The game itself is silly but most of the time, I think the awards do make sense and are honors for those who get them. The fan voting ended yesterday and the awards will be announced next Tuesday.
So who on the Patriots deserves to go this year?
Who will likely go, deserving or not, again, from the Patriots?
This man's opinions:
Deserving (in order of most deserving to least):
So who on the Patriots deserves to go this year?
Who will likely go, deserving or not, again, from the Patriots?
This man's opinions:
Deserving (in order of most deserving to least):
- TB12. It goes without saying. Even in a 12-game year, it's been one of his best. And as the MVP thread is showing, he is arguably the best in the game this year.
- LGBT. Leading the league in rushing TDs and is second overall in total TDs. Throw in that he's 5th in the league in rushing yards, and 3rd in the AFC, and I think he deserves what would be his first selection.
- Malcolm. Go! Go to the Pro Bowl. He doesn't have many INT's but he does have a lot of Passes Defensed (tied for 6th overall in the league). He's excellent against the run as well.
- Matthew Slater. Because he's awesome in coverage. Just don't let him handle the ball.
- Patrick Chung. He's had a really great season, leading the team in tackles (an admittedly weird stat but one that matches the eye test). He's rarely been beat badly. He's pretty great in limiting YAC, and he's also been very good in run support.
- Marcus Cannon. Another quietly great season. Perhaps he seems more deserving in comparison to the swinging door he was last year, and I don't watch nearly enough NFL to compare him to other RT's, but he's been pretty much everything you could want in an RT.
- Alan Branch/Malcolm Brown. I list them together as my thoughts for each of them are pretty much the same: NT's aren't flashy, but each had done exactly what one would hope for in that role. Neither is the force that Vince was or even Ted Washington, but they've each made a lot of plays, and good ones.
- TB12
- Malcolm!
- Slater
- LGBT