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JabarkusRussell
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| Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 6:41 pm)
That was one of the few things I enjoyed about Pro-Bowl weekend. What year did they stop doing this?
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Davie Crocket 
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 6:44 pm to JabarkusRussell)
Idk but I think I liked watching that more than the actual pro bowl
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saintsfan92612 
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 6:48 pm to Davie Crocket)
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Idk but I liked watching that more than the actual pro bowl
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LSU_2012 
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:01 pm to saintsfan92612)
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Idk but I liked watching that more than the actual pro bowl
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LSU_2012
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:01 pm to LSU_2012)
in all seriousness that was the best part. It was laid back but all the guys wanted to compete it was awesome
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wildtigercat93
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:04 pm to Davie Crocket)
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Idk but I think I liked watching that more than the actual pro bowl
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JJ27
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:04 pm to JabarkusRussell)
If I had to guess it was when New England's RB ended his career in ESPN's Beach Football game. I agree it was the best part of the weekend. Especially the QB challenge.
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Lester Earl
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:06 pm to JJ27)
They ve done it since then
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JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:08 pm to Lester Earl)
If they do, they sure don't air it on tv like they use to.
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saintsfan92612
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:10 pm to Lester Earl)
Yep, Skills competitions occurred through 2007 when the New England guy was injured in 98 or 99
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tigerpimpbot 
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:12 pm to JabarkusRussell)
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As it turns out, the Skills Competition was last held in 2007. According to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello, a “[c]ombination of factors led us to discontinue, including logistics such as the field we conducted it on at the players’ hotel no longer exists.” (Aiello explained that the hotel has taken the field back for other uses.)
The league last conducted a rookie flag football game on the beach in Hawaii in 1999. That was the year Patriots running back Robert Andrews Edwards shredded his knee so badly that, at one point, amputation of his foot was a possibility.
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The Mick
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:13 pm to JabarkusRussell)
Pussies would swell, union doesn't want swollen vag
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wildtigercat93
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:17 pm to saintsfan92612)
Fastest man challenge was the most competitive thing in hawaii
The Legends flag football game is pure comedy watching how intense the retired guys get
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xenythx 
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:19 pm to tigerpimpbot)
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“[c]ombination of factors led us to discontinue, including logistics such as the field we conducted it on at the players’ hotel no longer exists.” (Aiello explained that the hotel has taken the field back for other uses.)
That sounds like such a bull shite answer. You're telling me a billion dollar industry couldn't figure out the "logistics" for something so simple.
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JJ27
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:19 pm to saintsfan92612)
My bad, was just going off top of my head.
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Baers Foot
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:20 pm to wildtigercat93)
Watched the skills challenge of 06 the other night on NFL Network. Wish they would have one every year, because it acts as a time capsule. Sean Taylor participated. Hit me right in the feels.
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St Augustine
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:23 pm to xenythx)
Yeah no shite. I've been to Oahu. There is more than 1 field 
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JabarkusRussell
Member since Jul 2009
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:26 pm to xenythx)
Directv is playing a beach football game at Mardi Gras World. Pretty sure they could find a venue.
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swagsurfin7 
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| re: Why Did the Pro Bowl Stop the QB Skills Challege, Weight Lifting Challenge, Etc? (Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:31 pm to JabarkusRussell)
The skills competitions were so much fun to watch.
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