pick in the Supplemental Draft, they must forfeit their choice in the corresponding round of the next years NFL Draft.

With this in mind, I doubt the Falcons will participate. They don't want to lose any more picks.

[papachaz]

(08-18-2011 12:32 PM)RFlagg Wrote:  Here's How The Supplemental Draft Works


With this in mind, I doubt the Falcons will participate. They don't want to lose any more picks.

thanks RFlagg, that was what i needed to see, and i agree, i doubt we'd participate and lose any picks in next years draft. by the time we got to this one, anyone worth anything at all would be gone already anyway.

on another note, i'm wondering why Caleb King from GA is eligible? he's not eligible to play for the dogs this year?

[Anomaly]

(08-18-2011 01:43 PM)papachaz Wrote:  thanks RFlagg, that was what i needed to see, and i agree, i doubt we'd participate and lose any picks in next years draft. by the time we got to this one, anyone worth anything at all would be gone already anyway.

on another note, i'm wondering why Caleb King from GA is eligible? he's not eligible to play for the dogs this year?

I believe he flunked out and was going to be academically ineligible.

[Paprika Neck]

supplemental draft sounds like a boondoggle

[pauliwood]

(08-18-2011 05:00 PM)Paprika Neck Wrote:  supplemental draft sounds like a boondoggle

What is a boondoggle?