What a terrible pro-bowl

[Morpheus]

I could not even watch 5 minutes of it.

Turned it off, watched the Senior Bowl I DRV'd yesterday.


Karl posted this a few minutes ago. Pretty cool trip down memory lane.

 

[Morpheus]

I switched back for a sec to point out something to my wife and KC linebacker Derrick Johnson lays a vicious hit on his own teammate Jamaal Charles.

Are you kidding me?


LOL.

 

[BroncoInCALI]

The rules on the end of Quarters is stupid.

If you have to change everything to be relevant, you should just put it out of it's misery.

 

[HOF-ELWAY-7]

I agree with the rule changes being silly but this is the first pro bowl that resembled decent football in a long time.

 

[Morpheus]

I agree with the rule changes being silly but this is the first pro bowl that resembled decent football in a long time.

I still think they should just do away with it. My biggest objection is the rule changes. Make it more interactive for the fans somehow.

Bring back the skills competition, I don't know.

 

[BroncoInCALI]

Agreed HOF.....

 

[WalkerBoh]

I thought it was the most competitive Pro Bowl in a LONG time. Something actually worth watching for a change.

 

[Morpheus]

I thought it was the most competitive Pro Bowl in a LONG time. Something actually worth watching for a change.

It did end up being more competitive but it's a long way from being anywhere that makes me care.

The format of how Sanders and Rice were captains and they drafted a team was cheesy I thought.

And the whole thing with Sanders saying publicly he was going to suit up for the game, then the NFL publicly announcing he will NOT play in the Pro bowl seemed either contrived like a staged way to publicize it knowing full well fan interest in the game has been waning in recent years, or it was Sanders just being himself, and I don't know which is worse.

 

[WalkerBoh]

It did end up being more competitive but it's a long way from being anywhere that makes me care.

The format of how Sanders and Rice were captains and they drafted a team was cheesy I thought.

And the whole thing with Sanders saying publicly he was going to suit up for the game, then the NFL publicly announcing he will NOT play in the Pro bowl seemed either contrived like a staged way to publicize it knowing full well fan interest in the game has been waning in recent years, or it was Sanders just being himself, and I don't know which is worse.

It's just Sanders being Sanders I imagine.

I didn't expect much, and compared to a real game it was lacking. But I've also seen real games that were worse. When compared to other Pro Bowls, it was a pleasant surprise. That hit on Charles by DJ was a shocker! The non conference factor I like. They just need to tweak the selection process and the draft, and they may have something.

 

[cwalke3408]

I guess I can see how this game wasn't as exciting to watch b/c Broncos fans have noone to root for in the game really. But being a fan of the Bears, Tenn Vols and a few of my fantasy players, I had someone to root for and I thought the game was entertaining. I think allowing the D to do more with press coverage and line stunts made the biggest difference in making this the most entertaing pro bowl in a long time.

 

[cdumler7]

Still wish though that this game had more meaning than just which players make a little more money. In the other major sports don't all of their all-star games mean something when it comes to the Championship game. I know baseball it decides who is the home team.

 

[WalkerBoh]

Still wish though that this game had more meaning than just which players make a little more money. In the other major sports don't all of their all-star games mean something when it comes to the Championship game. I know baseball it decides who is the home team.

Nope. Baseball is the only sport with that idiotic rule, and it wouldn't work for the NFL anyway, since by design the Super Bowl is on a neutral site (unless by some off chance the team of the host stadium makes it, which so far has never happened).

Kinda sucks when some player from some other team that has no chance of making the playoffs gets to help decide which team is home for the World Series. Should be by record, or alternating.

 

[BobGnarly]

Thought it was much better than the pro bowl of years past. I thought this format would flop, but everyone seemed to actually put forth some effort yesterday, which was surprising.

 

[Malibu]

I watched 3 plays and that was it. Just cant get into it at all.

 

[beardown07]

They need to move it back to after the super bowl. Put more stock in the game and the players performances...back in the day, pro bowl appearances and performances were one of the "requirements" for the HOF. Make the game and the players performances, MVPs en sech, one of the factors in getting to the HOF.

 

[randymon]

Yeah I was right there with Morph at least for the start of gm and 1st qtr. Saw guys playing half speed, etc. Was thinking "ok this didn`t work" and " Kiss Hawaii good-bye Pro-Bowl", but they sure turned it up some notches in 2nd half and I was pleasantly surprised with the effort and competition. Now is it enough to keep Pro-Bowl alive in Hawaii? I think at least it deserves one more shot anyway. Before this Pro-Bowl format was announced and they were talking about eliminating it, I too thought that a "Skills Competition" could possibly work for Hawaii,fans,players and tv, to save the game. Still might see them give that a whirl if next yr game flops. I`am sure its been considered anyway. Looking forward to media day 2more0 and rest of SB week!!

 

[cdumler7]

Nope. Baseball is the only sport with that idiotic rule, and it wouldn't work for the NFL anyway, since by design the Super Bowl is on a neutral site (unless by some off chance the team of the host stadium makes it, which so far has never happened).

Kinda sucks when some player from some other team that has no chance of making the playoffs gets to help decide which team is home for the World Series. Should be by record, or alternating.

Well now that they have gone to a draft for the pro bowl they can't really do anything anyway geared towards actual games that count. Now this past game I will say it looked like they played a little harder. Maybe the poster above was right that it is a lot harder to get into the game when no player from the Broncos is in the game.