Saturday, April 23, 2005

NFL Draft

I was still sick Saturday so I curled up in my chair and watched the NFL Draft. Though it could be the fault of my illness, it was more than a little painful (the first three rounds took eleven hours). Here are some suggestions to make it a little better next time:

Make the first team just pick already!
The 49ers had something on the order of 160,000 minutes to make a decision about what they were going to do with the first pick of the Draft. Do they really need fifteen more to make their choice? The new rule: we will give you enough time to sign your card and walk it up the commissioner. It should be all you need.

Time Savings: Fifteen minutes.

Reduce the first round to 12 minutes. I firmly believe some teams are just sitting around wondering if someone is going to suddenly offer them a goldmine for their pick. Sorry guys, but 99.6% of the time it's just not going to happen. The trade you were offered three weeks ago is as good as it's going to get, so if you already know what you want just sign your little card and turn it in to the commissioner.

Time Savings: Up to hour and a half. And hours more can saved by shaving off minutes of the other rounds.

Lose Chris Berman. What happened to this guy? He practically invented sportscenter but now he's gone the way of John Madden, Ryan Seacrest, and last week's leftovers. Though they've lost their usefulness, no one has the heart to let them go. Berman apparently now subscribes to only two sources for his sports commentary: the Dennis Miller school of obscure references and the Howard Cosell Library of forty year old soundbytes.

Time Savings: Priceless!

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