For the first time ever, general managers will be making draft picks from the comfort of their homes as the 2020 NFL Draft is going virtual this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This, of course, will give the NFL and media access to every lead front office executives home-based “war rooms.”
Thanks to the Jacksonville Jaguars’ Twitter handle, we got a preview of Dave Caldwell’s, which formerly served as his family theater.
Not bad for a home workstation if you ask me.
Caldwell will have the luxury of making two Day 1 picks (at least for now), from his home, then will have 10 other picks throughout the rest of the draft. Some had concerns about the technology and how fluid a virtual draft would be, but per Action New Jax’s Brent Martineau, testing went smooth for the Jags.
Several other war rooms have been previewed on Twitter such as those of general managers John Lynch (San Francisco 49ers), John Elway (Denver Broncos), Rick Spielman (Minnesota Vikings). Meanwhile, New York Giants GM, David Gettleman, went with a more traditional setup.
