Question of the Day 01/22 + Pro Bowl Bonus

[sb41champs]

QB Andrew Luck will be playing in his first (of many) Pro Bowl this Sunday - replacing "an injured Tom Brady".  Did you have ANY inkling during Sunday's AFC Championship game that Brady was "injured" - or - are his itty-bitty feelings hurt because the Patriots got blanked in the second half at home ??

 

 

 

 

PRO BOWL BONUS:

 

If YOU were NFL Commissioner - what changes and/or improvements would you make to the Pro Bowl to make it a more exciting game for fans ??

 

[TKnight24]

1. His feelings are Hurt

2. Ban it from the NFL

[UKColt13]

1. I can't see him being injured, i think he's probably a bit hurt.

2. End it. There is no need for a glorified game of flag football. Still give them a pro bowl selection for the recognition but don't play the game.

[jvan1973]

QB Andrew Luck will be playing in his first (of many) Pro Bowl this Sunday - replacing "an injured Tom Brady". Did you have ANY inkling during Sunday's AFC Championship game that Brady was "injured" - or - are his itty-bitty feelings hurt because the Patriots got blanked in the second half at home ??

PRO BOWL BONUS:

If YOU were NFL Commissioner - what changes and/or improvements would you make to the Pro Bowl to make it a more exciting game for fans ??

His pride is broken

Let it be what it is.. If people don't want to watch, don't watch. It still pulls decent ratings

[HungarianColtsFan]

1. Tom Brady IS injured. MRI finding shows serious sprain on his pride...

 

2. No idea. After the season, players are usually keen on having some rest and party. On the other hand...playing in Pro Bowl means you've missed SB. Must be unpleasant...so they won't be enthusiastic an playing their tails off.

[GoColts8818]

He never plays in the pro bowl he is as injured as any other player who backs out and doesn't want to play.

Change it to a skill competition.

[Gavin]

1.Injured perhaps but if he dont want to play in the Pro Bowl then its no big deal, if I was him I'd be resting my body for another run next year

2.Change it to a skill competition like Go Colts said above

[southwest1]

1. ProBowls are just like MVP Awards they mean absolutely nothing. NFL legacies are built on NFC/AFC Championships & Vince Lombardi trophies.

 

2. Terminate the circus known as the ProBowl entirely. Yes, it is a nice vacation in paradise for a player's friends & family. As a fan, it is a joke to watch. I could care less which team wins.

[southwest1]

Change it to a skill competition.

No, even as a skills competition I won't watch it. We already have that for NFL rookies. It's called the Combine. For Veterans, we have that too. It's called training camp drills. 

[southwest1]

If you're going to keep the ProBowl, move it after the SB like it used to be so the team that won the SB gets congratulated by their NFL athlete peers. I liked that actually. Classy IMHO. 

[southwest1]

1. ProBowls are just like MVP Awards they mean absolutely nothing. NFL legacies are built on NFC/AFC Championships & Vince Lombardi trophies.

I will acknowledge that a number of ProBowl appearances can aid a player a great deal in contract negotiations resulting in a larger 2nd contract for more guaranteed money. So I guess ProBowls aren't completely useless.

[jvan1973]

No, even as a skills competition I won't watch it. We already have that for NFL rookies. It's called the Combine. For Veterans, we have that too. It's called training camp drills.

So don't watch it, i enjoy the skills competition

[Crunked]

This just in: Brady was reportedly in with the training staff immediately after the game being treated for what team doctors described as a bruised ego, he is expected to make a full recovery.

 

 

Make the Pro-Bowl meaningful would require a two pronged attack that would appease players and make it worth their while and give the coaching staff incentive to coach...... for the players(Money and Lots of it) 7 digits for top line performance, LB performance DB performance. WR performance RB performance, QB performance, and OL performance)

Award an additional draft pick to every team represented on the winning side of the ball

 

to do those two things you would also have to make the rules like a regular season game and make the pro bowl selections selected totally by their peers and not a popularity contest of the fans.

[TonyBungee]

1. Any NFL player that plays a full season is gonna have enough bumps & bruises to call themselves "injured" if they want.

2. The ProBowl is a joke, but a nice reward for the players. Maybe they should announce the teams, still give them the trip to Hawaii, then just have a big dance-off at the stadium to determine the NFL's representative to "Dancing with the Stars." : )

[ColtsHappy]

Brady hasn't played in the pro bowl in years, even when the Pats were not in the SB. Who is taking bets that if they won he would be playing in the SB even with his "Injury". More than likely a pride injury I suspect.

 

ColtsHappy

[BNS]

1.  He's just not interested in going...Pro Bowl doesn't matter to him.

 

2.  I'd be fine doing away with it and just naming players to something similar to an All-American Team.  That way, the players chosen get that honor and don't have to risk injury by playing in a meaningless game.  

 

I think part of the problem is that the Pro Bowl in is Hawaii...who can afford to go there to see a game?  The other major sports rotate to the cities with franchises and it becomes an event lasting 2-3 days.  So, if you keep the game, then play it in NFL cities and add events for the fans and some skill competitions.  I know everyone is excited about Luck making it to the Pro Bowl, but he's only there because a player chosen has decided not to go, which is the case for many other players who are now going under those circumstances.  Kinda takes the shine off of it for me.

[JoshTheColtsFan]

1. Brady is busy preparing for his next GQ photo shoot.

2. Recognize the players with a title of some sort and hold a skill competition with donations awarded to the winners selected charity(s).

[Ja'Crispy]

1. Injured ego. If they had won he'd be healthy.

2. I used to love the pro bowl as a kid (I seem to remember it actually being good, but maybe I was delusional). At this point it's like the slam dunk contest. The stars don't come out, so dump it.

[bluebambi]

1. He's just not interested in going...Pro Bowl doesn't matter to him.

2. I'd be fine doing away with it and just naming players to something similar to an All-American Team. That way, the players chosen get that honor and don't have to risk injury by playing in a meaningless game.

I think part of the problem is that the Pro Bowl in is Hawaii...who can afford to go there to see a game? The other major sports rotate to the cities with franchises and it becomes an event lasting 2-3 days. So, if you keep the game, then play it in NFL cities and add events for the fans and some skill competitions. I know everyone is excited about Luck making it to the Pro Bowl, but he's only there because a player chosen has decided not to go, which is the case for many other players who are now going under those circumstances. Kinda takes the shine off of it for me.

Your point 3 is redundant .. These people make millions a year .

[jvan1973]

Your point 3 is redundant .. These people make millions a year .

Not all of them

[Dustin]

1. He must have pulled a hammy on his kick.

 

2. Skills competition would be cool. Or at least better incentives for the players to play well/better.

[BNS]

Your point 3 is redundant .. These people make millions a year .

 

 

I'm talking about fans being able to afford to go to Hawaii, not the players.

[TKnight24]

I'm not watching the Pro Bowl cause it's Stupid. Last real Pro Bowl was when Sean Taylor (RIP) literally destroyed that Punter on the Fake Punt Play.

It use to be an Honor to go to the PB. Now, it's a Popularity Contest & a Huge Joke that just isn't Funny anymore

[oldunclemark]

Brady has been listed on the injury list much of the year, hasn't he?

Of course, so has Andrew Luck..and he's playing.