Pro Bowl Fan Vote: Absolute Joke
by shake n bake on Dec 15, 2009 4:49 PM EST
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PrintPaul Kuharsky has posted an update of the Fan Vote results for the Pro Bowl and results are disturbing. If the fan voting was over today, and decided the Pro Bowl invites alone Mike Pollak and Adam Vinatieri would be Pro Bowlers, Ryan Diem would be the first alternate at tackle. This while Gary Brackett would be left out yet again, Bethea would be fighting for the 3rd safety spot and Clint Session isn't in the top 5 among AFC OLBs. Brett Favre has more Pro Bowl votes than Peyton Manning!
I'd credit the fans with putting Dallas Clark atop the voting and showing appropriate love for Mookie Johnson (5th among AFC DTs) and Pat McAfee (3rd among AFC Punters), but the Pollak and Vinatieri results makes me think that it's just the IND next to their name that's drawing the votes.
Bad sports journalism gets bashed a lot around here, and at least to me the reason isn't because dumb sportswriting needs to be bashed on it's own merits, it's because bad sports journalism (and bad journalism in general) leads to a badly misinformed public. This is a result of the bad sports journalism that we bitch and moan about.
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why the fuck is Lilja behind him? *bangs head against wall"
by metal_militia on Dec 15, 2009 4:59 PM EST up reply actions
The general population probably doesn't put much thought into who they vote for.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Vinatieri???
Vinatieri keeps the list in perspective
Drew Brees
is the QB leader am I right? And voting ends this week. I saw EVERYONE here at SB go vote and vote and vote for an hour a day for the next week. Even though if the Colts make the Super Bowl, they wont be eligible for the Pro Bowl this year thanks to the genius that is Robbert Goodell.
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
I really don{t care that the super bowl teams don´t play in the pro bowl. nobody watches it anyways. Its a bigger deal to be named to the pro bowl than to actually play in the pro bowl.
That being said, I´m sure the players don´t like it because they don´t get their free trip to Hawaií
Meh
South Beach isn’t too bad (unless you are a Dolphin), and it will just increase the Super Bowl hype.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
Re-watch the 2008 playoff game without him and tell me that
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Dec 15, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions
Its a shame
that your first comment here at Stampede Blue had to be a negative and ignorant one
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
lol
I feel so much warmth from my welcome. shake n bakes’ response made me rethink my opinion, your response made me rethink posting or reading comments.
haha
well dont to that…I was trying to think of a nice way to put it. Kinda sounded a little harsh I guess. lol. But really. Don’t let me stop you. This is a great community and we welcome everyone…even Pats fans (sigh) lol here…watch Brackett’s game just last week and tell me that
;)
by the way welcome! I think this can be the start of a great friendship!
p.s. Grow thick skin around here. People will bash your posts/comments all the time! I learned and you will too!
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
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Bracket is not a pro bowl LB
by Rogginator on Dec 15, 2009 5:10 PM EST
… And Peyton Manning’s not as “natural” an NFL player as Ryan Leaf. Next fallacy, please.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
but bald assertion is my favorite
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Dec 15, 2009 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry, I think that Indy doesn’t have a pro-bowl caliber linebacker. They’ve definately improved this year, partially because a different coordinator and i believe strengthened interior line play.
Clint Session
is defiantly a Pro Bowl linebacker. The guy is playing out of his mind.
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
Damn, my write-in vote for Jeff George was wasted yet again!
Plus one more year Brad Pyatt won’t make it as a returner. That dude might as well retire.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
Okay, Rip Van Winkle. ;-)
But you need to go to sleep. Ole Rip was out for 25 years; you still got what, 8 years to go? :-D
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
I could have used a current guy who is not high-quality, but it's just more fun to bash
George. He’s a walking, talking, helmet-throwing punchline.
I could have used Pollack as a punchine but, hey, 250,000 others already have!
Aside from that, we really don’t have anybody who embarrasses us. It’s a pretty decent, deep team.
And Pyatt….. damn, our return game has NEVER been good and with him, for like a half season, there were flashes of brilliance. Just think—no more drives starting at the 20. Sigh. Unfortunately, when he was conceived his DNA misunderstood its instructions and gave him bones of wax and joints of paper-mache.
Oh, and when I wake up in 8 years, Favre will still be playing. Kill me now.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
Pollak would be the only Colt who would actually play in the Pro Bowl
Since everyone else will be getting ready for the Super Bowl.
At least we’d see a horse shoe out there.
haha, that'd be awesome
“Pro Bowl Right Guard de-activated for the Super Bowl”
"If God had wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates."
Jay Leno
by MarshallPlan on Dec 15, 2009 5:27 PM EST up reply actions
Well....
To be honest, only 5 Colts actually deserve to go to the pro-bowl.
Manning
Wayne
Clark
Freeney
Mathis
Saturday will go because people know him, and he was great a couple years ago.
Bethea, Diem, and Lilja might also make it but they don’t deserve to.
I am a Colts fan and they are a great team, but the pro-bowl is about individual achievements.
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Bethea doesn't deserve a pro bowl nod?
You’re crazy!?! Dude is in on EVERY tackle and he has a plastic arm.
by DClark#44 on Dec 15, 2009 7:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Bethea
He is good, but not pro-bowl good.
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ur right there isnt even a bowl for players as good as beathea it should be called the super pro bowl ur gotta have something broken to play in it and have great regular season numbers too
"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---UHHHHHH I GOT MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!! SO FRESH AN SO CLEAN CLEAN SO FRESH AND SO CLEAN---
by 805 on Dec 15, 2009 8:38 PM EST up reply actions
BWAHAHA
I’m not sure if this is knocking or hyping Bethea, but this comment rules. And yes, in my opinion, Bethea is one of the best free safeties in the league. Not to mention the only consistent player in regards to health for the past 4 seasons in the Colts secondary.
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
its praising beathea yes yes he is good
"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---UHHHHHH I GOT MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!! SO FRESH AN SO CLEAN CLEAN SO FRESH AND SO CLEAN---
by 805 on Dec 16, 2009 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
I think an argument could be made for Session
Even if a voter does not watch the games, he’s the top tackler on the #2 scoring D on an undefeated team…. Of course that never workd for Brackett, either.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
What's so weird about this
Brett Favre has more Pro Bowl votes than Peyton Manning!
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Dec 15, 2009 7:36 PM EST reply actions
Well
Favre has to compete with Brees for votes while it is obvious that Manning is the best AFC QB, and Manning is the better QB as well.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
Peyton >> Favre
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Dec 15, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
Ummm they aren't in the same conference so who cares if he has more votes....??
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Dec 15, 2009 7:42 PM EST up reply actions
It's the same voters though
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
And their vote counts for? 1/3. They can vote for Favre less than Manning all day
and it isn’t going to change whether or not your golden boy is the starter for the AFC in the Pro Bowl or not.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Dec 15, 2009 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
Is Mike Pollak or Adam Vinny actually making the Pro Bowl?
No chance. The point is to point out that the voting results seem to reflect pretty poorly on the NFL watching public.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Dec 15, 2009 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Well if anyone didn't think that then they would be plain ignorant
The point I was attempting to make was there is nothing weird or wrong with Favre having more votes than Manning and it doesn’t make a difference nor is a valid point towards the problem with pro-bowl voting.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Dec 15, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
Not really
I voted a few times for AFC only. Maybe twice for both conferences. Don’t really care about NFC. So the voting population is not necessarilythe same.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
HINT***
Brett Favre has more Pro Bowl votes than Peyton Manning!
Look for all the fedex of the air/ground awards that Favre and AP has been nominated , vikings fans really like to click the mouse, i will not be shocked if local radio or popular fan websites actually promotes voting for this kind of things.
Watch WK10 Fedex Player of the week listen to Marshall reactions LMAO
Are you kidding me!… thats the detroit lions
On the subject of the media misinforming the public....
…leading to an ignorant public. This is exactly what happens in the real world.
by taipei_coltsfan on Dec 15, 2009 8:45 PM EST reply actions
I dont really care
which colts get into the pro bowl, they won’t be playing in it anyways because they’ll be in the super bowl the next week. BA-ZING!
"You're what they call a practice girl"
That line has now officially
been overused.
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Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Finals suck.
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