The NFL has decided that the draft is just too big for 2 days. Starting next April round 1 of the draft will take place at 7:30 on Friday, rounds 2 & 3 will take start at 6:30 on Saturday, and the rest will kick off at 10:30 AM on Sunday.
Most of the time I'm in favor of the NFL taking over everything (like Wal Mart) and spitting out news year round, but this is just absurd.
And who will lose the most? Patriots fans. Imagine waiting for most of Thursday night for the Pats to make a selection with the 24th pick. The 22nd pick comes up, you're 3.5 hours into your nacho and beer gorging...and there's a trade. Bill Belichick trades the 24th pick for the 29th pick and a 2nd rounder. You know he likes to stockpile picks, and it's led to success in the past, so you figure you can stay up for another hour or so.
Then the 29th pick comes up, and Bill trades it for 2 second round picks.
Now, if that happened in the last 10 or so years (sort of like this year), you'd be a little unhappy, as you'd have to wait another hour or so to see your team make a pick. But you'd have you food and drink and company and you'd deal. Next year? Now you have to wait 18 hours or so, you need to sober up and go to work in between, and then you need to try and get all your friends together on a new night just to see your team make a pick.
As much fun as that sounds, I kind of preferred it the old way.
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