The Pro Bowl is nothing more than a glorified exhibition
game.
Despite the fact that these iconic players appeared to
display more effort and professional candor on the field, it is still evident
that this precursor to the Super Bowl is still not taken seriously.
Between the utilization of multiple quarterbacks in the same
game, to players playing out of position just for the fun it i.e. defensive end
J.J. Watt playing at wide receiver, it still seems to be a comical display of
lackluster athleticism.
On top of all of that, while enough tickets were sold to
lift a blackout on national television, the stands were relatively empty
throughout the games duration.
While it can be amusing and even entertaining to see veterans
and rookie quarterbacks alike to flex their athletic abilities, this results in
an unbalanced affair that results in massive points being scored leaving the
defensive performances as something to be desired.
What is the point of watching any sporting event if there
aren’t any competitive implications to allow for an engaging experience that utilizes
strategy and innate skill over long winded, pathetic attempts to show off?
The only reason I can see that the Pro Bowl should be
allowed to exist as an annual event is to allow individual players from
different walks of life to interact and give advice to up and coming rookies
who need athletic words of wisdom to up their game to a higher and consistently
competitive level.
Beyond that, I don’t believe the Pro Bowl should be allowed
to be a yearly-anticipated moment. The
best thing the NFL can do at this point is to completely eradicate this sub par
athletic attempt at entertainment and instead pave the way for a much more
prominent game that fans take more seriously: The Super Bowl.
No comments:
Post a Comment