Every year brings the same NFL tradition: the Pro Bowl rosters drop, and with them comes an avalanche of justified outrage over egregious oversights and inexplicable slights. The Pro Bowl may have relocated to the Super Bowl venue and continues to evolve, but one thing remains constant—marginal players routinely get selected over better ones. Here are the 10 most blatant omissions from this year's selections.

Jared Goff, QB, Detroit Lions

This isn't just quarterback bias talking. Goff has thrown 32 touchdown passes against five interceptions this season. If that holds through the final two weeks, he would be the first player in NFL history with 30-plus touchdown passes and five or fewer interceptions to miss the Pro Bowl.

Matthew Stafford's selection is obvious. Sam Darnold gets a pass as a prolific passer for a strong playoff contender, though 13 interceptions is alarming. But Dak Prescott's inclusion over Goff is indefensible. Prescott has 28 touchdown passes—four fewer than Goff—and double the interceptions with 10. Goff also boasts superior completion percentage and yards per attempt. Goff may still slip in as an alternate if Stafford or Darnold exit the playoffs, but it shouldn't require that.

Nahshon Wright, CB, Chicago Bears

Each conference gets four Pro Bowl cornerbacks. Wright got left out despite being the best ballhawk on the NFL's best takeaway defense. The Bears lead the league with 31 takeaways, and Wright is their turnover catalyst: five interceptions (tied for second in the NFL), two forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.

Yes, elite corners who completely shut down opposing receivers deserve recognition. But Wright's active involvement in forcing turnovers should carry significant weight. Does the NFC really need two Eagles corners? Or more nickel specialists than outside corners? Replace Cooper DeJean with Wright.

Kevin Dotson, OG, Los Angeles Rams

Los Angeles deserves greater Pro Bowl representation with just four total selections and two on offense. Yet the Rams' offensive unit leads the NFL in points and total yards. The protection up front has been crucial—Matthew Stafford has been sacked only 19 times, just one more than Denver's league-leading low.

Dotson ranked third on Pro Football Focus's guard rankings—the others in the top four made the Pro Bowl correctly. But he easily eclipses Dallas's Tyler Smith, who ranks 17th on PFF for a lesser team that's surrendered six more sacks.

Tee Higgins, WR, Cincinnati Bengals

The NFC's receiving corps dramatically outperforms the AFC. The four NFC Pro Bowl wide receivers combined for 38 touchdowns versus just 20 for the AFC—this despite the Rams' Davante Adams (14 touchdowns) missing the cut entirely.

Zay Flowers of Baltimore should be the AFC's odd man out. Flowers caught 78 passes for 1,043 yards—productive numbers with a glaring flaw: just two touchdown catches all season. Higgins has fewer yards and catches but 10 touchdown receptions in 13 games. Which matters more—300 extra yards or eight additional touchdowns?

Jordyn Brooks, LB, Miami Dolphins

Sometimes a league-leading tackle total is all a player has. Brooks is not that player. With 169 tackles, he also recorded 12.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery—a complete defensive presence.

Houston's Azeez Al-Shaair made the team as part of the league's best defense, but his stat line tells a different story: 96 tackles, no sacks, one tackle for loss, one forced fumble, and one interception. Yes, elite teammates create fewer opportunities. But Brooks is the more impactful, active leader.

Jordan Davis, DT, Philadelphia Eagles

The Eagles made the right team decision but selected the wrong interior lineman. Jalen Carter got the nod, but Davis has outproduced him significantly. Carter missed five games, yet Davis dominates the comparison: 4.5 sacks to Carter's two, 65 tackles to 32, and nine tackles for loss versus Carter's four.

As a tiebreaker: Davis avoided the ejection for spitting on an opponent that sidelined Carter.

Bernhard Raimann, OT, Indianapolis Colts

Joe Alt is outstanding, but he played in just six games before an ankle injury ended his season. You can't make the Pro Bowl on a third of a season—that's not how these selections work. The Chargers tackle should have been ineligible from the start.

The best full-time AFC tackle is Raimann, who ranks second among AFC tackles on Pro Football Focus and played 863 offensive snaps compared to Alt's paltry 312.

Chase McLaughlin, K, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brandon Aubrey has dominated the kicker conversation recently, and three 60-plus-yard field goals in a season is extraordinary. But McLaughlin hit a 65-yarder—the longest outdoor kick in league history—and went 11-for-11 from 50 yards and beyond, the most such attempts without a miss in NFL history.

From 55 yards out? McLaughlin is 5-for-5. Aubrey is 5-for-7. Reputation matters, but when someone beats you at your own game, that should count.

Alec Ingold, FB, Miami Dolphins

The fullback position barely exists across the league, creating a competition vacuum with far less depth than any other position. The position is part-time on most rosters, yet the AFC selected Baltimore's Patrick Ricard for his sixth Pro Bowl.

Ricard played 205 offensive snaps with a single touch for 3 yards. While Baltimore runs the league's best rushing offense, Miami ranks fourth in yards per carry. Ingold logged 304 snaps with seven catches for 49 yards and two carries for 9 yards. Give the spot to the player getting actual work.

Xavier McKinney, S, Green Bay Packers

Why is Budda Baker returning for an eighth Pro Bowl on a bad, non-playoff Arizona defense? Over the last four years, Baker has earned four Pro Bowl nods while recording just three interceptions and 2.5 sacks. Pro Football Focus grades 100 safeties this season—Baker ranks 92nd, in the bottom 10 percent, accumulating tackles on a bottom-five defense.

McKinney is PFF's No. 4 safety with 89 tackles, two interceptions, and a sack—both more than Baker—while playing for a top-10 defense headed to the playoffs.