Archive for the ‘Pro Bowl’ Category

Rumors And Rants NFL Season Awards

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Now that the NFL regular season has wound to a close, awards season is upon us. Everyone will be giving you their two cents on who the best player, coach, rookie, etc. were this season. We have our own awards here at Rumors and Rants, but since we're such negative ...

Pro Bowl Selction Process Needs To Be Punted

Friday, December 19th, 2008

Many bloggers I respect have weighed in on how this year's Pro Bowl rosters have some glaring omissions. First on the "where are they?" list is San Diego quarterback Philip Rivers. Despite leading the NFL in passer rating (101.4), touchdowns (28), touchdown percentage (6.6), yards per completion (8.23) and only ...

Football With (No) Balls

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

Given the level of disdain I feel for the NFL Pro Bowl, which occurs each February, I'm constantly amazed at how often I find myself thinking about it. I can't shake it. It's inescapable, like a naked picture of Bea Arthur or Britney Spears' crotch. Each year, starting in December ...

How Do You Say ‘Pointless’ In Hawai’ian?

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

I'll just come straight out and ask: why does the NFL release the Pro Bowl rosters two weeks before the season ends? Save it, wise-guy commenter, we all realize there's probably some logistical nightmare of a reason behind this, but it still doesn't make the regular kind of sense. There's ...