The 2017 NFL Draft is just about two weeks away, and no doubt GM’s, owners and head coaches the country over are doing their final due diligences on players in the lead up to the evening of April 27th.
This may sound strange, but I look forward to the draft more than I look forward to the Super Bowl, and that’s not because the Raiders have had a 15 year dry spell. Rather, the NFL draft offers something the Super Bowl cannot: universal hope. Where fans of the other 30 teams find themselves choosing sides in the Super Bowl, the draft holds an opportunity for every fan base to cling to some promise for the future.