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albionmoonlight
10-23-2007, 01:36 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/10/23/bc.fbn.draftshortened.ap/index.html

Reducing the time for first round picks from 15 min to 10 min and for second round picks from 10 min to 7 min. Also pushing back the start time by 3 hours.

I like this. I don't think that it will hurt teams trying to make trades, and it will let me watch the first round without having to wait so long.
Pumpy Tudors
10-23-2007, 01:43 PM
This might actually get me to watch the draft.
Young Drachma
10-23-2007, 01:47 PM
Smart move.
GreenMonster
10-23-2007, 01:48 PM
The Vikings are in deep trouble.
sabotai
10-23-2007, 01:51 PM
This might actually get me to watch the draft.

I always watch the draft, but the last one was just brutal with every single team taking nearly all 15 minutes. At least in the past, most teams took less than 10 minutes to make their picks in the first round.
Brillig
10-23-2007, 01:53 PM
They should just give each team 30 minutes total, for the entire draft, and let the teams decide how they want to spend their time. Lots of potential for brinksmanship as teams try to waste each other's time in order to force potential mistakes in later rounds... out of shape team executives sprinting to the podium... that's some good TV.
Kodos
10-23-2007, 01:55 PM
I say just give them VPI's draft app.
JAG
10-23-2007, 01:57 PM
The change overall is definitely nice, although I don't like moving round 3 to day 2.
Ajaxab
10-23-2007, 02:05 PM
Can Mel Kiper deal with less face time?
rkmsuf
10-23-2007, 02:06 PM
Can Mel Kiper deal with less face time?

wouldn't that be hair time?
bosshogg23
10-23-2007, 03:10 PM
I always watch the first day of the draft. Moving Round 3 to day two makes me more likely to watch day two.

Moving the time from Noon to 3pm is definitely a plus as well. I had to race home from a nephews confirmation(11am) this year and still missed the top two picks.
rkmsuf
10-23-2007, 03:13 PM
there's something about it being at noon that makes it awesome

does everything have to be geared towards tv all the time. geesh.

just f*cking prerecord it and produce the whole thing already
Crapshoot
10-23-2007, 03:15 PM
The Vikings are in deep trouble.

I laughed. :D
Brillig
10-23-2007, 03:25 PM
Actually, the best part will be much less time looking in on the green room, being cajoled into feeling sorry for some guy who's going to make only 30 million instead of 60 million.
sterlingice
10-23-2007, 08:07 PM
The Vikings are in deep trouble.

:D

SI
Crim
10-23-2007, 08:44 PM
The Vikings are in deep trouble.

Awesome. Post of the week, at least.