Six Giants in Pro Bowl

by Ed Valentine on Dec 16, 2008 1:08 PM EST in News Comment 29 comments

The great MG is out with the list of New York Giants going to the Pro Bowl. Here it is:

QB Eli Manning
C Shaun O'Hara
G Chris Snee
DE Justin Tuck
P Jeff Feagles
K John Carney

Glad to see both kickers go. They deserve it, especially Carney. The guy has been amazing.The full list should be available on NFL.com later today.

Your thoughts, Giants fans?

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Webster

I know he doesn’t have Gaudy interception stats or a big name.. but he’s been as good as any Corner in the league this year.

Eli Manning- Pro Bowler.. Who woulda thunk?

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Dec 16, 2008 1:59 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Isnt it odd they do this before the season is even over?

when there are still many meaningful games left, and a lot of numbers yet to be put up?

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on Dec 16, 2008 4:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

As far as the pro bowl goes… INTs are all that matters for a corner, just like sacks are all that matters for a DE. All other criteria appears to be completely meaningless.

Unfortunate but true…

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by JasonB on Dec 16, 2008 10:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Hopefully they are too wiped

from another SB appearance to take part.

by brisulph on Dec 16, 2008 2:03 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

I'll buy that for a dollar!

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 16, 2008 2:55 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

of the 6

4 of them are starters

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Dec 16, 2008 2:15 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

no Fred Robbins

by queler on Dec 16, 2008 2:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Congratulations to Eli

Amazing to see how far he’s come.

Nice to see the old men getting there too.

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Dec 16, 2008 2:56 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Snee

has deserved to go for awhile now. Glad to see he’s finally getting his due. Congrats to the rest as well.

Webster probably should make it, but I think it’ll take a while for his name to get there. Where is Jacobs too? I can understand him not bring a starter, but shouldn’t he make the roster?

by potroast on Dec 16, 2008 3:52 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

the problem(s) for Jacobs:

Adrian Peterson
DeAngelo Williams
Michael Turner
Clinton Portis
Brian Westbrook

There’s just a lot of good running backs in the NFC. I think Jacobs deserves it (he’s 2nd in YPC, behind DeAngelo, 3rd in TDs, and 7th in total yards), but it would be hard to argue with any of the above RB’s (I didn’t look it up to see which of them made it, but I’m sure at least a few did) going to Hawaii. RB is a stacked position in the NFC these days, which probably goes a ways toward explaining why the NFC has been resurgent this year.

by cjmulrain on Dec 16, 2008 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Peterson is the starter

Turner and Portis also got the nod.

by potroast on Dec 16, 2008 5:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

wow

no DeAngelo? That’s an oversight – he’s 1st in TDs and YPC. In a related note, he makes me nervous for Sunday night…

by cjmulrain on Dec 16, 2008 6:18 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

AND he leads in the most important stat

0 TURNOVERS! DeAngelo hasn’t turned the ball over a single time. All the other RB selections have key fumbles.

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by southtunnel on Dec 16, 2008 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

as a former Tiki fan

that is quite important

by cjmulrain on Dec 17, 2008 1:22 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Can't argue with any of them

and can’t really think of anyone else who really got snubbed. Robbins has been quiet the past few weeks.

by cjmulrain on Dec 16, 2008 3:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Robbins

he’s playing as solid as any other DT in the league.

I’d also like to potentially see Seiburt and maybe Deihl in there. With the exception of one or two off games, those guys have been VERY solid this yr.

by Cody K on Dec 16, 2008 3:57 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Robbins has been solid

but no sacks since Week 7. however, he’s probably on the short list should the Williams boys or Ratliff opt-out.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Dec 16, 2008 4:41 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

he's been injured the last two weeks i think

by queler on Dec 16, 2008 6:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

How long till the cascade of Eli bashers criticize this pick?

Okay, just so I understand it... in your wildest fantasy, you are in hell. And you are co-running a bed and breakfast with the devil.

by bren on Dec 16, 2008 4:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

A New York Nanosecond

by TerraByte on Dec 16, 2008 5:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

My thoughts

the Cowboys who made it this year actually deserved it. The DT class was way too strong to allow Robbins in as the Williams’ and Ratliff have been absolute monsters. Jacobs doesn’t deserve in over any of the running backs.. maybe if he had stayed healthy. I find it interesting that nearly every year the offensive tackle position has three left tackles represented and it makes me think that they should separate the two tackle positions to give the other guys who are just as important a chance plus Walter Jones does not deserve to be in the pro bowl, he’s old, hurt, a shell of his former self (probably because he doesn’t have steve hutchinson right next to him any more.) I’d rather have Corey Webster than any of those three NFC Cornerbacks.
On a Non Giants Note it’s good to see that Nnamdi Asomugha from the raiders because i think he’s the best CB in the league and nobody talks about him, probably because quarterbacks are terrified of throwing in his direction.

It's not easy being Giants fan in Philly.. but it sure is satisfying

by Hoyadestroya85 on Dec 16, 2008 7:33 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

that's because only fantasy players know about Asomugha :)

by queler on Dec 17, 2008 3:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

would've liked to see Hedgecock get in

but not a lot of cushion when only one FB gets picked

by JoshNY on Dec 17, 2008 12:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

SI agrees

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0812/nfl.biggest.pro.bowl.snubs/content.8.html

by queler on Dec 17, 2008 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Panther fan, here.

And I hope you’ll entertain my question.

Give me the low-down, if you would, on why John Carney deserves a trip to the Pro Bowl. He hasn’t attempted a kick over 50 yards, and has missed two kicks, one from inside 40 yards.

So obviously I look at that and I think our guy should go. No one’s been more accurate for the whole season than John Kasay, and his only miss all year was from 58 yards.

So, I’m not trying to be disrespectful, but I’m struggling with that one thing and I just don’t see why it makes sense. Then again, it is the Pro Bowl, it doesn’t have to make sense…

by r3 on Dec 17, 2008 2:41 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

i'd have no arguement

Carney’s kickoffs suck, for what he is though, I’m happy with him

by queler on Dec 17, 2008 3:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He is close to the top of the NFL in scoring

and his only misses have been due to the protection in front of him letting people through. I’d say he more than qualifies. Though Kasay has been bad ass accurate this year, no doubt about it and would be a great choice as well.

by brisulph on Dec 17, 2008 3:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

both of Carney's misses

were blocked kicks, the first of which occurred b/c a guy literally jumped over our center. I don’t really know why the one in Philly got blocked, b/c I was at the game and they don’t show replays of bad plays for the Giants.

After having a guy like Tynes who missed multiple extra points last year, Carney has been a breath of fresh air. Yea, he doesn’t kick many really long ones, but he’s so money on what he does kick that it makes up for it. And to be honest, I don’t really remember many drives ending where I thought we were in FG range and we had to punt or go for it, so I’m not sure if it’s that he can’t kick a 50+ yarder or just that there haven’t been many situations for him to kick one.

by cjmulrain on Dec 17, 2008 4:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs