MrJL Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 The Pro Bowl will never be really interesting, and the NFL should give up on dumb gimmicks like this to try to make it work. just about every sport plays an all-star game so they're not going to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailGreen28 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Scrap the Pro Bowl and bring back the College All-Star Game.Super Bowl winner versus All-Star College team. Granted, the All-Stars only won a handful of times (9 of 43), I'd guess it would be a hell of a lot more interesting than the Pro Bowl. Hmmmmmmmmmm!You'd be playing college "grads", all trying desperately to improve their draft status! Going up against pros just trying not to get hurt in an exhibition. I imagine it would be mostly bland like the Senior Bowl. But you could have a "Sean Taylor blasting the punter" moment here and there. And the Pros have pride, they're gonna try not getting embarrassed. Same with the college guys. Tempers flaring and...... Now THAT would be interesting! :munchout: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4skins23 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Pro-bowl not in Hawaii is stupid. Pro-Bowl before the superbowl possibly getting players hurt. Even worse. Who is the idiot who thought that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailGreen28 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Pro-bowl not in Hawaii is stupid. Pro-Bowl before the superbowl possibly getting players hurt. Even worse. Who is the idiot who thought that up?:secret: Superbowl-bound players won't attend the Pro-Bowl. No more risk to the other players than otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long-Time-Fan Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I would rather see a game that had the Best College players play against the Best Pro-players. Other than that the Pro-Bowl has been a joke for decades.inmho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Fried Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 The Pro Bowl meant little to begin with. Now it means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoVaSkins21 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 No it's not a good idea, but Goodell believes he's hitting home runs with this and the three day Draft this year. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4skins23 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 :secret: Superbowl-bound players won't attend the Pro-Bowl. No more risk to the other players than otherwise. right, but aren't the 2 top teams usually have the most pro-bowl type players on them? Well, in theory? Except for the Jets? LOL. Really though, lets take the Colts. As example, Manning, Clark, Wayne, Freeney and Saturday make the pro-bowl. They are headed to the SB. All those players MUST not attend the pro-bowl where they can have some fun, enjoy life AND still make some money because they are in route to the SB? That just doesn't seem fair, or a well thought out plan. GET RID of the NFL COMMISIONER!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats my :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GIBBS LIVES Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Pro bowl players should be named and the game should be scrapped, its nothing more than flag ball afterall, most of the players have been away from the game for too long anyway, I never watch the proball game because it is the very definition of Vanilla I totally agree. And playing it before the Super Bowl is one of the dumbest things they NFL has ever done and the NFL is generally the smartest of all the sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 football unlike baseball or hockey is not a sport that translates well to the all-star game format. football requires too much coordination and is too violent a sport for these games to be compelling. nobody is going to go all out to win these games or perform due to the potential threat of injury. and the plays the teams can run on short notice with little prep are basic and produce a boring result. I agree. Name the all-star team and leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darklight1216 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 right, but aren't the 2 top teams usually have the most pro-bowl type players on them? Well, in theory? Except for the Jets? LOL. Really though, lets take the Colts. As example, Manning, Clark, Wayne, Freeney and Saturday make the pro-bowl. They are headed to the SB. All those players MUST not attend the pro-bowl where they can have some fun, enjoy life AND still make some money because they are in route to the SB? That just doesn't seem fair, or a well thought out plan. GET RID of the NFL COMMISIONER!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats my :2cents: Just imagine if it's the Vikings. That's ten players and who knows how many alternates? football unlike baseball or hockey is not a sport that translates well to the all-star game format.football requires too much coordination and is too violent a sport for these games to be compelling. nobody is going to go all out to win these games or perform due to the potential threat of injury. and the plays the teams can run on short notice with little prep are basic and produce a boring result. You make some good points. Name the all-star team and leave it at that. Everyone has all-stars; let's do something different and call it the all-pro team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Ridiculously stupid idea, for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Every year guys who get named to the Pro Bowl don't play, regardless of whether they're actually hurt or not. I remember a few years back Tom Brady skipped it because of an "injury" and was seen playing some celebrity golf tournament the same day, so Super Bowl players skipping it is not a big deal for me. All things considered I don't think it's a terrible idea but I doubt it will make much difference either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 They could play it on Mars and I wouldn't watch it. So, take that for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskinzfan30 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 It really doesn't matter to me because I normally don't watch it. If I do watch it's normally for only a quarter or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 Have they announced the 3rd AFC QB yet? I know Schaub and Young are going but who else? Does anyone else really deserve it? At least if it was the week after, Peyton Manning might still consider going. But since SB players can't play, that's what really hurts it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 And playing it before the Super Bowl is one of the dumbest things they NFL has ever done and the NFL is generally the smartest of all the sports. Why? No one watched it after the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 So it looks like David Garrard will be the 3rd AFC QB. 3,597yds 15TDs 10INTs 83.5 QB Rating Are those really Pro Bowl numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskinzfan30 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 So it looks like David Garrard will be the 3rd AFC QB.3,597yds 15TDs 10INTs 83.5 QB Rating Are those really Pro Bowl numbers? No, but when you have the GOAT in the super bowl and Tom Brady pulls out and Carson Palmer is having Surgery you go to the next best which is Garrard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 No, but when you have the GOAT in the super bowl and Tom Brady pulls out and Carson Palmer is having Surgery you go to the next best which is Garrard. Well they've gone through Manning, Brady, Rivers, Roethlisberger, and Plamer. Schaub is a good choice since he was the leading passer in the league. I understand Vince Young, but he didn't even play the first 6 games. Just shows how much the players care about the Pro Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskinzfan30 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Well they've gone through Manning, Brady, Rivers, Roethlisberger, and Plamer. Schaub is a good choice since he was the leading passer in the league. I understand Vince Young, but he didn't even play the first 6 games. Just shows how much the players care about the Pro Bowl. The bolded declined the Pro Bowl and like I said Palmer said no because of surgery on his thumb. But yeah most players aren't interested in playing in the Pro Bowl. I can understand not wanting to risk injury in a meaningless game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 The bolded declined the Pro Bowl and like I said Palmer said no because of surgery on his thumb. But yeah most players aren't interested in playing in the Pro Bowl. I can understand not wanting to risk injury in a meaningless game. I don't blame them either. But it just shows that moving it up a week doesn't make a difference. All this does is give the fans something to watch in between the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl. The players aren't that into it, even though they don't have to travel as far. They just need to get rid of it and have a skills competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskinzfan30 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I don't blame them either. But it just shows that moving it up a week doesn't make a difference. All this does is give the fans something to watch in between the Conference Championships and the Super Bowl. The players aren't that into it, even though they don't have to travel as far. They just need to get rid of it and have a skills competition. Agreed 100%. If they are going to do the Pro Bowl they should at least have it in Hawai. It gives the players a bit of a vacation and it lets them have fun. After all isn't that what the Pro Bowl is about fun? I always liked the skills competition and so did most of the people I talked to. I dunno why they don't bring it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 Agreed 100%. If they are going to do the Pro Bowl they should at least have it in Hawai. It gives the players a bit of a vacation and it lets them have fun. After all isn't that what the Pro Bowl is about fun? I always liked the skills competition and so did most of the people I talked to. I dunno why they don't bring it back. I the the skills competition is a great idea. I mean the game is basically flag football anyway. So just do away with it and bring back the old QB challenges they had back in the day. Have a fastest man race, have a FG kicking contest, and like a WR contest. More players would probably be interested in that and more people would watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK PHILLIPS Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Just looking at the probowl rosters, 7 Saints and 7 Colts were on there. I guess you can look at it different ways. One would be, great, I know of 14 guys that should have made it, but got snubbed, so heres their chance. Another would be, those 14 guys should not be probowlers and wouldnt be if the probowl was after the superbowl like always. I mean hey, im glad Fletch is going, but I think they should put it back in Hawaii and after the superbowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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