If you’re looking for cliff notes on the 2011 Pro Bowl rosters, here they are:
– Michael Vick will start opposite Tom Brady assuming both quarterbacks aren’t playing each other in the Super Bowl the following week.
– The Falcons have the most representatives at seven.
– The Patriots had six representatives, while the Eagles, Ravens, Packers and Cowboys had five apiece.
– Four rookies will be making the trip to Honolulu, including Lions’ behemoth Ndamukong Suh.
– Altogether, there were seven first-timers on the NFC squad and 14 for the AFC.
– The Bills, Bengals, Seahawks and Bucs were the only teams not represented. I think it’s telling that Seattle could win the NFC West and not have a single player go to the Pro Bowl.
To view complete rosters for both conferences, click here. If you’re looking to spice things up a little on your Wednesday morning, proceed below.
Top 5 Biggest Pro Bowl Snubs:
1. Tamba Hali, Chiefs, OLB
There’s an argument to be made that Hali deserves consideration for Defensive Player of the Year. So the fact that he was left off the Pro Bowl roster is saying something. He has 12 sacks this season and is a big reason why the Chiefs will be playing behind this week. The problem is that if you put Hali on the roster, whom are you going to take off? Cameron Wake leads the league in sacks and while Hali has one more QB-takedown than Harrison and Suggs, both of those players have more tackles. Harrison is more of a complete player than Hali and Suggs has 18 more tackles. Hali deserves to be on the roster but that doesn’t mean that Wake, Harrison and Suggs don’t.
