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Pro Bowl Open Thread

Considering the pointlessness that the Pro Bowl can often be, I'm wondering whether this should just be considered a novelty open thread.

Anyways, feel free to discuss the truly amazing excitement that is the NFL Pro Bowl.  Maybe Patrick Willis will light somebody up.

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Novelty Open Thread, you say?
I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over.

by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2008 2:21 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OMG
Andy Lee is the next Steve Young!
I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over.

by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2008 3:55 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OMG
GARCIA TO OWENS WTF!?? MY HEAD ESPLODE!
I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down. Over and over.

by howtheyscored on Feb 10, 2008 3:59 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

How did it feel?
To be the only one watching the Pro Bowl.
Here's to hoping Albert Hanyesworth stomps on Alex Smith's head.

by methodrampage on Feb 11, 2008 9:41 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Re. Pro Bowl
I watched the Cowboys & Seahawks vs the AFCPro Bowl. At one point in the game the Cowboys had at 6 or possibly as many as 7 players on the field--Romo, Barber, Owens, Witten, and 2 or 3 lineman(?). Wow!

For those of you that didn't watch, did you all realize the rule changes? No press coverage outside of the 5 yard line, no blitzing, teams had to run a base 4-3 defense, teams had to have a tight end on the field the whole time and no sets that had 3 receivers on one side was allowed. There may have been a couple of other changes, but I was still a little slushed from the night before and that's all I can remember.

The commentators even made it a point to say that the game was designed to make it a one on one battle at every position to showcase individual talent.

For those that missed it. Here are a couple of highlights/lowlights from our Pro Bowlers. Not sure how many tackles Willis had. I just know that he didn't start, which is understandable because he is only a rook. Willis didn't do anything too outstanding but I have to tell you that he did blow a tackle. Joseph Addai ran to the right and Willis put himself in bad position.  Addai avoided the wrath of Willis by making a cutback to the left. Willis didn't even get a hand on him. But I should add that Willis didn't quit on the play he still made an effort even after he whiffed on the first attempt.

Also our boy Andy Lee came through in a big way. As you may or may not have heard Lee completed a pass on a fake punt giving the NFC a first down. I totally didn't see that coming and apparently neither did the AFC squad.

Bring back the YAC!

by jfainsf49 on Feb 11, 2008 11:58 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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