AFC Pro Bowl List / Snubs / Analysis

AFC - Offense

QB
Starter: Peyton Manning - Indianapolis
Backups: Brett Favre - New York (Jets), Jay Cutler - Denver

Snub 1:  Phillip Rivers - San Diego
What a perfect example of how the fans screw it up.  Phillip Rivers has the highest passer rating in the NFL (104), leads the AFC in yards per completion (8.3) and has stepped up the Chargers to contend for the division.  Favre, while having a solid season, hasn’t even been close.  Rivers is ridiculously deserving of this.


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NFC Pro Bowl Roster - Snubs / Analysis

Look, it’s simple, the fans just do not get it right and never will.  There is always going to be too many snubs with the online polls so lets just get to it…

Offense

QB
Starter: Kurt Warner - Arizona
Backups: Drew Brees - New Orleans, Eli Manning - New York (Giants)

Snub 1: Tony Romo - Dallas

Look, I know the Giants are on top of the world but Manning is not the reason. Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward, and the defense gets the Giants to where they need to be. Tony Romo has been excellent this year leading the NFC in QB Rating (98.3), yards per completion (8.2), and is a 63% passer. Manning has a rating of 86.4, is completing 60%, and is only averaging 6.8 a completion. Eli isn’t having a bad year necessarily but Romo has been much better and more vital for his team.


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