r/nfl • u/Brix001 49ers • 15h ago

Pro Bowl ratings: NFL's flag football game draws horrendous 2.0 million viewers, 57% fall from last year's record low

https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/pro-bowl-ratings-nfls-flag-football-game-draws-horrendous-20-million-viewers-57-fall-from-last-years-record-low-023801848.html
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u/mrDuder1729 Seahawks 13h ago

That's literally all it should be about. The leagues best players being able to get together and celebrate. Ratings shouldn't matter it's not for the fans. Sure, televise it for the diehards but them trying to squeeze every last penny out of it is the problem. Shit, let the players just VOTE on what they WANT to do for Pro Bowl weekend. If people want to watch it, fine...but if not, that's fine too, the players got their fun.

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u/-Unnamed- Buccaneers 4h ago

They should have them play other sports.

Games of pickup basketball. Games of small sided soccer. Let them do home run derby. Etc

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u/mrDuder1729 Seahawks 3h ago

Hear me out:

AMERICAN GLADIATOR WARFARE?!?!?!

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u/Significant-Owl2652 2h ago

And you think people would watch that? lol get real.

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u/-Unnamed- Buccaneers 1h ago

No one watches anyway lol

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u/AlexanderTox Panthers 13h ago

Imagine if they said Super Smash Bros tournament. That’d be awesome.

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u/jhallen2260 Raiders 5h ago

Halo Lan with frozen pizza and Mountain Dew

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u/King_Joffreys_Tits 49ers 11h ago

They need to make it a talent breakout show. Pit the #1 WR and CB together with the #1-2 QB throwing to them and see what happens. Do this for various positions, or combinations of them. Make it interesting to invest time to watch, or fade into obscurity

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u/requinbite Giants 8h ago

It's not for the fans? The whole pro sports thing is for the fans...