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by Jermain Baker, Posted: August 5, 2011

As the popularity of fantasy football has exploded one of the more enjoyable creations has been the mock draft. Hard as it may be to believe to the uninitiated, pretending to draft a fantasy team is a useful tool for testing out strategy and is just a hell of a lot of fun. Both Yahoo and ESPN offer a mock draft feature. Other providers may offer them as well but I have yet to try them. Both Yahoo and ESPN offer a chat feature in which you can communicate with your fellow mock drafters. If you're new to mock drafting or have been doing it for a while here are some good rules to follow.

Try not to sign up for a draft if you can't participate. These mock drafts are designed to help people try out different draft strategies and therefore work best when populated by actual people. If you sign up for a draft and can't participate it's not the end of the world as the computer will take over for you but many people decide which draft to join based on the amount of people registered for that draft. Don't make a habit out of it.
Don't make ridiculous picks just to be ridiculous. I understand it's only a mock draft. Still people do have to make a time investment in order to participate. There's nothing wrong with outside of the box thinking but drafting David Akers in the first round doesn't make you funny, it sabotages the rest of the draft and makes you a jerk.
If you have to leave turn on the auto-draft. This is a highly irritating thing folks do most likely without thinking. Its a huge source of annoyance when you're part of a fast moving draft with well prepared participants then one or two people bail in the later rounds don't turn on the auto-draft and the draft slows to a crawl. Usually there's a small box you can check on the web page to enable auto-draft. If you have to bail, take a split second and click the box. Your fellow mock drafters will appreciate it.
Don't flip out if someone takes longer than 30 seconds to make a pick. On the flip side of the previous issue are the folks who immediately start flaming the chat board if someone doesn't make a pick the first nanosecond their selection comes up. Hey folks relax. Some people do take the mocks seriously and may need a little time to consider their choices and strategy. Just be prepared, have some patience and enjoy the draft. Remember it's supposed to be fun.
Don't abuse the chat feature. Hey a little trash talk is fun. Razzing your fellow drafters for dubious picks can be very entertaining but don't take it too far. Don't be belligerent, don't drag it on and on and on. The chat is much better used for discussion among fans about trends in fantasy football and news on players and coaches. People participate in these mock drafts from all over the country and could give you some unique perspective on players in their neck of the woods

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