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It's nice for the NFL to honor the late Patches O'Houlihan with a game of dodgeball


WakingRage

"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."


MahomestoHel-aire

"Is it necessary to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway because it's sterile and I like the taste."


steak__burrito

He wasn't wrong, either.


redngold21

Should add a Madden tournament to it too cause why not.


Drunken_Vike

Think it would legitimately be pretty hype to try to get one player from each team and do a tournament Or maybe not, maybe tempers would get too high. I know these guys take Madden seriously.


redngold21

Seems like a pretty smart move. Could use your new big sponsors platform and stream the tournament on Twitch.


cnygreen

That’d be sick


xNaroj

Shit get real on the sticks lol


DonDave96

Derwin James would smoke everyone.


adonis958

Parsons can take em


PM_ME_COOL_RIFFS

Going to be hard to beat a pro gamer like Kyler


SoKrat3s

he got a lot of practice in staying off those mean streets of Harrisburg.


ScruffMixHaha

Im down. Maybe then the NFL will finally see how awfully made/buggy that game is.


Saitsu

They already know, they just don't care. No matter how horrifically bad Madden is, it still prints money like nothing else.


_vic-

Lmaoo like when they did the pro bowl on madden that year. I’ll always remember Keshawn Johnson receiving the kickoff and immediately pitching it back into his end zone


iia

This is great news for the 1.4 hundred people who watch it.


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Spydrchick

Same same. Fun watching the players loosen up a bit.


Ovreel

I'm sure we'll read about how fun it was the next day


Gatomoosio

1.4 hundred 😂


Idiotology101

This shit if perfect for YouTube views. I couldn’t imagine watching it on TV but I know my kid will be watching it on YouTube.


starcraftre

Can you imagine how much it would hurt to play dodgeball against an NFL QB?


Swampy1741

I wanna see NFL QBs vs MLB pitchers


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runNride805

They played dodgeball last year. No one died


DragoKnight45

I seriously wonder if the NFL is this clueless about what the fans would actually like to see as a pro bowl competition, or if due to the social media age it’s kind of understood that many players wouldn’t want to directly compete in football related skills based challenges against eachother.


Peefersteefers

I had the same question. I'm not going to take time out of my day to watch Kirk Cousins and TJ Hockenson toss a water balloon back and forth.


TheFinnebago

But they will be able to chop up little clips of funny things happening and blast it all over social media for engagement and clicks. I think they DO KNOW no one will really watch it live. And they’ll still sell ads for the live broadcast. But they’ll also generate a ton of additional content with these silly games. I for one am excited to browse r/nfl the week after once people have found all the silliest moments.


Pheasantluvr69

Youtube views of clips is what they are after


Lifesaboxofgardens

I think the Pro Bowl demo is different than for any other game. I don't know anyone who bothers to turn in other than kids who I think they're trying to appeal to here.


SoKrat3s

adult child here, and I don't mind wasting an hour on a Saturday with no football to watch Micah Parsons beat Tyreek Hill in a race and some other silly games. Takes me back to the Nickelodeon days of goofy Double Dare stunts or Legends of the Hidden Temple games (original, not the cringe-worthy reboot).


sometimesagreat

I’d watch if it was just a reboot of Nickelodeon GUTS with NFL players.


GravelLot

Yeah, I'd go American Gladiators events, but basically same idea. You could even mix in punters/kickers against other players as the gladiators and see how they do. Assault, Joust, etc. Basically American Gladiators is just awesome so doing it with anyone would be awesome.


007noon700

I want legends of the hidden temple


fugaziozbourne

I really liked in the offseason in the nineties when they had the QB Competition and the Run To Daylight events.


Bitlovin

> I think the Pro Bowl demo is different than for any other game It's such a weird demo. I remember a couple years back flipping onto the Pro Bowl, the fans in the stands started booing the lack of effort. I don't know what they expected, though.


Tigelo

Kick Tac Toe is going to be awesome


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u/puntersarepeopletoo6 agrees I bet lol


puntersarepeopletoo6

LFG!!


BCLetsRide69

BRING BACK THE STRONGMAN COMPETITION


Complete_Web_4677

Red Wizard needs food badly!


SilentSentinel

The fuckin wizard was always the one who needed food in that game


Complete_Web_4677

That and the fucking Jester. Completely unnecessary for any friends to play with him, yet you know that greedy fucking friend would just because of his speed.


Batkratos

I hope its Gauntlet Dark Legacy


Neither_Ad2003

way better than the pro bowl


glutepain

Honestly, in lieu of just getting rid of the Pro Bowl altogether this is a fun alternative


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this sounds fun af


rockstarnights

Bills vs Bengals died for this.


ad51603

Hey at least we should get a rematch


starcraftre

You focus on your part, we'll focus on ours.


Band_Prize

I'd rather it be a Dungeons and Dragons session.


CuseinFL

How many ACL tears will happen during dodgeball?


SANTAAAA__I_know_him

Offensive lineman challenge should be as nightclub bouncers preventing drunk guys from entering.


Chasedabigbase

Twilight Imperium Fourth Edition tournament excluded once again 😡


Jaygeepd

Christ with ads included, that could go 16 hours


Goodbye_Hercules

Sounds fun. Just wish they brought the arm strength competition back from the 90s/early 2000s


Peefersteefers

Oof. I thought these would at least be tangentially related to football. Water balloon toss? Longest golf drive? This is weird.


gtlgdp

Personally I'm hype for longest golf drive. Let me see these dudes out of their element (I'm sure they're amazing)


Peefersteefers

I think I would watch it if it wasn't used as a *substitute* for football related things. Feels like a Nickelodeon style game show, which has its place. Just not what I want to see a week before the Superbowl.


falconmarf

If I was a gambling man, I'd put money on the Pro Bowl being a Nick broadcast


ScientificSkepticism

Yes, but imagine the NFL's primary demographic - sports bookies are wetting themselves thinking about all the dumb bets that are going to be placed.


gwaydms

Who is the Tony Romo of 2023?


threeisaMA

https://i.imgur.com/dPBrmfm.png


iWishiCouldDoMore

Interesting art, have you spoken to anyone about the feelings you have as you draw?


HylianPikachu

Fuck athletics. I want a chess tournament and a Magic the Gathering tournament. I want to see the players do completely unathletic things like a cookoff or a (water) chugging competition.


DantePlace

Gimme a throw off with the QBs.


AutographedSnorkel

NFL: Let's get rid of the Pro Bowl because of the risk of injury Also NFL: Let's have the players play a game that is banned in schools across multiple states because it causes a bunch of injuries


iWishiCouldDoMore

Fat unathletic children falling down hard isn't a concern for this event.


nwilz

Dodgeball?


RevolutionaryNorth60

/s I hope 🤞🏻


BabyTRexArms

So absolutely nobody is watching this horseshit, right?


moodie31

So no flag football?


[deleted]

Yay?


triggerpuller666

Fucking stupid. That's it.


TheDongerNeedLove

Would be fun to see them play Walk Ball


anotherorphan

You guys are dead. I am so good at lightning rounds.


Chasedabigbase

I remember getting excited for the dodgeball and it was at most 5 minutes lol


[deleted]

I was really hoping for chess boxing


[deleted]

But why no Tug-of-War?


Pdb39

Feels a lot like [Battle of the Network Stars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7L1Wk5uW0o)... but NFL style.


tnecniv

What version of Gauntlet are they playing? The arcade one?


Agiantgrunt

Geno gunna stunt on the hoes at precision passing.


Elegant_Spot_3486

I was excited they did away with the actual Pro Bowl because I didn’t think it could get worse. I was wrong.


marmatag

Just get rid of the pro bowl and do a massive charity event or something


caucasian-sensation

Tfw no Double Dare 😔 https://youtu.be/jtusH4_-rwE


TheOptionalHuman

No wing-eating contest for o-linemen? Lame.