People who care will still watch, but I'd love to give Goodell a one-way ticket to Antarctica.
Los Angeles or Chicago will host 2015 draft/Could be 4 days long
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The NFL's greed will be its undoing.
GoonBoss
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You could say that for anyone. Bottom line is that you have to grow.
I can't say I blame the NFL for doing what it's doing. Radio City is a limited
venue, and, NYC isn't the center of the universe.
People care, and people will consume.
hoops
Tua time!
i'm as football crazy as anyone but i'm not gonna sit there live and watch rounds 6-7 and the udfa signings stuff on day 4...but i will set the dvr for it 
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You care, and that's what's important.i'm as football crazy as anyone but i'm not gonna sit there live and watch rounds 6-7 and the udfa signings stuff on day 4...but i will set the dvr for it
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Why not move it around and let different cities get themselves into a frenzy hosting it? That way fans in different cities may get a chance to attend.
As for the length and timing, these changes are getting ridic for the sake of the almighty $$. The problem is short term thinking chasing a quick return can be faulty if you don't watch the long game and keeping your customer base pleased from a bigger picture point of view. I will watch because I am a draft nut. I guess that's what they are counting on, demand. But not everyone is a draft nut. How do I sell a 4th day to my wife? But then how do lessser fans sell it? The league just seems way too twitchy to make changes for revenue. They see one data point and start making changes immediately.
I'm not a Goodell fan at all. He seems like a short term thinker.
As for the length and timing, these changes are getting ridic for the sake of the almighty $$. The problem is short term thinking chasing a quick return can be faulty if you don't watch the long game and keeping your customer base pleased from a bigger picture point of view. I will watch because I am a draft nut. I guess that's what they are counting on, demand. But not everyone is a draft nut. How do I sell a 4th day to my wife? But then how do lessser fans sell it? The league just seems way too twitchy to make changes for revenue. They see one data point and start making changes immediately.
I'm not a Goodell fan at all. He seems like a short term thinker.
Of course they don't...anybody who believes so is fooling themselves (but MANY do). They only care about what the fans will PAY for. But it's a business...like any other...there to make money. Aside from contributing to ratings and tuning in to the games, I don't give the NFL ANY money...
They obviously have projections that show 4 days will be profitable, or we wouldn't even hear about it.
Nope. Greed = profits, when you have a guaranteed-to-sell product. They have NO competition. NBA? MLB? MLS? NHL? LOL!!
Only chance they have of undoing is another football league...and THAT ain't happening.
GoonBoss
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Bing....bing.....bing......
You may be onto something...... :d-day:
I was thinking similar myself. Let the city for one of the teams picking at the top host. That would build a lot of local interest.
I think the issue is market.
Say some small market team gets it, the NFL loses the glitz and glamour of a high profile draft in a high profile 'trendy' market like NYC, Miami, SF, LA, etc....
Draft in
Charlotte, NC?
Kansas City, Missouri?
Orchard Park, NY?
Some cities don't have that high profile venue.