Hey, you know what?
I'll be the first one to say I was wrong if Martellus Bennett can have a good year and make the Pro Bowl.
This is monumentally STUPID. Why does Bennett have to make the Pro Bowl as validation of having a good year? If he makes the Pro Bowl, then that means Witten was seriously injured and Bennett took over for him. You show me ANY team that has sent TWO TEs to the Pro Bowl. I don't think it's ever happened. Some teams have sent two WRs and maybe two RBs, but no team has EVER sent to TEs. You have no concept of the hierarchy of this team in terms of passing options, but I will break it down for you. As of now, Witten is the #1 passing option, Austin is the #2 passing option, as of now Roy is the #3 passing option, but I anticipate like many others that he will be supplanted by Dez, who right now is probably #4. Then I would say Crayton is #5, which would make Bennett the #6 passing option. You really expect that the #2 TE/#6 passing option will make the Pro Bowl, and if he doesn't he's a failure?
To put into perspective of how incredible Bennett's rookie season was, his numbers were with 283 yards and 4 TDs on 20 receptions, he accomplished this while playing behind Witten, T.O., Barber, Crayton, and then Roy11.
Let's take Bennett out of the equation for a moment and insert Phillips. He would be at the exact same spot in the pecking order as Bennett---the #2 TE/#6 passing option. Now would you hold Phillips to the same impossible standard that you are trying to set for Bennett? Or are you that foolish and believe that Phillips as the #2 TE/#6 passing option would and could make the Pro Bowl?
I personally don't hate Bennett but his non productive play of late has me worried he isn't taken the game serious enough. That's what I hate about him.
Just shut up and play football, and do what you are paid to do. Then you know what? I'm happy.
What does his free time activities have to do with him playing football? Yes, he is PAID to play football, but what he does outside of football is his own. You're paid to work---assuming that you do work, and yet you are here on a messageboard.
At least give me a chance to see how Phillips does when he get's back next year.
Why? Bennett has one bad year--although still better than Phillips, and you are ready to cast him to the wayside.