AFC Probowl voting as of tuesday

[Livinginthe past]

Steelers still represented well despite poor season. A couple of guys from the O-line are obviously still 'popular'.

Quarterback:
Peyton Manning (Colts) -- 908,841
Tom Brady (Patriots) -- 511,289
Philip Rivers (Chargers) -- 443,473
Carson Palmer (Bengals) -- 416,868
Steve McNair (Ravens) -- 110,080

Running back:
LaDainian Tomlinson (Chargers) -- 812,490
Larry Johnson (Chiefs) -- 553,669
Willie Parker (Steelers) -- 275,581
Rudi Johnson (Bengals) -- 207,776
Tatum Bell (Broncnos) -- 158,433

Wide receiver:
Marvin Harrison (Colts) -- 557,481
Chad Johnson (Bengals) -- 438,244
Reggie Wayne (Colts) -- 381,640
Andre Johnson (Texans) -- 347,123
Laveranues Coles (Jets) -- 263,222

Tight end:
Antonio Gates (Chargers) -- 522,639
Tony Gonzalez (Chiefs) -- 344,332
Todd Heap (Ravens) -- 282,371
Kellen Winslow (Browns) -- 197,060
Dallas Clark (Colts) -- 80,653

Offensive tackle:
Jonathan Ogden (Ravens) -- 146,267
Tarik Glenn (Colts) -- 112,817
Willie Anderson (Bengals) -- 103,485
Ryan Diem (Colts) -- 62,967
Marcus McNeill (Chargers) -- 61,741

Center:
Jeff Saturday (Colts) -- 152,729
Kevin Mawae (Titans) -- 86,686
Nick Hardwick (Chargers) -- 81,390
Jeff Hartings (Steelers) -- 74,756
Tom Nalen (Broncos) -- 73,096

Offensive guard:
Alan Faneca (Steelers) -- 164,104
Will Shields (Chiefs) -- 117,329
Mike Goff (Chargers) -- 75,193
Eric Steinbach (Bengals) -- 71,846
Dylan Gandy (Colts) -- 70,474

Fullback:
Lorenzo Neal (Chargers) -- 420,244
Zack Crockett (Raiders) -- 146,069
Kyle Johnson (Broncos) -- 69,592
Dan Kreider (Steelers) -- 58,239
Jeremi Johnson (Bengals) -- 51,145

Cornerback:
Champ Bailey (Broncos) -- 335,249
Rashean Mathis (Jaguars) -- 230,745
Chris McAlister (Ravens) -- 170,648
Asante Samuel (Patriots) -- 82,747
Ty Law (Chiefs) -- 70,282

Free safety:
Ed Reed (Ravens) -- 120,217
John Lynch (Broncos) -- 90,367
Madieu Williams (Bengals) -- 73,185
Kerry Rhodes (Jets) -- 72,165
Bob Sanders (Colts) -- 38,552

Strong safety:
Troy Polamalu (Steelers) -- 229,246
Sean Jones (Browns) -- 72,772
Chris Hope (Titans) -- 60,371
Rodney Harrison (Patriots) -- 37,690
Terrence Kiel (Chargers) -- 20,690

Defensive tackle (includes 3-4 defensive ends):
Warren Sapp (Raiders) -- 131,171
John Henderson (Jaguars) -- 124,425
Richard Seymour (Patriots) -- 109,710
Kelly Gregg (Ravens) -- 94,258
Vonnie Holliday (Dolphins) -- 94,218

Defensive end (not including DEs who play in 3-4 defenses):
Jason Taylor (Dolphins) -- 229,086
Justin Smith (Bengals) -- 136,805
Derrick Burgess (Raiders) -- 135,055
Robert Mathis (Colts) -- 132,022
Dwight Freeney (Colts) -- 100,671

Inside linebacker:
Zach Thomas (Dolphins) -- 192,185
Ray Lewis (Ravens) -- 168,245
London Fletcher-Baker (Bills) -- 93,822
Jonathan Vilma (Jets) -- 89,894
Tedy Bruschi (Patriots) -- 77,670

Outside linebacker:
Shawne Merriman (Chargers) -- 150,447
Cato June (Colts) -- 116,594
Keith Bulluck (Titans) -- 107,528
Joey Porter (Steelers) -- 69,202
Bart Scott (Ravens) -- 65,637

Kicker:
Nate Kaeding (Chargers) -- 342,787
Adam Vinatieri (Colts) -- 203,605
Shayne Graham (Bengals) -- 71,792
Jason Elam (Broncos) -- 64,231
Matt Stover (Ravens) -- 50,135

Kickoff returner:
Dante Hall (Chiefs) -- 115,471
Justin Miller (Jets) -- 112,343
Pacman Jones (Titans) -- 42,922
Terrence Wilkins (Colts) -- 33,343
B.J. Sams (Ravens) -- 32,811

Punter:
Shane Lechler (Raiders) -- 188,537
Mike Scifres (Chargers) -- 120,557
Brian Moorman (Bills) -- 113,662
Dustin Colquitt (Chiefs) -- 96,493
Chris Gardocki (Steelers) -- 72,500

Special teams coverage:
Larry Izzo (Patriots) -- 75,192
Kassim Osgood (Chargers) -- 57,062
Rob Morris (Colts) -- 49,056
Sean Morey (Steelers) -- 47,158
Curome Cox (Broncos) -- 37,833

[SteelCityMan786]

Looks like the Steelers drew up a couple of votes.

[PAMillerGrrl83]

I think its stupid that ppl arent voting Ben in there for a QB. Honestly are there THAT many Peyton Manning fans in the world??

[tony hipchest]

most football experts would agree that faneca is more good than "popular".

i would say kevin mawae has EARNED his way on that list. good job for an old guy.

despite an average season it looks like brady is still "popular" too.

hey it looks like polamalu has had a rather popular season!

congrats to the EIGHT steelers who have made that list.

and with 19-20 int's i think ben can only make it as an allternate. with mcnair making it last year nothing is out of the question though.

[MattsMe]

Aside from a few positions where there are players who clearly deserve to go, the Pro Bowl is a stupid popularity contest. They should go back to letting the coaches pick the players.

[wiqidjuggalo]

Originally Posted by MattsMe

Aside from a few positions where there are players who clearly deserve to go, the Pro Bowl is a stupid popularity contest. They should go back to letting the coaches pick the players.

[Livinginthe past]

I think coaches and players get to make their picks in the next couple of stages.

I have to admit, I dont know how they weight the player/coach votes - as there are obviously alot less of them compared to fans.

Not a massive fan of the Probowl anyway, but its a conversation piece, I suppose.

NM

[silver & black]

Nice to see a few Raiders in there, considering.

Lechler is a lock... there is no one better.

Burgess should go, but he probably won't.

Sapp is having a great season. Too bad it's all for nothing.

[Livinginthe past]

Originally Posted by silver & black

Nice to see a few Raiders in there, considering.

Lechler is a lock... there is no one better.

Burgess should go, but he probably won't.

Sapp is having a great season. Too bad it's all for nothing.

At first glance Sapp looks like a popularity pick - but he has actually had a huge season and has been a big part of helping the Raiders get back to being a good defensive unit - and to think thats without any help at all from the offense!

Burgess is one of the best (if not the best) pure pass rusher in the NFL.

Freeney gets alot of press, but the Colts generally play with a good lead which is condusive to pass rushing stats (plus Freeney has only 2.5 sacks this year and his run D is non-existent) - not something we can say about the Raiders whilst Burgess has been there.

26 sacks in 28 games is a phenomonal return and makes the Burgess one of the best FA acquisitions in recent years.

NM

[boLT fan]

One problem I have is how they lump 3-4 DE's in with DT's. That's retarded. If it wasn't like that Luis Castillo would be a shoe in, but he'll probably never make in the pro-bowl.

Also, how many QB's make it? 3?