[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

But, as somebody who read the thread, it was no ones explicit assertion that DeAngelo Hall was the only player in the pro bowl who didn't deserve to go. There were a lot of bad pro bowl picks this year. There are every year. Hall is who is is, and that's not who a majority of people (on both sides) see him as.

There's plenty of evidence that Hall didn't deserve to be there. Also: plenty that he did. It's factually correct that he was there -- as you've pointed out -- but no one was arguing that. You've been adamant that people admit to something that no one is denying.

I would ask you to just try not to sweat how other individuals perceive Redskin players. We had three pro-bowlers this year, despite being a bad team. That's not unprecedented. Wouldn't you agree with me that if people were just hating on good Redskins players for the sake of hating on good Redskins players, that Fletcher and Orakpo would be getting as much conversation as Hall has received in this thread? But, they have not.

I think people are getting worked up over peoples' perceptions of Hall's performance this year. Part of that perception is that voters put him in the pro bowl. Evidence presented in this thread is just trying to keep his contributions in perspective.

I'll say this: the best corners in football this year were almost all in the AFC, so Hall was not as ridiculous a pick as some may think. It was stupid that Tramon Williams and Brent Grimes had to wait for someone to drop out to get in, but you didn't hear near the viatrol on Charles Woodson or Asante Samuel getting in on reputation that you did on Hall.

It's also true that the more analysis one does, the worse Hall looks. Saying that is not me trying to deny that Hall went to the pro bowl and played well, it's just trying to keep things in perspective. The Pro Bowl is notorious for just taking a cursory look at the seasons player had before counting the ballots. It is what it is: not something worth getting worked up about. But Hall's season is about so much more than being a pro bowler, that talking about his season in context of going to the pro bowl is not worth anyones time.

If it's not something to be worked up about, why do further analysis to determine that a player doesn't deserve pro bowl honors? Logic says from human analysis that one doesn't go to such great lengths just for the heck of it. There is always motive other than simply knowledge.