NFL moving draft to Friday night? - New England Patriots Forums

JackPMiller · 05-04-2007, 05:26 PM

At least the first round. I heard it on ESPN's Around the Horn. I can't find a site, but I thought you may be interested in hearing that.

PatsSteve1 · 05-04-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by JackPMiller

At least the first round. I heard it on ESPN's Around the Horn. I can't find a site, but I thought you may be interested in hearing that.

* The 1st day would end at 3:00 am.

Patriotic Fervor · 05-04-2007, 07:17 PM

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* The 1st day would end at 3:00 am.

Wouldn't be the first time the guys on Around The Horn went off the deep end...

Handel · 05-04-2007, 08:56 PM

No, only 1st round would be held on friday. Rounds 2-3, saturday and 4-7, sunday.

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According to an industry source, the league has had preliminary discussions about moving the first round into prime time on Friday. The remaining rounds would be conducted on Saturday and Sunday.

The thinking on this issue appears to be twofold. One, carrying the opening round in prime time means more viewers would be available to watch. Two, some NFL officials believe it would be a good idea to give teams time to decompress before Round 2.

Sundayjack · 05-04-2007, 08:58 PM

Heh. . . the natural progression of the thing, putting it in prime time. I like the idea. Now, if they can only figure out a way to jiggle the rules so that the first round doesn't take eleven hours.

Patriot Missile · 05-05-2007, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundayjack

Heh. . . the natural progression of the thing, putting it in prime time. I like the idea. Now, if they can only figure out a way to jiggle the rules so that the first round doesn't take eleven hours.

I think they should just put the 100 best players in a hat and walk around the War Rooms for an hour.

BritPat · 05-05-2007, 02:12 AM

Oh well, so much for the British and German fans getting chance to follow it. It's hard enough staying up until 4 in the morning watching a game (not that I mind, it's just very tiring), no way am I going to do it with the Draft.

***DarrylS*** · 05-05-2007, 03:56 AM

Read where it would be the first 16 pix on Fri nite, then finish the round on Sat followed by the regular format.. imo it stinks, the way it is set up now works well, but then again I do not like change.

zippo59 · 05-05-2007, 05:11 AM

I like the way it works except for one thing...make the first round shorter. IMO six hours for the first round is absolutely ridiculous. Maybe make the time allotted for each pick ten or eleven minutes.

A.C Vegas · 05-05-2007, 07:11 AM

I wouldn't be that long if every team didn't take trade offers at every pick you'd think at least one or two teams would know who they were going to pick and i really thikn the 1 pick shold only getlike 5 minutes i mean hell they have been on the clock for a couple months already without any changing their board with picks