You know I woke up today praying that ESPN would kick up its coverage of the NFL Draft, which is only FIVE DAYS AWAY! I wasn’t disappointed. I am currently sitting on my couch watching an extended version of “On the Clock: Sportscenter Special.” It appears that ESPN will keep the extended version of the show going the rest of the week, leading up to the big day on Saturday afternoon.
NFL Network appears to ready to extend its draft show also. Path to the draft will now start at 8pm instead of 6:30pm, and will be extended another half hour, making the show an hour now. The extended show also comes on the week that the draft is to take place, and since it is run by the NFL, it’s obvious they would do something.
Not really all that much new in the local media pages. I guess with all the coverage they did with the draft yesterday, the local media didn’t find it necessary to add too much to it today. Either way, I’m excited and I know all the other football geeks out there are too.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
How the media covers the 2008 NFL Draft (Day 4)
AH! 6 DAYS! I know all of you football fans out there are getting just as excited as I am. Apparently print newspapers and their Websites recognize this.
The Detroit Free Press went from mentioning very little about the Lions, to having three different articles focused on draft day topics. The change in how many football articles published comes on a day where the Pistons start their playoff push (they just lost, lame), and when the Red Wings can advance forward to the semi-finals (which they did). It’s never offseason for all of us football fans, there’s always something to report on.
The USA Today is also getting involved in wetting the football fans appetite, by discussing the quarterback class in this year’s draft. The writers are also partaking in a mock draft (although some of their picks are absolutely ridiculous, Chad Henne in middle of the first round?!), which is something that every football nut loves reading days before the draft.
As the draft draws closer each day, the amount of press the draft gets look to substantially increase. It’ll be interesting to see how ESPN and NFL Network pick up its coverage of the draft tomorrow.
The Detroit Free Press went from mentioning very little about the Lions, to having three different articles focused on draft day topics. The change in how many football articles published comes on a day where the Pistons start their playoff push (they just lost, lame), and when the Red Wings can advance forward to the semi-finals (which they did). It’s never offseason for all of us football fans, there’s always something to report on.
The USA Today is also getting involved in wetting the football fans appetite, by discussing the quarterback class in this year’s draft. The writers are also partaking in a mock draft (although some of their picks are absolutely ridiculous, Chad Henne in middle of the first round?!), which is something that every football nut loves reading days before the draft.
As the draft draws closer each day, the amount of press the draft gets look to substantially increase. It’ll be interesting to see how ESPN and NFL Network pick up its coverage of the draft tomorrow.
Friday, April 18, 2008
How the media covers the 2008 NFL Draft (Day 3)
Today, I decided to focus more on how the local media here, in Michigan, is covering the Lions’ draft day aspirations. I was kind of surprised to see just how the Free Press is not really talking about the Lions’ plans for draft day. You would think the Free Press would follow other media outlets and pretty much update draft day stories daily.
I was more pleased with how The Detroit News handled its coverage of the NFL Draft. I understand that there are more pressing things to write about with the Pistons playoff run taking off, and the woes of the Tigers, but this country (and even if fans won’t openly admit it, this state) are football fans first, and these are the last few days leading up to the draft.
I was more pleased with how The Detroit News handled its coverage of the NFL Draft. I understand that there are more pressing things to write about with the Pistons playoff run taking off, and the woes of the Tigers, but this country (and even if fans won’t openly admit it, this state) are football fans first, and these are the last few days leading up to the draft.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
How the media covers the 2008 NFL Draft (Day 2)
Today, I noticed that a couple of Web sites updated their mock draft pages (WalterFootball and NewNFLDraft). With the draft moving closer and closer every day, it seems like everyone running football pages is finding it very important to wet the readers whistles with these mock draft updates—I mean I know I do.
NFL.com now has a link to their very own 2008 NFL Draft page where it shows everyone’s slot to draft players, and has stories that coincide with the draft. Readers can also see a draft related topic usually featured as one of the top stories on the NFL’s Web site.
Television is starting to add more and more draft talk to its regular sports programming. A side from the football related programs, shows like Sportscenter are now devoting more time to their program to analyze the draft.
NFL.com now has a link to their very own 2008 NFL Draft page where it shows everyone’s slot to draft players, and has stories that coincide with the draft. Readers can also see a draft related topic usually featured as one of the top stories on the NFL’s Web site.
Television is starting to add more and more draft talk to its regular sports programming. A side from the football related programs, shows like Sportscenter are now devoting more time to their program to analyze the draft.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
How the media covers the 2008 NFL Draft (Day 1)
Over the next few days, I’m going to look into how the media covers this year’s NFL Draft. What I plan to do is look online for how often mock drafts are being updated, while on television is just how often it is mentioned in basic sports programming.
One thing I have been noticing, now that the draft is merely 11 days away, is that mock drafts on the internet are frequently being updated now. It’s interesting to see how drastically some of the changes being made to team-by-team analysis.
I noticed only one that was updated today, but the Web site, WalterFootball, has several links that connect to all kinds of different mock drafts that are made by a variety of writers. Others have indeed been updated as recently as yesterday (Thefootballexpert). I am expecting that updates will only go up in frequency, in the next 11 days leading up to the draft.
It’s also quite apparent that the draft is creeping up with how much it is being talked about on television. ESPN has started its “On the Clock” segment for Sportscenter, where they devote a half hour to just talking about the draft. The NFL Network has also started its own NFL Draft show called “Path to the Draft, which is now on at 6:30pm Monday-Friday.
One thing I have been noticing, now that the draft is merely 11 days away, is that mock drafts on the internet are frequently being updated now. It’s interesting to see how drastically some of the changes being made to team-by-team analysis.
I noticed only one that was updated today, but the Web site, WalterFootball, has several links that connect to all kinds of different mock drafts that are made by a variety of writers. Others have indeed been updated as recently as yesterday (Thefootballexpert). I am expecting that updates will only go up in frequency, in the next 11 days leading up to the draft.
It’s also quite apparent that the draft is creeping up with how much it is being talked about on television. ESPN has started its “On the Clock” segment for Sportscenter, where they devote a half hour to just talking about the draft. The NFL Network has also started its own NFL Draft show called “Path to the Draft, which is now on at 6:30pm Monday-Friday.
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