Pro Bowl notes
by Ed Valentine on Feb 1, 2010 6:28 AM EST
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PrintEnjoyed my Pro Bowl weekend experience in South Florida, even if there were a few snafus along the way. Shoot, I was in shorts and t-shirt weather along the ocean instead of freezing my butt in 5 degree weather in upstate New York. Who can complain about that? Thanks to the NFL Network Marketing Department.
Just a handful of notes from the game.
- Steve Smith's touchdown catch was a thing of beauty. Even if the defensive back did not compete real hard for the ball -- he didn't compete at all -- Smith still made a terrific sprawling catch of an Aaron Rodgers' throw for a 48-yard touchdown.
- It was kind of cool to see three Giants side-by-side on the offensive line. For much of the game Shaun O'Hara, Chris Snee and David Diehl were on the field together.
- The highlight of the night had nothing to do with the game. Saw, and participated in, the longest-running 'Wave' I have ever witnessed. It started slowly and then built until it wrapped, with incredible participation, around the stadium a half-dozen times. Yes, a half-dozen times.
- The Bethune Cookman University marching bad, which performed at halftime, is absolutely incredible. They were more fun to watch the game itself.
- For that matter, so were the mascots. In particular, the Jacksonville Jaguars mascot. The dude had people focusing on him and not the cheerleaders, he was that good.
- The stadium was nearly full when the game started. Nearly empty by the fourth quarter.
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GAH!
I can’t believe we lost the Pro Bowl! To make it that far and fail is embarrassing! Well we must look to the draft so we can win it all next year! Pro Bowl or Bust!
You might
Ed you might have met my cousin. He was working sound for the NFL network at the pro bowl this week too.
Haven't watched the Pro Bowl in awhile ...
but man, that was unwatchable. I could only last about 10 minutes. The intensity level was somewhere in between a game day walk-thru and a lethargic training camp scrimmage that the coach makes everyone run laps after.
Most of the DL just stood up and put their hands on the OL, waiting for the pass. On DeSean Jackson’s long TD, the only one going all out was DeSean Jackson. And then McNabb celebrates like it’s a Super Bowl he didn’t puke at. I thought all the socializing for players was supposed to be during the practice week, but apparently they needed it all on film.
Diehl, O'Hara and Snee...
all on the line at the same time, pretty much prove the stupidity of saying “He’s a Pro Bowler…so he’s good”, or he’s “not a Pro Bowler, so he’s not that good”.
Diehl not a Pro Bowler (he proved it too…). Snee and O’Hara..probably, but Diehl definitely was not Pro Bowl worthy this year.
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
exactly....
yet, at some point someone’s gonna say the Giants OL must’ve been good in 2009 because they had 3 Pro Bowlers….
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
14 Players
That are going to play in the Super Bowl didn’t play in last night’s game. Then take into account the guys that just experienced a painful playoff loss or are actually too banged up to play and the game wasn’t really a Pro-Bowl. More like an above average bowl…So was jdaking a super aggravating one day wonder, or will he be back with his ridiculous notions? That’s the real question of the hour…
Who knows??
He is not what I have come to enjoy here on BBV
I think Free had the right idea with an ignore button
You can see a lot just by observing-Yogi Berra
Oh Yeah
How do David Garrard and Vince Young make the Pro Bowl? I guess I can kind of understand Young, but Garrard? The Jags don’t even want him to start for them any more…
Its joke...
all all-star games nowadays are jokes. The MLB game is fairly entertaining, its probably the best one to watch.
This game was horrible. They probably should’ve left it the way it is. Either that, or just name the playes, send em on vacation and don’t even play a game. Maybe just do a skills competition type thing.
It probably gets a pass as the FAIL All-star game of this year…the NBA game is unmatched with Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady being voted in….WHO are the inbred cretins who vote these 2 into the all-star game ever year and HOW can I banish them to a Russian gulag?
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
It was clear that the rest of the NFC
is not yet aware of the Giants (and FreeB’s) fool proof math. 3rd down + Steve Smith = 1st down. One catch?
Fairly certain
in select NY/NJ school districts..this fundamental concept is being taught at the K through 2nd grade levels.
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
by FreeBradshaw on Feb 1, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Put me down for a skills comp
Didn’t they used to play flag football in the sand back in the 80s? I think until some important player blew out an ACL or something like that. They had skills competitions then. It’s really the only thing that would be entertaining for fans and might actually tweak the players’ egos enough for them to want to try. See who can throw longer, Peyton or Brady? See who can toss more balls through a tire in 60 seconds, Warner or Brees? See who can push a 1000 lb. sled the fastest, Snee or O’Hara, etc…. I’d watch that. Hell, have the NFL donate 10 grand to the winner’s charity of choice, whatever. Anything would be better than that crap-fest from last night.
Yes, they did have something like that back then
Forgot what the name was, or when they did it. But a player did get hurt, also forgot what year, but it was the RB, Robert Edwards from the Patriots. He had a promising looking career ahead of him and it happened a year or two after his rookie season? I think it was a non-NFL charity volleyball event where he blew his knee out. He tried making a comeback, but was never the same!
Anyone can correct me on this if i’m wrong, but i think i’m on the right track?!
old timers games
are fun to watch in baseball, but I think the NFL should replace the pro bowl with one next year
You play to win the game!
That would be great
Though, would it be full contact? Leather helmets, optional mouth piece etc… lol
maybe Strahan could be in it..and get that 'itch' to come back?
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
by FreeBradshaw on Feb 1, 2010 10:13 AM EST up reply actions
IDK about Strahan being in it
He can still bring it, so they might want to put in a minimum age thing, like 45-?. LT on the other hand would qualify! lol
I’d love to see Strahan knock the crap out of some poor retired QB…like say…Farve.
You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there
by FreeBradshaw on Feb 1, 2010 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Popularity contest
is what the Pro Bowl is. Who puts the players in the Pro Bowl? Think about it. There are any number of people anywhere who will vote for whomever has been in the news just because they are familiar with his name. I know a guy who voted a straight Viking ticket. I know another guy who voted a straight Bengal ticket. Are all of the Bengals good enough to be in hte Pro Bowl? Are all of the Vikings good enough to be in the Pro Bowl? C’mon!
That said, there are guys who deserve to be noticed because of their efforts, and Steve Smith certainly deserved his nod. But the game that he played in yesterday meant nothing and will continue to mean nothing because the uninformed public can vote.
Watch the Pro Bowl? Are you kidding me? I’m glad we had guys in it, but I have wasted enough of my life watching two Pro Bowls. Won’t watch any more.
We didn't even have a chance for the "perfect season", but we did have the perfect ending.
Your right..
It is a popularity contest..and I only watched this one because the family wanted to go to it..I can’t remember the last one I tuned in on TV…As far as a football game goes this venue is pretty much a joke..The defensive uniforms should have hip pockets in their pants.
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
Well..
It certainly wasn’t much of a game, but the kids enjoyed it..and yes that ‘wave’ was longest lasting one I ever saw..of course the kids went nuts..That was a typical great catch from Smith..that pumped me up a little..and from what I could see Diehl looked awful..but at least we had some Giants out there…McNabb absolutely stunk..it was horrible watching him..Romo wasn’t much better…I would have loved to have seen Kurt Warner out there..He would have received a standing ovation that would have competed with that ‘wave’..It would have been a nice chance to say goodbye to him. The weather could have cooperated a little better for Ed, but I’m sure he didn’t get wet and after..arriving from 5 degree weather, a warm monsoon probably wouldn’t have bothered him. Which is pretty much what we are having today and the rest of the week..All in all, great opportunity for kids to see their players me and my one boy saw some of our Giants, the black sheep saw some of his Eagles (don’t know where I went wrong with that boy..lol) and the other kid who could care less got what he wanted also…Eat…and I would be remiss to omit the fact that my wife got to see some of her Cowboys.. yes the band was awesome, but the cheerleaders outweighed the mascots for me anyhow..my binoculars kept wandering off and focussing on the pretty girls..damn things !!haha.
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
Actually, I must say that binoculars at a football game are far better than 'mirrored'
Sunglasses at the beach..your just asking for it with ‘mirrored’ sunglasses at the beach..but with the binoculars and a very serious intense look at a football game, you can wander over to the cheerleaders, unnoticed..I’ve never gotten whacked in the back of the head with a rolled up newspaper at a football game by my wife…Only at the beach while wearing them damn ‘mirrored’ sunglasses..The problem though is you can’t get away with the binoculars at the beach..that will result in a severe beating…So I am trying to devise a ‘mirrored ’ metal detector for beach use..tell I going to see if I can find some gold and jewelry for my little woman..I can wear one of them ugly Canadien spandex bathing suits and stuf three or four Budweisers in there..she’ll think I went off clamming..but I’m not sure that would work effectively.
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
The Pro Bowl was yesterday?
Guess I missed it.
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by New York Sports Jerk on Feb 1, 2010 10:51 AM EST reply actions
Like watching Arena League
That’s how I referred to the game last night. When you’re desperate for football, you watch – but it’s just not the same. Kinda like the Lite Beer of NFL games.
When you’re desperate for football, you watch... Kinda like the Lite Beer of NFL games.
Well said.
That first Thursday night game in August is a long ways away. That’s the only reason I watched some of it.
this is why they make DVDs
of our superbowl runs
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Feb 2, 2010 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
how corny is this
I’ll often dig out my 24-oz. Giants glass and drink beer while watching, as if it was live
You play to win the game!
by Simms-McConkey on Feb 2, 2010 9:53 AM EST up reply actions
Ha!!..The nice thing about a 24 oz 'Arm-Curl' is that they get lighter with each rep..
"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"
I hate that the feeling is just not the same when you know the results.
The obvious exception was SB 42 which was still vivid in my head, and the only one I saw/remembered.
Never assume skill at bouncing a ball makes you smarter than the guy who built the court.
When there's a WILL there's a WAY
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