2024 Pro Bowl Games snubs: Josh Allen, Brandon Aiyuk among players left out

The rosters for the 2024 Pro Bowl Games have been revealed -- so now it's time to argue over the players who didn't make it through the initial selection process.

The number of worthy candidates far outweighs the 88 roster spots split between the two conferences. Toss in position limitations, and creating a set of teams that would satisfy everyone is impossible. Im-poss-ible. Someone will always be left out in the January cold.

It's hard to quibble with the men who made the rosters. Defining those who didn't make it as snubs should not be taken as criticism of the players selected. For me, this exercise is a way to acknowledge players having splendid years that might not have received the national attention they deserved. Consider the below list your "next 10" list, when replacements on the Pro Bowl rosters inevitably start racking up. Or maybe it'd be my Pro Bowl Practice Squad.

There were genuinely about 30-plus players that I considered here, which underscores the difficulty of compiling these lists. Some factors make keeping it to 10 difficult. What do you do with players who missed a chunk of time due to injury, like T.J. Hockenson, James Conner or Jevon Holland? The tackles in Minnesota could easily be viewed as Pro Bowlers, but what about the rough patches? How can you leave off the Rams' young defensive studs? Tristan Wirfs' transition to left tackle didn't go exactly as hoped, but the man didn't forget how to block. What about the Alex Highsmith-types, overshadowed by their own teammates -- can they ever get their due?

I honestly anguished over not mentioning many worthy players. I'm sure I missed several. Consider them double-snubbed. Below is my list of 10 players I personally thought were worthy of Pro Bowl