Help Me Lance Briggs, You're Our Only Hope!

by Adam T on Dec 16, 2008 12:50 PM CST

So we aren't that far from getting the official Pro Bowl balloting results. While out best player may be Matt Forte with the likes of Adrian Peterson, Brandon Jacobs, Clinton Portis, Michael Turner and Deangelo Williams in the same conference he isn't going unless a lot of inuries happen.

The Bears best chance for a straight up Pro Bowl selection rests with Lance Briggs. The same guy who almost got away from us...twice is the only guy we have worth a selection.

In the fan vote nobody on the Bears ranked anywhere. Hester and Urlacher were on some lists, but not high enough to matter.

The writers of NFL.com picked their selections. For the OLB selections 3 of the 5 writers had Briggs in their list.

Briggs isn't the only guy who gets some love from the writers. Robbie Gould and surprisingly Danieal Manning both get a nom for kicker and kick returner.

So the topic is not to you. Make a case for any Chicago Bear player to make the Pro Bowl.

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Why did

one writer pick Adrian Wilson at SS and another at FS?

larry has that system down to a science. Especially with the way the economy is….big wigs like larry coming in dressed in their mink coats and 24k gold cigarrete holders with pockets lined with coke make for a large draw during shift changes.
by BobbySouthSide on Dec 9, 2008 4:24 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

by Jbasic89 on Dec 16, 2008 3:02 PM CST reply actions

Brad Maynard

he leads the league in punts inside the 20 and is top 15 in net average. He is 25th in return yards which says to me he is good at letting his coverage team get in a position to make tackles. He is second in the league in number of punts. Which can’t bode well for our offense…

Fire Ron Turner!!!
Fire Angelo!!

by Sam Householder on Dec 16, 2008 4:09 PM CST reply actions

maynard sucks

at least watching him it seems like he hasn’t been doing a good job

by Jbasic89 on Dec 16, 2008 5:43 PM CST up reply actions

Good Rebuttal

Thanks. I know his per punt avg is quite low but I still think that since he leads in inside the 20 punts that is something good. He is at least accurate even if he’s not strong. You have to admit that. But yes he does shank one here and there.

Fire Ron Turner!!!
Fire Angelo!!

by Sam Householder on Dec 16, 2008 11:32 PM CST up reply actions

Wow

Galloping, you’re way nicer than I am.

Jbasic….I believe big and I had an argument about perceptions and statistics. I will give you that Maynard is inconsistent game-to-game. However, when he’s on, it’s hard to find a better punter in the NFL than Brad Maynard.

I'M A MAN! I'M 22!

by ChiFan13 on Dec 17, 2008 10:42 AM CST up reply actions

don't quote me on the number of games

but for the past 3-4 he has been one of the better punters in the league.

Being Who You Thought We Were Since 2005!

by Adam T on Dec 17, 2008 11:18 AM CST up reply actions

Pro Bowl voting is a joke

1) 1539 total yards 11 TDs
or
2) 1690 total yards 9 TDs
or
3) 1544 total yards 7 TDs

What do you pick?

Probably 1 and 2.

Congrads! You just selected Forte and Peterson to go to the Pro Bowl!

Who gets left out? Portis!

It’s a joke Forte didn’t make it

by Edicus2288i on Dec 16, 2008 4:23 PM CST reply actions

we didn't deserve one pro bowler

so i wouldn’t be complaining… plus deangelo williams is another person you can make a case for over Forte. 1350 yards and 16 tds….

by Jbasic89 on Dec 16, 2008 5:54 PM CST up reply actions

Pro Bowl is crap

NFC kicker should have been Jason Hanson from Detroit. He hasn’t missed a 50 yarder all season.

Joe Thomas looked like crap on MNF… donno how he got in there.

Really? Eli in the probowl… He had a very Ortonish year.

Those are my gripes

by jeepdays on Dec 16, 2008 9:33 PM CST reply actions

Well to all these

there is a fan vote portion. That is how a lot of these guys get in. If two guys are close, but one has more fans voting, he gets the nod and the other guy gets left out.

It is a mockery of the system that Forte doesn’t even get in as an alternate.

Being Who You Thought We Were Since 2005!

by Adam T on Dec 17, 2008 7:26 AM CST reply actions