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Same here. My ex-wife use to know that NFL Draft weekends it was best to just leave me alone. 2 14 hour shifts of nothing but football talk.
Agreed. Panthers pick 2nd to last every round. That means I will get to see 3 picks by the time Saturday morning rolls around. Completely sucks. The 1st round is just an ugly wait. The 15 minutes between picks is so damn slow.
Even though I'm expecting it, it's still going to piss me off this evening when they spend a half-hour on the first 2 picks even though everyone in the universe knows exactly who those picks are going to be.
Planning on sticking to NFLN coverage, because they keep showing Pepsi commercial with Janelle Monae.
Sorry, I misspoke, it is 10 minutes per 1st round pick now. Still the same yawn sometimes. I agree on the top 2 picks, they are pretty much set in stone. Unless the Rams go Wentz and shock everyone, the Eagles and their pick should take 10 seconds.
Good thing it's only 10? Also, my team has only had 1 top 10 pick in the last 15 years, so I'm pretty used to waiting.
Those were the good old daysNo offense, but where was Tunsil rated BEFORE the combine? I don't remember people suddenly becoming impressed with Tunsil because of the combine at all. Maybe I have amnesia.
We used to host a draft party on Saturday. Got up to like 30 people playing poker, draft on in the background. Got totally ####faced. Then spend Sunday hung over watching the the rest. We still have the party, but it's not as cool. I think we have 11 coming this year. Should be a good card game though. And I planned to get hammered.
It might be good for some team. Star Lotulelei was talked about as a potential #1 overall pick in 2013. He had a heart condition found at the combine and ended up slipping to us at #14 and we've been very happy. Here's a bunch of the guys that he was passed over for due to that medical condition that hasn't hindered him at all:
Reggie Ragland? (sounds like reggie hamlin?) Is there a mr. robinson they could take there?
Eddie talks about breakfast cereal in the routine.
Great read, particularly the UDFA stories at the end (LOL'd hard at that last one) and the medical residency idea for UDFAs. Thanks!
It's amazing more teams don't try to copy GB's success and take UDFA's more seriously. Especially the bad teams where UDFA's have a legitimate shot at earning significant playing time and aren't 100% hoping for an injury just so they make the team.
They should definitely try to swing a trade with the Texans so they can draft out of the #22 spot. That always works out well for them.
• And my favorite story: I once told a player we would sign him for a $500 bonus. His answer was, and I quote: “Well, I only have about $100 now, but I can get you the rest in about a week.” “No,” I answered, “We pay you.”
People seem to keep saying this, but I feel like the past couple years have moved along really nicely. I think the new(ish) format has really helped make the early rounds watchable.
