my list of most overrated and underrated professional athletes of my lifetime

[themanej2001]

? PIPPEN WAS A GAME AWAY FROM THE FINALS WITHOUT THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME BY HIS SIDE!!!! How can you make that comment....

I don't understand you people I have grown up in Chicago and Pippen is an absolute Super STAR!!!

 

[blueedwards]

pippen is probably the mosr overrated player in the history of the nba

thank you...there is at least one person out there who is looking at this correctly.

 

[blueedwards]

I agree that Pippen was wayy over-rated, top 50 ever? Not even close,
not even in the top 100.

W/out picking the crumbs off the floor from MJ, Pippen was a total
nobody.

ok...two people

 

[blueedwards]

Overrated -

Cal Ripken
Bill Buckner (Gimme a break people)
Andre Dawson
Alfonso Soriano
Derek Jeter :finger:
Steve Garvey
Nolan Ryan
Pete Rose

Underrated -

Barry Larkin
Rock Raines
Dwight and Darrell Evans
Brain Downing
Doug DeCinces
Reggie Smith
Ron Cey
Bret Saberhagen
Joe Morgan
Jose Cruz Sr.

how can buckner be overrated? if you want to say he wasnt that good or he wasnt underrated...i'll buy that. but, overrated? come on.

 

[gynecologist]

Talking about O-Lines, Payton had no HOF linemen blocking for him either.

Wasn't around to see Payton but a lot of people I respect say he is underrated. Now that you say he didn't have any HOF lineman makes me respect him more..


Oh by the way I don't believe Pippen should be in the top 50 players of all time either.

 

[gynecologist]

yeah lets say the rushing leader of all time is overrated lol. isnt that what the lines job to do is...BLOCK. cowboys had exactly 4 count them 4 designed rushing plays and your telling me defenses couldnt hone in on that all those years. gimme a break. im not a cowboys fan but clearly anyone who doesnt like dallas is going to say aikman,irvin and smith are overrated. would love to know how many times dallas won for you in those cowboy glory years. gyno im really starting to believe you are doing drugs.:lol:

Bro I'm not on drugs and I really wish people would stop saying that. Nonetheless Emmitt Smith is vastly overrated and I can guarantee if you gave him an avg O-Line he wouldn't even be mentioned in the top 10.

Barry Sanders had an avg O-LINE and still almost broke every record.

No comparision IMO..

 

[GilRenard]

Great thread...

Overrated

1. (BY FAR) Grant Hill (before the injuries)
2. John Lynch
3. Derek Jeter
4. Kevin Garnett
5. Patrick Ewing

 

[beefdiesel]

Jeff Bagwell ucking: most overrated player I knew

Brett Favre was pretty good in the mid 90's, but a litle overrated.

 

[REDEYE]

Marino is the most overrated superstar of all time and no one is even close to him in my mind. For anyone to say Favre is overrated really doesn't know what there talking about. 3 straight MVP's. He has been surounded for the most part with decent cast, nothing special.

Bowl games are overrated too. So is Dan Patrick radio, and the overuse of the word incredible & unbelievable

 

[royboy_3831]

Bro I'm not on drugs and I really wish people would stop saying that. Nonetheless Emmitt Smith is vastly overrated and I can guarantee if you gave him an avg O-Line he wouldn't even be mentioned in the top 10.

Barry Sanders had an avg O-LINE and still almost broke every record.

No comparision IMO..

:nono5:

 

[lander]

excellent point by gyno. emmitt, while very good, reminds me of the revolving door of "great" bronco RBs a few years back. a great OL makes a good back look HOF.

 

[allworld23]

I hope you don't really believe that? hno:

I do believe it......Unless you know something different?

 

[Journeyman]

I do believe it......Unless you know something different?

What proof do you have?

 

[Buster]

overrated


BRIAN BOSWORTHLESS:smoker2:

 

[FairWarning]

excellent point by gyno. emmitt, while very good, reminds me of the revolving door of "great" bronco RBs a few years back. a great OL makes a good back look HOF.

Emmitt was better than that.

Gyno - you want to know what Payton was like, just look at LT. Exactly the same (LT better IMO).

 

[blueedwards]

Emmitt was better than that.

Gyno - you want to know what Payton was like, just look at LT. Exactly the same (LT better IMO).

does lt take on tacklers and punish them? does he deliver bone crushing blocks on plays where he is not the ballcarrier?

i dont know because i really havent seen lt that much...just wondering.

 

[Birdman]

Haven't read whole thread, anyone mention Franco Harris as overrated--***** would run ob after turning corner instead of getting 2+ yards while taking on glancing hit from pursuing LB or DB--product of most underrated O-line of alltime

 

[TomBrady#1]

Almost forgot one of my favorite overrated players. People like him because he was spectacular but lacked fundamentals.


Clyde Drexler

 

[FairWarning]

does lt take on tacklers and punish them? does he deliver bone crushing blocks on plays where he is not the ballcarrier?

i dont know because i really havent seen lt that much...just wondering.

Yes. As big a Payton fan as I was, LT is a carbon copy. Both can throw the ball too.

 

[Dawoofdaddy]

I dont understand how hall of fame players are listed here as most underrated.

:ughhh: :think2: