I had a busy weekend. I went to a wedding show (don't ask), worked on wedding invitations and watched my gal look at wedding dresses.

I needed a little man time by the time Sunday came calling. I figured, let's give the Pro Bowl a try - again.

Well, that didn't work out so well. The NFL proved they don't care about this game after they switched it to a week before the Super Bowl. They basically said that the Pro Bowl wasn't worth making America's most popular sport one week longer. The Pro Bowl is a tradition that will never go away and I wish it would.

Outside of the horrible uniforms, the annoying Miked up cast of regulars and the (former)Hawaiian shirts worn unbuttoned by 50 year old men, it was tolerable.

The players go for the trip, not the game. Can we make it mean something, or put pride on the line. What about going back to the old format of the NFL all-star team (not the AFC or the NFC) playing against the Super Bowl winners. What about having college All-Stars lace it up against the perennial players?

I'm not sure where to go with this game, but it's just loathsome to watch. It's like watching a bad movie with a delude professional football league with the bland uniforms and setting.

A few fun facts about the game:

- 34 players chosen for the Pro Bowl missed the game due to either injury or because they are scheduled to be in the Super Bowl. *Nice*

- 17 players were cited for drunken lewdness the evening prior to the game in South Beach. *Wink*

- Ricky Martin was in attendance with Mario Lopez. *Priceless*

But, since the NFL is a machine, the Pro Bowl will never leave us and will be embedded in our culture for the entirety of the NFL's existence. Ultimately, it ended up that I chose the Grammy's where I could look at beautiful women in short dresses instead of a hungover game of Turkey Bowl.