The Pro Bowl selections were announced tonight and with it came the snubs. And there are few teams that can say they got snubbed quite like the Chiefs.Here are the Chiefs that did get selected for the Pro Bowl:
Running Back: Jamaal Charles
Wide Receiver: Dwayne Bowe
Offensive Guard: Brian Waters
Some would say that this isn't too bad of a list. Three players is pretty good. And these players that were selected from the Chiefs earned it. But if you look at some of our players that didn't get into the Pro Bowl, compared to the players that got in, it will leave you scratching your head.
The AFC quarterbacks are Tom Brady, Philip Rivers, and Peyton Manning. This sounds like a pretty good list and the first two players on this list deserve a Pro Bowl (yes, Philip Rivers had a great season); but Peyton Manning? The Pro Bowl is supposed to be a selection of the best players at their position for that year. Peyton Manning is a great quarterback and a habitual Pro Bowler, but Matt Cassel has had a better year.
While Peyton Manning leads the league in passing yards (4,436), he has also had his share of mistakes. He is 11th in the league in quarterback rating with 91.4 and 6th in the AFC. He has 31 touchdowns on the year but also has 17 interceptions.
Matt Cassel, on the other hand, might not have the passing yards that Manning does (Cassel is tied for 18th in the league with 3,001), Cassel has been more efficient. Cassel has the fifth best quarterback rating in the NFL and 3rd best in the AFC with a 98.8. He has 27 touchdowns, four less than Peyton Manning, but only has five interceptions, 12 less than Manning.
Not selecting Hali I can understand more than not selecting Cassel. Hali has been fantastic this season, but in selecting linebackers for the Pro Bowl you have to balance sacks and tackles. Hali is sixth in the NFL in sacks but he has lower tackle numbers than the players selected.
The Pro Bowl should not be based on the name of the player but their performance on the field. It is disappointing that Cassel's magnificent statistical season and other players' great seasons were not rewarded with a Pro Bowl trip; but it can still be rewarded by the upcoming playoffs. The post season is where a player proves just how good he is. And I'm looking forward to it.
Aaron Rodgers deserves to be in the Pro Bowl. Period.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree, he has definitely the NFC snub of this Pro Bowl and the only reason why I didn't say the Chiefs were the worst team snubbed.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree. The decisions are definitely too reliant on names and reputations (or what have you) and not reliant enough on actual statistics and results. I like your statement that the Pro Bowl should be about a given year and not an entire career, I think a lot of people forget that.
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