OFFLINE DRAFT?
I was talking about this with Rod via PM's, but I'm going to throw it out to the group.
We randomly assign everyone a draft position just like yahoo does and everything, but we make our selections via a post in a thread. Everyone would be encouraged to check the website whenever that have a chance to see if it's their turn, and make a selection. Check back later when you have a chance and see if you're up again. Of course, you have to keep track of who was already selected, but I think we could all monitor the thread and catch anyone that makes a mistake and let them know.
I think it would take a good number of days to get done, but I'm sure we could get through it fast enough.
If someone makes a mistake and drafts someone that was already drafted we back everything up (including any picks that might have happened after the mistake) and start over from the point where things wen't wrong.
We would need to keep all chatter out of that thread to make the list of those already drafted easier to see. Better yet, we could keep a running list in each successive post that showed the draft order and selections. Like:
4 <add your pick here> : <your name>
3 Johnson, Chad : the_bird
2 Brady, Tom: Boston :
1 Tomlinson, Ladanian : Walker-san
Just a thought. I know it wouldn't be easy... but trying to get all of us together at once while FORCED to use a particular time slot hasn't actually proven to be a piece of cake either.