CBS Sportsline list of overrated and underrated players for each team

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

So we really should have been 3-13 last year?

Antwaan will have to do a whole lot more in order for me to keep him off the overrated list. Two or so big returns a season won't be enough to change that.

maybe 6 or 7 might.

[FRPLG]

People who think Samuels is overrated forget when we didn't have him and our QBs got murdered. Samules gives up like 2 or 3 sacks a year in his abd years. He is good.

[MTK]

People will realize just how good Samuels is once we have to find his replacement. He's anchored the left side since his rookie year, if anything I think he's really underappreciated by Skins fans.

[FRPLG]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

People will realize just how good Samuels is once we have to find his replacement. He's anchored the left side since his rookie year, if anything I think he's really underappreciated by Skins fans.

100%. Guys don't go to multiple pro bowls just on reputation alone. They have to have been good at some point to get the reputation. And Samuels hasn't gotten bad.

[Beemnseven]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

People will realize just how good Samuels is once we have to find his replacement. He's anchored the left side since his rookie year, if anything I think he's really underappreciated by Skins fans.

Agreed. Samuels has had some rough times, like all players do. But he takes far too much criticism from Redskins fans.

As much as I hate to admit it, Jansen is the real culprit. I know he's battled through injuries the past few years. But it's time for him to regain his pre-injury form.

Samuels gets too much of the flack, while Jansen just gets excuses.

[SmootSmack]

I think (and I'm not sure if this has been mentioned already) that Ladell Betts is overrated. He's a solid #2 (when healthy). But, first of all he's rarely healthy, and secondly this sudden notion that he's as good as or even better than Portis that seems to be so prevalent that past few months is a bit ridiculous I think.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I think (and I'm not sure if this has been mentioned already) that Ladell Betts is overrated. He's a solid #2 (when healthy). But, first of all he's rarely healthy, and secondly this sudden notion that he's as good as or even better than Portis that seems to be so prevalent that past few months is a bit ridiculous I think.

I couldn't agree more. He looked great last season, but where was he for the first few years of his career? He couldn't beat out Kenny Watson or Trung Canidate, yet people wanted to dump Portis and make this guy the feature back? He could be a great RB, but he hasn't proved it yet.

I don't think that Samuels is overrated. He gets a lot of Pro Bowl nods, but there aren't many stud LTs in the NFC. Moreover, he rarely gives up sacks. He's been so solid for so long, but it's difficult to appreciate just how good O-linemen are. Moreover, it's hard to appreciate the nice things in your life until you lose them. Hopefully, we will have him for years to come.

Cooley is unquestionably the most underrated player on our team. For some strange reason he hasn't gotten the praise Witten, Crumpler, et al have gotten.

[MTK]

I agree Betts is a bit overrated right now.

He finally stayed healthy and ran through gigantic holes last year when the O-Line was really firing on all cylinders, sorry but I'm not falling over myself to praise him. Yes he's a valuable backup. Yes he could be a quality starter, but Portis is clearly our starter and the better overall back.

Betts is not a smashmouth Riggins type of runner that some people seem to think he is.

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

I agree Betts is a bit overrated right now.

He finally stayed healthy and ran through gigantic holes last year when the O-Line was really firing on all cylinders, sorry but I'm not falling over myself to praise him. Yes he's a valuable backup. Yes he could be a quality starter, but Portis is clearly our starter and the better overall back.

Betts is not a smashmouth Riggins type of runner that some people seem to think he is.

i agree. but it seems like every time you bring this up, you get all the boys in an uproar

[MTK]

Let the uproar begin I guess.

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by Mattyk72

Let the uproar begin I guess.

i agree with everything u said portis is more riggins than betts is

[dmek25]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

i agree with everything u said portis is more riggins than betts is

in a wierd way, i think your right. portis really knows how to finish off a run. just like that touchdown against tampa in the playoff game

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by dmek25

in a wierd way, i think your right. portis really knows how to finish off a run. just like that touchdown against tampa in the playoff game

yeah that is what i am saying portis hits the hole and runs between the guards as well if not better than any running back in the nfl

[70Chip]

I think people know Cooley is great but they are slow to praise any Redskin. Especialy when they underachieve as a team. Listening to Parcells before the game here last year, I got the impression he thought Cooley was superior to Witten. He said basically that if he had Cooley he could find a lot of great ways to use him.

[dmek25]

hey 5rings, how is it going?