Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

[stuckincincy]

Bills GM: Delaying draft doesn't help; NFL didn't have to move it to May
By Ryan Wilson | CBSSports.com April 25, 2014 4:50 pm ET


..."Turns out, it's not just fans and media who abhor the 2014 NFL Draft taking place two weeks later than usual. Bills general manager Doug Whaley thinks the extra fortnight of waiting around isn't worth the hassle, either.

"I'd say, for us, it doesn't help us," Whaley said Friday, via ESPN.com's Mike Rodak. "I'm a firm believer in the saying, 'study long, study wrong.' I like to go with my gut, my gut feeling.""...

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/24539234/bills-gm-holding-draft-2-weeks-later-doesnt-help-us

[OpIv37]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Is there a reason why the draft has to be held at Radio City other than "because that's where we've always done it?"

If the NFL was willing to change venues, this never would have been a problem in the first place.

Maybe there are some logistical problems I'm not aware of, but I have to wonder why the combine is always in Indy and the draft is always in NYC. You'd think the NFL would benefit from the exposure of moving them around. Obviously the combine needs to be in a dome, but off the top of my head I thought of 8 other teams that have domes. The draft could be held almost anywhere.

[stuckincincy]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Is there a reason why the draft has to be held at Radio City other than "because that's where we've always done it?"

If the NFL was willing to change venues, this never would have been a problem in the first place.

Maybe there are some logistical problems I'm not aware of, but I have to wonder why the combine is always in Indy and the draft is always in NYC. You'd think the NFL would benefit from the exposure of moving them around. Obviously the combine needs to be in a dome, but off the top of my head I thought of 8 other teams that have domes. The draft could be held almost anywhere.

NYC is one of the world's entertainment capitals. Lotsa fun things to do if you have the $. I've no idea why they couldn't have found another NYC venue.

Regarding Indy and the combine - decently centralized location, comparatively staid, midwestern town - wholesome atmosphere for the draftees-in-waiting.

[YardRat]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Moving the draft around like they do the Super Bowl would be a great idea, and all 32 teams could benefit at some point.

Maybe they've got a better chance of attracting fans from more teams to attend, though, considering how populous and diverse NYC is.

[Crisis]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Is there a reason why the draft has to be held at Radio City other than "because that's where we've always done it?"

If the NFL was willing to change venues, this never would have been a problem in the first place.

Maybe there are some logistical problems I'm not aware of, but I have to wonder why the combine is always in Indy and the draft is always in NYC. You'd think the NFL would benefit from the exposure of moving them around. Obviously the combine needs to be in a dome, but off the top of my head I thought of 8 other teams that have domes. The draft could be held almost anywhere.

Well Indy's location for the combine is good because it's central, the dome with good facilities, and I believe they have a ton of hotels available because of the Indy 500.

[BillsImpossible]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

The NFL Draft should be held in Las Vegas.

I'd go in a heartbeat.

[Night Train]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Roger God talks about making the draft 4 days. What a dumb idea. He doesn't impress me at all.

It needs to be reduced back to 2 days.

Plus it needs to go on the road to a different NFL city each year.

[BillsImpossible]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Roger God talks about making the draft 4 days. What a dumb idea. He doesn't impress me at all.

It needs to be reduced back to 2 days.

Plus it needs to go on the road to a different NFL city each year.

That is a really great idea. I think every single NFL city in America has an arena like the First Niagara Center.

If the weather is good, hold the Draft in an NFL stadium. If the weather is crap, head to the arena and have a few beers.

If the weather was supposed to be good, and a storm hits the Draft, ratings would explode.

Picture a monsoon of rain falling on the Commish in the middle of RWS..."With the first pick in the 2015 draft the New England Patriots select...."

[Mace]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Goodell is kind of obviously starting to try to needlessly milk the money machine. Hm, 7 rounds, let's make it 7 days of draft ! In June, because we can run the season into March by adding a couple more games and more playoff teams, expanding into the untapped Chinese market with showcase games and 8-9 franchises, and we can add a couple more quarters for additional commercial revenue.....

[TacklingDummy]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Funny they hold the draft in a city that doesn't even have a team. New York City.

[stuckincincy]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Funny they hold the draft in a city that doesn't even have a team. New York City.

It's all about globalism these days - even New Jersey.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

Is there a reason why the draft has to be held at Radio City other than "because that's where we've always done it?"

If the NFL was willing to change venues, this never would have been a problem in the first place.

Maybe there are some logistical problems I'm not aware of, but I have to wonder why the combine is always in Indy and the draft is always in NYC. You'd think the NFL would benefit from the exposure of moving them around. Obviously the combine needs to be in a dome, but off the top of my head I thought of 8 other teams that have domes. The draft could be held almost anywhere.

NFL announced just yesterday that for the 2015 draft they don't have a date or venue yet.

[stuckincincy]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

NFL announced just yesterday that for the 2015 draft they don't have a date or venue yet.

That's convenient.

[Ed]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

I've heard that the NFL wants to make the combine an event that's more fan friendly and open to the public, but they would probably want to move it from Indy to somewhere more appealing for fans to travel to.

[Jeff1220]

Re: Whaley pans lateness of this years' draft

They could quell LA's hunger for NFL football by giving them the draft. It's perfect - red carpet, nice climate, large media market. And that's about all the NFL football LA would want, need, or be able to handle.