Thread: First Time For Everything - Which Vikings will make the Pro Bowl this season?

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jessejames09" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

Thanks for the read, but seriously, who the hell cares who makes it to the Probowl?

I wanna know how many will finally start playing up to thier potential, fit into the scheme and execute more consistently which will get us more wins.

If one of your lackeys at work got some award, for doing what you do just as well, with say a trip to Hawaii, you would be pissed.

How does that play here?
As a fan, I could give a crap about individual accolades.
I want to see the TEAM win something as a team instead of a few select individuals winnings some sort of popularity contest that doesn't mean shit.

Vikings players work for the Vikings, that's how it plays. They would like to go to the pro-bowl, therefor I would like them to go to the pro-bowl, the ones who deserve it anyways.

"BleedinPandG" wrote:

"i_bleed_purple" wrote:

"Tad7" wrote:

Greenway and Shank make the Pro Bowl this season

Over Gonzales, Wittin, Cooley and Olsen?

I can't see Shank making it this season.
(or ever)
It won't be due to skill, it will be because there are some gol 'darnit good TE's in this league.
(at least one that will get in by name alone, A.K.A the Matt Birk Syndrome)

Shank led the league in TE receiving TDs last year... with Gus and TJ throwing to him and a serious case of the dropsies the first part of the year.
If our Offense can turn into a NE style juggernaut with the addition of Load, PH, and Favre... watch out... Shanc could approach 60 catches and 10+ TDs with 700 - 800 yards receiving... the fact that he's in Minny will stop him from getting much love but his 7 TDs last year are going to get him on a lot of fantasy rosters this year.
I see Shank making it before EJ and Greenway honestly.


Aren't Gonzo and Wittin in the AFC?

None of that will be enough.
Last season Gonzalez had 96 catches for 1056 yards and 10 TD.
Wittin had 82 catches for 952 yards.
Cooley had 83 receptions for 849 yards and Olson still has to break out, coudl be this season.

If Shank has identical numbers to Gonzalez, Witten or Cooley, they will make it over Shank, guaranteed.
EJ was close, Greenway is a season away, both are better at their position than Shank is at his.

"jessejames09" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jessejames09" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

Thanks for the read, but seriously, who the hell cares who makes it to the Probowl?

I wanna know how many will finally start playing up to thier potential, fit into the scheme and execute more consistently which will get us more wins.

If one of your lackeys at work got some award, for doing what you do just as well, with say a trip to Hawaii, you would be pissed.

How does that play here?
As a fan, I could give a crap about individual accolades.
I want to see the TEAM win something as a team instead of a few select individuals winnings some sort of popularity contest that doesn't mean pooh.

Vikings players work for the Vikings, that's how it plays. They would like to go to the pro-bowl, therefor I would like them to go to the pro-bowl, the ones who deserve it anyways.

I hope they want to win at the team level instead of at an individual level.

Long story short, they win as a team, those individual accolades will follow, even though they don't mean squat anymore.

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jessejames09" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jessejames09" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

Thanks for the read, but seriously, who the hell cares who makes it to the Probowl?

I wanna know how many will finally start playing up to thier potential, fit into the scheme and execute more consistently which will get us more wins.

If one of your lackeys at work got some award, for doing what you do just as well, with say a trip to Hawaii, you would be pissed.

How does that play here?
As a fan, I could give a crap about individual accolades.
I want to see the TEAM win something as a team instead of a few select individuals winnings some sort of popularity contest that doesn't mean pooh.

Vikings players work for the Vikings, that's how it plays. They would like to go to the pro-bowl, therefor I would like them to go to the pro-bowl, the ones who deserve it anyways.

I hope they want to win at the team level instead of at an individual level.

Long story short, they win as a team, those individual accolades will follow, even though they don't mean squat anymore.

And IF the Vikings go to the Super Bowl, they won't play in the Pro Bowl anyway, since it is the week before the Super Bowl this year in Miami.

=Z=

"Zeus" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jessejames09" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jessejames09" wrote:

[quote author=Marrdro link=topic=52254.msg962783#msg962783 date=1246019004]
Thanks for the read, but seriously, who the hell cares who makes it to the Probowl?

I wanna know how many will finally start playing up to thier potential, fit into the scheme and execute more consistently which will get us more wins.

If one of your lackeys at work got some award, for doing what you do just as well, with say a trip to Hawaii, you would be pissed.

How does that play here?
As a fan, I could give a crap about individual accolades.
I want to see the TEAM win something as a team instead of a few select individuals winnings some sort of popularity contest that doesn't mean pooh.

Vikings players work for the Vikings, that's how it plays. They would like to go to the pro-bowl, therefor I would like them to go to the pro-bowl, the ones who deserve it anyways.

I hope they want to win at the team level instead of at an individual level.

Long story short, they win as a team, those individual accolades will follow, even though they don't mean squat anymore.

And IF the Vikings go to the Super Bowl, they won't play in the Pro Bowl anyway, since it is the week before the Super Bowl this year in Miami.

=Z=
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Just another example of how irrelevant the "Probowl" really is.

"Zeus" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jessejames09" wrote:

"Marrdro" wrote:

"jessejames09" wrote:

[quote author=Marrdro link=topic=52254.msg962783#msg962783 date=1246019004]
Thanks for the read, but seriously, who the hell cares who makes it to the Probowl?

I wanna know how many will finally start playing up to thier potential, fit into the scheme and execute more consistently which will get us more wins.

If one of your lackeys at work got some award, for doing what you do just as well, with say a trip to Hawaii, you would be pissed.

How does that play here?
As a fan, I could give a crap about individual accolades.
I want to see the TEAM win something as a team instead of a few select individuals winnings some sort of popularity contest that doesn't mean pooh.

Vikings players work for the Vikings, that's how it plays. They would like to go to the pro-bowl, therefor I would like them to go to the pro-bowl, the ones who deserve it anyways.

I hope they want to win at the team level instead of at an individual level.

Long story short, they win as a team, those individual accolades will follow, even though they don't mean squat anymore.

And IF the Vikings go to the Super Bowl, they won't play in the Pro Bowl anyway, since it is the week before the Super Bowl this year in Miami.

=Z=
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Doh!!
True!
I'M not a real big fan of this new probowl plan.
I bet the players are pissed too.
Hawii sounds a lot better don't you think?

Its pretty much a popularity contest anyway.
But, I'll still be happy for any and all of our guys that make it.
Its a right of passage for potential HOF players.
And, for me, one more week of drinking beer and watching football


All in all, not a bad read...its good news that we've got so many guys that just might "breakout" this year!@!

"Marrdro" wrote:

Thanks for the read, but seriously, who the hell cares who makes it to the Probowl?

I wanna know how many will finally start playing up to thier potential, fit into the scheme and execute more consistently which will get us more wins.

Amen