overrated nfl players

eddo31 · #1 10-25-04, 10:33 PM

after watching mike vick absolutely suck it up this past weekend, and in light of his underwhelming performance so far this season, i am starting to think of him as tremendously overrated.

he is probably the most physically gifted football player i have ever seen (well, bo jackson was probably better). he is ridiculously fast and has an absolute cannon for an arm. yet somehow he tanks it against one of the worst defenses in the nfl.

i just dont know what to think about him right now. any other players out there that you lump in this category?

Aequitas58 · #2 10-26-04, 12:06 AM

Vick is incredible. I think if he had a better team, he would be vicious. McNabb is also looking good. He's in the same category of that "powerful-arm/mobile" QB. Fantasy players are loving him right now.

eddo31 · #3 10-26-04, 02:00 AM

i absolutely love mcnabb right now. he is carrying my fantasy team all by himself.

i agree about both of their physical talents, i just think that vick should be able to do better than he is right now.

i am trying to think of other people to put in this group, and the next one i think of is the dolphins defense. every year they start off very well, but by the end of the season, because they are undersized, they get worn down and beat up. the dolphins have been a piss poor team down the stretch for someting like the last decade. of course, this year they are just a joke for the entire season.

jimmytheg · #4 10-26-04, 03:06 AM

Vick does have great talent, but he is not yet good at just dropping back in the pocket, going through his reads, and finding the open man. He is young and still learning, but he just isn't that good yet. Always a threat to break a big run, but just as likely to throw a pick on his own 20.

Tuff Luck · #5 10-26-04, 04:24 PM

Being out a whole season didnt help him either

GeoffM · #6 10-26-04, 04:40 PM

Michael Vick is the best player in football, period. No questions asked. It is hard to be the most overrated player and the best player simultaneously. Just my 2 cents.

brokeagain · #7 10-26-04, 06:54 PM

dunno, but Cunningham is DA.....BOMB

eddo31 · #8 10-27-04, 12:04 AM

randall? or is there some other cunningham that i cant think of right now?

he was absolutely amazing back in the day, i dont know why people tend to forget how good he was. he did exactly what vick is doing now, except he did it better. didnt he rush for over 900 yards one year?

Aequitas58 · #9 10-27-04, 01:41 AM

Yea... he's great. And how many playoff games did he win when he was with the Eagles? 1? 2?

Although not to discredit his athletic ability, he was good in his day.