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    Russell Wilson Figures To Be A Pro Bowl Snub

    Steve RudmanBy Steve RudmanDecember 26, 20125 Comments3 Mins Read
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    Russell Wilson is not a likely candidate to make the NFC Pro Bowl team, despite his recent success. / Seahawks.com

    Pro Bowl teams will be announced Wednesday on the NFL Network (4 p.m. PT), and three quarterbacks will be selected to represent the NFC. Despite topping the NFL in passer rating since Week 8 (114.26), leading the Seahawks to the playoffs, and becoming one of the favorites for Offensive Rookie of the Year, Russell Wilson is likely to get snubbed and, unfortunately for him, deservedly so.

    In the last round of fan balloting, which counts one-third toward determining 43-man Pro Bowl rosters, Wilson trailed Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (777,827), Washington’s Robert Griffin III (683,943) and New Orleans’ Drew Brees (578,753).

    Players (one-third) and coaches (one-third) also have a say, and the suspicion here is that they will agree with a panel of six NFL Network analysts, none of whom penciled Wilson in on their ballots.

    Four of the six analysts selected Griffiin III as the starter and five of the six tabbed Rodgers as his backup. Brees was the majority choice as the third NFC’s Pro Bowl quarterback. Chicago’s Jay Cutler and Atlanta’s Matt Ryan received consideration.

    Only two NFC quarterbacks – Ryan (13) and Rodgers (11) — have quarterbacked more victories than Wilson (10). Just two – Ryan (6) and Dallas’ Tony Romo (5) – have led more game-winning drives than Wilson’s three. Only one – Rodgers (6.8) – has a higher touchdown percentage than Wilson’s 6.7.

    But five NFC quarterbacks — Brees (39), Rodgers (35), Ryan (31), Romo (26) and Tampa Bay’s Josh Freeman (26) — have thrown more TDs passes than Wilson’s 25, which is one behind Peyton Manning (1998) for most in a single season by a rookie.

    Three NFC quarterbacks  — Rodgers (106.2), Griffin (104.1) and Ryan (100.2) – have a higher passer rating than Wilson’s 98.0, which ranks third among all rookie quarterbacks since the 1970 merger.

    And four NFC quarterbacks – Ryan (69.0), Rodgers (67.0), Griffin (66.4) and Romo (66.3) – have completed a higher percentage of their passes than Wilson’s 63.4, also third all-time among rookie quarterbacks since the merger.

    But making Wilson a Pro Bowler requires ignoring most of the first half of the season, when the Seahawks effectively hid him in their offense as he developed.

    In the past two months, the Seahawks unleashed Wilson with great success. Had he performed in early road games the way he has at home all season (league-leading 121.5 passer rating), he would be a convincing Pro Bowl candidate.

    But his emergence as one of the NFC’s (and NFL’s) top quarterbacks (15 TDs, 2 INTs in the last seven weeks) has probably come a little too late to nudge aside Rodgers, Griffin, Ryan, or even Brees.

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    5 Comments

    1. Scott Crosser on December 26, 2012 11:36 am

      Screw this stuff…Wilson might takes the superbowl mvp

    2. Gigbob on December 26, 2012 2:28 pm

      Who cares about the Pto Bowl anyway?

    3. JamesQC on December 26, 2012 7:48 pm

      Cam Newton has been better than Wilson over the last 6 weeks, stat-wise, but he also started the season slow

    4. nate dog on December 31, 2012 5:08 pm

      That bull shit he sould be in because he is a better qb and he help seattle out and he help seattle seat a rec of back to back games 50 and better

    5. nate dog on December 31, 2012 5:12 pm

      That is fucken bull shit because he help seattle out by geting them in the play off and he is the only qb to run for 3 td and tho one and he know how to get out of trouble

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