2014 NFL All Pro Team (you know the reall all stars)

[trixstar]

FIRST TEAM
Offense
Quarterback–Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay
Running Backs–DeMarco Murray, Dallas; Le’Veon Bell, Pittsburgh
Fullback–John Kuhn, Green Bay
Tight End–Rob Gronkowski, New England
Wide Receivers–Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh; Dez Bryant, Dallas
Tackles– Tyron Smith, Dallas; Joe Thomas, Cleveland
Guards–Marshal Yanda, Baltimore; Zach Martin, Dallas
Center–Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh
Placekicker–Adam Vinatieri, Indianapolis
Kick Returner–Adam Jones, Cincinnati

Defense
Ends–J.J. Watt, Houston; Mario Williams, Buffalo
Tackles– Ndamukong Suh, Detroit; Marcell Dareus, Buffalo
Outside Linebackers–Justin Houston, Kansas City; Elvis Dumervil, Baltimore
Inside Linebacker–Luke Kuechly, Carolina; Bobby Wagner, Seattle
Cornerbacks– Darrelle Revis, New England; Richard Sherman, Seattle
Safeties–Earl Thomas, Seattle; Eric Weddle, San Diego
Punter–Pat McAfee, Indianapolis

SECOND TEAM
Offense
Quarterback–Tony Romo, Dallas
Running Backs–Marshawn Lynch, Seattle
Fullback–Anthony Sherman, Kansas City
Tight End–None
Wide Receivers–Jordy Nelson, Green Bay; Demaryius Thomas, Denver
Tackles– Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati; Jason Peters, Philadelphia
Guards–Josh Sitton, Green Bay; Kyle Long, St. Louis
Center–Travis Frederick, Dallas
Placekicker–Stephen Gostkowski, New England
Kick Returner–Darren Sproles, Philadelphia

DEFENSE
Ends–Calais Campbell, Arizona; Cameron Wake, Miami, and Fletcher Cox, Philadelphia
Tackles–Gerald McCoy, Tampa Bay; J.J. Watt, Houston
Outside Linebackers–Von Miller, Denver; Connor Barwin, Philadelphia
Inside Linebackers–C.J. Mosley, Baltimore; DeAndre Levy, Detroit, and Lawrence Timmons, Pittsburgh
Cornerbacks–Chris Harris Jr., Denver; Brent Grimes, Miami
Safeties–Kam Chancellor, Seattle; Glover Quin, Detroit
Punter–Johnny Hekker, St. Louis

[trixstar]

Updated OP to make it easier to read and split out 1st and 2nd teams

[steelcityguy]

Funny that Luck would get a vote over Big Ben. Considering Ben's stats across the board were better than lucks. Well, all but TDs where Luck had 8 more, but every other stat, better, some by a large margin.

[88horsepower]

Wait, do players only need one vote to make the 2nd or 3rd team All Pro?

[Jackg1980]

JJ Watt made it at two positions!

[PittYinzer]

Got it right for Pittsburgh, although AB should have been unanimous.

[trixstar]

Wait, do players only need one vote to make the 2nd or 3rd team All Pro?

I think everyone who gets a vote is listed, but for example if only 2 kickers in the entire league receive any votes and one of them only gets one vote then yes he would be second team.

[titletowncards]

JJ Watt made it at two positions!

So did Clay Matthews. :)!
I think you can take Romo out of the MVP consideration as well compared to the huge vote difference between him and Rodgers.
Watt or Rodgers IMO, I'm OK with either.

[packman80]

I can see a argument for not having Jordy Nelson as a all pro with the two guys voted ahead of him. But not to have Josh Sitton as a all pro is joke. No way is Zack Martin better then him. Sitton is probably the best guard in the NFL.

[HBMC]

Nobody else got any votes at TE for First Team? That's rather poor IMO.

[freethrowtommy]

Nobody else got any votes at TE for First Team? That's rather poor IMO.

Julius Thomas was in the conversation until he got hurt. He was on fire for half the season.

[DUCKanay]

Surprised Mack didn't even get one vote

[lagalaxyfan23]

No votes for Bradley Fletcher at all? This list is trash...

[JustinVerlander07]

Le'veon > Demarco

[SaveMeTheGum]

Talib doesn't play for New England.

Jamie Collins is a B-E-A-S-T.

[SavageScott]

so who didn't vote for Watt as an end? LOL

[lagalaxyfan23]

I think LeVeon should have been first team over Murray, I think Anthony Sherman should have been over John Kuhn, I think Travis Frederick and Corey Linsley should have both been ranked higher than Mangold and Pouncey, I think Cody Parkey should have at least received some form of votes, and Harrison Smith should have been ranked higher. Other than that, looks reasonable to me!

[RandyMarsh]

Harrison Smith not being one of the Safties is a JOKE. I love Earl Thomas and Eric Weddle, but Smith was the BEST safety in the NFL this year. Look at the numbers.

Just another popularity contest.

[Hawksmack]

Bobby Wagner what a stud. Dude misses five games and still makes the list. Guy would have had a record setting year had he been healthy. He was phenomenal down the stretch.

[TheVolta]

Bobby Wagner what a stud. Dude misses five games and still makes the list. Guy would have had a record setting year had he been healthy. He was phenomenal down the stretch.

People have slept on him for three years! All you have to do is play madden to see how dominating he is haha... you know, or watch the games.

[HBMC]

Julius Thomas was in the conversation until he got hurt. He was on fire for half the season.

I was thinking about Antonio Gates, that guy was on a tear as well, but no votes at all for First Team? For shame Writers.

It seems like most of these lists come down to name recognition more than merit anymore (and this comment is necessarily directed at Gronk).

[randomhereoh]

Where are all the guys who were saying "Richard Sherman is having a down year" now.

[ManInTheMirror]

I was thinking about Antonio Gates, that guy was on a tear as well, but no votes at all for First Team? For shame Writers.

It seems like most of these lists come down to name recognition more than merit anymore (and this comment is necessarily directed at Gronk).
NFL Stats: by Player Position (http://www.nfl.com/stats/categorystats?tabSeq=1&statisticPositionCategory=TIGHT_END&season=2014&seasonType=REG)

Olson (and Bennett) have his yards but half the touchdowns. Graham has the touchdowns but not the yards. Who do you think deserved First Team votes?

[CubKings]

Harrison Smith not being one of the Safties is a JOKE. I love Earl Thomas and Eric Weddle, but Smith was the BEST safety in the NFL this year. Look at the numbers.

Just another popularity contest.

I agree. He got snubbed in everything this year. Can maybe say the same about Everson Griffen, too.

Harrison Smith is a beast!

[freethrowtommy]

I was thinking about Antonio Gates, that guy was on a tear as well, but no votes at all for First Team? For shame Writers.

It seems like most of these lists come down to name recognition more than merit anymore (and this comment is necessarily directed at Gronk).

Oh, good point. Gates slipped under my radar too. Maybe because the Chargers missed the playoffs, he skipped under theirs.

You are right, Gates deserved at least a vote.

[MC80_LCM]

I was thinking about Antonio Gates, that guy was on a tear as well, but no votes at all for First Team? For shame Writers.

It seems like most of these lists come down to name recognition more than merit anymore (and this comment is necessarily directed at Gronk).

Its pretty clear as to why there was no TE on the 2nd team. 50 voters each have 1 TE vote. Gronk was far and away the best TE in football. While guys like Gates and Olsen had good years they really didn't come close to Gronk. All 50 writers thought Gronk was the best TE so there were no other players that got a vote so there is no one on the 2nd team. Its not like MVP where you vote for your top 5 or however many there are.

Also, I think technically Watt was a unanimous selection. I was reading an article that said the 5 writers that didn't vote for him at DE, voted for him at DT instead. What I don't get is that Lynch received a vote at FB.

I would have liked to see Gerald McCoy get up to 1st team at DT, but with him missing 3 games I have no complaints that he made the 2nd team. Also happy to see Michael Bennett get some votes, and technically make the 3rd team. I still can't believe the Bucs let him walk a couple years ago. I can't imagine they thought he would turn into an All Pro type player.