NFL Expands Draft to 3 Days

Instead of 2 marathon days over the weekend, the NFL has gone to 3 days - First Round on Thursday Night, 2nd and 3rd Rounds on Friday Night and Rounds 4-7 on Saturday....

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I like it....3 day weekend and start drinking on Thursday night...everyones a winner!!!

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by boydy2669 on Jul 23, 2009 3:57 PM MDT reply actions

Unless you're a fourth rounder or worse...

…in which case its just plain cruel.

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by PredominantlyOrange on Jul 23, 2009 4:14 PM MDT up reply actions

Not a Fan

While it makes some things easier, it means that no more draft day parties on the weekend with friends (which I did the last 3 years and it was awesome) and it means that I’ll have to take time off work to even see the beginning of the draft on the West Coast.

by studbucket on Jul 23, 2009 3:58 PM MDT reply actions

I like it because I have watched the draft more

over the past few seasons thanks to MHR. I am off during the middle of the week so now I will be able to watch the first round instead of waiting to see what happens.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

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by weazel on Jul 23, 2009 4:01 PM MDT reply actions

Huh

Interesting.

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by wtnelson on Jul 23, 2009 4:05 PM MDT reply actions

Personally...I like it

Never considered the Party Day issue though…Living in Calif. would minimize my invite list to just me and the Wife…Now if I still lived in Colorado, I might not like it so much.

by BroncoSense72 on Jul 23, 2009 5:02 PM MDT reply actions

I think it could be good.

Didn’t like this years format much.

Never been one to have an actual party but have watched at least the first three rounds most years and usually have a text party with my friends around the country. OMG cn u blv hw dum rdrs r agn? got sent about 6 times this year.

by trumanj on Jul 23, 2009 6:52 PM MDT reply actions

i like it too

i have taped the draft every year since 99 this move will make it easyer to tape

by j-man on Jul 23, 2009 7:06 PM MDT reply actions

Honestly, I'm surprised they didn't Do a Sat. Sun. Mon. thing...

Quit drinking the Kool-Aid and start drinking the good stuff, and everything is always alright.

by Chuck "DeadDrunk" Breedlove on Jul 23, 2009 7:57 PM MDT reply actions

or Friday through Sunday either.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

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2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant

by weazel on Jul 23, 2009 10:58 PM MDT up reply actions

Because in the NFL

Sunday is the day of rest. No one has to work Sunday, it’s part of the NFLPA agreements. :)

Peyton Hillis is also referred to in early Greek mythology by his other names such as Zeus or Poseidon.

by Joe Medina on Jul 24, 2009 12:02 AM MDT up reply actions

just one more reason why

football is gods sport
btw hes a bronco fan obviously

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by BroncoJoe311 on Jul 24, 2009 12:12 AM MDT up reply actions

Of course he is....

that’s why sunsets are orange and blue! ;-)

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by RockyMtnHigh on Jul 24, 2009 6:21 PM MDT up reply actions

Sunday is a day of rest

til the season starts.

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

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2009 NBA Finals MVP Kobe Bryant

by weazel on Jul 24, 2009 12:32 AM MDT up reply actions

What

This is bullshit.

I hate this. Really, really hate it.

If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! HOW can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?!

by A.J. Haefele on Jul 23, 2009 8:22 PM MDT reply actions

From a War Room pesrpective

Sorry to jump in. I mostly lurk on this site because it is such a great place to learn. This could actually prove to be an advantage to the decision makers for trades and deals. We will have more time to consider what has come before and to close a deal on a trade we might not have gotten in the old plan due to time constraints.

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by azmilehiheart on Jul 24, 2009 4:29 AM MDT reply actions

jump and lurk away

and good point.

I feel exhausted just thinking about it however….

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by Jeremy Bolander on Jul 24, 2009 4:59 AM MDT up reply actions

Please jump away

don’t be shy. You and your viewpoint are welcome here azmilehiheart.

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by KaptainKirk on Jul 24, 2009 8:15 AM MDT up reply actions

Very good point

But I still don’t like the fact that the rounds start at 4:30 PM, 3:30 PM, and 7:00 AM for me. It’s even worse for some of our esteemed residents of Alaska.

by studbucket on Jul 24, 2009 9:22 AM MDT up reply actions

We should extend it to 8 Crazy Nights!!

And have, like, variety show acts n stuff. Featuring the rookies. Little boxing matches between rival fans. Maybe top it all off with a hat-and-cane dance by Mr. Irrelevant?

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by broncosmontana on Jul 24, 2009 9:53 AM MDT reply actions

This I like... yes.

Kind of a Circus of the Stard thing… Can Madison Square Garden be outfitted with a trapeeze?

by Jezru on Jul 24, 2009 11:35 AM MDT up reply actions

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on Jul 24, 2009 1:08 PM MDT up reply actions

One thing's for sure, though

Mel Kiper’s gonna need some plutonium powered hair to pull off that kind of marathon prognostication.

"Talk about the Broncos and I'm gonna 'put my dukes up'. I'm gonna hit you with these rings." -- Rod Smith giving the Kennison rebuttal to Jamie Dukes

by broncosmontana on Jul 24, 2009 9:56 AM MDT reply actions

How about

A Kiper vs. Chucky Smack Down.

"You give 100 percent in the first half of the game, and if that isn't enough, in the second half you give what's left." – Yogi Berra
"No, I'm from Iowa, I only work in outer space."

by KaptainKirk on Jul 24, 2009 11:09 AM MDT up reply actions