These guys really are wild with the draft stories... (1 Viewer)

[Eman5805]

Every one of them had their dad die an early and tragic death.

Except for Deandre Swift whose dad is apparently a missing Avenger.

 

[Moon]

They are talking about things that mean a lot to the players. Things that helped shaped them. Sorry it makes you feel a certain way. Smh, it makes you uncomfortable to hear their tragedy? Just here to entertain you?

Cue the piano

 

[MLU]

They are talking about things that mean a lot to the players. Things that helped shaped them. Sorry it makes you feel a certain way. Smh, it makes you uncomfortable to hear their tragedy? Just here to entertain you?

Yes, these football players making millions are here to entertain me. That's exactly how this works.

 

[MLU]

It's a form of mind control. Playing on the emotions of others. The media/America loves to make a sad story and a hero out of anybody, this will continue to happen.

Nah, they're trying to create 270+ episodes of Rudy...

 

[head trauma]

Nah, they're trying to create 270+ episodes of Rudy...

lol they just want stop. Your right bro

 

[doncho]

They are even putting up in the player’s stats. It’s totally inappropriate.

DE
6’3”
275
Alabama
4.7 sec 40
Graduated with a 3.5 in Basket Weaving
Dad killed himself but didn’t do it on purpose they change his blood pressure medicine. Mom was lost at sea. Has tattoos of both.

 

[SweetT]

Bc it makes you want to root for the players bc of the tragedies they have endured. I sure don’t want to root for the silver spoon fed fool, that has had everything, and now has more. Give me the kids that has overcame adversity darn it

 

[Sun Wukong]

Bc it makes you want to root for the players bc of the tragedies they have endured. I sure don’t want to root for the silver spoon fed fool, that has had everything, and now has more. Give me the kids that has overcame adversity darn it

So its reducing them to being nothing more than tools for cynical media driven emotional manipulation is what you're saying.

 

[SweetT]

So its reducing them to being nothing more than tools for cynical media driven emotional manipulation is what you're saying.

Basically yes

 

[discoloredcurrenc]

I produce / direct ESPN + games a dozen or so times a year and we’re graded on our “story telling” more than how well camera operators follow the ball or how well I direct. They want to see player stories, connecting coaches with histories, etc. and are told specially not to build packages of just game highlights for roll-outs to make sure there is a lot of “color” which is like crowd shots, P'Oed off coaches and celebrations. The emphasis is on entertainment outside of the lines to appeal to fringe viewers not fanatics so, yeah, they are doing everything they can to develop characters for storylines in the draft as well.

 

[MLU]

Bc it makes you want to root for the players bc of the tragedies they have endured. I sure don’t want to root for the silver spoon fed fool, that has had everything, and now has more. Give me the kids that has overcame adversity darn it

I produce / direct ESPN + games a dozen or so times a year and we’re graded on our “story telling” more than how well camera operators follow the ball or how well I direct. They want to see player stories, connecting coaches with histories, etc. and are told specially not to build packages of just game highlights for roll-outs to make sure there is a lot of “color” which is like crowd shots, P'Oed off coaches and celebrations. The emphasis is on entertainment outside of the lines to appeal to fringe viewers not fanatics so, yeah, they are doing everything they can to develop characters for storylines in the draft as well.

So I get it. I totally understand what they're doing and why they're doing it. They don't seem to understand though that to do it for every other draft pick it becomes a parody. These are all great stories, but pick like 3-4 per round and save the rest for preseason.

 

[doncho]

This exactly

 

[SweetT]

So I get it. I totally understand what they're doing and why they're doing it. They don't seem to understand though that to do it for every other draft pick it becomes a parody. These are all great stories, but pick like 3-4 per round and save the rest for preseason.

Yeah, it sure does seem like every pick

 

[SystemShock]

If everyone has a tragic story, then no one has a tragic story.

Personally, after the telling of the tragic story, I think they should add something like "thankfully, he was blessed with superior genetics and athleticism, unlike y'all thousands of scrawny, 5'5" 2 left footer losers who couldn't even get into college because you couldn't afford it, who also lost your dads, your moms, and your dogs in situations featured on 1000 Ways to Die"

 

[Sumdude34]

I think for those of us cynics, we basically call BS on ESPN's sympathy for these players. I'm glad the players get their stories told and have their moment, but that's not why ESPN does this.