#1 Draft day annoyance

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Bo Hart
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GatewaySnayke wrote:The most annoying thing was teams using up all 15 of their minutes to draft someone. Here's the thing, NFL teams, you've had MONTHS to figure out what you're going to do. There is zero reason for 32 teams to take up 6+ hours.
This really isn't accurate though. There are a number of reasons that teams milk the time.

For starters, the longer the wait, the more time you have to discuss a trade with someone. The more you negotiate and the closer you get to the pick's deadline, the more likely you'll be able to get an opposing GM to fold under the pressure and make a lopsided trade...

There's also some behind-the-scenes strings being pulled that you don't necessarily hear about.
49ers' GM Scot McCloughan wrote:We gave our choice for (quarterback) Alex Smith right away. But they had to wait the full 15 minutes to get in all the highlights on ESPN.
So there's a business aspect that can easily be overlooked.

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