BTSC Update

by Blitzburgh on Apr 25, 2008 1:01 PM EDT

Hey there friends. Thanks for all your patience the past several days as we've dealt with some serious and unexpected hardware bugs on our new servers. The issues were far too technical and complicated for me to understand, so I won't even attempt to pass them along. But, I am (cautiously) optimistic that the worst is behind us. I will mention that it may be wise to download the latest version of Firefox for an optimal BTSC experience. I assure you that the slow load times we experienced the past few days (when we were actually up and running) will not be a regular thing, but firefox will help you load the (one) new advertisement banner (not my ad btw) on the page more quickly, as well as help your system deal with the new and improved commenting system, etc. For those who do not know about Firefox, it is simply a different internet browser. It is entirely safe for you to download on either your home or work computer, though you may ask permission to do so at work depending on your internet and computing policies at work.

I plan on live blogging a big portion of this weekend's events, kicking off tomorrow early afternoon. If you are at home and are watcing the draft, fire up the computer and join me for some commentary on how things unfold. I personally love the new rule that limits the amount of time each team has to draft. 15 minutes is entirely too long, and it should make for a more entertaining experience for us fans, and here on the site as I try my best to keep up with the faster pace. If you are not able to get to a television or are stuck at work, most certainly join me to see who the Steelers select, as well as how the rest of Rounds 1 and 2 transpires.

maryrose was kind enough to send me the SportsInc's Top 150 prospects list, and I have uploaded them as images for you as a draftday resource if you'd like. Print them out and compare their ranking with where they are selected. I'm not sure exactly what all the 'Flags' stand for but I believe the C is 'character', D is 'duarbility', S is 'size', etc.

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The draft start at 3 pm

but there are pre-draft programs on before then. I’m not sure when they start.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Apr 25, 2008 1:16 PM EDT 0 recs

thats a big difference between 11 am :)

I’ll change the post, thanks.

by Blitzburgh on Apr 25, 2008 1:30 PM EDT 0 recs

You're welcome

Just double checked myself, on nfl.com. Here are the times:

Saturday, April 26 (all times ET):
11 a.m. – 12 a.m. (13 hours live)
11 a.m. – 3 p.m. – NFL Total Access Pre-Draft Show
3 p.m. – 11 p.m. - 2008 NFL Draft Rounds 1-2
11 p.m. – 12 a.m. —NFL Total Access Day One Draft Coverage

So, the pre-draft show start at 11 am, which may be what you were going by. This is NFLN. I’ll probably see some ESPN coverage, too, but, I’ve gotten to where I prefer Rich Eisen and crew to Chris Berman and the ESPN crew. I like Kiper about the same as Mayock, though.

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Apr 25, 2008 2:09 PM EDT 0 recs

Rules changes

I also like that they shortened the first and second rounds’ time between picks. I would actually like them to have a little more time between picks in the second day, though, because they get to where they are just talking about certain teams for a while, then they re-cap the last ten players or so every so often. I would like to see a little more commentary/footage of those players that are lesser known, especially if my team picked them.

Oh, well, I guess that will be a good reason to check into the site in the days after the draft. :)

by WolfpackSteelersFan on Apr 25, 2008 2:13 PM EDT 0 recs

I totally agree wolfpack

But don’t you ever wonder, i mean I guess after the first 5 picks, there are no guarantees but most teams know who they want ahead of time. They are not taking that precious minute or two to make a final decision unless something big happens. But maybe I’m totally off. I think they spend more time trying to contact teams to trade spots or positions than anything else. But what can you do you know? Thanks for all the data on that post maryrose that was pretty sweet. I’m surprised Joe Flacco isn’t higher, from everything i’ve seen on him he’s a physical beast, can throw a mile, and isn’t too bad on the accuracy as well. Who knows though, Delaware isn’t exactly a National Title contender. I love draft day, just not the long pauses between the news and updates.

Button down everyone, who do you think will get the Quinn award this year?

by Mikey on Apr 26, 2008 8:17 AM EDT 0 recs