NFL.com writers choose Pro Bowlers

[ALP]

Randy Moss
Wes Welker
Steven Gostowski
Jerod Mayo
Logan Mankins

are the only pats I can remember....

nice to see wes and jerod get some love

btw, i would say cassel over jay cutler, who was unanimous
also, peyton should NOT be unanimous

http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story?id...late=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true

 

[Ishdul]

Pat Kirwan listed Darrelle Revis twice. One right after another. I mean, I know they spent 3 minutes picking the guys whose name they heard the most this year but man, even if you look through it in 4 seconds that stands out.

 

[Gunnails]

Link?

5 Pro Bowlers sounds like a decent haul for the Pats.

Mayo will give me fits for years to come.

 

[ALP]

Link?

5 Pro Bowlers sounds like a decent haul for the Pats.

Mayo will give me fits for years to come.

im so sorry, i thought i posted the link:

NFL.com writers cast their 2009 Pro Bowl ballots

 

[karran_s]

Link?

5 Pro Bowlers sounds like a decent haul for the Pats.

Mayo will give me fits for years to come.

Great haul, IMO.. We would have had more, if there were less injuries on this team.

I think Wes Welker will be a regular player on the pro bowl circuit. He has been the most impressive player for NE this year, apart from Cassell as QB. Moss has also been really good and I hope he has great catches in the next two games, which are crucial for our playoff chances.

11 - 5 (I think that's where we'll be).. I hope the Ravens choke as also the Dolphins in their next games. Dallas is playing really well now, on offense as well as defense.

 

[T-ShirtDynasty]

I'm sure this will sound totally homerific ...but how is Wes Welker not on every one of those guys lists?

 

[jmt57]

I can't argue with Manning/Cutler/Rivers at QB, but how does Roethliberger get a vote as the top QB while Pennington doesn't get on a single ballot? And the LaDainian Tomlinson gets a #2 vote at RB? Is that a lifetime achievement award vote?

But those votes at WR are a total joke. They got it right with Andre Johnson being one or two on every vote, but Wes Welker should be among the top four on every ballot also. I have no idea how Houshmandzadeh makes the list this year, and Moss does not deserve a higher ranking than Johnson this season. And at tight end - a position where blocking is at least as important as receiving - it looks like the writers did zero research and simply voted on total yardage.

 

[ALP]

I can't argue with Manning/Cutler/Rivers at QB, but how does Roethliberger get a vote as the top QB while Pennington doesn't get on a single ballot? And the LaDainian Tomlinson gets a #2 vote at RB? Is that a lifetime achievement award vote?

But those votes at WR are a total joke. They got it right with Andre Johnson being one or two on every vote, but Wes Welker should be among the top four on every ballot also. I have no idea how Houshmandzadeh makes the list this year, and Moss does not deserve a higher ranking than Johnson this season. And at tight end - a position where blocking is at least as important as receiving - it looks like the writers did zero research and simply voted on total yardage.

lol, a colt reciever HAS to go tot he pro bowl, and hence reggie wayne

even though welker has like 30 more catches, and slightly more yards, and only 3 less tds then reggie...

 

[Lansdowne]

You can pretty much pencil in Andre Johnson, Brandon Marshall, and Reggie Wayne for 3 of the 4 WR spots in the AFC. The 4th spot will be between Wes Welker, Randy Moss, T.J Houshmandzadeh, and Hines Ward. I have this sick feeling in my stomach that Ward is going to be picked as the 4th guy, because even though he's statistically inferior to the aformentioned receivers, "Oh, he's such a tough player, he blocks, he likes to hit, he's always smiling, where would the Steelers be without him, blah blah blah".

It will be an injustice if Welker doesn't get in. Moss is better than Wayne, but ALP's logic is likely to prevail here.

 

[muslimman]

Yea pretty good list although there are some pretty out there picks...LT at #2RB... Are you kidding?

Anyway noticed Seymour gote 1 vote for #3DE.
Wilfork also got 2 votes for #3 DT. That I can agree with.

As for the NFC:

No way Eli Manning should be unanimous, let alone going to the Pro Bowl... no picks for Rodgers? He Ryan and McNabb should all go there before Manning.
I have no idea how anyone ever picks Steve Smith over Greg Jennings (which 3/5 of those guys did).
Tommie Harris over Jay Ratliff at DT is a joke.
Lol @ Asanti Samuel

 

[Scouse Patriot]

I'm sure this will sound totally homerific ...but how is Wes Welker not on every one of those guys lists?

Because he's not a "name" yet. Pro Bowl voting is half performance and half reputation.

 

[Box_O_Rocks]

Because he's not a "name" yet. Pro Bowl voting is 1/8 performance and 7/8 reputation.

I fixed your post.

 

[Lampshade]

Hines Ward? TJ Houshmandzadeh? Joe Thomas? Kris Dielman? Kyle Vanden Bosch??? Champ Bailey????

Some weird picks on those ballots. Champ Bailey has played only 7 games for crying out loud!

 

[ALP]

Hines Ward? TJ Houshmandzadeh? Joe Thomas? Kris Dielman? Kyle Vanden Bosch??? Champ Bailey????

Some weird picks on those ballots. Champ Bailey has played only 7 games for crying out loud!

see above ur post

 

[JSn]

Yeah, tells you something about the integrity of NFL.com's writers. Probably big Bowling fans.

 

[Lampshade]

see above ur post

But these are ballots of people like Gil Brandt and Pat Kirwan! I can understand my dad who watches 3 games a year picking Champ Bailey, but Pat Kirwan?

 

[Lansdowne]

Here is how I would assign the Pro Bowl (note, these are not the actual selections, just my picks, and I used the NFL.com writers picks as reference so take it for what it's worth):

AFC

Offense

QB: Peyton Manning, Indianapolis
QB: Jay Cutler, Denver
QB: Philip Rivers, San Diego
RB: Thomas Jones, New York
RB: Chris Johnson, Tennessee
RB: Steve Slaton, Houston
FB: Tony Richardson, New York
WR: Andre Johnson, Houston
WR: Brandon Marshall, Denver
WR: Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
WR: Wes Welker, New England
TE: Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City
TE: Dallas Clark, Indianapolis
T: Michael Roos, Tennessee
T: Ryan Clady, Denver
T: Joe Thomas, Cleveland
G: Logan Mankins, New England
G: Alan Faneca, New York
G: Ben Grubbs, Baltimore
C: Kevin Mawae, Tennessee
C: Nick Mangold, New York

Defense & Special Teams

DE: Mario Williams, Houston
DE: Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis
DE: Aaron Smith, Pittsburgh
DT: Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee
DT: Kris Jenkins, New York
DT: Vince Wilfork, New England
OLB: James Harrison, Pittsburgh
OLB: Joey Porter, Miami
OLB: Terrell Suggs, Baltimore
ILB: Ray Lewis, Baltimore
ILB: Jerod Mayo, New England
CB: Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland
CB: Courtland Finnegan, Tennessee
CB: Darrelle Revis, New York
FS: Ed Reed, Baltimore
SS: Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh
SS: Chris Hope, Tennessee
K: Stephen Gostkowski, New England
P: Shane Lechler, Oakland
KR: Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland
ST: George Wilson, Buffalo

NFC

Offense

QB: Kurt Warner, Arizona
QB: Drew Brees, New Orleans
QB: Eli Manning, New York
RB: Adrian Peterson, Minnesota
RB: Michael Turner, Atlanta
RB: DeAngelo Williams, Carolina
FB: B.J. Askew, Tampa Bay
WR: Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona
WR: Anquan Boldin, Arizona
WR: Roddy White, Atlanta
WR: Calvin Johnson, Detroit
TE: Chris Cooley, Washington
TE: Jason Witten, Dallas
T: Flozell Adams, Dallas
T: Jammal Brown, New Orleans
T: Jordan Gross, Carolina
G: Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota
G: Chris Snee, New York
G: Leonard Davis, Dallas
C: Shaun O'Hara, New York
C: Casey Rabach, Washington

Defense & Special Teams

DE: Julius Peppers, Carolina
DE: Justin Tuck, New York
DE: John Abraham, Atlanta
DT: Kevin Williams, Minnesota
DT: Darnell Dockett, Arizona
DT: Tommie Harris, Chicago
OLB: Demarcus Ware, Dallas
OLB: Lance Briggs, Chicago
OLB: Karlos Dansby, Arizona
ILB: Patrick Willis, San Francisco
ILB: Jon Beason, Carolina
CB: Charles Woodson, Green Bay
CB: Antoine Winfield, Minnesota
CB: Chris Gamble, Carolina
FS: Nick Collins, Green Bay
SS: Adrian Wilson, Arizona
SS: Quintin Mikell, Philadelphia
K: Ryan Longwell, Minnesota
P: Andy Lee, San Francisco
KR: Clifton Smith, Tampa Bay
ST: Richard Marshall, Carolina

 

[Ishdul]

Hines Ward? TJ Houshmandzadeh? Joe Thomas? Kris Dielman? Kyle Vanden Bosch??? Champ Bailey????

Some weird picks on those ballots. Champ Bailey has played only 7 games for crying out loud!

Joe Thomas should be a Pro Bowler.

LaDainian Tomlinson, Damien Woody, Jeff Saturday, Domata Peko, Rashean Mathis, Keith Brooking, Flozell Adams, Chad Clifton, Matt Birk, Casey Rabach, Fred Robbins, Terance Newman and Quinten Mikell are all also total WTF picks

 

[Lampshade]

Joe Thomas should be a Pro Bowler.

LaDainian Tomlinson, Damien Woody, Jeff Saturday, Domata Peko, Rashean Mathis, Keith Brooking, Flozell Adams, Chad Clifton, Matt Birk, Casey Rabach, Fred Robbins, Terance Newman and Quinten Mikell are all also total WTF picks

Last year he definitely should have been, but he's been spectacularly average every time I've seen him this year. Maybe I've just caught his bad games.

You're right though, I shouldn't have put his selection on the same level as some of the others.

 

[jmt57]

Tampa Bay's Derrick Brooks made it, and he's another guy there solely on reputation. I saw a couple of their games and he's definitely lost a step or two. Ironically the Bucs had another LB that's not a 'name' player that got left off but should have been named to the Pro Bowl, Barrett Ruud.