Most people will watch the NFL draft for the picks, the trades, and the storylines. I see it as a data event. My hometown, Pittsburgh, hosted between 500,000 and 700,000 people across a dense downtown footÂprint shaped by three rivers, limited bridges, and infrastructure that already runs close to capacity. For a few days, there was almost no margin for error. A familiar system became a real-time operational test.
Posted May 18, 2026