ESPN vs NFL Network Draft Coverage

[Dirtbag59]

Alright given that one of the few things going right in my middle of nowhere town is that our local cable gives us NFL Network I was able to have a say in where I got my draft coverage. With that said I honestly believe that ESPN is doing a horrible job covering the draft. Heres what I've noticed after 9 1/2 hours of draft coverage.

- Mel Kiper has done a good job giving a rundown of picks after they're selected.

- Chris Berman wasn't as annoying as a lot of people on this forum claimed he was (with all the Landry in Washington jokes, and the go home early on which he had a valid point), but he wasn't exactly drawing me back to ESPN.

- The analyst for ESPN must be on coke or something because it seems like every 5 minutes someones getting their panties up in a bunch. I mean its alright to go on a 1 or 2 minute tangent to bust on a team for making a bad pick but these guys are making the whole draft a display of how egomanical they are.

- MeShawn Johnson is responsible for starting a lot of the shit. Don't be surprised if this is the end of his broadcasting career. Hell at least Michael Irvin was light hearted when he got mad, MeShawn's just annoying.

- I love Tony K, but my friend was right, he really should just stick to PTI. Think about it, the world of comedy is like baseball, if you hit 3 for 10 you're doing good. Tonys going about 1 for 15 these days when under the MNF banner.

- NFL Network on the other hand has done a much better job covering the draft. The analyst are a lot more light hearted and objective, not to mention that they get a lot of news in before ESPN.

- The only knock I have on NFL network is they need more of an elaborate display a la ESPN, in fact the only reason I kept tuning into ESPN during the draft was becasue of the fact that ESPN had more information on screen readily available.

- To everyone who will be watching the 2nd day of the draft and the rest of the first day I highly recomend tuning into NFL Network if the option is available to you. Personally I'd like to get a feel for what you guys thought of the draft coverage. Other than that I apologize for acting like the analyst that I have criticized in this very thread.__