Just one week remains until the 2015 Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. For NFL fans, the extra week of waiting can be excruciating, but the Pro Bowl can add some temporary relief.

The Pro Bowl is just a simple game that is usually held in Honolulu, Hawaii, for the best (or most popular) players in the league. This year the Pro Bowl will be played in Glendale, Arizona, the same location the Super Bowl will be contested.

Believe it or not, the Pro Bowl still gets high ratings. According to multiple reports, the Pro Bowl has higher ratings than NBA, NHL and MLB playoff games. Last year the Pro Bowl had 11.7 million viewers, and the year before that had 12.2 million observers.

But, even with all those viewers, many football fans believe the Pro Bowl has become a "joke" of a game with little to no defense. Pro Bowl games in the 2000s had so little defense with so much scoring that the league did away with the AFC vs. NFC format. Instead of the two conferences going at, it we now see two Hall of Fame players pick their squads. This year is "Team Irvin" against "Team Carter."

But, there is another option for the NFL. An option that fans would strongly prefer, and it would bring out the best of players.

Bring back the skills challenge.

Until 2007 the NFL had a skills challenge, and it was very exciting. It was just like the NHL, which has the hardest shot and accuracy contest, and the NBA, which has the slam dunk competition and 3-point shootout. Who doesn't love the MLB home run derby?

The NFL skills challenge was a very exciting event that brings out the best in everybody and doesn't have the risk of injury that a Pro Bowl does. Some of the most notable contests held at the skills competition were the 40-yard dash, longest throw, accuracy contest, one-on-one drills and longest field goal. Even weight lifting was an event for the weekend. The great thing about the skills challenge was that every football position was put on display.

Every other major sport has a skills challenge -- why shouldn't the NFL? Watching Tony Romo throw passes to Dez Bryant against notable corners like Richard Sherman is must-watch television. Who wouldn't want to watch LeSean McCoy, Marshawn Lynch and DeMarco Murray battle against one another in running back drills?

Roger Goodell knows the Pro Bowl brings in high ratings, so eliminating the game wouldn't be a wise business decision. But that doesn't mean we can't still have a weekend skills challenge. Some of the most memorable moments in sports have occurred at skills competitions. Who could forget the 1986 Dunk Contest when 5-foot-7 Spud Webb won it all? Michael Jordan dunking from the free throw line in 1988 was something special. Venezuelan great Bobby Abreu hit a record 41 home runs at the 2005 Home Run Derby.

The NFL has a great opportunity to show off their most talented athletes on the national stage, as do other sports. Fans could watch players all around the league compete against one another at every position to see who truly is the best.

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