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Tonight, at 7:30 p.m. ET, the NFL Draft enters a new primetime realm. The thinking, presumably, is that this event is so big now, it simply can't be confined to a weekend afternoon. It needs a bigger stage. Which is understandable, because ESPN and the NFL are in the business of making money. More eyes, means more of that. But is it a better viewer experience?
Pros: It was an all-day affair. You could set aside that Saturday to do nothing but drink beer, watch the draft, and hang out with friends. Even last year, when it started at 4 p.m., you could really start the festivities much earlier. If you have a disinterested significant other, it made it much easier to tell him/her, "honey, this day is off limits" months in advance. And when you're hungover the next day, at least you weren't at work; you were on the couch watching the late rounds.
Cons: It was an all-day affair. By sundown, things can start to get ugly.
Pros: We'll get back to you ...
Cons: If you want to watch the first two rounds, you must now set aside two full nights to do so. If you'd like to enjoy adult beverages during tonight's first round, your Friday is going to be hell. You're going to be up way past your normal school night bedtime.
So, now that I've presented this in such a fair and balanced manner, it's YOUR TURN. VOTE:
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This new format is dunder-crap...
Saturday afternoon’s with the fellas and brewski’s has been a 15 year tradition for me, now Goodell has stripped us of this. Who the hell is he trying to make happy by throwing the most important round on a freakin’ Thursday night?! (I know the answer, more commercials, more money). At least start it Friday if you HAVE to change it, I’ll laugh when ratings drop around 10:00 EST tonight because people have to go to work tomorrow. I’m predicting a one and done experiment with this, and we should be back to Saturday debauchery next year!
"The way you perform make them feel about you different"
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by severn58 on Apr 22, 2010 12:07 PM EDT reply actions
Wait.
You wrote a article slanting one way then voted for the other?
Wha…?
You think it's coincidence that I bleed red?
by Mully on Apr 22, 2010 2:04 PM EDT reply actions
Watch the draft?
Watching ant pro-sport draft is like watching paint dry. I might check in on TV every hour or two but get most of my who-took-who news from the Internets.
"I like the taste of danger most of all." - Jonatha Brooke
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 22, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions
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