Stolen internet short essay bullet points:<br /><br />Only way straight draft could work and balance teams successfully is long term and, as we&#039;ve learned, idl captains generally don&#039;t think long term.<br /><br />IDL has veteran players who are good but are really bad for the IDL&#039;s growth.<br /><br />Getting good captains is hard regardless of the number teams. The strongest season captain-wise was probably season 5 but the lower skilled ones stood no chance at all coupled with the franchise system.<br /><br />Ranking captains and players zddl style is a poor idea and I will always stand by this. In Star&#039;s list, he puts tony below Nautilus. However, as far as ctf skills go, I would rank tony above Nautilus. Who is right? Who makes the decision? Can anyone actually even be right? Is Chaindude still as good a captain/player as I am? Am I better than LordBritish or Jenova or Humanbones? How can these questions be quantified fairly? 