No more AFC vs NFC, now it's Team Jerry Rice vs Team Deon Sanders. Oooo! Real teams could have players on either Pro Bowl team. Imagine a player injuring another player from the same team. I look for it to be a big game of patty-cake just to make sure that does not happen. No sense having a punt, pass, and kick competition at halftime, you see plenty of that during the game.

Here are some other rule changes:

A two-minute warning will be added to the first and third quarters, and the ball will switch hands after every quarter.

There will be no kickoffs. A coin toss will determine which team is awarded possession first, and the ball will be placed on the 25-yard line at the start of each quarter and after scoring plays.

No more kickoffs. Too dangerous. Patty cake patty cake baker's man.

The defense will be permitted to play "cover two" and "press" coverage. In the previous years, only the "man" coverage was permitted, except for goal line situations.

A slight change for the better. Defenses have been way too restricted in Pro Bowls. They should be allowed to blitz, too

Beginning at the two-minute mark of every quarter, if the offense does not gain at least one yard, the clock will stop as if the play were an incomplete pass.

So if you have a lead and you are on D at the end of a quarter, do not sack the QB, but let him gain a yard to keep the clock running. Carry him across the line of scrimage, yourself, if you have to.

A 35-second and 25-second play clock will be used instead of the usual 40-second and 25-second clock.

That's nice.

The game clock will not stop on quarterback sacks outside of the final 2 minutes of regulation/4th overtime.

The main thing that will be lost with the Pro-bowl, is that one game where players have to work together with their enemies to defend their conference. Now it's win one for Deon (or Jerry).

Who cares about Rice and Sanders? If they want to get back in the game, they can work their way up the coaching ladder.

Pro Bowl was a joke before...now it's a comedy show. I'll pass. Not even going to waste my time with it.

The participation of an egomaniac such as Sanders guarantees my refusal to watch this game.

Man this board sucks during football offseason. Complaining about rules for the Pro Bowl?

(01-21-2014 10:04 AM)Huskie_Jon Wrote:  No more AFC vs NFC, now it's Team Jerry Rice vs Team Deon Sanders. Oooo! Real teams could have players on either Pro Bowl team. Imagine a player injuring another player from the same team.

Oh crap, I never thought about that. Although they'll be playing too much of flag football to really do that but......aside from some freak accident....

(01-21-2014 10:37 AM)niusfactuary Wrote:  Man this board sucks during football offseason. Complaining about rules for the Pro Bowl?

15 Days til Signing Day....but who's counting....

(01-21-2014 10:37 AM)niusfactuary Wrote:  Man this board sucks during football offseason. Complaining about rules for the Pro Bowl?

Too bad we don't have the NFLEurope season to look forward to anymore.

(01-21-2014 11:33 AM)Huskie_Jon Wrote:  

(01-21-2014 10:37 AM)niusfactuary Wrote:  Man this board sucks during football offseason. Complaining about rules for the Pro Bowl?

Too bad we don't have the NFLEurope season to look forward to anymore.

There is always NIU basketball to take us to the beginning of March.

Flag football would be better.

Some sports can have somewhat okay exhibitions....football is not one of them. Axe the thing. Let it die. I'm glad Goodell is talking about getting rid the extra point, at least.

They should just have a game with retired players. I would watch it for sure.

(01-21-2014 12:33 PM)2015 Wrote:  They should just have a game with retired players. I would watch it for sure.

There is a flag football tournament that features retired players.

(01-21-2014 10:37 AM)niusfactuary Wrote:  Man this board sucks during football offseason. Complaining about rules for the Pro Bowl?

Seriously. It's not like anyone (players or fans) gave a damn about the Pro Bowl before. Not sure why anyone would care about these changes.

There's a reason it's still around. The Pro Bowl drew 12.5 million viewers last year. Changing to having the players be drafted will attract more viewers.
The NFL is pretty good at knowing how to make money.

12.5 million.. wow.. that's crazy I haven't watched it since I was maybe 10, so, 20+ years ago, but this sounds like a glorified pillow fight, and cheap(er) advertising before the Superbowl