Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Apparently The Sporting News, which I didn't even think existed anymore, feels that da Bears very own Number 54 is the most overrated player in football?

I'm telling you what, this is a complete and utter crock. Urlacher is gritty (witness the fact that he worked on oil pipelines in New Mexico in HIGH SCHOOL or that he played a hell of a game agiainst the Vikes 10 days ago with an open surgical wound on his leg), Urlacher is fast (I've seen him make picks that normally would be reserved for safeties), and Urlacher's a leader. Not to mention that he boned Paris Hilton before it became fashionable to do so.

If you ask me, the most overrated players in the NFL are (no particular order):

Michael Vick. He's a poor man's McNabb at best. Someone on an NFL board described him as an excellent running back with a mediocre arm, and that pretty much sums it up.
Randy Moss. Yeah, the 100% Randy Moss is one hell of a player. Problem is that it's been the 65% Randy Moss who's been showing up most of the season.
Drew Bledsoe. Yeah, he's the QB for my favorite team, and he's having a resurgence the past 7 weeks. But he's still terribly slow.
Jeremy Shockey. Three or four good games does not a career make. Plus, he's a dick.