After the NFL Pro-Bowl selections were released Tuesday, Packer fans might be seeing a lot of green and gold in uniform on February 10th.  Mike McCarthy’s team will send four starters to the game, with a number of possible alternates.  The starting four were gimmes, and could have almost been penciled in based on their performance.  On offense, Brett Favre, who’s on pace to have his greatest statistical season ever, will attend his ninth Pro-Bowl along with Donald Driver, who has been the main beneficiary and favorite target of #4’s special season.  On defense, Aaron Kampman, whose never-ending motor has reeked havoc on opposing offenses all year long (12 sacks), will be headed to Hawaii for the second straight year, and Al Harris, who has continued to be a lock-down corner in the NFC, will be off to his first ever intra-squad game.  Some of the alternatives on the team, however, certainly raised my eyebrows.  First, the deserved reserves are linebacker Nick Barnett, corner Charles Wooson (who arguably has had a better year than Harris), and tackle Chad Clifton, who has help opened holes for Ryan Grant and protect Brett all year.  Other reserves that were granted well-deserved honor include AJ Hawk, Greg Jennings, Donald Lee, Ryan Grant, and Scott Wells.  The other two though, Bubba Franks and Nick Collins, got lucky and should not have had even an outside shot at making the team. 

Other notes from the Pro-Bowl selections:  I thought it was a class act by the NFL to allow Redskins safety Sean Taylor on the roster, just weeks after he passed away from a severed femoral artery.  Great to see Chargers’ corner Antonio Cromartie make the AFC squad as a reserve.  I love this guy’s athleticism, and he seems to always be around the ball.  He has made a lasting impact for that defense and in my opinion should be a definite starter on San Diego.  Cleveland’s Derek Anderson would have been nice to see on the AFC, I think he has definitely outplayed Ben Roethilsberger, who has the better overall team.  Vikings will have “Purple Jesus” Adrian Peterson starting at RB, with the Williams brothers stuffing the run on the opposite side.  Another exciting matchup to see will be Joshua Cribbs (AFC) squaring off against Devin Hester (NFC) on special teams, as both are electric return men.  For the most part I thought the fans and NFL did a good job with voting and choosing replacements, with a few exceptions.  It should make for a competitive game this season compared to years past.

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