Pro Bowl…Why?
Pro Bowl shouldn’t be played and here’s why.
The AFC dismantled the NFC in the 2019 Pro Bowl.
The first Pro Bowl was played in 1951 on January 14th. The game featured the best players from the 1950 season. The Pro Bowl is now played every year, a week before the Super Bowl. This tradition has raised many questions on why the game is played so lightly as well as why fan favorite players get in, rather than the best players.
The AFC stars shinned brightly after defeating the NFC.
You could call the Pro Bowl “flag football with the contact” because of how badly it’s played. As soon as the ball is snapped the line men stop and watch the game play out. They might as well call it a 7v7 skills game. After all, you don’t see pitchers throwing soft in the MLB All Star game or NHL players taking random shots.
Many people wonder whether the NFL should scrap the Pro Bowl. After all, All-Star games have been a part of sports forever. The Pro Bowl also adds an additional week for the injured players on the opposing teams of the Super Bowl to heal for the best possible game.
The Pro Bowl also brings in a lot of money for the NFL. The week leading up to the Pro Bowl is filled with games and activities fans can watch including players competing without helmets or pads. Because there are so many star players, many more games can be played as well as players competing in different scenarios than they are used to, such as linemen doing a quarterback challenge, or punters wrestling each other. The more fun the
fans have watching and communicating with the players, the more publicity this game will get and the more money the NFL makes.
The NFC stars got destroyed in the 2019 Pro Bowl.
However, every year fans have complaints about their favorite players not being selected or not starting. But its the players that are making the decision not to attend. It has become an event that not only the fans are unhappy about but the players do not want to compete in. The game means absolutely nothing for the winner no home field advantage or anything.
I spoke to multiple Lafayette Juniors and asked if they enjoy voting for there favorite players. They responded no saying that they don’t even watch the game. Senior Aaron Adam says “the game should mean something people do not like watching sporting events that don’t have any significance.” It was interesting to observe the similar perspectives among Lafayette students.
