Comments on: ESPN expects draft ratings to be higher

By: chc36

chc36 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:56:52 +0000

Ratings will definitely be higher, I know I’m not the only fan who is looking forward to the draft because its the first upbeat thing in the NFL at the moment, its a bright spot in the lockout darkness.

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:44:00 +0000

I will only watch out of curiosity to see what player might help my team in the 2012 season

By: jsratx

jsratx — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:36:58 +0000

Count me among those who will choose to do something else than sit and watch a non-sports, sports event. In years past, I set my clock by it and watched 80% of the coverage. Now – I couldn’t care less.

The lockout + the Texans ineptitude = apathy.

By: 3octaveFart

3octaveFart — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:32:04 +0000

I wouldn’t expect many viewers from south of the Mason/Dixon.
There’s a Hee-Haw marathon scheduled to run on CMT that weekend.

By: jlb10

jlb10 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:09:29 +0000

i would consider myself a diehard nfl fan. i am on this and various sites throughout the day everyday. that being said i have very little interest in watching the draft this year. first i really don’t like the thursday night prime time format. for me there is nhl and nba playoffs to watch. more exciting and more action than the nfl draft. when it was strictly on sat/sun i watched pretty much every minute of it for those 2 days.
as stated before there is no telling if these kids will contribute to our teams this year.

i won’t be watching much coverage this year and i am not very excited about it

By: ravensfreak00

ravensfreak00 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:54:05 +0000

Don’t count on it.

By: hound32

hound32 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:44:42 +0000

BOYCOTT BOYCOTT BOYCOTT Everything NFL Until they get there heads out of there asses and straighten this mess out . i will not be watching .

By: brownicus

brownicus — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:43:58 +0000

I won’t be watching the draft this year. I’m just going to follow PFT or other sites to see whats going on.

By: buckybadger

buckybadger — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:40:20 +0000

I hate the new draft format. I have a group of friends that would get together on that Saturday and do a huge BBQ party for the draft. The new format has ruined that completely.

By: rips08

rips08 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:39:23 +0000

I stopped watching the draft last year when they moved the first round from Saturday. The move ruined a day that I looked forward to all season. I don’t like the new format.

By: vcstriker16

vcstriker16 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:31:56 +0000

The idea that people are “disgusted” by the lockout and will therefore not watch the draft is ridiculous. Football fans love the draft, bottom line.

By: joe6606

joe6606 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:21:58 +0000

Meh. I have never had lower interest in the draft.

Yea! pick a player who will be immediately locked out, will have in all likelihood a substantially reduced preseason/preparatory time such that whenever the lockout does end, they will have essentially NO chance of doing anything other than holding a clipboard all season.

/yawn

The ONLY thing I’m interested in is watching Goodell get a verbal beatdown from the attending fans….wake me up when this nightmare of an offseason is over…

By: buccaboo

buccaboo — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:13:01 +0000

It’s the ONLY NFL thing I’m interested in right now

By: sterilizecromartie

sterilizecromartie — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:43:02 +0000

Ratings will absolutely be higher. Think about it. With the off-season activities and regular season in jeopardy, the draft may be the last relevant NFL “action” we see for a very, very long time. No player trades. No free agent acquisitions. No training camp. (Maybe) No season. The Draft is all that is left. I want to soak up every second of it.

By: eagles512

eagles512 — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:34:59 +0000

There’s no way ratings will be as high as last year. Some people won’t watch because they’re disgusted with the lockout and others won’t watch because they won’t even know when these guys will actually contribute to their team. The hardcore fans will still watch but I can’t see ratings matching last year.

By: crimhollingsworth

crimhollingsworth — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:27:29 +0000

Everyone that reads PFT will be watching the draft.

By: yourrealmom

yourrealmom — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:10:14 +0000

Yeah Gruden may not have equaled a great QB coach..but having said that..its hard to make Chicken Salad out of Chicken Sh*t

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:06:31 +0000

Everything points to high interest. No clear cut first choice, lots of volitility at the top end, the quarterback questions around the league, the Newton/Gabbert subplot, the NFL/NFLPA PR showdown at the draft. Nothing else of consequence happening in football to compete for attention.

By: drcap

drcap — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:04:51 +0000

I am just as interested as ever. We’ll be back to football as usual at some point. I would be interested to hear your readers chime in to this question:

More, same, or less interested this year?

By: Kave Krew

Kave Krew — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:00:12 +0000

The first night will be higher ratings for sure…..the fans, ven though pissed off, will watch to see who their team picks and to see how the players react to The Commish.

After each pick in Rd 1 , the rating go downwards until the end of the night.

By: dryheaveone

dryheaveone — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:56:19 +0000

I think ESPN is correct……people LOVE drafts (except if it’s military), be it real or fantasy. Trust me, their ratings will be fine.