Pro Bowl Proposition: Add Mini Competitions

The Pro Bowl is the worst All-Star Game of the 4 major sports leagues in North America, no doubt. It is boring, little hype, and it is a game that is not at all on par with real football games. However, it gets great ratings (7.7 rating and 12 share).  I don't get it. They are trying to make the game more interesting by allowing players to tweet during the game. However, I doubt it will make a difference. I think the Pro Bowl needs to add what all other sports leagues have; an interesting event(s) to the excitement of the All-Star Game.  My proposition is the Pro Bowl Mini Games. 

Accuracy Competition




The 1st competition is one for QB's and how accurate they can be. There would be 8 targets around the field, 5 yards, 10 yards, 15 yards, 20 yards, 25 yards, 30 yards, 40 yards, and 50 yards away. Each target is worth the amount of yards away it is. 6 QB's would start the competition. 2 of the 6 will make the finals were they will battle it out. The QB's that I would choose  include Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Phillip Rivers.


40 Yard Dash

The 40 Yard Dash
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The 40 Yard Dash is probably the most simple of all the competitions. All you have to do is run the fastest for 40 yards. There will be 8 players to start of the match-up. The top 4 will make the finals were they will run against each other in a 40 yard dash. If I were going to pick the 8 players, I would defiantly have RB Chirs Johnson (4.24 at 2009 Combine) and WR DeSean Jackson (4.29 at his Pro Day).


Hands Competition


This a competition for wide receivers, but can also feature defensive backs. The point of the challenge is to catch the most footballs with out dropping or miss one. You finish when you drop or miss 3. 10 players  start the game but the finals only has 4. Players I would select; WR Calvin Johnson, WR Wes Welker, and CB Charles Woodson.


Power Competition

Ndamukong Suh is a ruthless player
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This competition is for hard hitting defensive players. Each player tries to push a dummy the farthest in 1 minute. There will be 10 players competing for 3 spots in the finals. In the finals, they would see who could push the dummy the full 100 yards. The finals would be the 3 of them against each other, while the qualification round is just 1 player a t a time Some of the players I  want to see in this competition would be LB Ray Lewis, DL Ndamukong Suh, LB James Harrison, and LB Brian Urlacher.


Distance Kicking Competition


This contest is where kickers kick against each other to see who is the best with accuracy and power. They will kick straight on field goals starting from the 20 yard line. A kicker who misses a kick is eliminated from the competition. When it gets down to 2 kickers and a both of them miss. They will try the spot again. If no one can make it from there they start over again. Kickers I would have in the competition would be Sebastian Janikowski, David Akers, and Nate Kaeding. 

16 Team Conferences: A Propostition on How To Make The Super Conferences Right

There have been many rumors about 16 Team Super Conferences. I am not a big fan of them. I like how most of the conferences are now. However, I don't agree with the idea of moving out of a college's geographical area. For example, TCU moving to the Big East for football where the closest college is 754 miles (Louisville) and the farthest college is 1509 miles (UCONN). Here is my proposition for how they should split it up (for football only) by success and geographical area.

SEC
Teams from FL: Florida, Florida State, Miami, South Florida
Teams from GA: Georgia, Georgia State
Teams from AL: Alabama, Auburn
Teams from MS: Ole Miss, Mississippi State
Teams from SC: South Carolina, Clemson
Teams from TN: Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Teams from KY: Kentucky, Louisville 


Why?: The SEC has to have top programs. Yes, they lose LSU and Arkansas but they gain Florida State, Miami, Clemson, and South Florida. The SEC is still the top conference.

PAC-16
Teams from CA: USC, UCLA, Stanford, Cal, Fresno State
Teams from OR: Oregon, Oregon State
Teams from WA: Washington, Washington State
Teams from AZ: Arizona, Arizona State
Teams from UT: Utah, BYU
Teams from CO: Colorado
Teams from ID: Boise State
Teams from NV: Nevada


Why?: The top teams from the West should make their way into the Pacific Athletic Conference. Even if teams now in non-BCS schools, like Nevada, Boise State, and Fresno State, might not have the history, they have played like BCS schools.


Big 16 (Now the Big 12)
Teams from TX: Texas, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Baylor, TCU, SMU, Rice, Houston
Teams from OK: Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
Teams from KS: Kansas, Kansas State
Teams from NE: Nebraska
Teams from AR: Arkansas
Teams from MO: Missouri
Teams from LA: LSU


Why?: To be in this Big 16 you need be located in the Great Plains or a little right of it. I felt the need to keep the rivalries of the Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Missouri teams have against each other.


"Other" Big 16 (Now the Big 10)
Teams from OH: Ohio State, Cincinnati
Teams from MI: Michigan, Michigan State
Teams from IN: Indiana, Purdue, Notre Dame
Teams from IL: Illinois, Northwestern
Teams from WI: Wisconsin
Teams from MN: Minnesota
Teams from IA: Iowa, Iowa State
Teams from NY: Army
Teams from MD: Navy
Teams from WV: Marshall 


Why?: Every team in the "Other" Big 16 has had a lot of history. Fittingly, the division's names are called Leaders and Legends. 


Big East
Teams from MA: Boston College
Teams from CT: UCONN
Teams from NY: Syracuse
Teams from NJ: Rutgers
Teams from PA: Penn State, Pittsburgh, Temple
Teams from MD: Maryland
Teams from WV: West Virginia
Teams from VA: Virginia, Virginia Tech
Teams from NC: North Carolina, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest


Why?: The Big East is not known as a football school. If my proposition becomes true that reputation many change. They will gain Penn State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, UNC, Duke, NC State, Wake Forest, and Boston College. Even though Duke and Wake Forest are not the best, the league gets much more competitive.


Other Info: In my proposition there is no ACC. There is no ACC because it is too spread out.This would mean there would be 5 automatic births to the 5 BCS Bowl Games and 5 invites. Army and Navy join the Other Big 16 because it did not fit in the Big East. Marshall made the "Other" Big 16 to fit 16.

A Proposition for the National Football League

The NFL is the only sports league of the 4 major leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL) that does not have a minor league. I believe they should have two minor leagues. Here is my proposition.

The NFL Should Have Two Minor Leagues

Some teams need more players then the standard 53,

Reason 1: Gives Players a Chance to Play

Sometimes teams have to cut players they want to have develop but they can fit on the 53 man roster. This would give these players the chance to develop under NFL supervision. Teams might also find that they have a star no one knew about. Some players need to develop before they hit it big time. It can also help injured players recover and train.

Reason 2: It Can Make A Lot Of Revenue 

After a lockout where one of the top issues was how to split the revenue. The owners love to get money and this will get them money they never thought of getting before. Anyone will want to go to a football game. The fans will want to buy merchandise, food, drinks and more. That can add a lot of money to 9 billion the NFL has right now.

How: Buy the UFL and bring back NFL Europe 
To me this is simple. The UFL and NFL Europe will make the more popular around the country and the world. It will bring in more revenue in new places and expand football around the world.


Here what the United Football League brings. In areas where there is no pro football, there is an opportunity for the NFL to make money. The UFL has taken advantage of that opportunity, placing teams in Las Vegas Omaha, NE Sacramento, CA, Hartford, CO, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. But if you add teams in Oregon, Alabama, Mississippi, Idaho, Salt Lake City, Mexico, Oklahoma City, Tennessee, and Iowa you've expanded pro football to new places where getting money was much harder.

Bringing back NFL Europe will globalize the game, which is needed. The 3 other major sports league of the major 4 major sports leagues capitalize on the the world market. Football isn't as popular as it is in the US. Did anyone even know that the International Federation of American Football World Cup was held last July? I doubt it. The US team featured no real superstars and they dominated every other team. Bringing back the league will defiantly make other countries better at football and you never know. The next Jim Brown or Joe Montana might find interest in football thanks to NFL Europe. 

If my plan happens to come true, NFL Europe will have 14 teams