Donald Penn Gets All-Pro Vote
February 7th, 2011
All kinds of panels of esteemed sportswriters vote for the major postseason NFL awards.
In the Tampa Bay area, eye-RAH! Kaufman is the main man. The veteran Tampa Tribune scribe is the local representative with a Hall of Fame vote, and he’s got a ballot for All-Pro, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, etc.
Speaking Friday to Steve Duemig, the dean of local sports radio on WDAE-AM 620, Kaufman revealed that Donald Penn got his All-Pro vote. That means Kaufman voted Penn as the best left tackle in all of football. Miami’s Jake Long and Cleveland’s Joe Thomas won the two All-Pro honors awarded to tackles.
Kaufman also said runner-up for Rookie of the Year Mike Williams got his vote over eventual winner Sam Bradford. (Hmm. Joe’s almost ready to forgive Kaufman for passing on Raheem Morris for Coach of the Year).
Kaufman seemed almost offended that voters could have chosen Bradford. But Joe’s more offended that LeGarrette Blount didn’t get one vote for Rookie of the Year.
It’s amazing to Joe how much of a passing league the NFL has become. A rookie like Blount gets 1,000 yards on more than five yards a carry — on a 10-6 team — and doesn’t get a sniff from the voters. Crazy. Don’t these guys realize the man can fly?
February 7th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
Blount was completely overlooked by everyone. First time I have ever seen the leading rookie rusher get zero recognition! Second undrafted rookie in NFL history to post 1,000 yard season! For God’s Sake, ESPN gushed over Shonn Greene for having half the season Blount just put up! Laughable!
February 7th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
Joe,
Agree with you about Blount. Did you read King’s Monday Morning QB this morning? He mentioned he thought his second choice for opening night would be Bucs v. Pack to kickoff the season, behind Saints v. Pack.
Gotta feeling, once the CBA gets settled, the Bucs and Freeman in particular will get a lot of national respect. Maybe I’m just being too much of an optimist.
February 7th, 2011 at 12:53 pm
Nice to see the big guy, Donald Penn, get love! I swear he is just absolutely dominating most of the time. Yeah, that’s ALMOST enough to forgive Ira- still waaaay wrong about COY, but may haveta call the trib and give him his ups. Blount getting ignored is a travesty. But , like the whole team, he got no press from BSPN. They are to busy discussing Farve emailing pictures of his willy, to notice the second coming of Earl Campbell. Typical!
February 7th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
It’s okay, at least got Blount got a Comeback Player of the Year award! 😉
February 7th, 2011 at 1:29 pm
Right on, Capt. Tim. Wednesday afternoon, I went to Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub up here in New Port Richey for a late lunch with my mom. It is SUPERBOWL WEEK, and they have wall to wall sports on TVs there (an EXCELLENT place for a drink and some great food if you are up this way!).
Again, it is SUPERBOWL WEEK…I walk in, and there is NOTHING BUT FARVE on hte big screens. Please, ESPN, can we be DONE with all that crap??
Frging Farve…Soooo tired of seeing talk about Brett, big OR little.
February 7th, 2011 at 5:02 pm
Next season the play of Blount will demand respect. For now leave the chip on his shoulder to improve and keep giving him the ball. PACKERS STILL SUCK !!!!
February 7th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
I don’t forgive Ira in the least. I heard him on with the Big Dog and he pretty much said the backlash from not voting for Raheem was enormous as it should have been. I’m sure the votes for Williams (who should have won if Blount didn’t) and Penn was him trying for damage control. I think if word would have gotten out that this moron voted for non Bucs he might have been carried out in a body bag. It would be interesting to know how many complaints and cancellations the trib got.
February 7th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
The tribe got my complaint! Listen, we aren’t talking life and death issues here . It’s a damn Game. I expect local media, after an unexpected greT season, to support local team’s. I bet ya ALL the Boston media voted Noth Bellicheat and Brady. Ira wants to be a Patriot fan, move there, and get payed covering them! Good luck, not alot of openings for hack media, that doesn’t support the team
February 7th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
The trib got my complaint! Listen, we aren’t talking life and death issues here . It’s a damn Game. I expect local media, after an unexpected great season, to support local team’s. I bet ya ALL the Boston media voted both Bellicheat and Brady. Ira wants to be a Patriot fan, move there, and get payed covering them! Good luck, not alot of openings for hack media, that doesn’t support the team
February 7th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
Totally agree Capt. Tim
February 8th, 2011 at 3:37 am
So this guy can vote for Donald Penn to be an all pro but he can’t support Raheem for coach of the year? Does this jackass think being unpredictable makes him cool or something?