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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:47 pm Post subject: NFL shortens draft time |
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PHILADELPHIA -- 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.
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Good deal...they take waaaayyyy too much time to make up their minds!
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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and usually they use the time and see if anyone wants to offer them anything not to decide between 2 or 3 players
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| Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 6:13 pm Post subject: |
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The draft has to be the most boring TV ever! Worst than golf!
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