It's easy enough to make a list of great football players that didn't get their due in the annual Pro Bowl semi-mockery. But we’re going to go one step further and tell you which guys shouldn’t have gotten a sniff — the 10 most undeserving Pro Bowlers of 2010.
None of the players on this list are completely without merit, but clearly they are also NOT Pro Bowlers either.
So, with hopes that no angry football players track me down and treat me like a tackling dummy …
10 Worst Pro Bowl Selections
1. Maurkice Pouncey, C, Steelers
No. 23 in our center rankings, Pouncey wasn’t the worst run blocker in the world but had some pretty big struggles in pass protection where he has given up 22 quarterback disruptions. For some reason, with the Steelers offensive line struggling, commentators always found time to lavish praise on Pouncey while ignoring his general play.
2. Brandon Meriweather, S, Patriots
Even Patriots fans will be bemused by this one. He's sixth-to-last in our safety grades, and gave up three touchdowns and 69% of balls where he was the primary coverage. It’s not just the mistakes that make this decision peculiar, it’s the lack of plays he made in comparison to his peers that makes this a shocker.
3. Ray Lewis, MLB, Ravens
We finally saw Lewis start to regress this year after a strong start to the season. He’s not making as many defensive stops as we’re used to seeing from him, and he’s being manhandled far more often than we’ve ever seen. He still has something left, but the consistency in his display has dropped off a cliff. Lawrence Timmons and Bart Scott got robbed.
4. Adrian Wilson, S, Cardinals
What happened to Wilson? A year after doing a good job, Wilson went back to being the overrated player we’d previously known. 10 missed tackles, a terrible seven penalties given up and a lack of plays make this selection almost as puzzling as the Meriweather one.
5. Antrel Rolle, S, Giants
What a horrible year for choosing safeties. It was a surprise to see Rolle handed so much money after his play on the field in Arizona, and much less of a surprise how he has played as a Giant. Our 11th-lowest graded safety had success blitzing and not much else. For a guy that came into the league as a corner you’d expect him to be better in coverage, though his 11 missed tackles aren’t too surprising.
6. Steven Jackson, HB, Rams
He may have picked up plenty of yardage, but how much of that is down to his offensive line and amount of carries? Just 2.6 yards per carry after contact isn’t good enough and Jackson isn’t going to make defenders miss like the top running backs. If you don’t like Ahmad Bradshaw because of his fumbling, then how does LeSean McCoy not make it in?
7. Jahri Evans, RG, Saints
Is this some good will from 2009 carrying over? Evans was the best guard in the league then, but now? Not so much. In fact he’s struggled this year, and nothing highlights this as much as the ten penalties he has given up. Throw in a negative grade for his run blocking and we can only assume people saw the massive contract he got handed in the off-season and assumed it was for his future play.
8. Charles Woodson, CB, Packers
Last year Woodson was the second best corner in the league. But he looks like he’s lost a step and quite clearly isn’t even the best corner on his own team at the moment. The only thing that stopped Woodson giving up more plays were the 12 penalties he committed, and in a year with some very good play from NFC cornerbacks it’s surprising to see Woodson make it to the Pro Bowl.
9. DeAngelo Hall, CB, Redskins
We can only assume Hall made the squad on the back of Jay Cutler deciding to throw balls his way. Outside of that Hall has given up 73.6% of the passes thrown his way and has allowed the eighth-most amount of yardage. Great athlete who can make big plays? Yes. Consistent performance all year round? Not a chance.
10. Tony Gonzalez, TE, Falcons
This is a hard thing to write for a big Gonzo fan. He’s still an asset in the passing game, but he’s not the force he once was and his run blocking (though still praised) isn’t anything like it used to be. He’ll deservedly be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but that doesn’t mean he needs to be in every Pro Bowl. If you’re looking at a pure receiving option Kellen Winslow would be the guy, while from a more complete perspective we’d be more inclined to go with Vernon Davis who cut down on the penalties (if not the mental mistakes in run blocking). Truth be told it wasn’t a great year for tight end play in the NFC.
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