Kinda sounds like the European soccer transfer season actually. Only, the transfer season takes place over named guys, not unproven rookies. And, the transfer season runs the length of most of the offseason and a little beyond. Not too different from the NFL free agency period, really.
This past draft was actually quite exciting, with the first round being completed in nearly record time. The Minnesota gaffe leading to three super quick picks being made was probably the height of draft drama, though.
The draft isn't meant for watching anyway. I listen on the radio. Folks with two TVs can listen on one TV (if you have to have Mel Kiper, which I don't) and play console games on the other. I listened on the radio to local coverage while I conducted a Madden 2003 draft myself. Leftwich ended up in Carolina. Roy Williams (WR, Texas) had come out early and was chosen first by Atlanta. Quite a combo, actually. Lighting it up in preseason.
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