Pro Bowl Rosters. Do you think anyone got snubbed?

andjbock · 12-18-2003, 05:22 PM

AFC:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?page=afcroster

NFC:

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfcroster

andjbock · 12-18-2003, 05:23 PM

I think Hasselbeck should have been voted on insted of Favre.

ey215 · 12-18-2003, 05:25 PM

To be honest with you, I pretty much feel that the Pro Bowl is the biggest joke of all of the All-Star games. Players are regularly rewarded for what they accomplished last season, not the current one.

They'd be better off just doing away with the thing entirely and letting the top players fight it out with lions or wolves or something. Hell, I'm sure it would get better ratings than the real Pro Bowl.

LivnLegend · 12-18-2003, 05:41 PM

The fact that Shane Lechler is not the AFC punter is as much a joke as anything I have seen. Of course it is really hard to get too fired up over the omission concerning a position like punter but it really is a farce.

akw4572 · 12-18-2003, 05:42 PM

How about Kitna? He's having a great season.

Karros270 · 12-18-2003, 06:16 PM

Where's Keyshawn? He got screwed! Just give him the damn ball!

Rizon · 12-18-2003, 06:30 PM

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Originally posted by andjbock
I think Hasselbeck should have been voted on insted of Favre.

I agree. Favres interception % is way too high, I think it's something like 2nd ro 3rd out of 33 NFL QBs. Can't blame those all on someone else.

Rizon · 12-18-2003, 06:31 PM

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Originally posted by ey215
To be honest with you, I pretty much feel that the Pro Bowl is the biggest joke of all of the All-Star games. Players are regularly rewarded for what they accomplished last season, not the current one.

They'd be better off just doing away with the thing entirely and letting the top players fight it out with lions or wolves or something. Hell, I'm sure it would get better ratings than the real Pro Bowl.

I agree, the Pro Bowl is one of the ... <insert negative remark here> ... to ever be placed on this earth.

Bluenoser · 12-18-2003, 06:53 PM

WHAT!!!! Romo didn't make it? Man, I'm so depressed I won't even watch the game now....................

sixto · 12-18-2003, 06:55 PM

Whoever got left off the team because Troy Vincent is on it, got snubbed.

The Eagles are a team built to defy the conventional wisdom of all-star games. Andy Reid's "I'm the only ego around here" style dictates that he surround himself with players who will just shut up and do whatever he wants. I find his attitude slightly objectionable, but at the same time, the guy gets the job done.

The Eagles MVP this season has been Brian Westbrook, easily. But they really are the equivalent of a hive mind. Vincent made it because a) he always does and b) how can an 11-3 team have no all-stars? But they don't have all-stars, they just have solid working-class players with really good attitudes. It's an odd team to root for.

The Professor · 12-18-2003, 06:56 PM

The last time I watched the Pro Bowl, John Elway (I think) was hurt so he opted out. His replacement? #7 of the New York J.E.T.S....Jets,Jets,Jets...

...No! Not Boomer! 'Concussion' Ken O'Brien; NFL Class of '83 from UC Davis.

Delgadodawg · 12-18-2003, 07:11 PM

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Originally posted by andjbock
I think Hasselbeck should have been voted on insted of Favre.

Yeah, I would have put Hasselbeck and Brooks ahead of Favre.
Favre has some good numbers, but his 20 interceptions does not make him a probowler IMO.

BaseballMan · 12-18-2003, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by BruceM
WHAT!!!! Romo didn't make it? Man, I'm so depressed I won't even watch the game now....................

Your depressed. How do you think i feel when i found out our couragious non selfish qb with a small ego problem Rich Gannon was not invited. I mean how can you leave out the most overrated qb in the last 10 years. What is the AFC tring to do?
Have a qb who can throw more than 3 yds downfield.

But as far as Shane Lechler. He did deserve to go cause he is a great punter. One of the few bright spots on the raiders this season.

matskralc · 12-18-2003, 07:17 PM

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Originally posted by BaseballMan
But as far as Shane Lechler. He did deserve to go cause he is a great punter. One of the few bright spots on the raiders this season.

I'd prefer that nobody have any idea who my punter is. I don't think having an "all-star" punter is really all that bright of a spot...

ey215 · 12-18-2003, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BaseballMan
But as far as Shane Lechler. He did deserve to go cause he is a great punter. One of the few bright spots on the raiders this season.

Lord knows he got enough of an opportunity to showcase his talent, didn't he?

Eckstein 4 Prez · 12-18-2003, 07:22 PM

Since they are currently 14-0 and the defending AFC champions, the OAKLAND RAIDERS should have at least a dozen players in the Pro Bowl! This selection process is a travesty.

Signed,

The Mayor, August 2003

Rizon · 12-18-2003, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by BaseballMan
Your depressed. How do you think i feel when i found out our couragious non selfish qb with a small ego problem Rich Gannon was not invited. I mean how can you leave out the most overrated qb in the last 10 years. What is the AFC tring to do?
Have a qb who can throw more than 3 yds downfield.

Oops, sorry guys. I was under the wrong user name when I posted this.

twins15 · 12-18-2003, 07:44 PM

I would have liked to see Brian Russell make it, since he has 6 INT, but oh well, I'm not gonna watch it anyway.

I Am The Game · 12-18-2003, 07:56 PM

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Originally posted by matskralc
I'd prefer that nobody have any idea who my punter is. I don't think having an "all-star" punter is really all that bright of a spot...

It would be if you were watching Ken Walter boom 18 yarders every Sunday (And Saturday for the final two weeks).

I Am The Game · 12-18-2003, 07:59 PM

But here's a real snub, since other then Hasselbeck and Lechler nobody has seriously named anyone, Rodney Harrison. Probably having the best (or second best behind Reed - but that's arguable) season of any safety in the AFC.

But I mean really, so many of these guys just take their Pro Bowl bonus and say "Hey, my season ended just after Christmas I'm not going to bother playing a game in early February, put someone else in for me" anyways, so almost everyone who is snubbed will eventually get named to the team.

12-18-2003, 05:22 PM	#1
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,637	Pro Bowl Rosters. Do you think anyone got snubbed? AFC: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?page=afcroster NFC: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?page=nfcroster

12-18-2003, 05:25 PM	#3
ey215 All Star Reserve Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Woodstock, GA Posts: 581	To be honest with you, I pretty much feel that the Pro Bowl is the biggest joke of all of the All-Star games. Players are regularly rewarded for what they accomplished last season, not the current one. They'd be better off just doing away with the thing entirely and letting the top players fight it out with lions or wolves or something. Hell, I'm sure it would get better ratings than the real Pro Bowl. __________________ "It is a haunted game in which every player is measured against the ghosts of all who have gone before. Most of all, it is about time and timelessness, speed and grace, failure and loss, imperishable hope - and coming home." Ken Burns, Baseball

12-18-2003, 05:41 PM	#4
LivnLegend Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: 100% pure adrenaline! Posts: 5,624	The fact that Shane Lechler is not the AFC punter is as much a joke as anything I have seen. Of course it is really hard to get too fired up over the omission concerning a position like punter but it really is a farce. __________________ Excess ain't rebellion. You're drinking what they're selling.

12-18-2003, 06:16 PM	#6
Karros270 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,392	Where's Keyshawn? He got screwed! Just give him the damn ball! __________________ now everybody's praying...don't prey on me

12-18-2003, 06:56 PM	#11
The Professor Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: East of East Posts: 3,020	The last time I watched the Pro Bowl, John Elway (I think) was hurt so he opted out. His replacement? #7 of the New York J.E.T.S....Jets,Jets,Jets... ...No! Not Boomer! 'Concussion' Ken O'Brien; NFL Class of '83 from UC Davis. __________________ History isn't really about the past - settling old scores. It's about defining the present and who we are."

12-18-2003, 05:23 PM	#2
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,637	I think Hasselbeck should have been voted on insted of Favre.

12-18-2003, 05:42 PM	#5
akw4572 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 2,601	How about Kitna? He's having a great season.

12-18-2003, 06:53 PM	#9
Bluenoser Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: In The Moment Posts: 14,207	WHAT!!!! Romo didn't make it? Man, I'm so depressed I won't even watch the game now....................

12-18-2003, 06:55 PM	#10
sixto Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2,262	Whoever got left off the team because Troy Vincent is on it, got snubbed. The Eagles are a team built to defy the conventional wisdom of all-star games. Andy Reid's "I'm the only ego around here" style dictates that he surround himself with players who will just shut up and do whatever he wants. I find his attitude slightly objectionable, but at the same time, the guy gets the job done. The Eagles MVP this season has been Brian Westbrook, easily. But they really are the equivalent of a hive mind. Vincent made it because a) he always does and b) how can an 11-3 team have no all-stars? But they don't have all-stars, they just have solid working-class players with really good attitudes. It's an odd team to root for.

12-18-2003, 07:22 PM	#16
Eckstein 4 Prez Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The OC Posts: 6,358	Since they are currently 14-0 and the defending AFC champions, the OAKLAND RAIDERS should have at least a dozen players in the Pro Bowl! This selection process is a travesty. Signed, The Mayor, August 2003 __________________ Looking for an insomnia cure? Check out my dynasty thread, The Dawn of American Professional Base Ball, 1871.

12-18-2003, 07:44 PM	#18
twins15 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Area 51 Posts: 4,792	I would have liked to see Brian Russell make it, since he has 6 INT, but oh well, I'm not gonna watch it anyway. __________________ "Ah man we're just hungry man" - Dovonte Edwards Bismarck Boy Scouts of the OTBL - league yes-man Ross Gload at baseball-reference.com Book Quotes and Book Lists

12-18-2003, 07:59 PM	#20
I Am The Game All Star Reserve Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Red Sox Nation Posts: 691	But here's a real snub, since other then Hasselbeck and Lechler nobody has seriously named anyone, Rodney Harrison. Probably having the best (or second best behind Reed - but that's arguable) season of any safety in the AFC. But I mean really, so many of these guys just take their Pro Bowl bonus and say "Hey, my season ended just after Christmas I'm not going to bother playing a game in early February, put someone else in for me" anyways, so almost everyone who is snubbed will eventually get named to the team.