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Open Thread: The 2012 NFL Pro Bowl

Four Cincinnati Bengals players will play in today's Pro Bowl, with Andy Dalton expected to take snaps at some point in the second half. Tight end Jermaine Gresham, wide receiver A.J. Green and defensive tackle Geno Atkins will join Cincinnati's franchise quarterback on Sunday.

This is that open thread.

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As horrendous as the Pro Bowl always is, I'm looking forward to it tonight.

Can’t wait to see our guys play.

AJ is starting in place of Marshall!

Yay, AJ!

Sounds like Miley Cyrus wrote the lyrics to the song that this clown is singing.
Wtf is this crap on my tv right now.
that blonde cheerleader they showed was worth hearing this
or maybe she was just a dancer, but still
Ok. Agreed

Take the good with the bad

that blonde was smoking and the mute button works wonders during nfl pregame shows
Thats the new oleans cheerleader smokin hot
name?
Danielle. Its on nfl.com
I just told the old lady that I'm about to throw

the f*in tv out the window if I have to hear some crap like that again. That was ridiculous.

This is beyond lame....
i considered doing an artie lange on myself during that pregame "music"
They really thought this was the best song to play before an NFL game?

I mean, it is the softest game of the year, but really?

Shouldn't they have some bad ass band before a football game?
its the nfl

they always pick horrible music.

Or at least a band that couldn't be properly classified as a boy band.
What is the crap that is now on tee-vee

at the Pro Bowl?
Seriously?
Who the f-ck are these clowns?

So, um, this Hot Chelle Ray (sp?)...

It’s my generation that makes these guys popular. We’re sorry.

So much for this game starting at seven...
It gives me more time to wash my ears out with something badass.
anyone else notice the hot brunette bengal was in the pregame

(or did i just imagine i seen her)

No, but I saw the white Randy Moss.
yea that one caught me off guard
No pass rush is a bunch of BS
Wait a minute, screw this.

AJ’s going to be catching passes from Big Ben.

sacreligious I tell ya
check it out

titans cheerleader posted images from the probowl (yes, its a bunch of other hot cheerleaders with her.)

There's a Bengals cheerleader in a couple of those.
the brunette thats always posted on here

swore i seen her in the pregame

That's Tiffany

Our ProBowl BenGAL Cheerleader

here's a link fellas

http://www.bengals.com/cheerleaders/probowl12.html

but i like the blonde from the titans too..
The pro bowl rules remind me why I hate the prowl bowl!!
its arena ball

they should just put flags on players and disallow tackling..

Does make sense though

Even if it makes for a crappy game. Would be stupid to lose someone for part of next season because of a meaningless game.

i know

reason probowl is always treated by the nfl fans with limited interest thou

Our rep for the pro bowl is Tiffany

I did a fanshot congratulating her.

u know that just sounds wrong.
Which one will be more boring

The Pro Bowl tonight or last night’s UFC?

He finds Mike Wallace on the first play from scrimmage?

Favoritism!

Gresh was in on tht play
The great thing about our helmets is our guys are easy to spot.
So umm b Marshall is starting
True.

The only team in the NFL that might be easier to spot is the Packers.

the wallace flop...again
AJ was named with the starters but I don't think he's been in yet.
VW with the horrible commercial

that was frickin long

stupid barking star wars theme commercial

you hate to like it.

So Ben seems to have miraculously healed from his ankle that was "ABOUT TO FALL OFF!!!!!" during the playoffs
Wait for them to mention it if he gets intercepted
That looked like less than half speed.
Um WTF am I watching
An overpaid, overwatched practice
I missed it. What did Geno say in his little bio thing?
Something about Georgia
It was like..

“Represent the G, Go Dawgs”

People from Hawaii must have really bad impressions about the sport of football.
True

They should move the Pro Bowl to London to kill any interest. Then maybe the NFL would shut up about moving a team there.

It's OK...

…we’re easily distracted by the beach and ocean!

:P

would love to see someone do the belt move to rodgers..
This is literally the first Pro Bowl I have ever watched.

Oh my god it is awful.

the way the pro bowl plays is sorta like

It's like a game of Madden if you started Chad at O-Line and Coats at WR#1.
i think eric weddle

Was the only guy to try to make a tackle all game

Geno's basically been holding hands with his guy.
This shit is really hard to watch
7 on 7 would be more competitive.
The only two people I've seen ANY effort from are Gonzalez and Fitzgerald.

Gonzalez fought a little bit for the first down earlier, Fitz made a move to get the TD.

I'm about ready to change the channel until Andy comes in.
had the same thought

third quarter is what I heard.

I don't know if i can watch that long
Copy MLB

Whoever wins this plays the Super Bowl at home. If it’s -30 in Green Bay so be it. Then they’ll play.

That wouldn't work. The people in the Super Bowl aren't playing.

So the people actually in the Pro Bowl would still have no incentive to play well.

Well you'd have to move the game to earlier

or after the Super Bowl for the next season’s location

The game can't be moved to earlier.

You can’t stick it in the middle of the playoffs, and a mid-season Pro Bowl wouldn’t make sense because there wouldn’t be enough games to judge from. I think we just have to deal with it being flag football.

Damn you and your logic
Why are the OLine and Dline there put in the dummies
The dummies wouldn't get out of the way to let them make a play
what a stink-fest

looks like a practice/walk-through of a game

They should really just get rid of the linemen and play 7-on-7 if this is how the linemen are going to play.

I mean, it’s obviously not a real game, but this is just stupid.

I'm confused

everyone knew this was an exhibition game right? Not sure what you expected it to be different than any other Pro Bowl game. (just sayin)

would find the nfl cheerleaders playing touch football more interesting to watch

i know what you are saying though =)

There's exhibition

And then there’s standing in the middle field and doing the waltz.

Preseason games are also exhibition.

I know it’s different because in those guys are looking to get in shape for the season and some need to play well to make the team. But still, those are low-stakes games and there’s still some effort.

I mean, can’t they treat it like they did when they were kids and played in the back yard for fun? There’s more contact there than here.

Hey!

something interesting happened!

did he touch that before the 10 yards?
Poor Geno looks like he's doing all he can to NOT sack.
probowl rules

basically sacking equals penalty.

I'd still love if he said "screw this" and went after RAHDJAS!
i'd be happy if geno could somehow roll onto ben's leg

still feeling bitter about 2005..

(considering they’re both on the afc team, it aint happening either..)

Yes, please.

Destroy him! I think football fans everywhere would happily pitch in a little money to pay for his fine, if there was one.

Also, I remember a highlight where the AFC ran a stupid trick play where the punter ran and Sean Taylor blew him up. Seriously, the ball flew 10 yards in the air from his hands before hitting the ground.

Sean Taylor was crazy

Was like a ed reed mixed with bob sanders and troy p, with linebacker size.

How dare Fitz say hi to his grandma. There's a game going on!!

Oh, wait. Go ahead. Say hi to your cousins too.

AJ!
I was just about to post "Where is AJ"

Now throw it to him.

lol
Well since that worked

Now throw it to Gresham. And Clay Matthews— I saw Ben looking at your sister. Go get him.

If somebody decided to be an ass, they could really take out a QB since the O-line doesn't block in this game.

They could come in completely untouched.

haha

Stuff like that makes the probowl ok. Need to do more crazy stuff.

AJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen
MVP MVP MVP GREEN
AJ saying all the right things as usual.

Love this kid.

aj almost seems terse

compared to ocho in cincy.

I remember in the 90's this game was competitive

not sure when it stopped…

Hey look, Ben threw it to a Steelers WR
I always forget how little MJD is.
Height wise, yeah, but he's built pretty solid.

Anyone who’s 5’7 and 210 is pretty big as far as body mass.

True

He looks like he got smooshed.

pocket hercules.
Leave it to the Steelers to be assholes
I like that he's giving some effort...

But yeah, he sort of came off as that one try-hard that everyone hates.

We finally saw a little bit of a hit.

And of course, it was delivered by a Steeler.

weddles here to play
GENO WITH THE SACK!!!
And the tip!
And yes I'm being completely hypocritical but who cares

Geno is allowed to play because I said so.

Geno with the tip and almost pic
best d play of game so far
geeeennnnnnoooooo!
Even in this ridiculously bad game of flag football, Geno finds a way to make a play.
So if it's one QB per quarter who plays in the 4th?
They'll put AJ at QB
Hopefully that wasn't AJs fault.
rivers shouldnt have thrown that
Looked like a terrible pass from Rivers.

He was open with a back shoulder throw.

It was.. very disappointing.

AJ is the guy you can throw it up to. No effort.

would be a td again if Dalton threw that one
Switching between Pro Bowl and US vs Canada soccer now

Both meaningless games.

me too...but I am enjoying both
Wow

Surprised anyone even knew what game I was talking about, much less watching. Good on ya.

i am a big soccer fan
Solo is a nut but that was a fantastic save.
shes tough
Love the USWNT

And I have a HUGE crush on Hope.

I am on "team Morgan" :)
Morgan is overrated (play-wise).

Did you see Leroux the other night? She’s the future.

This may be a bad analogy but she seems to be like C Dempsey on the men's team

Doesn’t always look like they are doing much but seems to come up with big goals….anyway she’s hot which is all that really matters :)

That's Carli Lloyd or Tobin Heath

They played terrible all the last game but got goals so on the stat sheet they come out looking strong.

Anyone that can score 5 goals in one game is a-ok with me. Natural striker. Very exciting. Best player imo from the ‘Big name’ WC gals is Rampone.

Yeah, we're going to hurt when she retires this year.

Solo could give her a run for her money as far as “Best player” though. But apples and oranges.

And Abby Wambach is a genius.
im with you

Sooooo hot.

What channel?
NBC Sports

It’s a new channel— 590 if you have Fios.

Damn. Don't get it on directv
603
Yeah not part of my package though. Sucks
Well

Then http://www.concacaf.com

The Internet is so awesome. Thanks!
seen bigger hits in the soccer game.
I'd like to see a Pro Bowl coach decide that he's just going to run it up the gut 40 times in the game, just to see what happens.
that would be great.
weddle is playing with more intrnsity than anyone
Fitzgerald looked pissed that he wrapped him up by the legs..

On the first TD.

good

Someone on d needs to pop some people.

dammit

I forgot that the Cavs were on tonight, and they ended up playing a great game and beating the Celtics by a point.

Why even play the Pro-Bowl

The lineman are just leaning on each other,maybe there is a kid somewhere in the world who is enjoying this

let's see Gresh
He's out there..

Only TE they aren’t passing to.

allen is screwing around on the line out of boredom, that was priceless.
The linemen have to entertain themselves somehow.
Everytime I switch back to the Pro Bowl it's on a commercial.

Problem #129 with this game.

I hate how the QBs always look to their teammates first.
I won't hate it once Andy's in though.
Watch AJ and Gresh be on the bench by the time Dalton gets in.
maybe that's the only way Gresh

gets the ball

I was just saying this to the GF.

She didn’t really care but it’s frustrating. I’m sure Andy will look towards Gresh and AJ as well but it’s like.. if your QB isn’t in the Probowl you don’t get any touches?

Fake punt.. that's fun.
and weddle with another pop

I like him even more after this game.

gresh standing there on that pass
Well he was finally targeted anyway
In the Brees vs Rivers battle

I’d take Brees every time.

Up next is Cam vs Andy

That’ll be fun.

I take Brees over any QB in the league not named Brady.

Or Peyton Manning, but unfortunately, they’re acting like he might not be in the league next year.

Gresham now known more for his blocking than pass catching..

This is what the Bengals have done to the best (TE) hands in the 2010 draft.

Someone has to block,the guards sure didnt
BRILLIANT SAVE BY HOPE SOLO!!!!
Oh wait, wrong game.
AJ woulda caught that VJax.
Brees really looking for the Chargers

helmets

Aren't the announcers precious with their matchy matchy shirts.

I know that’s why I watch football.

Let Janikowski go for a FG from here just for the hell of it.
Oh, never mind.

They’re actually in normal human range.

God I can't wait for the super bowl to be over

Get this guy of my TV!

lol i forgot how vanilla the pro bowl is
AFC headed for 800 yards of offense at this pace
lol thats it

they just need to play flag football, it would be to the same effect

i was in a flag league with more contact than this.
im ready to see andy get out there
apparently we get frickin Rivers for another Quarter
Cam definitely has better QBs to learn from on his side.
a good probowl drinking game would be

take a drink every time they throw it to the WR on the line of scrimmage

A better one would be to take a drink every time a QB throws it to his teammate.
It's Andy Dalton time!!!
i bet andys pumped to have a rb that can catch
lol this is what the back field would look like if we draft Richardson/martin/pead/
3 and outs?

Lol

Dalton leads the universe

in passes batted down

Boooo

Let Andy stretch the field! Enough of these stupid short passes.

You got your wish
Wow, bad pass on 3rd down

Bad series for Dalton.

it wasn't too bad, Marshall actually had his hands on it
He is use to aj making that catch
Well

He did better than Cam :)

If they give him both quarters in the second half he’ll start slinging it.

Underwhelming first Pro Bowl drive for Dalton.
green should have been out there
And Gresh.

This is the only way Gresh can get targets.

Gresh was in the end zone on that one
both rookies start out with QB ratings

of about 40

do you have a qb rating calculator?

I would imagine Newtons would be worse

Yeah, it's called a box score.
espn?
My go-to for stats is normally Yahoo Sports.

I don’t use that wretched sports section for anything else, but their stats are easy to find and you also don’t have to go to ESPN that way.

thats good to know
anyways

After the TD, Newton more than doubles Dalton. 95.8 to 42.4. Andy needs to respond.

that was a nice catch
newton with the TD bomb
OK Andy, come back in and show him up.
he will if

AJ " go up and get it" green plays with him

lets see a nice, sustained drive lol
Sounds like were watching a bengals game
And by that you mean a 30 yard sluggo with a 50 yard run after the catch involving three missed tackles, right?
andy cant make that throw
he can, just not on a rope like that
cam is a freak
for sure

And yea Andy can throw it and float it there, that’s just not the same.

Enough of the onside kicks, asshole!

We want Andy on the field.

Come on asshole

We want to see Andy play

+1

He’s just scared

this game is a joke
It's definitely a joke, but I've actually found it to be somewhat entertaining.
thats why im saying they should just play flag football, it would be the same thing
You know alot was made that the Bengals made the playoffs and

only beat 1 team with a winning record. What you never hear is that the Patriots beat 0 teams with a winning record in the regular season.

Wonder Why? ;)

cause they are the chosen ones
Maybe because the Patriots proved that they could beat good teams once they got to the playoffs?

Let’s not lie to ourselves, the Bengals aren’t a great team yet. We’re getting there, but not yet.

I heard about it a lot at the beginning of the playoffs

No need to say it now though.

and they were obviously good enough to beat teams with a winning record

Bengals were coming off a 4 win year. I can see why that can raise more questions.

that and was supposed to be cuz

I have no idea what auto correct did there.

Benson

Is steaming somewhere he is not in this game

And

He’s blaming someone else

while punching

the 1 guy who will listen in the face

Hawaii is probably one of the few states he doesn't have a warrant in.
Lololol!!!!!
Hey it's J Joe
the bengals have 6 players this year that are in the pro bowl that they have drafted

thats pretty damn good

Who is #6?
justin smith?
Ahh...

Haven’t noticed him in the game and didn’t pay much attention when the lists came out.

Justin Smith
JJOE!!!
Nike started unveiling NFL product tonight....

Each team has new Nike cleats ( nfl team color) and the Nike Vapor gloves are out ( the ones with the team logo on the palms) ….the gloves are sick! To see the new stuff head to NFL Football Facebook page- id post link but I’m on my phone. I’m jacked for Nike to take over

Here

yup...those are sweet
Wow, those are sweet.

Nike is awesome.

im buying the gloves if i can
Cleats

we have the best colors
i agree

saints and us have best colors

panthers, colts, and ravens are sick

Bengals should be switched, with orange logo.

I love the Colts' ones.
They're the same as ours

Just with blue instead of orange. Which wouldn’t really work for us.

I could get used to Dalton handing off to MJD
Dalton is calling Brown and Lewis

Saying draft a running back

He might post something about it on the internet using the Tweet Station.
Leapin Leonard time!

Oh wait.

Bah.

AJ trying too hard.

He wants that Probowl TD record.

Be patient kid, you have 13 Pro Bowls ahead of you.

it was worth the try
damn it geno

Get the sack!

GENO.

Finish him.

Geno just barely missed the sack.
geno is a pimp, we need to resign him asap before we will have to owe him 50 plus million lol
they are starting to play a little more
I love the message sent by Seymour.

If you’re going ignore the unwritten rules of the Pro Bowl and stay up, I’m going to ignore them and hit you.

Speaking of Seymour and Atkins

I thought this was pretty cool on the mothership

" Raiders defensive tackle Richard Seymour, named to his seventh Pro Bowl at age 32, also has his eyes on the 23-year-old Atkins. Seymour isn’t exactly looking to get a ton of snaps.

"I already told him," Seymour said, "I’m going to do whatever I can to make sure he wins MVP."

Darn it the rest was supposed to be in the box too
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What an awesome TD.

lmao.

Ha ha

Questionable, but I’ll take it. TD Dalton!!!

OMG THAT TD<<<<<<<
WOWOWOWOW

how did Marshall catch that

A combination of awareness and blind ass luck.
THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
Dalton just made that throw
Well Marshall had a little to do with it.
Yes, but he made that throw is the point
He made it right to the safeties.

But whatever.

Jesus crimeny, they were all right there
Marshall had everyone beat.

That throw needs to be 5 yards deeper, it was underthrown. But I’m not being critical of him. That’s not one of his receivers.

it was a little under thrown, but hopefully he can work on his arm strength this season and develop his arm more
Chili better be watchin
When is Marshall's contract up?

Wouldn’t mind him playing opposite AJ. And yes, I’m in dreamer land where I might as well ask for Megatron.

Megatron is closer to Free Agency.
he will never hit free agency, no way dude lol
Oh I know..

Just saying.

Megatron and Optimus Prime on the same field would just be absolutely insane!
the field would blow up
LOL

The other teams would actually try to stack the box. The logic would be that they don’t have enough guys in the secondary to cover them and they’re going to lose that battle anyways, so they might as well just try to shut down the run.

Dalton part of another highlight video yus
US wins 4-0 against a very good Canadian team

If anyone cares

2 goals, 2 assists from morgan...woohoo
Wow

Getting testy

Cam makes some really amazing plays

But then some really ugly throws too

Cam has no right to get mad.

I don’t mind him working hard like that, but if he’s going to he has to expect the other team to.

and he has an advantage because the D can't blitz
Actually starting to play a little
Love how the AFC defenders didn't just say screw it when Cam started playing in a way that was not in

accord w/ the unwritten rules.

And it would be Mr. Icon and Entertainer to be the one to start showboating.
Is Dalton going to be in the rest of the game?
i think so
Nice to get the whole second half
Yeah

Unfortunately, though, this is the only part of the game where he might actually take a hit.

There he is!
they will get him a TD
Damn, Matthews got around the edge fast.
all of a sudden running the ball?
Throw it to Gresh
Newton getting booed
This crowd must be pulling for the NFC b/c they seem to be booing every offensive play when they dont work
Didn't start until Cam came in.
But they are booing after the plays....wouldnt they boo when he came on the field if that were the case
Who knows

I think they’re just bored and booing seemed fun

I think they're booing every offensive play that doesn't work.
Geno after him again
Newton isn't having a good day
Geno there again

Would have been a sack in a real game

Antonio Brown is a force
we drafted briscoe a few picks before.
Would like to see Dalton go to Green & Gresh

like the other QBs looked for their guys

Might be better for him to change things up

since he’s going to have to get used to a couple new receivers (god willing) next season.

I want Antonio Brown.

The Steelers have him and Wallace. Where can we find a guy like that? Maybe Adams in the third round or so?

Dalton wants Marshall
i like joe adams

The other Arkansas wr too.

Get Marshall his fourth TD so he can break the record.
I officially want to draft whoever Mayock says is the "next Brandon Marshall"
Marshall is having a great day
that was a nice pass and catch
Holy hell, Marshall.
WHOA!!!!!!

….look at that throw

Beautiful pass

and catch

nothing about that ridiculous throw
is marshall a fa....

Lol would nice having him opposite green

Can the Bengals get Marshall

Marshall & Green = every pass is theirs dammit

I know

But I don’t recall Marshall looking like this often. Maybe due to the qbs he’s had?

Marshall is a premier pass catcher.
He has some absolutely ridiculous games.

He had one game with 21 catches.

he is great

And at other times he does nothing.

we need marshall
We are Marshall.

Oh wait, wrong thing.

marshall signed a five year deal in 2010
hah

you would be the one to bring that up

Marshall needs to talk his way out of Miami. He already complained that Matt Moore isn't a real QB.

Maybe complain that whoever they bring in sucks too.

We could get Coyle to piss him off somehow
Quadruple cover him in practice every day.
Marshall would fit right in at Cincy

he has an impressive arrest record

but unlike Jerome Simpson

he can play ball

exactly

Simpson jump up to the moon…cant bring it in

Von Miller is the real deal too.
Eating crow on that kid.

He’s legit.. jury still out on Miller Jr, Moch.

Well, jury hasn't even gotten to the parking lot

since he hasn’t even been able to practice

Moch = Sergio Kindle
Cam

looks a little out of place….jus sayin

you guys will hear me one day about Newton
That was my fear for Andy

But fortunately Cam is making Andy look good.

so is Marshall lol
Shhh

I’m going to pretend it’s all Andy :)

At least he doesn't have 2 picks

lol

Is it me?

Or does Andy have a hogleg of a dip in. Good lord

I was thinking the same thing

He’s pulling a Farve with a dip in during the game…lol

Haha yes he is.

Gotta have a horseshoe in your lip to get that quick release haha.

now that was a nice pass Cam
No D on that 4th down
Marshall sounds like he's gotten his head on straight

since he’s been diagnosed. Good for him.

Marshall on Dalton
He’s impressive. He’s a rookie, but it’s like he’s a 10 year veteran
Wait, did he say that just now?

I wasn’t really listening to that interview.

Awesome that people

outside of our locker room see it

Von Miller

is worth a whole lotta money

They'll be restructuring his deal after next season.

Guarantee it.

we need to lock up our guys for about 15 years each

I want baseball contracts with Dalton, Green and Atkins

Geno having a good time on the sideline.

But why is he on the sideline?

Terrible pass by Cam.
terrible throw
terrible effort to stop the play

Dalton would have side flipped him

Dammit

Tackle him so Andy can get another TD.

lol

I was thinking the same thing…just want to see Andy throw it

To AJ or Gresh this time hopefully

now that Marshall is securely MVP

I know it

Kubiak…ur killing me with this game plan…Andy needs green at all times…period…they are a package deal

Let the Good Times Roll....the AFC is routing those turds from the NFC
what the heck was that
This game is kind of getting good
at least on the D-line
AFC D line seems to have said

screw this, we’re playing

Should have put Cam in from the beginning

I don’t think the other players like him very much

Cam having a supremely bad day
I would laugh if they Rodgers/Brees back in.
Newtons Passer Rating = 28
running out the clock
almost another

Cam is having a bad day

Antonio Brown can play D
Now the AFC is just f***king with the NFC

by putting offensive players on defense lol

They should put Geno at HB.
he could do it too
That was funny

haha

say what you want but i thought this game was rather fun

lots of things made me smile/laugh etc

It got better

The first quarter was brutal

I agree.

Not great football by any means, but it’s just been fun.

Drew Brees is still > than Billy Cundiff
Hahaha
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

they should tried to score again

Andy told them he wanted to try a play that Marvin taught him.

So he took a knee.

This game was a lot of fun.

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