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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JBlood" data-source="post: 323957" data-attributes="member: 16">Just like the "loser bowl" that they used to play, it's time for the Pro Bowl to disappear.   Many of the players who should be honored each year don't make the team, and it's become increasingly common for elected players to skip the event.  So you've got a scrimmage between 2 teams composed of "all stars" only because they show up, none of whom could care less about winning.  It does probably add to the coffers of the NFL, which, of course, is the most important reason it's held.Ratings have been terrible over the last 10 years (even though they were up last year, they're still over 25% lower than in 2000), and viewership is about 1/2 of an average NFL regular season game.  It's so bad, I'd almost rather watch the UConn girls play basketball.  Not that there's anything wrong with UConn girls basketball.</blockquote>

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