Flight720's Pro Bowl Ballot

Brett Favre is in his 16th season and he is still throwing strong

It is that time of year when tickets to the Pro Bowl are on sale and the ballots are released. I am going to be doing a Pro Bowl Ballot special, where I will be voting for players to go to the Super Bowl and giving my reasons why.

AFC - QB

1. Peyton Manning (Starter)
Peyton Manning is arguably the best quarterback every to play the game of football and he is not making it any easier for those who do not think that he is to argue that he is not. He has thrown for 2527 yards and is on top of the AFC list of touchdowns thrown with a grand total of 18. He has also lead his team to an undefeated season so far.

2. Phillip Rivers
Rivers is a first year quarterback, but has definitely made his mark in the league. He has shown that Tomlinson is not the only player on the Chargers who knows how to score. He has thrown 13 touchdowns and has shown all the people who doubted him and said that the Chargers with have to play "Marty Ball" that they are wrong, as he has compiled 2085 in 9 games.

3. Chad Pennington
The fact is that Chad Pennington does not have a Marvin Harrison, Chad Johnson, Antonio Gates, Ladanian Tomlinson, or a defense like the Ravens. He also has a very young offensive line and has been able to lead the team to a 5 - 4 record, 1 game behind the division lead. He has thrown for 1726 yards and 10 touchdowns. Pennington is also the lead candidate for comeback player of the year.

NFC - RB

1. Donovan McNabb (Starter)
Mcnabb is without the best quarterback in the NFC right now. He has put this team on his shoulders after the embarrassing season last year with all the incidents happening with Owens, injuries, etc. The Eagles are in a wild card spot right now and only 1 game behind the division lead. And if that wasn't enough, 2569 yards and 18 touchdowns speaks for itself.

2. Brett Favre
A little of a surprise, no? Well, it shouldn't be. Most people who do not follow the stats and standings of football see Favre as an old quarterback that is probably having a decent year in Green Bay and is going to consider retirement at the end of the season, again. But, the Packers are in the playoff hunt and Favre is one of the top quarterbacks in the NFC. He has thrown 13 touchdowns and passed for 2295 yards.

3. Drew Brees
Drew Brees has taken a New Orleans Saints team that was through so much last year with Hurrican Katrina and much doubt on if they would be able to win more games than they have already through 9 games into the season. Brees has kept his personal doubters silent. There were many who said that he would not be able to come back from his shoulder surgery that he had at the end of last season and he has without a doubt come back from it and strong. Throwing for 2604 yards and throwing the ball into the end zone successfully 15 times.

AFC - RB

1. Ladanian Tomlinson (Starter)
There is no real surprise or argument that has to be made. Just the fact that I write down his name is enough for many people. He has 932 already, only 9 games into the season might I remind you and a lead league by far, 16 touchdowns -- on pace to demolish the record for most touchdowns in one season.

2. Larry Johnson
Larry Johnson and the Chiefs got off to a slow start, but nothing has been slow about this guy lately. Right behind Tomlinson in each category, he has 891 yards and 10 touchdowns and has lead the Chiefs without Trent Green to an above .500 record.

3. Willie Parker
Outside of Tomlinson and Johnson, the running backs in the AFC have been pretty weak, but the one that stands out from the rest of the group is young Willie Parker. He has 847 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns. Parker has shown that he can be a premiere back and an every down back as well.

NFC - RB

1. Tiki Barber (Starter)
Tiki Barber leads his league by far with 971 yards rushing on an offense that has been struggling as of late. Eli Manning has been playing horribly as of late and there has been many injuries. Tackle, Lou Pettigout, Recievers, Burress and Tommer, etc. have all been injured, but Barber keeps going.

2. Frank Gore
Before the season's start, the 49ers traded away their previous starter, Kevan Barlow to the Jets in order to make room for Frank Gore. Gore has moved up into the cateogry of elite runners in this league as he has rushed for 831 yards so far and is averaging an amazing 5.0 yards per carry.

3. Stephen Jackson
The Rams, with a new coach, have come into the season with a new philosophy on offense. Run the ball -- once in a while, rather than pass every down. Jackson is third in the league in rushing yards with 784 and has a total of 5 touchdowns.

AFC - WR

1. Andre Johnson (Starter)
Surprise? Not to many that have watched Johnson before his injury ending season last year. Johnson leads the AFC with 808 yards on a Texans team that at times does not look better than an average high school team. Andre Johnson also has 4 touchdowns this season.

2. Marvin Harrison
Surprise? Not to any at all. Harrison has been a pro bowl quality player ever since his first year in the NFL. He plays in one of the best offenses in the league and in the offense, he has 5 touchdowns along with 719 yards.

3. Laverneous Coles
Coles has come out this year and shown that trading Santana Moss back to the Redskins for him was not a mistake at all. He has been Pennington's favorite reciever and is now one of the most feared players in the open field. 3 Touchdowns - 650+ yards is to say the elast about how important Coles has been to the Jets' early success.

4. Javon Walker
Javon Walker has surpassed Rod Smith for the Broncos' number one option in the passing game. Walker has six touchdowns and 731 recieving yards. Most of his touchdowns have been simply amazing coming from beyond 20 yards. Him and Plummer have been a great 1 - 2 punch for Denver and their early success, starting the season with a 7 - 2 record.

NFC - WR

1. Roy Williams (Starter)
800 Yards - 4 Touchdowns on the Lions. We are talking about the Detroit Lions, one of the more pathetic teams in the league to say the least. Roy Williams, even though with a big mouth, has become an elite reciever in this league. Just imagine what he would be doing with a quarterback like Peyton Manning throwing him the ball.

2. Marques Colston
A rookie out of Hofstra is leading the league in recieving yards on a team that was expected to be nowhere near a playoff spot, but in reality, is winning their division as of now. He has 7 touchdowns and 869 recieving yards from a quarterback that is coming off a shoulder surgery injury.

3. Torry Holt
Year in and year out, Holt is one of the best in the league and this year is not any different from previous ones. Holt has 697 recieving yards and 7 touchdowns in an offense that is revolved around getting him the ball. If not for Holt, the Rams would not be in the playoff hunt that they are currently in right now.

4. Donald Driver
Driver has become the only reciever on the Packers that Favre can rely on passing the ball to in the clutch or even not in the clutch. He has come up big every time that the Packers need him to come up big. 56 Receptions (1st In NFL) - 771 - 4 Touchdowns.

AFC - FB

1. Lorenzo Neal (Starter)
Lorenzo Neal has been blocking for the AFC's leading rusher, Ladanian Tomlinson.

NFC - FB

1. Jim Finn (Starter)
Jim Finn has been blocking for the NFC's leading rusher, Tiki Barber.

AFC - TE

1. Tony Gonzalez (Starter)
Even with Trent Green going down with an injury, Gonzalez still played strong, hauling in 44 recpetions for 588 yards and has a total of 3 touchdowns.

2. Kellen Winslow
This was tough between Winslow and Gates, but Winslow is having the better season on a worse team. He has shown that he is one of the best tight ends in the league and the best part about it is that he is doing it silently, not opening up his mouth like some other guys in the league or catch balls. Winslow has 561 recieving yards with 56 receptions and 3 touchdowns.

NFC - TE

1. Alge Crumpler (Starter)
Crumpler, once again has shown that he can be a number one option in an offense. Even with Michael Vick throwing him the ball at times when he doesn't even know if Vick is going to end up throwing the ball or running the ball, Crumpler has still managed to rack in34 receptions for 467 yards and 6 touchdowns.

2. Jason Witten
Witten is a tight end that is actually used more for blocking than for the passing game. And even with that being true, he has still managed to catch the ball 36 times for 425 yards and does have 1 touchdown.

AFC - K

1. Nate Kaeding (Starter)
This was more simple than I thought it would be. There is one guy in the AFC that leads all kickers in the AFC in field goals made, extra points made, and points. And that is Nate Kaeding with 17 field goals, 34 extra points, and 85 points.

NFC - K

1. Robbie Gould (Starter)
Just like the AFC, there is one guy that leads all kickers in the NFC in field goals made, extra points made, and points. That player is Robbie Gould from the Chicago Bears. He has 23 field goals made, 29 extra points, and an astonishing total of 98 points.

AFC - P

1. Ben Graham (Starter)
This was a tough one and it really is up in the air, but I went with Ben Graham. He has put the ball inside the 20 numerous amount of times, 17, and has an average of 44.3 yards per punt, which is right up there with the top of the league.

NFC - P

1. Jason Baker (Starter)
Jason Baker, of the Carolina Panthers have punted the ball inside the 20 yard line 22 times and has an average of 44.8 yards per punt.

SUBMIT BALLOT

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