Patriots get some Pro Bowl love

by MaPatsFan on Dec 17, 2008 10:00 AM EST in New England Patriots News

First, I think the Pro Bowl is a joke. Like all "All Star" events, it is, at best, a popularity contest with little consideration for statistics, importance to the selected's team, and so on. It's stupid and big, fat, poopy heads are responsible. That being said, the powers that be seemed to get it right when looking at the Patriots.

Ok, so many will argue Randy Moss, with 10 TDs, should've been a shoe in. You may disagree with me but I, for one, think they got this one right. Wes Welker, IMO, has the greatest impact of any WR on this team. When Brady went down, Cassel needed to stick with high percentage plays until he got his sea legs. Welker, our best slot and underneath receiver, was an obvious choice as a consistent target. Without Wes, Cassel would've been in a world of hurt. And with a league high YAC of 656 yards, it's obvious. For some idiotic reason known only to stupid fans, Wes didn't make the fan vote. It's a good thing players and coaches have the other two thirds of the vote. From a coaches perspective, if you're scheming against a guy every time you prepare for a game, that player should be in. As a player, if a guy is giving you fits trying to defend him, you'd want him on your team. Voted in by coaches and players is a much higher honor than winning a popularity contest with homeristic neanderthals. The coaches and players actually KNOW something about football.

Gostkowski? The guy is money. Not only is he just money, but at 91%, he has the highest made field goal percentage in the AFC (sorry, Dave Rayner is at 100%, but only one attempt). He's tied with Cleveland's Phil Dawson which is ridiculous (the only reason seem's to be Dawson's lone 56 yarder).

Peyton made QB; what a surprise. This is an obvious choice and methinks the right one. At 3-4, Indy was dangerously close to being irrelavent this season. After 7 wins in a row, they are pretty much guaranteed WC1. Sure, many were super close wins and one could argue lucky wins (helicopter Sage Rosenfels anyone?), but it still takes some talent to engineer a win and, it pains me to say it, the Colts do manage some last minute fireworks to bring home the W. If it's not Brady doing the deed, then I'm ok with "Mr. Forehead".

Congrats to our Pro Bowlers and props to bartHML for this fanpost.

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I wonder how much Moss was hurt by his big drops

He’s arguably cost the Pats at least one game with dropped balls, and overall I don’t remember him dropping this many balls in a season since he wore out his welcome in Minnesota. I’d still rather have him than almost any other receiver in the league, but he’s disappeared at times this year.

by RSNexile on Dec 17, 2008 10:05 AM EST reply actions

probably a lot

Seeing as the Pats would probably be in 1st place by 2 games at least if Moss never dropped a ball. With the extra yardage and TDs his number would be awesome.

"These players, a lot of other people didn't believe in them, but they believe in themselves. And that is all that matters."- Bill Belichick

by Mainiac on Dec 17, 2008 10:19 AM EST up reply actions

another complaint

I have is that we should wait until after week 17 to select the teams. If Moss has a 200 yard, 3 TD day against Arizona, and 100 yards 2 td againt Buffalo and the Pats are vaulted to the playoffs then statistically he should be an obvious choice. If Brett Favre’s turnovers help the Jets choke and they lose out, and the Jets fans hate him, won’t it be ironic that he’s in the pro bowl?

I mean, the most important games are at the end.

Oh well, these things are always going to be messed up until there’s a more reasonable formula for choosing them.

ps I do currently agree that Welker is more worthy than Moss, I just wanted two Pats on the team. :-)

"These players, a lot of other people didn't believe in them, but they believe in themselves. And that is all that matters."- Bill Belichick

by Mainiac on Dec 17, 2008 10:18 AM EST reply actions