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I think it is an interesting idea with little real value.

No need to change things... just roll as-is.

Since we're not have the huge hoopla this year, does it make sense to have an entire night for round 1?

It never actually made sense, but they do it anyway.

My guess is that more people watch the draft this year than ever before. If that’s the case it makes even more sense to spread it out.

I agree. Folks are going to be "sports starved." The TV viewership will break records. Extend the damn draft. Give folks something to watch and give teams more picks. Nothing to lose in that venture.

UDFA signings this year will be more difficult IMHO. This is the only reason I can see to justify 3 extra rounds.

Yeah ... lol and we had to wait for the morning paper to read about them.

Exactly. It actually makes a lot of sense to extend the draft. Heck, make it a 2 week extravaganza. Spread it out to give us something lol

On a strictly personal level, my interest in sports has gone down the crapper since the pandemic hit home. I'm anything but sports starved. In past years, we'd have the NHL/NBA playoffs and the peak of the NFL draft hype right now. Just not feeling any excitement this year, nor am I horribly missing it. It really hit home for me when they just abruptly cancelled the NCAA league tournaments and the NHL season. It was a shocker, but it really made me realize just how unimportant sports are in the big picture of humanity. Hopefully when this all blows over, the Browns, Buckeyes and Red Wings will be good and I'll be into it again, but right now I can't see watching 4 consecutive nights of the NFL draft for a season that may not even occur.

Agreed. I've never watched the draft anyway.

On a sidenote, I used to think by subscription to SI was important. Weekly. Then they went to bi-weekly, and I was disappointed, but they said each issue would be bigger. Course, the cost didn't go down. And the issues weren't bigger, they just had thicker pages.

And then, a year ago? Nah, probably 6 months ago or so, I find out SI was going to only a monthly publication, but promised even MORE content. Yeah, right. The 'more content' didn't happen, the bigger issue didn't happen. And the price went up.

Guess what? I won't renew. Amazingly, due to SI, this magazine that I used to feel I needed, due to them and shortchanging, I've realized I don't need it. Or want it. They are losing a 25 + year subscriber.

I don’t think they’ve officially cancelled the NHL season, jfan.

Wow, you're right, they haven't.

I think all teams would be prepared, even though it won't happen. They all have lists of the guys they want to sign as UDFA.

If 3 rounds were added, I think most teams could construct a board with the next 100 players in fairly short order. The draft is still 2 weeks away.

They mark players as undraftable, but we probably have grades on 350-400 players. Maybe more. Obviously some have been given priority status because as soon as the draft is over, teams start announcing the signing of this guy and that guy with-in hours of the drafts conclusion.

Teams tell bubble players that they like them but may not be able to draft them depending how the draft pans out, but stay close to the phone, we will be giving you a call if we don't and you don't get drafted. Those players and their agents know who might be calling. Then the agent can try to swing the best deal for his or her client.

The *ed *ings?? I've met you and like you.. but now I need to re-evaluate you.

Hmmph.

If a team's big board couldn't extend 96 places deeper, than they are dumb-asses.

Hey, I've been a fan since they were the dead wings. Unfortunately, they're back to playing some pretty bad hockey. Hopefully Yzerman will bring them back in a hurry.

Rounds 8-9-10....surely you mean 'dart board'.