Pro Bowl this year....will be on Madden

[msgkings322]

Yes I'm serious. And I would much rather watch this than a regular Pro Bowl (I don't think I've ever watched one)

They should do it this way every year

The NFL will hold a virtual Pro Bowl this year, with players competing in the Madden video game

The NFL is partnering with EA's Madden NFL '21 to pit players head-to-head in a live video game.

www.cnbc.com

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

Sounds more fun and interesting than the actual Pro Bowl. As someone who routinely enjoys watching streamers on Twitch or YouTube play games, this should be fun.

 

[Manster7588]

Boring. Yes more boring than an actual Probowl.

 

[TheRangerDude]

Are they going to make it realistic and barley try to tackle anyone?

 

[Beaker]

Pfff. How could anyone take them seriously. Football is not, and can never be, a REAL eSport!

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Meh. Wasn't a fan of watching the pro-bowl and even less of a fan of the Madden game franchise.

 

[Ojb81]

the sport of football has never been a game that makes for a good exhibition all-star game. doing it as a video game won't really change that. only way it will be interesting is if they have 12-year old kids zooted on monster energy drink playing the game, cussing their asses off and talking major shit because mom and dad aren't home.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

the sport of football has never been a game that makes for a good exhibition all-star game. doing it as a video game won't really change that. only way it will be interesting is if they have 12-year old kids zooted on monster energy drink playing the game, cussing their asses off and talking major shit because mom and dad aren't home.

I think the only fun aspect of the Pro Bowl was the skill showdowns between all the players... Watching the QBs do the longest pass, or the tight window throws. I always watched that.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

LMAO... What an initiative! Lot of scorned fans out there hating on the Vikes.


@mr.hockey4242 @PnkPanther @ducky

 

[redseat]

Are they going to make it realistic and barley try to tackle anyone?

This will set the record for the MOST tackles ever out of every Pro Bowl combined

 

[Manster7588]

LMAO... What an initiative! Lot of scorned fans out there hating on the Vikes.


@mr.hockey4242 @PnkPanther @ducky

Looks like I'm voting for Ngakoue.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

Looks like I'm voting for Ngakoue.

Spread the good word brother...

 

[ducky]

LMAO... What an initiative! Lot of scorned fans out there hating on the Vikes.


@mr.hockey4242 @PnkPanther @ducky

I don't think it actually matters too much to the Vike's.

When we traded him to the Ravens that trade also has a conditional 5th rounder in the deal. My guess is that it is the same language as the Jag's-Vikes deal. Which means whatever pick we give to the Jag's we just get back from the Raven's.

Also that tweet is wrong. We aren't talking about a pick in 2021. It is a conditional pick in 2022. I am not too worried about a 3rd day pick in a draft a year and a half down the road.

And our GM likes to stockpile late picks anyway. So making it up isn't going to be hard anyway.

We are missing our 2nd in the upcoming draft (from that trade). But then after that we have currently, 2 3rds, 3 4ths, & 2 5ths. And we will likely get a 3rd round plus in comp picks too from the offseason we just had to offset the loss of Tre Waynes, Alexander and Weathery. We'll likely just trade one of those 4th rounders away for a future 4th + to make up for the loss. Our GM Spielman has a philosophy that you always want to be drafting 8-10 players at minimum in a draft no matter what the round. Quantity over quality. So we take and miss on a ton of late round picks.