Comments on: It's official — 2010 draft moves to prime time

By: TXBuckeye

TXBuckeye — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:51:41 +0000

First of all, all you whiners need to change out your tampons. If you’re that BIG of fans, take Friday off of work. I never thought I’d read about so many cry babies saying they are “diehard football fans.” A diehard football fan would take advantage of this by taking off Friday and partying it up for multiple days. The rest of you who complain about missing Friday with the Mrs. need to do a real gut check (or nut check?).

By: thealy8676

thealy8676 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:31:14 +0000

destroying immediately a fun saturday of hanging with your buddies and watching the draft. Now i get to sit home and watch it with my wife instead. Excellent idea. Ridiculous.

By: Big Stretch

Big Stretch — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:23:29 +0000

THIS SUCKS I’LL BE CHECKING RESULTS ON THE INTERNET.

By: JuicyMelon

JuicyMelon — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:26:17 +0000

Stupid. The whole purpose for us draft watchers is to get with friends after a week of work, drink a few beverages, and not worry about going to work the next day. This really takes me out of the draft.

By: Lucky5927

Lucky5927 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:51:56 +0000

So Roger thinks that starting the draft on Thursday night, one of TV’s biggest night of television, and at a time that is inconveniencing every time zone but the Eastern, is a great way to show the draft. GOD I WANT TO DONKEY PUNCH ROGER! Way to screw up an annual holiday for all true football fans. And for the pansie azz dude who said it was over rated…Go scrub your wife’s feet and bake a souffle, because its obvious your balls have dropped off and withered into dust!

By: MasterShake

MasterShake — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:57:25 +0000

How in the hell do they expect a team to make a selection a day earlier than before? If teams can miss their designated time on draft day, moving it up HOURS is going to kill the Vikings!

By: 21n25n42

21n25n42 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:36:28 +0000

Hey Football, I used to live in your mom’s basement and I hate this, so maybe your onto something.
Losing a lifelong tradition is bad, real bad. Thanks, Goodell, for sellling out the true fan.
What’s next?

By: briano29

briano29 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:32:01 +0000

I assume that the people that don’t like this live in their mother’s basement.
See – that’s funny cause I do live in my moms basement and I don’t like this one bit. Just kidding. Its my dads basement too . . .
At least I never feel guilty about watching the NFL.
Now go mow your lawn.

By: chm52

chm52 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:20:53 +0000

I’m with many others on here. My crew and I would spend the day watching and making a day of it this totally F’s everything up and ruins it for the fans

By: Big Stretch

Big Stretch — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:08:24 +0000

Is it me or is Goodell trying to take all the fun out of football? Screwing up draft weekend…games played in countries where NFL football ranks behind football(soccer), cricket,rugby,tennis, and golf, and planning on a superbowl overseas.
This global marketing program that he has been pushing will only result in alienating the very fan base that has made NFL football, America’s pastime.
This guy is slowly killing football, David Stern could do a better job.

By: Stone

Stone — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:05:06 +0000

This is a giant bag of geigh! What about the fans on the West Coast? Do we not matter? What am I supposed to do, call in sick or take vacation for two days to watch the draft? This is a lousy decision on Goodell’s part. I can see putting the first round on a weekday in prime time, but why not allow the real fans that watch this to keep their weekend event with the rest of the rounds? If Goodell really thinks that the “casual” fan is going to watch, he’s sorely mistaken. Maybe the first year or the first few picks will be watched, but just because a bunch of women and questionable men only watch the Superbowl every year doesn’t mean they are going to watch the draft. Way too much detail for the casual fan. Fail Goodell, fail.

By: atari

atari — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:37:00 +0000

I agree with most of the posters here. The draft has always been an event with a lot of my old friends. We all get together, grillout, have a few beers and banter about how which player our team needs. We literally spend the whole day saturday watching the draft. Now what?
We’re all gonna get together on a work night – pig out, drink, and then drive home? Does that sound about right? Reward the casual fans, that’s where it’s at. I really think the diehard fans need to band together and boycott the draft.

By: Bob Nelson

Bob Nelson — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:49:57 +0000

The ratings will not be good.
First Round 4:30 Pacific Time on a Thursday?
How is that good for ratings?
The second round begins at 3:30 Friday afternoon on the West Coast. How many watch television at 3:30?
It should have been 1st round Friday Night, 2-4 rounds Saturday and 5-7 rounds Sunday.
or
Monday round 1, Tuesday Round 2, Wednesday Round 3,Thursday Round 4, Friday Round 5, Saturday Rounds 6 and 7.

By: the mooster

the mooster — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:32:32 +0000

“I assume that the people that don’t like this live in their mother’s basement.”
whoever said that is a complete douchebag. maybe some of us actually have friends and the draft is the best excuse in the springtime to get those friends together with a keg or two, grill out and look forward to football season . . .

By: theskinnypost

theskinnypost — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:28:02 +0000

I’m curious to see what kind of ratings it puts up. I expect the networks to get absolutely crushed Thursday.

By: EskinSux

EskinSux — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:06:46 +0000

I’ll watch the draft whenever it’s on…..Definitely the first round, the only problem i have is 3 days of Mel Kiper……..

By: storkshots

storkshots — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:03:01 +0000

“We continue to look for ways to make the draft more accessible to more fans,” said Commissioner Roger Goodell
Yeah, I’ll be sure to make it home by 4:30PM Thursday, 3:30PM on Friday and then to top it off, I’m gonna wake up nice and early at 7:00AM on a Saturday.
Thank you Roger for collectively saying f&%$ you to the entire West Coast.

By: TLyons4

TLyons4 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:48:30 +0000

Any chance we can get a poll on whether we like this or hate it? I have a feeling we’d be seeing an 80-20 ratio saying this is a horrible idea…

By: screaming sheep

screaming sheep — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:45:46 +0000

What does this have to do with suitable nodes?

By: tom coughlin's coat holder

tom coughlin's coat holder — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:42:00 +0000

and people complain about the avarice of wall street…..

By: BengalTyler

BengalTyler — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:15:08 +0000

At least our Fantasy football draft days are still just one DAY.
it might be cool, we’ll see.

By: Midway Monster

Midway Monster — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:09:06 +0000

Football says:
July 23, 2009 5:38 PM
“I assume that the people that don’t like this live in their mother’s basement.”
I assume people like you are not real football fans anyway so keep hanging out in the garden watering the rest of the Pansies while the rest of us enjoy a glimpse of the coming football season for a day.

By: SD Pack Fan

SD Pack Fan — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:07:43 +0000

For the past decade, several good friends of mine and I meet for the Draft Weekend. Many of these people come from out of town. This is an EVENT to me and my friends!
This ruins it.
I loved it when the draft started at 9:00 a.m. local time!
This also messes with my dynasty league football draft. We always had our rookie draft the day before the NFL draft. Now, the first and second rounds will be done beforehand. Takes the fun out of it.
I hate this. I really do.

By: jbwbubba

jbwbubba — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:05:02 +0000

I agree its a mistake. The draft on Sat and Sunday made it an event that people arranged cookouts (and lives also) around. Instead of the event enjoyed by fans and groups of fans at watering holes, now they get to worry about going to work on Friday morning, or blowing off dinner and movie with the Mrs and watching it on Friday night. Its a recipe for causing the draft to drop in significance in five years time.
Honestly why take a super successful event like the draft and screw with it? If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!

By: Pack_Attack

Pack_Attack — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:04:27 +0000

The most overrated event in all of sports.

By: hydrogaston

hydrogaston — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:58:17 +0000

Ummm…Football…? If you feel guilty about wasting a spring saturday indoors watching the Draft – how can you possibly be a football fan?
With that reasoning you should also feel guilty every Sunday of the year that you invest 12 hours watching the games.
And, if you feel guilty for watching football all day on Sunday (or the Draft all day on Sat/Sun), you’re just not a football fan.

By: jju82

jju82 — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:55:36 +0000

Why?
Why does Goodell have to continue to ruin the NFL. The 18 game schedule is terrible, teams are barely healthy after 16 games and all it does it water down the sport some more. I’m really looking forward to seeing the guys from the UFL play key roles on playoff teams because too many guys are hurt.
Now, one of my favorite days of the year is gone so we can air the draft opposite the Office.
The Roger Goodell NFL where you can’t hit an offensive player without drawing a 15 yard penalty. Regular season games in the middle of January and of course now a Thursday night First round N.F.L. draft.
You know, I’m really upset about this right now, but one of these days Goodell will change the league so much that I don’t get upset anymore. Instead, I just won’t care.
I can’t wait to see how you ruin the sport next Roger.

By: Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:54:45 +0000

“I assume that the people that don’t like this live in their mother’s basement.”
Or maybe they are diehard fans rather than casual observers.

By: ParkerFly

ParkerFly — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:44:24 +0000

Great idea. Most people will love it. I do because like most people I don’t have all Saturday to blow on the draft.

By: Football

Football — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:38:49 +0000

I like it. This makes it much easier for people that have a life to watch the draft. Every year I feel guilty that I am wasting a spring saturday indoors watching the Draft. Thursday night, when most people are at home watching tv anyway, is much do-able.
I assume that the people that don’t like this live in their mother’s basement.