Fixing the Pro Bowl
I haven’t watched the Pro Bowl since 1979. It has to be the worst all-star game ever. It’s after the season, the players are either beat up or off for 2 months. It’s a high-risk injury factor for nothing. Teams must hate it; players don’t want to be there; nothing’s on the line. Yuck.
Moving the game to the week before the Super Bowl was as smart as New Coke. When David Garrard is now a Pro Bowl player after a mediocre at best year, that tells you everything. The people who suggested this format should be fired. Or worse, make them watch the game!
I heard an excellent solution by former Husky turned radio analyst Brock Huard on ESPN 710 Seattle. Turn the Pro Bowl into a skills challenge. No contact; minimal chance for injury; competitive (which is what fans want); fun; and even the Super Bowl participants will compete (as long as its after the game).
As for me, I will pull myself away from the TV so there’s no chance I can even catch a glimpse or score, slog through the rain to Safeco Field, and attend Mariners Fun Fest. Play ball…
Dan
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About Dan
Dan Weedin has been an avid sports freak for as long as he can remember. His first heroes were Hank Aaron, Larry Csonka, and Slick Watts. He is a rabid University of Washington Husky (Class of 1987), Seattle Seahawks, and Seattle Mariners fan.
Some of Dan’s 15 minutes of fame in the sports world include being the Sports Editor of the Skagit Valley College Cardinal, the on-field reporter for the Kitsap County High School Football game of the week, and the official Seattle Seahawks correspondent for ESPN Fantasy Football.
Dan spent 6 years roaming the bench as Head Girls Basketball Coach at North Kitsap High School in Poulsbo, WA. He has been the “Voice of the Vikings” as the stadium announcer for the North Kitsap football and basketball teams since 2005. If you live anywhere near North Kitsap Stadium, you’re sure to hear him yell out “Touchdown Vikings” on a Friday night in Fall.
Dan is a proud graduate of Oak Harbor High School where he played golf and basketball. His proudest sports moment was going to state with his team in golf as a junior in 1982.
This blog is meant to give you a daily does of Dan’s sports perspectives. He hopes to challenge, inspire, poke fun at, educate, pontificate, and occasionally agitate you. Most of all, he hopes you comment early and often and keep coming back for more fun!
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