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Question for long time Panther Fans.

koolkatluke

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John Lynch earned his spots. Minter was at his best in the Sieffert era, but players on bad football teams tend to get snubbed when pro bowl invites go out.

Yep, Landon Fletcher is a guy that comes to mind as of recent. The Redskins have sucked the past couple years, but this guy has played lights out football... yet he's been screwed a few times out of the pro bowl. Beason too. Which is really sad, cause he's the second best middle linebacker in the league right now.

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Our talent level always seems to be good enough to very good, but barely spectacular PB material. Minter was a great player, but you only get DA's, JP's and SS's so often when you are a expansion franchise..we have years to go!

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Peter King once talked about "If there was a Hall of the Really Good Players" who would be in it (he was talking of Cris Collingsworth at that time). Minter would definitely be there. He was, throughout his career, really good at what he did and durable. He wasn't Hall of Fame caliber, but he would be a shoe in for the Hall of the Really Good.

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I was just watching a highlight reel of Mike Minter and as I thought back I remeber 2-3 season that he should have made the Pro Bowl but got screwed by the John Lynch fan club.

How many Pro Bowl bids did Minter get screwed out of?

The Pro Bowl vote is a popularity contest,so i don't put a lot of credibility in it.

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I always chuckle when people say the Pro Bowl is a popularity contest.

This is true, but who are the most popular players? Usually they're the best on the team. Who here's favorite player on the Panthers is James Anderson? Anybody for Hilee Taylor?

Don't worry... I'll wait.

Turns out, most people would have guys like Gross, Beason, Stewart, Williams, Smitty and Otah somewhere near the top of their respective lists. It also turns out that most of those guys are either pro-bowlers or will be pro-bowlers (Stewart/Otah).

Of course every year you can point to a couple people who got "snubbed" out of a spot on the Pro Bowl roster. That, however, is a result of the limited spots available. You could make a case for every guy that plays in the Pro Bowl. Unfortunately, there aren't enough spots on the roster for every player who maybe could be on it, to be on it.

Also, the Pro Bowl seems to be a big deal among players, otherwise Beason wouldn't be using his non-selection last year as such a big motivation.

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