Lions Notes: The Pro Bowl Was Better With Wayne Fontes

by Sean Yuille on Jan 30, 2012 11:00 AM EST in Detroit Lions Notes

Instead of watching the 2012 Pro Bowl, @bubbaprog decided to go back in time 20 years and watch the 1992 edition of the game, which featured then-current Detroit Lions head coach Wayne Fontes:

Fontes, by the way, coached the NFC to a 21-15 victory.
Perhaps the most entertaining moment of this year's Pro Bowl was when the Jacksonville Jaguars mascot lost its clothes and attempted to distract the NFC on an extra point by chilling under the goal post in only its underwear.
A Lions Indy car was spotted in Indianapolis, which is the site of this year's Super Bowl.
A reader sent in a picture of his cool-looking Lions birthday cake. The Lions logo is pretty detailed for being on a cake.
After it was leaked out by Nike, the Carolina Panthers' new, "refined" logo was officially announced on Sunday.
Speaking of Nike, they released pictures of what their Pro Bowl cleats looked like for each team.

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I miss the pro bowl skills competitions

That was really the only part of the pro bowl I was really into.

Make it bleed GG...make it bleed.

by BBlades on Jan 30, 2012 11:48 AM EST reply actions

Agreed

They really need to bring something like that back

by CMUWR12 on Jan 30, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions

No, they just need to replace the Pro Bowl with it

Your players risk little injury wise, it’s fun, still in Hawaii.

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by Nate D. on Jan 30, 2012 1:11 PM EST up reply actions

I remember a few years ago when Brian Moorman (the punter for the Bills) entered the obstacle course because the didn’t have a competition for just the punters. He completely blew away everybody’s time. Then he was disqualified because they said he didn’t put enough of an effort into actually pushing the sled. Lame. Gotta say, Moorman is a speedy lil bastard.

Make it bleed GG...make it bleed.

by BBlades on Jan 30, 2012 1:17 PM EST up reply actions

I remember that.

I think with the 5-second add-on or whatever he still blew everybody out. So cool.

by blubomber17 on Jan 31, 2012 5:13 AM EST up reply actions

Oh yeah

He smoked them by at least 30 seconds even with the penalty…but they DQed him…bastards.

Make it bleed GG...make it bleed.

by BBlades on Feb 4, 2012 2:44 PM EST up reply actions

If they have to play a game

How about going back to an old format, Pro vs College All stars.

Scrub the Senior Bowl and the Pro Bowl and combine them and let the kids see what the next level looks like. The coaches and scouts get to see how the young guys actually do against veteran players before they draft them

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by YpsilantiJeff on Jan 30, 2012 1:18 PM EST up reply actions

I'd watch that.

It would be just as relaxed but the pros would try because they don’t want to be shown up and the seniors want to prove they belong. Plus that would be some good scouting film.

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by Enforcer on Jan 30, 2012 1:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions