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Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:31 pm
by Wizards2Lottery
Looking to go this year with some friends. Wondering how this works. Would be much appreciated if someone could tell the time of arrival, prices, etc etc.

Thanks!

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:49 pm
by studcrackers
i think someone here blogged about it last year. and that it's free to get in, that's about all i know

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:38 pm
by Wizards2Lottery
Yeah I remember that too but can't remember who the poster was. Good to hear that it's free. That solves the money issue part. Thanks.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:53 pm
by High 5
I have never been that bored.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:13 pm
by Da Schwab
I would love to go to the draft. I'd stay from the first pick to Mr. Irrelevant, too.

It's on my bucket list.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:23 pm
by Wizards2Lottery
High 5 wrote:I have never been that bored.


Yeah Atlanta sounds like a real exciting place.

not.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:06 am
by Next Coming
Have you been to Atlanta before?

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:51 am
by Celtics_Champs
Da Schwab wrote:I would love to go to the draft. I'd stay from the first pick to Mr. Irrelevant, too.

It's on my bucket list.


Same.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:13 am
by High 5
Next Coming wrote:Have you been to Atlanta before?


Obviously not.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:32 am
by Da Schwab
Atlanta is so exciting! Its got CNN and... and... lots of Coke. That counts for something, right?

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:39 am
by High 5
Da Schwab wrote:Atlanta is so exciting! Its got CNN and... and... lots of Coke. That counts for something, right?


If school field trip destinations are what excite you then we also have the Georgia Aquarium and High Museum of Art.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 5:52 am
by Da Schwab
The High Museum of Art, or the Museum of High Art?

You see what I did there?

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:08 pm
by Icness
The draft is free, but the line to get in starts about 4AM. The line itself is quite fun--fans of all different teams are hanging out, drinking, like a giant cold tailgate party. It's mostly Jets, Eagles, Giants, and Patriots fans.

I was at the 2004 draft and the actual draft itself is insanely boring. Nothing happens between the Commish's trips to the podium. There's no alcohol, the bottles of water cost $4, you can't get radio reception in there to hear commentary, and once you leave you can't get back in. Of course some things have changed since then but it's still much more fun to go to a team draft party or a sports bar.

Team-sponsored draft parties are the way to go if you can make it to one. The Browns had one in 2006 that was awesome--lots of giveaways, a couple of team execs were there to answer questions and take abuse, lots of good food. My brother scored a Browns hat and an autographed photo of Bernie Kosar. I know the Bears always throw a good one too. Last year IIRC (might have been 07) Mike Ditka, Mongo, and Dan Hampton were all there and very accessible. Real good chance to meet some players and sports radio personalities and score some schwag.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:45 pm
by greenbeans
Icness wrote:The draft is free, but the line to get in starts about 4AM. The line itself is quite fun--fans of all different teams are hanging out, drinking, like a giant cold tailgate party. It's mostly Jets, Eagles, Giants, and Patriots fans.
a room full of drunken Boston/NY/Philly fans who have been shut off? Yeah, I'll have to pass on that adventure.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Wed Apr 1, 2009 5:10 pm
by WEFFPIM
I could not imagine a more boring event to go see. The good thing about watching the draft on TV is that you can flip channels in between picks and not listen to ESPN try and analyze.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sat Apr 4, 2009 3:33 pm
by travis minor
the aquarium there is actually pretty sick, just saying

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sun Apr 5, 2009 10:01 pm
by Jakespeare
I went two years ago, and the line does NOT begin at 4AM. It actually starts the night before, around 11PM. They say they don't let people line up until 4, but it's not true.

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Sun Apr 5, 2009 10:35 pm
by Wizards2Lottery
Icness wrote:The draft is free, but the line to get in starts about 4AM. The line itself is quite fun--fans of all different teams are hanging out, drinking, like a giant cold tailgate party. It's mostly Jets, Eagles, Giants, and Patriots fans.

I was at the 2004 draft and the actual draft itself is insanely boring. Nothing happens between the Commish's trips to the podium. There's no alcohol, the bottles of water cost $4, you can't get radio reception in there to hear commentary, and once you leave you can't get back in. Of course some things have changed since then but it's still much more fun to go to a team draft party or a sports bar.

Team-sponsored draft parties are the way to go if you can make it to one. The Browns had one in 2006 that was awesome--lots of giveaways, a couple of team execs were there to answer questions and take abuse, lots of good food. My brother scored a Browns hat and an autographed photo of Bernie Kosar. I know the Bears always throw a good one too. Last year IIRC (might have been 07) Mike Ditka, Mongo, and Dan Hampton were all there and very accessible. Real good chance to meet some players and sports radio personalities and score some schwag.


Thanks. I've been going to the Skins draft parties at Fed Ex Field the past few years and will be doing the same this year. It doesn't sound too exciting to attend it in New York.

Fed Ex Field draft parties are a lot of fun anyways. They open up the parking lot for tailgates and have a lot of cool stuff set up all around the stadium. Of course Snyder rips us off with outrageous prices but oh well...

Re: Anyone in here ever been to the NFL Draft?

Posted: Mon Apr 6, 2009 1:06 am
by rickj82
I think going to an official team draft party in the city of the team is the way to go