Work stoppage and the draft

[Mother Grabber]

If there's a work stoppage and no 2011 season, as our JR insiders suggest, does the 2011 draft get whacked and all those players go into the 2012 draft? Does the 2011 draft happen as usual and we follow the same draft order in 2012, meaning we get #1 (potentially) again? Does the space time continuum stop and we all get sucked into a black hole? Does pie become cake?

[SorthNarolina]

I sure hope not, cake sucks.

Unless it's a tres leches cake.

[pantherfan81]

Then we're sh!t outta Luck.

[Delhommey]

There will be a draft regardless. If there's a lockout it will be the last NFL event.

[CatMan72]

There will be a 2011 draft, if there is no 2011 season the 2012 draft will be a "lottery" format meaning the order will be determined by pulling team names out of a hat... which I think is unfair. If there is no season, then it stands to reason that the worst team in 2011 will still be the worst team in 2012.

[Mother Grabber]

I sure hope not, cake sucks.

Unless it's a tres leches cake.

What about Boston Creme Pie? It calls itself pie, but looks like cake to me.

[dbeat]

There will be a 2011 draft, if there is no 2011 season the 2012 draft will be a "lottery" format meaning the order will be determined by pulling team names out of a hat... which I think is unfair. If there is no season, then it stands to reason that the worst team in 2011 will still be the worst team in 2012.

I think it is unfair. They should do a weighted lottery where each teams order in the draft will be within, say 7 picks of the previous year. Meaning the Panthers could do no worse than the 7th pick in the 2012 draft, and especially that this years Super Bowl champion has zero chance of getting the #1 pick.

[SorthNarolina]

I think it is unfair. They should do a weighted lottery where each teams order in the draft will be within, say 7 picks of the previous year. Meaning the Panthers could do no worse than the 7th pick in the 2012 draft, and especially that this years Super Bowl champion has zero chance of getting the #1 pick.

yeah I think that is a good idea. But it would be fun if a few super teams were created.

Colts get A.J. Green.

Ravens get Patrick Peterson.

[The_Cannon]

I thought it would be a snake draft if there is no season in 2012.

If the lockout is official before the draft expect a lot of underclassmen to stay in school.

[Mother Grabber]

No 'luck' for us if that happens.

[Cavscout]

I feel that a new CBA will get done before that happens, both sides have too much to loose. They just need to find a way to slice the pie evenly, piece of cake.

[Pimpdaddy]

There will be a 2011 draft, if there is no 2011 season the 2012 draft will be a "lottery" format meaning the order will be determined by pulling team names out of a hat... which I think is unfair. If there is no season, then it stands to reason that the worst team in 2011 will still be the worst team in 2012.

That is to funny. A big sophisticated org like the NFL with all its lawyers and advisors can't come up with something that is more fair and amicable. You and I know damn well the first name outta that hat would be the Cowgirls or the Squealers...

[Sandy Claws]

if there is no 2011 season the 2012 draft will be a "lottery" format meaning the order will be determined by pulling team names out of a hat.

Speculation. I don't buy that they already have a process for a draft following a lost year and certainly hope they aren't putting any effort into developing a process. The NHL used a weighted lottery type process but that doesn't mean the NFl will.

[theyhateme45]

There will be a 2011 draft, if there is no 2011 season the 2012 draft will be a "lottery" format meaning the order will be determined by pulling team names out of a hat... which I think is unfair. If there is no season, then it stands to reason that the worst team in 2011 will still be the worst team in 2012.

Link???? Are you sure that’s the case, or is that something you just heard. It was my understanding that they do not have procedures in place for what will happen with the 2012 draft, so I am assuming the owners would come up with something fair.

I really doubt it would be snake because they are not going to give the best team in the leagues the top picks from the class of 2012 (Especially when 2012 will be the better class because more players are probably going to wait until 2012 to declare and not deal with the uncertainty of the cba. Nor do I think it would just be a random lottery as you can have some of the same issues.

My suggestion or best guest will be something more like a tiered lottery. The top 10 would have a lottery for picks 1-10, then the next ten for 11-20 then the 2010 playoff teams for 21-32. Or even a weighted lottery based on record NBA style.