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July 24, 2009 1:41 pm
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This is all about money. Goodell and the NFL says the Draft's popularity is up so it's time to take this event to another level. Time to cash in is more like it. I have a feeling the draft will now become even more of an unwatchable, unenjoyable event, riddled with blow-hard commentators (Boomer, Michael Irvin, Steve Young) spewing chunks of crap about a guy's vertical leap or his 40 yar
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July 24, 2009 12:31 pm
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This is what I think, I do not know for fact but my hunch is this has been in the works for some time and ESPN is going to cash in. The popularity of the draft has grown the last 20 years thanks to people at ESPN and of course the predraft magazines and websites. I personally have already looked at someone's opinion on a 2010 mock draft online. Under the old system, I assure you that the advert
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July 25, 2009 11:33 am
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Moving the NFL Draft to Thursday, Friday, and Saturday is a terrible, terrible idea.
Most people I know who really follow the draft do so at Draft Parties.
You can easily do a Saturday, Sunday party (which is what I do), but you can't do a Thursday night after work, Friday night after work, and Saturday party. You could maybe do a Friday night, Saturday, Sunday par
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July 24, 2009 11:29 am
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Great Move to go to Thursday Night primetime. It makes the 1st round of the NFL, even more of an event. If thats even possible. Giving it its own day, own slot, Primetime, and against nothing else. Maybe a 1st round NBA playoff game, maybe. But just as the excitement of a great, late season, Monday Night Football matchup, the NFL draft being held on Thursday night creates the same anticipation and
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July 24, 2009 10:42 am
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I am extremely disappointed in the NFL for making the changes to the NFL draft. I have watched the draft the last 20 years and it has been an off season Christmas of sorts. The past 10 years, my friends an I have made it a weekend celebration, starting with Saturday breakfast and ending with many drinks and barbeque on Sunday. The draft this past year will be the last time we wil
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July 23, 2009 9:38 pm
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I understand why the NFL is doing it. I'm fine with the change. However, it's a mixed bag:
The good:
- makes the draft more prominent.
- the 2nd and 3rd rounds are better to be on the same day, because for people that really care about the draft, these 2 rounds are just as important as the 1st round, while the rest are much less so
- I have Tivo, s
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July 24, 2009 11:03 am
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Really the draft is in primetime? I love the draft, and ever since I was a kid I remember waking up early Saturday morning to see who the top picks would be and who the Eagles would take. My dad would make fun of me for watching it when you can just hear the picks but I didn't care I liked the draft coverage. Last year the
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July 24, 2009 9:11 am
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This is a bad move on many fronts:
1. Alot of bars have draft day parties and it is hard to have one on a Thursday night on the east coast when you have to get up and work the nest day. General concensus here at work is that they would not attend a party just for the 2-3 rounds on Friday. West coaster would be still at work.
2. The FANS that actually travel to the
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July 23, 2009 8:55 pm
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As a draft fan - don't like the move. Last year, the NFL admitted the draft was too long and reduced the 1st rounf time limit to shorten it up. Now you go from 2 days and drag it out 3 days? Don't like the move and it totally sucks for someone trying to attend the draft in person. I realize millions wins out over thousands but it just feels wrong.
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July 24, 2009 11:16 am
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Doesn't Goodell realize that the reason Thursday night is the most-watched night of television is that there's a lot of stuff on that night that people already want to watch? It's not like everyone is going to go, "Oh, the NFL Draft is on, I guess I won't watch Survivor or The Office or Gray's Anatomy." And I don't think the networks are going to quake in fear and move out of
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July 24, 2009 6:21 am
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The NFL may be the sport of passion for sports fans, but what can be gained by drawing out the NFL draft for three days. If you like watching paint dry, then this event is for you. But instead of gaining interest, I see gatherings of past parties quickly going by the wayside, and the "who cares" attitude being applied to the new format for the NFL draft. Really, what is to be gai
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July 24, 2009 1:22 am
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...more trades, especially after the 1st round, as it gives teams overnight to reassess their needs after that 1st round pick. You never know for sure who is going to be available/fall to you and how/if that will change your perspective on the rest of the draft. In any case, this change couldn't hurt as far as draft trade action goes.
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July 24, 2009 1:12 am
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I work 2nd shift and I live to see what the Lions will screw up next!! Now i have to watch the 1st rond on my cell phone! The draft usally all I have to look forward too> Come to think about it wehave DRAFT PARTY's Opening day party's and the big SUPERBOWL party. Which I think should be moved to Saturday to give a day of revival> >&
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July 24, 2009 3:12 pm
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On another sports site (not to be named) they have two different polls going.
1st one: Do you think the changes made to the draft were good ones? It is split 50/50 with just under 10,000 votes
2nd one: Will you watch the draft MORE, LESS, or THE SAME with the draft changes? 50% said the same, 14% said more, & 36% said LESS with about 8,5
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July 23, 2009 7:22 pm
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It sounds good, atleast it give us time to rest our heads after that long 1st round. sucks for some of the players cause the once that are projected to go 2nd to 7th round have to wait a day longer to find out what team they will be playing or even be drafted.
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