Wednesday, February 24, 2010

About over a month ago it was the start of the NFL Pro Bowl in Miami. It was the first year where it was the week before the Super Bowl and not in Hawaii and in the city where the Super Bowl was played.

The Jets had 5 players participate in the Pro Bowl this year. They were lead with 3 Offensive lineman and 2 defensive players. Alan Faneca (guard), D'Brickashaw Ferguson (offensive tackle), and Nick Mangold (center), completed the offensive side for Jets. Darrelle Revis (corner back), and Shaun Ellis (defensive end) completed the defensive side for the New York Jets.

Alan Faneca and D'Brickashawn Ferguson were chosen to be in the Pro Bowl because of there great blocking and creating huge holes for their explosive running backs, in Thomas Jones, Leon Washington, and Shonn Greene. They lead Thomas Jones in having another year over 1,000 yards and helping him to gain 14 touchdowns. Both Alan Faneca and D'Brickashaw Ferguson stayed healthy through out the season and started every game in the regular season as well as the playoffs.

Nick Mangold was chosen to be in the Pro Bowl because partly to his great leading skills in leading the offensive line for the New York Jets, and as well as his toughness, playing with a messed up hand and still playing all 16 games of the season Nick Mangold has to be considered one of the toughest players in the N.F.L. He also was a big part of the Jets being named as the number one rushing team in the N.F.L in the past year and a big part of Mark Sanchez staying healthy through out the whole year.

Darrelle Revis was chosen for the Pro Bowl because of his great athleticism and his lock down defense. Locking down wide receivers as in T.O., Chad Ochocinco, Reggie Wayne, Andre Johnson, and Randy Moss makes him one of the best corners in the league. But locking down receivers is not the only thing he does, he also is a for sure tackler when receivers catch and in open space making receivers yards after catch averages go way down. He also is known as one of the best because of his ability to stay healthy through out a season, never missing a game yet in his young career.

The Jets big defensive end, Shaun Ellis also made the pro bow because of his great leadership, and toughness, helping the Jets becoming the number one defensive of rank in the N.F.L. Even though he did miss one game, he still was up there in tackles and did still have a solid 6.5 sacks, with one forced fumble and one pass deflection. He also came up big in division games, having 20 of his 53 tackles against either the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots, and the Miami Dolphins. He also had 6 out of his 6.5 sacks against those teams as well.









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