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Originally Posted by bckey
I didn't like the 1st round only draft on a thursday night. It was too frantic of a pace and I really think alot of teams rushed their decisions. For all the millions these teams will be paying these 1st round players I think they should go back to the 15 minute per pick 1st round
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I think I still like the marathon Saturday draft better because we got more rounds and it was exciting to see how teams would react and build as Rounds 2 and 3 progressed. With that being said, I did like the pace of the 1rst Rd. last night. For the most part, these teams know the players they want well before the draft so I don't think the amount of time a team has or takes to get the selection card up has much bearing. If a trade is there, it's likely there early... If not, get it moving!
I used to hate it when a team would take the full 15/10 minutes only to draft the guy everybody and their brother thought they would draft to start with. I think it was obvious last night that the NFL owners and commish knew they were in prime time and needed to pick the pace to keep the average viewer interested. It appeared to me they went in with the idea or mandate that if the team knew who they wanted and had no intention of trading the pick, then don't waist time and get the card up to the podium.
One big advantage I saw last night was that each team at least got the opportunity to make their selection when the live cameras were on. No one (*cough* Texans) was left out of annoucing a pick by a frickin' commercial break.