Derek Carr and Eli Manning were announced as replacements for Rodgers and Roethlisberger, respectively, last week. Monday brought word of three more QB fill-ins. Teddy Bridgewater replaced Carson Palmer, Tyrod Taylor took Super Bowl-bound Cam Newton’s spot and Jameis Winston tagged in for the battered Tom Brady.

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Say, how many quarterbacks would have to be replaced before Kirk Cousins received a call?

Cousins, who was named co-Most Improved Player of the Year, had a better season than Bridgewater, Taylor and Winston by nearly every statistical measure and led Washington to the NFC East title. Predictably, and understandably, a bunch of Redskins fans weren’t happy with his omission.

Cousins being passed over — not to mention Delanie Walker and Gary Barnidge getting the nod as tight end replacements ahead of Jordan Reed — reinforces the fact that the Pro Bowl selection process is a complete joke.

Take Jay Gruden’s QB in Cincinnati as one of many recent examples. Andy Dalton (19 TD, 17 INT) was named a Pro Bowl replacement last season over the more deserving Ryan Tannehill and Joe Flacco, among others. This season, he was snubbed along with Cousins, despite being in the MVP discussion for the first half of the year and finishing third among QBs in the fan vote. Good luck making sense of it all.

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Be angry about Cousins being snubbed if you’d like, but, with Trent Williams opting out due to injury, you can also be grateful that there is zero chance a Redskins player suffers a fluke injury in the worst all-star game in pro sports. Washington’s division rivals can’t say the same.