Live from New York, it's Stampede Blue!
by Brad Wells on Apr 3, 2010 11:15 AM EDT
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We had a lot of success covering Super Bowl 44 live from Miami this past January. In fact, as many of you have emailed me about, it might have been our best month as a blog. Well, because of that success, we've been asked to cover yet another major NFL event live from the event location: The 2010 NFL Draft.
From April 22-24, I will be covering the NFL Draft LIVE from Radio City Music Hall. I will be there with four other SB Nation writers, though my job will be to provide content for both Stampede Blue and Mocking the Draft.
The way I see it, my job is to provide unique, voice-of-the-fan-style content from the floor for Radio City. In addition, I will have access to players, coaches, and league officials. This means interviews, interviews, INTERVIEWS! I must have done 50 interviews at the Super Bowl, and I will likely hit a similar number at the draft. Players, family members, scouts, team reps, coaches, lions, tigers, bears, oh my!
Also, when news on trades, upcoming picks, and other tidbits hits me, I'll use our Twitter, Facebook, and the quick commenting tools in our draft open threads to send you any breaking news I receive.
One "wild card" element I've heard floating around the mediaverse the last few weeks is that because the first round has its own day (Thursday night), there is more time for teams to contemplate and accept trades. Teams are offered trades for picks all the time on draft day. The problem is most teams do not have enough time to accurately digest whether the trade helps them or not. For the first round, it looks like there is more time, and thus we may see more big trades.
As always, I'll do my best to represent our blog and our community at the draft. We will make special pages here for draft day content, and there will be some really great podcasting stuff as well. We're looking to do more video podcasts live from the event along with regular Stampede Blue Radio podcasts to go with some Mocking the Draft radio as well.
In short, I will get very little sleep from April 21-24. But, in the end, we will make Stampede Blue THE PLACE to be for Colts fans looking for pre-draft, live draft, and post-draft info and commentary. We hope you enjoy it.
Go Colts!
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Take with you please.
Thanks!
Kidding of course, but that’s awesome. Looking forward to all the interviews and extra behind the scenes stuff you’ll be able to provide!
Movie Quote of the Week: "He better be worth it. He better go home and cure a disease, or invent a longer-lasting light bulb."
Awesome
BBS I had a lot of fun in Miami with you and you dominated the Colts coverage there. I suspect the draft will be the same.
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I just deleted my last comment because I read something on AP that suggested Monday was an announcement date for… something.
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You can tell me, I wont tell my cronies at AP I swear!!
Cry Havoc! And let slip the Chiefs Defense of War!!!
by nateforchiefs on Apr 3, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
BBS, it's called suspense
We use that in journalism. Haha…
by Joel Thorman on Apr 3, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
No he is saying though that he said what you were doing in the other thread at MtD lol
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by TheAngelsColts on Apr 3, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Fantastisch!
My hope is that you give a good accounting of the minutiae of the questions. That is, if you ask a question of a prospective player, carve everything out that isn’t a legitimate answer. I could only imagine that some players, especially those thought to be selected in the first round, have been coached-up, so to speak, to deal with the influx of attention and scrutiny they’ll surely be subjected to. I don’t believe there should be any room for the typical “I think any team that drafts me is going to receive a contribution.” If you’re interviewing these kids, I want to know where they honestly want to be drafted.
Furthermore, I think an interesting stock question would be to which team you’d make the greatest contribution, and a personal assessment of (the player in question’s) weaknesses (in technique or ability).
Whichever way, this is yet another advancement toward legitimacy that the print media are terrified of. The more you can stick it in their eye, the better. Everybody should be held accountable for their words (and I’ve certainly never shied away from that in any circumstance).
This is another golden opportunity. Good luck, sincerely.
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This is great!
I really did enjoy Super Bowl week. It was the next best thing to actually being there myself. Are you road-tripping it again?
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
He has no reason to probably since it is in New York and he seems to be there a decent amount.
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by TheAngelsColts on Apr 3, 2010 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Duh.
I forgot he lives in NY.
/more coffee coming up!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Apr 3, 2010 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
This is great news
We appreciate the work you’re putting in for this, BBS! If you see Jahvid, please tell him LovinBlue misses him already.
How can you not love a team that does this?
This is still April Fools week right?
Sooooooo… you must mean that PatsPulpit writers are going instead, right? Right?? Maybe???? PrettypleasewithsugaronitIpromiseI’llbegoodpleasepleaseplease!!!!
Keep the faith!
Pats
Obviously, if I hear news about the Pats, or interview a Pats-drafted player, I will send that content to you, David, and Richard.
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Appreciated
The Super Bowl blogging here was A+, so I’m sure the Draft will bring back the unwashed masses to get your behind-the-scenes view of the Radio City Music Hall happenings.
Keep the faith!
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