afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Manning unanimous All-Pro choice; AFC gets 19 on team Jan. 6, 2005 SportsLine.com wire reports NEW YORK -- Peyton Manning was unstoppable on the field this season, and in the All-Pro voting, too. The record-setting Indianapolis Colts quarterback was a unanimous choice Thursday for the Associated Press 2004 NFL All-Pro Team. Manning received all 48 first-place votes from a nationwide panel of writers and broadcasts who cover pro football, the only player to sweep the voting this year. After sharing the MVP award with Steve McNair last year, Manning reached a new level in '04. "Last year was fun," Manning said. "This year was more fun because the things we wanted to do, we came out, worked on them and got them done." Manning broke Dan Marino's 20-year-old record for touchdown passes in a season with 49, and shattered Steve Young's passer rating mark with a 121.1. Indeed, he would have had to go 0-for-20 with five interceptions in the final game to not break the record. Manning also was the All-Pro quarterback in 2003, when he was the co-MVP with McNair of Tennessee. The AP most valuable player will be announced on Monday. Surprisingly, despite the Colts' prolific offense, Manning was their only All-Pro on that side of the ball. Defensive end Dwight Freeney, the NFL sacks leader with 16, made it on defense. The AFC's dominance this season was evident on the All-Pro team, with 19 players from that conference and just 10 from the NFC. Pittsburgh, with a 15-1 regular-season mark, had the most AFC players: guard Alan Faneca, center Jeff Hartings and inside linebacker James Farrior. Faneca made it for the third time; Hartings and Farrior were among 17 first-time All-Pros. Philadelphia also had three members: wide receiver Terrell Owens, making it for the fourth time; safety Brian Dawkins (third time) and cornerback Lito Sheppard (first). Although Minnesota's defense struggled this year, it had a prime player in tackle Kevin Williams, also a new All-Pro. "He's just an elite player," Vikings coach Mike Tice said. "Kevin makes a lot of plays, and in big games he seems to play better." Also among the players making an All-Pro debut was 31-year-old Curtis Martin, who won his first rushing title this season. Martin, of the New York Jets, has rushed for at least 1,000 yards in all 10 of his NFL seasons, tying the record of Hall of Famer Barry Sanders. He was joined in the backfield by LaDainian Tomlinson of San Diego, also a first-timer. So was Tomlinson's teammate, tight end Antonio Gates, a 2003 undrafted rookie who helped spark the Chargers' turnaround season. Another 10-year veteran, Packers fullback William Henderson, was selected for the first time. He also made his first Pro Bowl this season. "This is a little bigger deal than the Pro Bowl. I'm kind of blown away to be honest with you. This was nothing I was expecting," he said. "I'm a grunt workhorse, that's the way I look at it. That's what I do and I accepted that role a long time ago. I'm not expecting to get any accolades when I go out there." Baltimore inside linebacker Ray Lewis made the team for the fifth time, the most among 2004 All-Pros. Tampa Bay outside linebacker Derrick Brooks made it for the fourth time, as did Oakland punter Shane Lechler and Kansas City tackle Willie Roaf. Repeaters from 2003 were Manning, Lewis, Roaf, Lechler and New England defensive tackle Richard Seymour -- all AFC players. "It's just a blessing," Seymour said. "When I came into the National Football League, I really didn't know how good I was going to be. Just to come here and be considered one of the best, it's humbling." Added Lechler, who led the league with a 46.7-yard gross average: "I kind of like to set goals. I set team goals and individual goals and this was definitely on it." Kick returner Eddie Drummond made it even though he missed the final month with a shoulder injury. That shows how much impact he had for the Lions before being sidelined: Drummond finished first in the NFL in punt returns (13.2-yard average) and second in kickoff returns (26.6 average). He returned two of each for touchdowns. In a loss to Jacksonville, he returned two punts for touchdowns in the fourth quarter and finished with six punt returns for 199 yards. "I'm glad I got this reward because it also shows that we have great players on special teams in Detroit," he said. "At the beginning of the season, we made it a point to be the top special teams units in every category and we were at least on kick and punt returns." http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/8073580/2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBMGreatOne Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I only see one corner there, and I thought Springs had a real shot. Is there a link to a complete roster anywhere? I ask because I have looked, not found one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by CBMGreatOne I only see one corner there, and I thought Springs had a real shot. Is there a link to a complete roster anywhere? I ask because I have looked, not found one. I am looking too but can't find it either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 :whew: i thought you ment eli manning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhhorus Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Lito Sheppard is the other CB. I would have replaced the following: LT with Corey Dillon(NE fell apart without him) Lito Sheppard with Shawn Springs Willie Roaf with Tra Thomas or someone else Derrick Brooks with Marcus Washington Richard Seymour with Julius Peppers and someone else besides Ray Lewis. He didnt deserve it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by Akhhorus Lito Sheppard is the other CB. I would have replaced the following: LT with Corey Dillon(NE fell apart without him) Lito Sheppard with Shawn Springs Willie Roaf with Tra Thomas or someone else Derrick Brooks with Marcus Washington Richard Seymour with Julius Peppers and someone else besides Ray Lewis. He didnt deserve it this year. Akhhorus, Lito Sheppard is in the article. There is an outside LB missing and a CB. Do you have another list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBMGreatOne Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 yeah, Marcus Washington was on some of the expert ballots I looked at too, I guess either could be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhhorus Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by afparent Akhhorus, Lito Sheppard is in the article. There is an outside LB missing and a CB. Do you have another list? http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1960706 Ronde Barber is the other, my bad. Takeo Spikes is the other OLB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 ok, this is the list the article states: QB: Manning RB: LT RB: C. Martin FB: Henderson T: Road T: G: Franca G: C: Hartings TE: Gates WR: Owens DE: Feeney DE: DT: Williams DT: Seymour LB: Farrior MLB: Lewis LB: Brooks CB: Shepard CB: S: Dawkins S: P: Lechler KR: Drummond K: Can anyone fill in the blanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by Akhhorus http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=1960706 Ronde Barber is the other, my bad. So that means no skins made the first team. Not even on Defense. ...damn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhhorus Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by afparent ok, this is the list the article states: QB: Manning RB: LT RB: C. Martin FB: Henderson T: Road T: G: Franca G: C: Hartings TE: Gates WR: Owens DE: Feeney DE: DT: Williams DT: Seymour LB: Farrior MLB: Lewis LB: Brooks CB: Shepard CB: S: Dawkins S: P: Lechler KR: Drummond K: Can anyone fill in the blanks? T: Walter Jones G: Brian Walters DE: Peppers CB: Ronde Barber K: Vinatiarei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 How Larry Allen still gets votes is beyond me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhhorus Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by afparent So that means no skins made the first team. Not even on Defense. ...damn! the closest was Shawn Springs, 5th place. What surprised me was that Sean Taylor nor CLinton Portis even got ONE vote. And Antonio Pierce only got 2 votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 At least Champ Bailey didn't make it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by Akhhorus the closest was Shawn Springs, 5th place. What surprised me was that Sean Taylor nor CLinton Portis even got ONE vote. And Antonio Pierce only got 2 votes. and no Griffin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 At least it's somewhat noteworthy that 5 different skins players received votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXREDSKINS44 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Why am I not suprised that no skins were selected!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhhorus Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by afparent and no Griffin? 4 votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirk Diggler Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Another question. Did Bailey ever receive that many votes when he was on the Skins. I mean, as we all know - he probably had 3 or 4 better seasons with us than when he was in Denver this year. That would go a long way to proving the extent of voter bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 It gets to the point where all you can do is laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl05 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 How Donnie Edwards didn't get it is beyond me. He was an animal this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoCommiesGo Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 That is truly ridiculous not one from the best D in the NFC....Morons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSchmeff Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by Akhhorus 4 votes. Where are you getting the individual vote totals? Do you have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonBlaze Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 can someone fill me in on exactly what made Lito Sheppard's year so great? I saw him get a few gimmee INTs, but admit to not watching him closely. Is he really worthy of all this praise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akhhorus Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by JeffSchmeff Where are you getting the individual vote totals? Do you have a link? I provided it in this thread: it's from ESPN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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