The Green Bay Packers' quarterback, Jordan Love, is having a special season.
On the initial Pro Bowl roster reveal, though, Love wasn't a part of the team. And on paper, he's a clear snub.
ESPN's Seth Walder writes that Love should definitely have made the team over Sam Darnold.
"Love is a victim of #QBWinz, but this really isn't close: He should easily be in over Darnold, despite fewer team wins," Walder wins. "Love's 72.8 QBR ranks third in the NFL while Darnold trails way behind at 60.8 (12th). Both have been accurate passers, and Darnold is getting roughly a yard more per dropback than Love. But there's one area that swings massively toward Love -- turnovers. Love has eight and Darnold has 18, two more than any other quarterback this season! If only Love thought to play with an elite defense, he would have made the Pro Bowl."
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The 26-year old Love has been very solid.
He has thrown for 3,381 yards and 23 touchdowns this season.
That includes a 66.3% completion rate, an improvement by two percentage points on his career average.
Love also has a 101.2 quarterback rating in the old-school version of that stat, about five points better than his career average.
Love is hurt right now, having sustained a concussion on Saturday, and the Packers will want him back sooner rather than later.
He won't care too much about the Pro Bowl spot, of course. He wants to make the playoffs and win a Super Bowl.
But Packers fans are right to feel wronged by this choice.
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