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Yes, Virginia, Tyler Huntley is the fourth alternate AFC Pro Bowl quarterback.
PFT has verified the accuracy of the report that Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley ranked seventh among all AFC quarterbacks, making him the fourth alternate on the roster for a game not actually played.
How did it happen? We suggested that an attempt might be made to fill the ballot box through fan voting. A league source with knowledge of voting dynamics has suggested a different theory.
The coaching staff collectively vote for three quarterbacks. Players vote individually, even for three quarterbacks. As the source explained, players who want to endorse their own quarterback will vote for him and two other obscure candidates instead of voting for two other viable contenders.
For example, Dolphins players who wanted to put Tua Tagovailoa on the Pro Bowl roster could have voted for Huntley as one of the other two quarterbacks instead of voting for a true Tua competitor.
“All it takes is a bunch of defensive players from other teams voting for Huntley to help their quarterback,” the source noted.
Regardless, and with all due respect to Huntley, the result shows what a farce the whole process is. Huntley didn’t even play until December. He has appeared in three games. He has nothing to do with being the fourth or fourteenth deputy.
And, as previously noted, any effort by those who simply pass along raw information without context or scrutiny to turn the development into a projection of a massive payday for Huntley is baseless to the point of stupidity.