Tomorrow begins the single most overhyped event in America not named the Bachelor/American Idol Finale—the NFL Draft. Now I know that many a football fan will attack me on this, but hear me out.
First, a minor point. It involves countless hours of watching Mel Kiper, Jr., who is in direct competition with Donald Trump for Worst Possible Haircut Award.
Second, the draft is waaayyyyyyy too long to the point of being unnecessary. It’s three days long for goodness sake. Each team gets 10 minutes in the first round, 7 in the second round, and 5 each round thereafter. It’s literally ridiculous. For as much analysis as each team does, there is no way it should take them 5 minutes to pick a player, let alone 10.
Which brings me to my third point. The NFL draft, like basically every other draft, is just one huge crapshoot. For all the money, time, and energy these teams spend, there is absolutely no guarantee of how good a player will be. Ryan Leaf, bust. Matt Leinart, bust. To an extent Reggie Bush was a bust (I know he has developed into a solid NFL player, but compared to the pre-draft hype, the guy is the equivalent of Pluto Nash, which incidentally lost $134 million). Then you have someone like Marques Colston, a guy who was drafted in the 7th round and has turned into a star receiver.
What I am trying to say is that the NFL draft is just a waste of time. Instead of watching the whole thing, which could potentially take you close to 28 hours to watch, you could just look online the a couple minutes after the day’s draft is done and save yourself a whole lot of time, and more importantly, a whole less of Mel Kiper, Jr.
First, a minor point. It involves countless hours of watching Mel Kiper, Jr., who is in direct competition with Donald Trump for Worst Possible Haircut Award.
Second, the draft is waaayyyyyyy too long to the point of being unnecessary. It’s three days long for goodness sake. Each team gets 10 minutes in the first round, 7 in the second round, and 5 each round thereafter. It’s literally ridiculous. For as much analysis as each team does, there is no way it should take them 5 minutes to pick a player, let alone 10.
Which brings me to my third point. The NFL draft, like basically every other draft, is just one huge crapshoot. For all the money, time, and energy these teams spend, there is absolutely no guarantee of how good a player will be. Ryan Leaf, bust. Matt Leinart, bust. To an extent Reggie Bush was a bust (I know he has developed into a solid NFL player, but compared to the pre-draft hype, the guy is the equivalent of Pluto Nash, which incidentally lost $134 million). Then you have someone like Marques Colston, a guy who was drafted in the 7th round and has turned into a star receiver.
What I am trying to say is that the NFL draft is just a waste of time. Instead of watching the whole thing, which could potentially take you close to 28 hours to watch, you could just look online the a couple minutes after the day’s draft is done and save yourself a whole lot of time, and more importantly, a whole less of Mel Kiper, Jr.
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