Getting ready for the NFL Pro Bowl tomorrow? Didn't think so. With the NFL moving the game to the week before the super bowl and having the game being played in different cities year to year they figured it would generate more interest. Unfortunately, for the NFL, is essentially put an end to the game.
No fans watch the game, the players don't want to play in the game, and now they don't even want to go to the game. The NFL needs to set a precedent and get rid of the game. If they want to do something they should do a skills challenge. I'd rather see the top five running backs in the league race or the top five quarterbacks go at it to see who can throw the football the furthest.
This would solve many issues because players would want to do this and the super bowl participants could participate because there would be very little fear in getting hurt.
So, Roger Goodell, if your hearing me make a drastic change to the Pro Bowl and get rid of it completely and give the fans something they might actually enjoy, instead of watching guys who weren't even supposed to be there in the first place play in game.
What do you guys think? Let's hear it in the comment section.
-MJR
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I completely agree with you. Granted this year it is in Miami, but if you asked the player in the game where they wanted to go, 100% of them would say Hawaii. About the skills challenge idea, I think this would work. You see this with college players as a last chance to showcase their skills to pro scouts. I can say for myself that I watch it. It doesn't have the best players in college compete because they don't need to prove themselves anymore. It’s still for more entertaining then the pro bowl. If there were a competition between each position, for example QB; it would be interesting to see Brady, P. Manning, Brees, Favre throw it down in a skills challenge. Problem fixed. You could have it back in Hawaii or go from one stadium one year and another the next year. I don't care just put on something that is worthy of watching.
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Via twitter: NFLprguy- The 12.3 million viewers for last nite's Pro Bowl marks the largest viewership for any All-Star game ever on cable television.
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