Pro Bowl roster released, 7 Packers included
by Archibaldcrane on Dec 27, 2011 7:01 PM CST
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First, I dare the commenters on this fanpost not to say "Yeah but it doesn't matter because we won't be playing anyway we'll be in the Superbowl!" - Try to contain yourselves Obvious Ottos - we all want to play in the Superbowl this year.
Moving on, there were 7 players from the Packers who made the Pro Bowl squad:
Asterisks imply starters:
Offense:
Quarterback: *Aaron Rodgers
Fullback: *John Kuhn
Wide Receiver: Greg Jennings
Center: Scott Wells
Defense:
Defensive Tackle: B.J. Raji
Outside Linebacker: *Clay Matthews
Cornerback: Charles Woodson
Now, we can talk about snubs forever, but I think the only somewhat apparent one is that the player who is #3 in the NFL in TD receptions (#2 among Wide Receivers) as well as being #3 in the NFL in YPC wasn't voted in - that player being Jordy Nelson of course. Other than that, there's our Packers Pro-Bowlers.
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Good Haul
I think Jordy deserves to be there more than Jennings but no worries. I think Sitton, Lang, Bulaga, FInley and Burnett all deserved a spot BUT I am content.
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Sorry but I gotta disagree
Sitton should have made it last year . . . but not this year. Finley – no . . . no, no. Not this year.
And Jordy Nelson over Greg Jennings? Absolutamente no!
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by I voted for Kodos on Dec 27, 2011 11:37 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
4/5 out our lineman? No...
And Finley? He’s gotta have almost as many drops as receptions.
by Charlie Kelly on Dec 28, 2011 8:46 AM CST up reply actions
Finley? Heck no!
Sitton? Not a good year, no
Burnett? Probably better options, not a snub on him, he might get there one day…remember when some in here didn’t even think he should be given the chance for the starting job in the preseason.
Jordy though most definitely doesn’t deserve to be in the ahead of Jennings.
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Congrats to those 7 Packers
And I hope to see none of them in it this year.
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by P-Townfan on Dec 27, 2011 7:25 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
Nelson among alternates
Kicker Mason Crosby is a first alternate, while six other Packers are also on the alternate list: tight end Jermichael Finley, kick-returner Randall Cobb, receiver Jordy Nelson, linebacker Desmond Bishop, guard Josh Sitton and cornerback Tramon Williams.
before the season i really thought finley would make the team.
but this year has been the jimmy graham story at tight end. i don’t know that finley will ever reach that level. not that we need him to be that dominant, but graham is like a man among boys out there a good part of the time.
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shortcut for anyone wanting to see the entire roster.
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Yet another year why we are told the Pro Bowl is a joke
I like Kuhn as the rest of you do, but there’s no way one can justify him making it over Jordy Nelson. Heck, even BJ Raji. Raji deserved it last year, but not this year. Oh well. Congrats to those Packers that made it. That’s what happens when you play for a successful team.
One game at a time...
i agree, jordys production at wr...
This year was simply phenomonal, in my opinion. Im happy for the team, tho…
Ok...one more, then we've gotta go...
by das4azwi on Dec 27, 2011 8:15 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Those are all different positions, none of them affect each other.
Kuhn plays at a dying position with little competition. He’s among the best in the league at his position. Period.
Which of the four WRs are you pulling to stick our #2 WR in the pro bowl?
Calvin? Hell no
Fitz? Not a chance
Jennings? Nope
Smith? You could make an argument here, but he’s been doing what he does for a lot longer on a FAR less talented team. Jordy is right where he belongs, an alternate.
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Raji
He strictly made it on the TD he had last playoffs that is still stuck in peoples minds. He definitely did not have a pro bowl type season. Hope he turns it on in the playoffs.
Hard to have those kinds of numbers again when you’re getting double teamed every play. He’s still had a good season, he just doesn’t have the sack numbers because he doesn’t have a guy like Jenkins lined up next to him anymore.
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by packallday555 on Dec 29, 2011 8:02 PM CST up reply actions 4 recs
Yeah, people keep ragging on Raji
I see a man doing his job, and occasionally making a good play.
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he's also been getting a lot fewer plays off this year
which means he’s a lot less fresh most of the time he’s in there
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Is he really getting more snaps than last year?
Wow, I thought he had a lot last year.
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No...
Early in the year he was getting as many snaps or slightly more, but since the bye week or so, he’s only playing about 70% of snaps as opposed to the 90% he had been getting. JSOnline had an article about that sometime about a month or 6 weeks ago.
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oh, there you go.
so they’ve corrected it since it was a problem
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Congrats to the Packers named to the Pro Bowl
Feel the Lions kinda got shafted…. Eli Manning over Stafford? Really?!
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Stafford and Romo were both more deserving than Eli
Eli has had a hell of a season too though. The top 5 QBs in the NFC are better than all but one AFC QB this season.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
Stafford had a better season than Manning
It’s pretty close, though.
Stafford: 385/604 (63.7%); 4518; 36 TD/14 int; 7.5 ypa; 96.6 rating
Manning: 335/556 (60.3%); 4587; 26 TD/16 int; 8.3 ypa; 90.3 rating
Manning has him beat on yards (barely) & ypa (handily). What really sticks out is the TD/INT, where Stafford crushes Manning.
Cam Newton was much more deserving than Eli. His passing numbers are pretty comparable:
Newton: 295/492 (60.0%); 3893; 20 TD/16 int; 7.9 ypa; 85.0 rating
and his rushing stats are off the charts:
120 att; 674; 14 TDs; 5.6 ypc
Romo had a pretty good season, too; better than Manning also.
Romo: 317/485 (65.4%); 3895; 29 TD/9 int; 8.0 ypa; 102.2 rating
Here’s what it was:
1. Rodgers
2. Brees
3. Manning
4. Newton
5. Stafford
Here’s what it should be:
1. Rodgers
2. Brees
3. Newton
4. Romo
5. Stafford
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I don’t think the comparison is really all that close.
Stafford beat him at basically every important stat and has his team already in the playoffs…the only reason Eli beat him is due to him being in New York.
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I put a lot of stock in ypa
That’s why I think it’s as close as it is. Either way, Staff is more deserving than Fetushead, Jr.
Agreed on East Coast bias.
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haha fetushead Jr? where does that come from?
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THERE IS A BABY IN HIS FOREHEAD?!?!
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Dec 29, 2011 12:00 PM CST up reply actions
What an odd place to carry a baby.
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You're not familiar with with the field of Manninatomy?
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by Wiedmann on Dec 29, 2011 11:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I don’t think that there is such a great East Coast bias as you think. Manning made it because of past success and a good year this year that is comparable to Stafford and Romo.
I do think it probably had more to do with his last name than the city he plays in
Though, being in the largest media market certainly helped.
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by Wiedmann on Dec 28, 2011 1:16 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
YPA is probably the most important of those stats, and it's the one where Eli beats him
but Stafford beats him in all the others, so it really gets outweighed.
football does not build character, it reveals character.
right you are, my mistake
gross yards is the least important of those though
football does not build character, it reveals character.
How the hell did Raji make the Pro Bowl?
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No idea.
He was such a big name in the NFCCG, which is where he probably got all the votes. His production this year doesn’t warrant a Pro Bowl berth thogh.
Good times never seemed so good!
Probably cause he scored that rushing TD.
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People wanna see him dance.
That dog just won't hunt.
by Bush League All Star on Dec 27, 2011 11:43 PM CST up reply actions 2 recs
oh well
it doesn’t matter cause we’re going to the Super Bowl!
REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
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REPORTER: How far can it sink?
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by uofmike on Dec 27, 2011 11:05 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
but seriously
look at the WRs going from the NFC, Jennings or Nelson could have gone, but there wasn’t room for both. Hell, you can even make a case for Cruz over Jennings or Nelson (I wouldn’t, but you could)
REPORTER: What do you think is happening to the team?
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REPORTER: How far can it sink?
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Not GB Related but can't believe P. Peterson beat out D. Hester for KR
by ThaiPackersfan on Dec 27, 2011 11:49 PM CST reply actions
I'm not surprised
Peterson returned more for TDs than Hester, and there was one that cinched the game (99-yard punt return in OT vs. Rams), and another that was the go-ahead score (89-yard punt return for TD vs. Car). A little strange considering how much “name recognition” goes into these selections, but he certainly is at worst as deserving as Hester.
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Peterson only played as a punt returner, though
He hasn’t returned kickoffs all season. As a punt returner, Peterson has done better than Hester. But punt and kick returns? That really should’ve gone to Hester.
by DaveInTucson on Dec 28, 2011 12:42 AM CST up reply actions
He only returned punts
and still had more return TDs than Hester, who returned both kickoffs & punts.
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Luckily for Hester...
Peterson started to come into his own as a corner this year and that will be his main spot in the future. They shouldn’t risk him because he has more value to the team than anything he can do on ST, much like Tramon…
the same can’t be said for Hester, so his records shouldn’t be in jeopardy.
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by PhoenicianPakFan on Dec 28, 2011 1:34 AM CST up reply actions
WHY WOULD THE BEARS RISK THEIR #1 WR ON KICK RETURNS????????
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Peterson's been even better than Hester this year
that was one that they got right
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