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Paul Newberry: Let's get rid of 'war rooms,' other ludicrous terms

Ahhh, we're once again at that time of the year when self-important men who've never served in the military gather to divvy up a group of younger men who happen to be very good at the game of football.

For some reason, these high-level decisions take place within the confines of a "war room" — even though the only thing that conjures up any thought of actual combat is Laremy Tunsil's "gas" mask (wink, wink).

Enough with this gibberish.

The NFL draft isn't held in the middle of Afghanistan — you know, a place that knows a thing or two about actual warfare — so let's stop using military terms to describe the extremely safe, secure rooms (complete with catered meals) where general managers and their minions decide which college players have the best chance of helping their teams win more games next season.