Comments on: Pro Bowl was likely never going away

By: vincentbojackson

vincentbojackson — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:27:16 +0000

This year’s Pro Bowl had better ratings than the NBA Finals and the World Series.

Did you honestly believe they were ever going to put a bullet in that cash cow?

Keep in mind, all the people crying about how bad the game was this year still watched it. How else would they be able to have an opinion?

By: htowntexan

htowntexan — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:50:19 +0000

Sounds like a bounty program to me. Paying the winners more than the losers. The financial incentive is there. Hopefully the comish suspends himself for the year. Of course he would hear the appeal.

By: 808raiderinparadise

808raiderinparadise — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:33:02 +0000

Being that I live in Hawaii and the amount of $ that in genarates and the amount of kids organizations they help, its a great thing.

The players enjoy themsleves and cheerleaders to PR people to video crews all get some time in HI ….. and the fans/family enojy its to the fullest.

Its a very special event for Hawaii and every year I have new stories about meeting players, partying with them, autographs, etc ….

The city if vibrant that week.

Bad things:

MUST be after the probowl.

MUST be a better product to the game viewing.

By: baddorange

baddorange — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:03:33 +0000

BORING

By: hugejazz

hugejazz — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:21:07 +0000

I’m a die-hard NFL fan but if they play or not I still won’t watch it. It’s just not worth it.

By: pixelito

pixelito — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:10:26 +0000

Considering the ratings they get for the freaking draft, the NFL should be able to figure out how to market a game featuring the league’s best players in the sports vacuum of February.

By: monkeyhateclean

monkeyhateclean — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:06:56 +0000

Even if the players actually WANTED to hit as if the outcome mattered, the game would still suck because until the other major sports, football just doesn’t lend itself to throwing a bunch of players together, letting it rip, and expecting a good game. Its too centered on teamwork, cohesion, 11 guys on the same page.

Baseball boils down to just a pitcher vs a hitter. Basketball is geared so that extremely good players can be tossed together, plus, its mostly for showing off.
Don’t watch hockey, but its probably not unlike basketball in the way that the best players are good enough that their individual skills can still shine.

By: mark0226

mark0226 — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:55:11 +0000

They could eliminate the game and replace it with some type of all-star competition, similar to the home run derby in baseball or slam dunk contest in basketball. Turn it into a series of athletic competitions, like strongest man, longest throw, most accurate.

By: sledgehorn

sledgehorn — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:44:53 +0000

The NFL needs to create a fun atmosphere again.
It needs to be after the Super Bowl. Not having the best players from the best teams is stupid.
It needs to become mandatory, or at least so important that every player with a belly-ache can skip it.
They need to bring back the fun and games before hand. The bench press contest, the fastest man races, even the kicking challenges were cool. I enjoyed being able to see who could throw the farthest every year.
It made it personable, it was fun listening to Akers and Vinateri talk about the Super Bowl that year. It was fun watching Leftwich try and do the agility course.
Bring back the fun, the game should be a celebration not an ordeal.

By: Ghost Rat

Ghost Rat — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:28:05 +0000

I would love for the NFL Pro Bowl to be a game worth watching. But without players from Super Bowl teams, and with rules that make the game nearly unwatchable, I am just not sure what the point is.

Is there an answer?