How do you feel about how much time NFL Teams take to draft players?

I think 15 minutes is perfect, and you're seeing why in this draft. First of all, sometimes, unexpected things happen in the draft. You could have a board that has the top 100 players available ranked for your team... but let's say you are picking 12th, like Buffalo. You have a need, a specific need, but there is a dynamic player available. Now, you're suddenly stuck with a very important position of need vs. best player available. With as much that is invested in these players, 15 minutes is more than an adequate amount of time to give a team the chance to decide... let's take it one step further. What if a pllayer begins to slide (a la Brady Quinn), now there might be teams looking to trade up or down depending on which players are left. Let's say someone you wanted is gone, and now teams are offering enticing things just to move into your draft pick. Do you make the trade? or do you make the pick for someone high on your board? What if the clock is running and another team is feeling the pressure to make a move... they might sweeten the deal... could you pull an extra pick or two? What id the person you target is dropping... do you trade up? The point is... 15 minutes is more than enough time... in the later rounds, you are only given 5 minutes anyways, but the dollars in play, and the variations, there is a need for the complete 15... besides, these teams usually don't need the full 15, it's more for the wheelin' and dealin' that they could do...

I think 15 minutes is a little too much... I mean, the first round took over 6 hours. Is that necessary? I'd like to see it cut down to around 12 minutes or so.

I agree..I think they already know who they want to draft before they come to the table ..maybe they think they are doing something good for their fans by taking the extra long time to finish up the drafts!:)+

You are right. It shouldn't take that long at all and especially if they already know how those players can perform and stuff.

Probably in most cases, for first round picks, that's true but remember sometimes the player you have chosen gets taken and the assumed players that will be left aren't the ones left. It's rare but it could happen. The decision has to be made by a group of people, some not even there sometimes, and discussed as to who wants whom and why. Wihle it's probably more rare in the first round, they probably figure it's best to give all rounds the same attention so there's no qualms.

I think it's ridiculous. that's why I don't watch the drafts on tv. I 'm not gonna spend my time just waiting and waiting and waiting.It's so darned boring.That's why I always wait til the sports comes on the news to find out.