Football 2010 NFL Draft now a mini-series/3 days [Archive]

LaChapelle

07-23-2009, 03:30 PM

NFL | 2010 Draft to be held over three days
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Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:50:56 -0700

Brian McCarthy, of the NFL, reports on his Twitter Page that the 2010 NFL Draft will take place over a three-day span. The first round will start at 7:30 p.m. EST Thursday, April 22, rounds 2-3 will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, and rounds 4-7 will start on Saturday, April 24 at 10 a.m.

LaChapelle

07-23-2009, 03:31 PM

It does tend to drag on. But it's got to be about the $$$$$

Reaper16

07-23-2009, 03:32 PM

Goddamnit.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 03:32 PM

If they thought it would get them more money they'd do it for an entire week with a round a day.

OnTheWarpath15

07-23-2009, 03:35 PM

Fuck this.

I guess the annual draft party is fucked.

sedated

07-23-2009, 03:36 PM

totally stupid. bye bye draft party. hello checking the internet Friday morning.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 03:37 PM

It's all about money now the 1st round will be in prime time. Considering how long 1st rounds take it'll be awesome when teams are picking at 1 in the morning.

Sweet Daddy Hate

07-23-2009, 03:37 PM

(sigh)If only it could last forever...

sedated

07-23-2009, 03:37 PM

draft weekend made an event out of a weekend that otherwise had nothing going on.

and here I thought this last year was fuqt up, moving round 3 to Sunday and messing with the starting times.

Buck

07-23-2009, 03:38 PM

That is so lame.

What about the West Coast people who have to work?

sedated

07-23-2009, 03:39 PM

That is so lame.

What about the West Coast people who have to work?

since when has the NFL given 2 shits about the west coast?

Ultra Peanut

07-23-2009, 03:40 PM

I QUIT

Dayze

07-23-2009, 03:40 PM

that blows.
if they wanted to do it over three days, why not move the 1st to Friday night, etc...

Thursday?WTF.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 03:41 PM

that blows.
if they wanted to do it over three days, why not move the 1st to Friday night, etc...

Thursday?WTF.

This way the draft ends on Saturday..I guess they feel people going to church Sunday morning really cuts into their audience.

Either way it's about money they put the 1st 3 rounds in prime time TV.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 03:42 PM

Well....there goes my religious watching of the draft.

I'm going to be watching the start of the 1st and 2nd round while I'm at work. Watching....I mean checking the internet to see who got picked. This is complete bullshit on the part of the NFL. Fucking East Coast biased.

Dayze

07-23-2009, 03:43 PM

This way the draft ends on Saturday..I guess they feel people going to church Sunday morning really cuts into their audience.

Either way it's about money they put the 1st 3 rounds in prime time TV.

true; i would've thought they would make more money/more people would watch if Rounds 1-3 were on Friday night primetime.

I can't imagine there is a huge audience for the final rounds.

Bummer.

LaChapelle

07-23-2009, 03:43 PM

Will they have it in Vegas? They are moving it.

JuicesFlowing

07-23-2009, 03:44 PM

Fucking idiots. The first round on Thursday? Brilliant ... Why not make it Fri-Sun ...

The Bad Guy

07-23-2009, 03:45 PM

Will they have it in Vegas? They are moving it.

I have serious doubts they will ever move it from NYC.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 03:45 PM

Is it still 15 minutes for the 1st round?

LaChapelle

07-23-2009, 03:46 PM

I have serious doubts they will ever move it from NYC.

The NFL will soon throw up for bids, money grabbing MOFOs.

The Bad Guy

07-23-2009, 03:46 PM

I really thought the 3:30 format the last 2 years was great.

I think this massively blows up in the NFL's face.

OnTheWarpath15

07-23-2009, 03:47 PM

Is it still 15 minutes for the 1st round?

It wasn't 15 minutes for the 1st round last year, was it?

I thought it was 10 on Day one, 5 on Day two.

:shrug:

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 03:47 PM

It wasn't 15 minutes for the 1st round last year, was it?

I thought it was 10 on Day one, 5 on Day two.

:shrug:

I thought it was 12 for the first round.....10 for rounds 2 and 3...and then 5 minutes for 4-7

The Bad Guy

07-23-2009, 03:48 PM

It wasn't 15 minutes for the 1st round last year, was it?

I thought it was 10 on Day one, 5 on Day two.

:shrug:

Yep, it was.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 03:48 PM

Fucking idiots. The first round on Thursday? Brilliant ... Why not make it Fri-Sun ...

Honestly?

You get better ratings for a weeknight than you do for anything on the weekend.

The difference in rating a show would pull on a Thursday in comparison to a Friday is pretty staggering.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 03:50 PM

Yep, it was.

So lets see here......it starts at 7:30 PM EST.

If every team took the entire 15 minutes they're allotted.....the shit wouldn't be over until 3:30 AM EST.

That's fucking retarded.

OnTheWarpath15

07-23-2009, 03:50 PM

So lets see here......it starts at 7:30 PM EST.

If every team took the entire 15 minutes they're allotted.....the shit wouldn't be over until 3:30 AM EST.

That's fucking retarded.

At least I won't have to worry about staying up late for a few more years.

The Bad Guy

07-23-2009, 03:52 PM

So lets see here......it starts at 7:30 PM EST.

If every team took the entire 15 minutes they're allotted.....the shit wouldn't be over until 3:30 AM EST.

That's ****ing retarded.

There is 10 minutes between picks. Not 15. They changed it to 10 2 years ago.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 03:52 PM

At least I won't have to worry about staying up late for a few more years.

Yeah....but I'd be pissed if my team won the Superbowl....and now I have to wait until almost 4 in the morning to see who they pick.

aturnis

07-23-2009, 03:53 PM

that blows.
if they wanted to do it over three days, why not move the 1st to Friday night, etc...

Thursday?WTF.

Lots of people go out of friday night. Cuts their market in damn near half I'm sure.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 03:53 PM

The NFL will figure out every single way they can to milk every last dollar out of the golden goose they have till they kill it.

58kcfan89

07-23-2009, 03:53 PM

Wow, I can't believe this crap. I freaking love draft weekend and parties & such, it's gunna be hard to get any parties together on a Thursday night...

Did anyone think about the ratings past the 20th overall pick? I hope this draft gets the lowest ratings ever & they're forced to move it back to Saturday. That being said, I'll still watch it and likely try to watch the entire thing, but that doesn't make this any less stupid.

OnTheWarpath15

07-23-2009, 03:53 PM

Yeah....but I'd be pissed if my team won the Superbowl....

Ack.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 03:55 PM

Ack.

Way to only use half of my quote.....asshole. :cuss::D

OnTheWarpath15

07-23-2009, 03:55 PM

OnTheWarpath15

07-23-2009, 03:56 PM

Way to only use half of my quote.....asshole. :cuss::D

:D

Mecca

07-23-2009, 03:56 PM

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 03:57 PM

If we didn't live in such a instant gratification, media overload society, I'd DVR the fucker, and still have the draft party on Saturday.

But it would take a fucking miracle for 6-10 guys to not hear anything over two days.

Luckily I won't have to deal with that. I guess I'll just bring my laptop into work and stream it until I get done at 5. I'm going to be pissed though when the Chiefs are picking in the top 3 again....and I'm sitting at work.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 03:58 PM

Sadly Thursday night is a big TV night there's a good chance they'll pull the highest rating ever and have more money to show for it due to it being in prime time...

God I hate ratings. Honestly....who gives a fuck if the draft goes Primetime? Do they really think that putting it on a Thursday night....they're going to get a bunch of families to switch over and watch it?

sedated

07-23-2009, 04:00 PM

Sadly Thursday night is a big TV night

its a big TV night already, you think casual fans are going to turn off CSI (or whatever) to watch the draft?

the only reason they got viewers on the weekend is because there's nothing else going on, and it turned into an event for football fans. there's no "event" when its one round on a weeknight.

OnTheWarpath15

07-23-2009, 04:00 PM

God I hate ratings. Honestly....who gives a fuck if the draft goes Primetime? Do they really think that putting it on a Thursday night....they're going to get a bunch of families to switch over and watch it?

That's what is surprising to me.

I really don't see them gaining new viewers just because it's on Thursday night. You're not going to get families and couples that watch certain shows religiously to switch.

If anything, you're going to lose viewers because of it.

58kcfan89

07-23-2009, 04:01 PM

Sadly Thursday night is a big TV night there's a good chance they'll pull the highest rating ever and have more money to show for it due to it being in prime time...

Yeah I know it's a big TV night and whatnot, but after about the 20th pick, it'll be so late, I'll bet people start looking for other alternatives or turn the TV off to go to sleep. Only the die-hard fans will stay up late to watch the entire thing, and they may not be able to because of work or school or whatever.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 04:02 PM

They're thinking is more people care about the NFL than anything and it'll be easier to get them to switch stations while already at home than not doing something with their families on their days off.

CoMoChief

07-23-2009, 04:02 PM

This is fucking stupid but I'm sure it's about prime time ratings.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 04:03 PM

It's about money plain and simple, they will figure out every single way they can to milk every last penny out of everything.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 04:03 PM

Yeah I know it's a big TV night and whatnot, but after about the 20th pick, it'll be so late, I'll bet people start looking for other alternatives or turn the TV off to go to sleep. Only the die-hard fans will stay up late to watch the entire thing, and they may not be able to because of work or school or whatever.

The only viewers that they're going to get that late are the DIE-HARD draft fans....and the fans of the teams who have yet to pick.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 04:04 PM

The only viewers that they're going to get that late are the DIE-HARD draft fans....and the fans of the teams who have yet to pick.

Diehards are usually the only people that watch the draft to begin with, ask casual fan about it and they'll tell you how boring it is.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 04:10 PM

Diehards are usually the only people that watch the draft to begin with, ask casual fan about it and they'll tell you how boring it is.

Well the NFL is stupid then....because this experiment is going to fail horribly. If anything....I would think that they're going to lose viewers....especially on the West Coast.

aturnis

07-23-2009, 04:10 PM

The only viewers that they're going to get that late are the DIE-HARD draft fans....and the fans of the teams who have yet to pick.

The first round will be over by what? 12:30? That's if every team uses the entire 10 min. Most of the people on this board are still posting or trolling into the wee hours. I'd bet the majority are up until at least 10:30-11:00 and would be more than willing to stay up until 12:30 if they care.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 04:12 PM

The first round will be over by what? 12:30? That's if every team uses the entire 10 min. Most of the people on this board are still posting or trolling into the wee hours. I'd bet the majority are up until at least 10:30-11:00 and would be more than willing to stay up until 12:30 if they care.

15 minutes......and if everyone uses the entire 15 minutes....it's 8 hours long. That's 12:30 on the West Coast......3:30 on the East. Even Diehard fans aren't going to stay up until 4 in the morning to watch the draft.

Mecca

07-23-2009, 04:13 PM

They shortened the time to 10 minutes so why do you keep saying 15?

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 04:14 PM

They shortened the time to 10 minutes so why do you keep saying 15?

For the 1st round? Ehhh....whatever.....it's still going to go fucking late on the East coast.....not to mention that starting at 4:30 on the West coast is bullshit.

Sweet Daddy Hate

07-23-2009, 04:20 PM

Luckily I won't have to deal with that. I guess I'll just bring my laptop into work and stream it until I get done at 5. I'm going to be pissed though when the Chiefs are picking in the top 3 again....and I'm sitting at work.

Shit on a stick and dear God NO; Pioli sucks ass that high up and has no business whatsoever picking there.:shake:

C'mon team; at least win us the fuck out of that nightmare.:rolleyes:

aturnis

07-23-2009, 04:22 PM

Well the NFL is stupid then....because this experiment is going to fail horribly. If anything....I would think that they're going to lose viewers....especially on the West Coast.

I disagree. I think they'll get the best ratings ever, or close to. I like this change.

Draft weekend wasted a whole weekend for me. I could have been fixing, building something. Helping someone, or hangning out w/ or going to see family. Instead, I gotta stay tuned to this shit.

Thursday night is perfect. Most people, don't live their lives on a t.v. schedule. Also, most men I know watch espn, rome, pti, ath. Not all of them always, but some of them fairly consistently. They don't watch Desperate housewives and other b.s. so I don't think there will be too much competition for viewers. Just try to get college, h.s. and 20 something guys to stay home on friday night.

Bottom line, in my life, ain't jack going on Thursday night.

The Franchise

07-23-2009, 04:23 PM

I disagree. I think they'll get the best ratings ever, or close to. I like this change.

Draft weekend wasted a whole weekend for me. I could have been fixing, building something. Helping someone, or hangning out w/ or going to see family. Instead, I gotta stay tuned to this shit.

Thursday night is perfect. Most people, don't live their lives on a t.v. schedule. Also, most men I know watch espn, rome, pti, ath. Not all of them always, but some of them fairly consistently. They don't watch Desperate housewives and other b.s. so I don't think there will be too much competition for viewers. Just try to get college, h.s. and 20 something guys to stay home on friday night.

Bottom line, in my life, ain't jack going on Thursday night.

If draft weekend wastes a whole weekend for you....then don't fucking watch it. Go out and hang out with your family or do what you want to.

|Zach|

07-23-2009, 04:25 PM

No big deal, now I will watch it on Thursday night I guess.

I didn't even catch it this past year, was working. I thought that was going to be a bigger deal then it really was.

DTLB58

07-23-2009, 04:31 PM

:# :cuss: :mad:

Why? Why can't the NFL just leave stuff the way it freaking is?

Always freaking have to change sh*t!

I loved draft weekend.

chiefqueen

07-23-2009, 04:39 PM

The NBA may have something to do with this. The NBA season I'm guessibg will end on 4/21 and the 2010 NBA playoffs won't start until 4/24. I guess ESPN convinced the NFL instead of us talking about the draft for 2 nights why don't you just go ahead and draft.

aturnis

07-23-2009, 06:58 PM

If draft weekend wastes a whole weekend for you....then don't ****ing watch it. Go out and hang out with your family or do what you want to.

Alright. On the same token, if you don't want to watch the draft on thursday night, DVR it, and watch it on saturday morning ya goon!:D Jesus.

Just saying, the average and casual fans do not watch...not at all as it stands. I work with, talk to and interact with plenty of casual to average fans, and NONE of them know ANYTHING about the draft except who their team took in the first round, some don't even know that. Why do you think I hang out at the planet? I'm not an average fan and I'd like to talk about football more often then I'm given the chance.

DaneMcCloud

07-23-2009, 09:28 PM

That's what is surprising to me.

I really don't see them gaining new viewers just because it's on Thursday night. You're not going to get families and couples that watch certain shows religiously to switch.

If anything, you're going to lose viewers because of it.

Not true.

Do you really think even the average football fan is going to watch a rerun of "The Office" or "CSI-Vegas" (if it even lasts past this season), etc.?

There is absolutely NO WAY that ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox, all who carry the NFL in one form or another, broadcast a first-run episode the first night of the NFL Draft.

Bank on it, Dudes.

Tribal Warfare

07-23-2009, 09:39 PM

Fucking Goodell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:banghead:

DaneMcCloud

07-23-2009, 09:40 PM

Fucking Goodell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:banghead:

Why?

I'd much rather watch the NFL Draft on a Thursday night in April than waste a Saturday & Sunday when I could be at the beach.

:D

Chiefs=Champions

07-23-2009, 09:49 PM

Oh fuck this... 2 days was acceptable, but 3? Money loving scum bags...

BigMeatballDave

07-23-2009, 09:53 PM

Stupid x infinity

Tribal Warfare

07-23-2009, 09:56 PM

Why?

I'd much rather watch the NFL Draft on a Thursday night in April than waste a Saturday & Sunday when I could be at the beach.

:D

You just had to rub it in with your lavish lifestyle ;) :D

DaneMcCloud

07-23-2009, 09:57 PM

You just had to rub it in with your lavish lifestyle ;) :D

Moi?

Sweet Daddy Hate

07-23-2009, 10:29 PM

My God; it's going to become a fucking reality/game show by the time this shit is all said and done, and Dane's going to be our "Ryan Seacrest".

Damnit McCloud!:cuss::D

Mr. Kotter

07-23-2009, 11:54 PM

Why?

I'd much rather watch the NFL Draft on a Thursday night in April than waste a Saturday & Sunday when I could be at the beach.

:D

You little....bi-atch. :cuss: :mad:

:cuss: