Heath Miller Pro Bowl invite!

[LatrobePA]

Dallas Clark is in the SB and dropped out....Congrats Heath!!

[Zachintosh66]

hmmm, Im sure these will be named by mon or tues

* Peyton Manning, Indianapolis
* Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis
* Dallas Clark, Indianapolis
Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis
* Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis
* Robert Mathis, Indianapolis

* Drew Brees, New Orleans
Jonathan Stinchcomb, New Orleans
* Jahri Evans, New Orleans
# Jonathan Goodwin, New Orleans
Jonathan Vilma, New Orleans
* Darren Sharper, New Orleans

Brett was limping pretty bad too... i bet its a question if he goes too

[BlitzburghRockCity]

By the time it's all said and done we're going to have the worst pro bowl roster ever...hell at this rate William Gay could make it


Seriously though, Congrats to Heath, I'm glad he's getting the chance to play in the game, he deserves it IMO, big time! If it weren't for the AFC having Clark & Gates, who always get more looks in the offense than Heath does, he'd be in there every year.

Quote:

Miller to get Pro Bowl invite
Sunday, January 24, 2010
By BOB LABRIOLA
Steelers.com

It took a win by the Indianapolis Colts to make official what the Pittsburgh Steelers have understood all along.

Heath Miller is a Pro Bowl tight end.

With the Colts defeating the New York Jets to earn the AFC’s spot in Super Bowl XLIV, Miller as the first alternate gets the spot on the Pro Bowl roster to be forfeited by Indianapolis’ Dallas Clark, who was the leading vote-getter among the conference’s tight ends.

Miller’s acceptance of the invitation means he would play in his first Pro Bowl, the first Steelers tight end to get there since Eric Green played in the 1994 game. In fact, Miller becomes just the fourth tight end in franchise history to make a Pro Bowl by joining Elbie Nickel (three appearances), Preston Carpenter (one) and Green (one).

“He is one of the best, if not the best, all-around tight ends in the game,” said Ben Roethlisberger said early in the 2009 season about Miller. “To me, Heath doesn’t get even close to the credit he deserves. He doesn’t get that credit because he doesn’t put up the big numbers.”

As this past season wore on, however, Miller did accumulate some very impressive numbers as a receiver to draw more voters’ eyes to his overall game. His 76 catches were a franchise record for a tight end by a bunch, and those were good for 789 yards and six touchdowns, which tied him for second on the team in that category to Rashard Mendenhall’s eight.

Clark led all AFC tight ends with 100 catches, and San Diego’s Antonio Gates was next with 79.

Miller’s 2009 numbers are the best of a five-year career that began with the Steelers as a first-round pick in 2005. His reception totals over the previous three seasons had improved from 34 to 47 and then 48, before exploding to the 76 he ended up with in 2009.

“Being with Ben year after year and being on the same page with him, that kind of plays into it,” Miller said. “This is our fifth year together. Relationships only get better over time. We’ve played a lot of snaps together. A lot of times we’re on the same page and that pays off for both of us.”

The rapport between Roethlisberger and Miller has become an important part of the Steelers offense.

“I’ve always said when he’s blocking he’s like another lineman, and when he’s out in pass patterns he’s another receiver,” Roethlisberger said of Miller. “Even when he’s not open, if you just put it close to him he’s going to make the play.”

[SteelerNC]

good for Heath...he deserves it

[TampaSteelGirl]

This has been my wish for a couple years now! I will watch the Pro Bowl now just because of him!!

CONGRATS HEATH!!!!!!

[steelersbabex25]

When all is said and done it looks like everyone who we said should have been in the probowl are in now. Congrats to Heath, do the Steelers proud.

[M.C. Smith]

It's Miller time!!!

It will be nice seeing Heath this Sunday representing the Black and Gold!

[Blazedby92]

I am very glad some of our players are playing in the PB but I am sure they don't feel very appreciative but since the only reason they are getting in is because of the drop outs and that can't feel really that good except when they go to sign another contract.

It's a popularity contest anyways so maybe when people see them out there they can get recognized.

[SteelCityKid5]

Nice, we'll take it.

[Zachintosh66]

heres the full list of pro bowl alts:

Added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster are:

QB David Garrard, Jacksonville (replacing Peyton Manning)
WR Vincent Jackson, San Diego (replacing Reggie Wayne)
TE Heath Miller, Pittsburgh (replacing Dallas Clark)
C Kevin Mawae, Tennessee (replaces Jeff Saturday)
DE Kyle Vanden Bosch, Tennessee (replacing Dwight Freeney)
DE Shaun Ellis, N.Y. Jets (replacing Robert Mathis)
S Yeremiah Bell, Miami (replacing Antoine Bethea)

Added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster are:

QB Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia (replacing Drew Brees)
OT David Diehl, N.Y. Giants (replacing Jon Stinchcomb)
OG Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants (replacing Jahri Evans)
C Ryan Kalil, Carolina (replacing Jonathan Goodwin)
LB London Fletcher, Washington (replacing Jonathan Vilma)
FS Antrel Rolle, Arizona (replacing Darren Sharper)
SS Quintin Mikell, Philadelphia (replacing Roman Harper)