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Most Underrated/Overrated Players in the NFL?


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Just my list of five each, these are not in any order. Just five players that fall into each category.

Five Most Overrated:

Reggie Bush

Shawn Merriman

Dunta Robinson

Albert Haynesworth

DeAngelo Hall

Five Most Underrated:

Maurice Jones-Drew

Casey Hampton

Daryl Smith

Heath Miller

Chris Gamble

If there is any debate on some of the picks please feel free to state so and I shall explain why I feel this way.

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Just my list of five each, these are not in any order. Just five players that fall into each category.

Five Most Overrated:

Reggie Bush

Shawn Merriman

Dunta Robinson

Albert Haynesworth

DeAngelo Hall

Five Most Underrated:

Maurice Jones-Drew

Casey Hampton

Daryl Smith

Heath Miller

Chris Gamble

If there is any debate on some of the picks please feel free to state so and I shall explain why I feel this way.

MJD Underrated? I think most people think of him very highly around the NFL...a top 10 back. I don't see the underrating

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MJD Underrated? I think most people think of him very highly around the NFL...a top 10 back. I don't see the underrating

Because he is the best running back in the NFL. Not top 10. He should be in the top 3 at worst. He catches better than Adrian Peterson. He blocks better than Chris Johnson. He plays for a worse team than either of them, with no good offensive linemen. His best two linemen were rookies who got thrown into the fire last season.

His QB is no threat to pass or run and we have no WR help outside of MSW, and really... he is hit or miss.

He also doesn't fumble a lot like Peterson. He doesn't get the yards Johnson does but MJD does it all, wild-cat, block, catch, return punts, return kickoffs. He also doesn't get injured and he is built like a tank. He also isn't a headcase who only cares about a contract. Nobody ever has anything but nice things to say about him off the field.

When you combine all aspects of the game for a running back, he is likely the best. You don't have to take him off of the field to put somebody else in to block, or to catch, or for goal line.

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