Shorten the Draft!

[wolfe]

Stop the madness! Let's shorten the draft to 12 rounds. The other 6 players can be picked up as free agents after the draft.

Almost none of these players stick around anyway.
Analysis of the rosters at the end of last season.
Keepers: 81 (6.75/team)
Free Agents: 95 (7.91/team)
1st rounders: 12
2nd: 11
3rd: 10
4th: 10
5th: 8
6th: 10
7th: 8
8th: 8
9th: 7
10th: 6
11th: 8
12th: 6
13th: 6
14th: 6
15th: 7
16th: 6
17th: 2
18th: 4

Note: 311 players = 25.91 players per team because players on IR.

Round 1 had 69 starts and 79 nonstarts. 88.10% roster participation
Round 2 had 85 starts and 66 nonstarts. 89.88% roster participation
Round 3 had 56 starts and 89 nonstarts. 86.31% roster participation
Round 4 had 74 starts and 58 nonstarts. 78.57% roster participation
Round 5 had 67 starts and 47 nonstarts. 67.86% roster participation
Round 6 had 95 starts and 57 nonstarts. 90.48% roster participation
Round 7 had 60 starts and 80 nonstarts. 83.33% roster participation
Round 8 had 41 starts and 70 nonstarts. 66.07% roster participation
Round 9 had 61 starts and 76 nonstarts. 81.55% roster participation
Round 10 had 33 starts and 72 nonstarts. 62.50% roster participation
Round 11 had 41 starts and 66 nonstarts. 63.69% roster participation
Round 12 had 34 starts and 49 nonstarts. 49.40% roster participation
Round 13 had 29 starts and 63 nonstarts. 54.76% roster participation
Round 14 had 54 starts and 59 nonstarts. 67.26% roster participation
Round 15 had 44 starts and 37 nonstarts. 48.21% roster participation
Round 16 had 77 starts and 37 nonstarts. 67.86% roster participation
Round 17 had 16 starts and 55 nonstarts. 42.26% roster participation
Round 18 had 32 starts and 53 nonstarts. 50.60% roster participation

[Jonathan S.]

You have no soul....why would you want to shorten the most fun day of the year!?!

[the Man, the Myth...]

I am also in agreeance with stopping the draft short whether it be at round 12 or 14 either one. I vote yes!

[wagordy]

I will have to think further on the matter.

[Jonathan S.]

Souless persons....

[woody]

What we need is someone who can break it down statistically and show us some hard numbers.

[bstock]

I'm in favor.