NorthKCHawk
Well-Known Member
This is OT, but the Board is slow right now. Anyway, I am in Vegas and watched the Iowa game at the Aria Sports Book and was forced to endure also watching the Pro Bowl. Can we all agree that the game is a joke and absolutely unwatchable? It is an affront to football. That said, I don't blame the players. You don't risk your body for 80k and I am sure they sort of have fun clowning around. There is no way to get these guys to play hard and make it a real game. The NFL is not going to get rid of it because it still makes money. So, I have a creative fix.
Every player on an active NFL roster can declare themselves draftable for the pro bowl, but they must agree to play 100%. Think younger guys who were late rounders and are good, but still have a lot to prove and would love a big stage to show their talents. It would be worth the risk to play all out. Then, the actual pro bowl selection gets to pick the player that declares that he believes is most like him in skillset. In other words, Patrick Mahommes would draft a standin to play in the game in his place. Then they play the game with the stand in players with the real players on the sidelines coaching them up and doing interviews and the like. Make it a real F'ing game, but still have the star power of sorts. Also, the stand ins get the money, not the stars. I like that the winners get more. Again, to these guys, 80k for a days work is real money.
Its not an amazing idea, but its better than the trash that the NFL is currently pedaling.
Every player on an active NFL roster can declare themselves draftable for the pro bowl, but they must agree to play 100%. Think younger guys who were late rounders and are good, but still have a lot to prove and would love a big stage to show their talents. It would be worth the risk to play all out. Then, the actual pro bowl selection gets to pick the player that declares that he believes is most like him in skillset. In other words, Patrick Mahommes would draft a standin to play in the game in his place. Then they play the game with the stand in players with the real players on the sidelines coaching them up and doing interviews and the like. Make it a real F'ing game, but still have the star power of sorts. Also, the stand ins get the money, not the stars. I like that the winners get more. Again, to these guys, 80k for a days work is real money.
Its not an amazing idea, but its better than the trash that the NFL is currently pedaling.