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NFL Draft: 5 better host cities than Philadelphia

By Jacob Yturri

Aug 18, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; The NFL logo on goalpost padding prior to the game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 20-12. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 18, 2016; Green Bay, WI, USA; The NFL logo on goalpost padding prior to the game between the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 20-12. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Leonard Williams (Southern California) poses for a photo with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the number sixth overall pick to the New York Jets in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 30, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Leonard Williams (Southern California) poses for a photo with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after being selected as the number sixth overall pick to the New York Jets in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 1: New York City

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Honestly, part of me is still wondering why the NFL decided to move the NFL Draft from New York. After hosting for what has seemed like almost an eternity, it seemed pointless to move the draft away from its given home.

New York just has this vibe that other cities cannot compete with. The city is a legend in its own right. If the NFL really wanted to have the best draft experience possible, it would return the draft to its rightful home.

Having the draft in New York just feels right. Football is best played in the rain and mud, playoff games are supposed to have snow, and the draft needs to be in New York.

While some people could claim that the NFL would look weak returning the draft the New York, I would applaud the league. It would finally show that the league understands that not every decision it makes will be a home-run and that it is okay to simply fix its mistakes. By continuing to shop the NFL draft around like it is a prize that other cities get to own, the NFL is just increasing the chance that a city like Cleveland gets to hold the draft.

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If Cleveland can’t draft its own players properly, then that city should stay far away as possible from hosting the draft.

In conclusion, let’s just pump the breaks and reset this whole process. Until the NFL draft goes back to New York for good, every draft is just going to feel plain weird.

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