The Same is the Game
Everyone wants to have the same opportunity as the person next to them. The National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB) draftees deserve the same opportunity. The NFL and MLB drafting process should be the same because the NFL draft is at a disadvantage.
The NFL draft has seven rounds; however, the MLB draft has 40 rounds (Stewart 1). Each NFL team gets a set number of draft picks that they must qualify for. They have an order to follow going from worst to best based on the play off scores (“NFL Draft” 2). The teams that get eliminated from the playoffs go to tie breakers until an order is determined (1). The MLB draftees’ are chosen based on previous seasons, and get to trade picks whenever they want (Normandin 5). The MLB draft goes losers to winners, including the swapping picks advantage (1). The disadvantage of trading picks is that it can get complicated when a player decides not to sign with the major league. Once a player decides to sign with a team, no picks can be swapped (Stepansky 4). If a player gets seriously injured, then the MLB team is allowed to pick a back up draft pick (Normandin 2).
Instead of making both drafting processes the same, they need to stay the way they are because NFL has some advantages; however, the MLB has this one major advantage (Stepansky 5). If the draft process changed, either the NFL or the MLB would have to change the amount of rounds each one has. The NFL are already at an advantage by having more publicity for their draft than the MLB (Stewart 1). Publicity also adds the fans’ willingness to attend the drafting process. NFL draft viewing is more popular than the MLB because the MLB draft is a long, drawn out process (Stepansky 5).
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... add to the money flow by buying tickets to watch the drafts, and it can get very boring if one is not into that type or thing. (Stepansky 5). “In terms of venue, adding a bit of granduer to the draft would not be a bad idea. Perhaps holding the draft in the same city as the Super Bowl or the All-Star Game of that year. (Stepansky 5).
Most do not think of the challenges that one faces when trying to join a major league sport. The players’ must all work hard, and really want the opportunity in order to achieve their goals. One has to make sure that they do not waste their time if they really do not want that position on a major team. The NFL and MLB drafts have many flaws; however, they have great similarities that influence people to like one or the other. The drafts should be the same because every single person wants the same opportunity that another person gets.
3. What is the core purpose of the NFL Draft and how is it produced?
This is a flawed system that needs to be changed for the better enjoyment of NFL fans, and to make it fairer for coaches and play...
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