Should the draft be slower?

[raoul]

Not how it works though. Most teams call every team ahead of them and behind them to get trade parameters or at least values those teams would expect in a trade already somewhat set up. So it isn't 10 minutes and make as many phone calls as you can. It is we already know what teams are offering and whether we would want to trade back or up when the time comes.

Which is essentially the equivalent of revealing your hand.

I know they asked the Broncos GM about this last week. He said he spent the entire week talking to almost every other GM in the NFL about trades and that the week of the draft is about figuring out which trade scenarios are actually serious or not. So 10 minutes is plenty to get the work done that is needed. I think the other big thing is the NFL would lose so much viewership if they made the picks 30 minutes long. It would be unwatchable.

I'm looking at it from a strategic point of view. I like the idea of not rushing the person who is making the pick.

I agree that my idea might screw up the whole event from a viewer's point of view though.

 

[dtgold88]

How does a team decide what to do if their target player gets taken? Would 10 minutes be enough time for you to negotiate a trade?

How about in the 3 or so months leading up to the draft figure out who they want and a couple contingency plans (which can include potential trades)?

 

[cdumler7]

Which is essentially the equivalent of revealing your hand.

I'm looking at it from a strategic point of view. I like the idea of not rushing the person who is making the pick.

I agree that my idea might screw up the whole event from a viewer's point of view though.

It doesn't reveal your hand. If you call all 31 other teams to gauge what it would take then all you have done is show you are willing to move if the opportunity presents itself. Just like all 31 other teams are doing exactly the same thing.

 

[wilwhite]

The Giants would need 20 minutes to decide to pick Ward? It would be more like 30 seconds.

I think they'd trade the pick.

 

[Iggloo]

I guess the OP wants a weeklong draft? Madness.

 

[shopson67]

I think they'd trade the pick.

That would take a few minutes as they will get multiple calls as soon as the Browns turned in their pick. Unlikely the Browns and Titans pass IMO.

I disagree though, I think the Giants would run that pick in if he was available at 3.

 

[wilwhite]

That would take a few minutes as they will get multiple calls as soon as the Browns turned in their pick. Unlikely the Browns and Titans pass IMO.

I disagree though, I think the Giants would run that pick in if he was available at 3.

It's a hypothetical, about any year. Suddenly there would be a brand new bidding war. Ten minutes is thin and there's no way to extend it.

An interesting game-within-a-game; whichever front office is best equipped to handle that scenario has an advantage.

 

[shopson67]

It's a hypothetical, about any year. Suddenly there would be a brand new bidding war. Ten minutes is thin and there's no way to extend it.

An interesting game-within-a-game; whichever front office is best equipped to handle that scenario has an advantage.

They have trade up and down discussions with most teams regarding such outcomes prior to the draft. Teams know the expected cost unless it gets bid upwards.