Congrats to Foster and Leach. http://www.foxsportshouston.com/01/24/11/Foster-Leach-named-to-AP-All-Pro-team/landing.html?blockID=397017&feedID=3714 The rest of the NFL All Pros: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/patriots/2011-01-24-ap-all-pro_N.htm [rquoter]ALL-PRO ROSTER First team Offense Quarterback_Tom Brady, New England. Running Backs_Jamaal Charles, Kansas City; Arian Foster, Houston. Fullback_Vonta Leach, Houston. Tight End_Jason Witten, Dallas. Wide Receivers_Roddy White, Atlanta; Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis. Tackles_Jake Long, Miami; Joe Thomas, Cleveland. Guards_Logan Mankins, New England; Jahri Evans, New Orleans. Center_Nick Mangold, New York Jets. Kicker_Billy Cundiff, Baltimore. Kick Returner_Devin Hester, Chicago. Defense Ends_Julius Peppers, Chicago; John Abraham, Atlanta. Tackles_Haloti Ngata, Baltimore; Ndamukong Suh, Detroit. Outside Linebackers_Clay Matthews, Green Bay; James Harrison, Pittsburgh. Inside Linebacker_Patrick Willis, San Francisco; Jerod Mayo, New England. Cornerbacks_Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland; Darrelle Revis, New York Jets. Safeties_Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh; Ed Reed, Baltimore. Punter_Shane Lechler, Oakland. Second team Offense Quarterback_Vacant. Running Backs_Michael Turner, Atlanta; Adrian Peterson, Minnesota. Fullback_Ovie Mughelli, Atlanta. Tight End_Antonio Gates, San Diego. Wide Receivers_Brandon Lloyd, Denver; Calvin Johnson, Detroit, and Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City (tie). Tackles_Jason Peters, Philadelphia; Sebastian Vollmer, New England. Guards_Chris Snee, New York Giants; Carl Nicks, New Orleans. Center_Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh. Kicker_David Akers, Philadelphia. Kick Returner_Leon Washington, Seattle. Defense Ends_Osi Umenyiora, New York Giants; Justin Tuck, New York Giants. Tackles_Vince Wilfork, New England; Kyle Williams, Buffalo. Outside Linebackers_Cameron Wake, Miami; DeMarcus Ware, Dallas. Inside Linebackers_Brian Urlacher, Chicago; Ray Lewis, Baltimore. Cornerbacks_Devin McCourty, New England; Charles Woodson, Green Bay. Safeties_Nick Collins, Green Bay; and Antrel Rolle, New York Giants, Eric Weddle, San Diego, Malcolm Jenkins, New Orleans, Quintin Mikell, Philadelphia, Chris Harris, Chicago, Michael Huff, Oakland, Michael Griffin, Tennessee, and Darren Sharper, New Orleans (tie). Punter_Mat McBriar, Dallas.[/rquoter]
Congrats to the two of them. Really good to see a guy like Vonta Leach get the recognition he deserves.
It's crazy that Suh got first team All-Pro his rookie season. Crazy as in how good he is. What a player! Some guys exceed the hype.
THey figured 2 Texans on the all pro roster was more than enough. Andre out gained all those wrs in 13 games and a bad ankle. And how can a team with the leagues leading rusher and a 4000 yard passer not get an O-line man on there. Wade should have been an all pro.
My only thought for AJ to not to be in there, is because of his heroics versus Finnegan. Is there a morality angle in the All Pro team?
After his breakout game against the Texans (though really who HASNT), Bowe went on a big time TD catching spree. In a 7 game including the Texans he had 13 TDs, 49 catches, 733 yards. We've seen the catches and yards out of Andre Johnson like that, but putting scores on the board gets attention. AJ's had 17 TDS the past 2 years combined. The "_ is a JOKE" pick is Logan Mankins. He only played 8 games this year.
Damn, an All-Pro fullback leading the way for an All-Pro running back/rushing champion....and the team still finishes on a 2-8 run. And keeps the head coach... Okay, okay....I'll stop now.
In the history of the top 15 single season rushers of all time, there are 14 different names. An alltime breakout season is one thing, repeating it is quite another. 1 Eric Dickerson Los Angeles Rams 2,105 1984 2 Jamal Lewis Baltimore Ravens 2,066 2003 3 Barry Sanders Detroit Lions 2,053 1997 4 Terrell Davis Denver Broncos 2,008 1998 5 Chris Johnson Tennessee Titans 2,006 2009 6 O.J. Simpson Buffalo Bills 2,003 1973 7 Earl Campbell Houston Oilers 1,934 1980 T8 Ahman Green Green Bay Packers 1,883 2003 T8 Barry Sanders Detroit Lions 1,883 1994 10 Shaun Alexander Seattle Seahawks 1,880 2005 11 Jim Brown Cleveland Browns 1,863 1963 12 Tiki Barber New York Giants 1,860 2005 13 Ricky Williams Miami Dolphins 1,853 2002 14 Walter Payton Chicago Bears 1,852 1977 15 Jamal Anderson Atlanta Falcons 1,846 1998
As long as he or any other Texan isn't put on the Madden 12 cover. The Texans don't need that kind of bad karma...real or not.
and why does it matter? Ed Reed only played 1 more game than him, (Mankins actually played 9, and Reed played 10) those last 9 games, New England had the better team around the league, Tom Brady was well protected, etc.
Well deserved. I'm glad to see Leach get the respect he deserves. Dude was a freight train clearing the way for Foster.