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Post subject: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter.  Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:26 am |
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Quote: Adam Schefter
NFL and NFLPA are on verge of pushing back draft to May and moving up start of league year to before combine, per sources. So stupid IMO.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 10:29 am |
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Why is this stupid?
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:48 am |
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T-Sizzle wrote: Why is this stupid? Because I don't want to wait another month for it. lol.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 1:48 pm |
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So basically, free agency would kick off right after the Superbowl. I'm not sure I like this. The month and a half gap between FA and the draft will now be 3 months.
The league year being moved up was the union's desire, but that said, one of my least favorite things about Goodell are his constant urges to fix what isn't broken in the world's best sport.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 6:08 pm |
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I think this is great - extra 3 weeks of draft season, 3 fewer weeks of post-draft-wtf-do-we-talk-about-til-TC season.
Plus, I will no longer have to juggle my birthday with the draft.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 7:52 pm |
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Yea, I like it for the exact same reason as Snohomie, minus the birthday part.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 8:03 pm |
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Apparently its because of a schedule conflict: Quote: The NFL is concerned with a conflict with Radio City Music Hall next year, with the building booked for annual Easter shows and Easter falling on the draft weekend next season. http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/blog/jason ... been-taken_________________
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 9:27 pm |
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Oh boy. 3 more weeks of draft talk. Thrills. 
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:09 pm |
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I think the toughest pre-draft month is the last one. Teams have done their thing in FA, the combine is over, most pro-days are over, and teams suddenly stop talking to reporters almost completely until the final days before the draft. Granted, it's all lies at the very end anyway, but that cone of silence over that last month really sucks if you have to cover the draft every day on a blog. Now it's going to be almost three times as long. Can't say I'm looking forward to next year's draft season, as a writer or a reader.
I do anticipate that next year's combine will be perhaps the most intense ever, as it will be the first combine to take place after free agency (that I know of). That will be neat to watch. After that though, zzz....
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 8:53 am |
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I can see where the NFLPA would endorse this move. Teams know their needs even before their seasons end. By opening the UFA signing period before the combine -- teams are going to be more actively pursuing UFA solutions to their needs. Driving salary prices higher. Because they will not have put eyes on draft prospects quite yet. The combine gives teams the ability to have a good grasp on what the draft class holds relative to their needs. If the class is solid, then they aren't as likely to be active in UFA.
By starting the UFA period first, they don't have that ability to mull draft alternatives as much. The UFA pool will deplete before they get prospects in a room for interviews or see them 'on the hoof' in the drills. A team that avoids the UFA prospects could be left holding the bag if the draft pool doesn't fulfill their need.
I can see a much greater importance put on the Senior Bowl, as that will be the only venue coaches and scouts have to really eyeball prospects prior to the UFA period.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:12 am |
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Now what am I going to do in April?  _________________ Tru2RedNGold25 wrote: Us as Niners fan have every right to rep Niners all day everyday when we have the hardware to back it up do can u guys say that???
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:57 am |
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sutz wrote: Oh boy. 3 more weeks of draft talk. Thrills. I was gonna say, Snohomie, more draft season isn't exactly a plus for everyone. _________________ GO HAWKS!!! Visit my Seahawks blog at 17power.blogspot.com!Follow me on Twitter at @17power
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:02 am |
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I like it. A few more weeks for idiot players to do something stupid and show who they really are. Agents have these guys so coached, but give to a stupid man, time=rope. Give him enough...
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 7:07 am |
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The bad part I see would be for the rookies. Less time in the program, less time to get situated/acclimated, and less time to learn their new playbooks.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 8:56 am |
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MontanaHawk05 wrote: sutz wrote: Oh boy. 3 more weeks of draft talk. Thrills. I was gonna say, Snohomie, more draft season isn't exactly a plus for everyone. Never said it was. But, for the non-draftniks, is the dead season (May and June) really better than draft season? IMO right now is the worst time in the NFL because nothing really is going on. The less we have of that, the better.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:25 am |
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Groan.
Three more weeks of people on Twitter banging on about which quarterback they love/hate the most.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:43 am |
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3 more weeks of Honey Badger talk! woot. -  I really like English and Kearly's take on this as draft bloggers, seems kind of pointless to "fix" something that isn't broken.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 11:42 am |
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I really don't like that they're moving it to Mother's Day weekend. Wife is going to win that one.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 12:27 pm |
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Attyla the Hawk wrote: I really don't like that they're moving it to Mother's Day weekend. Wife is going to win that one. It is Mother's Day, not Wife Day. Man up.
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Post subject: Re: Draft to be moved to May - per Schefter. Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 1:02 pm |
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Scottemojo wrote: Attyla the Hawk wrote: I really don't like that they're moving it to Mother's Day weekend. Wife is going to win that one. It is Mother's Day, not Wife Day. Man up. Aren't they all Wife Day?
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