Articles & Reviews

Find out more about PC Drafter, draft-day strategies, and dominating your league! Each article is presented with a brief synopsis and can be accessed by clicking on the title of the article. Please address any comments about existing articles, ideas for new articles, or articles you have written to webmaster@pcDrafter.com.

The Basics of Fantasy Football

An Introduction to Fantasy Football Interested in knowing more about this exciting game you've heard about around the office or on campus? Our article gets you started, building an understanding of the basics like your team, scoring rules, relationship to live football, and a sense for some of the nuances that provide a competitive advantage.

New! PC Drafter Goes 6 for 6 in 2 Years

PC Drafter Continues to Deliver in my Second Year by Sports Editor Scott Pagel. In this 2010 article, Scott reflects on his success in 2008, but wanted to know if it was attributable to PC Drafter, or just a fluke. 2009 showed it was no fluke- PC Drafter gave him a definite edge in all of his leagues. Read more to see what helped this Sports Editor dominate his fantasy leagues for a second year.

A Sports Editor's Experience with PC Drafter

My Results with PC Drafter Article printed in the The Times News (Lehigh Valley, PA, Dec 2008) by Sports Editor Scott Pagel reflecting back on his 2008 Fantasy Football Season and his experience using PC Drafter.

The Creation of PC Drafter by Brandie Searle

There Has to be a Better Way! pcDrafter was developed by Brandie Searle, starting in 1998. Read about how it all started and the great additions made along the way.

The GOLD Algorithm by Greg Alan

The GOLD Algorithm Explained Does the GOLD algorithm sound like smoke and mirrors? Take a look as we boldly unveil exactly what's behind the computation for each player, every time a draft selection is made. If you're going to bet your fantasy team's performance on a computer program, you'll appreciate the chance to look under the hood of PC Drafter and see how turbo-charged we really are.  You'll be glad that it's us doing the math and not you!

Draft Day Trades by Brandie Searle

Trades on Draft Day Are Your Best Bet: From pcDrafter's creator, read why trades on draft day make you a winner, and leave your opponents happier as well. At least initially.

The Difference Factor in GOLD by Greg Alan

Picking Players Based on the Difference they Contribute is a Key Factor: From 4for4.com's senior analyst, take a look at why the highest scoring players aren't necessarily the most valuable pick for your draft.



Outside Reviews of pcDrafter

Scott Pagel, 2008 and 2009 Customer: PC Drafter certainly did its job again this season. That’s two years, six total seasons and six playoff appearances. You can’t ask for more than that! Well, you can, but there’s a lot of uncontrolled factors that go into winning a title. Getting there is a big part of the battle and PC Drafter can help you do that. PC Drafter is so easy to use and keeping track of a draft is just a matter of a few clicks. The hard work can be set up ahead of time, like the league settings, draft order, etc. Once the draft comes, the program keeps track of everything else. So, if you found yourself on the outside looking in when your league playoffs came around this past season, try giving PC Drafter a serious try next year at your draft. Read Scott's entire analysis in PC Drafter Continues to Deliver in my Second Year

Donnie, 2007 Customer: I don't normally send in compliments, or complaints for that matter, to people that I don't personally know. However, after using your PCDrafter software I ruled my 2007 fantasy league. From the very first minute of draft day, I was the object of envy from all the other 11 owners who were in awe that I actually brought such firepower - my PC and your software! As the draft progressed, all of my picks were made within seconds of my draft position coming active due to the obvious resolve I had from your software. From that point on, I never looked back. I don't even think there was a game where I doubted my dominance. I thank you, not only for allowing me to hold the position of FFL genius and overall ruler, but more importantly for delivering on your advertisement promise. Your software was a perfect complement of statistical/analytical input while still being able to evolve with virtually all the moving parts of an FFL draft..!
Thanks...

Brad K., 2007 Customer: I started my first fantasy football team in 2006. I did a poor job of preparing for the draft…purchasing a few magazines and pulling out some information that was a year old… and finished dead last in our league with a record of 3-14.
This year, and again we did get to draft 1st. After our draft PCDrafter picked my team to have the best draft. We finished with the best record in the league (12 teams) at 11-6, led the league in scoring, gave up the fewest points, and ended up winning the Super Bowl as well to finish on top. Of our 6 losses, 5 were by a total of about 8 points.
Thanks for a great product that we look forward to using next year.


Mock Draft Experiments

Mock Drafts let your try out your strategy. pcDrafter crunches the numbers.: From Andy Rioux. Consider a different approach, then evaluate the results. Not to spoil the ending for you...but pcDrafter Gold does very well.

 

How Top Experts Beat the LT Team

August 11th, 2007: Greg Alan (4for4.com) and Bob Harris from Sports Illustrated and Pro Fantasy Sports Magazines take part in a Mock Draft using pcDrafter and the GOLD Algorithm. Listen (and Read) with Greg and Bob comment on the each pick as pcDrafter carries them to victory, drafting from the #4 position and finishing 5% better for points than the #1 team with Ladainian Tomlinson. RealAudio or compatible player required.

 

Comparing ADP to GOLD in a Real Draft

Just What Can You Expect From Gold? by Jim Perrone. So you've decided to go with pcDrafter Gold on draft day. The other managers in your league are using stubby pencils, magazine cheat sheets and intuition. So overall, you're pitting GOLD against the national average (ADP, or GOLD vs. Rust!). Take a look at how they compared in a controlled experiment, and see which you think is better.

 

Streaming Audio: Listen to a Mock Draft in the Hands of Top Experts

August 24th, 2006: Greg Alan from 4for4.com and Bob Harris from Sports Illustrated and Pro Fantasy Sports Magazines take part in a Mock Draft using pcDrafter and the GOLD Algorithm. Listen to Bob and Greg comment on the best players available each round and talk NFL. RealAudio or compatible player required.