most overrated player in NFL history

[Delhommey]

are you serious?

not only did he have pretty stellar production in 2008, but he is a one of a kind personality, the heart and soul of their defense, the team captain, and can diagnose a play better than anyone in the league.

i mean honestly i'd say right now it's peppers.

He's a good LB but racks up most of his stats by jumping on a ballcarrier that already is being dragged down by two other guys.

And just because someone knows how to do the chicken dance and start a prayer circle when the camera's on him doesn't make him the heart and soul. The guy's faker than Benny Hinn.

He's good, probably a top 10 MLB, but nowhere near great. Judging by his incentive laden contract offer, NFL GM's agree.

[mantal]

I have to agree...

[Matt Foley]

Most overrated of all time? Franco Harris.

Most overrated now? Peppers, though it kills me to say that.

Biggest draft bust? Atlanta drafted a defensive lineman first overall sometime in the 80s. Andrae Bruce or something like that. Never did crap in the NFL. First pick overall in the draft.

[RockyTopVol]

Overrated - Michael Vick (he just doesn't run some unstoppable offense like people would have you belieeve)

Draft bust - Heath Shuler (at least, he was the most disappointing to me)

[Cyberjag]

No one's mentioned DeAngelo Hall yet?

How about Roy Williams or Jeremy Shockey?

Namath is the captain of my all-overrated team. Those guys are certain starters though.

[SMACKDAB]

No one's mentioned DeAngelo Hall yet?

How about Roy Williams or Jeremy Shockey?

Namath is the captain of my all-overrated team. Those guys are certain starters though.

Perfect choices in the overrated category.

:hurray:

[Fiz]

Biggest draft bust? Atlanta drafted a defensive lineman first overall sometime in the 80s. Andrae Bruce or something like that. Never did crap in the NFL. First pick overall in the draft.

if you can't even remember his name for sure he's not the biggest draft bust of all time

[Badbak]

When you talk about Namath you have to remember that his knees were shot before he even got to the NFL. He could barely walk and running was impossible. The teams that he had to work with were not made up of players anybody can remember either. Broadway Joe was a character, made a name for himself at Alabama playing for Bear Bryant, signed a $400,000 contract (which was unheard of at the time) with the Jets (who were pretty much unheard of) and made sure he stayed in the news by being seen in the hot night spots and with lots of hot women. Namath did just about all he could do with what he had to work with physically and team wise. Overrated? I'm not sure.

[Fiz]

doe joe namath sniff the hall if he doesn't win the super bowl

[Cyberjag]

Joe Namath doesn't sniff the hall unless he PREDICTS the Super Bowl win and the AFC is so weak.

[Fiz]

okay, so essentially one game changed him from a statistically inferior qb to a hall of fame qb

if that doesn't scream overrated i don't know what does

[Cyberjag]

Like I said, he's the captain of my "all-overrated" team.

Here's how it's shaping up so far:

QB - Joe Namath

RB - Ricky Williams

FB - Mike Alsott

WR - Keyshawn Johnson

WR - Randy Moss

TE - Jeremy Shockey

DT - Chris Hovan

DT - William Perry

CB - DeAngelo Hall

LB - Ray Lewis

LB - Brian Bosworth

S - Roy Williams

[Fireball77]

He's a good LB but racks up most of his stats by jumping on a ballcarrier that already is being dragged down by two other guys.

And just because someone knows how to do the chicken dance and start a prayer circle when the camera's on him doesn't make him the heart and soul. The guy's faker than Benny Hinn.

He's good, probably a top 10 MLB, but nowhere near great. Judging by his incentive laden contract offer, NFL GM's agree.

I agree 100%. Plus I have a hard time considering a guy that great of a leader when they whine to the media like Ray Ray has done over and over.

Wahhhh I need a better DL in front of me...wahhhh I need a real offense wahhh. SHUT UP AND PLAY FOOTBALL RAY RAY.

Tackle stats are super subjective anyway because as Gosselin pointed out in detail awhile ago, most teams keep their own stats and are ...ummm...generous to their guys.

Namath is the first name that always pops into my head when someone asks most overrated of all time though. When I went to the HOF in2007, I was seriously thinking of trying to remove his bust...lol

[mantal]

Namath is the first name that always pops into my head when someone asks most overrated of all time though. When I went to the HOF in2007, I was seriously thinking of trying to remove his bust...lol

Suzy Colbert already did...