We can finally say, "the 2014 NFL Draft is next week." It would be better if we could say that "the 2014 NFL Draft is this week," but for now the best that we can do is "next week." The draft should have been last week.
Adding two weeks to the draft prep process has to be the dumbest stunt that the NFL has ever pulled. I hope that Roger "the Goods" Goodell is regretting the decision. Everybody that I know is regretting that he made the decision to add two weeks to a process that already feels like an eternity. Supposedly, there was a scheduling conflict at Radio City Music Hall for last week. It's funny how the event that caused the conflict ended up being canceled due to lack of interest. The fact that there was a conflict at all was a puzzle to me. The NFL has been holding the draft in late April for quite some time. One would think that the NFL would have a standing reservation for the dates that they use every year. I think that this was all cooked up by "the Goods." He's a little schemer. "The Goods" has a vision of an NFL offseason with three huge events. One in each month. The Scouting Combine in March. Free Agency in April. The NFL Draft in May. Each a big event. Each made for the fans, of course. "The Goods" says that this is all for the fans. It's not. It's all done for the money. It's always for the money. London games. Thursday Night games. Playoff expansion. It's all done for the money. "The Goods" has to stop saying that it's for the fans. It's always done for the money. How much is enough? Of course, the fans will watch and pay for it all because we simply want our football.
Milking the draft process is simply wrong. It's already too long. It doesn't have to be. The NFL Draft used to be held before the end of the season. During the season! Imagine that! In my lifetime I've seen the draft held a couple of weeks after the Super Bowl. Inconceivable! I wouldn't push for a return to those days. That's crazy. April is a fine time for the draft. Keep it there. There's no reason to monkey with something that works.
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