Haha a whole culture of people who dedicate their lives to mock drafts, etc. My interest is only in who the Jets take and even then you have no idea if they will be any good. What they should do is rerun the draft from four years ago the day before, I would find that a lot more entertaining, like the old threads that get bumped here.
The darkside always creeps back in the off season. My reputation has been tarnished by some positives posts, but Mr. Negative is back!!!! Don't even ask me what kind of season the Jets will have IF they play. Two Championship game losses in a row, tons of free agent losses, no talent on the DL... oh geez, let me stop right there.
I'm definitely in the minority on this issue. The schedule release show is like watching paint dry. We already know who the opponents are going to be going in...I'll worry about the match-ups on a week to week basis. The draft offers months of excitement, analysis and drama. Regardless of whether it's a crapshoot or not...drafting is what seperates the successful franchises and the unsuccessful ones. Draft weekendis right up there w/ the super bowl for your's truly.
We definitely have opposing views on this. I couldn't be more bored about draft coverage. The only thing more boring than draft coverage(as it relates to football, anything to do w/ football is more exciting than other sports) is the combine. I will never get how people watch the combine on TV. Think about how excited most Jet fans were when we selected Vernon Gholston. We spent hours waiting for the Jets to pick, we are excited when they pick gholston and he becomes a huge bust. The difference in the sched could mean the differen btw playoffs or not. 2 years ago if we don't play Indy in week 16 we may not make the playoffs and see that great run to the title game. Seeing who we play, what time we play and waht date we play is much more exciting to me than watching 72 hours worth of draft coverage. BUT we all have our likes and dislikes, there's nothing wrong w/ any of it.
Yes please do, because you have no clue as to who we may or may not lose. Getting to back to back Championship games is a great thing. Especially if you realize that Mark is only getting better and that trend should see a big jump this year. For the past 2 years outsiders have complained about our no talent DL and looks like we faired well so far. If you haven't noticed so far, in Rex' line we mostly need big guys to absorb blockers. We do need some quality OLB though and one that will likely be a hybrid DE/OLB. We haven't had Jenkins for the past 2 seasons anyway and Pouha has played great. With Pitoitua back in the mix our line will be back to 2009 form. Even if Ellis doesn't come back we could stick Pouha, Pitoitua, and Devito on the line and I'd be happy as long as we had some playmakers at OLB.
The combine is for the same people who find the draft interesting, one leads to the other. They compile their info from the combine and create their draft boards until the Big Day comes. Then when the team takes someone else they want Tannanbaum fired. Or their guy gets picked and they go on a holy crusade against anyone here who didn't like the pick. All fun and games but I'm also more interested in the schedule. To me it has a lot more tangible effect on the actual season, plus I go to a lot of the games.
I'm excited! No really... I am. Eager to plan trips and decide which games to attend. (Fully in lockout denial.)
I wouldn't expect everyone to love the NFL draft. I like Chocolate, you like Vanilla. It should be boring for people that don't study players and have no clue of the needs of the 32 NFL teams. It's exciting following a players' collegiate career and watch them develop/fail in the NFL. My love for the NFL draft comes from my passion for College Football and the New York Jets. I would never miss a NY Jet game, it trumps all football games. However, I'd rather watch Bama vs Auburn than a regular non-Jet NFL game. IMO, the draft is popular because of the anticipation that builds as your team's pick is approaching. Slotting players and hoping your player falls is a key part of the draft's popularity.
