Per Steve Tasker re: 1st round of draft time for selection has changed

[Matt_In_NH]

They should just use the espn software and give them 2 minutes. 

[GunnerBill]

8 minute is about right.

[DrBob806]

1 hour ago, thenorthremembers said:

Just drop it to the 5 already.  Teams have all year to plan for the draft and near 2 months to gauge interest in trades once the draft position is finalized.

No, the BenGals use T Mobile, so their  internet connection is risky🤣

[Chicharito]

The length of the draft wont change. They will just sell more commercials.

[chris heff]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

 

….and when the Bills pick, we break for commercials in a very special and longstanding tradition. 

Since they will be picking 32nd, maybe they won’t go to commercials.

[Augie]

8 minutes ago, Chicharito said:

The length of the draft wont change. They will just sell more commercials.

 

What is the common theme thru everything? Money. 

6 minutes ago, chris heff said:

Since they will be picking 32nd, maybe they won’t go to commercials.

 

If we are drafting 32 (because we earned the honor), I don’t care if they don’t mention the Bills all day. 

[Ya Digg?]

25 minutes ago, Chicharito said:

The length of the draft wont change. They will just sell more commercials.

It’ll change-they’re doing it because they’re losing viewers for the later picks, 

[reddogblitz]

Make it 30 seconds. That's all it took us to take CJ Spiller.

[The 9 Isles]

Should 2 minutes total. The draft is annoying 

[US Egg]

Hope it means more screen time of the fans.

[IYKYK]

2 hours ago, Simon said:

 

Pulling on it won't really make it any longer

You’re joking right? Right????

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

3 hours ago, strive_for_five_guy said:

Some around here still hoping for 1 pm start time, so they can be to bed by 5 pm.

🥱🫩😴

Some of us are old.

[GerstAusGosheim]

Sean knows within in the first 2 minutes which average rotational D-lineman he wants. Don't even need the other 6 minutes.

[TBBills Fan]

6 hours ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

Nothing good happens after 8 (minutes) anyway.

That's not what she said

[Dan Darragh]

12 hours ago, BRH said:

I miss the days when the draft started at 11 am on a weekday.

 

I used to come down with a mysterious illness on those days and have to stay home from school.

Remember: Bart Starr was taken in the 17th round.

[EmotionallyUnstable]

Shaving two minutes off each team should reduce the length of round one by 64 minutes, putting it at around 10:40 after pick 32.

 

Love it. Now if we could just get a stream or an option to skip through the sob stories, heart felt pieces, and everybody’s trials and tribulations, I’ll be even happier

[SoMAn]

14 hours ago, thenorthremembers said:

Just drop it to the 5 already.  Teams have all year to plan for the draft and near 2 months to gauge interest in trades once the draft position is finalized.

Agree, but keep in mind that everything the NFL does is about generating the greatest volume of revenue possible. The league must've realized that interest was falling off for most viewers as the first round stretched into hour 4. So, they clip a couple of minutes. But taking it down to five minutes may put too much of a dent in advertising revenue for television partners ESPN and the NFL Network. It's all about the Benjamins.

Edited 9 hours ago by SoMAn

[Bill from NYC]

They could shorten it to eitght seconds and McDermott would still get his corner, no prob.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

1 hour ago, Bill from NYC said:

They could shorten it to eitght seconds and McDermott would still get his corner, no prob.

Short, undersized, and labeled as 'a project'. 
 

CB: "Thanks for drafting me, Coach!  I was voted most tenacious in the conference!"

McD: "That's nice, son.  Now back up 5 - 7 yards."

Edited 7 hours ago by Ridgewaycynic2013

[Epstein's Mother]

I've always thought that the team having the first pick in the draft should have 1 minute.  If you don't know who you're going to pick by then I'm not sure what 7 more minutes is going to do for you.