In their two Super Bowl seasons that followed, Young was a virtual nonfactor in the matchup. ), Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers, Super Bowl championships: Two (1974, 1975). The Over-the-Hill Gang fielded one of the most ferocious pass rushes of its era, notching 53 sacks in 1973. Derrick Mason recorded four 1,000-yard seasons for Jeff Fisher teams and four more for the Baltimore Ravens. He also doesn't play in the shadow of a legend. Maybe Wright wasn't a Blount-level legend, but he deserves better than to be the forgotten man among the Broncos' forgotten men. Pro Football Reference rates him at near a Pro Bowl level well into his 30s. They didnt do anything that Tobin Rote hadnt done a long time ago. We could just trudge onward to the next player right now. He led the Bengals to a pair of playoff appearances in 1973 and 1975, Joe Montana's high school senior and Notre Dame sophomore seasons. He lacked the straight-line speed to be a game-breaker. Mills followed Mora to New Orleans and led the Dome Patrol linebacking corps, which brought the Saints franchise its first playoff appearances. Joyner, who was beloved by supporters of the Philadelphia Eagles, is a member of the NFL 20/20 club for interceptions and sacks. 3. He helped the Packers win a Super Bowl. Get this: Ten of those seasons were spent with either the Vince Lombardi Packers or Don Shula Dolphins. He played in the run-'n'-shoot offense, which means he was on an island against the NFL's best pass-rushers on every snap for a half-decadeno tight end flanking him, no blocking back behind him. Smith wasnt a no-show on third-and-long, either. Without Kenn, there might not be free agency in the NFL, to say nothing of limitations on practice conditions and other initiatives that make pro football less dangerous than it was decades ago. One look at the logjam forming outside the entrance to Canton tells you Wisniewski isn't moving up the ladder anytime soon. Bowman doesn't get the recognition he's due, and he may have to get used to it. They would rank first in the NFL in yardage four other times while Evans was a starter. Lambeau Field was an icy outpost; the Packers still played a handful of home games in Milwaukee back then. Perhaps it's time we look back on how much of an impact he and his Jaguars had on the NFL two decades ago. The easiest way to be overlooked by history is to replace a legend just after a franchise has peaked. Bottom line: Derrick Mason was among the shrewdest, most precise route runners of his time. Ken Griffey Jr.? But this list is all about giving overlooked players their due respect. Unless you live in Cleveland or are over 50, you probably have never heard of him. Take a quick look at the long list of quarterbacks who have played for teams that host home contests indoors, and you will see how many of them failed to have careers anything close to that enjoyed by Brees over the years. Two 10-interception seasons, with 57 career interceptions. Allen is trailing by 26 sacks as of the start of the 2015 regular season. Super Bowl championships: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979. Teams: Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals. Fewer yet realize that he made a crucial play in each victory. Mark Schlereth. The rumors themselves were not surprising. Both of those seasons came, ironically enough, after Allen and Buddy were separated. It's better to be remembered for one of the most painful moments in your career than to not be remembered at all. Teams: Dallas Cowboys, San Francisco 49ers, Pro Bowl appearances: Three (1993, 1995, 1997), Super Bowl championships: Three (1992, 1993, 1994). McDole, nicknamed "The Dancing Bear" because of his boogie on the dance floor rather than his on-field footwork, was known as more of a run defender than a pass-rusher. Player B passed for 31,548 yards and 214 touchdowns and ran for 22 touchdowns with below average-to-good teams. An undrafted quarterback out of the late Milton College (Wisconsin), Krieg got them to the postseason four times and the AFC championship game once. He began his career at the tail end of Jim Harbaugh's great defensive teams, but he has since battled both injuries and the incompetence of the Jim Tomsula and Chip Kelly experiments. Isiah Robertson, LB, Rams, Bills. Guards don't make the Hall of Fame unless they win multiple Super Bowls or play forever. Hull started his professional career with the USFL's New Jersey Generals, where he helped Herschel Walker rush for 2,411 yards in one 18-game season. Bottom line: After eight seasons in Buffalo, where he had been a mainstay with the best defense in AFL history, Ron McDole took his two-bar helmet to Washington. Hull was not just a great lineman but a groundbreaking one. One of the big Pro Bowl misses from 2015 is the player I think is the NFL 's Most Underrated. But so were teammates like Len Dawson, Willie Lanier, Buck Buchanan, Bobby Bell, Curley Culp and Jan Stenerud, all of whom are in the Hall of Fame. Seven times, he surpassed 1,000 yards on pass receptions, most of them on slants and corner routes. WebDue to the emergence of other superstars like Allen Iverson, Vince Carter, LeBron James, and Tracy McGrady, many other solid players who had massive success in the decade have He recorded four consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons from 1988 through 1991, a rare feat at the time. Only a dozen players have more career interception return yards (961), and seven of them are in the Hall of Fame. Who knows what the NFL might have looked like then? If not for Schlereth's many health problems that included 29 surgeries, 15 on his left knee alone, he would have been a perennial Pro Bowl selection. Checking in at 5-foot-9 (on a good day) and 232 pounds, Sam Mills was one of the best pound-for-pound linebackers of his day, and it remains a surprise that voters have not yet deemed him worthy of being in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He became an All-Pro playing blindside protector in an early 1990s run-'n'-shoot offense. For me donovan mcnabb marques colston darren McFadden steven Jackson shaun Alexander brian Westbrook .. Who are some more. Not one of the Jim Harbaugh-era guys. Dont let the numbers fool you Morgan wasnt a one-trick racehorse. Greene remains third all-time in the list of career NFL sacks, and 32-year-old Jared Allen is the only active player who is remotely close to catching Greene. Ryan made three Pro Bowls, but All-Pro status was blocked by a couple of guys named Johnny Unitas and Bart Starr. He has started every game he has played in since 2014 (with four different franchises). The 49ers are installing a new system and reshaping their roster. Where did Davis score the game-winner late in Super Bowl XXXII? Pro Bowl? June 19, 2020 Koby83 Football, Michael Turner, NFL, Running Backs, Sports Underrated. Teams: Washington Redskins, Denver Broncos, Super Bowl championships: Three (1991, 1997, 1998). C'mon, who doesn't love Darren Sproles and Mike Tolbert? But Wright never posted massive interception totals, and his teams ended up on the receiving end of a pair of Super Bowl beatings. Its easy to forget the Seahawks had some pretty good teams way back when, even a few playoff ones. He intercepted 34 passes for the Eagles and 54 in his career. Hull never lived to see himself make a Hall of Fame semifinalist list, as he died of liver failure at age 50 in 2011. Jackson finished his career with 11,438 rushing yards (18th all-time) and 15,121 total scrimmage yards (21st all-time). Fletcher followed Gregg Williams from coaching stop to coaching stop, serving as the sometimes controversial, always effective defensive mastermind's field marshal. But a double whammyplaying center and playing for the Broncoshas kept him miles from Hall of Fame consideration. Still, even his long resume undersells his The trade went how you might expect a lopsided midseason deal for an aging quarterback to go. The correct answer is Player A (Ken Stabler), and if youre Player B (Brodie), you have to wonder if one Super Bowl should make that much difference. It would rank 16th all-time, except that if we allow Marshall's sacks into the record, we would have to make room for Deacon Jones, Mean Joe Greene and others. If John Hadl is remembered for anything these days, it's for one of the most disastrous trades in NFL history. As the Chargers faded, Rivers kept them in the wild-card picture and became the franchise's only recognizable public figure. As for being so underrated he's overrated, wellthat's extremely underrated, which justifies Anderson's ranking here. In an era when 50 percent completion rates and 20-interception seasons were common for Pro Bowl quarterbacks, Anderson's 64.9 percent completion rate and quarterback ratings above 90 look like temporal anomalies. Anderson became a footnote to the Ditka era, but fans who saw him play know he was far more than that. That theory is tested to the maximum every time that somebody attempts to suggest that Art Monk was a good but not great wide receiver. That's not something to hold against a player. He won 65 percent of his NFL starts. The Rams acquired him from the Chargers in 1973 in exchange for defensive end Coy Bacon. McDole is not known for much of anything anymore, as his AFL stardom came before the Super Bowl era and his Redskins heroics predated the era of Joe Gibbs and the Hogs. There will never be another player like Marshall. He was one of the first true slot receivers of 21st-century NFL offenses. Boomer Esiason was a fine player who remains seen on national television throughout the year, but it is Anderson who is, to this day, the greatest quarterback in the history of the Bengals. Former head coach Jim Mora has referred to Mills as the best player I ever coached. Along with being a talented defensive player, Mills was also respected for being one of the smartest defenders on the field during his career. On this All-Underrated list, he is in very good company. It is a shame that he will never truly have his day in Canton, one that he deserved before he passed away. Debates about the greatest pass-rushers in the history of the NFL will conjure up mentions of players such as Bruce Smith, Michael Strahan, Reggie White and others. Fitzgerald has played on some lackluster offenses. There, he led a relentless Redskins pass rush in their Super Bowl XXVI ambush. Since Week 13, when he became the starter due to Jimmy Garoppolos broken foot, Purdy has the NFLs best passer rating (112.0), completing 68.3% of his passes for 8.1 yards per attempt, 13 touchdown passes, and just three interceptions. WebWhile every fan base is sure to have two or three names they feel are undervalued and worthy of this list, here are my current top ten underrated players in the NFL. in the mid-1960s to early '70s, chances are "Whichever one has Marv Fleming" would have been a correct answer. In an ideal world, every NFL playoff game is won or lost strictly by the players. For some reason, however, the community has somewhat forgotten that Paul Krause had held the record for most interceptions in NFL history for decades. Numbers better than majority of RBs in history. It didnt help that he had ordinary quarterbacks named Tony Eason and Steve Grogan to throw him the ball. No modern coach suppressed passing offenses quite like Fisher, and no team produces offensive stats that look like they come from the early 1930s quite like the Ravens. Landeta is widely viewed by experts and fans as one of the best punters in the history of pro football, and the two-time Super Bowl champion was an All-Pro on six occasions. Players like McDole are what all-time underrated lists exist for. He is Baltimore Ravens nose tackle Brandon Williams. Harrison's numbers should speak for themselves, and those who would say otherwise are either trying to make a point or are simply ignoring how great Harrison was during his career. The Lions drafted him as a running back. The statue portrays jubilant Packers fans in tundra-weather gear appearing to cradle a player who just pounced into the stands. That voter meant every fanbase has a beloved old defender, renowned for his toughness and leadership, that they swear belongs in the Hall of Fame. Turned out he was skilled and driven enough to be a champion. An ever-growing backlog of outstanding safeties is queuing up outside Canton, as Troy Polamalu and Ed Reed will soon joinJohn Lynch and Brian Dawkins. When the Rams finally earned a Super Bowl berth, Robertson was in Buffalo, playing for another playoff also-ran. Nothing screams underappreciated like rumors you're about to be traded to make room for a late first-round pick. Yet he still led his team to the playoffs three more times. Men such as Joe Montana, Lawrence Taylor. He played the run with authority (721 career solo tackles). Young played for some great 49ers teams, including a Super Bowl-winning squad as a rookie in 1994. He's also among the top 100 in games started (83rd), interception return yardage (89th) and interception return touchdowns (31st). So Anderson cranked out a few 1,000-yard seasons and played in some Pro Bowls, and that was that. He also had some of the clutch gene. Hence, the Campbell video. He then went on to start at left tackle for the playoff-bound Cardinals and 2000 NFC champion Giants. He started for the Rams in their Super Bowl seasons at the beginning of his career and then earned Pro Bowl berths for Washington from 2009 through 2012 when he was in his mid-30s. 4,409 Rushing Attempts. Let's face it: An entire All-Underrated Team can be assembled using only Broncos defenders. Norton made the key play of the game in the second period, when he stood up Buffalo Bills back Kenneth Davis mere inches from the goal line. One of those receivers is The prejudice against punters that kept such great players out of the Pro Football Hall of Fame came to an end when Ray Guy was honored by voters. Twenty years ago, the Jacksonville Jaguars were one of the marquee organizations in professional sports, and Jimmy Smith was one of their brightest stars. Victory propelled Montana to superstardom, while defeat left the 32-year old Anderson to play out the string as a high-percentage passer for a rapidly disintegrating franchise. 2. Modern centers don't get the credit they deserve. The best teams in the AFL proved to be NFL-caliber, but the bottom of the league was populated with a nearly bankrupt franchise or two, so the best players clumped on the best teams and stood out from the crowd. That Greene remains one of the most underrated defensive players in history is a mystery when you look at the numbers. Stafford is an underrated quarterback who has also been a pillar of stability outside of his second season and this past year. So it takes a remarkable streak of hard luck for a running back to make this list. While Kreig didnt possess fleet feet or a bazooka arm, he could read defenses and throw an accurate ball. Kenny Anderson may be the most "so underrated that he's overrated" player in NFL historya darling of the stat-head community and common first-guy-mentioned when Hall of Fame snubs come up. Related:Most Overrated NFL Players of All Time. Mason was frequently his team's most valuable offensive player, but he and Steve McNair made their short pitch-and-catch passes look a little too easy. Defensive Player of the Year awards? Bottom line: The 49ers of the 1980s are remembered most for Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, coach Bill Walsh and the West Coast offense. You mean future Hall of Fame tackle Orlando Pace didnt block four guys all by himself? Bahr converted 84 percent of his field-goal attempts (21 of 25), and 98 percent of his extra-point tries (40 of 41) when it counted most. Terry Porter is another name that isnt remembered despite his Bottom line: All Ken Norton could do was take down ballcarriers and collect Super Bowl rings. It is easy to understand why he would come up when the topic is being addressed, but that he is not respected as one of the best to play the position is difficult to understand. Member PFWA. Super Bowl championships: Four (1966, 1967, 1972, 1973). But don't write him off as some 1960s product of the system. That's where the politics of Hall voting come in. Turner was the ultimate plug-and-play guy, one of five 49ers to be part of all eight of their playoff teams in the decade. The time when Landeta will no longer make such lists will arrive when he is inducted into the Hall of Fame, a day that cannot come soon enough. There would not be another exchange of current Pro Bowlers in the NFL until the Broncos and Redskins exchanged Champ Bailey and Clinton Portis in 2004. Rivers lacks several quarterback prerequisites for enshrinement: playoff glory, all-time records and, most importantly, momentum from a regional fanbase and media. Today, most people know Mark Schlereth mostly as an Robinson is a staple of Hall of Fame Snubs lists, and he certainly has his case. Rivers had neither, but he possessed just about everything else. He was an iron man for a powerhouse franchise that reached four Super Bowls while playing many of their home games in arctic conditions. James Lofton is one of many cases of players being in the Hall of Fame and nevertheless being vastly underrated when compared with others who played the position. Frank Ryan led the NFL in passing touchdowns twice. That's its own kind of recognition. But things were different in the long-ago 1990s, when the sports universe belonged to teal-emblazoned expansion franchises and a youngish Tom Coughlin received a binder full of press clippings from the mother of a wide receiver ready to call it quits after injuries derailed his Cowboys career. His franchises just kept ending up on the wrong side of history. And because versatility is his calling card, he'll never produce gaudy sack totals or climb any all-time leaderboards. Reed was an offensive weapon that you hated to see going up against your favorite team because you knew that he was potentially a moment away from breaking for a game-changing play. He finally won a Super Bowl ring as a backup for the Buccaneers. Robertson is so poorly remembered that it was hard to find a decent photo of him in our archives. Eric Allen's job in Buddy Ryan's 46 defense was simple. Anchoring defenses with catchy names like the "Orange Crush?" According to Pro Football Reference, he was flagged for 14 accepted holding penalties in 187 career games, little more than one per season. WebNFL Nostalgia: Ranking the Most Underrated Players in NFL History. Ryan would blitz between five and eight defenders, plus some water boys and maybe a few boo birds from the 700 level of Veterans Stadium. Young was also a much better rusher who could find the end zone via his arm or by using his legs. WebMay 12, 2022. MVP-caliber seasons (1,528 yards, 90 receptions, 16 total touchdowns in 2006) early in his career gave way to annual 1,100-1,200 yard, low-touchdown grinds as the Greatest Show Rams retired one by one and the team fell to 2-14 and 1-15. Outside of the incredible stats that Monk posted during his Hall-of-Fame career, is has to be noted Monk also never had the pleasure of playing with quarterbacks such as Joe Montana, Dan Marino or John Elway. Mason had seven seasons of at least 70 pass receptions, 1,000 yards and five touchdowns. A Colts defender delivered some payback in the all-star game. Maybe there is still an NFL team in San Diego. Bottom line: If an inquiring mind had asked "Which team will win the Super Bowl?" No, what youll see are lots of gaping holes the size of Boulder. But check out these popular stories. "Hate to say it, but I do believe I should be there (in Canton)," Marshall once said. Don Hutson played multiple positions during his time, including defense and on special teams. No one plays guard expecting fame and accolades, least of all Wisniewski, who is worthy of all the gritty cliches you can sling at him. Mason's 95-catch, 1,200-yard seasons translate to 115-catch monsters in more pass-oriented schemes. Yet somehow, some way, Kolb never received a Pro Bowl invitation. In his prime, Wright was often mentioned in the same breath as Hall of Famers Mel Blount and Mike Haynes. WebWe're a media page that has been highlighting an underrated player from every team in the NFL. Put Ellard in another era or even the AFC with an accomplished quarterback, and his legacy as The Best Wideout Not Named Jerry Rice would be that much greater. Teams: Tennessee Titans, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Houston Texans. He was a participant in four Super Bowls and a member of two All-Pro teams. Anderson was the first quarterback to successfully orchestrate the beta version of Bill Walsh's West Coast offense for multiple seasons. More than one scout considered Turner to be too light to play linebacker, too slow to play defensive back. Robinson was one of those players. By the time Rivers is retired for five years, the "San Diego Chargers" will be as relevant as the Dayton Triangles, and Hall voters will be too busy rubber-stamping Tom Brady and Drew Brees to get to a guy from a lost city who couldn't win the big one. McDole's Bills defenses held opponents to fewer than 3.1 yards per carry across three consecutive seasons. Bruce found the end zone over 90 times in regular season play during his career, and he is one of five players in the history of the NFL to go for over 15,000 total receiving yards. Super Bowl victories? Most Underappreciated RBs of the 2000s. "Even now I still get pissed off. The 2023 wide receiver class is one of the worst in recent memory, but there are some solid options on Day 2 for teams searching for complementary players. He is, however, most remembered, for being a wide receiver who was decades ahead of his time. Not bad for a guy who might as well have played in a straight jacket for 14 seasons. Much of the Saints' offensive success in Evans' prime years is rightfully credited to Brees. Is Jerry Rice not the greatest wide receiver in history because he played alongside Joe Montana and Steve Young? If ever a geezer was meant to play with George Allens Over The Hill Gang, he was the one. Only if a player averages eight interceptions a season for ten consecutive years will some begin to recognize what Krause achieved during his career. The career active leader in games started by a defensive lineman is Julius Peppers with 227. The Jaguars upset John Elway's Broncos and reached the AFC Championship Game as a second-year expansion team and then went on to three more playoff berths, culminating in a 14-2 season. Along with the legendary Johnny Unitas, Rote probably did more to change the quarterback position than anyone in the pre-merger era even if so few know it. Time has been hard on both of them. Anderson was named to four Pro Bowl squads during his career, ad he led the Cincinnati Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance that did not go Cincinnati's way because of Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers. The guy should demand a recount, I tell ya. Let's hope the fame doesn't go to his head. You know the type. He found the end zone in three different decades. The AFL was an eight- to 10-team league, so All-Pro selections were easier to come by. WebKen Anderson is easily the most underrated quarterback of all time. Teams kept doing something special to get their hands on Hadl. 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