NFL Draft moving to May

by Ryan Van Bibber on Jun 15, 2009 9:22 AM CDT in News

Capped off by the draft and the frenzied build up, April has become something of a second season for football fans, left wanting more after the four-hour advertising event known as the Super Bowl. Now, that second season is about to get another week (or so) as the league has moved the draft to May, "early May" to be specific.

What does it mean? Nothing really. Teams and players get an extra week to scrutinize and be scruntinized. The media gets an extra week to yak about it, and we get an extra week to diagnose the players and the picks.

The real question is whether or not they move the first round into a prime time slot.

Poll

Would you like to see the first round of the NFL Draft in prime time?

Yes

149 votes

No

134 votes

283 votes | Poll has closed

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I'm all for it

but I’m sure everyone could have predicted that, being a draftnik and all.

Your uncle molests collies.

by 3k on Jun 15, 2009 8:38 PM CDT reply actions

Not crazy about the prime time thing...

that pretty much guarantees that only one round will occur on the first day…I wasn’t happy when they started later this year, and only had time for two rounds…not a big deal, I know, but I always liked having three (or more) picks on the first day, so you could get a preliminary feel about what the team was thinking and then start making your “gotta haves” list for the second day.

The other thing is that when the draft would start at 10 am, I could get away with wasting a whole day in front of the TV, and put off shopping with the wife,taking the kids somewhere, that sort of thing…now, there is no way I can piss away a whole day of yard work watching the NFL Draft.

by tbell61 on Jun 15, 2009 9:15 PM CDT reply actions

I agree.

I liked the previous deal with three rounds on Saturday. Putting it on in prime time, with the first round taking over five hours, means they will have to start really early, with the West Coast people still at work during the early picks, or they will have to run really late with the late picks being well after midnight on the East Coast. Eithre way, I’ll be able to see it all, but why do they keep fooling around with something that was great the way it was? Do they really think they’ll get more viewers by starting in prime time for one round?

by andyrose on Jun 15, 2009 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions