NFL shortens draft

Good point, foaf. That placement would mean more viewers. But again, the product would be even more watered down than it already is. No players from Super Bowl teams at all, and for everyone else, who's gonna want to drag their ass to, say, Detroit, or even New Orleans or Arizona, to play a meaningless game in the middle of January when they could be recharging after five or more months of football? Pretty soon, you'll have more alternates playing than Pro Bowl selections.

 

Maybe they can let the winning conference get home field advantage for the Super Bowl. :

I'm surprised no comments have been made about having less Berman as a result of shortening the time between picks.

Moving the Pro Bowl to the week before the Super Bowl takes a slot that could have gone to the college national championship game if they go to a playoff scenario (and eventually I think they will). Or at least means they would have to share the weekend with the Pro Bowl. Would seem to be a near perfect scenario to have the college championship one weekend and the Super Bowl the next.

Edit: Idaho beats the Berman buzzer....

 

Oh, I agree the product will be watered down. But they have to do something to get people to watch. For me, the season ends after the Super Bowl.

 

Want to make sure guys show up for the Pro Bowl? Pay 'em.

Better yet, how about a winner take all contest? Your team loses? No money for you.

 

If there's a possibility they don't get paid, they won't show up.

 

And who's going to want to risk a potential career ending injury for a one-time payday?

 

Pacman Jones?

 

I'll believe that when I see it. It seems to me that by the time of the actual draft those windbags have already been chattering nonsense for 6 months with pre-draft, mock draft segments. When the actual draft airs I simply mute them. There's no need for the sound anyway..unless you're in the middle of a drinking game based on how many times "upside" or "potetntial" or "promising" is uttered by one of the foofs.