How the #$%@@@ did Alex Smith get left off the NFC QB list? forget TO, this is the real conspiracy! Tagliabue, your days are numbered.
Can you imagine being told you,ve made it then having it taken away. That happened to me in Speech Arts competition, grade 8. They announced me as the winner in front of the whole school, meaning I was to go on to the city finals. Twenty minutes later, they call me out of class down to the principal's office to say that the math teacher (!) had made calculation error and that someone else won. The fuckers didn't even apologize and just said "Now go back to class." /emotional scar If Indy had gone 16-0, I think the rule should be that the whole team goes to the Pro Bowl and plays against the "best of the rest". I was glad to see Moorman (from Buffalo) get the punter spot on the AFC. He can really launch them, and he sure had enough practice this year... (As a Buffalo fan, it's slim pickings for things to cheer about.)
Dude, skydivedad. I agree with almost all your snubs, but I have to take issue with that Rudi over LT point you make. Yards tells about 0.2% of the story. How many receptions does Rudi have? How many TD passes? How many touches does Rudi have? How many defenses change their entire scheme for Rudi? LT is pretty clearly the best in the AFC.
Also, how about Nate Clements ahead of Ty Law. Law was pretty terrible when I saw him. Clements made me sit my fantasy receivers if they were up against him and rightfully so. That guy was shutdown.
Does anyone bother to watch the game? I don't as most of the great players have off-season "injuries" that keep them out most of the time. Hell I wouldn't screw up a multi-million dollar career just to play it.
Nah, few people watch it. Mostly it's a time for us to argue who's the best players. And then the game comes and then it goes and we read about it in the paper. The score exhibits a distaste for defense. I always think "Oh yeah, the Pro Bowl was yesterday."
I had tickets back in the 1986. Went to the beach instead of the game. Had a great time. Rarely watch more than the 1st qtr. on TV. I am usually more hyped about spring training. The fun is going over the roster and arguing about the selections and snubs.
HOW IN THE HELL DO YOU LEAVE *HINES WARD* OFF THE PRO BOWL ROSTER? WHAT A CROCK OF SHIT!
How can they have left the self-professed best RB in football off the roster? Shocking!
I hope Roy Williams doesn't have to cover anyone. He's not much more than a deep linebacker.
Joey Galloway was certainly snubbed. And, what's up with the popularity contest for AFC LBs? No Vilma or Andra Davis? Porter, Merriman and Wilson - No doubt, good players that make strong contributions to good teams, but these selections should be based upon more than teams' records and the flare with which they pound their chests after a play. The game itself is a joke, and the only value is 1) giving us something to chirp about and 2) giving players the recognition they deserve.
Also, how about Nate Clements ahead of Ty Law. Law was pretty terrible when I saw him. Pity pick/sop to the New York market. Or just one of those 'he was great for so many years' picks.
With Dante Culpepper, Donavan McNabb out and Brett Favre stinking up the NFC the ProBowl NFC QB's are mediocre at best. Vick is near the bottom in QB ratings and leads the QB's in rushing only. Delhomme has thrown as many picks(7) as TDs the last 7 games Hasselbeck belongs but not if he played in the AFC like Seatle used too. When Drew Breese and Plummer get snubbed in the AFC, how can Manning, Brady, Palmer not be on the list, it shows you how down the NFC QB's have fallen. Here's a nice piece on the ProBowl Snubs
I'm not a football fan, but they should get rid of Terrell Owens for good. Let him go get a career as a rocket scientist or something. If i played on that team I would have personally kicked his overly-conceited ass. It's just a game, and without it he would just be another baby daddy out there in the ghetto somewhere.
I thought they were all pros in this league???
