Welcome inside the locked on Steelers podcast. I'm John Ledyard, your host from fanragsports.com.

We got to talk about Steelers, pro bowlers, eight of them, more than any other team in the NFL.

I like that fact, and I like the fact that at least seven of them are very well deserved.

Ben Rothsper, you can argue about, I think, to a degree, just because he didn't play that well this season, but then you look around the rest of the AFC and you realize why he got in there.

The AFC is hurting at the quarterback spot.

And so I think it becomes a little more understandable to see him in there.

Levy on Bell, again, I think that one's pretty obvious.

Antonio Brown pretty obvious. Everybody knew he would be there, DeCastroes, having the best season of his career

and probably playing as well as maybe any offensive linemen in the league.

I think Marquis Pouncey's had a great year.

I know some people like to pick on him because PFF is never that high on him.

But, yeah, I think Pouncey's a great center.

I think that early in his career, he was overrated.

And I would have been a lot more critical if his selection of the pro was I was early in his career.

But I really feel like, I mean, how many times do you see Pouncey beat in pass protection?

It almost never happens. And that's really the name of the game. If you can protect.

And then his ability to pull into space and release on screens and things like that he's he's terrific in that way yeah there's a times

where power guys in the inside can can get off his blocks a little bit easier but i still think

getting out of the second level angles physicality i mean he just he's their stud at the center

position he doesn't get i don't think he gets enough respect in the media.

But this was good to see that he got a Pro Bowl nod for his play.

Elieandro Villanueva.

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