Pick Tipping

[Mr. Scot]

If you're someone who doesn't want to hear or see picks tipped online before they're announced on TV, here's a simple, obvious "tip" for you:

Turn off your Twitter notifications.

There are certain reporters who have no issue letting picks be known before they're announced (Jason LaCanfora has been a big proponent of this) but the NFL gets rather annoyed when such things happen. That's why reporters that are affiliated with any of the league's broadcast partners (ESPN, Fox, NBC, CBS) have been asked not to engage in this practice.

No such official prohibition exists for journalists who aren't part of those organizations. Some still choose not to do it, but there are many who do. Albert Breer, Peter King, Mike Freeman, Jason Cole and Armando Salguero have all been guilty of it in the past. Whether or not they'll continue this year is unknown.

So basically, if you're someone who likes hearing the pick officially announced, you might want to avoid Twitter today.

On the flipside, if you're the sort that does want to hear picks early, that's fine. Just don't share them here.

If you do, The Ban Hammer is likely to be headed your way

[Ivan The Awesome]

I've learned a long time ago, to just stay off social media completely. Luckily we're in the first half hour. Won't have to wait that long. 

[Mr. Scot]

Cliff Notes version: Don't be an a--hole

[MHS831]

4 hours ago, Ivan The Awesome said:

I've learned a long time ago, to just stay off social media completely. Luckily we're in the first half hour. Won't have to wait that long. 

  I have a feeling that we are going to trade back.  We might be staying up past our bedtimes.

[Aussie Tank]

37 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

  I have a feeling that we are going to trade back.  We might be staying up past our bedtimes.

Speak for yourself it starts at 10am here haha

[Hoenheim]

I'm basically  working 12am to 2PM so I won't even get to watch it anyway.  It's going to be impossible to avoid spoilers before I can watch a draft video lol everyone's  going to have our pick in the thumbnails  and titles of the videos before I even click on one or search for one when I get up for work tomorrow 

[OceanPanther]

Let's say  we use our own pick at 6 ..  our next pick will be a week or two later..  So who will continue to watch the draft after the 6th pick.

I won't .  Too much pontificating by the talking heads, about the pick being a future HOF etc..

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, OceanPanther said:

Let's say  we use our own pick at 6 ..  our next pick will be a week or two later..  So who will continue to watch the draft after the 6th pick.

I won't .  Too much pontificating by the talking heads, about the pick being a future HOF etc..

We've got a GM who loves to trade, so...yeah.

[Riverboat Ron]

I have some insider knowledge that I’ve been holding about the Panthers for a couple weeks. I’m 99.9% sure we pick him at #6 but I don’t want to chance the information getting out before we get him.

[Catsfan69]

I'm going to emphasize this.

We don't all watch the same channel in the same city. There's always a few seconds delay for someone. 

Please don't tip picks here.

 

I watch ESPN and only ESPN for the first round.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Catsfan69 said:

I'm going to emphasize this.

We don't all watch the same channel in the same city. There's always a few seconds delay for someone. 

Please don't tip picks here.

I watch ESPN and only ESPN for the first round.

Not a big fan of ESPN since Berman retired.

I like NFL Network with Rich Eisen much better.

[Catsfan69]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

Not a big fan of ESPN since Berman retired.

I like NFL Network with Rich Eisen much better.

I'm a tradionalist and loyalist. 

ESPN was the only one who cared to bring us the draft. They made it what it is today.

They deserve my business. 

 

But the point is people here were tipping last year. Even if you watch in a sports bar you can get delay on two different tvs

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Catsfan69 said:

I'm a tradionalist and loyalist. 

ESPN was the only one who cared to bring us the draft. They made it what it is today.

They deserve my business. 

But the point is people here were tipping last year. Even if you watch in a sports bar you can get delay on two different tvs

Fair enough, though I think ESPN has gone downhill quite a lot.

Me and two of my closest football friends used to get together to watch the draft every year. Whenever they introduced Kiper, all three of us would say "Who in the hell is Mel Kiper?"

[pantherj]

Years ago there was a Huddle tradition of ESPN going to a commercial during our pick, and then a Huddler posting the pick a good minute before the pick is announced on tv. It sucked.