NFC Pro Bowl Roster 2012: Aaron Rodgers and Quarterbacks Bound for Hawaii

The NFL will announce the official (and initial) rosters for the 2012 Pro Bowl on Tuesday night, though predicting which quarterbacks will represent each conference remains something of a chore.

Well, in the NFC, at least.

The AFC, with its dearth of quality signal-callers, is bound to send Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger to Hawaii, with Philip Rivers, Andy Dalton and (dare I say it?) Tim Tebow vying for the third spot.

At least two of the NFC's selections are already accounted for (see below), leaving a host of star QBs to duke it out for the final ticket.

So who will be the first three chosen for the NFC?

Aaron Rodgers

No brainer No. 1: Aaron Rodgers. He's the best player on the best team in football (the Green Bay Packers) and is the prohibitive favorite to take home the NFL MVP.

He leads the league in QB rating (by a mile) and touchdowns (by a comfortable margin) while throwing just six picks all season.

Oh, and he led the league in fan voting. 

Need I say more?

Drew Brees

No brainer No. 2: Drew Brees. As great as Rodgers has been for the Packers this season, Brees has been good enough for the New Orleans Saints to give his Green Bay brother from another mother a run for his money in the MVP race.

He's already broken Dan Marino's single-season passing record with a game left to play and is on track to break his own NFL record for completion percentage.

It also helps Brees' case that he finished third in Pro Bowl balloting, though his tremendous performance in leading the Saints back into the ranks of Super Bowl contenders should be enough.

Tony Romo

With all the flak that Tony Romo catches for the Dallas Cowboys' failures, it's easy to forget that he's actually a darn good quarterback.

Thus far, Romo ranks fourth in the NFL in passer rating and has thrown for 3,895 yards, with 29 touchdowns against just nine picks.

Surely, Romo also deserves some credit for handling the pressure of being the quarterback and de facto face of the Cowboys, or at least for doing so while putting up fantastic numbers under center. He'll have to fend off the likes of Eli Manning, Matthew Stafford, Matt Ryan and Alex Smith for the spot, but he should get it if statistics prove sufficient.

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