Tristan Wirfs Named All-Pro; Only Buc Chosen
January 14th, 2022
Tristan Wirfs
Wow!
What an honor for second-year right tackle Tristan Wirfs, and it was no surprise. Joe’s got the vote totals.
The esteemed 50-person AP All-Pro panel got its votes in Wednesday and the winners were announced today. It’s for more exclusive to be All-Pro than a Pro Bowler.
Wirfs won easily at right tackle — best in the NFL. He got 37 votes, 27 ahead of the Eagles’ Lane Johnson.
Ali Marpet got two votes at left guard. Ryan Jensen got 5 votes at center. Tom Brady finished second in the quarterback voting to Aaron Rodgers, losing 34 to 16. #BS
Vita Vea got 2 votes at defensive tackle, the eighth-most votes at his position. Lavonte David pulled in three votes at linebacker while Bucs savior linebacker Devin White got one.
And Antoine Winfield, Jr, scored one vote at safety, the only guy among Bucs defensive backs to get a nod.
When’s the last time the Bucs had an All-Pro offensive lineman?? Davin Joseph and Donald Penn made Pro Bowls, but Joe can’t think of anyone getting the highest honor.
That 2020 NFL Draft was known for its Big-4 tackles. The Bucs traded up to pick the last of the bunch and found the best.
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January 14th, 2022 at 12:46 pm
Brady too – no?
January 14th, 2022 at 12:49 pm
Paul Gruber 2 times in 91’ and 92’. Ahhhh, back in ancient times.–Joe
January 14th, 2022 at 1:01 pm
Wow…..All Pro in year 2……what an accomplishment!!!
January 14th, 2022 at 1:02 pm
Rogers my a$$…
Congrats to Tristan
January 14th, 2022 at 1:05 pm
Wow!
January 14th, 2022 at 1:08 pm
I don’t understand the media’s love affair with that nut Rogers. Leading the league in yards and TD’s isn’t enough to be an all-pro QB? Come on. I guess we will just have to settle this on the field (again).
January 14th, 2022 at 1:18 pm
Well deserved!
January 14th, 2022 at 1:19 pm
Didn’t he make second team last year ?
January 14th, 2022 at 1:24 pm
Lolz @ Rogers getting it over Brady. Probably means he’s getting MVP too.
Way to go Wirfs! What a stud.
January 14th, 2022 at 1:29 pm
Paul Gruber was never an AP First Team All Pro. Wikipedia is incorrect. He received no AP All Pro designation in 1991 and I’m not sure if 1992 was Second Team or none at all, but it definitely wasn’t AP First Team All Pro
January 14th, 2022 at 1:35 pm
Brady made second team, not first.
January 14th, 2022 at 1:39 pm
Too bad the organization is so bad at building an offensive line through the draft.
January 14th, 2022 at 1:42 pm
TB12 Deserves the QB#1 spot Not Rogers!!! Did anyone check the stats???? Brady blows Rogers away in almost every stat!!!!! Come on now!!!!
January 14th, 2022 at 1:52 pm
I knew it when i was pushing hard for us to draft him…clearly the best of the top 4 who went.
January 14th, 2022 at 1:52 pm
Anyone else remember when fans were freaking out that we had to give up a 4th for this guy?
January 14th, 2022 at 2:02 pm
Brady vs Rodgers for all the individual awards and accolades. I say BS when Rodgers gets recognition instead of Brady, but am I being a homer?
It’s my contention that Brady has had to overcome so much more as far as injuries to his top offensive players, and he has done so while leading the league in all the important categories.
But I don’t know much about Green Bay’s’ injury situation. Did AR have to overcome as many injuries to his skill position played as Brady? If so, he’s in the discussion for MVP. If not, those who give him all the accolades have serious credibility issues.
January 14th, 2022 at 2:12 pm
Yea – Paul Gruber popped into my head while reading.
Congrats to Wirfs – well deserved.
That IS some BS for Rodgers to beat out Brady for All Pro….
Brady was #1 in every important statistical QB category this year. Rodgers wasn’t even close to #1 in some of those categories.
Hopefully it plays out differently for the MVP voting which Brady should win without question – especially considering he’s doing all this at 44 years old.
January 14th, 2022 at 2:28 pm
Paul Gruber came to mind as well…researched it…All Pro in 1991 & 1992…on some awful teams. I remember he was almost traded straight up for Tim Brown as well.
January 14th, 2022 at 2:46 pm
In 92, Gruber was 2nd team AP All-Pro and 1st team Newspaper Enterprise Association. This triggered my memory, and yeah, back then there were the 2 All-Pro teams, and by memory, the NEA one was the bigger deal since it was considered to be more influenced by coaches and players as opposed to the AP which are a bunch of nerds fake news reporters who never played a day of football in their lives. BUT, I could have that wrong, I’m doing it solely by memory.
Also Brady is the 2nd team AP, that’s how the teams work, you get 1st team and 2nd team.
Weird thing, however, there’s no second team RB, it just says vacant. I’d have at least given it to Patterson, the guy did amazing work on a bad team with no run blocking, I think he was easily the best RB we saw all year, even if he was actually a WR.
January 14th, 2022 at 2:47 pm
Do you guys know how many cities Brady has beaten out of playoffs and super bowl wins? These old AP sportswriters have great memories. Jealousy and envy are powerful. Larry Bird won 3 mbps in a row. The next year he had his best year yet and finished third in MVP voting. They are writers, need something new to write about.
January 14th, 2022 at 3:53 pm
Good job tristan!!! Congrats my guy!
January 14th, 2022 at 4:43 pm
@Colonel Angus
That’s not true Paul Gruber was selected as 2nd team those years. Not first team like Wirfs this year.
January 14th, 2022 at 5:09 pm
Actually Wirfs was our only 1st team All-Pro. We had others voted ALL-Pro, just weren’t 1st teamers
January 14th, 2022 at 5:10 pm
Gruber was 1st team in 92’ and 2nd team in 91’. Calm down Karens.
January 14th, 2022 at 5:11 pm
Do you think this All-Pro vote is a precursor to the MVP vote?
January 14th, 2022 at 5:14 pm
Hes going to be hard to afford in a couple years
January 14th, 2022 at 6:56 pm
Great job, Wirfs! Well deserved.
Regarding Rodgers and TB12
Even if TB12 was still on NE … Hell, even if TB12 played for the Saints (whom I loathe), I’d still give him MVP and All-Pro accolades for what he did this year.
January 14th, 2022 at 8:00 pm
If Rogers wins over the Bucs in the SB he will get MVP. I think they are the only team that could possibly beat us. Oh well. I have never prognosticated until now.
January 14th, 2022 at 9:59 pm
So the writers don’t think Tim Brady is an All Pro QB? This is all very confusing.
January 15th, 2022 at 5:45 am
Maybe a handful are esteemed on that panel of mostly good ole boy hacks. Brady not getting 50 of 50 is all the proof you need of their bias. David is the poster child for these cretins lack of integrity. The fact that a players legacy depends on the whims of these buffoons is absurd.