All Things 2024 Minnesota Vikings Off-Season Thread

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Ope3 said:
I generally do anything I can to avoid watching the NFL Draft.

The exceptions were when Chris Doleman was selected, I stayed home from school because I was sick and happened to watch that on ESPN while it was in it's infancy. That was enough Mel Kiper Jr exposure for me to last a lifetime.

Then 2 years in a row, the weather was crappy so I was not on a golf course (1st Round had moved to Saturday) and I watched when Randy Moss and then Daunte Culpepper.

When Matt Kalil was taken I happened to be in a bar when he was chosen (1st Round had moved to during the week in Prime Time), though I think I was more focused on whatever NHL playoff game was taking place.

Last night after a late 9 holes I went to the clubhouse bar and every TV was tuned to the draft except one that was showing Golf Channel with a repeat of whatever LPGA event was going on. Essentially I was a captive audience and got in just as the Pats made their selection for Maye road it out until the Vikes made their first pick.

Hopefully it works out as well with McCarthy as the first 3 Drafts I saw, especially the 1985 & 1998 events which saw those picks make it to Canton.

I smell Super Bowl.
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One thing I noticed about watching the Draft last night (for a little more than an hour), is that Teams are now only On the Clock for 10 minutes (down from 15). This change might have been made a decade or more ago for all I know, but regardless it makes it much less of a slog.

Far less time to show fans to show fans all geared up and tuned up to cheer or boo names being announced from a stage.
 
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kg21 said:
I always loved the 2nd and 3rd rounds picks. You can hit on these guys and everyone has a favorite or two.

Would have been awesome with watching those picks heading into the wolves game.

Oh well
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Stay tuned, they can always trade back in!
 


Ope3 said:
One thing I noticed about watching the Draft last night (for a little more than an hour), is that Teams are now only On the Clock for 10 minutes. This change might have been made a decade or more ago for all I know, but regardless it makes it much less of a slog.

Far less time to show fans to show fans all geared up and tuned up to cheer or boo names being announced from a stage.
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It's because they divide it up over 3 days. Round 1 drags.
 

Ope3 said:
One thing I noticed about watching the Draft last night (for a little more than an hour), is that Teams are now only On the Clock for 10 minutes. This change might have been made a decade or more ago for all I know, but regardless it makes it much less of a slog.

Far less time to show fans to show fans all geared up and tuned up to cheer or boo names being announced from a stage.
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Longer it goes, the more commercials there are! That’s why it’s a three day affair, as well.
 





Ope3 said:
Didn't it used to be 15 minutes in the 1st Round?
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Yes, they were.

My bad, I misread your post. I don’t know if they shortened the first round clock and then added the third day broadcasting as well?

I am guessing they made up that “lost broadcast time” someway ? Or I could be completely wrong about everything. I’m not going to lookup the history of the draft. If I’m wrong, it’s all good 😃
 



Gopher_In_NYC said:
Yes, they were.

My bad, I misread your post. I don’t know if they shortened the first round clock and then added the third day broadcasting as well?

I am guessing they made up that “lost broadcast time” someway ? Or I could be completely wrong about everything. I’m not going to lookup the history of the draft. If I’m wrong, it’s all good 😃
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No worries. They probably more than makeup for it in Pre-Draft coverage, which I feel like started while the Super Bowl was still being contested and Post-Draft analysis.
 

MplsGopher said:
And? The two are completely congruent.

Here, let me simply put them together into a single, completely reasonable sentence:

drafting a QB in the first round is nothing more than going to the casino and pulling the slot machine arm, therefore you should never give away assets, to draft a particular QB in the first round.
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Stepping out of your house is a risk, you could slip and hit your head and die, every damn thing you do in life is like pulling a slot machine.

You just weigh the risk vs reward.

Maybe never drafting a QB and just praying one falls in your lap is the solution to you. I think that's idiotic.
 

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