Hello Steeler Fans, Wow, we lead the league with 8 selections! Antonio Brown - given - Starter Le'Veon Bell - given - Starter Chris Boswell - deserved - Starter (good job Bozz) Maurkice Pouncey - given his past - Starter David DeCastro - given - Starter Alejandro Villanueva - surprising - Starter Ryan Shazier - he needs to be there but I have a problem with this early voting. Why not wait till till the end of week 17? Big Ben? - He's played very well over the past 6 games. I am happy he was voted in but honestly don't think over the course of 14 games that he belongs. (I would love to see Alex Smith's face right now.) I wish they showed more love for Cam Heyward who is well deserving but it is what it is! I understand that some teams could rest players over the last couple of weeks but why does the NFL have to select the ProBowl this early? It really doesn't matter, since none of our players will be in the game Take care, JMac
Brown - Obvious. He may still lead the NFL in yards after missing the last two games. Bell - Obvious Boswell - Not as obvious, but I can't remember the last time a Steelers kicker was voted to the Pro Bowl. Boswell leads the AFC in field goals made and is tied with someone else for fewest missed. Plus, he's ice cold in pressure situations. Pouncey - All right DeCastro - Best guard in the NFL possibly Villanueva - This is indeed surprising. He is one of the most famous left tackles in the NFL though. Shazier - Give it to Vince Williams instead. Ben - He actually does deserve this. However, Alex Smith also deserves it more than Philip Rivers. Heyward missing the Pro Bowl is disappointing, but not unexpected. What's bullshit is the fact that Khalil Mack is in for no real reason other than name recognition. Heyward deserved it more than Mack this year.
You'd probably have to go back to Gary Anderson to find the last Steelers' First Team All-Pro PK (1985).
Villanueva probably got voted in for his stand on the National Anthem. Remember when he stood outside the locker room when the rest of the team stayed inside? He was number one in jersey sales for a couple of weeks after that. Probably the fans way of telling the league they want the Anthem respected.
Hopefully we won't be seeing ANY of them playing in the Pro Bowl, and not because we'd choose to NOT watch the Pro Bowl!!
