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The TMQ draft review

By Gregg Easterbrook
Special to Page 2

Monday, April 30, 2007

The incredible ever-building obsession with the NFL draft -- now broadcast live in its entirety by two television networks -- ought to make us wonder if America needs its national head examined. The standard explanation for draft mania is that Americans are so utterly obsessed with football, they're willing to spend draft weekend just talking about the sport -- not watching games, merely talking. Another factor is that all 32 teams are active in the draft, and thus all 32 sets of fans have a st ...

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