NFL draft will expand to three days in 2010 - ESPN

This should make finals week interesting for me.

over 2 years ago Sean Yuille 15 comments 0 recs |

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I like Goodell, but don't even try to lie and say it's about making the draft more accessible to fans

Moving it to a weeknight does anything but that. It’s about money. Plain and simple.

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by Sean Yuille on Jul 23, 2009 5:10 PM EDT reply actions

+1

It’s all about the money, no question.

In fact, this change probably makes it less accessible to hardcore fans (those of us who want to watch the whole draft). In the old format, we only had to block off two spots to catch the whole draft (Sat & Sun). Now, we have to block off three spots—two evenings plus Saturday midday.

by n4ry4 on Jul 23, 2009 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Team With 1st pick .....

…..Can make a nice trade to start 2nd round and 4th round to pick up extra picks…..Usually teams like this year look for players that are stil on the board starting rd 3 and make a trade like detroit did this year to move down and pick u pa extra pick…..So now they can do to start round 2 and 4.

by BennieBladesFan on Jul 23, 2009 6:29 PM EDT reply actions

This is dumb

just stick to 2 days, i don’t want to have to wait to see the 2nd round.

Kevin Smith let em kno, Ernie Sims Break em, Calvin Johnson you already Kno
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by DetroitLions 4 life on Jul 23, 2009 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

Unsure about this

Does allow us to talk a bit more about who’s coming up in round 2 and 3. We’ll see how it goes.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Jul 23, 2009 7:58 PM EDT reply actions

I took a poll on this back in April

http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2009/4/22/849449/draft-day-poll-this-is-not-a-mock

I found it interesting to view the comments from a previous post not many people were in favor of the idea. click the link above to see the poll results

by Runnin' Rebel on Jul 23, 2009 8:06 PM EDT reply actions

I wish they would have just moved the first round to Friday night

Have the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th on Saturday and the rest on Sunday. Would have been a better idea IMO.

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by Sean Yuille on Jul 23, 2009 8:29 PM EDT reply actions

agreed

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Jul 23, 2009 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah it is too bad

I enjoyed watching the draft as a weekend event.

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by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jul 24, 2009 12:39 AM EDT reply actions

yea

Kevin Smith let em kno, Ernie Sims Break em, Calvin Johnson you already Kno
2009 Detroit Lions 6-10 to 8-8

by DetroitLions 4 life on Jul 24, 2009 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions

I think the positive is that...

you don’t have to sit for a long marathon 12 hour session. The negative is obviously that we now have to stretch the process over three days. We’ll see how it works out. They’ve definitely turned this into a big event.

by DrewsLions on Jul 24, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions

I definitely won't miss sitting at the computer for two straight days

But if I have a final on that Friday, it could be bad for the site or my grade.

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by Sean Yuille on Jul 24, 2009 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions

You might have to delagate power to Drew or someone for that day

Unless you think you can handle both things at the same time.

2009 = The start of the Lions Golden Age (We hope).

by Hyperion Ecta on Jul 24, 2009 8:26 PM EDT up reply actions

Depending on what time of day the final is...

I could study in advance like a normal person, or stay up all night studying. Lol

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by Sean Yuille on Jul 24, 2009 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions

This messes everything up for me

TCLion and I have a tradition of having a draft party every year, but with the draft starting in the primetime slot on Thursday night and going through Saturday, instead of just Saturday and Sunday, it may become difficult for us to get together. We have been doing the draft party every year for as long as I can remember.

by KDawg on Jul 24, 2009 1:41 PM EDT reply actions