Fan voting is only 1/3rd.

 

If the players and coaches think someone should be in the pro bowl they get in.

 

The reality is that it wasn't just the fans that snubbed our players.

 

I will never understand how fan voting can be only 1/3 of the vote when hundreds of thousands of fans voted for players.

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From the NFL.com homepage:

 

Allen Robinson has 26 plays over 20 yards. No other receiver has more than 21 big plays.

 

Shaking my head why on Earth didn't he make it to the ProBowl?

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I will never understand how fan voting can be only 1/3 of the vote when hundreds of thousands of fans voted for players.

because they are stupid, basically and vote for their team's players and not always the ones that deserve it.

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because they are stupid, basically and vote for their team's players and not always the ones that deserve it.

 

  While a very strong case can be made that Allen Robinson should have been selected to go to the Pro Bowl,   he was 10th in fan voting and 9th overall ( 1st alternate ).  Hence,  in Robinson's case,  the fan voting at most played a very minor role proportionately in him not making it to the Pro Bowl.   More than anything in this case,  the Jaguars only being in one National TV game this season cost Robinson the honor.   Even the London game probably got less exposure because it was on Yahoo,  not on conventional TV.   

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Because they are stupid, basically and vote for their team's players and not always the ones that deserve it.

 

What I mean is how can hundreds of thousands of fan votes be an equal fraction as approximately 2,000 votes by coaches and players? That does not make mathematical sense.

 

Players are not allowed to vote for teammates.

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I will never understand how fan voting can be only 1/3 of the vote when hundreds of thousands of fans voted for players.

That is because voting is weighted. Since more fans vote than players, and more players vote than coaches, a coach's vote is "worth" more than a player's vote and a player's vote is "worth" more than a fan's vote.

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"Knowledge is power, guard it well."

That is because voting is weighted. Since more fans vote than players, and more players vote than coaches, a coach's vote is "worth" more than a player's vote and a player's vote is "worth" more than a fan's vote.

 

So it is like a quarter being worth more than a dime?

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In the Jaguars case the Quarter & Dime are worth less than a Nickel  (See what I did there).

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In the Jaguars case the Quarter & Dime are worth less than a Nickel  (See what I did there).

 

LOL Pathetic. Allen Robinson was snubbed.

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LOL Pathetic. Allen Robinson was snubbed.

He'll end up in the pro bowl since it's almost a sure thing someone drops out. Sure he's having a better year than a few of those guys, it's pretty close for most of them except for probably megatron who shouldn't even be in the conversation.

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He'll end up in the Pro Bowl since it's almost a sure thing someone drops out. Sure he's having a better year than a few of those guys, it's pretty close for most of them except for probably Megatron who shouldn't even be in the conversation.

 

No doubt about that. but it still would be better to just get voted in. Right now there is still a good chance Larry Fitzgerald will play in the Super Bowl. But like you said, Allen Robinson is good enough to get more votes.

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I mean in order for more Jaguars to have made it you have to give reason why a few that did make it the Pro Bowl didn't deserve it as much as (said Jaguar).

In Allen Robinson case you have to remember that at the start of the season he dropped a lot of easy passes from Blake Bortles, and that may have stuck in a few fans minds, as well as players & coaches.

He did have a few games like against Miami that showed he was going to have a good year but it wasnt as good as he's showing now towards the end of the season...

plus being small market we know goes against Jaguar players, but I think

Telvin Smith, Poz, and AR15 shouldve all made it this year... Allen Hurns couldve had he remained Healthy & Julius Thomas too.

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He also can improve on not dropping the ball. As good as he is at catching it, I have seen some drops earlier this season and wondered what was going on with that.

Corky, go to bed. Put the keyboard down. Stop making an idiot out of yourself. Lifetime Channel....

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"I'm not mad, I'm proud of you. You took your first pinch like a man and you learn two great things in your life. Look at me, never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut." - Jimmy Conway

Corky, go to bed. Put the keyboard down. Stop making an idiot out of yourself. Lifetime Channel....

 

How am I an idiot to state an observation from games we played in September?

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How am I an idiot to state an observation from games we played in September?

How am I an idiot....? The list is very long...

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"I'm not mad, I'm proud of you. You took your first pinch like a man and you learn two great things in your life. Look at me, never rat on your friends and always keep your mouth shut." - Jimmy Conway

So it is like a quarter being worth more than a dime?

Kind of. This is all hypothetical (I don't know exactly how many fans, coaches, or players voted), but if you think of each "vote" as a coin, each vote a coach gives would have the monetary equivalent of $50. While each vote a player gives would have a monetary equivalent of $5, and each vote a fan gives would be 1¢.


After voting is counted, the players with the highest dollar amount get in.


In this example, essentially 500 fan votes = 1 player vote... 5,000 fan votes = 1 coach vote.

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"Knowledge is power, guard it well."

Wouldn't it be awesome if Allen Robinson could actually get paid for being voted in the Pro Bowl, not just get the paycheck for playing in it?

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What I mean is how can hundreds of thousands of fan votes be an equal fraction as approximately 2,000 votes by coaches and players? That does not make mathematical sense.


Players are not allowed to vote for teammates.

I hope this makes sense, maybe somebody can explain it better.


Think of a pie having 3 equal slices. Each slice worth 33% of the pie. All of the coaches control one slice. All of the players control one slice. And all of the fans control one slice.


So the coaches take their slice of pie and divide it amongst themselves according to who they think is pro-bowl worthy.


The players do the same with their slice of pie. And so do the fans.


As we know, there are many more fans than there are coaches and players. So when the fans divide their slice of pie(or cast their vote), their individual slices(votes) are going to be much smaller compared to that of a coach's individual slice(vote).


After each group is finished dividing their 1/3 of the pie, they add all the pie back together and see which player received the most pie.


So when fans repeatedly vote, they're only affecting the 1/3 of the pie they control.

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Many players have clauses in their contracts that they get a bonus for making the Pro Bowl. Besides the normal cut for each player from the league for playing in the game, they get additional money from their team via their contract.

 

Regards...................the Chiefjag

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Wouldn't it be awesome if Allen Robinson could actually get paid for being voted in the Pro Bowl, not just get the paycheck for playing in it?

I wouldn't be surprised if making the pro bowl was a bonus clause in his contract. I believe different contracts are incentive laced like that.

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