St. Louis Rams punter Donnie Jones snubbed for Pro Bowl By Bill Coats

[eldfan]

The Rams will have no representatives in Honolulu on Feb. 8, when the NFL’s all-stars gather for the Pro Bowl. That’s not terribly surprising, considering their 2-12 season. Still, punter Donnie Jones should’ve made the NFC squad instead of Jeff Feagles of the Giants. Consider the numbers:

Jones is averaging an NFL-high 50.2 yards per punt. If he maintains that pace, it would be a league record. Feagles’ average is a whopping 8 yards less — 44.0. They’re closer in net average, but again Jones has the edge, 40.9 yards to 40.1.

Here are the Pro Bowl rosters:

(s-starter)

National Football Conference

Offense

Wide Receivers _ s-Anquan Boldin, Arizona; s-Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona; Steve Smith, Carolina; Roddy White, Atlanta.

Tackles _ s-Jordan Gross, Carolina; s-Walter Jones, Seattle;

Chris Samuels, Washington.

Guards _ s-Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota; s-Chris Snee, New York;

Leonard Davis, Dallas.

Centers _ s-Andre Gurode, Dallas; Shaun O’Hara, New York.

Tight Ends _ s-Jason Witten, Dallas; Chris Cooley, Washington.

Quarterbacks _ s-Kurt Warner, Arizona; Drew Brees, New Orleans;

Eli Manning, New York.

Running Backs _ s-Adrian Peterson, Minnesota; Clinton Portis, Washington; Michael Turner, Atlanta.

Fullback _ s-Mike Sellers, Washington.

Defense

Ends _ s-Julius Peppers, Carolina; s-Justin Tuck, New York;

Jared Allen, Minnesota.

Interior Linemen _ s-Jay Ratliff, Dallas; s-Kevin Williams, Minnesota; Pat Williams, Minnesota.

Outside Linebackers _ s-Lance Briggs, Chicago; s-DeMarcus Ware, Dallas; Derrick Brooks, Tampa Bay.

Inside Linebackers _ s-Patrick Willis, San Francisco; Jon Beason, Carolina.

Cornerbacks _ s-Antoine Winfield, Minnesota; s-Charles Woodson, Green Bay; Asante Samuel, Philadelphia.

Strong Safety _ s-Adrian Wilson, Arizona.

Free Safeties _ s-Nick Collins, Green Bay; Brian Dawkins, Philadelphia.

Specialists

Punter _ Jeff Feagles, New York.

Placekicker _ John Carney, New York.

Kick Return Specialist _ Clifton Smith, Tampa Bay.

Special Teamer _ Sean Morey, Arizona.

American Football Conference

Offense

Wide Receivers — s-Andre Johnson, Houston; s-Brandon Marshall, Denver; Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis; Wes Welker, New England.

Tackles _ s-Jason Peters, Buffalo; s-Joe Thomas, Cleveland;

Michael Roos, Tennessee.

Guards _ s-Kris Dielman, San Diego; s-Alan Faneca, New York;

Brian Waters, Kansas City.

Centers _ s-Kevin Mawae, Tennessee; Nick Mangold, New York.

Tight Ends _ s-Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City; Antonio Gates, San Diego.

Quarterbacks _ s-Peyton Manning, Indianapolis; Jay Cutler, Denver; Brett Favre, New York.

Running Backs _ s-Thomas Jones, New York; Ronnie Brown, Miami;

Chris Johnson, Tennessee.

Fullback _ s-Le’Ron McClain, Baltimore.

Defense

Ends _ s-Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis; s-Mario Williams, Houston; Robert Mathis, Indianapolis.

Interior Linemen _ s-Albert Haynesworth, Tennessee; s-Kris Jenkins, New York; Shaun Rogers, Cleveland.

Outside Linebackers _ s-James Harrison, Pittsburgh; s-Joey Porter, Miami; Terrell Suggs, Baltimore.

Inside Linebackers _ s-Ray Lewis, Baltimore; James Farrior, Pittsburgh.

Cornerbacks _ s-Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland; s-Cortland Finnegan, Tennessee; Darrelle Revis, New York.

Free Safety _ s-Ed Reed, Baltimore.

Strong Safeties _ s-Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh; Chris Hope, Tennessee.

Specialists

Punter _ Shane Lechler, Oakland.

Placekicker _ Stephen Gostkowski, New England.

Kick Return Specialist _ Leon Washington, New York.

Special Teamer _ Brendon Ayanbadejo, Baltimore.

All for now . . .

[AtlantaRamFan]

I know it's just the punter, but come on!! Feagles is 19th in the nfl as far as average. 19th!! thats so bad. Thats not even top 10. What a joke the Pro Bowl voting is..

[RockinRam]

Jeff Feebles is no match for Donnie Jones. Unbelievable.

[Mooselini]

Well leave it up to the fans to do it.

[supachump]

Jones is averaging an NFL-high 50.2 yards per punt. If he maintains that pace, it would be a league record. Feagles’ average is a whopping 8 yards less — 44.0

Since when does 50-44=8?

This guy must of flunked math.

[laram0]

Since when does 50-44=8?

This guy must of flunked math.

50.2 -44 = 6 + (carry the .2) than takeaway the .

6 + 2 = 8