ARE YOU READY FOR THE PRO BOWL DRAFT?

[Timone]

You're going to love the way DrRay mocks it.

[Timone]

Honestly, this doesn't sound too bad. Probably a helluva lot more interesting than the actual game.

[Timone]

The NFL is overhauling the Pro Bowl, eliminating the AFC-NFC format in favor of captains picking 43 players per team regardless of conference.

In addition, kickoffs will be eliminated from the game as a safety measure, one of several changes to the game.

Voting for the game also will be changed as conference affiliation no longer will be considered in determining the All-Star selections. The two leading vote-getters will be named captains and will be assisted by Hall of Famers Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders and two NFL.com fantasy football champions in picking the two teams.

Among other changes:

• A two-minute warning will be added to the first and third quarters in addition to the traditional rule in the second and fourth quarters. Possession also will change hands after each quarter.

• Defenses will be allowed to play Cover 2 and press coverage. In the past, only man coverage had been allowed, except for goal-line situations.

• Changes will be made to the game clock during the two-minute warning, with the clock stopping if the offense doesn't gain at least one yard, in order to encourage offenses to try to gain yardage at the end of each quarter.

• In addition, the clock will start after an incomplete pass on the signal of the game referee except during the two-minute warnings and the final five minutes of the game.

• The game will use a 35-second/25-second play clock instead of the traditional 40-second/25-second clock.

• Also, the game clock will not stop on sacks of the quarterback, outside of the game's final two minutes.

[DrRay11]

still don't care

[Timone]

still don't care

/thread

[Glenn]

I agree with e-ray.

[Tahoe]

The only thing the NFL is concerned about is their cash register. They'll prolly turn this draft into an ESPN affair or some shit like that.

I've read that the NFL has made gazillions off of instant replay. They go to commercial when every frickin person on the planet can see the outcome. But they drag it out to sell more commercials. Oh well, nothing we can do about it.

And I also agree with D!