JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 http://news.yahoo.com/nfl-keep-pro-bowl-hold-game-honolulu-205239347--nfl.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Senator Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Jason Peters will be voted NFC's starting Left Tackle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JÂy RÛßeÒ Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Jason Peters will be voted NFC's starting Left Tackle I bet Ruben Brown still gets some votes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Players now only care because there are incentive clauses in contracts for players who make Pro Bowl even if they are 5th substitute; as long as it is held before Superbowl I'll not watch it unless (1) given free ticket and airfare or (2) some other contest which I am interested would need me to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayray808 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I am down to host a serious tailgate party here in Hawaii if any of our Bills players make it this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I wantto know what their "promise" is to make the game more competitive. Are they going to wear blindfolds? The ProBowl should decide possession in the super bowl, and who is home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Want to make it interesting again? Bring back the skills compitition like they used to have. Most accurate, longest throw, obsticle course...I forget the rest They even had NFL alum skills. I remember Jim Kelly participating in most accurate throw compitition once Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playman Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 id put it a week after the superbowl again. like a season-ending gathering. more fun, and all voted players participate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyst Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Want to make it interesting again? Bring back the skills compitition like they used to have. Most accurate, longest throw, obsticle course...I forget the rest They even had NFL alum skills. I remember Jim Kelly participating in most accurate throw compitition once Or allow HOF finalists top 10 play. That'd be cool. Seeing a guy like Deion out there returning with Hester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1B4IDie Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 (edited) Want to make it interesting again? Bring back the skills compitition like they used to have. Most accurate, longest throw, obsticle course...I forget the rest They even had NFL alum skills. I remember Jim Kelly participating in most accurate throw compitition once Seriously. Its actually the best idea. I think they had the "Fastest Man" competition too, which was the Marquee draw. They can have fastest D-Line, LB, CB and O-Lineman as sub categories. Also they should consider flag football. I don't think the fans really are demanding a brutal all star game played at a playoff intensity level. They just want to have some fun before the off-season. Edited May 31, 2012 by Why So Serious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybe Someday Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 The only thing that will motivate these players to actually try in the Pro Bowl is money. How about the winning team gets their flight home paid for, the losing team doesn’t? The Pro Bowl should also be played after the Super Bowl again too. Typically, each team in the Super Bowl has quite a few players voted to the Pro Bowl and they should still get the reward of the trip to Hawaii. Plus, that would get rid of what, 10-15 of the alternates that only get in because a guy who plays their position made it to the SB. I agree with bringing back the skills competition. How many years in a row did Darrell Green win the fastest man competition back in the day? I doubt they bring back the flag football game though after that Pats* RB…I think his name was Robert Edwards…tore up his knee and basically ended his career, although that was on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papazoid Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 yawn, cancel the game. nothing they can do to incentivize the game will outweigh the players fear of getting injured in a meaningless game. most of these guys are making $500,000 to $1 million PER GAME.....making $50-100,000 is chump change. some of these guys are also about to become free agents who will not want to risk injury. i think an ESPY/ACADEMY AWARDS type show done during the off week just prior to the super bowl, in the same city where the super bowl is being played where all the media in the world is already assembled, makes the most sense to me. then even the players who are in the super bowl game itself can attend and be recognized instead of 4th & 5th alternates getting in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 i think an ESPY/ACADEMY AWARDS type show done during the off week just prior to the super bowl, in the same city where the super bowl is being played where all the media in the world is already assembled, makes the most sense to me. then even the players who are in the super bowl game itself can attend and be recognized instead of 4th & 5th alternates getting in. This ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Yawn. We won't have anyone playing in the game again... ...because we'll be prepping for the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Yawn. We won't have anyone playing in the game again... ...because we'll be prepping for the Super Bowl. This ^^^ times 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
You herd it hear last Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Not really sure if the quotation marks should be around "play" or "pro bowl"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleaMoulds80 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Pro Bowl needs to be abolished. Especially with all this concussion and career ending injury talk, why should NFL players risk further injuries for a game that doesn't matter. The Pro Bowl has no more meaning any more and is nothing more than a popularity contest. Moving the exhibition game to Hawaii isn't going to motivate a player to play harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 After a long season, who the hell wants to fly all the way to Honolulu for a meaningless game? Last time I was at ALOHA Stadium it was falling down from sea air corrosion. The iron work looked like it had been through 3-4 Buffalo Winters! You used to be able to get on a 747 or DC10 to get there, now they want you to go on a 737????? NFL Europe and the Bills in Toronto have likely been more successful. Play it on the Mainland for a year or two and if it's not successful-forget about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeMonkey Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 The lingerie bowl has infinitely more meaning than the pro bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markgbe Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 (edited) personally i could care less about the actual Pro Bowl game, i expect it to be a half assed fun game. Just give me a skills competition! I don't know what moron thought that getting rid of it could improve the whole Pro Bowl experience. Edited June 1, 2012 by markgbe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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