NFL looking to reduce time between draft picks

[MonkFan4Life]

I like Saturday but if you say 12:00 start the effin thing at 12. I don't need an hour of pregame and then have to wait another 25 min for the friggin bell to ring. Believe me I love the NFL as much as the next guy it's just they really understand the fanbase that they have. Keep it Saturday and Sunday, if they do Friday night think about when it would end. 32 teams at say 10 mins what I think is a good amount of time to decide on a pick, that's about 5 hours 20 min WORST case senario. So 8:00 would be a good start time and you're looking at the first round ending around 1-1:30AM. Only to start early the next morning. It's too much if you ask me. Saturday and Sunday are good just knowck that time down. Also I think the team with the first pick should have 5 min because HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CHOOSE? YOU'VE HAD ALL SUMMER LOSER !

Sorry for yelling

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by MonkFan4Life

I like Saturday but if you say 12:00 start the effin thing at 12. I don't need an hour of pregame and then have to wait another 25 min for the friggin bell to ring. Believe me I love the NFL as much as the next guy it's just they really understand the fanbase that they have. Keep it Saturday and Sunday, if they do Friday night think about when it would end. 32 teams at say 10 mins what I think is a good amount of time to decide on a pick, that's about 5 hours 20 min WORST case senario. So 8:00 would be a good start time and you're looking at the first round ending around 1-1:30AM. Only to start early the next morning. It's too much if you ask me. Saturday and Sunday are good just knowck that time down. Also I think the team with the first pick should have 5 min because HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO CHOOSE? YOU'VE HAD ALL SUMMER LOSER !

Sorry for yelling

its ok man its ok

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by MonkFan4Life

Thank God ! The draft takes way too much time. I mean and hour for the first four picks ? Seriously ? It shouldn't take that f'n long. Get in there and get out.

i love how long it is i just love it

[GusFrerotte]

The teams FO's/draft folks have every possible scenario mapped out well before hand. If they didn't, they shouldn't be part of any NFL FO. It( Draft) is way overhyped and totally overplayed in significance. Most of the draftees will not make much of an impact at all with the exception of the teams low on the totem pole so to speak. Half of them are busts after 2 seasons. A fellow poster mentioned Bergman, and in a way ESPN helped create the present day monster with their coverage of this event like it was something of large significance. Using our draft as an example, only Landry and maybe two others will make the team, and even that will be a stretch, with most of them relegated to being practice squad rejects or NFL Europe exiles.

[SBprimetime]

Originally Posted by Riggo44

I agree, I think this quote sums it up pretty well.

"I find it a rather tedious bore. Teams use up their limit of fifteen minutes deciding their selection when they've had an entire year, spent thousands of dollars on scouting and computerized systems, but, if someone takes a player before someone else, there is a sudden complete revision in everyone's thinking. It's utterly absurd and a manifestation of inefficiency."
Howard Cosell.

My thoughts exactly.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by SBprimetime

My thoughts exactly.

no keep it i love it the way it is

[MTK]

Let's face it, with the amount of preparation that goes into the draft, teams don't need 15 minutes to sit there and field phone calls for trades that rarely happen anyway. Besides, teams already have a pretty good idea going into a draft of potential trades, I highly doubt that on draft day something comes completely out of the blue. It might happen once in a great while, but generally I think teams already have the framework of deals in place prior to the draft.

I'd love the draft starting in prime time on a Friday night.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by 70Chip

I like the idea of 10 and 5. I think you could go 5 and 2 if you gave each team 2 10 minute "timeouts" to make a trade or argue or whatever. This would also juice up the broadcast by giving commentators something else to criticize.

Salisbury: "Why on Earth would they use their T.O. now? Everyone knows they're going to take..."

While we're on the subject of feedback, I can't tell you how encouraging it is to find out that they think Brunell is still our starting QB up there. Thank God for the Warpath, because if I had to get my Redskins info from ESPN and the Post I would be in big trouble, no offense to you personally.

Who on ESPN thinks Brunell is our starter?

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by firstdown

Who on ESPN thinks Brunell is our starter?

a dumb jackass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

a dumb jackass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No one actually thinks Brunell is the starter at ESPN.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

No one actually thinks Brunell is the starter at ESPN.

i withdraw my last statement

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Let's face it, with the amount of preparation that goes into the draft, teams don't need 15 minutes to sit there and field phone calls for trades that rarely happen anyway. Besides, teams already have a pretty good idea going into a draft of potential trades, I highly doubt that on draft day something comes completely out of the blue. It might happen once in a great while, but generally I think teams already have the framework of deals in place prior to the draft.

I'd love the draft starting in prime time on a Friday night.

A Friday night start would be really tough for us.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

A Friday night start would be really tough for us.

that is obvious

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

that is obvious

Didn't realize it was so obvious, but cool

[MTK]

I guess it's not obvious for me, why would it be tough, SS?