The Pro Bowl should thank the 11 Hall of Fame voters who didn’t have Bill Belichick on their ballots because it took attention away from its own flawed process.
Both setups for selection need work, but at least there’s still plenty of weight in being called a Pro Football Hall of Famer. The same cannot be said for being called a Pro Bowler, with the NFL’s biggest stars often passing on the game, forcing the league to dig deep for participants on an annual basis. With the all-star exhibition filled with alternates upon alternates, the meaning of what it is to be a Pro Bowler has been lost for quite some time now.
