NFL Pro Bowl Game 2012: Why Twitter Will Dominate the Broadcast

Why exactly do people watch the Pro Bowl?

The game is boring. For one, there's a lack of physicality—would you want to get hurt during a meaningless exhibition game after the season was over?—and besides that, most of the players would rather be laying on a beach in Hawaii than playing a football game.

So, unless you can't come to terms with no football on a Sunday, are gambling on the game or have devised some sort of Pro Bowl drinking game, it's hard to get excited for the broadcast.

Enter Twitter.

The NFL is allowing participating players to post tweets from computers placed on the sidelines during the game—a marketing ploy aimed at encouraging fan interaction during an otherwise dull experience. And I'm not going to lie—I'm intrigued by this idea, to the point that I (plug alert!) wrote a recent article with a few tweets from the players I'd love to see.

I think this has comedy potential written all over it.

What the hell are these guys going to tweet about? Will they give us some dirt on the opposing players? Engage in a Twitter trash talk war with players on the other team?

Yes, please.

Will they complain about the flavor of Gatorade on the sideline? (Can a man get some fierce grape up in here?) Maybe they'll ask the fans what sort of touchdown celebration they should do if they reach pay dirt? ("Sizzling bacon action" would be my recommendation.)

Hopefully they'll make fun of the sideline reporters or tell us what they'd rather be doing than playing a meaningless football game (pretty much anything, from playing bridge to attending a family reunion).

Will they send hateful tweets toward players on the New England Patriots and New York Giants? (I would.)

Questions, so many questions.

Of course, the tweets will probably be rather pedestrian—some have called the NFL the "No Fun League," after all, and if anyone could suck the joy out of the humorous potential of this concept, it's this league. But darn it if I'm not curious to find out how they handle this.

Hit me up on Twitter—my tweets are chicken soup for the Internet soul.