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calsnowskier
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How would you like the International Draft to work?
As it stands, the US Am Draft takes place in mid-June. The International market opens in early-July.
If the two drafts MUST be separate, I would guess that the Int Draft would be a sort of supplemental draft? Same order, but teams would be forfeiting their corresponding pick for the next year for each selection they make? For example, team A picks 5th in this year’s US draft, so they also pick 5th in the Int draft. But if they select a player in the 1st round, they forfeit their 1st round pick in NEXT year’s US draft.
If they don’t do something like this, than top-picking teams will get twice the value since they will get two top picks instead of just 1.
The NFL had (has?) a draft that worked this way. In the early 90s, the Cowboys took a QB in the first round of the supp draft that made pretty big news (he ended up being a bust, but he was supposed to be the “next big thing”).
As it stands, the US Am Draft takes place in mid-June. The International market opens in early-July.
If the two drafts MUST be separate, I would guess that the Int Draft would be a sort of supplemental draft? Same order, but teams would be forfeiting their corresponding pick for the next year for each selection they make? For example, team A picks 5th in this year’s US draft, so they also pick 5th in the Int draft. But if they select a player in the 1st round, they forfeit their 1st round pick in NEXT year’s US draft.
If they don’t do something like this, than top-picking teams will get twice the value since they will get two top picks instead of just 1.
The NFL had (has?) a draft that worked this way. In the early 90s, the Cowboys took a QB in the first round of the supp draft that made pretty big news (he ended up being a bust, but he was supposed to be the “next big thing”).