Redskins now have 5 Pro Bowler- Kerrigan and Fletcher to take Aldon Smith and Patrick Willis' spot in the Pro Bowl

Personally, I think it would be a cool game if the players actually were motivated to play for real. And that would only happen if they had something on the line.

1) The winner of the game (NFC vs AFC) - would get $500,000 extra in cap money for each team in the conference.
2) Or whichever conference won -- each team in the conference would get one extra draft pick after all teams have drafted (ie. 8th round)
3) Or whichever conference won would host the SuperBowl (ie. give them some home field advantage). ie. San Diego = AFC, New Orleans == NFC)
etc..


These are just minor advantages, but perhaps just enough to give a little incentive to the teams/players.

I hate the idea of giving bigger meaning to an otherwise totally meaningless game. It's what makes the MLB all-star game a joke, IMO.

The Pro Bowl is a boring, meaningless game. Just make it a skills competition and perhaps I'd tune in.

Relax boss, just having some fun, and making the point that injuries can happen in or out of the pocket. You said Brady never had a serious injury.


Example:

Sergio Kindle to miss Baltimore Ravens camp with fractured skull - ESPN (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5411324)

Harbaugh: Kindle has fractured skull

Updated: July 26, 2010, 6:39 PM ET

Baltimore Ravens (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=bal) rookie linebacker Sergio Kindle (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=13282) suffered a fractured skull when he fell down two flights of stairs last week and will miss all of training camp, coach John Harbaugh said Monday.

That would probably interfere with the total number of home games, or it would force you to play the other schedule games away. No way are owners going to give up season ticket holder money.

Well, I was thinking that the same conference games would be used to balance it out. I don't know if that incentive would work or not, I actually liked the Thanksgiving weekend thought better after I wrote both out.

That was a puss move indeed. Believe me, Im no Brady fan! Neither am I anti RG3. Im just not comfortable with RG3 style of play in the NFL. (For longevity reasons only)

I would like more than anything for RG3 to come back and play lights out while staying healthy. What Redskins fan wouldn't...

It's certainly a concern, and anyone who isn't concerned just a little bit is in denial. There's concern that any player on the field will be at risk; but we see with a lot of quarterbacks, such as Brady and Manning and Manning, and even as far back as Elway and Marino, that these guys hardly ever got hurt. And you only have to watch one game to see why: they release the ball quickly every time. Yeah, sure, Brady tore his knee; the risk is there. But the best QBs lessen the risk by getting rid of the ball quickly. Of course, RGIII has become example everyone likes to point to, but it's reasonable for fans of Big Ben and Aaron Rogers to wary of injury as well because those two players so frequently extend plays (with Big Ben the problems isn't as bad since he's roughly the size of King Kong).

So I'm with you, I'm concerned about RGIII's health, but not substantially more than I would be if we had anyone of a number of quarterbacks.

Hurray for our Pro Bowl linebackers, but what about Alfred Morris? I really don't know why he was snubbed. Could someone please tell me?

Hurray for our Pro Bowl linebackers, but what about Alfred Morris? I really don't know why he was snubbed. Could someone please tell me?

Popularity vote man

Personally, I think it would be a cool game if the players actually were motivated to play for real. And that would only happen if they had something on the line.

1) The winner of the game (NFC vs AFC) - would get $500,000 extra in cap money for each team in the conference.
2) Or whichever conference won -- each team in the conference would get one extra draft pick after all teams have drafted (ie. 8th round)
3) Or whichever conference won would host the SuperBowl (ie. give them some home field advantage). ie. San Diego = AFC, New Orleans == NFC)
etc..


These are just minor advantages, but perhaps just enough to give a little incentive to the teams/players.


Back in the day winning was enough motive for them to play hard. With that said the players also didn't make that much money.