The draft coverage is a joke this year. It blows my mind how many people lap up 24 hour a day coverage for 2 straight months. It also depresses me since it means they'll likely keep the ridiculous May draft date and do it all over again next year.
Nothing like GMs and 'writers' (and I use that term loosely in the internet age) making up stories and lying to each other and readers/fans, and then 'analysts' giving their take to the made up published reports.
Any player that makes a big move up or down media draft boards since the season ended is hilarious. Guys play 3-4 years of college football and produce hundreds of hours of defining game film. Then the media feeds amateur draftniks mocks and planted stories to create new identities for guys who are already known based on film.
And in the end a team takes a player to great fanfare or anger, and then 6 months later nobody cares about draft position and all that matters is on field production again. The whole thing is a self perpetuating fantasy.
I can't wait until I get to be a fan of actual football again instead of having the NFL and ESPN stuff the draft down my throat.
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