2011 NFL Draft: Why Doesn’t the League Move to an Auction Format?

April 26, 2011   ·   Caleb Garling   ·   Jump to comments

Here is my problem with the draft: too much time is spent waiting for our team to pick again. We can go get groceries, respond to emails, clean the bathroom, whatever. The other picks are fun, but we're not killing ourselves if we miss an out-of-division pick.
We had this same problem in our fantasy football league. You'd make your pick and then go make a sandwich or fold your laundry. Yet last season when we switched to an auction draft, everything changed; every manager had a shot at every player. 
Why doesn’t the NFL do the same?
Since fantasy is “slightly” different than real life (hear my sarcasm), there are a lot of ways this could be done. Here is how I’d propose: (Offer tweaks in the Comments.)
1)   In reverse order of the previous year’s standings, teams take turns putting any college player onto the bidding block.
2)   Every team has five minutes to submit an offer that includes: 1) years, 2)...

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