njbuff Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 A lot of people I know who are sports fans think it is a ridiculous event. i wanna keep the explanation in this thread short, cause I can go a million different ways. What do you folks think about the actual event that is the NFL draft?
bobobonators Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 I love it. What’s not to love. At least for days 1 and 2. Make one to two awesome picks and the fortunes of your team can be changed for the next decade. 4 1
cba fan Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, njbuff said: Is the NFL draft the most overhyped/overrated event in sports history? A lot of people I know who are sports fans think it is a ridiculous event. i wanna keep the explanation in this thread short, cause I can go a million different ways. What do you folks think about the actual event that is the NFL draft? No but it is very close. I vote the Olympics, Pro Soccer in US, and WNBA, as most overrated that networks shove down our throats mercilessly.
buffaloboyinATL Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 Overhyped? Maybe. Overrated? Nope. I love this time of year, and enjoy the draft and all of the information that follows about our new players once they are picked. 2
Thurman#1 Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) Overhyped? Not even close. The Super Bowl or the World Cup get a ton more hype. Overrated? Hmm. Maybe the brackets pick in the World Cup is close. But maybe yeah. What it really is is over-extended. Should never have been moved to early April. Moving it back allows more hype but allows teams less time with their rookies having the playbook. It hurts the teams and it's fricking boring. Move it back to early April. Edited April 24, 2018 by Thurman#1 1
BuffaloBillyG Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 Well we just had an entire day based around a schedule release. I'll go with that tbh. 2 1 2
Augie Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 I love it, but I wish they’d dump the watered down, made for TV three day format. Get it done Saturday and Sunday. 2 3
Dadonkadonk Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 No. That title goes to the Ryder Cup. When I watched golf, we had to listen to two years of drivel about who was going to be the captain's piack. And then listen to non-sense about how the pairings make any difference. Dumbest competition in sports with the worst fake drama.
Thurman#1 Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 3 minutes ago, No Place To Hyde said: Well we just had an entire day based around a schedule release. I'll go with that tbh. Good point.
Fadingpain Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 I enjoy watching the draft, certainly at least for the first round and probably the second too. It's interesting to see who takes which player. This year seems to be more exciting than usual. I don't think it can be overhyped this year.
Augie Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 How will the NFL draft TV ratings compare to MLB, or even the NBA playoffs? That may help answer the question. I don’t pretend to know, but I suspect. Football is king in this country.
White Linen Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) As it stands alone it's over hyped but people must be consuming it. It's not overrated, IMO, because the event itself still has incredible appeal. Other posters have given examples but I'll give mine. Nascar hyped up the most important race of the year Daytona 500. They called it their super bowl but it's the first race and most people couldn't make sense of that - especially when the points count just as much. They didn't make the necessary changes and their ratings have plummeted since 2015. People rejected their attempt at a "playoff" format and sticking to making the first race the marquee. Edited April 24, 2018 by White Linen
K D Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 I love the draft. I almost like it as much as the actual game. I'd watch it every day if it was on. 1 pick per day 1
Ol Dirty B Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 (edited) The Draft is absolutely one of the worst things in sports. I can't wait until this team finds a QB so I can stop caring about it every October through April. Sure, it is fine to watch the first round or two. Now especially since they sped it up, it used to be absolutely dreadful when the clock was 15 mins for every pick. The incessant talk, and the mock drafts where analysts say, "this isn't what I would do, but it's what I think they will do" Only to be wrong 75% of the time. How about that they say it's not what they'd do, and what they think others will do, and they still suck at their job. The planted stories, all of it is just too much. Nothing else in sports compares. Once this team gets good again, I can't wait to completely check out on the draft until like the week before. Perhaps this year has been more fatiguing than any other year because we all started looking at it as soon as the Bills traded back last year. The draft wasn't even completed and you had professionals speculating what the Bills are going to do in this draft. It's awful. Edited April 24, 2018 by Ol Dirty B 1
Needle Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 I would say the second half of Floyd Mayweather's career was more overhyped, overrated, and unsatisfying. 1
Ol Dirty B Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 They measure guys hands ffs... It's not even close. The Draft is an excercise in stupidity. It's an example of the blind leading the blind. I wish they'd do it in February. Make the !@#$ing picks and be done with it. 1
row_33 Posted April 24, 2018 Posted April 24, 2018 I’d add outdoor hockey games because they hype it like this is the greatest acheievement of mankind
Recommended Posts