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**DaFace** · 12-22-2016, 05:09 PM

From what I can tell, there are 3 starters and 3 alternates per conference, so here's Alex's competition, sorted by quarterback rating this season:

Tom Brady - Starter
Andrew Luck
Marcus Mariota - Alternate
Derek Carr - Starter
Ben Roethlisberger - Starter
Ryan Tannehill
Andy Dalton
(Alex Smith) - Alternate
Philip Rivers - Alternate
Trevor Siemian
Tyrod Taylor
Joe Flacco
Blake Bortles
Brock Osweiler
Ryan Fitzpatrick

So to me, the fact that Alex made it in as an alternate is less of an issue than Luck not making it in at all. You'll have trouble convincing me that Tannehill or Dalton are definitively better than Alex this season.

When it comes down to it, the "issue" here is just that there are only 32 QB's in the league, and 12 of them make the Pro Bowl as a starter or alternate. That's a much higher percentage than most other positions.

12-22-2016, 05:09 PM	#11
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $-1863101	From what I can tell, there are 3 starters and 3 alternates per conference, so here's Alex's competition, sorted by quarterback rating this season: Tom Brady - Starter Andrew Luck Marcus Mariota - Alternate Derek Carr - Starter Ben Roethlisberger - Starter Ryan Tannehill Andy Dalton (Alex Smith) - Alternate Philip Rivers - Alternate Trevor Siemian Tyrod Taylor Joe Flacco Blake Bortles Brock Osweiler Ryan Fitzpatrick So to me, the fact that Alex made it in as an alternate is less of an issue than Luck not making it in at all. You'll have trouble convincing me that Tannehill or Dalton are definitively better than Alex this season. When it comes down to it, the "issue" here is just that there are only 32 QB's in the league, and 12 of them make the Pro Bowl as a starter or alternate. That's a much higher percentage than most other positions.
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