NFL's Pro Bowl can be compared with NBA's All-Star Weekend, which also means that national carnival is the focus. Naturally, the roster also includes as many players as possible in this regular season as possible, and also as many as possible with appealing star players, looking forward to creating more topics.

This year, the starting quarterbacks of the NFC are Arizona Cardinals Coulter Warner, the substitute quarterbacks are New Orleans Saints Drew Brees and Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers, all of whom are top players in the regular season, which is eye-catching.

The starting quarterbacks of the APF are Payton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, and the substitute quarterbacks are Brett Favre of the New York Jets and Jay Cutler of the Chicago Bears. The overall roster is slightly inferior, and the matchup between two teams with good defense in the AFC finals is also proved.

However, Favre refused the Pro Bowl attendance on the grounds of injury, and the original first substitute quarterback was Philip Rivers of the San Diego Lightning, but he also refused the invitation due to injury. As a result, Tennessee Titans quarterback Carrey Collins was selected for the Pro Bowl again after twelve years and served as the substitute.

From such small details, we can see that the strength of the Pro Bowl players is still unquestionable, but in addition to this, popularity and starlight are also important reference factors.

However, the first and second teams in the United States are another matter.

In history, many players have been selected for the Pro Bowl because of the shining of a season or a game, but may not be selected for the All-American first team and second team, because the latter's competition is at a level of level - only one player is allowed to be selected for each position, and one for the All-American first team and second team, without a substitute, which also means that only those with real strength can be selected.

Opportunity and luck coexist, while strength is a real pass.

Many Hall of Fame players may only be selected for the first or second team of the All-American team once or twice, which is unimaginable.

But the professional bowl with the name of Starlight and the commercial promotion and entertainment effects as sails seems much easier.

In the 2008 season, a total of six players from Green Bay Packers were successfully shortlisted for the Pro Bowl.

First of all, the offensive team.

Quarterback Rodgers, wide receiver Driver and wide receiver Nelson, were selected together.

Among them, Rodgers beat New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Lane to be selected, which is a big surprise.

After all, Manning led the New York Giants to a regular season record of 12 wins and 4 losses, and his overall performance was very good, not to mention the super high popularity inside and outside the league - last year, he broke the myth of the New England Patriots' perfect season and really won him countless support.

But Rodgers took over the mess left by Favre in the chaos, and repeatedly showed a strong heart in desperate situations in the regular season, and did not disappoint the trust of head coach Lu Yiqi. As the new leader of the Green Bay Packers, his popularity also soared at the speed of the Rockets.

However, due to the Super Bowl, Rogers missed the first Pro Bowl in his career, and Manning Jr. took over the second substitute. If possible, Manning Jr. will soon have a showdown with Manning Jr. in the Pro Bowl, which is undoubtedly the hot spot for the league.

Driver, who has been famous for a long time, was successfully selected for the Pro Bowl again, and joined hands with Larry Fitzgerald of the Arizona Cardinals as the starting lineup, which was a result without any suspense.

Rookie Nelson became the only pure first-year freshman in this year's Pro Bowl. Although he was just a substitute, with the nickname "White Lightning", Nelson indeed won the support of countless fans. After contributing his first season of receiving a thousand-yard yards in his career, he was successfully selected for the Pro Bowl.

In fact, in the selection of the best offensive rookie of the year, Nelson almost pulled Matt Ryan off the horse, but the quarterback still had a position advantage after all, and ultimately made Nelson miss the first important award in his career.

Nevertheless, as the only rookie face in the Pro Bowl, Nelson still steals the limelight. After all, it is not easy to win a Pro Bowl as a rookie in any season, but like Rogers and Driver, he missed the Pro Bowl because of the Super Bowl. In the end, Driver's position was replaced by Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Bolding, and Nelson's position was replaced by Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White.

The second is the defensive team.

Cornerback Woodson and Harris, safety Collins, joined hands to join the finalists.

This was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise. Even the Green Bay Packers themselves did not expect that the team's weakness in the defense team was an objective fact, and the second-tier defense was indeed a weakness, but the three players shortlisted for the Pro Bowl all came from the second-tier defense. Instead, the linebacker Hawke, who had made great progress in the season, was not selected, which made the players and coaches feel unfair for Hawke.

However, considering the star-studded NLB linebacker group this year, Hawke was not able to win more votes, which is not a surprise.

In contrast, Woodson and Harris are both long-standing veterans. Although their performance is not stable this year, they still rely on their popularity to be successfully shortlisted, which is an advantage that Hawke does not have.

The real surprise should be Collins' first selection in his career. After three seasons of training and precipitation, this second-round pick in 2005 finally shone his own light in the 2008 season, contributing seven interceptions throughout the year. This is also the joint leader in the league's interceptions.

From a tactical perspective, Green Bay Packers still focus on pressure on the front line, and second-tier defense relies more on the players' personal abilities. Collins' transformation and growth are not Lu Yiqi's credit, but a model of "predecessors plant trees and then people enjoy the coolness". Here we should thank McCarthy for his cultivation.

Of course, more importantly, Collins proved himself.

Looking at the entire Pro Bowl list, the gap between the team is very small. The top seed of all teams in the league's total record and the second seed of the New York Giants teamed up to lead the number of candidates, but the advantage is not obvious. The Tennessee Titans are eight and the New York Giants are seven.

In addition, the New York Jets, which did not enter the playoffs, won numerous attention thanks to Favre's star effect, and seven players were selected.

The four teams in the AFC and NFC finals were equally matched, with the Green Bay Packers, the Arizona Cardinals and the Baltimore Ravens all six selected, while the Pittsburgh Steelers had five.

The teams also selected for the six are the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings.

Once again, you can feel that the strength between teams this season is close. The playoff team does not mean that they are very popular, and not entering the playoffs does not mean that they fail. No matter what, there are only two teams that will compete for the Super Bowl in the end, while the other teams have not been able to go further. The only difference is that it is the time to the end time.
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