Pro Bowl

[Warren]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

I'm a little surprised Owen Daniels didn't get any love but then it is hard to look good compared to the Patriots TEs.

OD is an alternate -- I accidentally left him off. I'll edit the post above.

[Nconroe]

Chris Meyers and Antonio Smith are going to Pro Bowl now.

Wonder if any more guys will end up getting recognition they earned.

And then Coach Kubiak got recognized as AFC coach of the year.

Looking forward to several more good years.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Nconroe

Chris Meyers and Antonio Smith are going to Pro Bowl now.

Wonder if any more guys will end up getting recognition they earned.

And then Coach Kubiak got recognized as AFC coach of the year.

Looking forward to several more good years.

If the Ravens win tomorrow, it means Suggs and Lewis with have plans other than the PB and Barwin & Cushing might be at the head of the line to replace them ? However I don't expect the Ravens to win tomorrows game.
And congrats to Myers and Smith. These guys are 2 vets both around 30 who might not have many more chances to make the trip to Honolulu, so
pretty cool that they get to play in this game.

[Nconroe]

Since Texans coaching staff earned their vacation coaching AFC squad, wonder if this will lead to a FA signing or two.

[chuck]

I don't remember previous games being this disgustingly limp. Am I deluded or is this year's contest especially bad?

[HPF Bob]

Chuck, as Goodell continues to legislate all the violence out of the game, I wonder if the level of contact we see at the Pro Bowl could eventually be what all NFL games will look like.

[chuck]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

Chuck, as Goodell continues to legislate all the violence out of the game, I wonder if the level of contact we see at the Pro Bowl could eventually be what all NFL games will look like.

That is a sobering, terrifying point.

You know, I have seen, heard and read quite a bit about the plight of many former NFL players and their health problems related to the many concussions they suffered. It is no joke, at all. I am completely in favor of various measures designed to minimize and hopefully eventually eliminate this serious problem. I would hope that eventually equipment advancements would bring us most of the distance towards the goal. It is important and it should be pursued with every available resource.

But year by year the game gets more and more frustrating to watch. There is a clear difference between someone deliberately hitting the head of another player and incidental head to head contact. One should be penalized, the other should not. And the idiotic protection of quarterbacks at all costs is a real blight on the game.

I guess I'm getting more an more possessive about the NFL as my other professional sports options fall by the wayside one by one.