The only way I could think of making the Pro-Bowl even close to relevent is with money. Throw a ton of money at the players who suit up with even more money if they win.
Give the players $250,000 to play in the game with the winning players getting $500k. Sure that is a lot of money but the NFL has so much pull with sponsors it wouldn't be impossible to do.
You might have heard it, but your source was wrong. The NFL had been contemplating moving next year's game to the Super Bowl site and playing it the weekend between the conference championships and the Super Bowl, but they ultimately decided to keep in Hawaii at least for next year.
They've said for a while that they're considering moving it out of Hawaii, but it's still there at least through next year.
I don't know about Moss, he may just be a sore loser.
But Brady opting out is not a surprise. He was going to opt out whether they won the Super Bowl or not. What do you think the whole boot thing was about???
The Pro Bowl is the biggest joke of all the all-star games. The only reason players go is for the free trip to Hawaii, and half the people selected don't go. I've agreed with Wilbon of ESPN for years, just name the team, introduce them during the 1,200 hour pre game for the super bowl and be done with it.