We Can No Longer Take the Pro Bowl Seriously After Vikings CB Xavier Rhodes Got Selected

When you utter the phrase "Pro Bowl" to any NFL fan, diehard or casual, they will respond with a groan. It's hard to believe that professional football's all-star showase is so...boring and uninspiring. And that's not just due to the lackadaisical on-field play itself, but the process by which the players are selected.

Case in point: with San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman competing in Super Bowl LIV, the NFC team needed to name a replacement. So, the NFL chose.. Minnesota Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes?

This is a farce.

Of all people, the NFL decided to send Rhodes to Orlando. Have they not watched any Vikings games this season? Rhodes was the biggest liability on Minnesota's defense, and got toasted on a regular basis by opposing wideouts.

In fact, out of 120 eligible NFL cornerbacks this season, analytics hub Pro Football Focus rated only six of them lower than Rhodes. He only forced one fumble and tallied a grand total of zero interceptions through 15 regular season games to boot.

Ah, yes, that's Pro Bowl material right there.

Last year, we were left scratching our heads when Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky somehow managed to earn himself a Pro Bowl nod. Granted, he had a "good enough" season, but was nowhere near honor roll material in the big picture.

Luckily for the embattled Bears signal caller, he is no longer considered the worst Pro Bowl selection in recent memory.

That dubious distinction belongs to Rhodes.

Sheesh, man.

And the NFL is seriously this perplexed why nobody cares about the Pro Bowl? Do us all a favor and just cancel it already.