Clabo, Bryant are first alternates for the Pro Bowl
Tyson Clabo (right), Harvey Dahl and Todd McClure and Justin Blalock (Sam Baker not pictured) received kudos from Coach John Madden. (Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com)
FLOWERY BRANCH – The Falcons Pro Bowl contingent could swell to nine members.
Right tackle Tyson Clabo and place kicker Matt Bryant are first alternates at their positions, according to the Falcons.
“It’s an honor to be in that group,” Clabo said on Thursday. “It’s a good deal.”
Clabo and Bryant would take the place of players at their position it they can’t play because of injury in the all-star game set to be played on Jan. 30 in Hawaii.
However, the Falcons hope they are not playing in the Pro Bowl, because it’s the week before the Super Bowl.
“I have no intention of being out there, but even still it’s an honor to be in that group of guys,” Clabo said.
Falcons kicker Matt Bryant (3) kicks the game winning field goal that defeated the 49ers 16-14 on Sunday, Oct 3, 2010 inside the Georgia Dome. Johnny Crawford / jcrawford@ajc.com
Seven Falcons were selected to NFC team, but most were happy for specialist Eric Weems, a former undrafted free agent, making the team.
“Nobody works harder than Eric Weems,” quarterback Matt Ryan said. “He does so many things for us on special teams. He gets a lot of attention for returning kicks. . . he makes a lot of tackles for us on coverage units. He’s kind of an unsung guy. For him to get in is very special.”
Ryan, Weems, running backs Michael Turner and Ovie Mughelli, wide receiver Roddy White, tight end Tony Gonzalez and defensive end John Abraham were selected to the NFC team.
“It’s really a team award even though individuals get to go,” Turner said. “It shows how well we developed as a team over the year.”
That Clabo is a fast alternate was good news to the offensive line, which was not represented on the all-star team.
“I think all five of those guys will tell you the reason that the five of us are in the Pro Bowl is because of the guys up front and because of what they did,” Ryan said. “I think offensive football starts with the front five and our guys have done well all year.”
–D. Orlando Ledbetter
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58 comments Add your comment
Atl Resident
December 30th, 2010
8:59 pm
The pro bowl is so overated. Grimes should be there no doubts about it. And this is why I stop watching the pro bowl years ago.
drobe1
December 30th, 2010
10:36 pm
for the life of me i cannot believe that they pick deangelo hall as a starting cornerback over brent grimes. grimes deserve to go over hall in my book because he as proven himself this year.
gcs
December 31st, 2010
12:27 am
The Nasty Boys (Clabo, Dahl, McClure, Blalock & Baker) are the best & most underrated OL in the NFL!
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the one and only Falcons fan in Taiwan
December 31st, 2010
2:50 am
all the falcons fans and saints fan who is talkin’ trash on these blogs are stupid…Classy fans can’t be so arrogant like yall. They only share their thoughts, show their support to those teams they rooted for, and most importantly, they respect every other teams in the NFL…
Falster
December 31st, 2010
9:50 am
Ya know guys…it’s obvious not only to us FALCONS fans but also to people like Howie Long that this organization is top notch and this year is huge for the team! Funny…seems like only LAST YEAR, it was the New Orleans AINTS time…but, now, this year, even the Las Vegas odds makers are proclaiming it the year of the FALCON!
drmondo
December 31st, 2010
9:58 am
Congrats to the players making the Pro Bowl.
RE: the picture/peeing incident with NO:
Let’s just expect our team to remember this incident and play full-out if they meet again in the playoffs. No playing safe, go out there and embarrass the Saints on the field. Do it again next year, and the year after that…They should always be motivated to beat the classless saints by 30+. Remember that onsides kick? Return the favor. If you’re up by 2 scores with 2 minutes left, go for another. Take pictures right after the win in front of their bench (when playing in ATL) and on their emblem at their field.
NO HOLDS BARRED. I want to see the Smitty that went toe to toe with MeAngelo, the guy who was willing to fight for his players. Mularkey, you’re an offensive guru. Come up with a gameplan that will score 30+ against the saints. No prevent defense. No prevent offense. We need to have one of those games NE pulls off against their top foes where they win 38-7. I want to see NO afraid to even step on the field with ATL because they know they’re going to be embarrassed.
Jack J
December 31st, 2010
10:38 am
Hope all mentioned above play in game!
suggestion on 2011 braves draft…. need a scat rb… D. Scott Md.; Lattimore S.Carl.; Carter Syc. or their choice of best rb available when their pick comes up!
Scooter
December 31st, 2010
11:37 am
@SeenThisB4- what in the world makes you think they would have handed the ball to Turner on 4th and 6th? It would have been an obvious passing situation. Clearly was the wrong decision to punt. Ryan to Roddy White or Tony Gonzales…..easy first down. We got em next time! Rise Up!