Cincinnati Bengals are 6th in defense this year in ypg and don't land anyone from that side of the ball in the pro bowl? Really?

Mark Sanchez for the Giants defense.

Carlos Dunlap. Rey Maualuga. Andy Dalton.

And Jerome Simpson should get in based on his last game alone.

D'Qwell Jackson and Joe Haden are probably the only Browns players whom I would consider snubs, but it's whatever because we suck and an extra Pro-Bowler isn't going to change that.

Anton Smith with the 49ers should have been on the list

As a Skins fan, I'm supposed to be up in arms over fletcher. You'll get no argument from me that Willis was a lead pipe lock at MLB. Urlacher is more of a name recognition and reputation pick. But I've of two minds on Fletcher. Sure, he leads LBs in tackles, but that's a misleading statistic. He is a great pure tackler; he doesn't miss tackles and doesn't go for the flashy Sportscenter highlight hit in lieu of a clean, wrap-up tackle. But at the same time, he just happens to be in a good position to make a whole lot of tackles, especially with a porous front three in the 3-4. And here's a stat: in the Skins' losses, Fletcher averages something like 12 tackles, but just 7 in their wins. What does that mean? I have no clue, but it must mean something.

It's been a really shiatty year for AFC quarterbacks. Is there some rule that says they have to pick 3?

Suh, Stafford,

Became the first player in NFL history to throw for more than 400 yards in his debut and has the NFL records for most rushing TDs by a QB (14) and most yards passing for a rookie (3,893).



Gets snubbed...

Badger: Became the first player in NFL history to throw for more than 400 yards in his debut and has the NFL records for most rushing TDs by a QB (14) and most yards passing for a rookie (3,893).

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Gets snubbed...

I have been and remain a huge Newton fan. He will win rookie of the year, withou question. But there are finite slots, and he was outperformed by the three NFC QBs selected. There not being sufficient slots to include everyone who performed well is not a "snub."

Badger: Became the first player in NFL history to throw for more than 400 yards in his debut and has the NFL records for most rushing TDs by a QB (14) and most yards passing for a rookie (3,893).

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Gets snubbed...

Well, they pick three. And he's not better than Brees, Rodgers, E. Manning.

Question: is the Pro Bowl like the MLB All Star Game, where every team must have at least one representitive?

kronicfeld: I have no clue, but it must mean something.

When the D-line plays well, he doesn't have to pick up as much slack.

Agreed on the Willis. Fletcher's had a better season than Urlacher.

At least the Pro Bowl isn't the BS that is the baseball All Star voting. Playing infield? Hitting .220? Playing for the Yankees or Red Sox? Congratulations on your All Star selection, unless there's a guy somewhere else hitting .320 playing the same position.

Actually, I take back what I said about Newton, as he has a pretty good statistical case against Eli. They had almost the exact same combined passing and rushing yards and a comparably completion percentage. However, Manning turned the ball over a couple more times, and Newton combined for about 30% more total TDs than Eli.

Romo has a good case over Eli, too, just as a passer. More TDs, fewer INTs, better completion percentage.

I guess at the end of the day it's more about yards and the perception that Eli is doing more by himself than Romo is.

HaywoodJablonski: 0 Texans

Arian Foster. Ctrl + F "Houston" next time. ;)


Another snub: Jason Witten