Bright lights, big suits, and awkward poses. The appeal of watching an overpaid commissioner of a major sports league read out the names of young men or women moving from the college ranks to the pros is hard to figure. There are the occasional rude louts in the back booing (Jets fans usually) when any name is called. Though inebriates, they are also students of history, watching as their franchise has the Anti-Midas touch.
But aren’t there ways to make this more spectacle more entertaining? No more uncreased baseball hats. No more stage play with uncomfortable handshakes and hugs. This is not what people want to see. They want to see someone jump through hoops – literally. I’d like a future teammate tackling the selection from their blindside as a reminder of what to expect in their transition to a higher league.
Fans want a taste of what’s to come from these greenhorns. And they shouldn’t have to wait months to see it. This is a televised event that has less juice than the interview segment on Jeopardy. Let’s see the kids sweat a little. It’ll happen sooner or later anyway.
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