Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher leads the NFL with 163 tackles this season, so it’s understandable that he was a bit frustrated to find out that he wasn’t selected to the NFC’s Pro Bowl squad on Tuesday.

“Don’t know if I should be upset or laugh. Obviously it doesn’t matter what u do on the field!” Fletcher tweeted.

For Fletcher, it was another in a career full of Pro Bowl snubs; the former St. Louis Rams and Buffalo Bills defender has been among the NFL’s tackling leaders every season for the last decade, but has only a couple recent Pro Bowl appearances (and as an alternate at that) to show for it.

The Redskins were one of four NFL teams that did not have a player make the Pro Bowl this season: The St. Louis Rams, Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans were the other three.

At 8-7, the Titans are the only team among the four that still has a chance to make the postseason.

It was the second straight year that the Bills were shut out in Pro Bowl voting, although Buffalo running back Fred Jackson probably would have made the AFC team if he had hadn’t suffered a season-ending broken leg in Week 11.

Last season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks were shut out in the NFC, the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC.

The St. Louis Rams have only been in St. Louis since 1995. During that time, they have had some exciting plays. This article will examine the top five plays that I have seen since they arrived in St. Louis.

The Tackle: January 30, 2000. With the Rams winning 23-16, Rams linebacker Mike Jones tackled Titans Kevin Dyson one yard from the goal line on the final play of the game. The play has always been referred to as “The Tackle.” The final play won the Super Bowl for the Rams.

Ricky Proehl: The catch that I remember the most was in the NFC championship playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, on January 23, 2000. Proehl caught the only touchdown in the game to give the Rams a 11-6 victory.

Tony Horne: On October 15, 2000, Horne had a kickoff return of 103 yards for a touchdown against the Atlanta Falcons. It helped give St. Louis a 6-0 record at the time.

One Yard and a Win: The Rams were losing to the New York Giants on October 13, 2001. Points were hard to come by for each team. Trung Canidate scored the final points of the game on a one yard run late in the game to give the Rams a 15-14 victory.

Overtime: I don’t like games decided by a field goal. Overtime games are different. On November 23, 2003, Jeff Wilkins kicked a 49 yard field goal to defeat the Arizona Cardinals 30-27.

These are the five plays that I remember the most.

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Pro Bowl running back Steven Jackson turned 28 last month and the St. Louis Rams have signed two backs to help spell him during games this season.
Jackson has rushed for 7,984 yards in 100 games in his seven seasons. He has averaged 4.2 yards a carry. In those years, he never had a quality backup to spell him.
“I still feel fresh. I still feel young,” Jackson said after a long practice Thursday afternoon at Rams Park. “I’m looking forward to this year. I feel really good about the season and where we’re going. We’ve got some new fresh talent on this team and it’ll make each and every player better.”
The Rams believe they have remedied the backup situation by signing free agents Cadillac Williams and Jerious Norwood to one-year deals.
“I think the addition of both guys — Norwood and Williams — bring us depth and competition, which makes us better,” Jackson said. “Any time you depth, that helps us overall.”
Actually, Jackson said the signing of free-agent right guard Harvey Dahl stood out more in his mind.
“In my opinion, that’s the best pickup,” Jackson said. “The right guard is a position you lean heavy on, especially in the run game.
“I think the Dahl addition lengthens my career. But I’m very excited about the new additions at running back. They’ll help us get better.”
The 5-foot-11, 217-pound Williams is expected to be the Rams’ No. 2 running back, while Norwood will be No. 3. Norwood also could serve as a kickoff returner.
Williams has played the last six seasons for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He rushed for 1,178 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie in 2005 and then gained 798 yards in 2006 before knee injuries limited him to 10 games over the next two seasons. He rushed for 823 yards and four touchdowns in 2009 before losing his starting job to LeGarrette Blount.
Last year, Williams still filled an important role for the Buccaneers as a third-down back, rushing for 437 yards and catching a career-high 46 passes for 355 yards and one touchdown.
Williams was the fifth overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft after rushing 3,831 yards and breaking Bo Jackson’s school record for touchdowns with 45 during his four years at Auburn.
The 5-9, 209-pound Norwood, who turns 28 Friday, rushed for more than 600 yards in his first two seasons. He also return kicks and sports a 25.5 career return average.
However, Norwood has played in only 12 games the last two seasons, including just two last year when he sustained a season-ending knee injury.
Norwood had his best season as a rookie in 2006 when he rushed for 633 yards and two touchdowns. He had 613 rushing yards and a touchdown in 2007 and he had 489 rushing yards and four touchdowns in 2008.
The two new backs said they want to fit in however the team wants to use them.
“You know what, I’m not sure what my role is,” Williams said. “I’m looking forward to coming out here and competing and help Steven Jackson and the offense in any way possible. I’m just looking forward to doing whatever.”
Williams acknowledged he was surprised to hear from the Rams.
“I knew they were in the hunt for a back but when they signed Norwood, I thought they were good but they called me and said they still wanted me,” Williams said.
Norwood said he is healthy and ready to go.
“I’m always going to out and give 110 percent and I’ll always do my best to help this team in any way possible,” Norwood said. “I’ll keep a good attitude, keep a smile on my face and be a winner.”
NOTES: Last year, Williams caught a 1-yard TD pass with 10 seconds left to lift Tampa Bay to an 18-17 win over St. Louis. … After an hour of practice, the Rams’ 16 free-agent veterans were allowed to participate after the NFL players ratified a new, 10-year collective bargaining agreement. … DE Eugene Sims did not practice because of a concussion. … WR Dominique Curry sustained a fractured hand during practice. … No. 1 pick DE Robert Quinn was taken off the non-football injury list and is expected to practice Friday.

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Cadillac Williams, the injury-prone great car-nicknamed hope of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers circa 2005, will be a great fit as a role-playing running back for somebody, and recent mid-lockout NFL rumors scuttlebutt has the St. Louis Rams, who’ve long looked for somebody to take some of the punishment Steven Jackson currently absorbs by himself, interested in being that somebody.

Williams has returned from a near-career-ending cascade of injuries and ineffectiveness in 2008 and 2009 to deliver two solid seasons for the Buccaneers as a part-time back and occasional pass-catching threat. He’s not a traditional change-of-pace guy—Jackson might be more inclined to split carries with a less threatening Darren Sproles type—but he would give the Rams more of a chance to sit Jackson in the roughest situations than Kenneth Darby and Keith Toston offered in 2010. 

The main question with any possible running back move, besides the obvious need for the NFL lockout to end, isn’t how good the complementary back is—it’s how amenable Steven Jackson will be to being complemented. Intuitively, Jackson seems less likely to welcome a time-share with somebody like Williams who was once getting 200 carries a year.