I can attest to what grayfoxx said. Not sure if he is trying to "throw me under the bus" or something, but yes, he's right. Most of you who have been in my NDL and NDDL leagues have been pretty good drafters--attentive, on the ball, ready when it's your turn etc. However there are 3-5 guys who are in most of my leagues who, quite frankly, ruin it for everyone else. They are often skipped in most rounds, pretty must NEVER send proxy lists, and sometimes get 2 or even 3 rounds behind everyone else.
I run player exclusive draft leagues in the other three major sports, and there is no question who are the worst drafters, and it's my NFL leagues, and it's not even close. I just don't see the same problems in those drafts. They are ready to pick, use proxy lists more often, and those drafts run smoothly. There are not five or six skipped picks (or more) in a round. When I do another NFL draft league, and I WILL put a sign up up soon for both because it is near NFL season, but I will come up with some kind of penalty for missing your on the clock draft spot and not sending a proxy list. I'm not sure what exactly, but I'm leaving toward that player losing their pick in that round entirely. If you miss your 2nd round pick, draft slot time comes and goes and you didn't pick or send a proxy list, you don't get a 2nd round pick. Then you only have 7 picks in the draft. You miss your 3rd round draft slot time, you lose your pick that round, and only get SIX picks total.
Sounds harsh, but dammit, something has to be done for me to run this from now on. I'm just sick and tired of the "laissez-faire, I dont give a damn" style of draftiung in my NFL leagues.
Or if someone ELSE wants to take over and run them, be my guest. If no one does in the next week or two, I will put up a sign up list for both then.