ESPN: NFL thinking about reducing time teams have on draft day.

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Looking for a streamlined, more manageable and maybe ready-for-primetime NFL draft? Apparently, so is commissioner Roger Goodell.

Perhaps as a precursor to eventually presenting the first round as a primetime event, likely on a Friday, Goodell is expected to broach the subject of reducing the time limits for making selections in the first two rounds when owners convene next Tuesday in Nashville for the league's annual spring meeting.

This year's draft included the longest first round in history, at six hours and eight minutes. It also had the longest first day, with the first three rounds stretching 11 hours, four minutes.

A change in the time limits may not be enacted at Tuesday's one-day session, where the headline agenda item will be the awarding of Super Bowl XLV in 2011 to Phoenix, Dallas or Indianapolis. But in advance of the Nashville meeting, NFL sources told ESPN.com that Goodell has sought guidance from the influential competition committee and requested that the members of the committee gauge sentiment around the league for tightening the limits in the early rounds.

Several sources said there is considerable support for doing so.

The current time limits are 15 minutes for the first round, 10 minutes for the second, and five minutes for the final five rounds. The competition committee is expected to recommend time limits of 10 minutes for the first round, seven minutes for the second, and five minutes for the remaining rounds.

Because the draft falls under the purview of the commissioner, a formal vote technically isn't necessary to enact changes in the lottery, but Goodell is not inclined to act unilaterally on the matter. Instead, the owners could reduce the time limits by simply affirming a recommendation from the competition committee.

Such a move would significantly reduce the time required for the first round. Almost as important, it would provide the NFL an opportunity to give prime-time exposure to what has become its biggest offseason event, one that has exploded in popularity over the last several years, and which drew record television ratings last month.

Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com.
 

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Bout time, the draft gets boring when teams are sitting there for 15 minutes a pop, trying to make a decision.
 

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10 mins for the first round, 5 for the 2nd and 2-3 for the rest.
 

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Doomsday101;1500377 said:
Looking for a streamlined, more manageable and maybe ready-for-primetime NFL draft? Apparently, so is commissioner Roger Goodell.

Perhaps as a precursor to eventually presenting the first round as a primetime event, likely on a Friday, Goodell is expected to broach the subject of reducing the time limits for making selections in the first two rounds when owners convene next Tuesday in Nashville for the league's annual spring meeting.

This year's draft included the longest first round in history, at six hours and eight minutes. It also had the longest first day, with the first three rounds stretching 11 hours, four minutes.

A change in the time limits may not be enacted at Tuesday's one-day session, where the headline agenda item will be the awarding of Super Bowl XLV in 2011 to Phoenix, Dallas or Indianapolis. But in advance of the Nashville meeting, NFL sources told ESPN.com that Goodell has sought guidance from the influential competition committee and requested that the members of the committee gauge sentiment around the league for tightening the limits in the early rounds.

Several sources said there is considerable support for doing so.

The current time limits are 15 minutes for the first round, 10 minutes for the second, and five minutes for the final five rounds. The competition committee is expected to recommend time limits of 10 minutes for the first round, seven minutes for the second, and five minutes for the remaining rounds.

Because the draft falls under the purview of the commissioner, a formal vote technically isn't necessary to enact changes in the lottery, but Goodell is not inclined to act unilaterally on the matter. Instead, the owners could reduce the time limits by simply affirming a recommendation from the competition committee.

Such a move would significantly reduce the time required for the first round. Almost as important, it would provide the NFL an opportunity to give prime-time exposure to what has become its biggest offseason event, one that has exploded in popularity over the last several years, and which drew record television ratings last month.

Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com.

So far, the Commish has made ALL the right moves. Hopefully, he make another one by getting this passed! I'm all for reducing the times.....
 

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The draft should be what it is right now, a chance for the NFL teams to bolster their roster with fresh talent.

I think that the fanbase who watches the draft would watch it if it took a week to complete the 1st round.

Weather it's 15 or 10 minutes per pick, the casual observer of the draft is not any more inclined to watch than before.
 

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Billy Bullocks;1500399 said:
The draft should be what it is right now, a chance for the NFL teams to bolster their roster with fresh talent.

I think that the fanbase who watches the draft would watch it if it took a week to complete the 1st round.

Sure but it is nice to be able to get something done those days as well.
 

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Im also not sure they will chop off 33% of teams time in one year.

Im thinking they might try and do it incramentally (SP?)
 

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Billy Bullocks;1500399 said:
The draft should be what it is right now, a chance for the NFL teams to bolster their roster with fresh talent.

I think that the fanbase who watches the draft would watch it if it took a week to complete the 1st round.

Weather it's 15 or 10 minutes per pick, the casual observer of the draft is not any more inclined to watch than before.


Sorry, but it shouldn't take 15 minutes to make a pick. You have your board, you know who you want. You do your call thing, to see if you can get any deals, and then you turn in the card. This can be achieved without taking 15 minutes.
 

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dargonking999;1500412 said:
Sorry, but it shouldn't take 15 minutes to make a pick. You have your board, you know who you want. You do your call thing, to see if you can get any deals, and then you turn in the card. This can be achieved without taking 15 minutes.

I agree. But I'm just saying, for the people who are into the draft and actually watch the whole thing, they would watch it regardless of the alloted pick time.

I just think it's somewhat funny that they want to get the casual fans to start watching the draft. The draft is absolutely horrendous for the casual fan.
 

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Thank GOD...The only reason teams spend so long to decide is because they like the airtime. I say **** that and their stupid organizations in that regard (cowboys included) and make it shorter for every single round... 10 min. sounds fine for the first round IMO; just place more call-takers in the draft room and have people funnel teams' offers to the GM and his subordinates.... I think the shorter time period would hopefully make GM's decisions more deliberate and stop have them dicking around with our time.
 

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How long before we hear that the NFL is "exploring the idea" of conducting the 5th and 6th rounds of the draft in Hamburg?



The single greatest threat to the NFL is its own greed.
 

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Billy Bullocks;1500424 said:
I agree. But I'm just saying, for the people who are into the draft and actually watch the whole thing, they would watch it regardless of the alloted pick time.

I just think it's somewhat funny that they want to get the casual fans to start watching the draft. The draft is absolutely horrendous for the casual fan.

I am into the draft, and i watch the whole thing, when my dad isn't bothering me. But even i get bored sitting there listening to the moron's on ESPN talk a bunch of crap, while the draft picks are being made. When you start a event at 10 in the morning and it doesnt end till 12 hours later. That is a problem.
 

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ZeroClub;1500428 said:
How long before we hear that the NFL is "exploring the idea" of conducting the 5th and 6th rounds of the draft in Hamburg?




The single greatest threat to the NFL is its own greed.

hehehe:p:
 

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Billy Bullocks;1500424 said:
I agree. But I'm just saying, for the people who are into the draft and actually watch the whole thing, they would watch it regardless of the alloted pick time.

I just think it's somewhat funny that they want to get the casual fans to start watching the draft. The draft is absolutely horrendous for the casual fan.

If they want to make the draft for the casual fan they should have the draft on a movie set or something, and have the GM's fight back ninjas while selecting their picks, and stuff like that. Besides anything as outlandish as that the casual fan will be bored out of their mind.
 

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dargonking999;1500433 said:
I am into the draft, and i watch the whole thing, when my dad isn't bothering me. But even i get bored sitting there listening to the moron's on ESPN talk a bunch of crap, while the draft picks are being made. When you start a event at 10 in the morning and it doesnt end till 12 hours later. That is a problem.

it is a problem -- imagine how it is for those of us who are older and have a few more responsibilities
 

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abersonc;1500468 said:
it is a problem -- imagine how it is for those of us who are older and have a few more responsibilities
Get your kids to do it. That's what dargonking999's dad does when he tries to sit and watch the draft.....:D
 

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5mics;1500475 said:
Get your kids to do it. That's what dargonking999's dad does when he tries to sit and watch the draft.....:D

some arent lucky to have kids. some are kids :p
 

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I would leave it at 5 minutes for all the rounds- but allow a team to ask for 5 minutes more if they are negotiating a trade.
 
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