With the season just passing the halfway mark, several Broncos are in the hunt for Pro Bowl bids, according to the fan-vote figures that the NFL released this week. Fan voting has been open since Oct. 25th and will end on Dec. 19 at the conclusion of the Monday Night Football matchup between the Steelers and 49ers.
Punter Britton Colquitt, safety Brian Dawkins, linebacker Von Miller and quarterback Tim Tebow are amongst the top-five vote getters in the AFC for their respective positions.
Tebow has led the Broncos to a 4-1 record since taking over as a starter this season, while Miller leads all rookies with eight sacks on the season. For his success, Miller was recently named Sports Illustrated’s midseason defensive rookie of the year.
Like Tebow and Miller, this would be Colquitt’s first Pro Bowl if elected, and he’s making a strong case for himself. Entering Week 11, the third-year punter out of Tennessee was one of only three NFL players to rank in the top-five in both gross and net punting average through nine games.
If the quartet is selected, Dawkins can show them the ropes. The 16th-year player has been to eight Pro Bowls and is in contention for his ninth, which would tie him with former Broncos safety John Lynch for second all-time in the NFL for Pro Bowl selections as a safety.
Click here to cast your votes for the Pro Bowl.
The teams will be announced at 5 p.m. MST on a special NFL Total Access 2012 Pro Bowl Selection Show on NFL Network.
The game will be played on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012.
-Kenny Legan
Tags: Brian Dawkins, Britton Colquitt, Pro Bowl, Tim Tebow, Von Miller
I’m excited about the Defense… Chris Harris is a legit player that has potential to take over at SS when Dawk retires… He played there at Kansas his senior season and the kid can tackle, and I think it’s like watching a little Champ as you can see the influence that Bailey has had on his game in both pass coverage and tackling…
The media will alway find something to talk about, it is their job and if they didn’t they would not get paid…
Tebow is a true Quarterback by definition in the fact that he makes his team better regardless of the specifics of his skill set… When you can take a player that usually performs at lvl 7 and get him to consistently give you an lvl 8 and sometimes lvl 9 when needed then you will always have a chance to win… The simple things that Tebow does well like not turning over the ball should not be so quickly dismissed, as anyone that has ever played the game and experienced the deflation can attest to, turnovers and especially interceptions are killer… (Ask the Sanchize)
Our defense is playing quality football, and the fact that Von had a tackle 12 yards down field and crushed Sanchez all game is something that every Bronco fan can be proud of… He hits people so Hard it is becoming a little unfair!!!
) Sanchez flinched visibly two times, especially on the Hail Mary when he ducked for cover and came up short of the end zone!!!
I really expect Julius Thomas to be a big part of the game plan in the next 6 weeks… With Fells out with a concussion he will need to step up, and he has the talent to be a dominating force and a real security blanket for TT…
Anyway, I’m done slinging Cool-Aid again for a little while, but it sure is tasting much better at 5-5 than it did when I said these things when we were 2-5…
VON TEBOW FOOTBALL = 9 wins… 4 and 2 the rest of the way…
We keep it up is SD
DEN 27
SD 16
FTC!!!
That domination by the Lions – told us that Tebow couldn’t run an Orton offense.
The Jets game tells us that the Broncos have made tremendous progress.
The SD and MINN games can’t be overlooked by the Broncos, but they really only make a statement if the Broncos lose bad.
The next significant statement game is against the Bears. Win that one and I think the Broncos win the division.
Win against NE and I think this team can compete in the playoffs.
If they win out – GB is the only obstacle and I fear there is no hope of that – but wait and see – that Tebow ‘it’ thing. I really didn’t expect to have this 3 in a row. (I would love to know when was the last time Broncos won three in a row? Had to be the 6/0 start.)
It will be a tough game against the Chargers – I expect they will have lost 5 in a row going into the game with the Broncos – and they are going to be hungry.
The future is bright – but the schedule is tough.
Went Deer hunting this morning with my 15 yo son……didn’t see or hear anything..was hunting in fields ranging from 100 yds to 600 yds….went again this evening….from outta nowhere we heard a sound coming up from behind us…turned and saw the biggest 8 pointer I ever seen in my life..this Beast was pushing 200 pounds…came as close as 50 feet from where we were…but unfortunately we were angled the wrong way….and my son had the rifle set at maximum range for the fields we were shooting this morning..when he tried to sight this monster in the scope wasn’t set for close range….so the big one got away….listening to Def Leppard High and Dry….and Diehard the Hunter…wishing my son could have gotten his 1st buck ever….I swear this Whitetail Deer was a BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Slinging Kool aid?? Haha – think I been doin’ some slingin as well. LOL
But did download the new Nickelback CD……Pretty solid!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bronco_Turtle….bay won’t start taking the SD game predictions until Monday…..so you better predict it again,or it won’t count dude!!!!!!!!
strand…BRONCOS….-N-…..ROCK-N-ROLL…..-N-…….HUNTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh yeah………-N-………Drinkin” Beer!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Seeing a great one is worth the price of admission – sometimes.
I was sitting on the side of a hill with a strong breeze in our faces working at getting my oldest, a daughter, her first deer. She kept on wanting to look behind us, and I told her there was no deer on the planet stupid enough to get behind us, and the deer would come in below us us and all we had to do was scan the edges below us.
You guess it – some stupid deer walked right up to the back of us about 30 yards behind us. Neither of us could get safety off and cartridge loaded before that dummy took off. My daughter thinks of it as the largest buck she’s ever seen. Wasn’t much, but it gets bigger with time.
DB……..my son said…dad I’m having a heart attack!!!!!
I said son,calm down it will happen everytime you think you are gonna kill a deer…..the heart pounding rush of adrenaline….my heart was beating fast too….this Beast was a trophy Buck!!!!!!!!!!!
To the people that Deer hunt…please keep the tradition going on…don’t let it ever die…the next generation needs to know how to keep it going!!!!
*BD
orangutanblue…are you an atheist?????
I know this blog is not for promoting religion…..but please do not come on here and put down Jesus Christ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you don’t believe in God..that’s your decision…
You offend everybody that believes in GOD dude!!!!!!!!!
If you want to bash Christianity..you better be bashing Dawk and a lot of NFL players….not just Tebow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
God put animals on this Earth for us to kill and eat..or at least that’s the way I see it!!!!!
I’m not in anyway bashing you for not believing,but let others believe if they want to….it’s their GOD given right!!!!!!!
Tebow wants to deep throat that thing every chance he gets in the name of “our savior and lord Jesus Christ”. Jesus Christ that line is getting God Damn Retarded.
THAT’S WHAT OFFENDS ME!!!!!!!!!!!
orang – I can tell you that Tebow does not believe that God is a Bronco or a Tebow fan. Rather, the object of Tebowing and repetitively naming ‘his Lord and Savior – Jesus Christ, is about REFLECTING THE GLORY being given to Tebow as he scores or whatever.
Tebow recognizes that he stands in a dangerous place when people praise him. Praise , Glory, honor and worship, belong to God.
That is the whole of it. It is not meant to be ‘in your face’. It is about humility and contrition.
Unwise orang – wouldn’t go there.
Why our we even talking about religion….i’d rather talk about politics…I believe in my religion, but i’d like to see some proof of it, but you dnt see me bashing Muslims…can we keep this about football or even the raiders…
Anyone know where to go to find out how the voting is going? Also, can you really vote as many times as you want?
I’m a soldier…everytime i do a PT test or PT in general, i listen to loud music…if someone asks me what i do to get ready, ima tell em i listen to loud music…if 300000 ppl ask me ima tell them the same answer…does that give someone the right to get mad that i listen to loud music when everynes asking questions that are going to get the same response everytime..
db and BFE: orangut is what we in the blogosphere call a “troll” he’s going to keep commenting strictly to offend, to get under peoples skin. Don’t even waste the time to type out a rebuttal, it’s not worth the time.
I can conduct a rational conversation….just leave religion out of it..this is a sports blog,not a religion blog!
GO BRONCOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sorry bout the religion post. Hot button topic.
Wasn’t directed at anyone or in response to anything in particular. Just got lost on a tangent.
Yeah Tuan Vu you can vote as much as you want/can, I haven’t seen where you can get a sense of how the voting is going though..
Oh yeah….bd…..it was worth all the sleep I lost last night just to see the look on my son’s face,when the Beast came upon us,it was priceless~!!!!
hunting is a sport last time i checked…
orangutanblue….I shouldn’t have came back at you so strong man,but I have family that are religous people,even tho I drink a lot,I think religion should be left outta this blog,just saying!
Thanks Royalty – I am a veteran blogger – debater – and have been known to ‘troll’ myself in order to find someone with whom to have an intelligent conversation.
But for my part – this is a Bronco blog and not a religion blog.
I find great amusement and education from those who blog here concerning one of my favorite distractions – that is the Broncos.
OTOH – I feel it is necessary to defend Tebow here as he can’t defend himself, and that seems to have come with the obligation of defending the faith of Tebow as well.
I’m not a hypocrite(learn ho to spell you SOB)I talk about hunting on here all the time,I don’t bash people for their religion!!!!
To orang – not tacky – absolutely essential for him to be consistent with what he believes.
You can’t talk to a troll!!!!!!!!!!
BFE – my oldest son got his first deer on his 16th b-day. It was so far away I couldn’t even see it and he took it with one shot – in the neck.
I was laughing at him – he physically couldn’t walk for 5 minutes – he keep shaking all over.
When we go over to field dress – this deer is a beautiful fat buck with a full belly. My son is trying his first cut and he gets into the stomach. He looks up at me, “dad, can you help me?” It was priceless!
LMAO!!!!!!!@bd
My cousin got into a stomach,and he has been hunting for years,man that’s some rough smelling stuff!!!!
My 12 yo daughter is wanting to go with me,I took her to my tree stand when bow season came in,but haven’t took her in gun season yet!
Like I posted earlier,please don’t let the traditions die,the young ones are the ones who have to keep it going,whether it be football or hunting!
If I ever find that hunting talk – especially like that just posted is offensive to anyone, then I think I would refrain myself from that subject as well. Seems to me like this blog has had some traditions that existed long before I began blogging here and one of them was to talk sport hunting and guns. Again, if it is offensive and not part of the tradition of this blog – I for one would like to know that.
OTOH – I don’t conduct my life in order to not be offensive and to be politically correct. So – I think I would only take such suggestions from the veteran bloggers here that I recognize.
I might come off to some as a drunken fool,trying to control the blog on the weekend,but I just wanna blog about football and hunting…maybe sometimes Rock-n-Roll…but I ain’t hard to get along with,I’ve tangled with a lot of people on here,but the ones who truely know me,know I am harmless,and want to be friends with everybody..GO BRONCOS!!!!!!
bfe – ‘cept them buck beast!!! LOL
bd………I’ve been talkin’ football,hunting,and rock and Roll ever since I’ve been on here..I can’t remember how long?
Never been called a hypocrite until now!
Some people have to be overlooked…nothing wrong with changing it up a little bit as far as I know,we ain’t bashing anybody!
Don’t talk about my mom…..you piece of crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I said I have family that are religous,I will take you down buddy!!!!!!!!
Hey BFE – r u a PK or an MK? I thought you talked like a family black sheep? Is that correct in a sense? Don’t let that be offensive. If you are you play a very important role in your family. You are the one that said you had a twin, correct?
db,I do have a twin…….and he is a preacher….different worlds?
Leave religion outta the blog man,ask all the elder bloggers here,it’s no place for it!
I’ve got more beer than you’ve got words…enough said!!!!!!!!!!
Argue with your freaking self FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t golf – but my guitar cost more than half my guns. LOL
I guess depending on where you live tags and ammo can cost quite a bit. I don’t spend more than $100 per year and it is nice to have the extra meat in the freezer. When I get my deer I always butcher it myself and I usually purchase half a cow at the same time. I make a lot of 50/50 hamburger. I package all the steaks and keep the freezer full. I hand load ammo. The meat usually lasts 6 months. I also raise rabbits to supplement our meat supply. Keeping the freezer full is important in keeping costs down as I found that just the electricity to run a half full freezer makes the cost not worth it.
Like BFE says – the family times and family traditions are worth preserving.
Would you boys knock it off – this is your daddy speaking. LOL
I’m done bd…….he can argue with himself…he’s a buzzkiller!!!!!!!!!!LOL!
*db……dangit…lol.
Well it’s 3:00 AM here time for all the good little boys to go to bed!!!!haha!
This is my Damn kitchen boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!