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Pro Bowl Preview

by Brian

How do I feel about the Pro Bowl? Let’s put it this way - the Pro Bowl is like a Taco Bell fart: it’s excessive, generally unpleasant, and we’re all better off once it’s gone.

Basically, it’s a paid vacation for the best players in the league, and a way for people in Hawaii to go see the pro’s play at half speed. Oh, and an excuse for players to wear leis and get their picture take with hula girls:

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To be fair, everything that makes pro football so great (the hits, the preparation, the mental & physical exertion) are many of the reasons why the Pro Bowl stinks. None of these guys want to risk a serious injury during an end of the season exibition game.

Just ask any Patriot fan what they think of when you mention the Pro Bowl. Two words: Robert Edwards. After rushing for 1115 yards in his rookie season in 1998, Edwards was invited to play in a rookie flag beach football game in Hawaii during Pro Bowl week. He proceeded to blow out his knee, and nearly had to have his entire leg amputated. He would never play for the Patriots again. Miraculously, he would return to the NFL in 2002 with the Miami Dolphins. He now plays for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, and has led the team in rushing the last 2 years. An amazing comeback, which of course makes Patriots fans wonder what might have been, had he not turned his leg into a pretzel during a completely meaningless exibition game…

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So if you find yourself sitting in front of the boob tube this weekend, wondering who’s going to win the big game - the AFC or the NFC; well, you may like football a bit TOO much. True, it’s the last time you’ll see these guys play for nearly six months, but trust me - it’s not worth watching. Even your friendly NFL blogger will be out soaking up rays at the beach instead.

Well, maybe I’ll check in just to see if Peyton Manning pulls a Robert Edwards…ahhhh! OK, sorry, I’ll stop now. Really.

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Posted in General on February 8th, 2007

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  1. Ted Says:
    February 8th, 2007 at 2:43 pm

    Brian, you nailed it, Robert Edwards is always the first thing I think of when I hear “Pro Bowl”. It’s amazing that he managed to salvage his career.

    I’d find this year’s game more interesting if BB came out throwing on every down. LT gets zero touches for being a whining cry baby.

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