Pro Bowl rosters were announced yesterday. There were a lot of Packers’ players on that list. Green Bay had seven players and six starters on the roster. It is a game that isn’t actually a game. The Pro Bowl isn’t happening, but the National Football League is acting like it is still going on. The reason why is so many of these guys can cash in bonuses for making the Pro Bowl. Green Bay getting seven guys makes a ton of sense. They’re one of the best teams in the National Football League. But they are missing one guy. Robert Tonyan. He should be with these guys considering the other options. But this exposes the league’s issues with the Pro Bowl voting.

Here are the stats for Tonyan this season. Tonyan has 551 yards with 10 touchdowns and 49 receptions. He catches about 89 percent of his passes that are targeted to him and the Packers tight end averages about 10 yards per catch. This is a really good season. Tonyan broke out here, and he is a star for Green Bay. But again, that somehow doesn’t equate to him being a Pro Bowler this season. The names that are ahead of him aren’t his buddy George Kittle who has been hurt all year. The two tight ends are T.J. Hockenson and Evan Engram.

Hockenson is having a good year. He has more receptions than Tonyan. More catches than the Indiana State product. More yards too. And with Hockenson’s target percentage is down is proof that he could have had a bigger year with only 65% of balls caught. But Engram?? What the fuck. If you follow any Giants’ fans on Twitter, they hate Engram. He drops balls all the time. The Giants tight end has a 9.5% drop percentage. He only has one touchdown total this season. He isn’t a factor like Tonyan or Hockenson is.

This is a selection based on a few things. One, he is a notable name. So when guys are voting for Pro Bowl, Engram is a known name. Two, the Giants fans might not like him, but if they’re voting for their guys, New York can be a bigger base than Green Bay. This speaks to the NFL not doing a good enough job pumping up new faces. They’re fine with the guys they have, but a guy like Tonyan is a bit of an unknown to the casual fan. That is something the league needs to work on.

Hopefully, we get a Big Bob revenge game.

Charlie.