2010 DRAFT FORMAT

unless you've lived under a shell this past weekend, you've noticed that the NFL has yet again tinkered with the draft format. this time, they may have found a winner, but I tend to disagree.

Under the new format, the draft is split into three different days. the first round is live in primetime, lasting about 3 hours, the second and third rounds are also prime time the following day, finally rounds 4-7 comes on the third and final day. the format puts emphasis on the first round, as well as the second and third rounds. while alot of people like fell in love with the new format, i would prefer the old one.

I remember the days where the fellas would circle the draft weekend on their calenders. we would buy food, cook it on our (small forman grils) have a few beers, and dig in for an entire day of draft. this event use to be for the diehards. the fans not just of their team, but of the sport. people looked foward to 12 hours of draft coverage, sports talk, and having a good time. the new format really takes away from the diehards like myself, made an annual event of draft weekend.

other than that the new format is solid. for those who cant sit around for an entire day and watch draft coverage, the new primetime format allows for you to tune in and see the big names get taken off the board. Goddell also allowed for former legends to announce the former team's pick, which was excellent idea and was cool to watch. the format could use some inprovements however.

• the idea of allowing NFL legends to announce their teams pic was a good idea. they should continue with that into next year as it gives the draft an added level of interest. but they should expand on this idea. as Adam Schafler twittered earlier, Goddell should auction off those pics announcements for charities of need such as MAKE-A-WISH. this would add a positive spin to the draft and would be beneficial to those in need.
• The idea of three days of draft seems to be a bit much to me. I had almost zero interest in the third day. with the old 2 day scheme, the fourth round and 5th rounds had more of an appeal. by the third day this year (4th round) it seemed like all of the good players were gone and it was nothing worth watching. **nothing could be further than the truth, as this was the deepest draft in years** I believe the best way to improve this would be to invite players for days two and three. Big name players that we KNO wont get drafted day one. But if you invite players for every day tht would be worth watching every day.

All n all, the new format is beneficial for the NFL and brings in a bigger audience, since it shortens the actual time per day. although I would prefer the old 2 day format, the 3 day format is juss as interesting.