It's that time of year again -- no, not that one and not that one, either.
The National Football League is asking its fans to pick the players who will take the field a week before the Super Bowl for the Pro Bowl. It's no secret that some fans vote for the players on their favorite team, and others vote for the most popular players in the leagues, or those who have an annual pass to the Pro Bowl simply because they've been there before.
But we at the People's Pigskin would like you to think about things a little bit differently. After all, the Pro Bowl is the ultimate measure of individual performance, and what better barometer could you want than fantasy football?
If you based your offensive picks on fantasy football, here's who you might select.
Quarterback (pick 3 from each conference). According to the standard ESPN fantasy scoring rules, your AFC picks would be Philip Rivers (170 points), Kyle Orton (165) and Peyton Manning (157). In the NFC, the picks would be Aaron Rodgers (162), Michael Vick (151) and Drew Brees (147).
Running back (3). AFC: Arian Foster (180), Chris Johnson (136) and Peyton Hillis (135). NFC: Adrian Peterson (163), Frank Gore (137) and LeSean McCoy (123).
Wide receiver (4). AFC: Brandon Lloyd (128), Terrell Owens (122), Dwayne Bowe (111) and Mike Wallace (104). NFC: Roddy White (131), Hakeem Nicks (123), Calvin Johnson (120) and DeSean Jackson (98).
Fullback (1). Here, you could vote for the fullback who helped his fellow running back top the fantasy charts. You also could vote for the fullback who scored the most fantasy points. That would be Mike Tolbert (84) for the AFC and Earnest Graham (26) for the NFC.
Tight end (2). AFC: Antonio Gates (117) and Marcedes Lewis (75). NFC: Vernon Davis (73) and Jason Witten (65).
Offensive line (3 tackles, 3 guards and 2 centers). These are always the toughest players to assess from a fantasy standpoint. Fortunately, our friends at Trench Fantasy specialize in analyzing line play. They put together documents like this one that can tell us which lines deserve to play in football's all-star game.
Top lines for passing game: Indianapolis Colts (71.4 fantasy points per week), Dallas Cowboys (69.8), New Orleans Saints (68.6), San Diego Chargers (66.7).
Top lines for running game: Kansas City Chiefs (39), Atlanta Falcons (31.6), Houston Texans (30.9), New York Giants (29.1).
We'll be back tomorrow to discuss defense/special teams picks. In the meantime, be sure to vote in our NASCAR polls, which will close in a couple of hours. And if you had any question about whether Chad Henne would start for the People's Pigskin, here are the results of that poll.
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