Bengals1 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Posted October 23, 2007 Associated PressUpdated: October 23, 2007, 12:47 PM ETPHILADELPHIA -- The NFL on Tuesday cut from 15 minutes to 10 the time between picks in the first round of its draft after a 2007 record round of 6 hours and 8 minutes.It also moved the starting time of the draft from noon ET to 3 p.m. and limited the first day to two rounds instead of three."We believe this will make for a more streamlined and efficient draft," commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement issued during the league owners meetings.The change also applied to the second round, which will go from 10 minutes to seven between choices for next year's draft, which will be held April 26-27 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.In recent years, teams have often used most of the 15 minutes in the first round, entertaining trade offers or making them.The time between picks will stay at five minutes for the last five rounds, which will take place on Sunday. That session will start at 10 a.m. instead of 11. Both draft days will be televised by ESPN and the NFL Network.Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press Quote
Bengals1 Posted October 23, 2007 Author Report Posted October 23, 2007 Less Berman = betterLes Berman, yeah.. I remember him. Wasn't he a stand-up comedian back in the '60s? Quote
HairOnFire Posted October 23, 2007 Report Posted October 23, 2007 Less Berman means less insdie information spassed along from a certain cabdriver from Buffalo. Which is a good thing, and explains very well why I've watched the draft coverage on the NFL Network the last two years. I've got no problems with the changes as it sounds like the idea of airing half of the first round on Friday night has been deemed stupid, and sacked. Quote
jjakq27 Posted October 23, 2007 Report Posted October 23, 2007 Less Berman = betterI say less Kiper = betterer Quote
kenyon1977 Posted October 24, 2007 Report Posted October 24, 2007 The teams have so much time to rank their players and scout them, (unless you only have one scout),.I think they should make all the teams sign up on Yahoo and do an online draft. 2 minutes per round. Get the thing done in one night. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.