Pro Bowl Thread

[MaddenMan]

I'm surprised there isn't a Pro Bowl thread yet, at any rate there are 7 players on the Saints and 7 players on the Colts that obviously won't be playing in the Pro Bowl in Miami this year, a well as 17 other players for a "variety of reasons" according to ESPN. For a grand total of 31 players that are being replaced.

Look at all of the replacements: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4780284

At any rate some are saying that the NFL players are spoiled and many aren't showing up since it's not a vacation in Hawaii, and others are saying that the Pro Bowl just doesn't matter anymore.

What should the NFL do about this? Maybe the conference that wins the Pro Bowl wears home colors during the Super Bowl or auto wins the coin toss etc?

What incentive can the NFL give to the 17 players that aren't playing (not including the Colts and Saints players) to actually show up and play in the Pro Bowl each year?

[The15thunter]

there is no incentive to play, and it's actually a bad idea to encourage the presence of an actual game. fans don't care, the players don't care, it's really only an honor on paper.

what they should do is just name the teams and maybe announce the regular season awards at a banquet.

but as it stands, it makes no sense for any of the players to play. some of them have been off for weeks now, and others have just finished a grueling playoff slate, only to turn around and play a meaningless game that will never help their team or legacy, but could add unwarranted wear and tear on their bodies.

[ProfessaPackMan]

Hope(well not really)Wade lets my boy Arod get a half out there so he can lock up that MVP.

[WazzuRC]

They should just scrap it.

Announce an All-Pro team and be done with it. Nobody cares.

[SouthernBrick]

Yeah I never could get into the pro bowl but, I am watching the practices. OMG OchoCinco and Dieon Sanders was hilarious yesterday. They had Ocho to interview the players while Dieon was coaching him up.

AFC's secondary is stacked.

[BlueNGold]

Quote: Originally Posted by AnyGivenSunday

Yeah I never could get into the pro bowl but, I am watching the practices. OMG OchoCinco and Dieon Sanders was hilarious yesterday. They had Ocho to interview the players while Dieon was coaching him up. AFC's secondary is stacked.

Speaking of the interviews, did anyone see Prime's interview with Ray Lewis. I swear Ray was blazed out of his mind.

[SouthernBrick]

Quote: Originally Posted by BlueNGold

Speaking of the interviews, did anyone see Prime's interview with Ray Lewis. I swear Ray was blazed out of his mind.

No I didn't see that one. lol. It really wouldn't surprise me if he actually was either.

[Checmate101]

Just want to see my boy London Fletcher.. hope he don't "Fletched" anybody