Pro Bowl To Be Moved One Week Before Super Bowl Starting 2010

[Acid]

Quote: Originally Posted by TJdaSportsGuy

Actually...I completely disagree. Most of the league's players are in the city hosting the Super Bowl anyway for all the various parties, endorsement deals, etc. You allow the league's superstars to play a game in the stadium hosting the Super Bowl a week before...give each of them 4 tickets to the game just for showing up...and I think you'd have FEWER players pulling out of the game.

How many players get selected to the Pro Bowl?

That would be way too many free tickets given away, they wouldn't allow it because of the revenue lost.

[allBthere]

skills comp.

for example I watch the home run derby in baseball and don't give a hoot about the allstar game.

It's the same thing for any sport as far as I'm concerned.

[wwharton]

Quote: Originally Posted by totalownership

This is a smart move on their part. People are still in "Football Mode" and haven't wound down yet. So more people will watch. You have weekends of regular season, weekends of playoffs, a weekend of pro-bowl and then the superbowl. Admit it fellas. When the conference championships have played out you know you still want to see some more football. You don't want to go a weekend without some football before you get to see the superbowl. That being said, you can pretty much forget about seeing any of the superbowl participants in the pro bowl.

I agree 100%. My only thought is wouldn't that damage the field? I'm not for any issues with the field the Superbowl will be played on.

[SPTO]

Quote: Originally Posted by wwharton

I agree 100%. My only thought is wouldn't that damage the field? I'm not for any issues with the field the Superbowl will be played on.

Since the Super Bowl is played in warm weather/domes the application of logos and such on the field can be done very easily. The Vanier Cup last year was played a day before the Grey Cup and they got the logos and such off the field without problems. The Field is not going to be damaged at all. It'd be like a home team playing 2 straight weeks at home.

How is there going to be problems with the field?

[wwharton]

It sounded like this would be played a day or couple of days before the SB. If I'm not mistaken, the SB isn't played after 2 weeks every year... I think it's every other year unless that's changed. That would mean this game wouldn't be a week in advance (in which case, I agree... no issue).

[JBH3]

Quote: Originally Posted by snepp

Polishing a turd.

Quote: Originally Posted by Brandon13

Just get rid of the game.

Quote: Originally Posted by skydog71

Here's another idea: The two worst teams go at it for the #1 pick. We could give it a name like "The Matt Millen Bowl".

I'm w/ the first two posts, and a match between the two worst teams for the #1 pick isn't a bad idea...would never be done, but isn't a bad idea.

Like someone else said being named to the ProBowl should just be an award like being named an All-American or something.

The game itself is pointless.

[The C]

Quote: Originally Posted by snepp

Skills competitions >>>>>>>>>> Pro Bowl game Have the skills comps during the week prior to the SB if they insist on having a two week break, just forget the game itself.

Yes, please bring them back.


Carson no!!!!!!!!!




Joey throw it to the receiver. NOOOOOOOOO!!! THat was a card board cutout!

[Giantneers]

Quote: Originally Posted by fugazi

Who wouldn't rather see an all rookie game? or 1st and 2nd year... that would be novel, at least for a bit.

I'm on board for that idea..