D. Hall is our lone Pro Bowl selection

[Swarley]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Hall's kind of an odd selection, although this was pretty clearly the most deserved of all three of his pro bowls. Made a number of winning plays for us this year.

I was critical of Aaron Rodgers last year, but seriously NFL? Your solution to having only one pro bowl spot for Mike Vick and Matt Ryan is to put both of them in and leave Rodgers out? Insanity, absolute insanity.

And Casey Rabach is wondering why Antrel Rolle gets to the pro bowl twice in a row in years where he is going to not be brought back by the teams he is representing due to poor performance. Rabach is at least as deserving as Rolle is. Not to mention that LaRon Landry and Quentin Mikell both don't get to go.

I kind of think Landry got snubbed. He only played in 9 games...that's just as many as Ed Reed, and he was better in his 9 games than Reed was in his. He was likely the second most valuable safety in the NFL after Polamalu this year. And the pro bowl selectors clearly did not value games played this season (Vick>Rodgers, Reed>Griffin, O'Hara>Kreutz), so that argument against Landry is complete bunk based on the rest of the selections.

He should have been our lone pro bowler.

I thought players on IR couldnt play in the Pro Bowl?

[mooby]

For those saying Landry should've been our lone Pro Bowler, you are right because he was definitely worthy, but you have to understand he was put on IR before the coaches and players voted for their Pro Bowl ballots, and if you are on IR when they do their voting, you aren't going to be on the ballot. That is the reason Landry didn't get in.

And 5 Cowboys making it is a crock of shit. Ratliff and Gurode def. didn't deserve to go, I can't argue with McBriar because he is one of the best punters in the league, and can't really argue with Witten or Ware either. Should've been 3.

Didn't know if Hall would make it but I'm not disappointed he did. He's certainly not been a shutdown corner this season, but he's made 6 picks in addition to at least 2 games we won because of him. He made his share of plays, and that outweighed the times his bad plays.

I can see why Orakpo didn't make it, before he got injured I don't think he had a sack in quite a while. He was on fire the first half of the season with like 7.5 sacks in 7 games, but he had like 1 sack in 7 or 8 games after that. And he still might make it if one of the guys ahead of him bows out due to injury or Super Bowl duties.

And I can see why Fletch didn't make it, I mean aside from his tackling he's had a down year by his standards this year, and our defense being a pile of dog shit didn't help either.

Basically not suprised by 1 Skin going this year, we haven't played that well all season long, and we certainly don't have the name recognition shitty teams like the Cowboys have. And that number might go up by the time the game is played, so it ain't no biggie.

[TheSmurfs22]

Happy for D Hall and our alternates. I find it funny that Dallas sent more than we did, I guess all it takes is a star on your helmet. The Pro Bowl has turned into a middle school class election, it is all about who is popular.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Dread-Skin

Hmmm, funny that Coaches Mike and Kyle weren't voted in.....?!!!!!!!!

Sarcasm, right? Very clever. I'll play along...

Since neither one were candidates for coach of the year, they should be FIRED. In fact, once they're dismissed, and the new coach doesn't go at least 12-4 in his first season -- HE'S FIRED TOO.

Then on to the next coach, then the next, then the next, then the next ...

[CRedskinsRule]

the only thing worse than the ProBowl is the Pro Bowl voting...

I don't think any Skins played well enough to go, but clearly not all 5 cowboys should have either, and I am sure there are other examples, I just didn't look at all the rosters.

[Jontrem]

Is the probowl the week before the superbowl again this year? That was a horrible decisions and whoever made that call should be castrated.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Jontrem

Is the probowl the week before the superbowl again this year? That was a horrible decisions and whoever made that call should be castrated.

The ratings for the Pro Bowl last year were higher than ever.

Pro Bowl ratings explode | ProFootballTalk

[DIEHARD1980]

I give D Hall credit, But most upsetting is that London Fletcher gets snubbed again.

[Bigreds77]

None of our DBs can tackle.Fletcher is the best we have........

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by Jontrem

Is the probowl the week before the superbowl again this year? That was a horrible decisions and whoever made that call should be castrated.

I think it is a good idea because you still somewhat care about football after the Super Bowl I am pretty much cooked when it comes to football, Ineed a break.

With that said I still never watch the Pro Bowl it is a dumb game that is totally meaningless.

[newticketholder]

I agree. McFadden was a beast this year. Snubbed

[Chico23231]

Hall is more than deserving...HTTR

[Longtimefan]

Good for hall and the alternates but, the pro bowl game has lost much of it's luster in recent years. Some of the better players selected don't want to play in it because of how it conflicts with the super bowl. The scheduling of that game meets with poor timing.

[sandtrapjack]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Ratliff has 3.5 sacks this year, and no real pressure up the middle for the Cowboys. He's declined at least as much this year as Andre Carter did, and no one fancies Carter a pro-bowler -- though last year, he absolutely should have been.

Witten and Ware were deserving, and I don't have a huge problem with Mat McBriar being the punter for the pro bowl team, but that would make three Cowboys players already. The idea that they should get more than that is ludicrous.

I don't think Dallas deserved 5 Pro Bowlers.

But in defense of Ratliff, the guy is a very undersized NT in a 3-4. He is a converted 4-3 DE. And was a 7th round draft pick.

3.5 sacks for an undersized NT who is constantly fighting off double teams is pretty good IMO.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by sandtrapjack

I don't think Dallas deserved 5 Pro Bowlers.

But in defense of Ratliff, the guy is a very undersized NT in a 3-4. He is a converted 4-3 DE. And was a 7th round draft pick.

3.5 sacks for an undersized NT who is constantly fighting off double teams is pretty good IMO.

You not making a defense for Ratliff your making an excuse for him.