Oh yeah I remember those daze... I still remember Chris Berman saying that he's gonna need a Brewski too just after the Pats selected Tedy Bruschi near the end of round 3 during a typically long Day One (5+ hour 1st round etc)...
I myself kinda like the 3-day format... Gives teams & fans a couple of nights to re-set their boards, do a little more research, prepare possible trades etc... I just wish that the 2nd & 3rd rounds had a couple of extra minutes between picks, and that the draft were conducted on Friday - Saturday - Sunday instead of Thursday - Friday - Saturday.