Pro Bowl Fan Voting - Clifton, Sitton, Matthews, Woodson Among Leaders

by Brandon on Dec 22, 2010 1:18 PM CST in Green Bay Packers News

From SB Nation.com: "The Packers lead all teams with four players atop their respective position in the fan vote." Follow the link for the complete list. Those four Packers are LT Chad Clifton, LG Josh Sitton, LB Clay Matthews, and CB Charles Woodson.

This is the fan vote, which is now closed and counts for one-third of the selection process. Since Matthews and Woodson made it last year, I expect they'll be officially announced on December 28th. Sitton is a worthy selection, but he might not have enough of a reputation around the league to make it yet. Clifton might seem like an unlikely choice, but this isn't a golden age of left tackles in the NFC and he's a well known veteran.

I'm bringing up their name recognition because that matters when the coaches and players are filling out their ballots, especially on the offensive line where stats aren't accumulated. Those guys don't watch every game either. Such recognition can make the next round of contract negotiations a pain, but it's good these guys are getting it.

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Matthews and Wood are easy… If Sitton make it that would be great! He deserves it, even tho I think he got used by Wilfork vs NE. Clifton I get… As a LT he is among the best pass blockers. He just simply isn’t good at run blocking, at best he was average… But pass blocking in job #1 for a LT and he gets credit for largely being great at that!

Hopefully the players and coaches realize that Raji and Tramon are Pro Bowlers too! They have certainly played like it…

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by Strohman on Dec 22, 2010 1:58 PM CST reply actions

Williams needs to be on that list.

Glad to see Sitton on there.

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by AdamA on Dec 22, 2010 3:22 PM CST reply actions

Well, Collinsworth kept talking about how Sitton is our best O-lineman, so, if he knows it, maybe he’s more well-known than we’d think.

by Curly Lambeau on Dec 22, 2010 3:32 PM CST reply actions

Ndamukong Suh called him the best OL he's played against.

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Good luck in Orlando J-Rich.

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by Omaha Sun on Dec 23, 2010 1:13 AM CST up reply actions

Man, and he's played literally a dozen NFL linemen!!

I mean, I appreciate Suh’s compliment, but it’s not like he’s faced that many guys in his career.

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by GoGregGo on Dec 23, 2010 8:34 AM CST up reply actions

Love the O-line love

Being a former O-lineman myself, I love to see the O-line getting some love. Its great that Sitton is getting credit for a very solid season, FYI, I disagree, Wilfork is one of the best Nose Tackles in the game, and for a good portion fought Wilfork to a standstill. I dont think Clifton honestly deserves it, but has battled Vanden-Bosh, Allen and Peppers and does a good job.

I think Raji is #2 on the ballot, but I dont remember if Williams is anywhere.

Heck, I would vote Grant in just because its obvious how bad our run game is w/o him, but thats just me…..

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by packattack76 on Dec 22, 2010 4:01 PM CST reply actions

a good laugh

my buddy is an eagles fan, and he just told me that he voted for Matthews because he knocked out Kolb and gave them Vick

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by packattack76 on Dec 22, 2010 4:02 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

Great to see

all of them deserve it

by Yankees10 on Dec 22, 2010 4:13 PM CST reply actions

I hope Tramon also makes it

by Yankees10 on Dec 22, 2010 4:13 PM CST up reply actions

Experts will vote for him in droves I think

I think he might be the single player that caused such a better pass defense from last year.

by ericforeman04 on Dec 22, 2010 6:02 PM CST up reply actions

I love that our

current starting linebacker group resembles a WWE reject squad. It just fits and I love it!

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by ajd1083 on Dec 22, 2010 4:55 PM CST reply actions

If Sitton is in right now with the fan vote, I am sure he’ll be golden with the players.coaches too. Honestly, the fans have the LEAST knowledge of who’s actually excelling at their job in positions like Oline. They just vote the guys on their team or names they know from previous pro bowls. The fact that he’s up there right now is pretty shocking and I think it speaks to how well he’s playing.

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by TrevorR on Dec 22, 2010 11:23 PM CST reply actions

The more years that go by...

the less and less I care about pro bowls and who makes it. I don’t care if a guy gets snubbed…its really meaningless.

That said, Clifton shouldn’t be up there…he’s not playing at a “pro bowl” level. He’s just not.

Guys like Tramon, Nick Collins, Aaron Rodgers, and Greg Jennings need to be on that list though. Collins hasn’t been having a blockbuster year but he’s been a solid piece of a great DB group. Tramon is playing at an elite level. I am sure Rodgers is almost a lock and if Jennings isn’t up there yet, he certainly should be. There aren’t many WRs that have been hotter than him over the past 2 months.

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by TrevorR on Dec 22, 2010 11:26 PM CST reply actions

Clifton

I don’t necessarily think Cliffy is having a pro bowl season either… That said he’s had much better years and not gotten any mention at all, so it matters little! I would be hard pressed to find a LT that is having a better year to tho… He had some trouble early in the year when his knees were acting up, but since then he’s been very good in pass pro! He’s never been much as a run blocker! Kinda goes that way sometimess! If you can think of a LT having a better year I’ld like to know who he is…

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by Strohman on Dec 22, 2010 11:45 PM CST up reply actions