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Patriots Pro Bowl fan tally

Email|Link|Comments (12) Posted by Mike Reiss, Globe Staff December 11, 2008 08:00 PM

Fan voting for the Pro Bowl has concluded and here are the Patriots players who ended up being ranked in the top five at their respective positions (fan voting accounts for one-third of the process; coaches and players are the final two-thirds):

WR Randy Moss -- 2nd, 416,773
Top 5: Brandon Marshall; Moss; Andre Johnson; Reggie Wayne; Hines Ward

FB Heath Evans -- 5th, 80,596
Top 5: LeRon McClain; Ahmard Hall; Tony Richardson; Carey Davis; Evans

G Logan Mankins -- 5th, 117,638
Top 5: Alan Faneca; Eugene Amano; Jake Scott; Chris Kemoeatu, Mankins

OT Matt Light -- 3rd, 160,819
Top 5: Jake Long; D'Brikashaw Ferguson; Light; Michael Roos; Joe Thomas

DT Richard Seymour -- 5th, 124,308
Top 5: Albert Hayensworth, Casey Hampton, Kris Jenkins, Shaun Rogers; Seymour

ILBs Tedy Bruschi and Jerod Mayo -- 4th (90,063) and 5th (81,318)
Top 5: Ray Lewis; James Farrior; Larry Foote; Bruschi; Mayo

S Brandon Meriweather -- 5th, 28,922
Top 5: Troy Polamalu; Bob Sanders, Chris Hope; Yeremiah Bell; Meriweather

Special teamer Larry Izzo -- 4th, 82,653
Top 5: Brendon Ayanbadejo; Anthony Madison; Patrick Cobbs; Izzo; Kassim Osgood

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12 comments so far...

Mike, any idea where Wes Welker stands? What a travesty that he's not in the top 5, seeing how he's on pace for what, almost 120 catches? Is he close enough that the player and coach voting (which I'm sure will be strong for him) will get him in?

Posted by Will December 11, 08 10:55 PM

where's welker at?

leads the league in receptions and has 1000+ yards

Posted by canadian_pat December 11, 08 11:32 PM

Moss and Welker are the only deserving ones this year. Maybe, MAYBE Seymour...

Posted by Classless December 12, 08 01:05 AM

I do not understand why Gostkowski is not on this list!

Posted by Norman R wearing #80 December 12, 08 02:07 AM

I cant believe no Welker. The guy only leads the league in receptions. Gostkowski is deserving as well.

Posted by Jay Z December 12, 08 09:27 AM

fans are idiots...boston.com message boards are proof. jk ;]

Posted by Alex December 12, 08 09:33 AM

What a crock! Someone remind me next year to get a guerrilla campaign organized to vote all the Lions players to the Pro Bowl.

Davo

Posted by David December 12, 08 10:44 AM

All Pats fans should have voted for Vernon Gholston

Posted by Rog December 12, 08 01:42 PM

The NFL ballot was flawed in that Ty Warren, Vince Wilfork, and Richard Seymour were all listed at DT, and no Patriot was listed at DE. Seymour certainly deserves to be on the team again, though it would be hard to put him ahead of either Haynesworth or Jenkins.

I suspect the coaches and players will make sure Welker is added to the team.

Anybody who thinks the AFC voting is flawed should look at the NFC voting, where Redskin ballot-stuffing made the process ridiculous.

Posted by RickD December 12, 08 03:10 PM

How is Matt Light still considered good???

Posted by Daymo December 12, 08 03:56 PM

The thing is the fan voting doesn't work. And they know it, which is why the players and coaches votes count for 80% of the overall result (Mike, I'll let you confirm the exact percenatage, but I do know that there will be huge changes from that. Light got that many votes because he has name recognition. Look at Roy WIlilams, how many times has he made it? If in doubt, vote for the guy who was there last year.

I do like the Gholston idea though! What a great played we "missed"

Posted by NoDirectionHome December 12, 08 05:57 PM

No Weller ...what a JOKE!!!!

Posted by pats fan December 19, 08 08:34 PM

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