Hawks land 7 in Pro Bowl

[TriCitySam]

Wilson, Wagner, Jamal, Diggs, DK, Bellore and Ott.
Tied for most with KC and GB. I was hoping for KJ
'cause he's played so well this year, but a nice showing.

[jshawaii22]

I was hoping for our punter, who is averaging 50 yards and has a awesome knack of kicking out of bounds around the 10 yard line and for our Kicker, who hasn't missed any FG's for a damn long time. Yes, 2 ExPts, but that's it and his KO's are almost always deep. As good as anyone I've heard about this year.

[obiken]

I was hoping for our punter, who is averaging 50 yards and has a awesome knack of kicking out of bounds around the 10 yard line and for our Kicker, who hasn't missed any FG's for a damn long time. Yes, 2 ExPts, but that's it and his KO's are almost always deep. As good as anyone I've heard about this year.

I agree JS, not to jinx him, but he is as good as anyone we have ever had, better than even Norm Johnson, way better than Blair Walsh!!

[RiverDog]

I've never been one to get too excited one way or another over Pro Bowl selections. The game itself is a joke and I wish they'd find some other way to honor the league's best than putting them at risk of a career ending injury in a completely meaningless game that even the most hard core fan couldn't give a rip about which team wins. A lot of the best players don't even show up for it or miss it because their team is still in the playoffs. The fact that they've canceled the game this season highlights its irrelevance.

Having said that, I was surprised to see Jamaal Adams make it, considering that he missed 4 games, or over a quarter of the season to this point. It's going to pad his resume when it comes time to negotiate a new contract with him.

Agreed about Meyers. He's had a fantastic season so far, although it's a little premature to be lumping accolades on him, especially at a position as funky as place kicker. He misses a couple of key kicks in these last two games and our opinions of his performance could swing 180 degrees.

Which brings up a point: Why are they even voting on Pro Bowl selections when there's two weeks left in the regular season?

[NorthHawk]

There's definitely an air of a popularity contest about the selections every year. Wagner and Diggs are the only players selected as 'starters' in the Pro Bowl if you don't
consider ST players - if so then add Bellore and Ott. But I'm sure it's still an honor to be selected and may provide contract bonuses as well.