Tag Archives: NFL Draft

Reporting an incident of multi-tasking involving the NFL draft

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Naomi

(Do two tasks, only one with applied concentration, count as “multi”?) Today I’ve been scrolling through thousands of ceiling lights while listening to the NFL Draft. The Giants have chosen a number of players; I have not chosen a light. … Continue reading →

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Is interest fading in the NFL?

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Naomi

I ran across this statistic from Harper’s after I watched a good deal of the NFL Draft: Number of the one hundred most-watched TV broadcasts last year that were NFL games: 92 So what I did wasn’t entirely irrational, right? … Continue reading →

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Polls, polling and high anxiety: an easy test

Posted on May 1, 2022 by Naomi

Having just read the ratings sportswriters have published for the NFL draft, I wonder, as always, how their opinions will compare to the results on the football field. But NFL draft ratings are not what this is about. Indeed, one … Continue reading →

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