New Orleans Saints, NFL 2011 Pro Bowl Results
By Keith Null
The Saints will not be repeating their strong pro bowl performance from last season this year round when Drew Brees, Jahri Evans, Jonathan Stinchc0mb, Darren Sharper and Jonathan Vilma were all voted as 2010 participants in the event.
Only one Saint this season officially made the starting NFC roster and it is not probably who you would expect considering the Saints roster is littered with phenomenal talents.
With 162, 597 votes full back Heath Evans has been selected to his first Pro Bowl appearance since being drafted in the third round of the 2001 draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
Evans selection does not immediately stand out considering his season, while not bad, a relatively quiet one rushing for two yards on two carries and catching six receptions for 39 yards and a touchdown so far in 2010.
A grass roots campaign of sorts had to be put in place to get him noticed but none the less he is still a great and deserving player.
Quarterback Drew Brees finished second in voting behind the Eagles Michael Vick with a shade under 1M votes. Likely he may have been higher has his interceptions been a little lower but given how Vick has been received as of late nearly no one could have beaten him.
Except for Tom Brady who received the most votes with 1,877,079 after a season where so far he has completed 66.6 percent of his passes for 3,561 yards and 31 touchdowns to only four interceptions.
The NFC South is putting two others players into the Pro Bowl, wide receiver Roddy White and tight end Tony Gonzalez who lead both their respective positions in voting.
Snubbed once again is Saints wide receiver Marques Colston who has had a dynamite season this year posting 82 receptions for 1,001 yards and eight touchdowns, his fourth one thousand yards season in his five years in the league.
It’s a shame he continues to be overlooked considering he is among the most consistent receivers in the league year in and year out.
You could also make a case for Roman Harper and Sedrick Ellis to the Pro Bowl considering they too hace had huge seasons this year.
Harper has done nothing but make plays this season with 88 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 interception and six forced fumbles. Ellis leads the team in sacks with six and is in the top five in the NFL at his position in total sacks.
Here is a look at all the top vote getters by confernece sourced from NFL.com.
NFC’s top vote-getters by positionOffense
Defense
Pos.
Player
Team
Votes
Pos.
Player
Team
Votes
QB
Michael Vick
Eagles
1,522,437
DE
Bears
418,380
RB
Adrian Peterson
Vikings
948,410
DT
Ndamukong Suh
Lions
405,597
FB
Saints
207,936
OLB
Clay Matthews
Packers
466,501
WR
Falcons
595,001
ILB
Bears
314,584
TE
Tony Gonzalez
Falcons
458,527
CB
Packers
394,330
OT
Packers
173,797
SS
Redskins
208,112
G
Packers
214,013
FS
Giants
158,478
C
Giants
232,551
P
Cardinals
196,658
K
Eagles
228,353
ST
Vikings
162,553
KR
Bears
239,641
AFC’s top vote-getters by positionOffense
Defense
Pos.
Player
Team
Votes
Pos.
Player
Team
Votes
QB
Tom Brady
Patriots
1,877,079
DE
Colts
501,021
RB
Arian Foster
Texans
710,166
DT
Ravens
341,496
FB
Texans
273,723
OLB
James Harrison
Steelers
411,600
WR
Andre Johnson
Texans
606,818
ILB
Ravens
412,827
TE
Chargers
588,245
CB
Raiders
326,658
OT
Bengals
372,295
SS
Steelers
326,155
G
Browns
329,714
FS
Ravens
312,885
C
Colts
328,673
P
Ravens
182,868
K
Jaguars
208,794
ST
Steelers
121,057
KR
Joshua Cribbs
Browns
186,828
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