Do You Want to Know the NFL Draft Picks Before They’re Officially Announced? [POLL]

For the second year in a row, hosts and analysts from both ESPN and the NFL Network have agreed to not announce team picks through social media ahead of their official announcement made by Commissioner Roger Goodell.

Personally, I like the move. Thanks to the popularity of social media (and the internet in general), our desire for information at an instant has nearly eradicated a couple of things called "patience" and "intrigue". Part of what makes the Draft fun to watch is the big reveal of each team's pick, especially during the first round. What's the point in watching if you already know? You don't watch the end of the movie first, do you?

The first of those two questions is precisely why both networks won't allow their people to spoil it for everyone. They want you to watch. More specifically, they want you to see the commercials companies have paid top dollar for. Which is why, contrary to some, this isn't a move by either entity to keep the NFL happy out of fear "the League" would pull future programming.

With that said, this only applies to both ESPN and NFL Network employees covering the Draft. Employees of Bleacher Report, FOX Sports, blogs, etc. are free to spill the beans as early as they want if they receive the information ahead of time.

I know I'll be staying off Twitter at least during round one on Thursday (and maybe Friday too) so I can experience the picks as they happen, the way it was intended.