I Demand a Recount

The Pro Bowl isn't even a good popularity contest anymore.

Some players got jobbed. Some players apparently employed Master P's Dancing with the Stars voting "consultants" to get their spot.

There's too much injustice in the world for one woman to cure, but I'll just address some of my favorites. There are going to be alot of exclamation points in this post, so I apologize in advance.


THE OVERLOOKED...

Terrell Owens

DeAngelo Hall must have hacked into the computer and stolen his votes. He is the league leader in touchdowns!!! (And I don't care what Joe Buck says about his drops.) He is playing with a broken hand and torn tendons!!! He is reason #1 that Dallas is potentially on a Superbowl run, after being mediocre for the balance of the Bill Parcells era. And he would've done a good dance in a Honolulu endzone... I wonder who jobbed him. The players? The coaches? The fans? According to the SI poll, the player haters think T.O. is the most overrated player in the league. That's just fucking ridiculous. Steve Smith has not had a good year. And Anquan Boldin over T.O.? You can't be serious.

Marques Colston

Until he was injured, the Saints rookie was leading the league in touchdowns. And I say, if you can outperform T.O. on a major stat , you should go to Hawaii.

Tom Brady

I'm not even a Tom Brady slurper, but he lost all his receivers and his girlfriend this season. Cut the dude some slack. I mean, if the Pro Bowl is a popularity contest, how can Tom Brady not be there?

Michael Vick

I thought the world finally knew that the receivers are the problem in Atlanta, not Vick. Vick is Superman. The team is underacheiving, but it's not Vick's fault. And, again, if it's a popularity contest, how can one of the league's most exciting players not go to Hawaii. Marc Bulger? His team has a 6-8 record and he and Vick have the same amount of touchdowns. Antonio Romo has only played 8 games and might have the best receiving core in the league. Yeah, he's doing all the work.

Reggie Bush

Not that he really deserves it based on play, but I thought he was so goddamn popular?

Michael Koenen

No disrespect to Dallas' punter, but Atlanta Falcons' punter Michael Koenen is a hell of a kicker. He was doing double duty earlier this season on punts and field goals, but ever since he's been focusing on punts exclusively, he's been a beast. But nobody pays attention to kickers.



THOSE THAT SHOULD COUNT THEIR LUCKY STARS...

Shawne Merriman

Suspended for 4 games for juicing and he gets a free trip to the Pro Bowl and the corresponding financial bonus? Doesn't a conviction for juicing mean that you had an unfair disadvantage over other players? Simply nonsensical.

DeAngelo Hall

I know T.O. didn't vote for him, but I can't imagine who else did (Okay, I did, but I voted early and I was being a homer). This dude got spit on and his own hometown fans don't come to his defense! He got burned by Hines Ward wearing one shoe! That is not Pro Bowl caliber play.

Alge Crumpler

Yeah, I voted for him too, but Crumpler is a contributing member of the esteemed Falcons receiving core Drop, Drop & Drop LLP.

Chad Johnson

Anyone who had to shave their mohawk because they got shut down (courtesy of the Falcons) should not be allowed to go to the Pro Bowl. That should be a rule. Isn't Who'sYourMama more productive than Chad? But Johnson is popular, so I'm more prone to let this selection slide.

Tiki Barber

Is the Pro Bowl nod supposed to be some kind of tribute or something? He's not even the best back on his team.

I know I shouldn't be worked up at all over what is essentially a beauty pageant, but come February, I am usually in a distressed state and desperate enough for football to watch the Pro Bowl. However the crap fest they have planned this year makes me want to start brushing up on my arena football knowledge.