Honestly, I still think my idea of replacing the Pro Bowl has merit
Instead of a pointless game, why don't we have the worst team in the NFL play the best team from College?
That'd be the Titans against the Tide this year.
I for one would tune in to see if, as I suspect, the best college team can whup the worst of the NFL - heck, ratings can only increase from the Pro Bowl
As a bonus you wouldn't see teams like the Colts quite so prone to "Suck for Luck" in the future for fear of humiliating themselves with a loss
It's certainly an improvement over what we have now
I'm quite pleased that all Patriots snubbed this though - there's no reason they should cooperate with an NFL that's out to get them
As a guy who was Pro-Owner in the last CBA negotiations, at this point I wouldn't mind seeing the NFLPA pick up their collective marbles and start their own league