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Bad teams w several or more Pro Bowlers/All Pros
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:55 pm
by 74_75_78_79_
Looking at the '83 Bucs that finished 2-14...there were actually three Pro Bowlers on that squad with one of them also an All Pro. Perhaps there are even better examples. Without getting too close to .500 (ex. 7-9, 6-8; even 6-10, 5-9), what squads can you come up with that were well below .500 yet still mustered quite a few Pro Bowlers and/or All Pros?
Re: Bad teams w several or more Pro Bowlers/All Pros
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:03 pm
by conace21
The 1967 Bills (4-10) had nine Pro Bowlers (1 All Pro.); granted, there were fewer teams in the AFL, but in 1964, the 12-2 champion Bills had 10 Pro Bowlers.
The 1968 Bills were as bad as it gets, and they had five Pro Bowl players.
Re: Bad teams w several or more Pro Bowlers/All Pros
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:17 pm
by BD Sullivan
In 2013, the Browns were 4-12 and had five Pro Bowlers (and one alternate):
Joe Thomas, T
Alex Mack, C
Josh Gordon, WR
Jordan Cameron, TE
Joe Haden, CB
T.J. Ward, SS (Alternate)
Re: Bad teams w several or more Pro Bowlers/All Pros
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 7:29 pm
by 7DnBrnc53
BD Sullivan wrote:In 2013, the Browns were 4-12 and had five Pro Bowlers (and one alternate):
Joe Thomas, T
Alex Mack, C
Josh Gordon, WR
Jordan Cameron, TE
Joe Haden, CB
T.J. Ward, SS (Alternate)
That was the year where they seemed to fall apart after QB Brian Hoyer was injured. They were 3-0 with him as a starter.
Also, a little known fact: They had a guy named Dion Lewis at RB, but he was lost for the year in pre-season. Could have been a happier ending with a full year of Hoyer and Lewis.
Re: Bad teams w several or more Pro Bowlers/All Pros
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:14 pm
by CSKreager
1980 Cardinals (5-11) had three Pro Bowlers- Ottis Anderson, Dierdorf, Pat Tilley
Re: Bad teams w several or more Pro Bowlers/All Pros
Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2016 9:26 pm
by conace21
The 1998 Chargers were 5-11 but Rodney Harrison and Junior Seau both made the AP All Pro Team.
Re: Bad teams w several or more Pro Bowlers/All Pros
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 3:35 pm
by fgoodwin
This probably isn't directly on point, but I have a question about it, and didn't want to start an entirely new thread.
The 1960 expansion Dallas Cowboys went 0-11-1, yet managed to place TE Jim Doran in the Pro Bowl. He had 31 receptions for 554 yards and 3 TDs.
Was his performance actually exceptional when compared with other TEs in 1960? Or did Pro Bowl selection rules at that time require at least one representative per team, and Doran was the best the Cowboys could offer?