2012 NFL Pro Bowl Open Thread
by JasonB on Jan 29, 2012 6:57 PM EST
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PrintThe Pro Bowl will be our last chance to see an Eagle play football (if you can call the pro bowl that) until August. LeSean McCoy, Jason Peters & Jason Babin will be our three representatives.
The game will be live on NBC at 7pm, but they will also be streaming the game for free on their website. Dan Hicks will have the call with Mike Mayock and Doug Flutie providing the color commentary.
This Pro Bowl may be the end of an era actually as the contract between the NFL and the Hawaii Tourism Authority expires after today. There's been some talk about moving the Pro Bowl to the site of the Super Bowl from here on out... but I imagine if they did they'd get even fewer players showing up for it than they do now. Imagine trying to convince guys to play an exhibition game outside in New Jersey next year?
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I'M SO EXCITED!
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 6:59 PM EST reply actions
wtf happened to randy moss?! damn he let himself go
I had alien women suck me off when god said let there be light i turned it the fuck off I'll leave your body drenched in the blood of all your ancestors
You'll never be at peace, like the souls of child molestors I'll cut you and bless your festering wounds with alcohol This is the final call, for all the rappers that wanna brawl Immortal Technique, the wrong motherfucker to diss
'Cause I allow God to let you motherfuckers existI got a Black Panther mentality with a spic fist You don't want beef with people like me so don't pretend
I'll resurrect your aborted baby and kill it again You get no props in hip-hop like feminine men You ain't hardcore, I'll smack the shit out of your mother You wanna be gutter? I'll leave you laid out in the street Signed yours truly, the motherfucking Immortal Technique
by So. Cal Swag on Jan 29, 2012 7:06 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Who the hell is this?
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:06 PM EST reply actions
I’m watching this pre-game performance hoping that something (or someone, sorry) catches fire.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:11 PM EST reply actions
Go defense! I like rooting for the underdog in these things.
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Why do you guys watch pre grame? It’s just a waste of time. I haven’t watched a pregame since 2001.
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So you don’t miss the kickoff?
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I was hoping something caught fire or went awfully awry.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:14 PM EST up reply actions
It’s probably been that long since I watched the Pro Bowl past the first half…
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Off topic and a week old...
but I was re-watching that Ahmad Bradshaw “non-fumble” late last night and I still don’t know how you rule that “forward progress”.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:21 PM EST reply actions
Because the whistle blew before he fumbled the ball. It was just bad luck on SF’s behalf
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Well, yes, but the controversy is why the whistle blew so fast.
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That ball is out before that whistle is blown.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Which sport has the best all-star game?
Rank ’em.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:24 PM EST reply actions
I really have no answer. The baseball all star game was the only one that was ever at one point relevant… but even that’s not anymore.
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It doesn't
determine home field advantage anymore?
by ChillBillinChina on Jan 29, 2012 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
It does, but I mean relevant in terms of it being competitive and the players caring.
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Ah
like Pete Rose storming home, gotcha.
by ChillBillinChina on Jan 29, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
The 2001 NBA All star game was the best all star game I have ever watched.
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I think I’d have to go with the NBA all-star game… although they’re all pretty bad obviously.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
Baseball has homerun derby, only thing making any of these entertaining at all.
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Basketball has the dunk contest
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by KeepSwinging on Jan 29, 2012 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Is that more entertaining than the NHL plate breaking thing?
Seriously, though, the dunk competition has to win the best all star skill thing right?
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The slam dunk competition is always my favorite. But I wish they’d have people the casual fan actually know or want to see compete in it (LeBron, etc).
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
I say:
1. NHL
2. MLB
3. NBA
4. NFL
To justify—I think NHL has the best format (a fantasy draft reminiscent of how most of us played sports as kids). Plus the skills competition is miles above what any other league does. The game itself is soft (there’s no contact), but the pace is still good and there’s plenty of scoring, so all-in-all even the game is worth watching.
Baseball has the home run derby, which is timeless, plus some other gimmicky things which sometimes are entertaining. The game is played pretty much like a normal game with some differences, of course, but overall good to watch.
The NBA has the dunk contest, but honestly I haven’t watched an NBA all-star game in a few years. It is hard for me to comment much on it.
The NFL’s game is trash. I had to stop watching tonight—it was just unbearable. Pretty much a waste of time.
Look at that run defense by Babin there! Proving all the naysayers wrong.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:33 PM EST reply actions
Did you see Babin swarm on that tackle?
Made MJD his bitch.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
I think I could be an offensive lineman in this game.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:35 PM EST reply actions
Took me the whole commercial to figure out that it was Star Wars.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
Did anyone see that video of the Sunday Night Football theme set to star wars footage?
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No
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
I didn’t.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
what was the commercial..
What was goin on in it?….Ive got it recorded, tryin to find it…
"Eagles fans are a passionate group who love their team," said McNabb, "if not the actual players. It's not like winning a Super Bowl before the first month of the season is the hardest thing they've ever asked of me. That'd be all those times they asked me to go kill myself."
by greenbean#twoOH on Jan 29, 2012 9:34 PM EST up reply actions
They just showed Brian Dawkins...
“Brian Dawkins, Clemson….” 10 pro bowls… Damn
The
Eagles could use a safety like him
by ChillBillinChina on Jan 29, 2012 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
I think he is there on an injury this year, but thats insane
by Anders Jensen on Jan 29, 2012 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
He’s gotten in on rep the last couple years… But that’s usually how that works. You put in the work early in your career and you rack up appearances later.
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It also shows how bad safety play is in the NFL that a player so far from former strength can still get in.
by Anders Jensen on Jan 29, 2012 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
They’re allowed, they’ve obviously just chosen not to.
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I think they saw the NHL all star game and decided they want a high scoring game aswell.
by Anders Jensen on Jan 29, 2012 7:45 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously
why not just make it a 7 on 7 game? That’s pathetic and embarrassing…
by ChillBillinChina on Jan 29, 2012 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
That’s what I was just saying. Make it 7 on 7 and give the QB like a 3 second clock or something.
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That
would seriously be more interesting/competitive I think, just do it in shorts and tees and let the athleticism really be on display.
by ChillBillinChina on Jan 29, 2012 7:46 PM EST up reply actions
make a 7 on7 tourney, each division has a team…
I hear you got quarterback problems i feel bad for you son...
i got 99 problems but vince aint one
by XxActionJacksonxX on Jan 29, 2012 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
Imagine if Fitz was really on the Pack.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:43 PM EST reply actions
What else is everyone switching back and forth from?
I’m probably gonna see what’s happening on Simpsons or something.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
Akers is a boss.
NFC players/coaches must really want that extra $250,000.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:46 PM EST reply actions
Rodgers to Fitz is just a scary thought.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:47 PM EST reply actions
Revis could have made a play on that ball.
by Anders Jensen on Jan 29, 2012 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
The NFC should try to score 70. Just because.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
well that was fun while it lasted. i turned it off after shadys first run….does anyone watch the whole game?
claude giroux and shady mccoy. the future
better than homework?
I hear you got quarterback problems i feel bad for you son...
i got 99 problems but vince aint one
by XxActionJacksonxX on Jan 29, 2012 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
i have midterms..
so thats debatable…but i dont study either way
claude giroux and shady mccoy. the future
lol
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:52 PM EST reply actions
Since there’s hardly any tackling, they might as well try lateraling every play.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:54 PM EST reply actions
It’s almost kind of a dick move for a RB to break a tackle.
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Patrick Peterson got Green’d.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 7:56 PM EST reply actions
cmon shady
I hear you got quarterback problems i feel bad for you son...
i got 99 problems but vince aint one
by XxActionJacksonxX on Jan 29, 2012 8:02 PM EST reply actions
No Eagles players participating in the Pro Bowl have tweeted during the game yet…
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 8:03 PM EST reply actions
This is just for the sake of watching football
by 2002HauntsME4ever on Jan 29, 2012 8:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I much preferred it after the Super Bowl- because the players from SB would be there, and it was the last chance at football before August.
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I like it this way because I hated that dead week in-between the CGs and the SB. This isn’t much better, but it’s something.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
It sucks
that the NHL all star break is happening the same week as this, not being a big basketball fan there has been nothing to watch for days…
by ChillBillinChina on Jan 29, 2012 8:24 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, that’s unfortunate.
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
BRIAN DAWKINS
“oldest player to play in the pro bowl…..emotional leader.”
Why is Newt Gingrich coaching the AFC’s defense?
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 8:42 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
he’s looking for a younger man’s game.
When I die, I want the Philadelphia Eagles to be the pallbearers at my funeral. So they can let me down, one last time.
He's getting some strong bodies together...
…next year’s pro bowl is going to be on his lunar colony.
God Damn you, Andy Reid.
The fat queen has failed us again. Reid must go.
Yep.
Bailey
Dawkins
Dumervil
Miller
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
I like how the spam guy who posted these:
http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2012/1/29/2757147/nfl-pro-bowl-2012-live
…also posted on the Giants’ blogs. The San Francisco Giants, that is…
http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2012/1/29/2757146/2012-nfl-pro-bowl-live
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 8:50 PM EST reply actions
We get our first Eagles ProBowl tweet per @JasonBabin93
Thanks again for all your votes that got me here to the #probowl
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by PhiladelphiaEagles on Jan 29, 2012 9:34 PM EST reply actions
“I hate instant replay!” Really Mayock? Yeah, let’s not try to get things right and let’s screw over teams.
I always liked his analysis but that’s just stupid.
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He thinks FIFA has the right idea.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
FIFA
is Italian for “fear”
French fries are really Belgian, sausages and bagels have the same amount of protein, two countries' names mean "turkey", and Santa Claus was invented by the Coca-Cola company. Is life weird or what?
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I sort of get his point
It can really slow down a game, and they still get things wrong. Thanks to instant replay, I no longer have any idea what a catch is.
It doesn’t really slow down a game that much since they limit it to only 2 challenges per team. And I’d rather them get things right than speed up a game.
And even if they still get things wrong- its still better to get some things right eventually. There have been many plays this season that on TV were obviously wrong- it would be a travesty to not overturn them.
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They need to stop televising the Pro Bowl.
Just show us unlucky folk who aren’t in beautiful Hawaii the score and the highlights. Although that play to Marshall was Pimp!
Royal Rumble>Pro Bowl
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by Ralf E Chubbs on Jan 29, 2012 10:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions
and cam newton is in the probowl why?
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lol can newtown is trash.
When I die, I want the Philadelphia Eagles to be the pallbearers at my funeral. So they can let me down, one last time.
I want the Eagles to draft a linebacker who can get sacks during the pro bowl. That’s beast.
"I once had a friend named Charlie, and Charlie was always late to school
He had a black eye one day, but he wouldn’t say just what happened to him
Charlie got mad in class one day, and stood up with a .22 pistol
Told everybody that he couldn’t take it anymore, he was over being the victim"
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