Overrated NFL Players

There was a recent poll going around throughout the NFL held by its players that sparked some conversations in the sporting world. This poll was, "Who is the most overrated player in the NFL?" The question was asked to 180 random NFL players, and the result was Tim Tebow earning 34% of the votes and running away as the most overrated.

Second, was Jets starting quarterback Mark Sanchez, and the fact that Tebow and Sanchez are 1-2 really makes me wonder if NFL players know what "overrated" really means. If you look at urbandictionary.com, a great resource for everyday definitions, it reads, "overrated: Anything that is given too much credit and hype. See: Ford Mustang and Dragonball Z." That definition is as cut and dry as it gets, and the guy who submitted that definition's handle is "The Truth," so obviously it has to be true.

Sanchez and Tebow are definitely not overrated, because everyone knows that they suck, and no one goes around bragging about how the Jets have the two top quarterbacks in the league. This is why I am going to unveil my list of most overrated players.

#5 Tony Romo - Dallas Cowboys, Quarterback

Romo is coming off his best statistical season last year when he threw for 4,200 yards, 31 touchdowns and just 10 interceptions, but the guy cannot lead his team to victory. He's got a good arm and always looks good early in the year, but when the going gets tough, Romo gets going....home.

In the six full seasons as the quarterback of "America's Team," Romo is 1-3 in the playoffs, including the muffed hold game in '06 against the Seahawks. That play pretty much sums up Romo's career, he led the team to a game-tying touchdown, but muffs the extra point and they lose by 1. Sad stuff, but can't say I feel bad for him.

#4 Devin Hester - Chicago Bears, Wide Receiver/Kick Return

Hester burst onto the NFL scene as a return man during his first few seasons, and he's always good for one or two now-a-days, but his is a God awful receiver, yet everyone sees him as this huge threat. He was so bad that the team had to bring in stud wideout Brandon Marshall AND draft Alshon Jeffery to put some guys who could catch out on the field.

Hester reminds me a lot of Dante Hall, a return specialist for the Kansas City Chiefs a few years back who played some wide out. When there's a punt and either of these guys are back to return it, you want to watch. Everyone stops to makes sure they don't miss an incredible combination of jukes that somehow results in a TD. Stick either of them at wide out, and their a "deep threat" decoy. (Hester is a great Madden receiver, send him on a streak, and he blows by the defense, too bad that's not real life.)

#3 Cam Newton - Carolina Panthers, Quarterback

Vince Young 2.0? Anyone? Anyone? No? Ok maybe it's just me, but I got into a huge argument before this season started with a bunch of my buddies by saying that Cam Newton is really overrated. They argued saying that the Panthers are terrible and that it isn't his fault, plus he won Rookie of the Year. Big whoop, the guy is a head case and a turnover machine, a lot like Vince Young.

Sure this is only his second year in the league, but the Panthers are 1-5 and in 22 career games he's thrown 23 interceptions. That is not formula for winning football, especially now that the NFL is a "quarterback's league." And by the way he isn't winning, he's 7-15 as a starter. So people can keep hyping up Newton all they want, but I'm not buying it. P.S. RG3, another dual threat guy, had a bad team in Washington and he's tearing it up. So is Luck with the Colts, the laughing stock of the league last year that struggled to win 1 game. So knock it off with the bad team nonsense.

#2 Nnamdi Asomugha - Philadelphia Eagles, Cornerback

Widely regarded as the second best corner back behind Revis Island, Asomugha makes zero plays. Asomugha was always a bright sport for the dismal Raiders during his stint there, but that was because the opposing offenses would literally pick on every other defensive player on that Raider team, because Asomugha was the only one with a pulse. He literally was thrown at 27 times in 2010...and he only allowed 10 receptions....that is ridiculous.

Now that Asomugha is on the Eagles, a team with a good defense, he looks like more of a weakness than superstar. He gives up a lot of deep receptions and is near the worst in yards per attempt allowed. He did have three picks last year which is respectable, but not when you have a $60 million contract and were brought in to be the lockdown guy he was in Oakland.

#1 Chris Johnson - Tennessee Titans, Running Back

This guy just flat out fell off. He used to churn out 100 yard games like it was nothing a few years back, and he even eclipsed the mark 12 times in a row during one stretch. Now, it rarely happens, although he did torch the Bills last week. Aside from that, he has also put up weeks of 4, 17, 24, and 24 yards so far this season. 

He still is one of the fastest guys in the league, and can break out for 200 yards on any given Sunday (great film), but he is vastly overrated. He only scored four touchdowns all of last season, and it took him 16 games to reach the 1,000 yard mark. This season, he didn't get into the endzone until last week, Week 7. The Titans need him to 

be the CJ2K from '09 in order to be successful, 

and he is starting to look like more and more like a 

shadow of that.

Overated But Not Top 5: Philip Rivers Chargers QB, Michael Vick Eagles QB, Jermichael Finley Packers TE, Shonn Greene Jets RB, John Abraham Falcons DE, Champ Bailey Broncos CB, Brandon Lloyd Patriots WR