Spring Break
NFL Draft a two-day spectacle
Keith Robertson
Issue date: 4/24/09 Section: Sports
The NFL draft makes or breaks franchises, head coaches, general managers and the delicate psyche of fans. And this weekend, the most exciting off-season event will take place, and CSU will be a part of it.
The draft is seen by most sports fans as an over-hyped, over-covered event that has little impact on teams in the upcoming season. It takes two days just to get through it. Every team takes too long to make their pick, and you can just read who your team took on Monday instead of spending two days off watching TV and cheering at a name at the bottom of the screen.
And who watches the thing? Do people really bust out college scouting reports, highlighters, draft analysis magazines, pocket protectors, draft caps, ham sandwiches and plenty of iced-tea waiting in anticipation of their favorite team's first pick? Yes.
I do. I sit down in front of television screen with notebook dedicated to every team and analyze each pick and consequently make my predictions. Call me a nerd, a dork, a loser with no life --it's okay, my girlfriend does, too.
This really is the most exciting NFL affair, other than the Super Bowl. The draft is like watching a stoner lost in a parking lot while looking for his car -- too much fun to miss.
The draft is the glue that holds together the elementary school diorama that is an NFL football team. These two days are where a team is made -- just don't tell the Redskins.
Names like Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandarich become black eyes on franchises and late round picks like Tom Brady and Terrell Davis make GMs and coaches look like Einstein on steroids. Any player from any school, no matter how small, can be drafted and have an impact on their team, enter Joe Flacco-stage AFC Championship game.
The draft is the most important day in the NFL season. With 10 teams having new head coaches, this draft will set the precedent for how they will run their respective teams, and how fans will react to their first picks as captains at the helm of their new teams.
The draft is seen by most sports fans as an over-hyped, over-covered event that has little impact on teams in the upcoming season. It takes two days just to get through it. Every team takes too long to make their pick, and you can just read who your team took on Monday instead of spending two days off watching TV and cheering at a name at the bottom of the screen.
And who watches the thing? Do people really bust out college scouting reports, highlighters, draft analysis magazines, pocket protectors, draft caps, ham sandwiches and plenty of iced-tea waiting in anticipation of their favorite team's first pick? Yes.
I do. I sit down in front of television screen with notebook dedicated to every team and analyze each pick and consequently make my predictions. Call me a nerd, a dork, a loser with no life --it's okay, my girlfriend does, too.
This really is the most exciting NFL affair, other than the Super Bowl. The draft is like watching a stoner lost in a parking lot while looking for his car -- too much fun to miss.
The draft is the glue that holds together the elementary school diorama that is an NFL football team. These two days are where a team is made -- just don't tell the Redskins.
Names like Ryan Leaf and Tony Mandarich become black eyes on franchises and late round picks like Tom Brady and Terrell Davis make GMs and coaches look like Einstein on steroids. Any player from any school, no matter how small, can be drafted and have an impact on their team, enter Joe Flacco-stage AFC Championship game.
The draft is the most important day in the NFL season. With 10 teams having new head coaches, this draft will set the precedent for how they will run their respective teams, and how fans will react to their first picks as captains at the helm of their new teams.
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