01-29-2016, 04:26 PM
Seeing as we have a thread for underrated players I figured we ought to have one for overrated players. Pretty simple, same idea and rules as the other.
I'll start. Chris Collinsworth. (Hold on....)
This doesn't mean he wasn't good. It just means that he's overrated. IMHO this has as much to do with his personality (then and now) and the fact that he's achieved so much post NFL career.
-Did you know he only played 8 seasons, and that in the final 2 he produced little to nothing. (To be fair, strike in 87, but still...the man only had 6 years of decent production)
-In 1988, the year of the Superbowl, he started zero games and only had 227 yards receiving.
-He only hit double digit touchdowns once.
-6 of his 8 season he had 6 touchdowns or less.
-Never even caught 70 season.
-3 of his 8 years resulted in 1 TD or less.
-Never hit 1,200 yards. 4 of 8 season under 1,000.
-Names around him in all time receiving yards: Wayne Crebet, Dwayne Bowe, Jerricho Cotchery, Deion Branch....
Now I know it was a different time, but there's plenty of guys from that era that well outperformed him. Heck, he wasn't even the best WR on his own team in many years. But I think his fame and older fan's nostalgia has given him more recongization than he deserves. Guys like Isaac Curtis and Carl Pickens and TJ should be immediately thought as better all time Bengals greats, but many times they're not.
Chris Collinsworth - Decent receiver, who played on some pretty good teams. But all in all, not that great.
I'll start. Chris Collinsworth. (Hold on....)
This doesn't mean he wasn't good. It just means that he's overrated. IMHO this has as much to do with his personality (then and now) and the fact that he's achieved so much post NFL career.
-Did you know he only played 8 seasons, and that in the final 2 he produced little to nothing. (To be fair, strike in 87, but still...the man only had 6 years of decent production)
-In 1988, the year of the Superbowl, he started zero games and only had 227 yards receiving.
-He only hit double digit touchdowns once.
-6 of his 8 season he had 6 touchdowns or less.
-Never even caught 70 season.
-3 of his 8 years resulted in 1 TD or less.
-Never hit 1,200 yards. 4 of 8 season under 1,000.
-Names around him in all time receiving yards: Wayne Crebet, Dwayne Bowe, Jerricho Cotchery, Deion Branch....
Now I know it was a different time, but there's plenty of guys from that era that well outperformed him. Heck, he wasn't even the best WR on his own team in many years. But I think his fame and older fan's nostalgia has given him more recongization than he deserves. Guys like Isaac Curtis and Carl Pickens and TJ should be immediately thought as better all time Bengals greats, but many times they're not.
Chris Collinsworth - Decent receiver, who played on some pretty good teams. But all in all, not that great.
