NFL insiders are making the draft boring


Adam Schefter, who was born with an iPhone attached to his face, has inspiredly leveraged his position into a successful career.  Unfortunately, it's ruined things for the rest of us.

Adam Schefter, who was born with an iPhone attached to his face, has inspiredly leveraged his position into a successful career. Unfortunately, it’s ruined things for the rest of us.
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who grew up watching nfl draft (and others) probably miss the anticipation of not knowing who selected their favorite team before social media existed. That nervousness, the sweaty palms, the butterflies in the stomach, the hope that one’s team will draft that next generation of talent or even a solid guy who could be a strong figure in the team for the next decade Is. There was nothing like that, especially regarding the NFL draft. Of course, with the growth of social media and Twitter in particular, this feeling will never exist again. platform where the insider Have ruined it for the fans in the name of “breaking news”.

It’s not just the NFL by any means. nba And NHL There has also been joy and wonder at the draft, fueled by the Grinch-like insiders who inhabit the sports media landscape. Realizing that they’ve got a job to do and are only doing what their bosses at the network instruct, it still sucks for the rest of us who enjoyed the moment when young People used to realize the goal for which they have worked so hard to achieve. The pics being leaked doesn’t mean we can’t still enjoy the moment. This has been reduced little by little over the years. Watching the first round of the NFL Draft doesn’t have the same impact it once had.

Now if you’re part of the group of millions of people who don’t use Twitter, you’re probably conserving valuable brain cells. If so, then you are not the target audience here. This is for those of us who are surrounded by the world of social media and can’t seem to escape it, no matter how hard we try. Twitter, in general, is really a world unto itself. It’s like a whole other planet among the stars in a galaxy far, far away. Many of us working in the industry know this all too well.

Sports fans love nostalgia, and what’s old circles back and becomes new again. Most things in life are cyclical. We need look no further than Hollywood for that example. The only things moving the needle in Tinseltown seem to be nostalgia and remakes. The incident may eventually sway league insiders and networks to restore normal order to these drafts. While it’s highly unlikely at this stage (unless Twitter takes over completely), we all have dreams.