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    NFL, NFLPA announce changes to Pro Bowl

    [URL]http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000224059/article/nfl-nflpa-announce-significant-changes-to-pro-bowl[/URL]




    By Dan Hanzus
    Around the League Writer
    Published: July 31, 2013 at 02:04 p.m. Updated: July 31, 2013 at 04:01 p.m.


    The NFL is starting over with the Pro Bowl.


    The NFL and NFL Players Association announced radical changes to the format of the beleaguered All-Star game on Wednesday, eliminating the traditional AFC vs. NFC matchup in favor of a fantasy draft-like roster selection.


    Pro Football Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders will serve as alumni captains, choosing two rosters with the help of two NFL.com fantasy users.
    The NFL and NFLPA distributed a joint press release Wednesday, explaining that the changes are designed to make the Pro Bowl "the ultimate fan-friendly celebration of the game."




    "As players, we wanted to keep the Pro Bowl to honor excellence in individual performance and connect with the fans in a different environment," said NFLPA President Domonique Foxworth, who proposed the changes to the game. "To do that, I worked with a group of players to map out new ideas."


    Under the new format, players will be selected without regard to conference in voting by fans, coaches and players. Players will be assigned to teams through the Pro Bowl Draft, which will air on Wednesday, Jan. 22, on NFL Network. The 2014 Pro Bowl will be held on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu.


    Some other notable changes to the game, per the NFL and NFLPA press release:


    » Game within the Game: A two-minute warning will be added to the first and third quarters and the ball will change hands after each quarter. This will increase the opportunities for quarterbacks to direct "two-minute drills," which are especially exciting for fans.


    » No Kickoffs: The coin toss will determine which team is awarded possession first. The ball will be placed on the 25-yard line at the start of each quarter and after scoring plays.


    » Rosters: The rosters will continue to consist of 43 players per squad. The kick return specialist will be replaced by an additional defensive back.


    » Cover Two and Press Coverage: The defense will be permitted to play "cover two" and "press" coverage. In previous years, only "man" coverage was permitted, except for goal-line situations.


    » Stopping of the Game Clock: Beginning at the two-minute mark of every quarter, if the offense does not gain at least one yard, the clock will stop as if the play were an incomplete pass. This rule will make the team with the ball attempt to gain yardage toward the end of each quarter.




    »Game Timing: The game clock will start after an incomplete pass on the signal of the referee, except inside the last two minutes of the first half and the last five minutes of the second half.


    » Play Clock: A 35-second/25-second play clock will be adopted instead of the typical 40-second/25-second clock.


    » Sacks: The game clock will not stop on quarterback sacks outside of the final two minutes of the game. Currently, the game clock stops in these situations outside of two minutes of the second and fourth quarters.
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    They should just announce the Pro Bowl starting rosters, get those 22 guys together with an XBox or Playstation or whatever system allows them to use 22 controllers so that they can each control themselves in the video game, which will then be broadcast on ESPN8 (The Ocho). That makes about as much sense as any other plan with regard to the Pro Bowl.
    Steeler teams featuring stat-driven, me-first, fantasy-football-darling diva types such as Antonio Brown & Le'Veon Bell won no championships.

    Super Bowl winning Steeler teams were built around a dynamic, in-your-face defense plus blue-collar, hard-hitting, no-nonsense football players on offense such as Hines Ward & Jerome Bettis.

    We don't want Juju & Conner to replace what we lost in Brown & Bell.

    We are counting on Juju & Conner to return us to the glory we once had with Hines & The Bus.

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    They should elect captains flip a coin and tell us who wins, and hope no one gets a hangnail during the flip

    Molon labe

    People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. George Orwell

    ?We're not going to apologize for winning.?
    Mike Tomlin

    American metal pimped by asiansteel
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    I'd rather watch an NFL Pro Bowl made up entirely of aging Hall of Famers, say anyone between the ages of 40 and 70.

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    the only good thing about this change is that the best players at their position will be selected regardless of conference. kinda sucks to be the 3rd best (insert position) in the league but miss the probowl because numbers 1 and 2 are in your conference.
    still, i wont watch this crap

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    When they have to start making that many changes to the rules, you know it's in big trouble.

    Time to perform a mercy killing on this stinker.

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    I love the Pro Bowl!


    Steel Maniac's Time-Based Prediction: Lamar Jackson will be a bust and total flop in the NFL.

    What Actually Happened: Lamar Jackson became the youngest two-time NFL MVP winner ever.

    Gloat gloat gloat


    Boom........

    Hahahahahahaha

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