1. 09-26-22 08:14 AM #1
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    Pro Bowl Is Going Away

    (AP) - The NFL is replacing the Pro Bowl with weeklong skills competitions and a flag football game, The Associated Press has learned.

    The new event will replace the full-contact showcase started in 1951. It will be renamed “The Pro Bowl Games” and will feature AFC and NFC players showcasing their football and non-football skills in challenges over several days. The 2023 Games will be held in Las Vegas, and the flag football game at Allegiant Stadium is Feb. 5.

    Peyton Manning and his Omaha Productions company will help shape programming and promote the event’s content throughout the week. Manning, a 14-time Pro Bowl pick during his Hall of Fame career, will provide his perspective and will also be a part of the coaching staff for flag game.

    “The Pro Bowl is something that we’ve been looking at for a while, really continuing to evolve,” NFL executive Peter O’Reilly told The Associated Press. “Coming out of last year’s game, we really made the decision based on a lot of internal conversations, getting feedback from GMs and coaches, getting a lot of feedback from players. We think there’s a real opportunity to do something wholly different here and move away from the traditional tackle football game. We decided the goal is to celebrate 88 of the biggest stars in the NFL in a really positive, fun, yet competitive way.
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  2. 09-26-22 08:31 AM #2
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    Pro bowl has been dead for a while, time to shake things up.
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  3. 09-26-22 08:32 AM #3
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    Flag Football? So it's basically the same.
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  4. 09-26-22 08:37 AM #4
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    the skills comp can be fun. i miss the days of longest throw and throwing through the tires.

    they can do a gauntlet like you do in Madden too
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  5. 09-26-22 08:41 AM #5
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    The probowl sucks. This might be an upgrade.

    Wasn't there a show on ABC simliar to this??? I vaguely remember seeing as a kid Howard Cosell announcing it. It had sports athletes competing during their off-season. I think there was a celebrity version too. I want to say it was Battle of the Stars or something.
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  6. 09-26-22 08:42 AM #6
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    Long overdue
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  7. 09-26-22 08:57 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanko View Post
    The probowl sucks. This might be an upgrade.

    Wasn't there a show on ABC simliar to this??? I vaguely remember seeing as a kid Howard Cosell announcing it. It had sports athletes competing during their off-season. I think there was a celebrity version too. I want to say it was Battle of the Stars or something.
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  8. 09-26-22 09:06 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tanko View Post
    The probowl sucks. This might be an upgrade.

    Wasn't there a show on ABC simliar to this??? I vaguely remember seeing as a kid Howard Cosell announcing it. It had sports athletes competing during their off-season. I think there was a celebrity version too. I want to say it was Battle of the Stars or something.
    i def remember watching the QB's compete at things exactly as you said
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  9. 09-26-22 09:08 AM #9
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    it's a horrible game. yeah, let's make guys who are physically beat up, go and play "tag football" effectively and risk tearing a knee.


    so dumb
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  10. 09-26-22 10:26 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kermit View Post
    Flag Football? So it's basically the same.
    Exactly. Call it what it is. Good idea.

    Skills idea could be fun for passing stuff, kicking, maybe even some receiving. It's unique.
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  11. 09-26-22 10:38 AM #11
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    Nobody’s gonna watch that garbage if you do, you’re a loser and have nothing going on in your life

    TV is the disintegration of the brain and also a form of brainwashing
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    Skills competition will be good
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  13. 09-26-22 02:16 PM #13
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    Pro Bowl was easy money on the Over.
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  14. 09-26-22 11:35 PM #14
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    Somewhere Robert Edwards is mf’ing these people.
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  15. 09-27-22 12:03 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kermit View Post
    Flag Football? So it's basically the same.
    if they play nfl players, the flag football game will be a joke too. but at least it's an improvement than so-called "tackle" at a pro bowl game. you actually have to get the guy's flag, instead of touching the guy. that's gonna be hard on the players

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    Quote Originally Posted by budwiser View Post
    if they play nfl players, the flag football game will be a joke too. but at least it's an improvement than so-called "tackle" at a pro bowl game. you actually have to get the guy's flag, instead of touching the guy. that's gonna be hard on the players

    that actually made me laugh. dunno if i have ever watched a pro bowl game so i didnt even know they stopped tackling. regular season games will probably be flag football in twenty years too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kermit View Post
    Flag Football? So it's basically the same.
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  18. 09-27-22 06:20 AM #18
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    Brain Washing by the Jewish brethren that own the stations. Agree with ya Mr. Gold.

    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Nobody’s gonna watch that garbage if you do, you’re a loser and have nothing going on in your life

    TV is the disintegration of the brain and also a form of brainwashing
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