04-16-2012, 11:31 AM
Back to the question of attending...
The first round takes an impossible amount of time. While casual NFL fans can turn surf for other entertainment options, the players at the venue have to stay "on" the entire time. Any hint of boredom or worry gets covered by 5-10 former players covering the event. Then the last in the area has the awkward experience of being the last guy in the room, or the best player available for 5-15+ picks.
Unless you are a definite top 10 pick, I would guess most agents would advise the player to stay at home.
At your home the draft coverage will show you, AND all of your friends, while you wait. But if you want to escape the coverage you just jump to a different room in the house. If you don't get picked on schedule then you and your agent jump on the cell phone and chat for a while to make it look like you are busy. No need to worry about looking like the last kid to be picked in gym class or anything of that sort.
It is a far better image IMHO. The best thing for the school you attended must take a back seat given that the draft is really about the player and their NFL future.
The first round takes an impossible amount of time. While casual NFL fans can turn surf for other entertainment options, the players at the venue have to stay "on" the entire time. Any hint of boredom or worry gets covered by 5-10 former players covering the event. Then the last in the area has the awkward experience of being the last guy in the room, or the best player available for 5-15+ picks.
Unless you are a definite top 10 pick, I would guess most agents would advise the player to stay at home.
At your home the draft coverage will show you, AND all of your friends, while you wait. But if you want to escape the coverage you just jump to a different room in the house. If you don't get picked on schedule then you and your agent jump on the cell phone and chat for a while to make it look like you are busy. No need to worry about looking like the last kid to be picked in gym class or anything of that sort.
It is a far better image IMHO. The best thing for the school you attended must take a back seat given that the draft is really about the player and their NFL future.