ESPN vs NFL Network Draft Coverage

[Dirtbag59]

Alright given that one of the few things going right in my middle of nowhere town is that our local cable gives us NFL Network I was able to have a say in where I got my draft coverage. With that said I honestly believe that ESPN is doing a horrible job covering the draft. Heres what I've noticed after 9 1/2 hours of draft coverage.

- Mel Kiper has done a good job giving a rundown of picks after they're selected.

- Chris Berman wasn't as annoying as a lot of people on this forum claimed he was (with all the Landry in Washington jokes, and the go home early on which he had a valid point), but he wasn't exactly drawing me back to ESPN.

- The analyst for ESPN must be on coke or something because it seems like every 5 minutes someones getting their panties up in a bunch. I mean its alright to go on a 1 or 2 minute tangent to bust on a team for making a bad pick but these guys are making the whole draft a display of how egomanical they are.

- MeShawn Johnson is responsible for starting a lot of the shit. Don't be surprised if this is the end of his broadcasting career. Hell at least Michael Irvin was light hearted when he got mad, MeShawn's just annoying.

- I love Tony K, but my friend was right, he really should just stick to PTI. Think about it, the world of comedy is like baseball, if you hit 3 for 10 you're doing good. Tonys going about 1 for 15 these days when under the MNF banner.

- NFL Network on the other hand has done a much better job covering the draft. The analyst are a lot more light hearted and objective, not to mention that they get a lot of news in before ESPN.

- The only knock I have on NFL network is they need more of an elaborate display a la ESPN, in fact the only reason I kept tuning into ESPN during the draft was becasue of the fact that ESPN had more information on screen readily available.

- To everyone who will be watching the 2nd day of the draft and the rest of the first day I highly recomend tuning into NFL Network if the option is available to you. Personally I'd like to get a feel for what you guys thought of the draft coverage. Other than that I apologize for acting like the analyst that I have criticized in this very thread.__

[EXoffender]

I was use to the visuals on ESPN and Kiper but, I like the "needs" bubbles NFL network had for each team. Some of the highlights on NFL network were better (more) too. And of course you have TeamCam. Mayock wasn't bad and NFL network was getting info about who was on the phones with who before picks and trades were made. I can't decide.

[Monk-Fan]

i am watching the NFL network online since i am overseas. The ESPN draft coverage was on earlier but the NBA playoffs started. So i looked on NFL.com and found that they have the draft coverage available, for free. NFL network coverage seems to have more information and isnt repeatative like ESPN. Watching Berman and Kiper gets boring after a while because it seems like they say the same thing about every pick.....

[djnemo65]

Originally Posted by Monk-Fan

i am watching the NFL network online since i am overseas. The ESPN draft coverage was on earlier but the NBA playoffs started. So i looked on NFL.com and found that they have the draft coverage available, for free. NFL network coverage seems to have more information and isnt repeatative like ESPN. Watching Berman and Kiper gets boring after a while because it seems like they say the same thing about every pick.....

Damn, I didn't know it was available on NFL Network. I was listening to the awful radio coverage with Colin Cowherd.

[FRPLG]

I really did prefer the NFL if only because it seemed like Schefter knew exactly what was going on every moment.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Dirtbag359

- MeShawn Johnson is responsible for starting a lot of the shit. Don't be surprised if this is the end of his broadcasting career. Hell at least Michael Irvin was light hearted when he got mad, MeShawn's just annoying.

A dead bird on a stick is better than Irvin. Don't care for Keyshawn, but still better than Irvin. (btw, Keyshawn still plays, so we don't need to worry about him being an analyst for at least another year.

- I love Tony K, but my friend was right, he really should just stick to PTI. Think about it, the world of comedy is like baseball, if you hit 3 for 10 you're doing good. Tonys going about 1 for 15 these days when under the MNF banner.

I love Tony on PTI, but wow, I find him amazingly annoying any other place I see him.

- To everyone who will be watching the 2nd day of the draft and the rest of the first day I highly recomend tuning into NFL Network if the option is available to you. Personally I'd like to get a feel for what you guys thought of the draft coverage. Other than that I apologize for acting like the analyst that I have criticized in this very thread.__

That's a good suggestion...thanks.

[Beemnseven]

I just like the fact that there was a second channel to turn to when a commercial came on.

I like how ESPN had different groups of analysts to talk to, Wingo, Mark May, Jaws, Kornheiser... I also like Chris Mortensen -- he's one of the best.

But it seemed like NFL Network had more scoops from the teams as to what they were going to do.

For me, they both supplied adequate coverage.

[dmek25]

ESPN is second to none. and as much as i hate to say it, keyshawn was very good. especially when the panthers were up, and he said they would probably go wide out, to start phasing him out

[12thMan]

Originally Posted by dmek25

ESPN is second to none. and as much as i hate to say it, keyshawn was very good. especially when the panthers were up, and he said they would probably go wide out, to start phasing him out

I thought Keyshawn was good as well. I thought he was objective, well spoken, and appeared to have done some homework on the picks.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by 12thMan

I thought Keyshawn was good as well. I thought he was objective, well spoken, and appeared to have done some homework on the picks.

My problem with Keyshawn was that he seemed to put being right in front of everything else. Personally I hate people like that, theres a difference between being objective and yelling louder then everyone else so people percieve that you're winning a debate.

I felt like he started out all right but after a while you can just see he was pissed off that everyone wasn't worshiping the ground he walked on. I was also surprised that Jaws spent most of his time in arguments that added nothing to the draft coverage. That disapointed me to because I feel that Jaws is one of the best analyst out there right now.

Mayock also annoyed me when he got into a pissing match with Adam Schafter over the Randy Moss story, claiming that we should pay more attention to the 5th and 6th round picks. Come on Mike, everyone isn't a football junkie, to keep people around on the second day you have to keep them hooked and the Randy Moss story did just that.

In conclusion I say that we move Mel Kiper to NFL Network and Mike Mayock to ESPN. I think someone else pointed out on this thread that Rich Eison is a lot easier to take then Chris Berman, which in my opinion is right on the money.

[MTK]

Personally I like Kiper, so I lean to ESPN and I switch to NFLN when ESPN is on commercial.

[SmootSmack]

NFL Network doesn't pay my bills

[JDALY27]

ESPN does a much better job covering the draft. They have been doing it for years so its smoother. Also cut away to NFL Live which mixes it up.

NFL Network is great during the season but ESPN has the draft locked up for now.

[la73hof]

Originally Posted by JDALY27

ESPN does a much better job covering the draft. They have been doing it for years so its smoother. Also cut away to NFL Live which mixes it up.

NFL Network is great during the season but ESPN has the draft locked up for now.

For now being the key word.

ESPN's Quinn and Moss coverage was simply over the top and unbearable

[stu_nna]

NFL network has one of the smoothest new analyst that i enjoy listening to. Charles Davis teams up well with Mike Mayock who really seems to know players because he was at the Senior Bowl, combine, and everything else and it doesn't feel like he had to cram to learn everything. I agree with the statement that ESPN had a better looking set though. Im also glad i was able to change channels during commericals. Steve Young and Keyshwawn Johnson, and the dude with the glasses are waay to annoying. Next year NFL network will get the top vote this year is ESPN though for quality and having Kiper at the top of his game