Why does everyone draft early?

Question

Every league I have ever been in we draft on Tuesday before the NFL starts the regular season on Thursday or Sunday. I feel everyone drafts too early and feels that their team is weak. Look at all of the injuries that happen in pre-season, I feel everyone should draft later. What do you guys think?

Answer 1

I think the majority of the drafts you see happening real early are free/fun leagues where people really don't care what happens at the end of the season.

Most of the money leagues will tend to draft later or as close to the start of the regular season as possible.

I'm in two money leagues and in one of them we had to draft this past weekend.

We have 12 people in the league and trying to arrange a schedule where everybody could make it proved tough this year.

Reasons include:

Work Schedules - we have guys that work different shifts and days of the week

Family obligations - kids, birthdays, weddings, surgeries,  

Answer 2

We are a nation of immediate gratification, we cannot wait.

This is why some are in ten leagues.  The money leagues draft late.

However, if everyone did it the last week,  it would shut down the servers.

Answer 3

I have both early and late drafts.  My later drafts are in the leagues I am the most serious about.  The early drafts are "tuneups" for the most part.  

Besides...your league is not won at the draft so in that respect...it really does not matter when you draft.  

Answer 4

your right

but I'm impatient

as I think

are many people

it's that simple..

we don't like waiting...

Answer 5

If I had my way I'd want to draft the day after the Superbowl.  I hate it when FFB season ends......so depressing.