Before we get started, I just want to point out that this will be the first time in league history that I didn’t produce a first or second team All-Robio player. I promise not to weep in public. However, I also failed to deliver a third-team All-Robio player. This means NO All-Robio players at all.
Who else has also always produced at least one first, second or third-team All-Robio player? Well…
– Griff has since 1999, Calderon and Matt have since 2003 and Colby has since 2004. – For the record: Burrier, Griff and Matt are tied this year for most All-Robio players (four each).
Aaron Rodgers earned his second-straight First-Team All-Robio Award, plus league MVP, thanks to his record-setting 2011 season.
FIRST-TEAM ALL-ROBIO
QB – Aaron Rodgers (Molly) Rodgers earned his second straight All-Robio award, but this one was special. He averaged a record-breaking 478ppg this season. His lowest point total of the season was 383 in week twelve. Rodgers is just Molly’s fourth first-team All-Robio player and her first non-kicker, tight end, defensive player.
RB – LeSean McCoy (Matt) By taking home a third-team All-Robio award last year and first-team award this year, McCoy becomes the greatest Eagles running back in the Robioland era. Yeah, I know that doesn’t say much, but I thought it should be pointed out. McCoy leads all backs with 267ppg. It’s the second lowest point total by the top back in league history. The lowest was DeAngelo Williams in 2008. He averaged just 240ppg.
RB – Ray Rice (Rob M) With Ray Rice, Masterson earned just his fourth first-team All-Robio. However, three of the four have been running backs (Holmes in 2003, S. Jackson in 2006 and now Rice). I guess we can go ahead and pencil Rice in as a successful keeper for Rob. In three seasons he’s finish top-10 all three years, also bringing home a second-team All-Robio in 2009.
WR – Wes Welker (Griff) Since week six, Welker has broken 200 just twice. Yet, here he is still finishing the regular season on top. That’s how good his start to this season was. Of course, as good as Welker has been over the last five years, he’s only produced one third-team All-Robio season prior to 2011.
WR – Calvin Johnson (Rich C) Johnson finally brought home a first-team All-Robio award, after producing a second-team (2008) and a third-team award (2010). Just five years in and Johnson is already 6th all-time among wide receivers in receiving All-Robio awards. He’s behind only Moss, Owens, Harrison, Holt and Fitzgerald.
TE – Rob Gronkowski (Rich B) The Patriots tight end broke the record for most points scored by a tight end, averaging 214ppg, thanks to 13 touchdowns. Burrier has had 21 All-Robio players (first, second or third) in his career, but this is the first time he’s had a tight end on the list.
PK – David Akers (Griff) Akers switches teams and it doesn’t effect him at all. He becomes the first person to ever take home first-team three years in a row. He now has four total.
DST – Ravens D (Rich B) The Ravens had actually struggled lately, averaging just 88 points per game over a three-week period prior to the final week. However, the Ravens scored 322 on the final week and were able to re-take first place.
SECOND-TEAM ALL-ROBIO
QB – Drew Brees (Rich B) Over the last month, Brees has exploded, averaging 492ppg. It pushed him ahead of Brady for second team. This is Brees’ second career second-team All-Robio award. These two should fit nicely next to his two first-team awards. This keeps him in second-place behind only Peyton Manning for most All-Robio awards.
RB – Arian Foster (Griff) Foster missed back-to-back first-team All-Robio’s by just 217 points. Pretty impressive when you consider the fact he missed two full games and most of another. He was just that good. In the games he did play, Foster averaged 313ppg. For Griff, this is the 11th season out of thirteen where he’s had at least one first-team player.
RB – Maurice Jones-Drew (Matt) MJD rallied on Monday night to help put Matt back into the post-season and in the process was able to pass up three running backs currently out with injuries (Forte, F-Jax and Peterson). Of course this wasn’t just a one-night affair. Jones-Drew has had a stud month, averaging 299ppg. For Matt, this was his first first-team All-Robio player since 2007.
WR – Victor Cruz (Molly) The highest-ranking free agent pick up finally shows up on the list. Cruz may be one of the biggest shockers to ever appear on an All-Robio team. I’ll be honest, I’ve never even heard of him prior to the start of the pre-season. Now he’s the top receiver on a team that features Hakeem Nicks and Mario Manningham. This is the first time since 2003 Molly has produced both a first and second-team player in one season.
WR – Steve Smith (Eric via Rob M) This one really belongs to Masterson, since Eric only had him for three games, but in the NFL, the team who has the All-Pro player last is the one who gets credit for him. The same holds true in Robioland Football.
TE – Jimmy Graham (Molly) Graham just missed out on taking his first, first-team All-Robio award. He actually led all tight ends in receptions and yards, but he couldn’t match Gronkowski in touchdowns.
PK – Dan Bailey (Colby) He should have had first-team, but blew it this past weekend. While David Akers went 4-4 on field goals, Bailey missed both a 52 and 49-yard field goal. These misses cost him 180 points, thus he lost to Akers by 70 points.
DST – 49ers D (Griff) This is the thing about defenses, it can be so random. The 49ers were never drafted, but they’ve been one of the best down the stretch. They finished the season with a shutout against the Rams.
THIRD-TEAM ALL-ROBIO
QB – Tom Brady (Colby via Bob) Brady was on fire coming out of the gate, averaging 555ppg after three weeks, but then his stats dipped. For a while, he was producing at the same level as Andy Dalton. No lie. However, the trade worked out for Colby as Brady heated back up again at the end, averaging 425ppg. This is the fourth time Brady has finished on an All-Robio team and the second time on the third-team. While Colby has never had a first or second team All-Robio quarterback, he has had three third-team arms (McNabb in 2004, P. Manning in 2009).
RB – Matt Forte (Eric) Forte was sitting in the top four for most of the year, but he slipped at the end, averaging just 140ppg prior to getting hurt. The injury didn’t keep him out of the first-team, but it certainly cost him what would have been his second career second-team All-Robio award.
RB – Fred Jackson (Don) For eight weeks, there was no matter back in football. However, as the Bills faltered, so did Jackson, averaging just 138ppg in his final three prior to going out for the season.
WR – Mike Wallace (Bob via Colby) Wallace earns his first All-Robio award, averaging 195ppg. While Bob didn’t produce any first-team players this year, this is the third straight season he’s had a wide receiver earn a first or second team award.
WR – Greg Jennings (Matt) Over the last four years, Jennings’ name has popped up on the All-Robio list three times. He’s produced a second-team All-Robio (2008) and now two third-team All-Robio awards.
TE – Tony Gonzalez (Matt) Stud. Seriously, how does Gonzalez keep ending up on this list? This is the 10th time Gonzalez has earned an All-Robio award. He’s produced five first-team awards, four second-teams and now his first third-team award.
PK – Robbie Gould (Rich B) He missed only three field goals all season long, pretty impressive since he kicks in the Windy City.
DST – Texans D (Rob M) Yes, the Houston Texans earned an All-Robio award. How is Wade Philips such a bad coach, but such a good coordinator? Like the 49ers on the second-team, Masterson picked up the Texans off the free agent wire.
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