Owners discuss moving draft to February.

[HPF Bob]

I think the "year-round fatigue" would be on the part of the coaching staff and front office, not the fans. Of course, they only have themselves to blame when coaches sleep on cots in the office until 4 a.m. blearily going over the same videotape for any evidence that a CB might be tipping their defense or a RB might be favoring a muscle pull. It's a workaholic league and when training camp isn't enough they have mini-camps and when mini-camps aren't enough they have those pre-minis and mandatory "volunteer" workouts. They have no off-season anymore.

That's the problem. Everyone's afraid somebody else will outwork them so nobody's allowed to get some time off.

I'd love to have the USFL back to tie up the spring months but they killed that goose a quarter-century ago when the egos decided they had to go head-to-head with the NFL to be legit. Arena League football is like the NFL the way putt-putt tournaments are like the PGA.

I'm sad for Mobile if they lose the Senior Bowl. That would be like taking the Rose Bowl out of Pasadena. A lot of history they would trample on if they do that.

[papabear]

I think they should leave it where it is. If they move it to February that won't give these kids much time to get ready after bowl season. Many of them will have injuries that need to heal, maybe even minor surgeries. Not to mention having to go through the process off signing an agent. That's a pretty important decision and woulldn't leave them much time to make it. It would also give the coaches and staff zero time to rest...especially for playoff teams.

[painekiller]

I like the idea, first most of the evaluation should be done on film, can the player play. Scouts have been working long and hard on meeting the kids coaches and trainers.

Drafting in February does a couple positives, it allows the rookie time to get into the playbook. They then will be apart of the offseason program earlier.

I think bust will go down, because that do not scout well will have to at least try to do better scouting, they might have to scout the junior through out the season.