Pro Bowl = FAIL

What a waste of my life.  And, yes, I do say that every year after I vow to never watch the Pro Bowl again.

Here are my top 5 gripes:

1.  If I wanted to watch sissy-la-la football, I'd go back and play intramural flag football with my sorority sisters.
2.  It's ridic that the loser gets paid $20,000 to just show up.  You get a free trip to Hawaii and still get a bonus after that?  That's the sweetest of sweet deals.
3.  A majority of those players are there because the original picks are in the Super Bowl or are injured.  Matt Cassel, really?  I'm sorry Jay Cutler and Alex Smith couldn't make it this year.
4.  Bill Belichick.
5.  Was anyone invited that wasn't on the Falcons?  Seriously.  I swear to God the entire offense at one point were ALL Falcon players.

There's so much more to say, but I don't want to waste another minute of my time reliving that seemingly endless game.  Maybe I'll wise up next year and not watch it.  Yeah, that's not gonna happen.

See ya next year!
Blanche Sanche

Pro Bowl

I voted 4 times for the Pro Bowl.  I really wanted to assure that my favorite players made it to Hawaii, even though most people don't care much about the Pro Bowl game.  Perhaps I should have voted more because very few of my players made it to the big game.

The player I'm most excited for is my dear Nick Mangold.  Not only is he arguably the best Center in the league, but he's one of the coolest guys around.  As I've mentioned before, Nick and I are friends on Twitter.  Seriously, he's supposed to be sending me a macaroni necklace as a belated Christmas present.  I'm not just a creepy weirdo who tweets him incessantly (though I do), but he actually follows me and tweets me back.  He's so easily accessible and likable and incredibly dedicated to his team.  I just adore him and I'm so happy that the fans recognize his hard work.  However, I'm hoping he can't go to the Pro Bowl because he'll be ineligible due to playing in the Super Bowl.

I'm also very proud of Marc Mariani, my little rookie Kick Returner.  He had such a great rookie season and I'm happy that he got the recognition he deserves.  Good job, kid!

I do have a few bones to pick about two particular players who did NOT get selected:

Chris Johnson- Seriously?  I know he didn't have the best season, but the guy had 11 touchdowns, over 1,300 yards and gets overlooked for the Pro Bowl?  That's ludicrous to me, not just as a Titans fan, but as a fan of great football players.  I feel personally slighted that he didn't make the cut.  Dude's got swagger and is friends with Lil' Wayne, that should be reason enough to put him in the Pro Bowl. 

Peyton Hillis- Yet another, SERIOUSLY?!?!?  Look at those guns!  Bro is awesome!  1,100 rushing yards, 474 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns.... Proof that fans should not be in charge of Pro Bowl voting. 

Also, because he's my favorite Titan, I am disappointed that Cortland Finnegan was excluded as well.  I know he has an attitude, but he's a fierce competitor and I think it would be fun to watch him in the Pro Bowl for a second consecutive year.

Next year, I'll take some more time for voting so I have less to bitch about after the roster is announced.

xoxo,
Blanche Sanche