2009 NFL Pro Bowl

This weekend I was thinking about the sports topics on our website and how I can improve them. The first thing that came to mind was that most of the articles I write have a negative tone to them. I thought that I should change this but then I realized that anyone can point out the obvious by reviewing games but it takes actual thought to try to improve them. On the other hand I don’t want anyone to get the wrong opinion about me. I am probably the biggest sports fan you will ever meet, but why bother writing about things everyone already saw for themselves. With that said, now I will give my opinion of the 2009 NFL Pro Bowl.
Earlier today the NFL had their yearly so called “football game.” This game as always matched up the AFC All Stars versus their NFC counterpart. In all regular season football games the objective is to win in order to improve your record, in this game the goal was to win the $45,000 prize money given to each player on the winning team. It was very funny before the game having players such as Brian Dawkins excited to try and win the money when a player of his caliber does not need it. On the other hand, if lower paid offensive lineman wins the game it would give their salary a major increase. Of all the all-star games I review this is probably the one that is least needed, it is well after the regular season is over and a week after the Superbowl. At this point most fans have no interest in the sport and are just following the NBA and NHL. There is no reason to play a meaningless game where players can get severely hurt even though they are not playing as hard. If Peyton Manning get sacked and lands the wrong way even on a light hit he could possibly suffer a severe injury. The players are not into the game itself; it is just a free vacation to Hawaii and a reunion with other top players around the league. A suggestion I would have to the NFL is just to give the players a bonus for making the Pro Bowl. If this was done the Pro Bowl would just be on paper and there would not be an actual game. The playing of the meaningless game just does not make sense. The NFL makes enough money in revenue each year to distribute a total of $3 million in bonuses to well deserving players. For years now the future of the NFL Pro Bowl is always in question but in my opinion it will probably not end. However, it would be a good move if the NFL did so at some point in the near future.

Daniel Weberman

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