The news that Younghoe Koo and Grady Jarrett made the Pro Bowl was welcome, because great players having great seasons deserve that recognition, no matter how flawed and weird the Pro Bowl selection process may be. It’s tough to argue against Koo, who has been the NFC’s best kicker all year, or Jarrett, easily one of the league’s better defensive tackles.
In a normal year, Julio Jones and Matt Ryan would be strong bets, but Ryan’s having a statistical off-year and Julio has missed five games, dooming both of them for this particular honor. Jake Matthews, Chris Lindstrom, Deion Jones, Foye Oluokun and Keanu Neal have all played well this season and deserved some consideration, but ultimately none of them will make it.