The NFL’s biggest event short of the Super Bowl is the ultimate sports event in that it is only vaguely a sports event. It is a soap opera, manufactured drama, and that was true long before Laremy Tunsil became the most famous man of the night.
Because the draft is a sports event without results, or at least without results that we can analyze fully and with clear consciences. This is the NFL’s version of a midterm essay, where the same result can — and often is — looked at by some as a success and others as a failure.