Steelers Snubbed By Pro-Bowl

We have the #1 D, perhaps the best we’ve seen in awhile, if not ever. Yet we only get 3 guys from it, thats a crime.
Aaron Smith, Lamarr Woodley, Hines Ward, and Ike Taylor, in my opinion were all deserving of it.
Ryan Clark, Casey Hampton, Big Ben, Jeff Reed, Justin Hartwig (yes I said it, an O-lineman from our team), and Anthony Madison could have been on there as well, but weren’t as deserving perhaps.

Whats up with the roster anyway? Isn’t that like on 42 people or soemthing? Isn’t a team suppose to be 53? I don’t pay too much attention to the pro-bowl rosters but shouldn’t there be more people on it?

Heres my biggest gripes:

1. Farve in over Rivers; I don’t like either of these players all that much but Rivers had a good year and all Farve does is toss it straight up in the air.
  
2. Ronnie Brown over Steve Slaton; Brown benefited from the Wildcat here. I think more of his numbers (which aren’t as good as Slaton’s anyway) were a result of the formation rather than his ability, though he is good.

3. Already mentioned this but how come theres not even a full roster there? I mean its only got 3 corners and one FS…….

Do U remember that computer game with Bill Laimbeer, that they send out of t league, because he was very physical,
Its the same they are not playing STEELER FOOTBALL

THERE ARE TOO MANY STEELERS IN T HoF, SO THEY HAVE TO START STOPPING IN ANY FORM, THEY DO THAT TACKLING, SORRY HOLDING ALL IN THE LINES, AND SO AND SO, BUT FINALLY, ITS OUR FAULT TO NOT SUPPORT OUR TEAM IN THE BALLOTS :(

Fan voting is only 1/3 of the final vote for the roster. Hopefully, the players and coaches have more respect for great players like Smith, Ike, and Woodley. It would be a real shame if Smith didn’t make the Pro Bowl though. The guy is a beast, and he clogs up the line for guys like Farrior, Polamalu, and Woodley to make plays on the left side. It would be really cool to see him make the pro bowl with all the stuff he has had going on with his son. It sucks to see guys like Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney make the PB just on their sacks totals, instead of their overall play at the DE position. The Colts get 2 DEs on the PB roster, yet they are 25th in the league in run defense. It’s a joke. But all that aside, congrats to Harrison, Farrior, and Polamalu; they all deserve to be there. And on a side note, I was happy to see Chris Hope make the roster. Always loved the way he played.

One of my favorites ever…

I personally think that Brett Favre getting into the Pro Bowl is just ridiculous…. Phillip Rivers played waaaaay better and shoulda gone for him. Slaton also had an amazing year and yet was somehow snubbed.

Just goes to show you that sometimes the Pro Bowl is more of a popularity contest instead of an actual recognition of how talented a player is. Really disappointed when i saw that only 3 of our players made it to the pro bowl. I definitely think many more deserve the trip to Hawaii (Woodley, A. Smith, and hey, how about Jeff Reed kicking as well as he has in such a windy stadium like Heinz Field!), but maybe we’re better off having such good players under the radar…

They’d much rather be in Tampa Bay in early Feb than Honolulu.

I agree that we had some guys getted snubbed, but we say that because we’re fans of them. Aaron Smith for instance (probably my favorite player) just doesn’t have the stats that other DE’s have in the AFC, which is the biggest factor when voting for defensive lineman. It’s unfortunate for a guy like Smith is the heart and sole of the front seven, and probably the hardest worker on the d…but we all know how good he, and the other snubs are…and they know how much the Nation appreciates them.

My only Pro Bowl wish is that Mike Tomlin is not coaching the AFC squad in Hawaii. As a regular attendee of this All Star Game I can tell you the only distasteful thing about partying at the beach side Dukes Canoe Club all weekend prior to the tailgating in a #43, is seeing Bill Cowher repeatedly coach the AFC. For those that don’t know, the losing coaches in the AFC and NFC Conference Championships are the respective coaches in Hawaii.

This Steelers team cares not for Pro Bowl berths. This team cares for starting a ring collection for the other hand. This team loves to play with a chip on it’s shoulder feeling snubbed. And in essence this is a true Team, not a team of superstars like the Cowboys, Pats* or Colts. The cold hard truth is that the initial Pro Bowl picks in mid December has about the number of Steelers that are having seasons worthy. Save Ben, no offensive players really deserve it. The rest of the defenders that got dissed are really Team players not superstars (save Woodley who isn’t known yet)

If the Team players are truly Pro Bowl worthy then the Steelers will resiliently overcome all obstacles between now and February. Sometime after Springsteen’s halftime performance they should be crowned Champions. Then, due to never ending surgeries, injuries etc that will occur between now and then several other deserving Steelers will be added to the Pro Bowl roster. Mahalo!

We have 3+; our own plus 5 former Steelers we couldn’t or didn’t keep for one reason or another. It’s not the same. When my son asked me who I thought would be on the pro Bowl team I thought Troy, Casey, James, LaMarr, and Aaron. Everyone else has been playing good, but not stellar football—particularly the offense.

Interesting that the 1st Amendment applies to gratuitous swearing, but not using all caps [particularly when used to indicate extreme displeasure at the picks].

If Bmac played healthy all year, and paced for the deflections, tackles, and most importantly INTS, he may have made the Pro-bowl. Thank goodness he didn’t, we can afford to resign him to be that pro-bowl caliber guy he could have been this year had he stayed healthy.

Aaron Smith has two years left on his contract, and even though he’s up there in age, keeping him under the radar, and keeping him embroilled in “team”, will likely get a nice hometown discount come 2011, ala Farrior this year.

I would have liked to have seen Kenyaron Fox make it as a Special teamer. He was awesome this year, and he’s under contract for 3 years I believe (correct me if I’m wrong).

Jeff Reed was flat out snubbed, So was woodley, name another AFC OLB outside Peezy and Deebo, that has as many combined sacks, INTS, FF, FR and DTD as Woodley. You can’t I looked. That’s fine…. There’s another guy who, if snubbed again or injuered will be cheaper to resign when his rookie contract is up.

Also I wouldn’t want to be Kerry Collins this week when Woodley, Big Snack and Aaron Smith are coming after him. Titans may have to play in the playoffs with Vince Young.

That vid is awesome. The main 2 snubs were Taylor and Smith. Taylor was a marginal candidate, but so was Revis, who has the benefit of being a first rounder. At least Asomugha got to go. Smith’s a guy that should have gone, but obviously doesn’t get the credit he deserves. I have to think he deserved it more than BOTH Indy DE’s (since their D is so great), but oh well. Woodley had a great year, but hasn’t kept pace with the other sack leaders and Suggs really has had an outstanding year. I don’t fault that selection.

On offense, Ben’s the only guy who should even be in the picture. Obviously Peyton deserves the start. Favre is a joke, but Rivers and Pennington are bigger snubs than Ben, I’d say.

than Pro Bowl, as someone else so eloquently stated. My guess is that the guys feel the same way. Is there such a thing as a "Pro Bowl Ring?

The rest of the league can send all the players they want to the prowbowl, Pittsburgh players, all of them, have a date with a different game.

The Steelers are continually having to fight for their due. Whether it be holding calls not called, phantom fines assigned, the leagues toughest schedule, or some of their fine players being snubbed for the probowl, The Steelers have to claw for every ounce of recognition they get. They get that recognition by winning. That can’t be denied.

…often it takes some time to build up your reputation, then the following year, people WATCH to see what kind of year you are having. I think this is what happened to Aaron this year. It would have been great to be in this year, with all of his family struggles AND his awesome dedication and performance on the field.

Keep in mind that players like him are often named later, due to injuries, etc… so we’ll have to wait and see.