Donald Penn doesn't get the respect he deserves around the league

No Buccaneer player has been voted to the Pro Bowl this season. Donald Penn says quote "this team gets no respect around the league". While most of us Buccaneer fans agree with his quote, there is not a bigger snub on the team than himself Donald Penn. Well he did get a little respect by getting voted as an alternate along with Josh Freeman and K2. The offensive tackles who got voted on the NFC Pro Bowl Team are Chad Clifton from Green Bay, Jordan Gross from Carolina, and Jason Peters from Philadelphia. This is why I think the Pro Bowl is a joke because not only should Penn be voted ahead of the those guys, but I can't think of a left tackle in the NFC who is having a better yr than him.

* As I watched the Eagles-Vikings game, I watched Jared Allen abusing Peters like he stole something. The Eagles have one of the worse offensive lines in football, it seems like Micheal Vick gets hit on every offensive snap.
I honestly think the Buffalo Bills got the better end of the trade a couple seaons ago when they traded Peters for a 1st rd pick. I cant remember Penn ever getting embaressed on national t.v. like Peters did this past Tuesday night.

* I honestly have no problem with Clifton getting in. He has been one of the better players at his postion for yrs even though he is not what he once was and he has been nicked up more recently. I still give Penn the edge.

*This is by far the biggest laughter seeing Gross getting voted in. I never knew the worse team in football can have anybody get nominated for anything. This is clearly a vote based on reputation and not on production this yr. He has been a good player in the past but he has not had a good yr as the rest of the team especially the offensive line. Think back in September in 20-7 win in Carolina when Styles White beat him for a sack and put pressure on him a few other plays. If records don't matter than Penn should've got voted last yr in my opinion as he played like a top 10 player at the position despite our 3-13 record.

According to a blog from NFC South Blogger Pat Yasinkas, Penn has only giving up 3 sacks, has 1 false start, and 1 offensive holding. I was skeptical of the contract Mark Domanik gave Penn, but so far he has played like a franchise left tackle along with getting paid like one. Thanks to him Freeman doesn't have to worry about his blindside when he drops back in the pocket. I think we would probably have seen disaster results if Domanik didn't swallow his pride and paid Penn the money he has been threatning to hold out for all offseason. 

From the day back in 2007 when we defeated Carolina 20-7, it seemed like we found a diamond in the rough when Penn took over for the injured Luke Petitgout. He has not miss a start since the following game in a 33-14 loss to Indianapolis. This Sunday in the season finale in New Orleans, he will be making his 61st consecutive start including the playoffs. During those games Freeman, Josh Johnson, Byron Leftwich, Jeff Garcia, Brian Griese, and Luke McCown had one less thing to worry about as their blindside was being protected most of the time. From a kid from Utah State we found on the practice squad to a franchise left tackle, Penn had a nice long journey to the NFL. After having his worse season by his standards last yr while he was reported in training camp out of shape, to the war of words between him and Domanik and threatening to hold out all training camp this yr, Penn has redeemed himself nicely and has backed up his talk and his contract with his strong play this whole season. He is officially considered a franchise left tackle and it is one less thing we have to worry about going into this offseason.

Let me know what you guys think. Is Penn disrespected around the league by being snubbed from the Pro Bowl?