Mark Vader

Remember week 2 of last season, the Chargers game? Many people here said that McDermott & Beane were way over their heads and should be fired.

It was a massive party. The fans were loving it. Nashville did an impressive job with having that entire area blocked off from all traffic. Smart move by putting the NFL Experience inside Nissan Stadium and keeping it separate from the draft. I was staying at a place right next to the stadium, so I didn't have to worry about driving. Which was good, because I heard that traffic was a pain. Couple that with the other weekend events going on at the same time. I would say that of all the cities that had previously hosted, Nashville & Dallas did it the best. Having it all centralized whereas Chicago & Philadelphia were spread out all over the place. Where Nashville failed, and this is mostly the NFL's fault, was the actual draft. They had this huge constructed amphitheater constructed, but only a handful of fans could sit in it. It would be unfair to compare it to Dallas, because that was in the stadium, but the makeshift amphitheater in Philadelphia was way better than this. They had bleachers outside with no covering, so I got rained on the whole first night. Also they had a live band playing in between picks and the music was so loud that you couldn't talk to anyone. I get what the NFL was trying to do, and they are not trying to appeal to the real draft fans like me. On Day 3 and thanks to @Jamie Nails i was able to sit with the fans in the inner circle. Which was the best time I had. Overall, great job by Nashville as a host city, poor job by the NFL for not having a bigger are for fans to sit and watch the draft. See you in Las Vegas!

On Day 3 of the draft after we had made our 6th round pick, I saw a fan wearing a Sills jersey. I went up to him and asked him, "When is this guy going to get drafted?" He just shrugged at me and said. "I don't know why he still hasn't been picked." I love that we signed him. He will be one to watch in training camp.

I think Neal did alright last year, and he should be given more opportunities. Drafting Jaquan Johnson adds more competition, which is needed.

He's won me over.

Do you still feel this way?

Kolby Listenbee

Game for the ages, incredible series. GO SHARKS!!!!!

No offense to Gary Smith, but I'll believe that when it actually happens.

So you didn't see the Wisconsin game? Yes, because the Bills have such a great history with drafting Ohio players.

Not anymore. Does that make it a little less crowded?

I'll be in Nashville, watching it in the middle of the road at the NFL's makeshift auditorium. This will be my 19th Draft, and my first ever visit to Nashville. Looking forward to it. Can't wait to see how the Draft will look next year in Las Vegas.

Yes..........When his contract expires.

NO!!!

They did. On a short handed goal of all things! WOOOOOH! Wow, Martin Jones was masterful tonight. Game 7 on Tuesday. GO SHARKS!!!

Disagree with you on Seattle. They want draft picks not players. The Bills can afford to give up 2 picks for Clark. Agree with you on Tampa Bay. If they aren't going to pay him and get any decent draft picks for him, they might do it.

But look who he works for.

Oh, I feel the same way. If they really wanted to focus on the team that's on the closk and what they did in the off season and what they need, they could do it. But they want the spectacle to be more on the players that are drafted.

They used to be able to do that because teams had 15 minutes to make the pick. Ever since they shortened the time, it's tougher to do.

I still like ESPN, they have the better overall coverage, although NFL Network had the better analyst in Mayock, but now he's gone. I like Rich Eisen as a host, but when it comes to the draft he has no insight whatsoever. All Eisen does is state the incredibly obvious....."Sooooo, the Redskins are on the clock now......and they have 5 minutes to go until they pick..........who's it gonna be Mike?" I love that ESPN brought in the College Gameday crew. Kirk Herbstreit did a very good job last year, and he looked like he was having fun. I still love Mel Kiper, he's fun to listen to and I still think he's good at analyzing, yes his mock drafts are always wrong, but I don't care about that stuff. Give me the details of the player over that.

What's most interesting about that movie is that it's being distributed by 20th Century Fox & Disney, and that Pure Flix has no ties to it at all.

I was planning on going to Dallas, but now that it's on Thanksgiving, I might not be able too. I'm still working on it though.

Not yet

I only hate it, because I was planning on going to this game. Now Thanksgiving makes it more difficult.

Welcome to R.Rich's annual thread! GO BILLS!!!