Pro Bowl voting comes to an end - NFC Totals

[BwareofDWare]

Pro Bowl voting comes to an end

6:20 PM Tue, Dec 11, 2007 | Permalink
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Fan voting for the Pro Bowl's now over, and all of you can take a bow -- the Cowboys absolutely dominated the NFC end of things. Dallas players won balloting at nine of 19 positions, and 20 starters (Kyle Kosier and Jacques Reeves/Anthony Henry being the exceptions) appeared in the Top 5 at their spots.

The team is represented in the top five at all 19 positions. Heck, Tyson Thompson -- who hasn't dressed for a game since Oct. 21 -- is the fourth-leading vote getter among kick returners. Tony Romo (4th), Terrell Owens (7th), Jason Witten (11th) and Marion Barber (12th) were among the dozen who garnered the most love league-wide.

This vote will account for one-third of the final tally. Another third belongs to players, and the final third goes to the coaches. Both those groups will vote on Thursday and Friday, with results coming out next week.

So here's the leaders at each NFC position, along with any additional Cowboys in the Top 5 in their categories:

QUARTERBACK
1. Brett Favre, Packers: 1,140,863
2. Tony Romo, Cowboys: 830,789

RUNNING BACK
1. Adrian Peterson, Vikings: 753,294
2. Marion Barber, Cowboys: 503,786

FULLBACK
1. Tony Richardson, Vikings: 204,168
2. Oliver Hoyte, Cowboys: 164,031

WIDE RECEIVER
1. Terrell Owens, Cowboys: 700,779

TIGHT END
1. Jason Witten, Cowboys: 596,867

OFFENSIVE TACKLE
1. Flozell Adams, Cowboys: 370,073
2. Marc Colombo, Cowboys: 273,335

GUARD
1. Leonard Davis, Cowboys: 330,942

CENTER
1. Andre Gurode, Cowboys: 321,511

INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINE
1. Tommie Harris, Bears: 207,686
2. Jay Ratliff, Cowboys: 196,380

DEFENSIVE END
1. Osi Umenyiora, Giants: 350,148
4. Chris Canty, Cowboys: 205,307
5. Marcus Spears, Cowboys: 199,756

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
1. DeMarcus Ware, Cowboys: 385,031
3. Greg Ellis, Cowboys: 238,153

INSIDE LINEBACKER
1. Brian Urlacher, Bears: 325, 073
3. Bradie James, Cowboys: 184245
4. Akin Ayodele, Cowboys: 159,404

CORNERBACK
1. Charles Woodson, Packers: 348,063
3. Terence Newman, Cowboys: 269,189

STRONG SAFETY
1. Roy Williams, Cowboys: 271,505

FREE SAFETY
1. Sean Taylor, Redskins: 258,544
3. Ken Hamlin, Cowboys: 157,689

KICK RETURNER
1. Devin Hester, Bears: 607,075
4. Tyson Thompson, Cowboys: 52,576

KICKER
1. Nick Folk, Cowboys: 263,635

PUNTER
1. Mat McBriar, Cowboys: 224,345

SPECIAL TEAMS
1. Brendon Ayanbadejo, Bears: 226,962
2. Keith Davis, Cowboys: 196,185


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[TEXANS84]

Link please

[ATX]

Sickening

[TEXANS84]

Good god, that's alot of Cowgirls.

[GlassHalfFull]

They might have well as just named the Cowgirls team as a whole

Only 6 teams from the NFC represented in the pro bowl? Yikes

[santo]

This might be an indication of who's going from the AFC.

A whole bunch of Patriots.

[dtran04]

Luckily fan voting only counts as 1/3 of the process. If Roy Williams even sniffs making another pro bowl, the term pro bowl becomes useless in my eyes.

[Errant Hothy]

Originally Posted by dtran04

Luckily fan voting only counts as 1/3 of the process. If Roy Williams even sniffs making another pro bowl, the term pro bowl becomes useless in my eyes.

You mean it hasn't already?

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by dtran04

Luckily fan voting only counts as 1/3 of the process.

Is there no weighted-average with a disproportionate amount going to the
fan vote ? Do you think that the fans, players, & coachs each get "EQUAL" consideration in the PB voting ?
The reason I'm not totally convinced that each group gets 33.33 % is because of all the inequities we continue to see in PB representation.
With fans, it's obviously very mcuh a popularity thing but one would think
players & coachs, if they do get 2/3 rds of the total vote, would be more objective and tend to cancel more of the subjective player selection we tend to see in Honolulu.

[Overalls]

The Cowgirls play in the Nancy Football Conference. This just means that the Patriots will blow out a team full of NFC probowlers.

[ATX]

I guess it'll be good for the Girls after they get destroyed in the SuperBowl to watch em play one more game. Still think the Packers can beat them though with a healthy Brett Favre in the NFC championship.

[kastofsna]

so their entire o-line is represented there.

[Maddict5]

alot of them deserve it actually (bar some on the lines, ilb's and roy)

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Is there no weighted-average with a disproportionate amount going to the
fan vote ? Do you think that the fans, players, & coachs each get "EQUAL" consideration in the PB voting ?
The reason I'm not totally convinced that each group gets 33.33 % is because of all the inequities we continue to see in PB representation.
With fans, it's obviously very mcuh a popularity thing but one would think
players & coachs, if they do get 2/3 rds of the total vote, would be more objective and tend to cancel more of the subjective player selection we tend to see in Honolulu.

being named "all-pro" has always been the elite award - the Pro Bowl is for the fans for the most part...and yeah, they only have a pure 1/3 vote.

[HoustonFrog]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Is there no weighted-average with a disproportionate amount going to the
fan vote ? Do you think that the fans, players, & coachs each get "EQUAL" consideration in the PB voting ?
The reason I'm not totally convinced that each group gets 33.33 % is because of all the inequities we continue to see in PB representation.
With fans, it's obviously very mcuh a popularity thing but one would think
players & coachs, if they do get 2/3 rds of the total vote, would be more objective and tend to cancel more of the subjective player selection we tend to see in Honolulu.

From what I heard last night it is a third to fans, coaches and players.

As for the Cowboys..YES!

Overall though Roy Williams is a joke in there. Maybe for hitting but he would be near the bottom in coverage...unless there is a Pro Bowl for blown coverages where your head goes down and you look beat

[Vinny]

Originally Posted by HoustonFrog

From what I heard last night it is a third to fans, coaches and players.

it is

[HoustonFrog]

Originally Posted by Vinny

it is

That is what I thought I heard

Thanks man. Good to see you around.

[austintexanite]

Is pretty sickening, but you can't complain about Witten or Ware getting the nod.

[bah007]

Originally Posted by austintexanite

Is pretty sickening, but you can't complain about Witten or Ware getting the nod.

Or Romo. And possibly Barber.