In addition to the five Broncos that were named to the 2013 AFC Pro Bowl team, six others were named alternates.
Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas is a first alternate, guard Chris Kuper is a second alternate, guard Zane Beadles, special-teamer David Bruton, punter Britton Colquitt are third alternates and wide receiver Eric Decker is a fifth alternate.
Thomas, who ranks fourth in the AFC with 1,312 receiving yards and nine touchdowns, is the next man up at wideout if any of the four players named to the position cannot attend the game. A.J. Green, Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne and Wes Welker are the four receivers currently on the squad.
Only four receivers in league history have matched Thomas’ output and been left off the Pro Bowl team — Ed McCaffrey, Isaac Bruce, Brett Perriman and Robert Brooks.
Players that advance to the Super Bowl do not participate in the Pro Bowl, which takes place the week before the Super Bowl in Hawaii. All four receivers that made the AFC Pro Bowl roster are on playoff clubs, as is Thomas. So, the only way that Thomas isn’t going to the Pro Bowl would be if the Ravens or Broncos advanced to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.
A trip to New Orleans would be a good alternative to Honolulu.
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HOW THOMAS COMPARES |
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| PLAYER | REC | YDS | TD |
| *A.J. Green | 95 | 1,324 | 11 |
| *Andre Johnson | 100 | 1,457 | 4 |
| *Reggie Wayne | 102 | 1,315 | 5 |
| *Wes Welker | 110 | 1,260 | 5 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 87 | 1,312 | 9 |
*2013 AFC Pro Bowlers |
Tags: 2013 Pro Bowl, Demaryius Thomas
OK, sorry, but I’m missing something. How does it prevent DT going to the Pro Bowl if the Ravens go to the Super Bowl?
read more carefully
none of th WRs ahead of dt play for the ravens. so …
The guy in the old school sweater in the pic above is my cousin. That sweater is actually from the ’70s not a re-issue. They have had front row north stands tickets since the ’60s.
I’ve read a few folks around here speak highly of the Seahawks around here lately, and I agree they have looked good, especially their defense. This, however, could be an issue for them come playoff time…
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8782504/richard-sherman-seattle-seahawks-practices-awaits-decision-appeal
That’s a nice sweater raidrhadr!
A trip to New Orleans is the prize that matters, I am sure that DT would agree. Interesting that old 87 Ed didn’t make it with similar stats. More passing yards from teams nowadays does make it harder to go with the same stats from a decade ago. Things will likely change in a few years and the running game will be of more importance again… the basics of winning in the NFL is running the ball and stopping the run, still.
For those who didnt understand, if the Broncos make it to the superbowl clearly DMT will not be in the pro bowl
but if the ravens make it, DMT still doesn’t make it because he is an alternate. And The other 4 recievers play for the other 4 AFC playoff teams (Pats, texans, colts, bengals) … the only way an alternate plays is if one of those teams make it to the super bowl and thier representative cant make it.
If Ravens make it, all those representatives still go and DMT cannot alternate. And if we go, (hopefully) DMT will still not be able to play.
Hope that explains things.
Best Regards,
TRB
HOPEFULLY ITS THE SUPER BOWL FOR THE BRONCOS THIS YEAR
The main goal is to win the SUPER BOWL! The other awards and the such are just secondary. The Denver Broncos are only focusing on one thing only and thats to get another SUPER BOWL RING!!!! BRONCOS 2012!!!!
Not to worry….. DMT will be SB MVP which is a higher honor in my book!! Go DeMaryius !!!
GO BRONCOS!!
Not that anyone will see this, but thanks for the Ravens explanation!