Associated Press All-Pro: Iupati, Al. Smith, Willis, Bowman, Goldson, Lee 1st team

[deep9er]

Wow, we dominated this. Better get the Super Bowl though or its all going to be for nothing

yep, we're built for NOW, no doubt.

i'd think next season we'd be very good too, but the following season is where the free agency hits more.

 

[spacedoodoopistol]

Safeties seem to often be judged primarily on big plays, rather than solid performance. No safety will ever get much credit for being a good cover guy, for instance.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Justin Smith gets votes at defensive end and defensive tackle, again | ProFootballTalk

This year, the inability of pro football writers to understand which position a high-profile pro football player plays may have kept Smith off the first team. Smith qualified for the second team at both the defensive end and defensive tackle positions.

If all of the defensive tackle votes had been cast the right way, Smith may have had enough votes to overcome Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake on the first team.

UPDATE 12:13 p.m. ET: Justin Smith received six votes at end and 17 at tackle, for 23 total votes. That wouldn’t have been enough to overcome Wake, who had 27.

 

[NinerSickness]

Justin Smith is boss...

Word.

...Justin is!!!

 

[spacedoodoopistol]

No, Danza is still the boss as long as that show is in re-runs. Sorry Justin.

 

[NinerSickness]

so 27 positions on the All-pro' team?

22 starters... a kicker, a punter, a return man, a special teams kickoff coverage guy....

Who's the other one? A long-snapper?

 

[ChrisPozz]

so 27 positions on the All-pro' team?

22 starters... a kicker, a punter, a return man, a special teams kickoff coverage guy....

Who's the other one? A long-snapper?

This is for the 1st team:

1 QB
2 RBs
1 FB
1 TE
2 WRs
5 OL (2 Ts, 2 Gs, 1 C)
K
KR

Total - 14

2 DEs
2 DTs
2 OLBs
2 MLBs/ILBs
2 CBs
2 S
1 P

Total - 13

This can change depending on ties, too.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Tim Ryan kept Megatron from unanimous All-Pro recognition | ProFootballTalk

This doesn't surprise me a whole lot.

 

[ChrisPozz]

Watt, Peterson unanimous All-Pros; Calvin Johnson near miss - Yahoo! Sports

But Johnson is one short of unanimous. He was not named by Tim Ryan, wh is an analyst for FOX Sports and Sirius Radio.

"Of course he had a great year and he is a great receiver, but I look at more than statistics and I thought a couple of other receivers had a better season, Brandon Marshall and A.J. Green," Ryan told The Sports Xchange.

"Johnson was targeted a lot and was often the only thing the Lions had going, but he also dropped a lot of passes and they did lose 12 games. I felt Marshall helped Chicago win games and Green helped Cincinnati win games. I think that is more important than statistics."

Ha.

 

[NinerSickness]

Watt, Peterson unanimous All-Pros; Calvin Johnson near miss - Yahoo! Sports

But Johnson is one short of unanimous. He was not named by Tim Ryan, wh is an analyst for FOX Sports and Sirius Radio.

"Of course he had a great year and he is a great receiver, but I look at more than statistics and I thought a couple of other receivers had a better season, Brandon Marshall and A.J. Green," Ryan told The Sports Xchange.

"Johnson was targeted a lot and was often the only thing the Lions had going, but he also dropped a lot of passes and they did lose 12 games. I felt Marshall helped Chicago win games and Green helped Cincinnati win games. I think that is more important than statistics."

Ha.

This should disqualify him not only from voting but from even watching football. He shouldn't even be allowed to check the scores until 48 hours after the games are over.