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What??? Teddy to the Pro Bowl?

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http://www.vikings.com/news/article-1/T ... 6211faa273
Eden Prairie, MN (January 25, 2016) – Minnesota Vikings LB Anthony Barr and QB Teddy Bridgewater have both been named to their first Pro Bowl after contributing to the Vikings first NFC North title since 2009.
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Harrison Smith named earlier too. So that's Peterson, Griffen, Barr, Bridgewater, Smith, right?
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Way to go Teddy! I'm excited to watch the game now with 5 of our guys in there!
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cool for teddy. good end to up and down season for him.
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How many QBs had to say no before Teddy got the nod? No offense to Teddy, but this is why the Pro Bowl is looked at as a joke. He has no business being in the same state as the Pro Bowl, let alone playing in it.
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Teddy's going to light it up throwing to legit WRs like Fitz, Marshall, Hopkins, and Jones.
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PurpleMustReign wrote:How many QBs had to say no before Teddy got the nod? No offense to Teddy, but this is why the Pro Bowl is looked at as a joke. He has no business being in the same state as the Pro Bowl, let alone playing in it.

same goes for smith and barr and kalil and rudolph in 2012. nobody takes these pro bowl nods seriously. just enjoy our guys getting some national attention.
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PurpleMustReign wrote:How many QBs had to say no before Teddy got the nod? No offense to Teddy, but this is why the Pro Bowl is looked at as a joke. He has no business being in the same state as the Pro Bowl, let alone playing in it.
^^^^ This. A case can be made for the other four, Smith should be starting, Teddy should only be going if he pays his own way.
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Damn. Should've bought tickets earlier. There's still some $45.00 seats but they're in the nosebleed and in the sun.
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SP1966 wrote: ^^^^ This. A case can be made for the other four, Smith should be starting, Teddy should only be going if he pays his own way.

Not sure how they choose the alternates. If it's not from the voting, I'm guessing the 11-5 record and winning the North had a lot to do with it.
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PurpleMustReign wrote:How many QBs had to say no before Teddy got the nod? No offense to Teddy, but this is why the Pro Bowl is looked at as a joke. He has no business being in the same state as the Pro Bowl, let alone playing in it.
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I bleed purple and am happy for the Vikings that get a free trip to Hawaii. But, what a absolute joke the pro bowl has become. Seriously like 8 quarterbacks turned down going...... what the hell is the point of the game? Until they make the game actually worth something (like MLB) it will always be a pointless game and really dumb in my eyes. I can't think of a way to make it worth something to the teams or players but what a sad joke it is.

The NFL should just name a all pro team and buy them all limited edition Rolex or belt buckles or something.
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Norv Zimmer wrote:I bleed purple and am happy for the Vikings that get a free trip to Hawaii. But, what a absolute joke the pro bowl has become. Seriously like 8 quarterbacks turned down going...... what the hell is the point of the game? Until they make the game actually worth something (like MLB) it will always be a pointless game and really dumb in my eyes. I can't think of a way to make it worth something to the teams or players but what a sad joke it is.

The NFL should just name a all pro team and buy them all limited edition Rolex or belt buckles or something.
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I really think the players that DESERVE to be all pros would.much rather have a limited edition nfl rolex or something. Something they can keep forever to remind them how well they played, no one wants to play in a meaningless game..... they all can afford to take a trip to Hawaii if they want.
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