Quote:I understand the time being taken away from the players to get coached.  Rookies will have less interaction with their team which hurts the game.  At the same time, the team and players will have some time off from the rigors of that will follow them everyday from draft day to the end of the season.  It's always important to have enough time off when you are working hard.  Go slow to go fast.

 

You do understand that under the new CBA, the "rigors" of the preseason training regimen and on field practices as a team are minimized to the point where they're almost non-existent.  They're not saving any wear and tear by delaying the draft by 2 weeks.  What they're doing is causing rookies to miss out on 2 weeks of meeting with their coaches and becoming familiar with the playbooks so that when they get to mini camps, OTAs, and training camp, they're ready to go. 

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