Part 2 of our look at the Pro Bowl Rosters: a breakdown of the AFC Roster. Click here for a look at the NFC roster.
AFC Offense
QB – Tom Brady (New England), Peyton Manning (Indianapolis), Ben Roethlisberger (Pittsburgh)
David Garrard missed a few games and doesn’t have the numbers, and Derek Anderson’s completion percentage is too low, so no arguments here.
RB – LaDainian Tomlinson (San Diego), Joseph Addai (Indianapolis), Willie Parker (Pittsburgh)
Willis McGahee, Jamal Lewis, and Fred Taylor can all make convincing arguments to be on the squad, but I don’t see how you can put them in ahead of these 3. Parker and Tomlinson are the top two leading rushers in the league, and Addai has 11 touchdowns along with his 1000 yards.
FB – Lorenzo Neal (San Diego)
Solid, consistent lead blocker for the best back in the league.
WR – Randy Moss (New England), Reggie Wayne (Indianapolis), Braylon Edwards (Cleveland), T.J. Houshmandzadeh (Cincinnati)
No questions here. Chad Johnson, Brandon Marshall, and Wes Welker don’t have quite the numbers of the four on the team.
TE – Antonio Gates (San Diego), Tony Gonzalez (Kansas City)
Although Gonzalez has more catches than Kellen Winslow, Winslow has the same number of yards and touchdowns, and he has been an integral part of Cleveland’s success this year and should be on ahead of Gonzalez.
OT – Matt Light (New England), Jason Peters (Buffalo), Jonathan Ogden (Baltimore)
Joe Thomas should be on instead of Ogden. Ogden has been struggling with a toe injury and hasn’t performed as well as he normally has.
OG – Alan Faneca (Pittsburgh), Logan Mankins (New England), Kris Dielman (San Diego)
All deserving candidates here.
AFC Defense
DE – Jared Allen (Kansas City), Kyle Vanden Bosch (Tennessee), Jason Taylor (Miami)
Mario Williams absolutely got robbed. No way should Jason Taylor be a pro bowler considering how awful the Dolphins have been. It’s looking more and more like Mario Williams was the right choice, but we still have years to go.
DT – Albert Haynesworth (Tennessee), Vince Wilfork (New England), Jamal Williams (San Diego)
All excellent choices, but perhaps either Kelly Gregg or Haloti Ngata from Baltimore should be on the team instead of Jamal Williams.
OLB – James Harrison (Pittsburgh), Mike Vrabel (New England), Shawne Merriman (San Diego)
Nothing to argue here.
ILB – DeMeco Ryans (Houston), Ray Lewis (Baltimore)
Maybe you take D.J. Williams or Kirk Morrison ahead of Lewis, but it’s really a toss-up.
CB – Champ Bailey (Denver), Asante Samuel (New England), Antonio Cromartie (San Diego)
Excellent selections here.
FS – Ed Reed (Baltimore)
Another solid choice.
SS – Bob Sanders (Indianapolis), Troy Polamalu (Pittsburgh)
I would take Kerry Rhodes from New York ahead of Polamalu, who has missed a couple games.
AFC Special Teams
P – Shane Lechler (Oakland)
Consistently booms punts. Good choice.
K – Rob Bironas (Tennessee)
Bironas is having a great year, and he deserves to be here.
KR – Josh Cribbs (Cleveland)
He’s had a number of great returns this year, so no concerns with this choice.
ST – Kassim Osgood (San Diego)
Whoop-de-doo.
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January 22, 2008 at 3:30 pm
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