kelly Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Pro Bowl voting gone wild: Brady leads top snubs Dec. 19, 2006 By Pete Prisco / CBS SportsLine.com Senior Writer Let's quit calling them the Pro Bowl teams, and instead call them what they are: The Popularity Teams. Should safety John Lynch go to Hawaii ahead of the Jets' Kerry Rhodes ? Ah, no. (AP) After scanning the AFC and NFC Pro Bowl rosters, it's quite evident, once again, that something has to be done to fix the way these teams are selected. Too many deserving players are being left off.If a player has been selected to the game in the past, there will be a lot of sentiment for him to go back. Reputation means more than production.The tale of two Johns best exemplifies what I mean. The first John is Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle John Henderson, the second is Denver Broncos safety John Lynch. ~ ~ ~ Then there's Lynch. He has no business being on the AFC team, especially ahead of Kerry Rhodes of the New York Jets. Ask scouts or personnel directors who they would take and most would take Rhodes. Rhodes has 71 tackles, four sacks and four interceptions; Lynch has 48 tackles, no sacks and no interceptions. Yet Rhodes isn't even on the team. Why? Lynch is popular -- this will be his eighth Pro Bowl -- and Rhodes isn't as he waits for his first. So once again we've been reminded that the Pro Bowl teams are a big, giant joke. The Pro Bowl rosters really aren't the best players in the NFL, and that's a shame. > http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9880714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetCane Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 There's no doubt in my mind Rhodes would have been the better choice here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4HCrew Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 It is not surprising but really sucks..was hoping to get my Rhodes Pro Bowl jersey this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsrule128 Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 this is what mangini had to say about it Every season there are a handful of NFL players who many feel get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviot Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4HCrew Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 Curtis Martin was a perfect example of this...he has been quoted as saying that one of his most valuable awards was the Team MVP award that he received and later gave to coach parcells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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