Pro Bowl open thread

by Ed Valentine on Feb 8, 2009 8:00 AM EST in News Comment 39 comments

Today will mark the last football until next fall as the Pro Bowl is held.

Use this as an Open Thread. Talk about the Pro Bowl, including the players' whining about losing their vacations to Hawaii next season.

Talk about A-Rod. Talk about whatever you want. Enjoy!

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I hear crickets

and A-Rod is a punk.

by brisulph on Feb 9, 2009 7:37 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Ok, so for the first time in years....

I watched a Pro Bowl pillar to post. It was actually a fairly entertaining game.

I’m glad they are moving the Pro Bowl to the mainland, the setting is nice, but the game looks “amateurish” in that place. Half full stands didn’t help.

Eli looked verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry comfortable throwing to Boldin. Just sayin.

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Feb 9, 2009 8:01 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

You mean

like the pass that he threw to Boldin that got intercepted in the end zone?

The 24 yarder was nice though.

by potroast on Feb 9, 2009 8:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

my problem with the pro bowl

is that the coaches aren’t able to flex their muscles and try something innovative.. all of the rules make it crappy..

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Feb 9, 2009 9:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Revis made a great play on that pick

I didn’t really fault Eli on that one

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Feb 9, 2009 9:17 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Geez

Pro Bowl analysis! Wow! Personally, I think I watched three plays.

by Ed Valentine on Feb 9, 2009 9:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Pro Bowl is the worst all-star game in professional sports.

It’s anticlimactic. For understandable reasons, it comes after the end of the season when no one cares anymore. At least the postseason college all-star games serve as a showcase for draft-eligible players. The NFL should consider doing away with it.

by django48 on Feb 9, 2009 10:13 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

absolutely agreed

my dad and i were thinking that in the near future there will be fan voting for some kind of all pro team but no game..

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Feb 9, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

But as long as they're gonna play it...

…note that either Eli or Carney was involved in producing 18 out of the NFC’s 30 points yesterday.

by django48 on Feb 9, 2009 10:20 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Like I said

Yesterday was the first time I’ve watched it in many years, and I actually watched the entire game. It was a pretty entertaining game, and this is from a guy who hates All-Star games in every sport.

Mostly I wanted to see Eli, but he didn’t get in until the 2nd half.

NBC did a good job with some “in depth” stuff, like being able to hear the defensive calls from the coordinators, and having the QB’s miked in the huddles. It was funny to actually hear Peyton confused about a play.

Peyton had a funny line when Eli threw his TD pass, Peyton called the exact play they were running, and after Eli threw the pass, Peyton said “Olivia could have thrown that ball!” (Momma Manning)

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Feb 9, 2009 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

speaking of the manning family..

how much must it suck to be Cooper Manning?

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Feb 9, 2009 11:14 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Free tickets to Colts and Giants games....

Playoff tickets every year, two trips to the Super Bowl, life could be alot worse for Cooper Manning.

Try being jrs1940’s brother, where a good day constituted not having me let one rip in their face.

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Feb 9, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

can't make fun of cooper

he has a fairly serious injury i think

by queler on Feb 9, 2009 3:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah it does suck to be Cooper

He had to quit playing football as a kid becuz of a disease in his spine that could have paralyzed him.

by NY17NE14 on Feb 9, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Boldin

Was interviewed on the sideline by a certain former Giants running back, and definitely did not sound like a guy who wants or expects to return to the AZ Cardinals.

He did look good in blue though :)

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Feb 9, 2009 11:48 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'm not sure about Boldin

He’s more like Toomer and less like Burress.. I have a feeling that the giants may make a run at two big time Receiving targets.. or they expect Burress back..

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Feb 9, 2009 12:16 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Boldin

What’s not to like about his skill set? Physical guy, makes lots of catches in traffic, can move the chains, can run after the catch, big asset in the red zone. The only question is what you make of his whole situation w/Arizona.

by Ed Valentine on Feb 9, 2009 12:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i love him as a player..

but with the underneath routes that he runs.. he doesn’t command a safety over top of him. We need a big guy with speed (doesn’t come easy). I’m not saying that i wouldn’t take boldin.. but if i want a possesion type receiver, i’ll take Gonzalez or Houshmandzadeh.. two guys who won’t command nearly the price..

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Feb 9, 2009 12:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Gonzalez as a Toomer replacement?

Everybody thinks that he would slow Boss’ development, but he might just be a good role model, or maybe he could fit in better as a flanker or H-back.

by TerraByte on Feb 9, 2009 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

After that hit he took against the Jets....

coming back 2 weeks after that, having had part of his jaw REMOVED and put back in with pins, I have the utmost respect for his toughness. I haven’t seen examples of blazing speed from him, but he seems to know how to get open.

That hit against the Jets, I was watching that game when it happened, I really thought for a minute he was dead, it was that violent.

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Feb 9, 2009 12:35 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I thought the game was entertaining too.

One nice thing about the game being after the season and in Hawaii is the laid-back nature of it all gives a more relaxed atmosphere, and you get to see some of the players let their haid down a little. If a player on my team got seriously hurt playing in an exhibition game that for whatever reason was taken more seriously, that would upset me more than the fact that the game itself is secondary to a lot of the hoopla surrounding the event.

Save the neck for me, Clark.

by Mr. Met on Feb 9, 2009 2:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Why not then skip all the pretense that the game matters

and have them play flag football? Just as much fun, the players still get to go to Hawaii and there’s less chance of injury.

by django48 on Feb 9, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Better yet

Let their wives and girlfriends just play powder puff football in NFC/AFC Body Paint

I’m always thinking

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Feb 9, 2009 3:19 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

That would probably work pretty well, actually.

Better ratings, for sure.

Save the neck for me, Clark.

by Mr. Met on Feb 9, 2009 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Heck with it

Let’s just televise the Lingerie Bowl.

by Ed Valentine on Feb 9, 2009 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

haha

I like it. Problems will ensue when the first openly gay player makes a pro bowl, however.

by cjmulrain on Feb 9, 2009 3:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

How the hell does Andy Reid

keep getting selected to the Pro Bowl so much?

by NY17NE14 on Feb 9, 2009 4:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I don't know if this was meant to be sarcasm

but it’s because the Eagles keep losing in the NFC Championship game

by cjmulrain on Feb 9, 2009 5:09 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

News Flash: GIANTS RE-SIGN CARR

I thought you’d be interested in the latest NYG news, Carr was resigned, Droughs, Madison and Knight got cut. Just ran across this checking out MG at nj.com.

by NY17NE14 on Feb 9, 2009 4:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

awesome news

by cjmulrain on Feb 9, 2009 5:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

20 bucks says

now a quarterback controversy starts in here

by NY17NE14 on Feb 9, 2009 5:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Here's the controversy

Will the Giants carry a #3 QB? Will it be Woodson or someone else?

by TerraByte on Feb 9, 2009 5:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm sure they will have a # 3

But will Reese give up on Woodson and get the best quality player he can in the draft like usual? We have a bunch of picks to grab a QB they think has slipped into the later rounds. I wouldn’t be surprised by Reese doing it.

by NY17NE14 on Feb 9, 2009 5:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

there was suppose to be a link????

http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2009/02/new_york_giants_resign_carr_cu.html

by NY17NE14 on Feb 9, 2009 4:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Do you think

Carr has given up any thoughts of being a starting QB? $1M for a year isn’t that much. Is he looking for a ring?

by TerraByte on Feb 9, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My quess is it's about a RING

What team could he sign with and really have a chance at winning a ring? Minnesota? He’s from SoCal ( if I remember correctly) and just visited the sub-zero temps up there the last game of the season. Yeah, it was indoors, but you got to get there and back to the hotel, the airport,etc..

How would you like to have to tell the wife “Hey Honey, pack your things WE GOING to MINNESOTA!!!”

Seriously,( though there was a serious point there) I’d bet that after the disappointment his career has been, he feels he NEEDS a SB ring to shut his critics up. I could be wrong, have been before, but that’s my take.

by NY17NE14 on Feb 9, 2009 6:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Trade bait?

$!M per year isn’t a big number. No better backup on the market and I’d want to keep him, but for the right price? Throw in a pick or two. Trade up for Crabtree? Or am I hallucinating?

by django48 on Feb 10, 2009 1:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

i actually kinda like that idea..

I think Carr would be a Good quarterback if he had a real offensive line in front of him.. But his real value is yet to be known. He could be worth a 6th or 7th round pick.. which if that is the case.. we should keep our backup.

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Feb 10, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm thinking more like

packaging him with a few picks to move up in the first round. We have a few to spare, and there are quite a few teams drafting ahead of us with a lot of holes to fill.

by django48 on Feb 10, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs