Mike32282 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Lechler Named to Pro Bowl Oakland Raiders punter Shane Lechler was named to the annual AFC/NFC Pro Bowl today. This is the second career Pro Bowl selection for Lechler, in his fifth year with the Raiders after being selected by the team in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He was first selected to the AFC squad following the 2001 season. In his first Pro Bowl action, Lechler set the record for the longest punt with a 73-yarder. Through 14 games in 2004, Lechler is averaging a league-best 47.6 yards per punt, a full three yards better than the next closest player. Lechler also serves as the holder on all field goal and extra point attempts. He has boomed at least one punt for 50 or more yards in each of his last 19 games dating back to 2003, the longest such streak since Mark Royals accomplished the feat in 27 straight games in 1997 and 98. Of Lechler's 62 punts this season, 27 traveled at least 50 yards, with 10 punts traveling over 60 yards. He has been equally adept at pinning the opponent deep in their own territory, with 19 punts in 2004 being downed inside the opponents' 20-yard line. For his career, one in every three punts is downed inside the 20. http://www.raiders.com/newsroom/newsroomNe...il.jsp?id=16994 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: the voters and :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Lechler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike32282 Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: the voters and :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Lechler. 173780[/snapback] I agree! He got screwed again! :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: the voters :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: Shane "Try punting in Buffalo" Lechler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkwwjd Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Until they take the capability for fan voting out of the ProBowl, this will continue to happen. Fan involvement is not necessary in this area and only goes to keep the best from being rewarded by rewarding those with names or stats -- just see Reuben Brown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Until they take the capability for fan voting out of the ProBowl, this will continue to happen. Fan involvement is not necessary in this area and only goes to keep the best from being rewarded by rewarding those with names or stats -- just see Reuben Brown 173791[/snapback] I disagree. The players are just as bad when it comes to voting on name recognition or just voting for "their boys." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverNRed Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 One thing I know: There are no football fans who love their punter the way Bills fans love Moorman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadBuffaloDisease Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Until they take the capability for fan voting out of the ProBowl, this will continue to happen. Fan involvement is not necessary in this area and only goes to keep the best from being rewarded by rewarding those with names or stats -- just see Reuben Brown. It also leads to bogus SB MVP's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg de'Ville Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 One thing I know: There are no football fans who love their punter the way Bills fans love Moorman. 173815[/snapback] Gee, I would have thought the time Moorman got JACKED UP at Ralphie's would have counted for something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike32282 Posted December 22, 2004 Author Share Posted December 22, 2004 The problem is...Moorman doesn't just punt. He has made several big plays this year. I don't see Lechler doing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffalOhio Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 One thing I know: There are no football fans who love their punter the way Bills fans love Moorman. 173815[/snapback] Moorman is more man!!!!! Great little punter we've got here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1billsfan Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 When Mooreman not making the probowl is the biggest thing to B word about on TSW in late December then life as a Bills fan is very very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheRocks Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Lechler was the Pro-Bowler last year. Moorman not getting selected is karma coming back for Reuben Brown going for so many consecutive years when he didn't deserve to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACor58 Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 Do they weight the media / analyst votes differently than fan votes? This would be the best way to get around it and keep deserving players like Brian Moorman from getting screwed. I can see it now, Dick Endberg casting his ballot for Brian "Thunderfoot" Moorman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiminy Cricket Posted December 22, 2004 Share Posted December 22, 2004 :I starred in Brokeback Mountain: stevestojan stevestojan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralonzo Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 One thing I know: There are no football fans who love their punter the way Bills fans love Moorman. 173815[/snapback] That's because, on probably 4 or 5 Sundays this year, he's been not just the best punter in the league (which should be patently obvious to anyone with a clue), but the Bills best player. Another thing that probably screwed Moorman besides weather: the delta between Lindell and Janikowski. While our best option is usually punting from the opponent's 33, the Raiders have no qualms about 55-yard figgies. You don't do your average a whole lot of favors punting in the enemy's territory as often as we do, even when you're sticking them inside their own 10. Moorman is head and shoulders better than the vastly overrated Lechler and Hentrich, and that should be obvious to anyone who's seen them play. I really would have liked to see Brian get his props this year. What do we care, he's locked up for the next 5 years (TD recognizing talent again? gasp!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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