Bengals Wide Receiver A.J. Green Named To The 2012 NFL Pro Bowl
by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 27, 2011 7:16 PM EST
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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green has been Cincinnati's most dynamic player this season, posting 63 receptions for 1,031 yards receiving and seven touchdowns. Along with being the team's all-time leading rookie receiver, breaking Cris Collinsworth's mark that's stood for 30 years, Green is the first Cincinnati Bengals rookie to be named to the Pro Bowl since, you guessed it, Cris Collinsworth.
The NFL announced the AFC and NFC rosters for this year's Pro Bowl with Cincinnati's A.J. Green being the only Bengals player named to the roster. He is the fourth rookie to be named to the Pro Bowl in franchise history, with names like Cris Collinsworth, Isaac Curtis and Lemar Parrish rounding out the very short list. Green is also the first rookie wide receiver to named to the Pro Bowl since Anquan Boldin in 2003.
While Green is the only Bengals player named to the Pro Bowl, Cincinnati has their fair share of alternates.
Quarterback Andy Dalton, defensive tackle Geno Atkins and place kicker Mike Nugent were named first alternates. That means if those on the roster are unable to attend -- which is usually a significant amount every year -- then these guys get the first call up.
Bengals offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth was named as a second alternate. Tight end Jermaine Gresham was named a third alternate with running back Cedric Benson and Defensive tackle Domata Peko named as fifth alternates.
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If Dalton, et al make it due to someone dropping out, are they still called “Pro Bowlers” in the future?
I know what you mean
it does sound better to have a “pro bowl quarterback”…doesnt it.
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 27, 2011 7:44 PM EST up reply actions
Especially as a rookie.
At least Dalton was ahead of Timmy and Palmer.
Holy Crap! Tebow didn’t get voted in? I don’t believe it
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
It's 1/3rd Player voting, right?
Tebow probably did well with fan voting but I’m guessing players didn’t cotton to the idea of Tebow as a Pro Bowler.
just said Tebow is second alternate
behind Dalton
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 27, 2011 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
That's about right.
He is the QB for a potentially playoff bound team, he should get some kudos. Is Palmer an alternate or was he gone too long?
So in the eyes of the entire NFL, fanbases, players, everything
A rookie and a halfback in disguise are better quarterbacks than Joe Flacco.
"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus
I was thinking that
no mention of Flacco at all…..lol…..I love it
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 27, 2011 8:06 PM EST up reply actions
Just made my day.
Suck it
"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus
After this past weekend, I'm pretty sure no one even likes Sanchez anymore.
He’s been exposed for awhile now, it’s not been a problem to me.
"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus
yeah
that safety was terrible….that was a rookie mistake….
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 27, 2011 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
No. I was adding him with Flacco
for being QBs for popular teams with playoff expectations…and he didn’t make the cut and fell behind a rookie and whatever Tebow is.
oh. ok… Gotcha.
Flacco is better than Sanchez… but not by much. They are two qb’s being dragged along kicking and screaming
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
I do enjoy
seeing some Ravens fans I know seriously thinking Peyton Manning could get traded to them. They are hoping for a 36 year old with a broken neck to take them to the SB.
wow…there are Raven fans that hope for that?
That’s nuts to me
About Peyton though..I do not feel this neck thing ended his career. He’s going to come back, and he’s going to get those records that he rightfully deserves. However…he’s either going to be on the Colts, or a really bad team.
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
He won't let the Colts
trade him to a bad team. My gut feeling says if he gets traded? He wants a team on the verge. That screams Seattle to me.
that’s possible. I personally think he plays 3 more years in Indy. (just enough time to own every major passing record)
As far as SF..I can’t see that..they have a lot of money wrapped up in their big name players. Peyton is expensive.
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
Not to mention
Harbaugh really likes Alex Smith
by Oregonbengalsfan on Dec 27, 2011 8:21 PM EST up reply actions
that is true. But hey..he may be right. The whole time he’s been in the league..I’ve thought he was getting a raw deal. I thought he’s been in an unwinnable situation (new oc every year, new hc every two…that’s tough)
So…who knows..maybe he’s right about this
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
I agree
I mean look where they are now. Granted a lot of the reason is defense, but Smith has also come through in the clutch for them.
by Oregonbengalsfan on Dec 27, 2011 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
manning to the 9er's
Make sense from every angle
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by TruWhoDey on Dec 27, 2011 8:40 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Michael Irvin arguing that more Bengals should have got in
Insinuating Dalton over Rivers, because he won with a franchise Palmer had given up on
I was a little surprised Rivers made it over Dalton too, so it was nice to have someone on tv agree with me.
by miniglik on Dec 27, 2011 7:33 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I was too
Rivers has not been playing well this year…has been on and off…made MANY mistakes that have cost games….Dalton has not personally cost us any games…….
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 27, 2011 7:47 PM EST up reply actions
Four words why Dalton should be in over Rivers
Six game losing streak
by david in upstate SC on Dec 28, 2011 10:22 AM EST up reply actions
The Ravens
all those players besides Suggs and Rice don’t deserve to make it….I know that Reed and Lewis are one of the greats…but they are not playing at a pro bowl level….Green abused Reed…………
lol..whatchu talking bout? Oher was the blindside…he deserves it. Forget the fact that he doesn’t play the position any more, and forget the fact that he false starts on every play, and forget the fact that he gets abused regularly…he STILL deserves it….Sandra Bulloch is his momma!
But yeah…Lewis…not this year, Reed DEFINITELY not this year. It’s like when Iverson, Ming, and Carter kept getting voted in… It’s a joke.
There are definitely more deserving Bengals than those guys
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
Bengals need to establish a history.
Just like the Ravens have. Simple as that. In time, with success, you’ll see Atkins, Dalton and others get the name vote like Lewis and Reed got.
but also..you may just need a player to have a b.s movie made about him. That can help…
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
I'm watching you frankie
steelers fans can be quite subversive on these sites…..any fan of a rapist is suspect in my book
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 27, 2011 8:11 PM EST up reply actions
I think we can come up with a movie for Geno Atkins.
I mean, it’s not that hard.
not familiar with his story. Does he have white people that were “saints” to him for their own benefit?
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
He's short.
Maybe he was bullied in elementary school?!? There’s at least a Hallmark movie in there. Call up Angelina Jolie and see if she wants a free oscar like Sandra got.
nah…Jolie wouldn’t work…not enough action for her “bad bitch” persona.
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
You are right
Changeling, Beowulf, A Mighty Heart and Girl, Interupted are classic action flicks. Maybe they can get Ed Asner to play Mike Brown.
wait, are you being sarcastic? I know Jolie has been in other movies, but once she became “bad ass chick” in 60 seconds…everything after followed that mold.
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
She's a versatile actress.
she does the SALT and Wanted movies to make bank to make the oscar bait stuff. Seriously, though. I want Ed Asner as Mike Brown. Only Asner can play a grumpy, self satisfied, old geezer refusing to change.
Wow
They must only get shitty movies in Pittsburgh. She’s been in hardly any blockbusters since Gone in 60— almost all have been arty films.
I don’t live in Pittsburgh.
But since then, she’s been in Tomb Raider, Salt, Mr and Mrs Smith, and a couple others. I can’t really see one I’d consider “arty”
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
KSE already listed some of them for you
(Changeling, Beowulf, A Mighty Heart) plus she’s been in the Good Shepherd, Beyond Borders and she just wrote/directed In the Land of Blood and Honey
It is true, she’s been in different things (I looked her up, and I admit, I am not an expert on her career) But still..she is definitely more famous for her “bad girl” roles
Boy, I'm three generations deep, in gangstadom
I think she's more famous
for being crazy and having 500 kids.
they're making a movie about that 40+ yr old cheerleader we have
Maybe she’ll get to go to the pro bowl
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by TruWhoDey on Dec 27, 2011 8:44 PM EST via iPhone app up reply actions
Benson as a 5th alternate? Look where football outsiders has him at after last week's debacle:
http://footballoutsiders.com/stats/rb
Change gone come mane! Trust me! Cause i Bleed tigerblood!--Jerome Simpson
There's limited choices.
So, he’s getting in as the 8th choice. He has a name, which is why other players voted high for him. He’s also rarely hurt, so he could actually play in the game.
Benson and Scott
at 42 and 43 out of 46…………that is not good…..lol
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 27, 2011 7:51 PM EST up reply actions
Leonard, on the other hand, is 25th out of 47 for RBs who have caught more than 24 passes!
Change gone come mane! Trust me! Cause i Bleed tigerblood!--Jerome Simpson
So Dalton, Adkins and Nugent
will likely play in the pro bowl as first alternates…………………..aaah just kidding…We will be in the superbowl then
It's a shame they didn't stick with the
Pro Bowl being held at the host site the week before (although I think it’s an alternate year plan) I thought that was better then asking a bunch of millionaires to fly out to Hawaii to play glorified flag football. Then again, if you aren’t playing in the super bowl or promoting products…why in the hell would any player go to Indy for it.
I agree
I dont get the pro bowl…..they should do something to make it have value…i.e. the MLB Allstar game…The game actually got good when the winner got home-field in the World Series….I just think it is too risky for players to get hurt for a game that means nothing…..I dont want AJ Green even playing in that game…..why….I love watching AJ but I want it to mean something
by ticalcaldwell on Dec 27, 2011 7:56 PM EST up reply actions
If they just made the Pro Bowl
“Winner Take All” or something, you’d get players interested. Is it hard to promote a bunch of rich people playing for a bunch of money? Sure, but that’s not going to stop people from watching if they thought it was an actual game. If Bud Selig did this? He’d make the Pro Bowl game take place during the Hall of Fame Game and say the winning conference gets to select the hotel they stay in during the SB week.
I'm mostly fine with the NFC Roster outside of like all the random defensive players for Green Bay when they're not even remotely a good defense.
But the AFC Roster…
They seriously do not know how to judge a lineman in this conference. I have issues with the fact that the same three tackles are showing up to the Pro Bowl as last year. Ferguson’s not that good, Long has been having one hell of a penalty-ridden, off year. Mankins and Waters are not the two best guards in the game, albeit I agree on Yanda being there. Geno Atkins is the best DT in the conference and should be regarded as such. Dwight Freeney has blown this year with the rest of the Colts. Dumervil’s not even the best pass rusher on his team. Dunlap’s better than all of them, but HERP FREAKING DERP. You also forgot J.J. Watt and Brooks Reed. If there’s a glaring example of name recognition coming into play here, it’s the AFC linemen.
Rivers is riding name recognition. He’s sucked a majority of the year and sucked when it mattered to get his team into the playoffs. He’s a joke and should honestly be regarded as such.
Gates as well. It should be Hernandez. Or Owen Daniels. Maybe Anthony Fasano.
I question Hali’s inclusion but Miller and Suggs deserve it.
Ray Lewis has been injured for a month. Reed doesn’t even deserve it.
Gog why is Bailey starting over Joseph? Revis is Revis but Joseph’s been the crucial part of the Texans’ defense and its sudden jump.
ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARGH ARRRRRRRRRRRGH
"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus
Yeh I can't wait to see PFF rip into this one.
"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus
In summary...
Ferguson has beat beaten like he stole something for about the last three weeks. Like he was thinking about stealing something all year.
Rivers — see my above comment.
Bailey is starting over Joseph to punish Joseh for ever playing in Cincinnati. He will start next year on one side and Hall will be on the other as Revis will get exposed for the hype and no substance he really is.
by david in upstate SC on Dec 28, 2011 10:28 AM EST up reply actions
Congratulations to A.J.
I was dead set against drafting a receiver that high, but I have never been happier being wrong. Green is a monster! Who Dey!
by D-Day77 on Dec 27, 2011 8:39 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Yep
me too.
Peter Warrick: exact same pick. Not exact same results!
AJ Green got major skills.
by occams_tiger_teeth on Dec 28, 2011 12:47 AM EST up reply actions
Aj is a beast
Hope he can’t be in the pro bowl because he is to busy preparing for the big game in Indy!
by Bfritts45 on Dec 27, 2011 9:35 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Andre Johnson is better .... but his best days are probably behind him
AJ is great, but Andre Johnson is bigger and more phiscal. I live in Houston – the feeling is down here that his hamstrings may never be the same. He is a class act all they way – never any issues attitude. I hope he makes it back – next year – after Cincy beats them in the playoffs
I think my favorite part of Andre Johnson was him beating the F outta Cortland Innegan last year.
"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus
by Doc Scratch on Dec 27, 2011 11:27 PM EST up reply actions
Sorry i'm probably late on this 80 posts down without reading them
CEDRIC BENSON……………….??
"A team is more than a group of individuals,its a group of individuals that come together to make a team"
Congrats
I Tip my Bengals helmet to you Mr Green, Now lets see you do this 9 more years in a row.
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I think Ray Lewis could be considered to be one of the best MLBs ever
I have a lot of respect for what he did on the field for ten years but for him to be the probowl MLB this year shows that this is not about performance as much as it is reputation. I don’t put a lot of stock in it.
"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"
Congrats to AJ
but Geno Atkins not starting??? WTF!!!! He has been in beast mode all year and leads all defensive tackles in sacks. Name or not, how do you ignore that stat?
I also can’t figure out why Peko is a 5th alternate. Peko has been a monster in the middle all year. Watch the video of his sack against Arizona. He pushes the lineman back, sheds the lineman, slips, regains his balance and explodes toward Skelton. Tell me how many other 300+lbs defensive lineman have that sort of explosion and speed. The Bengals need to lock Peko up long term.
So happy for AJ
I said from the moment last season ended that we should draft AJ and that he’d be a Pro Bowler from the moment he stepped on the field. When it’s all said and done, AJ could have more Pro Bowl appearances to his name than any WR ever. Love watching that guy play…
I also love that Dalton is getting his respect. I thought he had a legitimate chance at being the 3rd QB in the AFC with Schaub and some other top names injured. I don’t think there’s any doubt he’s had a better year than Rivers, who’s getting in on pure name recognition. But he’s definitely better than Sanchez, Flacco, Palmer, Fitzgerald, etc. these things are a lot like MLB awards. Once your name gets on the final ballot, you start finding yourself a perennial fixture. AJ and Dalton should be on this list for a lot of years. Good times.
There's been some pretty bad QB play in the AFC this year.
The obvious locks were the Rapist and Brady, but that’s because they’re the only great QBs in the AFC. As mad as I’ll be if either of those teams get into the Super Bowl, they’re the AFC’s best chance of winning it this year. The Bengals, the Ratbirds, the Texans, and whoever wins the West sure as hell aren’t gonna manage going toe to toe with the offense sitting in the NFC, such as the Lions, Saints, and Packers.
"It’s time people started realizing just how good a player Carlos Dunlap already is, and that starts with the Bengals. They gave him a season-high 58 snaps and what was the result? Carnage on the right side of the Seattle line." -Pro Football Focus
The Lions aren't ready to go all the way
And honestly I think GB’s defense will let them down in the stretch. My money’s on the Saints in the NFC. And their defense isn’t great, either. I’d say any AFC team that goes up against NO in the Super Bowl has a shot. Including us. I’ll give you that the NFC playoffs will be more fun to watch this year. I’m really looking forward to that GB/NO title game.
What about San Francisco?
They are basically made to play in the cold! I could see them going to Green Bay in the cold weather and coming away with a win possibly.
Atkins should be in
most sacks and pressures of any DT in the league
Bengals site is reporting that:
Atkins, Dalton and Mike Nugent are all first alternates.
Whitworth is a second alternates.
Gresham is a third alternate.
Cedric Benson and Domata Peko are both fifth alternates.
Yahoo makes a point to suggest that Reggie Nelson should have been given more consideration.
However, Congrats to AJ, hopefully, he can get the ROY award as well. :)
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