Warcodered Posted January 31 Posted January 31 9 minutes ago, BigDingus said: Yeah... but not attending means people can still joke that he's not a Pro Bowler. Just go dammit! 😆 It is a little comical that people use a lack of Pro Bowls against him when he could have gone to at least 4. 1 1 Quote
Brand J Posted January 31 Posted January 31 (edited) I can’t remember if Josh has turned down a legitimate pro bowl invite. I believe the ones he passed on have all been as an alternate because someone else didn’t/couldn’t go. Edited January 31 by Brand J Quote
Pete Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Good for Josh. Â Alternative is an insult. Â Josh is must see TV. Â Why should he give NFL free ratings after being trashed and insulted over and over 1 1 Quote
eball Posted January 31 Posted January 31 I’m as big an NFL fan as anyone and I have no interest in the Pro Bowl whatsoever.  Quote
Returntoglory Posted January 31 Posted January 31 7 hours ago, wppete said: No need for him to be there. Hope his shoulder gets fully healthy for next year. Swinging a golf club... 1 Quote
Donuts and Doritos Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Hope he's too busy prepping for the SB to attend next year too. Quote
CSBill Posted January 31 Posted January 31 It's the most meanless event in sports .... it's not even a "sport" .... It's a made-for-TV gameshow type of thing. It's the "Biggest Losers" of sports--you can only be there if your team didn't make the playoffs or just lost in the playoffs. 1 1 Quote
Matt_In_NH Posted January 31 Posted January 31 When someone passes as an alternate they don’t get credit for 5 people down the line Minshew says sure I’ll go so he is a pro bowler?  Pro bowl has always been a joke but alternates should not ever get credit when someone ahead backs out.  Quote
GunnerBill Posted January 31 Posted January 31 I don't really care for the Pro-Bowl tbh and the rosters are a glorified popularity contest based on name recognition. But at the same time I don't love the look that a football player puts a ceremonial golf event ahead of a ceremonial football event. 1 Quote
TAinLack. Posted January 31 Posted January 31 46 minutes ago, Returntoglory said: Swinging a golf club... Can't wait to see him rip a drive in the 325 to 350 range! 1 Quote
Billznut Posted January 31 Posted January 31 (edited) 7 hours ago, BananaB said: The pro bowl is so stupid at this point why would he even bother. They snubbed him before he snubbed them Exactly. I’m willing to bet Allen will never agree to go, even if he was voted a starter. Allen remembers disrespect and I fully expect him to never show up to a pro bowl. He’s got way better things to do with his time. Edited January 31 by Billznut Quote
zow2 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 I don't care that he skips the Pro Bowl, it's not even a game anymore. I do care that he's not voted to the AFC team. After Allen's career ends, like all his QB colleagues... all their NFL honors will be tallied up and placed on their resumes.  Josh will have like 1 Pro Bowl, no MVP's, no nothing. It's silly but sad for the career he will have. The guy is a one man offense. 1 1 1 Quote
Yobogoya! Posted January 31 Posted January 31 5 minutes ago, zow2 said: I don't care that he skips the Pro Bowl, it's not even a game anymore. I do care that he's not voted to the AFC team. After Allen's career ends, like all his QB colleagues... all their NFL honors will be tallied up and placed on their resumes.  Josh will have like 1 Pro Bowl, no MVP's, no nothing. It's silly but sad for the career he will have. The guy is a one man offense.  It's not just sad, it's f------ criminal.  The pro bowl is a joke but you're dead on, the effect it has on a guy's perception at the end of his career certainly isn't. 1 Quote
loveorhatembillsfan4life Posted January 31 Posted January 31 FYI for anyone interested Josh is once again paired with Keith Mitchell and will be playing alongside Tom Brady and Keegan Bradley. 1 Quote
BuffaloBillyG Posted January 31 Posted January 31 30 years ago the Pro Bowl was a fun event for the fans and it meant something to the players. Have to remember back then they weren't making the cash they do now. The extra game check did mean something to the players back then and they got a free Hawaiian vacation out of the deal.  These days, why would a guy that makes $40M-$50M care about an extra...what $80,000? Heck top flight players are going to lose money in the deal as some are likely shooting s few commercials. And yes, the injury risk is there even even in a flag football game.  The only drawback I see to someone like Allen not attending is that I know players use this opportunity to recruit guys and get them to come in as FAs. At least they used to. The last few actual games they tried to play were just an abomination.  Though I will admit I don't mind the skills challenge stuff. It's kinda fun to see.  I would actually make the "Pro Bowl" more ridiculous of an event. Make it so no one could be in the skills challenge for their own position. So for the QB skills, instead of seeing Minshew and other QBs, I'd have guys like Justin Jefferson, Jason Kelce and so on. Let's see Vita Vea shagging punts. Give me Joe Flacco on the obstacle course. Let's see the tug of war with just kickers and punters. 1 Quote
FLFan Posted January 31 Posted January 31 8 hours ago, Brand J said: Jackson was excused for personal reasons I believe, with CJ Stroud taking his place. His personal reason was that he is still pouting and did not want to go.  Quote
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted January 31 Posted January 31 Look, the Pro Bowl never meant much and it means even less now. Right now, the Pro Bowl is a useful bargaining tool for players when negotiating a contract. It means that they played at a high level that year and have a public fanbase interested in them meaning that they are a name. And I will not begrudge players that. When it was held in Hawaii, that was a chance at a paid vacation in the winter when people might otherwise not have the excuse to go and that was a nice treat for players who deserved some recognition for a good season.  Then they moved it to Arizona. Legit, who wants to go to Arizona? Now? It's in Orlando? I don't know if you can pay me to go to the tourist death trap that is Orlando.  Enjoy your tee time Josh 1 1 Quote
zow2 Posted January 31 Posted January 31 12 minutes ago, loveorhatembillsfan4life said: FYI for anyone interested Josh is once again paired with Keith Mitchell and will be playing alongside Tom Brady and Keegan Bradley.  The west coast to be hit with a couple rounds of very wet "atmospheric rivers" this week and later in the weekend. Looks cool, cloudy and rainy at Pebble Beach for the golf event.  1 Quote
Bob Jones Posted January 31 Posted January 31 9 hours ago, Another Fan said: I didn’t even think this game was still a thing I’m pretty sure that they don’t even play a real game anymore. Just from reading this thread, I guess they play some flag football and have a skills competition?  As far as JA not going, I do agree that personally, I too would rather be playing at Pebble Beach than going to this sideshow, but….it is a snub to the NFL, AND also to fans who certainly would like to see him there. My feeling is that it just doesn’t look good. The pro bowl date is known months before it happens, and good players know they may be tapped to go, so they should keep that date open and be ready to go. Quote
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