The Pro Bowl hasn't got much better than this... |
To say watching the NFL Pro Bowl is a waste of time is a gross understatement. The event should be cancelled, shut down and removed from the record books.
We love the NFL for it's hard hits, trash talk and big plays. The Pro Bowl lacks the first two aspects completely allowing the third aspect to become almost obsolete. It's a gentlemen's agreement between players that no one is going to go "hit-stick" on anyone, but occasionally the big hit does happen. In that case everyone is up in arms, and calls the player out for going against the no-hit handshake. There are also plenty of rules, such as no blitzing, no rushing the punts or kicks and no press coverage within the first five yards, that limit the game from being anywhere near exciting. Watching the Pro Bowl isn't much better than watching the middle school flag football championships they air at 3 AM on ESPN2.
Thank god they switched the date of the Pro Bowl from the week after the Super Bowl to the week before it. Now that's not going to make any of us actually watch it, but at least the NFL can end on a high note with the Super Bowl instead of embarrassing itself with a touch football all-star game. What makes the Pro Bowl even worse is that there have plenty of times when teams scored less than a combined 60 points, like a combined 40 points in '06, 59 points in '07 and 51 points in '09.
The NFL has to do something about this. I think there is a way to make the Pro Bowl more interesting. Featuring the skills competition, which is actually pretty exciting, might generate some positive interest for the weekend. Maybe they should scratch the whole game altogether and make Sunday night a big field day for players, where they compete in serious drills for points. I know that probably sound better suited for a bunch of 4th graders, but the Pro Bowl is just a big waste of time, money and effort. Not like any citizen of the United States wastes their time watching it, but the people involved with putting on this off-broadway musical should save the trip to Hawaii.
If the National Football League really thinks their going to lose that much publicity, money or whatever form the Pro Bowl then they are sorely mistaken. Scratching the weekend altogether would do nothing to hurt the popularity of the league one bit. So I propose we picked the all-stars send them to a big field day in Florida or California and be on with it.
Enjoy the best highlight from the Pro Bowl in years.
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