Pro Bowl Fan Vote Results

by shake n bake on Dec 12, 2008 2:03 PM EST

With 1/3rd of the vote counted (the fans) here are the AFC's Pro Bowl leaders (Colts in bold)

QUARTERBACK (3): 1) Brett Favre; 2) Peyton Manning; 3) Jay Cutler; 4) Ben Roethlisberger; 5) Kerry Collins.

RUNNING BACK (3): 1) Chris Johnson; 2) Ronnie Brown; 3) LaDainian Tomlinson; 4) Thomas Jones; 5) Marshawn Lynch.

WIDE RECEIVER (4): 1) Brandon Marshall; 2) Randy Moss; 3) Andre Johnson; 4) Reggie Wayne; 5) Hines Ward.

FULLBACK (1): 1) LeRon McClain; 2) Ahmard Hall; 3) Tony Richardson; 4) Carey Davis; 5) Heath Evans.

TIGHT END (2): 1) Tony Gonzalez; 2), Antonio Gates; 3) Dallas Clark; 4) Heath Miller; 5) Kellen Winslow.

CENTER (2): 1) Kevin Mawae; 2) Jeff Saturday; 3) Nick Mangold; 4) Justin Hartwig; 5) Nick Hardwick.

GUARD (3): 1) Alan Faneca; 2) Eugene Amano; 3) Jake Scott; 4) Chris Kemoeatu; 5) Logan Mankins.

TACKLE (3): 1) Jake Long; 2) D'Brickashaw Ferguson; 3) Matt Light; 4) Michael Roos; 5) Joe Thomas.

DEFENSIVE END (3): 1) Mario Williams; 2) Dwight Freeney; 3) Kyle Vanden Bosch; 4) Jevon Kearse; 5) Aaron Smith.

DEFENSIVE TACKLE (3): 1) Albert Haynesworth; 2) Casey Hampton; 3) Kris Jenkins; 4) Shaun Rogers; 5) Richard Seymour.

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER (3): 1) Joey Porter; 2) James Harrison; 3) Keith Bulluck; 4) LaMarr Woodley; 5) Terrell Suggs.

INSIDE LINEBACKER (2): 1) Ray Lewis; 2) James Farrior; 3) Larry Foote; 4) Tedy Bruschi; 5) Jerod Mayo.

CORNERBACK (3): 1) Champ Bailey; 2) Cortland Finnegan; 3) Nnamdi Asomugha; 4) Antonio Cromartie; 5) Ike Taylor.

STRONG SAFETY (3 combined): 1) Troy Polamalu; 2) Bob Sanders; 3) Chris Hope; 4) Yeremiah Bell; 5) Brandon Meriweather.

FREE SAFETY (3 combined): 1) Ed Reed; 2) Michael Griffin; 3) Ryan Clark; 4) Kerry Rhodes; 5) Antoine Bethea.

KICKER (1): 1) Dan Carpenter; 2) Rob Bironas; 3) Adam Vinatieri; 4) Josh Reed; 5) Sebastian Janikowski.

PUNTER (1): 1) Shane Lechler; 2) Craig Hentrich; 3) Mitch Berger; 4) Mike Scifres; 5) Brian Moorman.

KICK RETURNER (1): 1) Darren Sproles; 2) Leon Washington; 3) Joshua Cribbs; 4) Mewelde Moore; 5) Maurice Jones-Drew.

SPECIAL TEAMER (1): 1) Brendon Ayanbadejo; 2) Anthony Madison; 3) Patrick Cobbs; 4) Larry Izzo; 5) Kassim Osgood.

The Players and Coaches still have yet to cast 2/3rd of the vote. Results will be announced Tuesday Afternoon.

Results from ESPN
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I don't like Mathis and Brackett being left out.

Also, did you strike Dallas’ name out on purpose? /curious

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Dec 12, 2008 2:13 PM EST reply actions

Struck out everyone that wouldn't make the cut if this was final

They only take 2 TEs

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Dec 12, 2008 2:14 PM EST up reply actions

I was just asking that. Yay, auto-update threads!

by hartley on Dec 12, 2008 2:15 PM EST up reply actions

RB #1?

Is that Tennessee’s Chris Johnson, or somebody else?

by hartley on Dec 12, 2008 2:16 PM EST reply actions

unless there is another AFC South Pro Bowl worth RB yes

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Dec 12, 2008 2:17 PM EST up reply actions

Was pretty sure..

…but since it just says “Johnson” I wanted to double-check.

by hartley on Dec 12, 2008 2:21 PM EST up reply actions

Proof positive

That the fans should have absolutely no meaningful say in pro bowl voting.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 12, 2008 2:26 PM EST reply actions

Yeah, it's not supposed to be a popularity contest.

Here’s the examples that stand out as glaringly wrong to me:

Offensive Tackle: NO WAY does Matt Light deserve to get in over Michael Roos.

Defensive End: I hate to say it, but KVB doesn’t deserve it – he’s been injured and missed too many games.

Cornerback: Yay Nnamdi Asomugha! The fans get this one right, he’s the best player on an absolutely horrible team.

Strong Safety: Bob Sanders is great… when he’s not hurt. I think he’s missed too many games to qualify. Not Colts-bashing, I just don’t think anyone who misses more than 1 or 2 games should go.

Kicker: Who the heck is Dan Carpenter? And why does he deserve it over Bironas or Vinateiri?

by hartley on Dec 12, 2008 2:33 PM EST up reply actions

Carpenter is the rookie FIns kicker

I had never heard of him, but he just won special teams player of the month

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Dec 12, 2008 2:34 PM EST up reply actions

and Asomugha should have been a easy first

he’s shut down every WR he’s faced this year (though couldn’t handle Tony Gonzalez).

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Dec 12, 2008 2:35 PM EST up reply actions

Also:

Jake Long? Really? And LaDanian Tomlinson was great choice… in 2006. But not this year.

I think it’s worse in the NFC, what with all the Redskins on the list.

When I'm on the mic, I'm like global warming, you can't ignore me.

by tehGrindCrusher on Dec 12, 2008 3:39 PM EST up reply actions

I agree

Sanders should not be in the ProBowl, I mean, how many games did he even play in this year?

by MarkFive05 on Dec 12, 2008 5:34 PM EST up reply actions

Kicker: Vinatieiri or Gostkowski

Wide Receiver: Wes Welker??? He currently leads the entire league with 96 receptions

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Dec 12, 2008 5:56 PM EST up reply actions

should be !!! not ???

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Dec 12, 2008 5:57 PM EST up reply actions

Agree with Welker

Even though Moss has more TDs, Welker has been more productive, especially when it counted.

by LovinBlue on Dec 12, 2008 6:42 PM EST up reply actions

Welker

I think his lack of TDs hurts him in voting like this. Which is not to say he doesn’t deserve it (although I’m not sure he does), but if he had 8 or 9 TDs right now, I’d bet he’d have a shot at #1.

by ctnyc on Dec 12, 2008 6:45 PM EST up reply actions

Why Welker's receptions don't earn him a pro bowl invite

Of his 96 catches this year, 33 have been caught behind the line of scrimmage, while 54 have been on passes thrown less than 10 yards in the air. Only nine times this season has Welker caught a pass more than 10 yards down field.

He’s running screens and dumpoffs. All the praise in the world for the hands and route running, but he’s not playing the same game as the other top WRs. He’s an aerial running game. He’s taking long handoffs.

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Dec 13, 2008 5:25 PM EST up reply actions

he's a phenom

Too bad the NFL doesn’t keep stats for YAC, ‘cause he’d win that one for sure.

Keep the faith!

by Marima on Dec 13, 2008 11:43 PM EST up reply actions

Funny.

I keep forgetting Jake Scott isn’t a Colt anymore…ugh.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Dec 12, 2008 2:30 PM EST reply actions

And yay Tony Gonzales

Another bright spot on a terrible team. Oh and a Cal Bear. :-)

by LovinBlue on Dec 12, 2008 2:51 PM EST reply actions

People are idiots.

Ray Lewis? Seriously? Look, he’s not going to knife you if you don’t vote for him … er, well.

And Randy Moss hasn’t even been the best receiver on his own team. And I agree that Light shouldn’t be up there, but Mankins definitely should.

LaDanian has been a shell of his former self. Old LaDanian had more ability in his big toe than new LaDanain. Til he lost it.

Finally, Brett Favre? Holy shit, people. Holy shit.

As Mr. Sloan always says, there is no "I" in team, but there is an "I" in pie. And there's an "I" in meat pie. Anagram of meat is team... I don't know what he's talking about. --Shaun of the Dead

by JohnHannahRules on Dec 12, 2008 3:50 PM EST reply actions

Gotta agree with your take on Favre....WTF?

I used to like/respect him, now just the mention of his name annoys me like nails on a chalk board.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Dec 12, 2008 3:53 PM EST up reply actions

Favre is the worst pick

the guy that he replaced has been better at pretty much everything and the guy that replaced Favre has been about as good as him.

Shonn Greene for Heisman
Doak Walker award winner
144 yards per game
6.2 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA

by shake n bake on Dec 12, 2008 3:55 PM EST up reply actions

Too true.

Yet, he is the #1 pick among fans who don’t know s@*t.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Dec 12, 2008 3:58 PM EST up reply actions

Lewis is having a good year.

by hartley on Dec 12, 2008 5:40 PM EST up reply actions

Dude shut up!

Don’t piss off Ray! I didn’t vote for him and I’ve been getting threatening calls ever since! Let’s all just keep this Ray Lewis talk on the DL, dig? I don’t even wanna… oh shit… somebody’s at the door…

by ctnyc on Dec 12, 2008 6:48 PM EST up reply actions

People have pretty much commented on all the laughable names on this list. Tomlinson actually made me laugh out loud. How dumb are the fans when Favre is #1, but Thomas Jones is 4th at running back? Crazy.

Also, it’s sad that Mathis didn’t make it on this list. I’d probably have him up there before Freeney. Hopefully the other 2/3 of the vote is done properly.

by hoosierdore on Dec 12, 2008 4:06 PM EST reply actions

agreed on Mathis

That’s what I am hoping for—the other 2/3. He deserves it as much as Brackett did last year (but he was shut out too). Sanders shouldn’t go and he won’t (no doubt he’ll have another surgery)—we should just cryogenically suspend his life functions for six months and thaw him in August.

I don’t think Saturday merits it either—he’s one of the best, which has been proven by our performance onhis return, but when you miss 4-5 games out of 13 played so far… that’s too great a % of the total (like Sanders).

Repeat after me: MA-THIS! MA-THIS! MA-THIS!

Bobman

by Bobman on Dec 12, 2008 10:54 PM EST up reply actions