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The Draft in May?


Mr. Scot

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The NFL is looking at the idea of tinkering a bit with the offseason schedule of events (link)

What it would involve:

- The Scouting Combine would be in March

- Free Agency would begin in April

- The Draft would be held in May

Goodell insists this is not in any way related to the 18 game season option (link) but the NFLPA isn't especially excited about the idea (link).

The league's proposal doesn't really alter the order of the events. It just pushes them all back a little.

So, good idea or useless?

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This in no way benefits players. It reduces the amount of time rookies have to get acquainted with their new teams and playbooks, likewise for free agents. Cuts down time to negotiate with holdouts, and, while it will boost the amount of time to resign players, the NFL doesn't want that because there are already a bunch of great players playing for teams the League could care less about and this in turn affects free agency.

I've heard on more than one occasion from league people that they feel the long gap between the draft and end of the season is too long anyways, as your big board is mostly finished by seasons end.

No, this is just another Goodell ploy to change things for the sake, or money, or simply his own ambition.

What was it Cassius said about ambition again?

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