Revolution said:

They do have alot of competitions during pro bowl week here in Hawaii. They may phase that out now

Revolution said:

Those are still there at the Pro Bowl.

MuthaFunka said:

That the biggest downfall of it, no superbowl players

kpowers said:

Naw, not really. Because there are still other good players that would play in it.

MuthaFunka said:

Yeah really

MuthaFunka said:

yep those are my picks too.
Indianapolis
Baltimore
Arizona
Philadelphia

Indy
Baltimore "upon further review", the Dolphins' O plays into the strength of the Ravens' D....
Arizona "upon further review", just got a gut feeling on this one...
Philly(ridin' that momentum!)
[Edited 1/2/09 12:11pm]

Revolution said:

I don't know. I love how the Pro Bowl is so relaxed because it's truly the end of the season. I realize it's not a huge draw now for a lot of people, but I fear it'd be completely lost in the Super Bowl shuffle (no pun intended).

CarrieLee said:

The Tom Brady factor

MuthaFunka said:

In an NFL event? Why? Promoting the league also promotes each team.

SUPRMAN said:

Because they want their players to be healthy for the superbowl

kpowers said:

How does that guarantee their health for the SuperBowl?

The Pro-Bowl isn't played at anywhere near the level of an NFL game.
It's more a scrimmage because no one wants stress over having fun.

Who gets injured at the Pro Bowl anyway?

SUPRMAN said:

Last year, Drew Brees damned near dislocated his non-throwing elbow when he got sacked...and usually, if the game is close in the 4th quarter, they're usually out there hittin' hard....

reneGade20 said:

Close in the fourth quarter? 42-30 final last year . . .

But hitting harder late is competitiveness and adrenaline.

Well Plaxico Burress ended his season without being anywhere near the Pro-Bowl.
I just don't see the Pro Bowl having a major impact on player injuries.

SUPRMAN said:

I forget his name but he played for new england. He didn't get hurt during the pro bowl game but some other event. He was running on the beach and twisted his ankle really bad. Think he was out for a year. No they do hit hard. Sometimes I see some pretty bad sacks and even the announcers are like "this is just the pro bowl". Ray Lewis always hits hard no matter what.Ego's do play a big part and these guys want to win.

SUPRMAN said:

Players do get hurt even during their own practices/scrimmages. You have to take in account that the pro bowl will be one week prior to the superbowl. Lets just say for an example Giants and Ravens make it to the superbowl. Now lets say players from both team do go to the pro bowl one week prior to the superbowl. You know if given a chance Ray Lewis would knock out Eli Manning. It won't be a scrimmage game for those players that have to play in the superbowl the next week.

MuthaFunka said:

Good job MuthaFunka going 15-1 last week

kpowers said:

Yeah . . . . can't argue that. But SuperBowl players could merely be exempt.

SUPRMAN said:

I thought you said you played football before?

kpowers said:

Thanks, yo! I was shocked my damn self!

july said:

No way would I allow my players to play in a pro-bowl just one week before a superbowl...there are too many freak injuries that could happen and if your player is in the pro-bowl, he's a HUGE part of your team.

Hell, he could twist an ankle with no contact whatsoever. Those don't heal in one week.

MuthaFunka said:

Yes. Everyone who plays football does not get injured besides the usual cut, scratches, scrapes and bruises.
But the Pro-Bowl is kept basic. They even forbid certain plays. Yeah, they are going to be competitive but in the Pro-Bowl that evolves during the game. If someone is going after you 'harder' than seems reasonable, then it just elevates through the game. But it's not something anyone is 'going' for.

But on injuries, you don't have to be on a football field to have a season impacting injury.

SUPRMAN said:

Dude, ain't NOTHIN' basic about being tackled by 250lbs. LB! NOTHING BASIC! I've seen cats get injured in 7-on-7, warm-ups, shoulder/helmets, Oklahomas...so don't tell me players can't get hurt playing a REAL GAME - and that's exactly what it is, whether you feel they aren't "playing hard" or not.

Anytime you have big-ass grown ass men playing a professional sport, injuries are ALWAYS possible, regardless of the stakes or the "basicness" of it.

Congratulations to all the top winners! Great job! to Lilgish for taking care of things, and thank you also to Revolution for the updates. Everything was much appreciated. Hopefully this will continue, I enjoyed myself, and had fun reading everyone's comments and banter.....and next year I promise to do 10x better(tied for 10th heehee)! Now ..... GO STEELERS!!!!!
[Edited 1/2/09 13:33pm]

Indy

Baltimore

Arizona

Minnesota -- I love my Eagles, but they'll lose if Westbrook doesn't play.

MuthaFunka said:

They don't have to even be on the field to get injured and kept out of a game. SuperBowl included.
Yes, it can happen, but a player could also be struck by lightning.
If the idea is to eliminate the possibility of injury, then ban the sport . . .

SUPRMAN said:

C'mon, yo. NONE of that shit made any sense whatsoever and you know it. It ain't even close to making sense.

The bottomline is, you don't increase the chances of injuries to KEY players by letting them play in a (meaningless) game that is FAR LESS IMPORTANT than the Super Bowl. Period. It's ONLY common sense.

So, no - NO COACH/TEAM is gonna allow their stars to play in the Pro Bowl, and even on top of THAT, no player that's playing in the Super Bowl will even play in the Pro Bowl because THEY know there's a chance they can get hurt. Not happenin', cap'n.

MuthaFunka said:

Well if they move it, then we'll all see . . . .

SUPRMAN said:

They did move it. And trust and believe, you won't see ANY players that are playing in the Super Bowl that next week playing in the Pro Bowl. Not EVER gonna happen.