Pro Bowl Tournament: By Division

After reading and listening to everyone complaining about all the Pro Bowl snubs, I started thinking. What is one way we can get more high caliber players onto a roster to play the best against the best? The best thing I could come up with was a short, single elimination tournament. Take the top performing players from each team in each division. To the best of my ability these are the rosters I have come up with.

NFC South

Quarterback- Drew Brees, Josh Freeman

This was tough. I went with Freeman over Ryan because Freeman has less picks, a better passer rating and is a threat to run the ball. I know a lot of you are thinking that Brees has 21 picks currently but for a tournament I want a guy that can play when it comes down to the wire and can pull a team on his own. The Falcons lead the NFC in rush attempts. Michael Turner was the horse of the Falcons offense. Not Matt Ryan.

Running Back- Michael Turner, LaGarrette Blount

Would love to stick a guy like Carnell WIlliams, Mike Goodson or Jason Snellig behind Blount because of their receiving abilities. But if Turner goes down, you have to have a pure rusher to step in.

Wide Receiver- Roddy White, Marques Colston, Mike Williams

Tight End- Tony Gonzalez, Kellen Winslow

I would love to have put Jimmy Graham at tight end. However, even though he's been a force in his short time a a starter, he just hasn't gotten the playing time.

Fullback- Ovie Mughelli

Tackles- Sam Baker, Jon Stinchcomb

Guards- Jahri Evans, Carl Nicks

Center- Jonathan Goodwin

Defensive End- John Abraham, Charles Johnson

Defensive Tackle- Sedrick Ellis, Roy Miller

Inside Linebacker- Curtis Lofton, Jonathon Vilma

Barret Ruud was a good candidate but Vilma is a better pass-rusher and has forced more fumbles.

Outside Linebacker- James Anderson, Geno Hayes

Free Safety- Thomas Decloud, Sherrod Martin

Strong Safety- Charles Godfrey

It was tough to keep out the hard hitting, tackling machine Roman Harper but Godfrey's ball-hawking skills take it.

Cornerback- Brent Grimes, Aqib Talib, Jabari Greer

Punter- Thomas Morestead

Kicker- Matt Bryant

Return Specialist- Eric Weems

NFC North

Quarterback- Aaron Rodgers, Jay Cutler

Running Back- Adrian Peterson, Matt Forte'

Wide Receiver- Greg Jennings, Calvin Johnson, Percy Harvin

Tight End- Brandon Pettigrew, Visanthe Shiancoe

Full Back- Jerome Felton

Greg Olsen was a great red-zone target this season but lacked everywhere else due to falling victim to Mike Martz' system.

Tackles- Chad Clifton, Bryan Bulaga

Guards- Ryan Cook

Center- Dominic Raiola

Defensive End- Jared Allen, Julius Peppers

Defensive Tackle- Ndamukong Suh, Anthony Adams

Inside Linebacker- Brian Urlacher, Desmond Bishop

Outside Linebacker- Chad Greenway, Clay Matthews

Free Safety- Nick Collins, Louis Delmas

Strong Safety- Daniel Manning

Cornerback- Charles Woodson, Charles Tillman, Tramon Williams

Kicker- Mason Crosby

Punter- Chris Kluwe

Return Specialist- Devin Hester

NFC East

Quarterback- Michael Vick, Eli Manning

Running Back- LeSean McCoy, Ahmad Bradshaw

Wide Receiver- Hakeem Nicks, Jeremy Maclin, Desean Jackson

Tight End- Jason Witten, Chris Cooley

Full Back- Mike Sellers

Tackles- Jason Peters, David Diehl

Guards- Chris Snee, Leonard Davis

Center- Andre Gurode

Defensive End- Justin Tuck, Trent Cole

Defensive Tackle- Barry Cofield, Chris Canty

Inside Linebacker- London Fletcher, Bradie James

Outside Linebacker- DeMarcus Ware, Brian Orakpo

Free Safety- Antrel Rolle, Kurt Coleman

Strong Safety- Quintin Mikell

Cornerback- Asante Samuel, Terrell Thomas, DeAngelo Hall

Kicker- David Akers

Punter- Matt Briar

Return Specialist- Brandon Burks

NFC West

Quarterback- Sam Bradford, Alex Smith

Running Back- Steven Jackson, Tim Hightower

Frank Gore was the second best rusher in the west but being on Injured Reserve keeps him out.

Wide Receiver- Larry Fitzgerald, Mike Williams, Michael Crabtree

Tight End- Vernon Davis, Daniel Fells

Full Back- Michael Robinson

Tackles- Anthony Davis, Levi Brown

Guards- Mike Iupati, Alan Faneca

Center- Jason Brown

Defensive End- James Hall, Chris Clemons

Defensive Tackle- Darnell Dockett, Aubrayo Franklin

Inside Linebacker- Patrick Willis, James Laurinatis

Outside Linebacker- Aaron Curry, Joey Porter

Free Safety- Kerry Rhodes, Earl Thomas

Strong Safety- Craig Dahl

Cornerback- Nate Clements, Greg Toler, Marcus Trufant

Kicker- Josh Brown

Punter- Ben Graham

Return Specialist- Danny Amendola

AFC South

Quarterback- Peyton Manning, Matt Schaub

Running Back- Arian Foster, Chris Johnson

Another tough decision taking Johnson over Maurice Jones-Drew, but Johnson has had a little bit more success in the red-zone.

Wide Receiver- Andre Johnson, Reggie Wayne, Mike Thomas

Austin Collie could have easily replaced Thomas had he stayed healthy.

Tight End- Mercedes Lewis, Jacob Tamme

Full Back- Vonta Leach

Tackles- Ryan Diem, Michael Roos

Guards- Jake Scott, Leroy Harris

Center- Jeff Saturday

Defensive End- Jason Babin, Robert Mathis

Defensive Tackle- Jason Jones, Tyson Alualu

Inside Linebacker- Stephen Tulloch, Kirk Morrison

Outside Linebacker- Daryl Smith, Will Witherspoon

Free Safety- Michael Griffin, Antoine Bethea

Safety- Chris Hope

Cornerback- Cortland Finnegan, Alterraun Verner, Glover Quinn

Kicker- Neil Rackers

Punter- Brett Kern

Return Specialist- Marc Mariani

AFC North

Quarterback- Joe Flacco, Ben Roethlisberger

Running Back- Ray Rice, Peyton Hillis

Rashard Mendenhall led in rushing yards but Hillis and Rice both had more total yards.

Wide Receiver- Mike Wallace, Terrell Owens, Anquan Boldin

Tight End- Ben Watson, Todd Heap

Full Back- Le'Ron McClain

Tackles- Joe Thomas, Michael Oher

Guards- Ben Grubbs, Nate Livings

Center- Maurkice Pouncey

Defensive End- Carlos Dunlap, Cory Redding

Defensive Tackle- Haloti Ngata, Ahtyba Rubin

Inside Linebacker- Lawrence Timmons, Ray Lewis

Outside Linebacker- James Harrison, Terrell Suggs

Free Safety- Ed Reed, Abram Elam

Strong Safety- Troy Polamalu

Cornerback- Joe Haden, Bryant McFadden, Ike Taylor

Kicker- Billy Cundiff

Punter- Reggie Hodges

Return Specialist- Joshua Cribbs

AFC East

Quarterback- Tom Brady, Ryan Fitzpatrick

Running Back- BenJarvis Green-Ellis, LaDainian Tomlinson

Wide Receiver- Stevie Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Wes Welker

Tight End- Dustin Keller, Rob Gronkowski

Full Back- Tony Richardson

Tackles- Jake Long, D' Brickashaw Ferguson

Guards- Logan Mankins, Matt Slauson

Center- Nick Mangold

Defensive End- Shaun Ellis, Kendall Langford

Defensive Tackle- Vince Wilfork, Sione Pouha

Inside Linebacker- Jerod Mayo, Karlos Dansby

Outside Linebacker- Cameron Wake, Calvin Pace

Free Safety- Jairus Byrd, Brandon Meriweather

Safety- Donte Whitner

Cornerback- Darrelle Revis, Devin McCourty, Antonio Cromartie

Kicker- Dan Carpenter

Punter- Steve Weatherford

Return Specialist- Brad Smith

AFC West

Quarterback- Philip Rivers, Matt Cassel

Running Back- Jamaal Charles, Darren McFadden

Wide Receiver- Brandon Lloyd, Dwayne Bowe, Jabar Gaffney

Tight End- Antonio Gates, Zach Miller

Full Back- Marcel Reece

Tackles- Brandon Albert, Marcus McNeil

Guards- Brian Waters, Kris Dielman

Center- Nick Hardwick

Defensive End- Matt Shaughnessy, Richard Seymore

Defensive Tackle- Tommy Kelly, Antonio Gary

Inside Linebacker- Derrick Johnson, Kevin Burnett

Outside Linebacker- Shaun Phillips, Tamba Hali

Cornerback- Nnamdi Asomugha, Brandon Flowers, Champ Bailey

Free Safety- Michael Huff, Eric Weddle

Safety- Eric Berry

Kicker- Sebastian Janikowski

Punter- Dustin Colquitt

Return Specialist- Jacoby Ford

Who Would Win?

Honestly I think it would come down to the two North divisions. I would have to lean toward the NFC North taking it all. They have a top quarterback, possibly the NFL's best running back, NFL's top receivers and an equally stout defense.

The NFC South would be tough, along with the NFC East but I'm not too sure about the remaining teams. There are a lot of big holes to fill in some of the rest of the divisions. Comment and let me know who you think would be the strongest team.