Weekend Tube Review: NFL Network vs. ESPN

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 Weekend Tube Review: NFL Network vs. ESPN
It was no contest: The NFL Network dominated ESPN on day one of the NFL Draft. They scooped ESPN on just about every pick and trade, and while ESPN was busy going to commercials, the NFL-N had every single pick live. Adam Schefter was the star of this Draft, as he correctly predicted pick after pick while ESPN's talking heads were not even talking about the right position. Mike Mayock is ... [link]

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NFL Draft Media Review: ESPN
Published 4/28/2008 by Awful Announcing- at Awful Announcing
... of the first round) Overall: D- (only because of Day Two) You can’t miss live picks, have more commercials than coverage, and have people constantly bickering, and expect to get good reviews. I’m more than positive that there won’t be one major writer in the Country that would give ESPN a passing grade for Day One, and if you see one let me know. Just a horrible, horrible attempt at something they’ve done well in the past. Video of the Weekend: McShay vs. Kiper (DING!) ...

Daddy, why are the draft men yelling?
Published 4/28/2008 by PostmanE at The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL.
... Because this is the most important day of the year for the draft men, sweetie, and neither like having their authority challenged by the other. Really, though, they’re both just as irritated ESPN’s coverage of the draft as everyone else. Let’s go over to Mike Tirico, and back to Chris Berman, who wants to share stupid nicknames with you now, and ohmygodwhatisKeyshawn wearing, and back to you, Stuart Scott, and which camera am I supposed to look into now, and wow these graphics are really shiny and distracting but at least the countdown ...

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