Pro Bowl Draft (1 Viewer)

[Tool]

Does anyone care a flying you know what about this? The players aren't going to try because they don't want to get hurt so the draft seems totally pointless. And who cares which players Deion sanders and Jerry Rice like best.

Just throw on a lingerie bowl with some playboy models and have the pro bowl players come out for introductions at half-time and be done with it.

 

[MattFancy]

Didn't they do some of the draft last night and doing the rest tonight?

No idea why they even bother with the Pro Bowl. Most of the players selected never go.

They need to just do skills compeitions and name an All-Pro team. Have a QB Challenge like they did back in the 90s, a kicker compeition, 40yd races, etc. People would love to watch that stuff. Basically a combine for the Pros.

 

[MattFancy]

Just saw this on Awful Announcing: http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2014/january/the-pro-bowl-draft-is-even-more-of-a-joke-than-the-pro-bowl-itself.html

First, the NFL decided to drag the Pro Bowl Draft over two nights on NFL Network, an unconscionable decision that must have been an inside joke in the NFL offices. The NFL knows they can slap the NFL logo on a pig and watch it wallow in the mud for two hours and millions of people would watch. It's like the NFL is trying to make everything associated with the Pro Bowl as awful as possible just so they can brag about people still watching in droves. Dedicating one night of your life to a Pro Bowl Fantasy Draft makes you feel guilty enough for throwing your life away… but two? I don’t want to even think about going to that dark place.

Second, and perhaps most offensive was the structure of the draft itself. This wasn't a real fantasy draft! This was a remedial Fantasy Drafting for Dummies traveshamockery of a fantasy draft. Instead of building any possible intrigue whatsoever for the event and who the #1 overall pick would be, the NFL decided to draft by position group. All the defensive tackles had to be picked together, then the guards, then the centers, and so on.

More at the link.

Went from being semi-intrigued by this, to not giving a crap about it. So stupid.

 

[spider321]

Pro Bowl draft thread...

http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=703234

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Just saw this on Awful Announcing: http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2014/january/the-pro-bowl-draft-is-even-more-of-a-joke-than-the-pro-bowl-itself.html

First, the NFL decided to drag the Pro Bowl Draft over two nights on NFL Network, an unconscionable decision that must have been an inside joke in the NFL offices. The NFL knows they can slap the NFL logo on a pig and watch it wallow in the mud for two hours and millions of people would watch. It's like the NFL is trying to make everything associated with the Pro Bowl as awful as possible just so they can brag about people still watching in droves. Dedicating one night of your life to a Pro Bowl Fantasy Draft makes you feel guilty enough for throwing your life away… but two? I don’t want to even think about going to that dark place.

Second, and perhaps most offensive was the structure of the draft itself. This wasn't a real fantasy draft! This was a remedial Fantasy Drafting for Dummies traveshamockery of a fantasy draft. Instead of building any possible intrigue whatsoever for the event and who the #1 overall pick would be, the NFL decided to draft by position group. All the defensive tackles had to be picked together, then the guards, then the centers, and so on.

More at the link.

Went from being semi-intrigued by this, to not giving a crap about it. So stupid.

Agreed. I was slightly interested to see how Rice and Sanders would strategize (or not), for laughs as much as anything. This is just horrendously boring.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I'd still bet money against Sander's draft.

 

[krsone21]

Didn't they do some of the draft last night and doing the rest tonight?

No idea why they even bother with the Pro Bowl. Most of the players selected never go.

They need to just do skills compeitions and name an All-Pro team. Have a QB Challenge like they did back in the 90s, a kicker compeition, 40yd races, etc. People would love to watch that stuff. Basically a combine for the Pros.

I like the bolded. I remember back in the day when they did the skills competition. I enjoyed watching that more then the Pro-Bowl game.

 

[FUBAR]

Just saw this on Awful Announcing: http://www.awfulannouncing.com/2014/january/the-pro-bowl-draft-is-even-more-of-a-joke-than-the-pro-bowl-itself.html

First, the NFL decided to drag the Pro Bowl Draft over two nights on NFL Network, an unconscionable decision that must have been an inside joke in the NFL offices. The NFL knows they can slap the NFL logo on a pig and watch it wallow in the mud for two hours and millions of people would watch. It's like the NFL is trying to make everything associated with the Pro Bowl as awful as possible just so they can brag about people still watching in droves. Dedicating one night of your life to a Pro Bowl Fantasy Draft makes you feel guilty enough for throwing your life away… but two? I don’t want to even think about going to that dark place.

Second, and perhaps most offensive was the structure of the draft itself. This wasn't a real fantasy draft! This was a remedial Fantasy Drafting for Dummies traveshamockery of a fantasy draft. Instead of building any possible intrigue whatsoever for the event and who the #1 overall pick would be, the NFL decided to draft by position group. All the defensive tackles had to be picked together, then the guards, then the centers, and so on.

More at the link.

Went from being semi-intrigued by this, to not giving a crap about it. So stupid.

Agreed. I was slightly interested to see how Rice and Sanders would strategize (or not), for laughs as much as anything. This is just horrendously boring.

Why have team captains?

This had a chance to be mildly amusing.

 

[JFS171]

Didn't watch a single second once I heard they were structuring it. The whole point was to see how they'd approach the blank slate... Would one load the defense while the other took skill position guys? Did one guy focus on building from the lines out? Etc...

Just like the Madden franchise mode where you literally could draft your entire roster... We're they worried about hurting guys' feelings? Fans not being able to keep up? Ugh.

 

[Anarchy99]

Not sure I like the idea that guys from the same team could have to play against some of their regular teammates. I'm not sure the Saints want Cameron Jordan sacking Drew Brees or the Browns would want Joe Haden and Josh Gordon getting tangled up and both guys blowing out knees on the same play.

 

[MattFancy]

Not sure I like the idea that guys from the same team could have to play against some of their regular teammates. I'm not sure the Saints want Cameron Jordan sacking Drew Brees or the Browns would want Joe Haden and Josh Gordon getting tangled up and both guys blowing out knees on the same play.

Yeah I don't think that could be a good thing.

Also, how confusing is it going to be out there. Both teams jerseys look similar minus one has gree trim and the other orange. And they'll be wearing they're regular helmets. It's going to be a huge cluster#### out there.

 

[DropKick]

Turned to the draft and ran out of patience at 90 seconds.

 

[Tool]

i think televising my leagues fantasy draft next fall would be more interesting.

 

[CalBear]

Not sure I like the idea that guys from the same team could have to play against some of their regular teammates. I'm not sure the Saints want Cameron Jordan sacking Drew Brees or the Browns would want Joe Haden and Josh Gordon getting tangled up and both guys blowing out knees on the same play.

They'll deal with that problem by not playing defense, same as every year.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Not sure I like the idea that guys from the same team could have to play against some of their regular teammates. I'm not sure the Saints want Cameron Jordan sacking Drew Brees or the Browns would want Joe Haden and Josh Gordon getting tangled up and both guys blowing out knees on the same play.

They'll deal with that problem by not playing defense, same as every year.

Bet the over 92.5.

 

[Sweet Love]

Not sure I like the idea that guys from the same team could have to play against some of their regular teammates. I'm not sure the Saints want Cameron Jordan sacking Drew Brees or the Browns would want Joe Haden and Josh Gordon getting tangled up and both guys blowing out knees on the same play.

Isn't that what they do in practice?

 

[Soulfly3]

Rice knows what's up with the WRs.

Damn

 

[Insein]

Didn't they do some of the draft last night and doing the rest tonight?

No idea why they even bother with the Pro Bowl. Most of the players selected never go.

They need to just do skills compeitions and name an All-Pro team. Have a QB Challenge like they did back in the 90s, a kicker compeition, 40yd races, etc. People would love to watch that stuff. Basically a combine for the Pros.

This. Minimal risk of injury and bragging rights for players like fastest man in the nfl. Never understood why they got rid of it.