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NFL Draft baby! How did your team do? Do you know? Do you care? Does it even matter? Probably not.

The NFL draft has been one of the longest, nerdiest and most soul-crushingly dull sporting events for many years now. Some drafts have gone on so long as to outlast international cricket matches, with single rounds taking four or five hours to complete.

Thankfully, the NFL decided to reduce the amount of time between picks this year and actually sped up the draft to a reasonable tempo. Of course ESPN made up for this by having a full FIVE HOURS of pre-draft coverage, but even that was more pleasant than watching the analysts stretch out predictions and cram sappy player interviews between fifteen minute lags in actual drafting.

Much like baseball speeding up the time between pitches, the NFL speeding up time between draft picks is better for fans, better for the players, and most importantly, better for TV coverage. Now if only we could get international cricket on board the speed-up train.