NFL Draft Viewing.....ESPN or NFL Network (3 Viewers)

[Stinkin Ref]

What say you....generally I am an NFL network guy and sometimes watching ESPN just makes me feel uneasy or something. Big fan of Eisen and the guys but also like Shefter and Schrager....was sad to see them with ESPN.

 

[eighsse2]

Wouldn't know the difference other than the network logo in the corner.

 

[efactor]

NFL Network mainly because of Eisen

 

[Hu-Tang Clan]

NFLN for Eisen and Jeremiah. I can't listen to Schefter always yelling at the screen when speaking or the ESPN style and format.

 

[ChiefD]

ESPN.

Only for Mel.

 

[BoltNlava]

Eisen by a large margin. Gonna smoke ribs and baked beans. New to smoking baked beans but did it once and they were so good. Gonna try it again.

 

[darksideofoz]

both. I have several TVs in my living room for watching sports year round. I don't watch with the sound on. unless there is something that I can't figure out by what I see and I'll listen for a couple minutes.

 

[Ruffrodys05]

Cut the cable years ago and have no interest in paying for more than one streaming platform (which I use for movies, etc.) So, it's the antennae and ABC for me, which will be the piggybacked ESPN broadcast.

I remember the NFLN draft coverage from my Dish days years ago and I will admit that I prefer their broadcast over ESPN by a fairly wide margin. As I mentioned in the recent Kiper thread, not really a fan of him. I think Eisen & NFLN are more informative and entertaining.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

and sidenote... I miss the old good morning football...

 

[osubuckeyeman]

I record them both and watch them both. NFLN in real time, ESPN over the next few days after the weekend.

 

[Neal Cassady]

Anything other than ESPN. Mike Greenberg is intolerable.

 

[travdogg]

ESPN.

Only for Mel.

Yep. Kiper>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Anyone else.

 

[ChiefD]

Eisen by a large margin. Gonna smoke ribs and baked beans. New to smoking baked beans but did it once and they were so good. Gonna try it again.

Lay them beans under the ribs. The rib drippings elevates them to pure effing ecstasy.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Both. Flip back and forth during the ad breaks.

 

[joey]

NFLN over ESPN for me. Mostly for Eisen.
Also, I feel like NFLN is less “yell-y” than ESPN. But I might be misremembering. I’ll find out tomorrow night since I’m DVR-ing the NFLN broadcast to watch after work.

 

[Chaka]

Sleeperbot updates and Law & Order reruns.

Can't get enough of Lenny.

 

[refacer]

Both. Flip back and forth during the ad breaks.

NFL Network for me, ad breaks for bathroom and grabbing another beer.

 

[Tha Guru]

Man, I'm kinda surprised by the Eisen love. I'm not a fan at all. Greenberg is meh. I know, I'll go find a cloud to yell at

 

[titusbramble]

Neither. Will listen to the FBG stream.

 

[ChiefD]

Man, I'm kinda surprised by the Eisen love. I'm not a fan at all. Greenberg is meh. I know, I'll go find a cloud to yell at

Yeah, Greenberg is terrible for the draft.

He's way too serious all the time.

 

[massraider]

Post first round especially, any of the sites doing a livestream is soo much better IMO. PFF etc

 

[Terpman22]

Is ESPN gonna have at least 3 guys yelling/arguing with each other for the full 3+ hours?

If so, sign me up.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Post first round especially, any of the sites doing a livestream is soo much better IMO. PFF etc

PFF stream on Twitch was solid last year.

 

[steelcityman]

To be honest, will probably watch Pat McAfee show tonight, they do a lot of wasting time, but it mostly is a waste of time for fans. Mad Mel Kiper and Coach Holtz always make me laugh. When my Steelers are up I will tune into NFL network for real coverage, if they make a pick tonight. I dont want to put espn on for anything, ever, unless its for live games.
Friday and Saturday will be NFL network for sure.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Whoever one Mel Kuiper isn’t speaking on at a given moment.

 

[RC94]

I'm going to watch the Athletic Football Podcast live draft show. Brugler will be joining them too. They're my favorite podcast so I'm looking forward to their draft show. https://www.youtube.com/@TAFootballShow/streams

 

[Soulfly3]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

 

[Keith R]

ABC/ESPN as I don't get NFLN

 

[eighsse2]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

That's a good question that I wish there were a public answer to. Not that it matters to me, I'll be asleep regardless. But you see "8:00" and it means nothing, because does that mean the clock starts at 8:00, or 8:15, or 8:35, or 9:00, or 9:20, or .....?

 

[Soulfly3]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

That's a good question that I wish there were a public answer to. Not that it matters to me, I'll be asleep regardless. But you see "8:00" and it means nothing, because does that mean the clock starts at 8:00, or 8:15, or 8:35, or 9:00, or 9:20, or .....?

Exactly... 2am is a hard enough ask, but if I gotta wait 30min-1hr for CLE to make a pick ill be steaming

 

[BobbyLayne]

Think I barely watched last year but def would have been NFLN. I don’t watch ESPN unless it’s a live sporting event, stopped watching any of their content around 2011.

2023 - when I was intensely interested because the Lions had so much draft capital - I watched Bootleg Football’s livestream (Brett Kollmann from The Film Room and E.J. Snyder of Windy City Gridiron). They’re entertaining and two of my favorite football film guys.

 

[ChiefD]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

From what I recall in Kansas City the draft started pretty quick. So when they say 7:00, I think that's when it starts.

Once Roger Goodell got up there and said his welcoming comments he said something like:

The draft is now open.

 

[wlwiles]

Another vote for NFLN bc of Eisen and Jeremiah

 

[Snoopy]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

From what I recall in Kansas City the draft started pretty quick. So when they say 7:00, I think that's when it starts.

Once Roger Goodell got up there and said his welcoming comments he said something like:

The draft is now open.

The dog and pony show starts at 7:00. The clock starts several minutes after that.

FIFA World Cup is the only event i know of that starts sharp at the advertised time.

 

[BLOCKED_PUNT]

I'm going to watch on ABC which will just be the ESPN broadcast since I don't have NFL network

 

[titusbramble]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

The last few times it seems as if the actual show starts at 8 EST, there's a quarter of hour of fluff, then we waste 15 minutes while the Titans work out how to spell Ward. I'd set an alarm for four hours from this post and feel safe you'll miss nothing

 

[Leroy Hoard]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

The last few times it seems as if the actual show starts at 8 EST, there's a quarter of hour of fluff, then we waste 15 minutes while the Titans work out how to spell Ward. I'd set an alarm for four hours from this post and feel safe you'll miss nothing

Maybe it's the NFL requesting it, but it always amazes me how long it takes for the first pick to come in. I mean you have had the entire off season to figure this out but you need that last extra 10 minutes to be sure.

 

[titusbramble]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

The last few times it seems as if the actual show starts at 8 EST, there's a quarter of hour of fluff, then we waste 15 minutes while the Titans work out how to spell Ward. I'd set an alarm for four hours from this post and feel safe you'll miss nothing

Maybe it's the NFL requesting it, but it always amazes me how long it takes for the first pick to come in. I mean you have had the entire off season to figure this out but you need that last extra 10 minutes to be sure.

I mean I can understand giving it a couple of minutes in case someone decided to go full Ricky Williams after a couple of shandies, but yep, if you've decided that a QB is going to be your guy then just make the pick

 

[Mister CIA]

No to ESPN. It's been years but I still kind of hate their draft coverage for the way Berman used to tip the picks before the announcement on the podium. Petty, yes.

 

[Snoopy]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

The last few times it seems as if the actual show starts at 8 EST, there's a quarter of hour of fluff, then we waste 15 minutes while the Titans work out how to spell Ward. I'd set an alarm for four hours from this post and feel safe you'll miss nothing

Maybe it's the NFL requesting it, but it always amazes me how long it takes for the first pick to come in. I mean you have had the entire off season to figure this out but you need that last extra 10 minutes to be sure.

I think you're correct. They want to make a production out of it so it's rare to see a pick with more than 5 minutes left on the clock.

 

[titusbramble]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

The last few times it seems as if the actual show starts at 8 EST, there's a quarter of hour of fluff, then we waste 15 minutes while the Titans work out how to spell Ward. I'd set an alarm for four hours from this post and feel safe you'll miss nothing

Maybe it's the NFL requesting it, but it always amazes me how long it takes for the first pick to come in. I mean you have had the entire off season to figure this out but you need that last extra 10 minutes to be sure.

I think you're correct. They want to make a production out of it so it's rare to see a pick with more than 5 minutes left on the clock.

But think of the pundit's reactions to "AND THE JAGUARS ARE SPRINTING TO THE PODIUM! FIND OUT WHO THEY PICK, RIGHT AFTER THESE COMMERCIALS"

 

[Mister CIA]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

The last few times it seems as if the actual show starts at 8 EST, there's a quarter of hour of fluff, then we waste 15 minutes while the Titans work out how to spell Ward. I'd set an alarm for four hours from this post and feel safe you'll miss nothing

Maybe it's the NFL requesting it, but it always amazes me how long it takes for the first pick to come in. I mean you have had the entire off season to figure this out but you need that last extra 10 minutes to be sure.

I assume every second of draft night is choreographed down to the last detail - except for Roger's bourbon consumption. I think he kind of wings it.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

The last few times it seems as if the actual show starts at 8 EST, there's a quarter of hour of fluff, then we waste 15 minutes while the Titans work out how to spell Ward. I'd set an alarm for four hours from this post and feel safe you'll miss nothing

Maybe it's the NFL requesting it, but it always amazes me how long it takes for the first pick to come in. I mean you have had the entire off season to figure this out but you need that last extra 10 minutes to be sure.

this is their 15 minutes of fame and having the national media talk about them for even just a few minutes on one of the biggest stages after coming off a terrible meaningless season....gonna milk it out before they fade completely back into being irrelevant even with the #1 pick.....and there really hasn't been any mystery about what they are going to do...

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I truly can’t wait to see which teams make truly boneheaded picks that throw wrenches into the entire draft.

And will hope and pray it’s not my 49ers.

 

[BobbyLayne]

anyone know whatt ime the DRAFT actually starts? gonna set my alarm to wake up, and wanna miss all the BS beforehand.

Thanks!

The last few times it seems as if the actual show starts at 8 EST, there's a quarter of hour of fluff, then we waste 15 minutes while the Titans work out how to spell Ward. I'd set an alarm for four hours from this post and feel safe you'll miss nothing

Maybe it's the NFL requesting it, but it always amazes me how long it takes for the first pick to come in. I mean you have had the entire off season to figure this out but you need that last extra 10 minutes to be sure.

I think you're correct. They want to make a production out of it so it's rare to see a pick with more than 5 minutes left on the clock.

Lions got chastised by the league office for turning in a pick too quickly (either Sewell or Hutch.)

Still find it hard to fathom that back in the day Baltimore and Minnesota (2 different years? I think so) let their time expire and other teams jumped in front of them with their picks.

 

[efactor]

Just turned on NFL network. This “red carpet” thing they are doing is really lame. Painful. Switching to ESPN until the draft starts.

 

[Cowboysfan8]

Eisen by a large margin. Gonna smoke ribs and baked beans. New to smoking baked beans but did it once and they were so good. Gonna try it again.

Lay them beans under the ribs. The rib drippings elevates them to pure effing ecstasy.

This. About 2 hours

 

[JohnnyU]

Just turned on NFL network. This “red carpet” thing they are doing is really lame. Painful. Switching to ESPN until the draft starts.

The Oscars red carpet thing is lame also.

 

[efactor]

Just turned on NFL network. This “red carpet” thing they are doing is really lame. Painful. Switching to ESPN until the draft starts.

The Oscars red carpet thing is lame also.

I’ll take your word for that since I never watch

 

[JohnnyU]

Just turned on NFL network. This “red carpet” thing they are doing is really lame. Painful. Switching to ESPN until the draft starts.

The Oscars red carpet thing is lame also.

I’ll take your word for that since I never watch

Just snippets on the news. I’d blow my brains out if I actually watched it.