EvoSkins Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/12/11/redskins.ap/index.html ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- The Washington Redskins won the fan Pro Bowl voting in nine of 19 positions for the NFC, the result of an aggressive marketing campaign that paid dividends even for the lowest rated kicker in the league. Tallies released by the league Thursday show the Redskins on top where serious Pro Bowl consideration is deserved (middle linebacker London Fletcher) and where it's not (kicker Shaun Suisham, who leads the NFL in missed field goals). New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees received the most votes overall, followed by New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. But two Redskins were in the top 10: running back Clinton Portis (fourth) and tight end Chris Cooley (10th). Cooley didn't win his position, though, finishing behind Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys. Other Redskins who finished first at their position include fullback Mike Sellers, tackle Chris Samuels, defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin, strong safety Chris Horton, free safety LaRon Landry and special teams player Khary Campbell. The Redskins' "Vote the Redskins Ticket" campaign was so successful that the league sent an e-mail to the 31 other teams last month pointing out that Washington players were leading in 16 of 19 positions and that it would be a good time to "promote Pro Bowl voting to your fans." The publicity over an impending Redskins landslide appeared to create enough of a backlash for seven players to lose their leads, but the final results are still dominated by a team that is 7-6 and has lost four of five. The Giants, who have the best record in the conference, won the voting in only four positions. Fan balloting, which ended Tuesday, counts for one-third of the total Pro Bowl voting. Coaches and players, who have yet to be polled, each count for one-third. The Pro Bowl teams are announced Dec. 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Do you think Suisham will be informed that he was cut when he lands in Hawaii? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soup Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Well, the fans did their job, So the players can't cry if they are not picked. I hope Flethcer goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan328 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Go Redskins!!!!Sellers,Portis,Fletcher and maybe Horton?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbleedBnG83 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Do you think Suisham will be informed that he was cut when he lands in Hawaii? Perfect time to do it! He can use the pro-bowl as an interview! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Full Monty Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 horton baby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benskins26 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 if cooley(and the team for that matter) could have found the endzone a few more times, he could have taken the starting spot from witten. LOL at suisham. Leading the leaugue in missed field goals? Ouch, didn't know that. Maybe that's not laughter, but rather tears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortisSkins26 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 is the fan vote count for 1/3rd of the total vote. or 2/3rds? i know the players vote... is there a 3rd? like coaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigred7576 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Would be nice to see Horton go as a Rookie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benskins26 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 is the fan vote count for 1/3rd of the total vote. or 2/3rds? i know the players vote... is there a 3rd? like coaches Writers vote. Which screws us, and puts 14 cowboys in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefPowhatan17 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Pete Kendall was a guy who really put it out there this year, too bad he didn't make it. He is more deserving than Samuels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexx1240 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 is the fan vote count for 1/3rd of the total vote. or 2/3rds? i know the players vote... is there a 3rd? like coaches Yeah the other 1/3 is from the coaches. The other 2/3 is from fans and players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexx1240 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Do you think Suisham will be informed that he was cut when he lands in Hawaii? Suisham DEFINITELY won't go. He may lead in the fan voting but the 66.6% of the votes will not go his way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexx1240 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/12/11/redskins.ap/index.htmlASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- The Washington Redskins won the fan Pro Bowl voting in nine of 19 positions for the NFC, the result of an aggressive marketing campaign that paid dividends even for the lowest rated kicker in the league. Tallies released by the league Thursday show the Redskins on top where serious Pro Bowl consideration is deserved (middle linebacker London Fletcher) and where it's not (kicker Shaun Suisham, who leads the NFL in missed field goals). New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees received the most votes overall, followed by New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. But two Redskins were in the top 10: running back Clinton Portis (fourth) and tight end Chris Cooley (10th). Cooley didn't win his position, though, finishing behind Jason Witten of the Dallas Cowboys. Other Redskins who finished first at their position include fullback Mike Sellers, tackle Chris Samuels, defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin, strong safety Chris Horton, free safety LaRon Landry and special teams player Khary Campbell. The Redskins' "Vote the Redskins Ticket" campaign was so successful that the league sent an e-mail to the 31 other teams last month pointing out that Washington players were leading in 16 of 19 positions and that it would be a good time to "promote Pro Bowl voting to your fans." The publicity over an impending Redskins landslide appeared to create enough of a backlash for seven players to lose their leads, but the final results are still dominated by a team that is 7-6 and has lost four of five. The Giants, who have the best record in the conference, won the voting in only four positions. Fan balloting, which ended Tuesday, counts for one-third of the total Pro Bowl voting. Coaches and players, who have yet to be polled, each count for one-third. The Pro Bowl teams are announced Dec. 16. Matt Terl did a real good piece on the voting that the players do for other players: http://theredskinsblog.com/2008/12/11/redskins-voting-the-non-redskins-ticket/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigSkin Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 At least we weren't embarrassed by having some knuckle head make it besides the kicker. Fans vote for nine Redskins Redskins 360 David Elfin http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=274822 The "Vote The Redskins Ticket" push worked. Nine Redskins won the fan Pro Bowl balloting: running back Clinton Portis (fourth overall), fullback Mike Sellers, Samuels, Griffin, Fletcher, Horton (fourth among rookies), safety LaRon Landry, kicker Shaun Suisham and special-teamer Khary Campbell. Chris Cooley was 10th overall but second among NFC tight ends to Dallas' Jason Witten. The Pro Bowl rosters will be announced on Tuesday. The voting is split a third each among fans, players and coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish50 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 The whole Pro Bowl balloting process is a joke. It's nice to see a lot of Redskins on there but be honest, do they really deserve it? Fletcher and Portis, that's about it. The balloting should be done by players and coaches only as they are the ones who battle it out each week. Leave the press and fans out of it as they have made it into nothing but a popularity contest. Being a "Pro Bowler" means nothing these days and the balloting process shouldn't take place until after the last game of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsFan48 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Read what was posted by the OP. It will tell you the story of how it works. is the fan vote count for 1/3rd of the total vote. or 2/3rds? i know the players vote... is there a 3rd? like coaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skins2victory Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 - I want to know who was voting for that unpredictable kicker of ours?? -The whole thing sounds stupid now, 9 positions of the skins voted in inculding the lowest ranked kicker. - It would have been better if the headline just said 8 of the redskins are voted in to the probowl by the fans. Come on guys, Suisham?? I thought he was a good kicker till this year, what happend to him anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavarleap56 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 fletcher and portis are the only deserving redskins IMO. I wonder what the ramifications are going to be in regards to our cap situation and that is something alot of people didnt think about before hand i believe. Most every players contract has escalators or bonus payouts attached to pro-bowl invites so it might be a little interesting to see if it makes us be a little tighter next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimpey42000 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Wow, this should make for an interesting February in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavarleap56 Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 - I want to know who was voting for that unpredictable kicker of ours?? -The whole thing sounds stupid now, 9 positions of the skins voted in inculding the lowest ranked kicker. - It would have been better if the headline just said 8 of the redskins are voted in to the probowl by the fans. Come on guys, Suisham?? I thought he was a good kicker till this year, what happend to him anyway? he feels left out about being the only one not getting called out in the media by Zorn so hes been trying really hard to be one of the guys. Just when he think he finally gets it Zorn blames the holder go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylorcoreskin Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 We are officially making a mockery of the probowl. The AFC team is going to mop the floor with the NFC team made up of undeserving redskins players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman Spiff Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Whatever, at least we're not ****ing about how the Cowboys players filled half the roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koala Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Only Portis, Sellers, and Fletcher deserve to go. For Sellers, its LOOOONG overdue, hope he makes it, more than Im pulling for the others on that list. He's been underrated his whole career. Samuels will go in on name recognition, but he's had an average year at best. Laron making it is a joke. Chris Horton? I dunno, maybe Defensive ROY, but I can name a few safeties that are better than him at this point. He's good, he's just not best in the NFL yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 horton baby! x3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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