Your Official Pro Bowl Ballot

[Nick]

So as the time comes for individual recognition for the NFL's Pro Bowl, who's getting your vote?

Here's the way my ballot shaped up.

QUARTERBACK
AFC: Peyton Manning, Carson Palmer, Philip Rivers
NFC: Marc Bulger, Drew Brees, Tony Romo

RUNNING BACK
AFC: LaDainian Tomlinson, Larry Johnson, Willie Parker
NFC: Steven Jackson, Frank Gore, Tiki Barber

WIDE RECEIVER
AFC: Chad Johnson, Reggie Wayne, Javon Walker
NFC: Torry Holt, Marques Colston, Steve Smith

FULLBACK
AFC: Lorenzo Neal
NFC: Mack Strong

TIGHT END
AFC: Todd Heap, Antonio Gates
NFC: Alge Crumpler, Chris Cooley

KICKER
AFC: Shane Graham
NFC: Jeff Wilkins

PUNTER
AFC: Kyle Larson
NFC: Matt Turk

GUARD
AFC: Alan Faneca, Eric Steinbach, Mike Goff
NFC: Larry Allen, Steve Hutchinson, Shawn Andrews

TACKLE
AFC: Willie Anderson, Tarik Glenn, Ryan Diem
NFC: Walter Jones, Jammal Brown, John Tait

CENTER
AFC: Nick Hardwick, Tom Nalen
NFC: Olin Kruetz, Richie Incognito

CORNERBACK
AFC: Asante Samuel, Champ Bailey, Rashed Mathis
NFC: Walt Harris, Lito Sheppard, Charles Tillman

STRONG SAFETY
AFC: Sean Jones
NFC: Adrian Wilson

FREE SAFETY
AFC: Madieu Williams
NFC: Ken Hamlin

DEFENSIVE END
AFC: Jason Taylor, Trevor Pryce, Jared Allen
NFC: Julius Peppers, Aaron Kampman, Leonard Little

INSIDE LINEBACKER
AFC: London Fletcher, Zach Thomas
NFC: Brian Urlacher, Will Witherspoon

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER
AFC: Adalius Thomas, Bart Scott
NFC: Lance Briggs, Julian Peterson

INTERIOR LINEMAN
AFC: Ty Warren, John Henderson, Vonnie Holiday
NFC: Brian Young, Mike Patterson, Fred Robbins

KICK RETURNER
AFC: Justin Miller
NFC: Mewelde Moore

SPECIAL TEAMER
AFC: Gerald Sensabaugh
NFC: Keith Davis

I believe that's eight Rams total.

[Large_Ant]

Good picks. The only one I'd question is Wilkins. He's good but I think Josh Brown's 4 game winners, most of which were 50 yards or more are gonna carry some weight with voters.

[jkramsfan]

Nick, you left Travis Fisher off your ballot,what gives ? just kidding

real question-do you think incognito has a shot, i like the pick but with his so called bad reputation from some teams, will that hurt his chances and if the rams continue to lose does Bulger still get picked.

[laram0]

I don't know? It's hard for me to believe that 8 Rams will make it. I hope the ballot is accurate but I have my doubts.

[Nick]

Good picks. The only one I'd question is Wilkins. He's good but I think Josh Brown's 4 game winners, most of which were 50 yards or more are gonna carry some weight with voters.

It won't carry that much weight considering there isn't a sortable "Game Winning Kicks" category on the interactive ballot to remind voters of those kicks. Casual voters who likely don't even remember that Seattle is still in the NFC playoff hunt (because let's face it, for whatever reason, general fans seem to completely forget about and underappreciate the Seattle Seahawks) aren't going to remember those kicks when they look on the ballot because kickers are only ranked by three categories - field goals, extra points, and perhaps most importantly, total points. Wilkins leads the NFC in field goals and is second in total points. There's a very strong case to be made for him.

Nick, you left Travis Fisher off your ballot,what gives ? just kidding

real question-do you think incognito has a shot, i like the pick but with his so called bad reputation from some teams, will that hurt his chances and if the rams continue to lose does Bulger still get picked.

This from the guy who weeks ago told everyone to leave the Fisher comments alone, and is now the only one making them. :x

As for Richie? No chance. Consider that in order to vote for offensive lineman, you have to make it past the initial skill position ballot. Those that do typically vote on name recognition more than performance. I'm not convinced he's had a Pro Bowl year, but I'm also not seeing a lot of other NFC centers that really stood out.

Birk in Minnesota is also playing for a bad team but has name recognition. Faine could make it because of how the Saints are playing. And Washington's line I believe is regarded as strong, so maybe there's a case to be made for Rabach. Choosing Incognito at center was probably the most biased of the Rams picks I made because he's the only one I think you can't quantify.

As for Bulger, if he has the numbers he'll get in. He's fourth in the NFC in passer rating behind Romo and Brees, who I voted for, and Garcia who has no shot as a back-up. He's also fourth in touchdowns, but he's behind Grossman and Manning. Grossman is basically the NFL's ******* child this season and hasn't played well at all for something like six weeks, and Manning only just rebounded this weekend after a month and a half of subpar performances. If Bulger keeps his numbers up, I think he makes it. However, Bulger hasn't exactly lit the stat sheet up the last month, so he's not a sure thing either.

I don't know? It's hard for me to believe that 8 Rams will make it. I hope the ballot is accurate but I have my doubts.

Eight Rams won't make it. You very rarely see numerous selections from one team unless that team is a contender. Realistically I expect maybe 2-3 Rams to make it. But I think a case can definitely be made for the ones I voted for, save perhaps Richie.