Numbers say Pro Bowl a success
by Ed Valentine on Feb 2, 2010 12:00 PM EST
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PrintI know nobody really cares about the Pro Bowl, and that it is a meaningless event. But, probably since I was there, I found this tidbit from the National Football Post interesting.
12.3 million viewers tuned in to the NFL’s annual all-star game on ESPN this past Sunday night, the most since 2000, according to the Associated Press. Last year’s Pro Bowl on NBC drew just 8.8 million viewers, which is 40 percent less than what the game brought in this season.
In addition, Sunday night’s attendance at Sun Life Stadium was reported to be 70,697, the most for a Pro Bowl since 1959 when the game was held in Los Angeles.
All I know for sure is that there was palpable interest in the event around South Florida, and that people who otherwise would not have been able to attend had a chance to be there. The game, though, goes back to Hawaii next season.
So, my quick question is this. Should the NFL keep the Pro Bowl on the mainland? Should they cancel the game altogether because it is meaningless? Should they leave it in Hawaii for the glorified vacation? Or, do you simply not care what they do because you pay no attention to the event?
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I think
It should be in Hawaii, and be moved back to after the superbowl. This way the people that should be in the probowl get to be there, not all the alternates.
by bigblueguru on Feb 2, 2010 12:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Don't Care
Watching the Black Eyed Peas perform was more entertaining. Though I did look for the highlight of the Steve Smith TD.
Awaiting the draft :/
Booo
On the black eyed peas part. Next person to sing I gotta feeling, I will shoot.
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
LOL also liked Jamie Foxx's performance of an even more played out song (Blame it on the Alcohol)
Awaiting the draft :/
by I_Formation27 on Feb 2, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
I may have to find you and hurt you...
I only watched that song while my family was watching it and I was making hot cocoa. Could you answer me what was that fat lady supposed to be doing then?
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
I was LMFAO when that fat chick was dancing
I dunno what she was supposed to be doing but she obviously had some sort of mental handicap, and I’m prob going to hell for laughing so hard at her. She prob won some sort of contest or something. The whole thing was a bit confusing.
Awaiting the draft :/
by I_Formation27 on Feb 2, 2010 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
i pay close to zero attention
but if the attendance was the highest since 1959 then its just good business sense to keep it on the mainland.
Give me work release or give me death - #17
You know
people could have tuned in because that legitimately might have been the last Pro Bowl ever played.
I know most people don't care
and I barely do. But if the NFL wants to continue to have the pro-bowl IMO they should do what they did this year. Which is have it the off week before the Super Bowl in the Super Bowl city. They can make it part of the NFL’s end of season party.
Oh, and they should have the Super Bowl on Saturday night not Sunday night so that you can have a proper party!
Saturday night would be better
I agree. Saturday night would be better. I enjoy watching the Pro-Bowl! It’s kind of nice to see our players there. it was awesome to see Steve smith catch that touchdown! I can see why fans of teams like Detroit want to see the game go away; they don’t get to see their guys there as often as we do. I think this game is as much a testement to the better organizations as well as the players themselves. To be honest, it seems that the drive to be rid of the game is more media-driven than fans wanting it to go away.
End it
The Pro Bowl should be done away with, its not like other allstar games, if you take the full effort and intensity out of it, its not a product worth watching, and I cant blame the players not risking their careers on a meaningless game, so be done with it, pick a All Pro team and maybe do a skills competiton at a different venue every year.
Business wise
they should probably keep it on the mainland. More people will come just because you don’t have to fly over an ocean to get there.
If I’m a player though, I want it kept in hawaii for the vacation. I don’t see players bringing their family to Detroit or even Arlington for a fun time.
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
The atmosphere..
…in Hawaii, and that stadium is very poor. I actually watched most of the game this year. Playing the game before the Super Bowl gave the game a new vibe. Play every Super Bowl in Miami or Cali and do whatever with the pro bowl.
by Last year in Sec 127 on Feb 2, 2010 3:50 PM EST reply actions
As long as I don't have to watch it...
…I couldn’t care less what they do with it.
With cable/satellite TV covering every single game in every major sport, All-Star Games are an antiquated concept, and the sooner all the leagues realize this, the better.
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by New York Sports Jerk on Feb 2, 2010 4:06 PM EST reply actions
Instead of having the Pro Bowl at the end of the season
why don’t they use the Pro Bowl to kick off the season…it’d fit right in with the preseason games since it has the look and feel of one
Wouldn't be done
Players need that time to be with the team and work on refining plays and whatnot.
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
have a pro bowl in the summer
the game is completely worthless no matter when it is so just invite a bunch of stars out to hawaii and dick around for a week and broadcast it on espn when people are dying for ANY kind off football. it doesnt even have to be an actual football game. id watch pro football players play sega genesis in august if was on.
HELLO HELLO MR WILPON... BUY THAT MANSION. WE DONT NEED A CONDO.
If it were up to me...
I’d cancel it and move the Superbowl up a week.
If players like Bryant McKinnie can’t even bother to show up for practice for what is in effect a glorified game of flag football then why waste time putting having this game?
They could have taken the combined winnings of this game and donated it to the United Way or some other charity in the name of the players who were selected as pro-bowlers.
I don't have a problem with it..We all know that is a showcase..
The kids love it..Let’s face it they are not and never will go out on the field and beat the tar out of each other..This is Football..Nobody is going to go full tilt..It is meaningless to do that..My problem with the Pro-bowl is how the players are elected.
"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 most compelling contest in the pro bowl is between the WR/TE and the Secondary anyways. The line play is meaningless as they don’t try very hard anyways. Maybe revising the game into 2 hand touch is the right idea.
Or perhaps having the teams practice together for 2 weeks and have a real game (nix the no blitz rule) in late February with a big cash purse for the winning side is a good idea.
$20k is just not enough motivation for these millionaires to give an honest effort.
LarryHarryCarlPepper
by gr8kicks on Feb 2, 2010 9:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Skills competition yes
move the SB up a week, yes. Have the pro bowl anytime between Feb. and May, yes.
You play to win the game!
Pro Bowl.
If it means anything to the players, make it like baseball, and contribute a portion of the gate receipts to the NFL players pension fund.
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