Count on this: New draft format here to stay

Take this to the bank, because the NFL certainly will. The new-fangled NFL draft format is here to stay. In its quest to attract more viewers by putting its annual meat market on prime time for the first two nights, the NFL has received rave reviews.It comes in the form of viewers. Lot of viewers. Millions upon millions of viewers. The NFL no doubt has taken notice, and thus we can plan for the new format to stick.This year's draft was watched by more viewers than ever before -- 45.4 million tuned in to either ESPN, ESPN2 or the NFL Network. The fascination with the draft continues to mushroom. Total draft viewership has nearly doubled over the past decade. So if you didn't like the three-day, night-time format, too bad. You will more than likely have to learn to live with it.WORTH READINGThe Packers' depth chart got thinner at outside linebacker when Jeremy Thompson announced his retirement due to complications from a neck injury. In other roster news, Charlie Peprah, w...