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Jack Sabbath
2023-01-31 3:24:08 PM  
Well, he is a pro.

Everyone else is injured or in the Super Bowl.
 
majestic
2023-01-31 3:35:47 PM  
This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.
 
majestic
2023-01-31 3:36:45 PM  
Also... move the superbowl game to Saturday night or 3pm on Sunday.
 
ModernPrimitive01
2023-01-31 3:51:41 PM  

majestic: Also... move the superbowl game to Saturday night or 3pm on Sunday.


and the college championship game to a weekend
 
HideAndGoFarkYourself
2023-01-31 3:56:06 PM  
When even NFL players are laughing about something this absurd, you know it's bad.

Put the Pro Bowl back to the week after the Super Bowl, move it back to Hawaii every year, make it a reward for the players chosen to have a free week in Hawaii and more people will actually want to go.

Or just cancel the damn thing altogether, it's unwatchable.
 
ElwoodCuse
2023-01-31 3:58:03 PM  
is it even a game? I thought they changed it to be flag football and skills games
 
Jack Sabbath
2023-01-31 4:00:18 PM  

majestic: This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.


Not a game anymore.  Bunch of weird events and skills tests, like a Punt Pass and Kick for professionals.
 
Daedalus27
2023-01-31 4:03:06 PM  
Tyler Huntley,Pro Bowler, diminishes the title of Pro Bowler immensely.  Probably good for him if he had an incentive in his contract.
 
Klippoklondike [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:05:25 PM  

Jack Sabbath: majestic: This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.

Not a game anymore.  Bunch of weird events and skills tests, like a Punt Pass and Kick for professionals.


The 2023 pro-bowl schedule and events
 
buckeyebrain
2023-01-31 4:06:48 PM  

HideAndGoFarkYourself: When even NFL players are laughing about something this absurd, you know it's bad.

Put the Pro Bowl back to the week after the Super Bowl, move it back to Hawaii every year, make it a reward for the players chosen to have a free week in Hawaii and more people will actually want to go.

Or just cancel the damn thing altogether, it's unwatchable.


Or just cancel the damn thing.
 
ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:07:11 PM  

HideAndGoFarkYourself: When even NFL players are laughing about something this absurd, you know it's bad.

Put the Pro Bowl back to the week after the Super Bowl, move it back to Hawaii every year, make it a reward for the players chosen to have a free week in Hawaii and more people will actually want to go.

Or just cancel the damn thing altogether, it's unwatchable.


Aloha Stadium was closed permanently in 2020 as it's rusting away.
 
majestic
2023-01-31 4:07:49 PM  

ModernPrimitive01: majestic: Also... move the superbowl game to Saturday night or 3pm on Sunday.

and the college championship game to a weekend


Or a Friday night.
 
Broktun
2023-01-31 4:09:59 PM  

HideAndGoFarkYourself: When even NFL players are laughing about something this absurd, you know it's bad.

Put the Pro Bowl back to the week after the Super Bowl, move it back to Hawaii every year, make it a reward for the players chosen to have a free week in Hawaii and more people will actually want to go.

Or just cancel the damn thing altogether, it's unwatchable.


Potential of injury isn't worth free week in Hawaii in 2023.  It was in 1983.
 
GoldSpider
2023-01-31 4:10:32 PM  
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squegeebooo
2023-01-31 4:12:45 PM  
It's like the year a goon went to the NHL all star game, while barely holding onto his roster spot.
 
Outshined_One [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:14:56 PM  

Jack Sabbath: majestic: This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.

Not a game anymore.  Bunch of weird events and skills tests, like a Punt Pass and Kick for professionals.


Just turn it into the ESPYs, already.  Do a big awards show a few weeks after the Super Bowl, call the award something stupid, hire some doofy former athlete type to host (someone like John Cena or Peyton Manning would be ideal), hand out awards to positions like Punter and Strong Safety in advance, and hand out the Pro Bowlies for the big name guys on television.  Heck, you can even include awards for Rookie of the Year, OPOY, DPOY, MVP, and Man of the Year in the telecast.

No one gets hurt, players can participate via remote video if they're unable to attend, guys can market themselves and their brands through interviews and acceptance speeches, and ESPN gets enough football material to jabber about until the NFL Draft happens.
 
ElwoodCuse
2023-01-31 4:16:51 PM  

squegeebooo: It's like the year a goon went to the NHL all star game, while barely holding onto his roster spot.


fans voted for that on purpose. they didn't pick him because everyone else said no
 
GoldSpider
2023-01-31 4:17:03 PM  

Outshined_One: Jack Sabbath: majestic: This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.

Not a game anymore.  Bunch of weird events and skills tests, like a Punt Pass and Kick for professionals.

Just turn it into the ESPYs, already.  Do a big awards show a few weeks after the Super Bowl, call the award something stupid, hire some doofy former athlete type to host (someone like John Cena or Peyton Manning would be ideal), hand out awards to positions like Punter and Strong Safety in advance, and hand out the Pro Bowlies for the big name guys on television.  Heck, you can even include awards for Rookie of the Year, OPOY, DPOY, MVP, and Man of the Year in the telecast.

No one gets hurt, players can participate via remote video if they're unable to attend, guys can market themselves and their brands through interviews and acceptance speeches, and ESPN gets enough football material to jabber about until the NFL Draft happens.


CoD tournament.

Actually that might be fun to watch.
 
ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:19:16 PM  

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ElFugawz [BareFark]
2023-01-31 4:22:46 PM  
Pro Bowl 2024 to be a game of NFLopoly Junior.
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McGrits [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:29:44 PM  
I think all the players remember that one guy who suffered a career ending knee injury playing beach volleyball.

I am surprised that the teams have not put clauses in the player contracts that prevent them from participating in certain events. I would expect to see them added to the guaranteed contracts that are now being given to the quarterbacks.

/see MLB and anti skiing etc clauses
//also see the hypocrisy in the NHL for being against the Olympics vs for the World Cup (and who gets what money from the events)
///field goal!
 
Klippoklondike [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 4:30:39 PM  

Outshined_One: Jack Sabbath: majestic: This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.

Not a game anymore.  Bunch of weird events and skills tests, like a Punt Pass and Kick for professionals.

Just turn it into the ESPYs, already.  Do a big awards show a few weeks after the Super Bowl, call the award something stupid, hire some doofy former athlete type to host (someone like John Cena or Peyton Manning would be ideal), hand out awards to positions like Punter and Strong Safety in advance, and hand out the Pro Bowlies for the big name guys on television.  Heck, you can even include awards for Rookie of the Year, OPOY, DPOY, MVP, and Man of the Year in the telecast.

No one gets hurt, players can participate via remote video if they're unable to attend, guys can market themselves and their brands through interviews and acceptance speeches, and ESPN gets enough football material to jabber about until the NFL Draft happens.


I would watch that
 
ElFugawz [BareFark]
2023-01-31 4:52:34 PM  

Outshined_One: Jack Sabbath: majestic: This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.

Not a game anymore.  Bunch of weird events and skills tests, like a Punt Pass and Kick for professionals.

Just turn it into the ESPYs, already.  Do a big awards show a few weeks after the Super Bowl, call the award something stupid, hire some doofy former athlete type to host (someone like John Cena or Peyton Manning would be ideal), hand out awards to positions like Punter and Strong Safety in advance, and hand out the Pro Bowlies for the big name guys on television.  Heck, you can even include awards for Rookie of the Year, OPOY, DPOY, MVP, and Man of the Year in the telecast.

No one gets hurt, players can participate via remote video if they're unable to attend, guys can market themselves and their brands through interviews and acceptance speeches, and ESPN gets enough football material to jabber about until the NFL Draft happens.


Strongest safety, freest safety, tightest end, best trick play, best costume uniform design, outstanding flop...
But seriously, you could do awards for outstanding individual plays/games, too. Even the uniform design could be awarded to the designer (off to the side) like costume design. Hell, espn posts enough articles about uniforms and shoes enough to make it seem relevant.
 
SuperChuck
2023-01-31 4:54:44 PM  

GoldSpider: Outshined_One: Jack Sabbath: majestic: This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.

Not a game anymore.  Bunch of weird events and skills tests, like a Punt Pass and Kick for professionals.

Just turn it into the ESPYs, already.  Do a big awards show a few weeks after the Super Bowl, call the award something stupid, hire some doofy former athlete type to host (someone like John Cena or Peyton Manning would be ideal), hand out awards to positions like Punter and Strong Safety in advance, and hand out the Pro Bowlies for the big name guys on television.  Heck, you can even include awards for Rookie of the Year, OPOY, DPOY, MVP, and Man of the Year in the telecast.

No one gets hurt, players can participate via remote video if they're unable to attend, guys can market themselves and their brands through interviews and acceptance speeches, and ESPN gets enough football material to jabber about until the NFL Draft happens.

CoD tournament.

Actually that might be fun to watch.


Found Kyler Murray's Fark account
 
Jim_Tressel's_O-Face
2023-01-31 4:55:17 PM  
Tyler Huntley?  What, Jacoby Brissett wasn't returning his calls from Cancun?
 
kukukupo
2023-01-31 4:57:33 PM  
No need for the game; just make it an award that you were named to it.
 
buckeyebrain
2023-01-31 5:02:40 PM  

McGrits: I think all the players remember that one guy who suffered a career ending knee injury playing beach volleyball.

I am surprised that the teams have not put clauses in the player contracts that prevent them from participating in certain events. I would expect to see them added to the guaranteed contracts that are now being given to the quarterbacks.

/see MLB and anti skiing etc clauses
//also see the hypocrisy in the NHL for being against the Olympics vs for the World Cup (and who gets what money from the events)
///field goal!


Having formatting troubles, I had two different comments so bear with me:

The beach game was beach flag football, not volleyball.  Robert Edwards' career didn't end, but he was never the same player.

As to the second point:  In the late 70's/early 80's, ABC used to run a competition called The Superstars where athletes from various sports would compete against each other and was quite successful.  So much that they started a spinoff called the Superteams; which pitted the World Series participants against each other and then the Super Bowl participants; with the winners meeting the following week.  Except that Steinbrenner prohibited the Yankees from participating; so the Royals repeatedly ended up representing the baseball side.
 
WoodyHayes [OhFark]
2023-01-31 5:15:13 PM  

ModernPrimitive01: majestic: Also... move the superbowl game to Saturday night or 3pm on Sunday.

and the college championship game to a weekend


That is very big of you, a Tennessee fan wanting to stay up and support Alabama or Georgia winning another national title. Warms the heart, it does.
 
Skyrmion
2023-01-31 5:16:49 PM  

Klippoklondike: Jack Sabbath: majestic: This "game" should have been phased out a long, long time ago.

Not a game anymore.  Bunch of weird events and skills tests, like a Punt Pass and Kick for professionals.

The 2023 pro-bowl schedule and events


"teammate pairings from each conference will toss water balloons back and forth from increasing distances. "

LOL
 
WoodyHayes [OhFark]
2023-01-31 5:25:48 PM  

buckeyebrain: As to the second point:  In the late 70's/early 80's, ABC used to run a competition called The Superstars where athletes from various sports would compete against each other and was quite successful.  So much that they started a spinoff called the Superteams; which pitted the World Series participants against each other and then the Super Bowl participants; with the winners meeting the following week.  Except that Steinbrenner prohibited the Yankees from participating; so the Royals repeatedly ended up representing the baseball side.


Not the same thing, I know, but I miss Circus of the Stars.
 
HideAndGoFarkYourself
2023-01-31 5:41:29 PM  

ZMugg: HideAndGoFarkYourself: When even NFL players are laughing about something this absurd, you know it's bad.

Put the Pro Bowl back to the week after the Super Bowl, move it back to Hawaii every year, make it a reward for the players chosen to have a free week in Hawaii and more people will actually want to go.

Or just cancel the damn thing altogether, it's unwatchable.

Aloha Stadium was closed permanently in 2020 as it's rusting away.


Yes, and there's a stadium in Honolulu that seats 17,000 after this year that can be used until the New Aloha Stadium is finished.
 
Tarl3k
2023-01-31 6:14:37 PM  

majestic: Also... move the superbowl game to Saturday night or 3pm on Sunday.


But then they'd have to start the pregame at 5am...
 
ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 6:38:23 PM  

Tarl3k: majestic: Also... move the superbowl game to Saturday night or 3pm on Sunday.

But then they'd have to start the pregame at 5am...


As opposed to the normal 7am...

the previous Thursday?
 
kmfjd
2023-01-31 8:01:25 PM  
just as bad as the goon the fans voted to the nhl all star game some years ago
 
runwiz [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-01-31 8:11:27 PM  
Daedalus27
Tyler Huntley,Pro Bowler, diminishes the title of Pro Bowler immensely.  Probably good for him if he had an incentive in his contract.

I can see it now.  Huntley insisting that his contract include a significant bonus clause if he makes the Pro Bowl and the Ravens readily agreeing figuring like their backup QB is really going to make the Pro Bowl.
 
Mateorocks
2023-01-31 8:51:14 PM  
There is a big difference between being an All-Pro and a Pro-Bowler
 
cefm
2023-01-31 9:32:09 PM  

GoldSpider: [i.imgflip.com image 461x345]


Remember KiJana Carter blowing an ACL the last time they played flag football in Hawaii? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
 
cefm
2023-01-31 9:35:14 PM  

cefm: GoldSpider: [i.imgflip.com image 461x345]

Remember KiJana Carter blowing an ACL the last time they played flag football in Hawaii? Pepperidge Farms remembers.


Nevermind. Robert edwards.
 
browneye [TotalFark]
2023-01-31 11:58:06 PM  
You know....I'm beginning to think that this Pro Bowl thing is a bit of a joke.
 
Hey Nurse! [OhFark]
2023-02-01 12:20:55 AM  
Politics have no place in sports. I demand an investigation as to why George Santos wasn't selected. He threw for 72 touchdowns this year and was the leading rusher for four different teams AND was head cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys.
 
phimuskapsi [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-01 10:12:16 AM  
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It gets worse.
 
Five Minute Standup
2023-02-01 12:28:41 PM  

squegeebooo: It's like the year a goon went to the NHL all star game, while barely holding onto his roster spot.


You mean the guy who captained the winning team and was awarded MVP?
 
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