At the NFL Draft, according to Adam Schefter... (1 Viewer)

[SuperJohn96]

Courtesy of Peter King...

I'VE KNOWN ADAM SCHEFTER FOR A LONG TIME, AND I TRUST HIM. From Chad Walker, of Toronto:

"When it comes to live draft shows, the league informs the TV stations of the picks 30 seconds before they are announced, so producers and talent can get B-roll, boards and thoughts ready. So Adam Schefter wasn't calling picks, he was ruining the drama of the draft for all of us. Rich Eisen was guilty of this as well. Why couldn't they just say with the pick, here is the Commissioner? Very frustrating!''

I think it's likely that the pick is given to the graphics people in the truck for the networks 15 or 20 seconds before the commissioner's announcement, but I'm told there is an embargo that is pretty strict about not reporting it on the air. For instance, I do know that Schefter's bosses were not very pleased that he announced the Dustin Keller pick by the Jets 15 seconds before Goodell did -- and, in fact, Schefter and his bosses are going to discuss whether he can break the picks on the air next year before Goodell calls them out.

Re your question, I went to the horse's mouth Monday night. I asked Schefter, who I trust implicitly, for his response to your email. Here it is: "Thank you for the backhanded compliment, Chad. I can honestly tell you that my producers, or the Network, or the league, did not give me a single pick. Not one. Nor would they ever; it's not fair to teams, fans, reporters, anybody. Any pick that I reported I got from a team or from hours and days and weeks of preparation (just ask my family, which I haven't seen in close to a month).

"In fact, not only did it annoy you, Chad, but it annoyed some of my bosses as well. They are -- and have been -- wrestling with whether they should allow me to report the pick or rain on the drama of the moment. And it wasn't just you, Chad. On more than a few occasions, I was able to tell Commissioner Roger Goodell the pick before he saw it on the card and marched up to the podium to announce it. At first he seemed a bit annoyed by it (and if you haven't noticed yet, I can be very annoying). But after a while, he seemed amused and accepted it.

"Chad, trust me on this: It's just one man trying really hard to do his job, and getting a little lucky -- no cheating at all involved. And besides, anyone following football knows the commissioner doesn't stand for or like cheating. He has no tolerance for it. If he found out I were doing it, he would fine/suspend/take away some of my draft pick air time. So, as Bill Belichick might say, I'm just trying to get ready for the next draft.''

Interesting.A bit far fetched, but I like him, and if he says he wasn't told the picks in advance, then I'll take his word for it.

 

[GregR_2]

I think the more important story there is that someone at NFL Network is coming to realize that it is annoying having a broadcast break the pick 15 seconds before it is announced. If someone wants to break that news 2 days before the draft, booya. But I'd just as soon have the commissioner announcing the picks during the draft.

 

[Chaos Commish]

He's full of himself and something else. No WAY he knew that many picks in advance from weeks of research. Where's the evidence of this in his predraft commentary? Where's his mock draft as proof. The networks were both showing the kids about to be picked taking calls from the teams picking them before they were picked. Of course he was being tipped off. Please. No one in the history of the NFL draft has nailed 30-40 picks in a row. No no no. Not buying it.

They need to to drop the cameras on the kids getting called. They need to allow the information to the production crew so they can get the tape ready, and they need to keep it from the broadcasters until the pick is made. It would be so much more fun to watch that way.

 

[GoL]

I don't think Schefter is saying he didn't know about the picks in advance, just that the production crew didn't pass along the information. My understanding is that he was being texted the picks from his sources with each team.

I agree it was annoying and nothing more than Schefter showing off what great contacts he has.

 

[Kiddnets]

He's full of himself and something else. No WAY he knew that many picks in advance from weeks of research. Where's the evidence of this in his predraft commentary? Where's his mock draft as proof. The networks were both showing the kids about to be picked taking calls from the teams picking them before they were picked. Of course he was being tipped off. Please. No one in the history of the NFL draft has nailed 30-40 picks in a row. No no no. Not buying it. They need to to drop the cameras on the kids getting called. They need to allow the information to the production crew so they can get the tape ready, and they need to keep it from the broadcasters until the pick is made. It would be so much more fun to watch that way.

Draft was not as fun knowing who was going to be picked whether it be through "breaks" or camera shots or leaks. Reminds me of a few years ago when Berman was told the pick seconds before going to the commish - at least they admitted that - awful!

 

[ConstruxBoy]

He's full of himself and something else. No WAY he knew that many picks in advance from weeks of research. Where's the evidence of this in his predraft commentary? Where's his mock draft as proof. The networks were both showing the kids about to be picked taking calls from the teams picking them before they were picked. Of course he was being tipped off. Please. No one in the history of the NFL draft has nailed 30-40 picks in a row. No no no. Not buying it. They need to to drop the cameras on the kids getting called. They need to allow the information to the production crew so they can get the tape ready, and they need to keep it from the broadcasters until the pick is made. It would be so much more fun to watch that way.

I know Cec and Bloom like the guy, but he is lying through his teeth. Doesn't it look "better" if the NFL Network guy is such a genius that he nails every pick? Wouldn't that make (some) people want to watch NFLN instead of ESPN? Sorry, but you don't have to wear a tinfoil hat to see what was going on here.

 

[Dickie Dunn]

I've been at a team's draft headquarters a couple of times (not in the "war room", obviously), and I know that we always found out the team's pick before it was announced on live TV. Can't remember the exact lag time, but I'm guessing it was close to a minute, at least. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch that Schefter was getting his information from someone "in the know" outside of his own crew before the actual "announcement".

 

[Lash]

easy solution

WATCH the espn draft live (yes i know uke: chris berman)

TIVO the NFLchannel draft

i like the NFL channel draft coverage and break down much better, especially the video breakdown of strengths and weaknesses of the players which is why i tivo it so i can watch more, rewind, etc.

but i cannot stand to have someone tell me picks before the commissioner for some reason so i'd rather watch espn live

 

[Dolfan]

I enjoyed it and didn't find it annoying at all...

What's so great about Roger Goodell announcing the picks

 

[AB in DC]

I've been at a team's draft headquarters a couple of times (not in the "war room", obviously), and I know that we always found out the team's pick before it was announced on live TV. Can't remember the exact lag time, but I'm guessing it was close to a minute, at least. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch that Schefter was getting his information from someone "in the know" outside of his own crew before the actual "announcement".

Exactly.Just because Schefter wasn't told "officially" who the picks were, that only means he got the news from someone else inside the room.

 

[beergut]

It really spoils the moment and should be stopped.

Seriously.

 

[Mr Clean]

I've been at a team's draft headquarters a couple of times (not in the "war room", obviously), and I know that we always found out the team's pick before it was announced on live TV. Can't remember the exact lag time, but I'm guessing it was close to a minute, at least. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch that Schefter was getting his information from someone "in the know" outside of his own crew before the actual "announcement".

Exactly.Just because Schefter wasn't told "officially" who the picks were, that only means he got the news from someone else inside the room.

I'm glad someone else noticed this about Schefter. He seemed to all-in-the-know when he was doing his reporting on the floor, but when he went "on-stage" to the "big table" with Eisen, etc, and was asked specific questions about the current upcoming pick, he often kept his mouth shut and looked to others to jump in to save him. It was pretty obvious that he was getting info on the floor from somewhere, officially or not.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

I've been at a team's draft headquarters a couple of times (not in the "war room", obviously), and I know that we always found out the team's pick before it was announced on live TV. Can't remember the exact lag time, but I'm guessing it was close to a minute, at least. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch that Schefter was getting his information from someone "in the know" outside of his own crew before the actual "announcement".

Exactly.Just because Schefter wasn't told "officially" who the picks were, that only means he got the news from someone else inside the room.

I'm glad someone else noticed this about Schefter. He seemed to all-in-the-know when he was doing his reporting on the floor, but when he went "on-stage" to the "big table" with Eisen, etc, and was asked specific questions about the current upcoming pick, he often kept his mouth shut and looked to others to jump in to save him. It was pretty obvious that he was getting info on the floor from somewhere, officially or not.

Then why does he write in that email back to Peter King that it was his months of hard work that figured out every pick?

 

[Dolfan]

Weeks of preparation could mean weeks of developing solid contacts within organizations...

Like it or not, Adam clearly has solid contacts and knows what he is talking about when he says, team X is about to select player Y...

If you don't like that, then watch the draft on ESPN -- or better yet, read about it in the next day's newspaper..

Then you can have all the suspense you want when you walk outside the next morning to pick up your paper..

Me personally, I want to know ASAP.. I like the scoop...

I don't have the strong preference for hearing Goodel announce the picks over Scheffter that you guys seem to have...

 

[GregR_2]

I've been at a team's draft headquarters a couple of times (not in the "war room", obviously), and I know that we always found out the team's pick before it was announced on live TV. Can't remember the exact lag time, but I'm guessing it was close to a minute, at least. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch that Schefter was getting his information from someone "in the know" outside of his own crew before the actual "announcement".

Exactly.Just because Schefter wasn't told "officially" who the picks were, that only means he got the news from someone else inside the room.

I'm glad someone else noticed this about Schefter. He seemed to all-in-the-know when he was doing his reporting on the floor, but when he went "on-stage" to the "big table" with Eisen, etc, and was asked specific questions about the current upcoming pick, he often kept his mouth shut and looked to others to jump in to save him. It was pretty obvious that he was getting info on the floor from somewhere, officially or not.

Then why does he write in that email back to Peter King that it was his months of hard work that figured out every pick?

Just being argumentative for the sake of being argumentative?

 

[Zoomanji]

who is Chad?

 

[Maroney=Sped]

who is Chad?

It's a small country in Africa, but that's not important right now.

 

[AB in DC]

Then why does he write in that email back to Peter King that it was his months of hard work that figured out every pick?

He didn't. Read it again.

Any pick that I reported I got from a team OR from hours and days and weeks of preparation

 

[cstu]

Courtesy of Peter King...

I can honestly tell you that my producers, or the Network, or the league, did not give me a single pick. Not one.

I believe he's telling the truth that he didn't get the picks from any of those people, but he admitted that he got them from teams. I don't know how it's any better that he got a text from someone in the war room rather than a producer. Either way he's ruining the drama of the draft just to make himself look like a big shot.

 

[cstu]

who is Chad?

 

[Horses Mouth]

Courtesy of Peter King...

I'VE KNOWN ADAM SCHEFTER FOR A LONG TIME, AND I TRUST HIM. From Chad Walker, of Toronto:

"When it comes to live draft shows, the league informs the TV stations of the picks 30 seconds before they are announced, so producers and talent can get B-roll, boards and thoughts ready. So Adam Schefter wasn't calling picks, he was ruining the drama of the draft for all of us. Rich Eisen was guilty of this as well. Why couldn't they just say with the pick, here is the Commissioner? Very frustrating!''

I think it's likely that the pick is given to the graphics people in the truck for the networks 15 or 20 seconds before the commissioner's announcement, but I'm told there is an embargo that is pretty strict about not reporting it on the air. For instance, I do know that Schefter's bosses were not very pleased that he announced the Dustin Keller pick by the Jets 15 seconds before Goodell did -- and, in fact, Schefter and his bosses are going to discuss whether he can break the picks on the air next year before Goodell calls them out.

Re your question, I went to the horse's mouth Monday night. I asked Schefter, who I trust implicitly, for his response to your email. Here it is: "Thank you for the backhanded compliment, Chad. I can honestly tell you that my producers, or the Network, or the league, did not give me a single pick. Not one. Nor would they ever; it's not fair to teams, fans, reporters, anybody. Any pick that I reported I got from a team or from hours and days and weeks of preparation (just ask my family, which I haven't seen in close to a month).

"In fact, not only did it annoy you, Chad, but it annoyed some of my bosses as well. They are -- and have been -- wrestling with whether they should allow me to report the pick or rain on the drama of the moment. And it wasn't just you, Chad. On more than a few occasions, I was able to tell Commissioner Roger Goodell the pick before he saw it on the card and marched up to the podium to announce it. At first he seemed a bit annoyed by it (and if you haven't noticed yet, I can be very annoying). But after a while, he seemed amused and accepted it.

"Chad, trust me on this: It's just one man trying really hard to do his job, and getting a little lucky -- no cheating at all involved. And besides, anyone following football knows the commissioner doesn't stand for or like cheating. He has no tolerance for it. If he found out I were doing it, he would fine/suspend/take away some of my draft pick air time. So, as Bill Belichick might say, I'm just trying to get ready for the next draft.''

Interesting.A bit far fetched, but I like him, and if he says he wasn't told the picks in advance, then I'll take his word for it.

no. he didn't ask me that question. liar.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Then why does he write in that email back to Peter King that it was his months of hard work that figured out every pick?

He didn't. Read it again.

Any pick that I reported I got from a team OR from hours and days and weeks of preparation

OK. So 39 of the picks were from the team and 1 was from research? Anyway, my point stands that I think he was showing off and I doubt that his producers were going to discourage it, at the time. Maybe now after the fact, with a bit of public outcry, they are doing so.

 

[Maroney=Sped]

I know Schefter is a friend of this board, and I do respect his work overall, but he's either being dishonest (which I doubt) or at best disingenuous about what he's doing.

He couldn't approach his 15-seconds early predictions in any more self-aggrandizing way. Is that "breaking a story", Adam? If you want your precious and hard-earned knowledge to actually do me, the viewer, some good, try getting it to me with time enough for me to actually do something with it. Otherwise you're just another ####### telling me that Verbal Kint is Kaiser Soze five minutes before the end of the movie. Tell me a week, a day, even an hour before. But telling me in the same freaking minute makes you come across as just another media weasel looking for respect.

You want respect, Fredo? Earn it.

 

[cacksman]

at all the people who would not watch the draft on ESPN, but watched it on NFLN. I bet it was exciting hearing Schefter tell every pick to you before it was announced.

 

[by_the_sea_wannabe]

I enjoyed it and didn't find it annoying at all...What's so great about Roger Goodell announcing the picks

 

[Chaos Commish]

at all the people who would not watch the draft on ESPN, but watched it on NFLN. I bet it was exciting hearing Schefter tell every pick to you before it was announced.

NFLN was faster, better with the player analysis, and smarter with the use of commercials and graphics. ESPN was better to watch anyway. I ended up turning down the sound on NFLN, refreshing rivals very fast draft ticker with John Murphy's comments, watching and listening to ESPN. Shefter is the sole reason I tuned them out. A few years ago I posted the email address here to complain about Berman doing the same thing. It worked. Espn got the message. They had the better show despite their flaws. Berman didn't make up some silly story about how he got the picks either. The league Shefter says would never leak information, leaked information to a network. A network, which Shefter says should and would never leak information to a talking head, leaked information to a talking head. And Berman ruined the draft coverage in 06 just as much as Shefter did in 08. Each draft pick, for us draftniks and diehard fans, is like a huge award to some potential star, with a continuing and suspenseful payoff that we watch unfold for years. An Academy Award isn't as suspenseful because the decision is about something that is already played. A draft pick is a decision about something we have yet to watch. If John Stewart hosted the Academy Awards, announced a category, the nominees, the winner, then introduced the presenters to open the envelope, this would be terribly lame and sorry entertainment, and the Academy Awards would be ruined. But that wouldn't be as bad as what Shefter did, because the awards don't carry the future value of these picks. I imagine each presenter would be rather annoyed by Stewart for doing that. It would be incredibly poor judgment, disrespectful to the presenters, the fans, and bad for business. I understand why the Commissioner was annoyed. I doubt Adam gets it though, based on his arrogant deceptive answer.

 

[Sinn Fein]

I enjoyed it and didn't find it annoying at all...What's so great about Roger Goodell announcing the picks

I don't care when the pick is announced, I only care who it is, how does it impact my team, and how does it impact my fantasy team.Nothing else matters. I can't believe so many people are whining about knowing a pick 30 seconds before you know the pick. Are you serious? Sack up and get a life.

 

[cstu]

I enjoyed it and didn't find it annoying at all...What's so great about Roger Goodell announcing the picks

I don't care when the pick is announced, I only care who it is, how does it impact my team, and how does it impact my fantasy team.Nothing else matters. I can't believe so many people are whining about knowing a pick 30 seconds before you know the pick. Are you serious? Sack up and get a life.

A lot of us enjoy watching the draft and drama of guessing who teams are going to pick. When someone announces the pick before the commish does then it become anti-climatic. With your attitude, people should just wait until they get the newspaper Monday morning and find out how their team did in the draft.

 

[Chaos Commish]

I enjoyed it and didn't find it annoying at all...What's so great about Roger Goodell announcing the picks

I don't care when the pick is announced, I only care who it is, how does it impact my team, and how does it impact my fantasy team.Nothing else matters. I can't believe so many people are whining about knowing a pick 30 seconds before you know the pick. Are you serious? Sack up and get a life.

Well if you don't care about the suspense that's fine, but I do. Why even watch a football game if all you care about are the results? This is entertainment for some of us. As Bloom says, a season unfolds before our eyes in one weekend, but the results play out over a course of years and the front offices do battle. It is suspenseful. The commissioner of the NFL has been handed a card with a name on it. I like the drama and format of his announcement being the actual announcement. Not some talking head with an earpiece blowing the suspense. The reaction is part of the fun and Shefter was diluting it. Sorry you decided to be a caustic and insulting tool to those of us who really enjoy the draft.

 

[Gigantomachia]

I think the more important story there is that someone at NFL Network is coming to realize that it is annoying having a broadcast break the pick 15 seconds before it is announced. If someone wants to break that news 2 days before the draft, booya. But I'd just as soon have the commissioner announcing the picks during the draft.

I guess I fail to see the difference?

 

[Gigantomachia]

I enjoyed it and didn't find it annoying at all...What's so great about Roger Goodell announcing the picks

I don't care when the pick is announced, I only care who it is, how does it impact my team, and how does it impact my fantasy team.Nothing else matters. I can't believe so many people are whining about knowing a pick 30 seconds before you know the pick. Are you serious? Sack up and get a life.

Well if you don't care about the suspense that's fine, but I do. Why even watch a football game if all you care about are the results? This is entertainment for some of us. As Bloom says, a season unfolds before our eyes in one weekend, but the results play out over a course of years and the front offices do battle. It is suspenseful. The commissioner of the NFL has been handed a card with a name on it. I like the drama and format of his announcement being the actual announcement. Not some talking head with an earpiece blowing the suspense. The reaction is part of the fun and Shefter was diluting it. Sorry you decided to be a caustic and insulting tool to those of us who really enjoy the draft.

Are you suggesting you cannnot "really enjoy the draft" unless it is handled a certain way?I find that much more tool like then dude's comments you seem to want to belittle.

 

[cstu]

I enjoyed it and didn't find it annoying at all...What's so great about Roger Goodell announcing the picks

I don't care when the pick is announced, I only care who it is, how does it impact my team, and how does it impact my fantasy team.Nothing else matters. I can't believe so many people are whining about knowing a pick 30 seconds before you know the pick. Are you serious? Sack up and get a life.

Well if you don't care about the suspense that's fine, but I do. Why even watch a football game if all you care about are the results? This is entertainment for some of us. As Bloom says, a season unfolds before our eyes in one weekend, but the results play out over a course of years and the front offices do battle. It is suspenseful. The commissioner of the NFL has been handed a card with a name on it. I like the drama and format of his announcement being the actual announcement. Not some talking head with an earpiece blowing the suspense. The reaction is part of the fun and Shefter was diluting it. Sorry you decided to be a caustic and insulting tool to those of us who really enjoy the draft.

Are you suggesting you cannnot "really enjoy the draft" unless it is handled a certain way?I find that much more tool like then dude's comments you seem to want to belittle.

I fail to see how CC saying he enjoys the entertainment of the draft is being toolish. 15 seconds may not seem like a lot but what about a minute, or five minutes or even just after the previous pick? It's absolutely ridiculous and no way for a professional to behave on this type of "show", which it is.

 

[trader jake]

It really spoils the moment and should be stopped.Seriously.

It really is that simple.

 

[Sinn Fein]

Aren't you "surprised" when you hear it the first time?

How does the commissioner create more suspense? I hate watching a game if the outcome is already known. Just tell me the score and be done with it.

There is always going to be some drama in the draft in terms of who each team takes, whether there are trades, etc. But once the decision is made, I don't care who tells me.

 

[RUSF18]

If you are sitting on the edge of your seat waiting for Goodell to announce the pick, I don't see why it's any different about waiting for Schefter to announce it. I don't need to see Goodell and his stupid blazer.

 

[massraider]

Aren't you "surprised" when you hear it the first time? How does the commissioner create more suspense? I hate watching a game if the outcome is already known. Just tell me the score and be done with it.There is always going to be some drama in the draft in terms of who each team takes, whether there are trades, etc. But once the decision is made, I don't care who tells me.

Me either.If it's a shocker, it's a shocker. It may seem slightly more dramatic getting it from the podium, but that's no reason to get bent out of shape.

 

[Cecil Lammey]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.

Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know.

His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

 

[twr]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know. His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

agree with cecil. he seems like a really good guy, i actually like listening to him, and he always has the latest information that you can TRUST... most of u guys complaining need to get real... but i guess its like this with anything... im sure as soon as he didnt do something that brought knowledge to us sooner we would have people that cried about that...keep it up adam your one of the reasons i watch nflnetwork

 

[PatrickT]

He's full of himself and something else. No WAY he knew that many picks in advance from weeks of research. Where's the evidence of this in his predraft commentary? Where's his mock draft as proof. The networks were both showing the kids about to be picked taking calls from the teams picking them before they were picked. Of course he was being tipped off. Please. No one in the history of the NFL draft has nailed 30-40 picks in a row. No no no. Not buying it. They need to to drop the cameras on the kids getting called. They need to allow the information to the production crew so they can get the tape ready, and they need to keep it from the broadcasters until the pick is made. It would be so much more fun to watch that way.

Just cause he didn't have a mock draft calling it a week in advance, doesn't mean he wasn't reading the signals as the draft went. I would think that it's actually not all that hard for an insider to predict the upcoming pick 80-90% of the time.

 

[Christo]

I enjoyed it and didn't find it annoying at all...What's so great about Roger Goodell announcing the picks

Mom: Here's your present, honey.Dad: It's socks.Kid: Gee, thanks for ruining the surprise Dad. Think you can actually let me unwrap it first?

 

[Christo]

I agree it was annoying and nothing more than Schefter showing off what great contacts he has.

I don't think it's that at all. It's that he has nothing else to offer. It was quite clear this past weekend that he knows nothing about the players themselves. So for him to be involved in the broadcast he has to "guess" which player is being picked next.

 

[SuperJohn96]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.

Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know.

His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

You're clearly biased. I'm not saying he's not a good guy, or smart or entertaining.The fact remains that he was calling out every pick before Goodell did, and that was uncalled for.

The John Stewart/Academy Awards example was the best analogy in this thread, but if you can't understand why people are bothered by this, then you're being close minded.

Just because YOU don't care about Adam calling out all the picks, doesn't mean other people don't care.

 

[Christo]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.

Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know.

His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

agree with cecil. he seems like a really good guy, i actually like listening to him, and he always has the latest information that you can TRUST... most of u guys complaining need to get real... but i guess its like this with anything... im sure as soon as he didnt do something that brought knowledge to us sooner we would have people that cried about that...keep it up adam your one of the reasons i watch nflnetwork

The whole point of the gripe is that he is not really bringing the information to us sooner. He's just sniping the pick at the last second. This is not like him being the first to report a trade during the off-season.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.

Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know.

His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

agree with cecil. he seems like a really good guy, i actually like listening to him, and he always has the latest information that you can TRUST... most of u guys complaining need to get real... but i guess its like this with anything... im sure as soon as he didnt do something that brought knowledge to us sooner we would have people that cried about that...keep it up adam your one of the reasons i watch nflnetwork

The whole point of the gripe is that he is not really bringing the information to us sooner. He's just sniping the pick at the last second. This is not like him being the first to report a trade during the off-season.

I agree. Sorry Cec, I know he's your bud.

 

[Maroney=Sped]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know. His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

Since you know him so well, please explain what the purpose is of disclosing draft pics seconds before the commissioner makes them?

 

[Maroney=Speed]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know. His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

Since you know him so well, please explain what the purpose is of disclosing draft pics seconds before the commissioner makes them?

Of course I agree, how could I not.

 

[Maroney=Speed]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know. His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

What does this really have to do with anything, I could care less He's your friend. If we can't point out when Adam is wrong or what we think of Adam, than things are far wrong here. Adam brings alot to the table, but He's not untouchable. So please don't have thin skin about this.Thanks

 

[GroveDiesel]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.

Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know.

His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

agree with cecil. he seems like a really good guy, i actually like listening to him, and he always has the latest information that you can TRUST... most of u guys complaining need to get real... but i guess its like this with anything... im sure as soon as he didnt do something that brought knowledge to us sooner we would have people that cried about that...keep it up adam your one of the reasons i watch nflnetwork

The whole point of the gripe is that he is not really bringing the information to us sooner. He's just sniping the pick at the last second. This is not like him being the first to report a trade during the off-season.

I agree. Sorry Cec, I know he's your bud.

I like Schefter a lot. I think he's the best at what he does without the arrogant attitudes that you get with a lot of the ESPN guys. I feel like Schefter wasn't doing it to boost his ego or anything, he was just using his resources to try to get the scoop. It was his producer's responsibility to tell him to stop announcing picks right before they were announced officially.

I don't like it being done in any way, but Berman pretending that he was just really good at predicting them and guessing them was slightly more annoying than Schefter treating them like scoops. Either way, I think the league will make sure it's not going to happen in the future.

 

[Maroney=Sped]

Schefter did not RUIN the draft in '08. The draft could never be ruined.Adam is a personal friend of mine, and I take offense to people calling him pompous. Anyone who knows him knows that quite the opposite is true. He's very humble, and one of the most honest guys I know. His connections run DEEP with every team, it's not a surprise that he knows these before they're in.

What does this really have to do with anything, I could care less He's your friend. If we can't point out when Adam is wrong or what we think of Adam, than things are far wrong here. Adam brings alot to the table, but He's not untouchable. So please don't have thin skin about this.Thanks

Damn I'm good!

 

[SayWhat?]

Overall I'd agree that I'd prefer to hear the pick from the commissioner.

That being said, I'd MUCH rather have Schefter reporting what he's hearing from his contacts as far as the upcoming pick and ruining the suspense than Berman ruining the suspense by taking a "wild guess" that's been spoon fed to him by the production team on every single pick as the commissioner is walking to the podium.

At least Schefter has the contacts and has worked for the information which he provides.