NFL cuts time between draft picks
 

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The NFL on Tuesday cut from 15 minutes to 10 the time between picks in the first round of its draft after a 2007 record round of 6 hours and 8 minutes.
It also moved the starting time of the draft from noon ET to 3 p.m. and limited the first day to two rounds instead of three."We believe this will make for a more streamlined and efficient draft," commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement issued during the league owners meetings.
The change also applied to the second round, which will go from 10 minutes to seven between choices for next year's draft, which will be held April 26-27 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
In recent years, teams have often used most of the 15 minutes in the first round, entertaining trade offers or making them.
The time between picks will stay at five minutes for the last five rounds, which will take place on Sunday. That session will start at 10 a.m. instead of 11. Both draft days will be televised by ESPN and the NFL Network.
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So now the Vikes can miss 3 or 4 picks at once...

I was thinking the same.

It's still too long in my mind though. I think the first round in the NFL lasts longer than the first 3-4 rounds of the NHL draft.

Only 2 rounds the first day? Lame.

Agreed

Notice the new start time as well.

You have to give teams time to entertain offers - and nobody will make one until they see that their guy is on the board.

Only positive to this is less Berman.

I think its about time they did this. last years first day was a killer and I was too hammered by the end of the first round.

I like this change. The first round drags on way too long and this won't change anything. Teams will still make trades. They do plenty in later rounds with even shorter time between picks.

Which probably just means a new 3 Hour pre-draft special or more time for Mel Kyper to get his hair done.

I liken this to taking a shit without a sports illustrated nearby. I still get to take a shit, but its alot quicker because I have no reason to take my time.

REP

i like the move, i only watch first round anyways

luckly for me vikes pick early!

Sometimes they even get their picks in on time.

eh, worked out of us in the end.


and we only missed our pick once!

yes and it's only been what, five years now? that joke is still soooo fucking hilarious.

i like this changing of the time deal. i won't have to start drinking so early in the day now.

I'll have to file that one with the Favre-vicodin jokes, which was only 11 years ago now.

one of these 4 is not like the others.