Pro Bowl Predictions

[Smidgeon]

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But I keep hearing, and somehwat agree, that the Pack have the most fans around. So why wouldn't that have worked out over the years? Certainly more than the Vikes.

I don't know how to answer that one. It could be for a variety of reasons. Maybe there are more GB fans, but they aren't as tenacious as Philly's or Dallas's fans. Maybe GB fans are so used to success that they don't overreact when their team is having an outstanding season (like Dallas two years ago and the Vikings this year). Maybe it's because GB is a small market team. I don't know the reason, but even the best teams don't deserve to have 10-13 players in the probowl.

At last count, two weeks ago, the Vikings led the NFC in 11 of the 19 positions and led the NFL in 7 of 19 positions. That isn't calculated voting based on who a fan thinks is the best player at a position. That's blind adulation for a fan's favorite team.

EDIT: And I would say the same thing if that many Packers got in. I think only the worthy should get in, and I for one can still enjoy it when a Packer gets voted in because the fanbase isn't swarming the ballot box. When a Packer gets in, I can take fan pride in that fact that he gets in because others around the country thinks he's worth it and not just the Green Bay fans.

[BallHawk]

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My predictions:

Aaron Rodgers
Charles Woodson
Nick Collins

Nailed it.

http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story?id=09000d5d8155c2fa&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true

[BF4MVP]

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My predictions:

Aaron Rodgers
Charles Woodson
Nick Collins

Nailed it.

http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story?id=...s&confirm=true

Awesome! I was afraid they'd put Warner in there based on reputation or something even though Rodgers is clearly more deserving. Good for him! Collins wasn't getting as much pub as he did last year (probably because he didn't have the TDs he had last year) but he deserved it too..Everyone knew Woodson would go...Everyone on this team who deserved to go got voted in, IMO. And that doesn't happen often.

[packer4life]

cushing, orakpo, and byrd...three rookies getting love over my boy matthews

would be odd if matthews gets def ROY yet misses pro bowl and his 3 competitors make pro bowl.

[packers11]

guess we won't be watching Rodgers / Woodson / and Collins in the probowl this year

[arcilite]

guess we won't be watching Rodgers / Woodson / and Collins in the probowl this year

i see what you did there

[Lurker64]

Wow, McKinnie and Peters are the starting OTs for the NFC? Is there just a lack of good OTs in the NFC, or did the voters screw up?

[Lurker64]

Apparently the Packer Pro Bowl alternates are: Clay Matthews, Chad Clifton, Ryan Grant and A.J. Hawk.

[Bretsky]

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Pro Bowl voting results and rosters are released today. Of the Packers team, who do you think is on the roster and who isn't because of overzealous Viking fans stuffing the ballot box but deserves to be?

My predictions:

Aaron Rodgers
Charles Woodson
Nick Collins

Deserves to be but won't make it:

Ryan Grant
Johnny Jolly
Clay Matthews

Just got home from work and honestly have not looked to see who made it yet. Regarding your list, I don't think Grant deserves to be in. I do think Rodgers, Woodsen, and Collins deserve it...but have a feeling Rodgers gets snubbed. May end up playing there after some of the vets decline. Jolly has been solid but not sure he's Pro Bowl Calibur yet. Harris was having another season worth consideration until he got hurt. I'd have to look at Matthews stats vs the others to say he's worth considering; I think he's there calibur wise and I do think he'll be there in the future...should be the ROY backup behind Cushing.

[mission]

Apparently the Packer Pro Bowl alternates are: Clay Matthews, Chad Clifton, Ryan Grant and A.J. Hawk.

Nice, good for those guys! Kinda feel Clay got snubbed a bit, but he's a rookie and if we're lucky, we end up with a 12 year fan-favorite pro bowler (genes duh!).

It's 'feel good' for AJ Hawk though. I don't care what you've said, there shouldn't be a Packer fan not happy to see Hawk get legit PB consideration.

[Bretsky]

cushing, orakpo, and byrd...three rookies getting love over my boy matthews

would be odd if matthews gets def ROY yet misses pro bowl and his 3 competitors make pro bowl.

I think Matthews is better than Orakpo. Cushing is very deserving of ROY though

[Bretsky]

Good for Darren Sharper as well

[Smidgeon]

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My predictions:

Aaron Rodgers
Charles Woodson
Nick Collins

Nailed it.

http://www.nfl.com/probowl/story?id=...s&confirm=true

Sweet!

[Smidgeon]

So anyone know why Hawk made alternate instead of Barnett? (Is that a stupid question?)

[HarveyWallbangers]

The OL are sometimes laughable. McKinnie is solid, but has been overrated most of his career. I've heard that Hutchinson has dropped off this year, but a lot of OL hang onto the Pro Bowl votes at the end of their careers on name only. I can't really argue with any of the other Packer or Viking selections. We have some guys that are playing near Pro Bowl level though--Grant, Sitton, Jennings, Finley, Jenkins, Barnett, Matthews.

Kind of head scratching that Orakpo makes it over Matthews.

Orakpo
Team Record: 4-11
Defensive Ranks: Points allowed: 16th, Yards allowed: 11th
48 tackles, 11 sacks, 4 stuffs, 1 forc. fumble, 0 fum. rec., 2 PDs

Matthews
Team Record: 10-5
Defensive Ranks: Points allowed: 9th, Yards allowed: 2nd
50 tackles, 10 sacks, 8 stuffs, 1 forc. fum., 3 fum. rec., 5 PDs

Carucci had Matthews in and Orakpo out.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8155a051&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true