Would you take former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa if you had one of the first 12 picks in the opening round of the NFL draft?
Isn’t that THE question hovering over this draft? Maybe the only question for those few folks who will tune in the three-headed television monster of ABC/ESPN/NFL Network at 8 p.m. on Thursday without having a specific team to focus on?
Well, that and watching NFL commish Roger Goodell announce the picks from the basement of his New York home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
To be fair, most viewers will be in front of their televisions to cheer or jeer their own favorite franchise, depending on how they perceive each team’s selection. And in this COVID-19 world of ours, ESPN is supposedly sending 58 different camera crews – we would hope of six or fewer people – to 58 different homes to capture the reactions of 58 potential picks right after they’re selected.
If ESPN has guessed correctly on 100% of the top 58, whichever order they’re picked in, let the conspiracy theories begin.