Sports Media Reacts to Pro Bowl Changes

The only way this is interesting is if the skills have nothing to do with football. Let's see some dovetail joints. Let's find out who knows how to bake. https://t.co/gJVmi6OK4p

— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) September 26, 2022

The appetite for "All-Star" events in sports is waning across the board https://t.co/X6LoZDe834

— Pete Pistone (@PPistone) September 26, 2022

Rejoice https://t.co/UjEfR3YCdP

— Dakota Randall (@DakRandall) September 26, 2022

Yucky https://t.co/qQOW0tdZJ6

— Morgan Adsit (@MorganAdsit) September 26, 2022

**Whispers: The Pro Bowl was a flag football game** https://t.co/NVqtHoBeoI

— Daryl Ruiter (@RuiterWrongFAN) September 26, 2022

Having begrudgingly watched the entire Pro Bowl last year, I am very much on board with this change. The game just flat-out stinks. https://t.co/jT76AYNqBN

— Zack Cox (@zm_cox) September 26, 2022

In 2019, we did a series on the 11 things we'd change in sports — and eliminating the Pro Bowl/All-Star games was one of them. https://t.co/bc63cYXNmU https://t.co/OwhsZ3Z7bD

— Tom Schad (@Tom_Schad) September 26, 2022

One all-star “game” down… https://t.co/ZzrVaV0sPF

— Brian Sandalow (@BrianSandalow) September 26, 2022

Love the idea.
But let's workshop the name. https://t.co/jehWN1M8kV

— Thad Brown (@thadbrown7) September 26, 2022

Flag football. Dangerous game. https://t.co/HuZLhoRlRS

— Mike Cugno (@MikeCugnoCBS4) September 26, 2022

The Pro Bowl was a joke.

With that said, in the last 20 years there were many instances it had more total viewers than many-to-most MLB, NBA, and NHL PLAYOFF games. Still might be the best example as to why the NFL is king by a wide margin. https://t.co/6Xm69OKQMv

— Jeff D. Lowe (@JeffDLowe) September 26, 2022

This is the right move. The Pro Bowl had become a farce over the past five years, and if done right, this new format has the potential to allow the NFL to market its players and their personalities even more during that week. https://t.co/PSPtzo34Cp

— Matt Lombardo ???? (@MattLombardoNFL) September 26, 2022

Smart and needed. https://t.co/D1ZSblsPkK

— Brad Evans (@NoisyHuevos) September 26, 2022

Absolutely the right decision and the skills competition is a more bettable event. https://t.co/d1hdJsp1Ec

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) September 26, 2022

Wow that’s sounds really exciting, much more exciting than the Pro Bowl!! https://t.co/cQmy4vGpSM pic.twitter.com/huPwYpXrYV

— Paul Zeise (@PaulZeise) September 26, 2022

https://t.co/leFzXRKAE6 pic.twitter.com/Ot6dZTwiAR

— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) September 26, 2022

The Pro Bowl has been a flag football game for decades, so this should not be a big change. https://t.co/PfcyVtSpNu

— Jerod Smalley (@JerodNBC4) September 26, 2022

Basically been flag football for years. Just making it official . https://t.co/yLrbPJqi8P

— Chris Russell AKA the ????????! (@Russellmania621) September 26, 2022

One of my ideas from Commisioner for a Day column comes to fruition.

Pro Bowl going to be a skills competition and a flag football game now. I’m glad to see NFL decided to call the game what it is https://t.co/beYqpGmWLy

— Rod Walker (@RodWalkerNola) September 26, 2022

This has been coming for a few years. The Pro Bowl is changing and this is 100% the right move. https://t.co/zVqfgzuTCz

— Neil Reynolds (@neilreynoldsnfl) September 26, 2022