10-10-2020, 12:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 10-10-2020, 12:25 PM by thevoicelesscreator.)
Pro-Bowl voting should be given to the community and not just limited to GMs. It’s been proven time and time again that most GMs just don’t have the time to care about the Pro-Bowl. There is an intense amount of understanding that is needed to be a good Pro-Bowl Voter. Not just understanding the statistics, but there needs to be an ability to process that into meaning. On a division specific level makes the challenge even tougher. Several GMs have admitted that they don’t even look at the index when voting for Pro-Bowl. That means they’re just looking for names they recognize.
You could argue that GMs are some of the most educated folk in are league – on our league. But it would be a hard sell for me. In the past, Pro-Bowl voting had been made open. But some odd fan-favourite results swayed the league to restrict voting to just GMs. I can’t guarantee that it won’t happen again. Actually it probably will happen if we open it up to the public. But I’m suggesting something a little different.
I think that Pro-Bowl Voting should be given to a Pro-Bowl Committee. The Awards Committee already exists – though they only decide who ends up on the Ballot and not the winners. A similar committee should be established made of members of our community who sole purpose is to select the Pro-Bowlers of the season.
You could argue that GMs are some of the most educated folk in are league – on our league. But it would be a hard sell for me. In the past, Pro-Bowl voting had been made open. But some odd fan-favourite results swayed the league to restrict voting to just GMs. I can’t guarantee that it won’t happen again. Actually it probably will happen if we open it up to the public. But I’m suggesting something a little different.
I think that Pro-Bowl Voting should be given to a Pro-Bowl Committee. The Awards Committee already exists – though they only decide who ends up on the Ballot and not the winners. A similar committee should be established made of members of our community who sole purpose is to select the Pro-Bowlers of the season.