Most Overrated Athelete: ANY SPORT!

[Midfielder1]

BECKHAM!
Lack of good skills! He makes me bloody sick! Lets face it if he was NOT a freakin pretty boy he'd be second rate! he has been blown out of proportion! i WILL STOP NOW BUT COULD GO ON N ON!
U.K. FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!! FOREVER! :bang:

[Viper2004]

Kerry Wood, the most overrated pitcher in MLB.

[DaIce72]

^^^Glad to see you're keeping the hope alive...


I would give this vote to Randy Moss...supposed to be a world beater, but was just really a thug with some skill. Let's face it: whenever he wanted to be good, he would be a quality player, but the desire wasn't there.

[Viper2004]

^^^Glad to see you're keeping the hope alive...


The guy has never been a dominant pitcher. I know, I've seen him pitch enough. The Cubs could survive without him.

[blobfish]

NBA - Kobe Bryant

[Devastation]

Tim Couch.

When he was at Kentucky, he was great.

He was greater than great.

He took Kentucky to its first winning season since 1993 and to a third-place finish in the SEC East, as well as a New Year's Day Bowl Game.

Then, he went to the NFL.

He was the biggest bust since the Hindenberg, made worse by the fact that he was the first pick in the draft.

Tim Couch: A great college player, An NFL wanna-be.

[DaIce72]

Football is a tough sport to predict wether a player can handle switching levels...for example, think about how many high schoolers can't make it in the college game...you have hundreds...people need to understand that football changes when you move up a level...

[Jimothy51]

Derek Jeter...not worth 18 million a year. People consider him one of the best in baseball, but he is the 5th best player on his team

In no particular order
Matsui
A-Rod
Rivera
Unit
Each is better than Jeter.

[YankeesSuck]

Arod is overated, sure he has good stats. BUT he leaves Seattle and what happens they do good, goes to the Rangers and they suck, leaves the Rangers and they did better last year. Last year in the playoffs against the Red Sox, the first three games he did good, then the finals 4 games of that series, 0 RBI.

[piggyman18]

Tom Brady is disgustingly overrated. He is a great quarterback, but not one deserving of a dynasty title. His stellar defense is what won them their Super Bowls. I'd say one of the best in the league right now, but not one of the best of all time as many people give him credit for.

[s3xyjesus]

STFU< Masshole

Jeter is one of the most clutch, best contact hitters in the world, AROD is the best overall player in the MLB


Arod has pissed me off this year, but when the season is over, he will always be in MVP talk

[YankeesSuck]

STFU< Masshole

Jeter is one of the most clutch, best contact hitters in the world, AROD is the best overall player in the MLB


Arod has pissed me off this year, but when the season is over, he will always be in MVP talk

Yea so he will always be in MVP talk, how about winning a world series?

[Articles]

wally skherbiak

[piggyman18]

wally skherbiak

I assume you mean Wally Sczcerbiak, from the Timberwolves. If anything, he is underrated. He was underrated at Miami Ohio, and still is under the shadow of Kevin Garnett.

[s3xyjesus]

Yea so he will always be in MVP talk, how about winning a world series?


He's getting there...

[STiSchucky]

^^^Glad to see you're keeping the hope alive...


I would give this vote to Randy Moss...supposed to be a world beater, but was just really a thug with some skill. Let's face it: whenever he wanted to be good, he would be a quality player, but the desire wasn't there.
I guess being on pace to breaking all of Jerry Rice's records really make you overrated. Shut up. Clearly, the best reciever in the game.

[el hooligan]

I think that the most overated football (soccer) player is Freddy Adu. People make such a big deal over him here in America and I know that hes only 15 but still, I have watched him play and i have seen nothing that special about him. In Europe, he would probably be good enough for a reserve side of some big team.

As for Beckham, you dont become captain of England by being a pretty boy.

[Devastation]

I guess being on pace to breaking all of Jerry Rice's records really make you overrated. Shut up. Clearly, the best reciever in the game.
For once, I agree with Viking-head over here.

Moss isn't overrated, people just like to attack him for his personality.

[Articles]

spreewell is and has been over rater threw his career

[ehogepr]

Any fan of the Steelers or anyone from the Pittsburgh area can say that Plexico Burress was deff. overrated.

Pittsburgh won't miss you Plex.

[Midfielder1]

Hooligan actually, yes you can become the captain of England if you are adored!

The man is BLOODy overrated! :banghead:

As for that 15 year old Freddy fellow, if he developes he will be pretty good(NOT GREAT) Then he will make real money in Europe!

Moss and Kobe are very good! I am familiar with US sports! They are just ARSESSSSSSS!!!! :bang:

[StoryOfTheYear]

Kobe Bryant is definitely the most overrated athlete

[Midfielder1]

Judging by Kobe's stats ...I think not! :insane:


2004-05
Scoring 27.6
Asst 6.0
Steals 1.3
Rebs 6.0

He is just all about im self :bow: !!!

[whutupTHUG21]

Lebron James.... i cant stand the fact that he couldnt bring the cavs to the playoffs AGAIN. Until he does... OVER RATED!!

[©ubby]

Jason Giambi. He's like Al Cowlings..nuttin' without da juice.

[piggyman18]

Jason Giambi

You can't be overrated if you were never good in the first place.

[©ubby]

You can't be overrated if you were never good in the first place.

He was good enough to win the AL MVP.

[Quagrar]

wally skherbiak

Hey its articles, its Phassar.

I agree with moss, bastard doesn't even care.

[garnett4mvp]

Dominique Wilkins- NBA

I see people rating him in the top 10 of best NBA players. I never saw him as that good. I mean I didn't like Bird but when he would shoot a 3 and then run and get his rebound before it hit the ground for the put back tap shot, pretty amazing. Yeah Wilkins can jump through the roof but when it comed to games, he would score his 30 pts. but would his team win?

[Skiptomylue]

hmm id have to say mark mcguire was very over-rated.. he broke a record.. but he cheated to do it. if anyone read up on the balco scandel, it was a type of undected steriod, they tested it on number of athletes.. Mark Mcguire (brokke the HR Record.. then it got shattered after that by bonds and others) Tim Montgomery (Broke the world Record in the 100m, but since been off and was caught for balco hasnt made an important 100m final)
there has been others, labron James isnt over-rated, he does what he does, hes 19-20 years old and hes one of the top players in the nba... wait till hes 28 years old and he ha had a shit load more experince, Randy moss is by far the best WR out there, check his stats, not even close to being over-rated, i dont liek soccer so i never watch it so i cant argue anyone there,

most over-rated baseball player... all of em, speciall Arod.... no one is worth a 200 million dollar contract... thats horeshit, they need 2 teams to pay it off.. thats retarted
most over-rated football player - Tom Brady, Priest Holmes.. tom brady isnt good... his defence is good
if tom brady is truly good, then we'll see how far he gets this year now that the pats have lost a good chunk of there defence, priest holmes is over rated becuase 1. they only use him inside their 20 yd line, and 2 anyone can score 30 + tds a year runnig behind transport trucks... it was proven the one game homles left in the second... they put their second string in. .scored 4 tds along with holmes, 8tds on the ground in one game? Offensive line... although the cheifs have BEEFED UP Their defence heavly, so with there amazing ground unit socring the 4+tds a game.. and their amazing defence.. their gonan be ateam to watch out for

[s3xyjesus]

what the fuck is "retarted"


Arod is the best baseball player in the world, he deserves to be the most paided


He leads the MLB in homeruns

[C EVIL KILL IT]

A-ROD is good but Vald Guerrero is a better all round player....oh he doesn't strike out 100+ times a year like #13 either!

Overrated C WEBB!!!!!!!!

[Skiptomylue]

what the fuck is "retarted"


sorry mr.spelling police.. please forgive me becuase im sure YOU'VE never spelt anything wrong.. ass, im not saying arod isnt good, im saying hes very over-rated, and no sports athlete (specially baseball players) are worth a 200 million dollar contract, sure hes good, but hes not clutch, Vlad is the best all around baseball player, if you want to argue if he is clutch or not.. look at stats.. in big games where was he last year in the playoffs?? when the Redsox came back from a 3-0 lead?
oh well.. at least arod doesnt bitch and complain like T.O does when he looses.

[JX252]

Tom Brady is disgustingly overrated. He is a great quarterback, but not one deserving of a dynasty title. His stellar defense is what won them their Super Bowls. I'd say one of the best in the league right now, but not one of the best of all time as many people give him credit for.


I can't believe you'd say that. He is easily the best quarterback in the NFL, with the exception of Manning, but until he wins a title, he's always going to be second rate. I don't care how many touchdowns you can throw in a season; if you don't win a championship, then what's the point? Congratulations, you're mediocre! The majority of quarterbacks in the NFL today are pathetic; they don't know how to deal with pressure situations and they aren't dominant enough to hold onto a job for more than a few years. Brady just looks like a natural out on the field; he doesn't make stupid-ass mistakes all the time, and he knows how to work the defense when he's under pressure. Even though Vinatieri has saved his ass in the Superbowls, the games wouldn't have been close if Brady wasn't the quarterback. He's one of the few players who have won multiple championships that doesn't let the superiority get to his head; I've never read about him bashing another team or saying something stupid about one of his players. He earns every cent of his paycheck.

[56Bulldogs]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm............... top bust?????
Ryan Leaf

Nope, the top bust EVER was Tony Mandarich. Everyone thought that he was gonna tear up the NFL, AND he was drafted #2 after Troy Aikman and before Barry Sanders and Deion Sanders. He was supposed to be the greatest offensive line prospect of all time, but Ryan Leaf wasn't even the top QB prospect in his draft class.

Just because Randy Moss is lazy doesn't mean hes overrated. He gets the job done, and he does it well, but he would obviously be a lot better if he tried while doing it.

[TheTechnician]

Arod is the best baseball player in the world, he deserves to be the most paided


He leads the MLB in homeruns

I disagree, i would put Bonds(healthy), Beltran, Pujols, and possibly Vlad Guererro ahead of him.

Leading the MLB in homeruns at the beginning of May means nothing, especially when their team isnt winning like they should be.

[favrenotfavor]

Carmello Anthony gets way more credit than he deserves

[FrStyleKing]

Babe Ruth, and many other players from that era because there was much less competition, no performance enhancers, but alot less competition because only whites were allowed.

Then I'd have to say Mark Mcgwire. He crushed hr's, but never had a good average, never stole bases, didnt win gold gloves. Basically if he wasnt hitting balls over the fence he wasnt doing anything else. But i guess he served his purpose.

[StanleyJenkins]

The entire Yankees roster.

[56Bulldogs]

Babe Ruth, and many other players from that era because there was much less competition, no performance enhancers, but alot less competition because only whites were allowed.

He played a lot of games drunk though, so you have to give him some credit there.

[FrStyleKing]

He played a lot of games drunk though, so you have to give him some credit there.
yea, thats true.

[56Bulldogs]

Tim Couch.
Being an a bust in the NFL doesn't make you overrated. You can't be considered overrated if nobody thinks you're good.

mark mcguire was very over-rated.. he broke a record.. but he cheated to do it. if anyone read up on the balco scandel, it was a type of undected steriod, they tested it on number of athletes.. Mark Mcguire (brokke the HR Record.. then it got shattered after that by bonds and others)
Not sure where you're coming from with the "and others" part, becuase Bonds is the only player to ever hit more then 70 Hrs in a season.

A-ROD is good but Vald Guerrero is a better all round player....oh he doesn't strike out 100+ times a year like #13 either!
Pujols is better then Guerrero. He hits for higher average, higher OBP, more power, and is able to go opposite field with power and consistency like nobody in the league.

I disagree, i would put Bonds(healthy), Beltran, Pujols, and possibly Vlad Guererro ahead of him.
I disagree about the Beltran part. Beltran is faster, but A-Rod hits for much better power and higher average, and he outperforms Beltran defensively. Plus Beltran's only hit for .300 twice in his career.

To everyone complaing about A-Rod's ridiculous contract: being over-paid doesn't make you over-rated, and in A-Rod's case, it just means you were the best free-agent on the market with a lot of desperate teams, and you have a great agent(Scott Boras).

[Jman6669]

Any fan of the Steelers or anyone from the Pittsburgh area can say that Plexico Burress was deff. overrated.

Pittsburgh won't miss you Plex.

Plex was overrated but he took the heat off of hines ward so he is very much needed they had to double cover plex....Im from pittsburgh so GO STEELERS

[Jman6669]

I think vick micheal vick is the most over rated QB in the NFL he cant really throw the ball he has arm power but cant put it in the right spots.

[C EVIL KILL IT]

STEEEEEEEELERS!!!

Steeler fan here too!

BUT must disagree, soon maybe even this seaon that dude (VICK) is gonna EAT people!!!

[FrStyleKing]

i think every qb drafted within the last 5 yrs or so is overrated.

[Manfred Mann]

Barry Bonds

[MarthaStewart]

Barry Bonds

This is the answer to the question, hands down.

[Bambinorso]

Jeter. I hate that guy. Women say that he's sexy, but he has the most glazed, dead-looking eyes I've ever seen.

[Skiptomylue]

a rod wasnt a free agent, he stil lhad 2 years on his contract didnt he? and having a good contract liek his MUST mean something,why would they give no-one a 200 million dollar contract? and pssi of with tom brady is easly the best, prove it, becuase his DEFENCE wins championships?? i cant wait for all the excuses this year when the pats dont win, tom brady seems to get more credit then his Defence, what about mcnabb??? and manning? so your saying dan marino is only second best to brady? cuz marino never won a super bowl ring???if you can say brady is better then marino.. you should be shot

[kayaknazi]

the entire nba

[STiSchucky]

exclude Brian Cardinal from that and you got the overrated NBA. Cardinal rules.

[k_tull88]

Barry Bonds
Agreed. That guy is a prick.

[/Tilt/]

Arod is overated, sure he has good stats.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=contradiction

Give that a good read, would you?

[TheArgentineMan]

well i only watch basketball so i only have overrated basketball players

CARMELLO, during playoffs he SUCKED. he's way overrated and denver can do fine without him, even kenyon martin, just about every other shot he took was a brick

now on to kobe, i wouldnt say he's overrated, he is a good player, he's just full of himself and cant carry a team, hes a selfish player but not overrated

the whole pheonix team is overrated cuz theyre not shit without nash, thats why nash won mvp

wade is not overrated, he really is that good
and lebron...lebron isnt overrated, without him, cavs would probably have the same record as the bobcats, so he deserves it

and last but not least YAO MING, jesus effin christ the guy could dunk on anyone he wanted to, hes soooo weak and they make a big deal of him being a dominant player, he sucks, if he wants to be good, he needs to eat more rice

[Wu-tang]

I was hoping that Ron Dayne would be good...

[ctrac]

Deon Sanders I can't stand that guy.
Deion Sanders is the worst cornerback ever.

He cant tackle if his life depended on it and hes not that aware of whats going on either.
sure he can catch but if a football is thrown right to you who cant.

the only thing he is good at is speed. but what black person doesnt have speed.

[MalYoung]

Being a lifelong Cub fan, I gotta say that Sammy Sosa is. Sure, he hit a bunch of homers, but people forgot to look at his piss poor defense, his 150 + Ks in a year, his lack of clutch hitting. Probably most people would say Im only saying this because of the recent Sammy event, but Ive never liked the guy, he was too arrogant.

[MrHockey]

don't we have any hockey fans here at ebaumsworld??
what about guys like patrik elias and martin brodeur?
im not to nuts about elias and brodeur gets too much credit for being on a team that plays the trap all the time.
Roberto Luongo is an unbelievable goalie, on the other hand.

[Dizcord]

Being a MU alum I have to defend Dwayne Wade from hambone. Dwayne Wade is in no way over rated. Lemme guess, you just started to hear all about him in the playoffs right? Of course because now he's finally getting the attention since the Heat have tore through everyone. He didnt get any real attention during the regular season but now with Shaq being limited the entire playoffs Heat has exploded and the majority of the time without Shaq.

From espn.com: In the 10 contests this season in which Wade has played and Shaq hasn't, the second-year guard is averaging 27.1 points per game and shooting 52.5 percent from the field.

He has already put himself in rarified company. In just his second season, he has joined Bob Cousy, Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Michael as the only players to average at least 25 points, eight dimes and six boards while shooting 50 percent from the floor in a playoff series.

Ok, I'm not trying to diss you or anything but I'm an Marquette University alum and to put him as over rated I think is just way off.

But I think you or someone put Ryan Leaf and I agree with that one.

[bluesheep]

Yao Ming and Dirk Nowitzki

[RedDragon399]

most overrated athlete is pedro martinez, i dont like him.

[SuperJuice]

don't we have any hockey fans here at ebaumsworld??
what about guys like patrik elias and martin brodeur?
im not to nuts about elias and brodeur gets too much credit for being on a team that plays the trap all the time.
Roberto Luongo is an unbelievable goalie, on the other hand.

No. You Didnt?

Martin Brodeur's outstanding record doesnt 'get credit' based on his team playing the trap.
Now Im not even gonna get into whether The Devils really play the trap as much as they are called on it...
.. but this changes nothing for Brodeur since his job and his credit stand or fall on what happens when opposing players are NOT TRAPPED.[that is to say not they or the puck they are shooting at the net]

Im gonna just forget you said anything bad about Martin Brodeur.
There is no way I heard anything bad.
Hmhmhmhmhmhmh

[esruC]

Kerry Wood, the most overrated pitcher in MLB.


Totally agree with you, Viper! Kerry Wood sucks ASS! He is terrible :shout:

[Liberator13]

the entire nba

I gotta agree there.... the NBA isn't even watchable anymore.

[ConanTL]

Any female soccer players, including Mia Ham!

Has anybody seen women's soccer? It's painfully awful!

[Qwerty23]

I think the most overrated athlete would have to be Kobe Bryant of the NBA. Although he is a good player, many people think that he is better than he actually is.

[Candyshop]

mr hockey your a fucking idiot

BRODEUR! overated?


hahaha the guy has so much accomplished in his career, sure in the NHL he is behind a trapping team. but what about when he plays for canada, he stands on his head in most games even with NJ.

brodeur has the smallest pads in the NHL and is BY FAR the best goalie in the NHL today, much better than the overated Patrick Roy, sure he was good. but the guy had the biggest pads and there was no where to shoot. he was good but no Brodeur, elias is underated IMO. he puts up big numbers with a defensive team. imagine if he had some skill playing with him?




here is some overrated hockey


Peter Forsberg- the guy cant score over 30 goals. he flopps all over the ice and dives like a baby. he gets ALLOT of assists thats why he gets so much credit. he has a HUGE build. if he used it instead of being a pussy, he would be more affective.


Mats Sundin- look at his stats. they are good dont get me wrong. but when people talk about him on TV they make him out to be the swedish god of hockey. naslund has more points than any player in the NHL ther past 3 years combined and he gets no recognition exept for within the NHL how he won the Lester B. Pearson award. last time sundin put up a 100+ point season was back in 1993 with Quebec.


Sidney Crosby- he is a GREAT junior player, but dont you EVER say he is Wayne Gretzky, he COULD have a great pro career, but he hasnt yet. he hasnt even played 1 game in the pros and people are calling him Wayne fucking GRetzky. give me a break. he is a junior player and dont rank him with the greatest of all time when the kid hasnt played 1 NHL game.




:lol:

[BucsMagicUK]

Manu Ginobili is a fucking ponce. He travels everytime he drives to the basket. :censor:

[pudgmo]

^^^Glad to see you're keeping the hope alive...


I would give this vote to Randy Moss...supposed to be a world beater, but was just really a thug with some skill. Let's face it: whenever he wanted to be good, he would be a quality player, but the desire wasn't there.

Moss isn't over rated he is one of the most explosive players in the league, ever! He's like OJ or Eric Dickerson. They all have (had) unbeleivable talent but they destroy team chemistry because they are so selfish and think they are above everything and everyone. Have fun Oakland, HA!

[Liberator13]

Moss isn't over rated he is one of the most explosive players in the league, ever! He's like OJ or Eric Dickerson. They all have (had) unbeleivable talent but they destroy team chemistry because they are so selfish and think they are above everything and everyone. Have fun Oakland, HA!

Randy Moss has good hands, he can catch very well, I will give him that. He is a pussy though, he will not takes hits like Jerry Rice and others did, he doesn't put his body in risk for the game, making all of his praise pointless and invalid.

[TheTechnician]

he doesnt have to...he just runs past you. Im a packer fan so i know about that just about as good as anyone.

[Liberator13]

he doesnt have to...he just runs past you. Im a packer fan so i know about that just about as good as anyone.

:wtf: Doesn't matter who you like...
I'm a Bears fan, but I watch the Packers since they got Ahman Green (look where I live)
He won't take a hit, thats all I'm sayin.