That's what I was thinking, but I look at it this way as well... These players worked their asses off to be picked to be in the Pro Bowl, but also for those two teams worked their asses off to get to the Super Bowl... Usually the Pro Bowl happens after the Super Bowl, but because the Winter Olympics has been shifted to every 2 years after the Summer Olympics due to the network executives not only were dealing with upset show producers and actors, but also the audience who had to wait to see their shows and also things got a little to hectic and someone on the Olympic Board got this wild idea to separate the two... ~shakes head~
To which, everything got screwed up in the process and this is one of the casualties, which is sad, because to me and I think some others might feel the same, the Pro Bowl is the last HURRAH, the last time they get to play football and do it for fun and for the fans, and those fans who get the tickets each and every year go to see their team players play the game.. Not for the full game, but in some instances that has been known to happen due to injuries sustained in either last game of the season, postseason or in the Super Bowl...
These players though who fought to be chosen, don't get that option to play if they are going to be in the Super Bowl and there is not going to be another game after their big game and in some ways that's not right, not to the fans or the players.... Though they did get some advance warning right before their season started, but still... It sucks, IMHO... Maybe next year they will go back to the regular way of playing football, preseason, regular season, postseason, Super Bowl and then finally the one game that might be more fun and exciting than the Super Bowl at least to some fans out there, the Pro Bowl... Then again, someone might get a wild hair up their asses and decide that it's a great way to start off the Super Bowl week and keep it this way for good.. That might actually be the time I write a letter to Roger Goodell and tell him about his decision of such a move and also add a petition from those fans from around the world, because I am sure some of those stationed overseas would like to see it back to normal as well... At least then, they can't say that all the fans wanted it this way.. ~sweet smile~