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Would the NFL consider having a “virtual draft”?

eric2425ny : 3/29/2020 2:11 pm
I haven’t seen anything about this reported, but have also read that Goodell has not yet wavered from the existing time schedule for the draft. It seems like this would be pretty easy to do. The guys being there and having reps from each team sitting at tables, etc. is more for tv ratings and spectacle than anything else.
There is talk  
Mike in NY : 3/29/2020 2:12 pm : link
Of doing it via conference call like MLB does Days 2 and 3 of their draft
RE: There is talk  
Big Blue '56 : 3/29/2020 2:16 pm : link
In comment 14853172 Mike in NY said:
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Of doing it via conference call like MLB does Days 2 and 3 of their draft


It should be rather easy to set it all up..I miss the days of zero jackassery with Berman, Kiper(whether you like him or not) and Dr. Z. Maybe that will return absent the tomfoolery
Berman has his shtick at times,  
Big Blue '56 : 3/29/2020 2:19 pm : link
but he was mostly professional during the early 80s to mid ‘90s, imo
RE: RE: There is talk  
Mike in NY : 3/29/2020 2:20 pm : link
In comment 14853176 Big Blue '56 said:
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In comment 14853172 Mike in NY said:


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Of doing it via conference call like MLB does Days 2 and 3 of their draft



It should be rather easy to set it all up..I miss the days of zero jackassery with Berman, Kiper(whether you like him or not) and Dr. Z. Maybe that will return absent the tomfoolery


I have actually liked Kiper and McShay in recent years. Ever since Frank Caliendo parodied Kiper, he has been totally different on air. I forget where I read it, but Kiper supposedly looked at tapes of his appearances after that and realized that Caliendo was correct and became more careful about toning it down.
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eric2425ny : 3/29/2020 2:22 pm : link
In comment 14853176 Big Blue '56 said:
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In comment 14853172 Mike in NY said:


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Of doing it via conference call like MLB does Days 2 and 3 of their draft



It should be rather easy to set it all up..I miss the days of zero jackassery with Berman, Kiper(whether you like him or not) and Dr. Z. Maybe that will return absent the tomfoolery


Agreed, I used to enjoy the draft a lot more in the 90’s and early 2000’s. For starters it was great having it on a Saturday and being able to hang out with buddies and have a few beers and enjoy the first few rounds. The analysis was also much better and was focused on the game.
They've ruined the Draft  
Torrag : 3/29/2020 2:24 pm : link
All I do now is follow the picks. They add very little useful information on the broadcasts. Everyone needs a 20 second clip to get their facetime. It's garbage.

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Big Blue '56 : 3/29/2020 2:25 pm : link
In comment 14853180 Mike in NY said:
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In comment 14853176 Big Blue '56 said:


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In comment 14853172 Mike in NY said:


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Of doing it via conference call like MLB does Days 2 and 3 of their draft



It should be rather easy to set it all up..I miss the days of zero jackassery with Berman, Kiper(whether you like him or not) and Dr. Z. Maybe that will return absent the tomfoolery



I have actually liked Kiper and McShay in recent years. Ever since Frank Caliendo parodied Kiper, he has been totally different on air. I forget where I read it, but Kiper supposedly looked at tapes of his appearances after that and realized that Caliendo was correct and became more careful about toning it down.


That’s good to hear Mike. I’m one of the few that has liked him. Whether he was correct or far afield re his opinions, he was always well prepared imv. I haven’t watched any draft shows the last bunch of years as the shtick was too much to take, not to mention the overwhelming graphics.
Thats almost certainly what they are going to do and the ratings are  
Zeke's Alibi : 3/29/2020 2:29 pm : link
going to be BANANAS! I'll be tuned into every god damn minute which hasn't been true in years.
RE: Thats almost certainly what they are going to do and the ratings are  
eric2425ny : 3/29/2020 2:33 pm : link
In comment 14853192 Zeke's Alibi said:
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going to be BANANAS! I'll be tuned into every god damn minute which hasn't been true in years.


I think it would be great for the country right now to be honest. We need a positive distraction at this point.
That is basically what happens now  
ron mexico : 3/29/2020 3:18 pm : link
All the teams are at their own facilities.

That’s the important part of the process
I don’t pay too much attention to the TV fiascoes that go  
DonnieD89 : 3/29/2020 3:36 pm : link
on during the draft. I usually just follow the clips and follow BBI’s post reactions and input. I can’t stand listening to ESPN’s on NFL Networks’s interviews with the players after they are selected. I find these interviews useless.
Seems like a no brainer.  
Mad Mike : 3/29/2020 4:39 pm : link
And with facetime, zoom, et al, you could still have interviews with the draftees immediately after the picks.
I would be just as happy if the draft ran like CNBC’s coverage of the  
Ivan15 : 3/29/2020 5:20 pm : link
Stock market so i could turn off the sound.
OR let’s go back to the early 1960s when the league office announced  
Ivan15 : 3/29/2020 5:22 pm : link
Draft picks on Telex printouts.
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