consider it a special day?
I love the draft. I have been off the last few years and usually take the next day off due to how late I am up. I treat it like a holiday and host a draft party for a few friends who also love the draft.
We have wings, pizza, beer, and its a lot of fun. I watch most of the coverage leading up to the draft start that day.
I'll probably tune in at 10:30pm EDT.
so do I, but not necessarily on TV anymore, more likely on my phone from wherever I am ...
Fury and I have a couple buddies coming in from out of town and are taking Friday off. Draft party at the house Thursday night with a lot of pizza and a lot of beer. An hopefully a stud Giants' first rounder.
We also do a "mock draft challenge"...$20 a man to predict the first round. Different points assigned for each pick based on tiers. Really fun and keeps things interesting.
I enjoy the drama, meaning the seeing the actual picks in real time. Its more fun than just looking at them the next day. If I was working it would be fine to just get the notifications over the phone. I have responded to the NFL's pushing the draft as a must-see, prime time event. Boy am I an idiot.
Just hate where it's going to be held this year.
It's been a big event for me since I was a kid.
Just hate where it's going to be held this year.
Ha, I'm the same way. Her cousins have a 1st birthday party planned for their son on Saturday. We're not close with them, but she's handling the party and letting me have the house free of kids.
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My wife has known for years now that during NFL Draft weekend to not plan a damn thing for me to do because it ain't happenein and even though I've never asked her to she always leave me alone in the house. I absolutely LOVE the draft and look forward to it every year.
Just hate where it's going to be held this year.
Ha, I'm the same way. Her cousins have a 1st birthday party planned for their son on Saturday. We're not close with them, but she's handling the party and letting me have the house free of kids.
You sir... like myself... have a keeper.
I actually liked the movie Draft Day. I didn't care for the story lines not related specifically to football (the mother, the baby - ugh!) and have no clue if the behind the scenes stuff is even close to reality but since I don't know, I found the take interesting.
maybe this is get-off-my-lawn-ish, but it used to be about the football, saturday/sunday day 1 was perfect day 2 more for hard core fans.
now it's stretched out to maximize advertising dollars and marketing opportunities.
I doubt I ever go back to watching the draft.
maybe this is get-off-my-lawn-ish, but it used to be about the football, saturday/sunday day 1 was perfect day 2 more for hard core fans.
now it's stretched out to maximize advertising dollars and marketing opportunities.
I doubt I ever go back to watching the draft.
This.
Used to be a big fan, made sure I was able to stay in all day. Kept the draft on the TV and kept one eye on it all day. Can't stand it now so I check BBI periodically instead.
Won't plan my day around it, but if I'm at home doing nothing I might keep it on the TV in the background.
Except when the Giants are playing in the Super Bowl.
Non-football fans don't (and never will) understand it. I remember several years ago, one of the guys here was scheduled to get married that day. He wrote in to BBI asking for advice.
He was afraid to ask his future bride to reschedule because he knew she would "blow her lid". The guys her told him, "If she's that kind of girl, she's not good enough for you, drop her, pronto !"
And hoping Dallas, Philly and Wash.....Get coal
Then I wait until it's over and read up on all our thoughts at BBI and some news outlets.
yet ill still probably tune in if there's nothing else on
Making it over three days is taxing... They ruined the event by trying to MAKE it an event..
maybe this is get-off-my-lawn-ish, but it used to be about the football, saturday/sunday day 1 was perfect day 2 more for hard core fans.
now it's stretched out to maximize advertising dollars and marketing opportunities.
I doubt I ever go back to watching the draft.
Lol, gotta throw the BS flag on that no Novocaine thing.
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now it's so long and boring I'd rather have teeth pulled without Novocaine than watch the NFL draft.
maybe this is get-off-my-lawn-ish, but it used to be about the football, saturday/sunday day 1 was perfect day 2 more for hard core fans.
now it's stretched out to maximize advertising dollars and marketing opportunities.
I doubt I ever go back to watching the draft.
Lol, gotta throw the BS flag on that no Novocaine thing.
It's possible I slightly exaggerated
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But I admit I still watch the WHOLE THING.
I love the Draft.
Used to enjoy it with my Dad. Now with my son.
Sure. Draw out. Fluff. Things have changed. But e don't ket any of that alter our feeling if it being like our Giants Christmas.
BBI tends to get excited about every player drafted after the second round, until they see them play....
It's almost imperative, that you hit on those first two picks....they should be starters.....the question is, at what level? Outside of OBj and Collins, even the 1st and 2nd rounds have not been that great...
Everyone says Reese has turned the corner...he needs about 2-3 good drafts in a row to make up for '11, '12, and '13....
Hopefully the pendulum is swinging the right way for Reese........we really need a strong draft this season....TE, RB, LB, CB, FS, OLmen are all needs...it would be great if we could fill one or more of those spots beyond the second round....
Just don't get this line of thinking. Saturday is still a long day. Sunday is still a long day.
Day 2: Catch 1 of the 2 rounds.
Day 3: Try to watch long enough to catch I Giants pick. Its Saturday;always yard work, at the least.
Actually Jim Dolan ruined it. He decided he wanted a spring show w/the Rockettes (It never got off the ground) & forced the NFL to move it from NYC. Once he opened Pandora's Box for the NFL & they realized there were other options, NYC no longer had the singular lure that it had had! Something else Jim Dolan has fucked up!!!