Pro Bowl before the Super Bowl a Terrible Idea

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Published: December 20, 2009

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... officially ends after a champion is crowned.

But this year, NFL officials have slated the Pro Bowl the week before the Super Bowl, rather than the week after.

And it's not even in Hawaii.

The 2009 Pro Bowl will be held in Miami, which is where the Super Bowl is also being held. It will be the first time since 1979 that the Pro Bowl hasn't been in Honolulu.

Sure, it's a great experience for players and it looks great on your resume: "Former Pro-Bowler Arrested on Drug Charges."

Spending a week in Hawaii to play in the Pro Bowl should be a rewarding experience for NFL players—but not this year. Players will go to Miami, where half the NFL players already go every year.

However, Miami's retirement atmosphere will be a good place for Brett Favre or Kurt Warner to play.

I am excited at the prospect of the Indianapolis Colts capping off the first undefeated season since the 1972 Dolphins in Miami. Peyton Manning is 1-0 in Super Bowls he...

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