The People’s Bills and the NFL Draft

So, let’s be all starry-eyed and assume that the People’s Bills becomes a reality. How should we draft players, where each citizen-owner receives a vote? Well, voting theory is a complicated topic, but one possible method stands out: range voting. How would this work for draft picks? Each shareholder is given a (rather large) list of potential draft picks. Then, he or she rates each potential pick on a scale from 0 to 100, in terms of how much he or she likes that player. And this can be any number, so for example, you could value Bill Buffalo at 48.2, or whatever you like. Once everyone has listed their ratings, we add up the ratings for each potential draft pick from all of the shareholders. When it’s the Bills’ turn in the draft, we pick the available player with the highest total value. In this way, the shareholders’ aggregate desire – the will of the people – is enacted. Of course, this method entails a bit of work for the owners, owing to the large number of potential draft picks. But, if you’re owning part of the Bills, we know you’re devoted.

Please let us know what you think of this method for the draft in the comments.