Colts Pro Bowler Reveals Self-Improvement Plan for 2023

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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

I seem to remember a different kind of mentality, pride, and competition in the game even into the early (maybe mid) 2000's. They didn't go completely balls-out, crush the QB, etc. But it was a far sight from the embarrassment it's been for a while.

Surprisingly, the relative financial incentive you get for winning the Pro Bowl is actually higher now than it was in 2000. $84k for winning the Pro Bowl is about 3.1% of the average NFL salary. In 2000 you got $25k which was around 2.2%. Not the most scientific metric, but interesting.

It must be a generational thing? I mean, it happened in the NBA as well. I remember the All-Star game being more competitive and there being an East-West pride to the game. Now it's just pre-game shootarounds and a 200-198 final score.

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The NBA All-Star game was a more competitive game back in the 1970's. It changed soon afterward.

The NFL Pro Bowl has always been a joke/charade, even back in the 1970's ...... it gradually got worse over the next 3 to 4 decades, but it was very bad (and noticeably so) in the first place, unlike the NBA All-Star game.

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