Pro Bowl 2012: Aspects of the Game We're Actually Going to Enjoy

The 2012 Pro Bowl is going to be like every other Hawaii-based All-Star game: terrible.

With the players viewing this as basically an extended vacation, there will be hardly anyone going full speed. Of course, crazies like Jared Allen will go full speed, but normal players will be going through the motions.

Where: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii

When: Sunday, January 29, 7:00 p.m. ET

Watch: NBC

What We’re Watching For

If you enjoy millionaires half-assing it, then this is the game for you. If you like having fun, these are the things to keep an eye out for.

Alligator Arms

There isn’t a day that goes by where I feel I have seen enough wide receivers not going hard over the middle of the field because they are scared of contact. I need much more.

Thank goodness Sunday’s Pro Bowl will have more situations of alligator arms and giving up on routes than a Randy Moss highlight video.

While I’m sure some of the younger players have pride and want to do well, I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the veteran receivers were drinking mudslides on the sidelines.

Arm Tackles

The Pro Bowl will be the finest collection of defensive behemoths the NFL has ever seen. When they get on that field, though, they’re going to arm tackle like it it's fifth grade flag football.

While wide receivers and cornerbacks are playing patty-cakes on the outside, the tough defensive linemen and linebackers are making sure that they will be healthy when the game is over. That means an abundance of poor tackling.

If you are a fan of order and structure, I recommend you look away from the screen when the game comes on because this is going to look like a high school JV championship game.

Superstars That Didn’t Get the "50 Percent Effort" Memo

There are bound to be a few stars on both the offense and defense that do not get the memo about not giving all of their effort. Either that or they are flat-out addicted to hurting people.

In either case, you better believe I am ready to sit back on my coach and enjoy. I can’t wait to see a guy like Minnesota defensive end Jared Allen come bull rushing through the offensive line on the first play and lay a hurting on Big Ben.

Allen isn’t alone either; there are plenty of players with that same 100-percent-or-nothing mentality that will hit someone very hard today. Patrick Willis and Maurice Jones-Drew are other names to watch out for.

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