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In an ideal world, every NFL playoff game is won or lost strictly by the players. Provided by Fadeaway World View the original article to see So Anderson cranked out a few 1,000-yard seasons and played in some Pro Bowls, and that was that. Don Hutson played multiple positions during his time, including defense and on special teams. Teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots, Super Bowl championships: Two (1979, 1990). Who knows what the NFL might have looked like then? Coughlin gave Smith a tryout, then kickoff return duties, and then teamed him with Mark Brunell and Keenan McCardell to create one of the most dangerous passing attacks of the late '90s and early 2000s. For years, the team couldn't even harken back to its glory days properly, as Smith's Pride of the Jaguars induction was delayed until he was sober and no longer under house arrest. Super Bowl victories? But this list is all about giving overlooked players their due respect. Finally, at last, the cornerback was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl game as some kind of lifetime achievement award. And no Hall of Famers allowed. Some of the hottest takes one will see as it pertains to Drew Brees involve criticisms of his numbers because of the fact that he has played the majority of his home games inside of a dome. 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. A fresh take on sports: the biggest news and most entertaining lists. But there is no player; fans themselves get to "leap" into the statue for photo ops. In 10 of the 12 seasons in which he started at least half their games, the Seahawks prevailed more times than not. Johnny Robinson's credentials make you want to drive to Canton, kick down the Hall of Fame's door and clear a spot for his bust yourself. One of those receivers is Flowers, who totaled over 1,100 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 games this season for Boston College. Mason's 95-catch, 1,200-yard seasons translate to 115-catch monsters in more pass-oriented schemes. Years: 1990-2004. One of those receivers is Its easy to forget the Seahawks had some pretty good teams way back when, even a few playoff ones. It takes years of playing the wrong position for the wrong team in the wrong league at the wrong time. Taylor rushed for 1,000-plus yards in seven seasons. The USFL may not have been the NFL in terms of quality, but being the Luke Kuechly of a league that featured Herschel Walker, Jim Kelly and Steve Young should count for something. He was usually the Bears' best rusher and receiver in his prime years, catching 40-50 passes per season from Mike Tomczak or the young Jim Harbaugh. It is a shame that he will never truly have his day in Canton, one that he deserved before he passed away. Lets not forget they also dominated with cold-blooded efficiency at the other side of the ball, where Keena Turner was rarely out of position at right outside linebacker. Super Bowl championships: Two (1996, 1999). He had one sack in four games, all Rams victories. Derrick Mason recorded four 1,000-yard seasons for Jeff Fisher teams and four more for the Baltimore Ravens. Not Fred Dean. That feeling never really went away.". Evans, the best pass-protecting guard of his era, was charged with making sure pass-rushers didn't get close enough to Brees to bat his passes down, let alone sack him. Mills looks like just another local hero linebacker in the encyclopedias, albeit a good one. 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. The Rams acquired him from the Chargers in 1973 in exchange for defensive end Coy Bacon. Hes the only quarterback with AFL and NFL titles on his resume and he darn near pulled it off in the Canadian Football League as well. Put him on the Tom Brady-led Patriots, and Mason might have invented a new branch of mathematics. Young started his career as the NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and ended it as a four-time winner of the Len Eshmont Award, the 49ers' team award for character and leadership. The guy should demand a recount, I tell ya. Oh, and Norton scored the final touchdown of the game on a 9-yard fumble return. The most similar current player to Anderson is Pittsburgh's Le'Veon Bell, but Bell plays in a modern offense that amplifies his production instead of suppressing it. Six All-Pro selections. He's the Rams' all-time leading rusher with almost 3,000 more yards for the franchise than Marshall Faulk or Eric Dickerson. In Jacksonville, And he played in one stinking Pro Bowl game. Teams: Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, Tennessee Oilers, Pro Bowl appearances: Three (1984, 1988, 1989). Jacksonville's all-time leading receiver is now beginning what he calls the "second chapter in his life." He has already waited too long for that deserved honor. 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. The 49ers drafted linebacker Reuben Foster at the bottom of the first round. That makes sense: Both started their careers late, played with workhorse running backs, won a championship and had their careers curtailed by vicious hits. Peppers will have to play three more seasons to catch Marshall, and Peppers' starts are non-consecutive. Cunningham is widely regarded as one of the best running QBs in the history of the NFL, but his ability to make plays with his arm should not be ignored. He took over as the Bears' featured offensive weapon after the Super Bowl Shuffle years. Many of those catches occurred down the field, with Anderson serving as a de facto possession receiver. 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. While you may not put him in your top-tier of all-time great running backs, Anderson deserves more than a mention for a spot in the next tier of that imaginary list. No current player is even close to notching 81 career picks, and that record may never be broken. Thats been the real surprise. What Mason did have was a keen attention to detail and fanatical drive to succeed. McDole's Bills defenses held opponents to fewer than 3.1 yards per carry across three consecutive seasons. Robinson was one of those players. But the diminutive Brees would not have been able to lead the Saints to a Super Bowl and several seasons as top contenders without a clean pocket, particularly right in front of him. Teams: Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Bottom line: Fred Taylor once tweeted, "I earned respect on the field. In their two Super Bowl seasons that followed, Young was a virtual nonfactor in the matchup. The admission probably slams the door of the Hall of Fame on Brown forever. He arrived in Buffalo at the same time Marv Levy was revolutionizing NFL offense with the help of Jim Kelly, Andre Reed and Thurman Thomas. "I wasnt the fastest guy, but I didnt mind having the defender at my hip," Ellard said per Yahoo Sports. 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. Hall of Fame receiver Paul Warfield was on the receiving end of many of Ryan's touchdowns. Hadl played quarterback, halfback, defensive back and punter for the University of Kansas. During his final collegiate season at UMass in 2018, second-round rookie Andy Isabella was PFFs highest-graded wide receiver in the entire FBS. Maybe Rivers takes his place among the all-time greats. Robertson was one of the NFL's fastest linebackers in the 1970s. Evans is still playing at a high level; the Packers hope that he can do for Aaron Rodgers what he did for Brees. The Hall of Fame eluded Ellard for several reasons: comparisons to Rice, the Rams' move to St. Louis (it takes hometown writers and buzz to mount a campaign) and those five early seasons in a ground-and-pound offense. Hull never lived to see himself make a Hall of Fame semifinalist list, as he died of liver failure at age 50 in 2011. He was drafted by the Falcons with the eighth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, and he was an instant Steven Jackson arrived in St. Louis just as the Greatest Show on Turf was deteriorating into the Most Miserable Slog in the Midwest. It's Bryant Young, whorecorded 89.5 sacks for the 49ers, 23 more than Haley. Names such as Jim Brown, Walter Payton, Barry Sanders and Eric Dickerson probably immediately come to mind. If the soft-spoken scatback had been in the right place at the right time, he would have filled his one nagging void a Super Bowl title and the exposure that accompanied it. He was one of the first true slot receivers of 21st-century NFL offenses. Deebo Samuel broke the game open for San Francisco with his 74-yard He should be remembered as more than a throwback to the era when Lawrence Welk references were topical. 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. These are the most underrated college football players of all time. When Da Bears bean counters refused to pay up two years later, Marshall was the odd man out again. WebAll-Time Most Underrated NFL Players by Position. Arguably the greatest quarterback in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles, Cunningham rightfully so makes it into this list. 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. He had 44 career sacks and as many as eight in a season on two occasions. From a couple of fairly well-known quarterbacks to the linemen who make a quarterback's job easier, we argue these 32 players deserve more recognition. Dont know about you, but I want Mason on my retro fantasy league team. But his Hall of Fame candidacy has been stuck in semifinalist limbo. That may tick him off. And they really deserve more love. He intercepted 25 career regular-season passes and two more in the postseason. 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. Neal Anderson replaced Walter Payton. Eric Allen's job in Buddy Ryan's 46 defense was simple. They would rank first in the NFL in yardage four other times while Evans was a starter. By being overshadowed by Brown, achieving his greatest success just before the dawn of the Super Bowl era and getting stuck behind the Tom Brady and Peyton Manning of your grandfather's generation, Ryan earned the title of the NFL's All-Time Most Underrated Player. Wisniewski reached eight Pro Bowls and was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame All-Decade team for the 1990s, so he's not exactly obscure. His 42-yarder in the 1990 NFC championship game rates as one of the greatest clutch kicks in league history. Player B was a one-time MVP who played in two Pro Bowl games. Much of the Saints' offensive success in Evans' prime years is rightfully credited to Brees. Still don't understand why the writers don't respect it.". But c'mon: 289 regular-season and postseason starts, 127 sacks and four Super Bowl appearances, yet the Hall of Fame turns up its nose at Marshall as just a pretty good defender with a long career? That "something" was throwing for more than 29,000 yards and going to four AFL All-Star Games and a Pro Bowl with the Chargers and then leading the Rams to a 12-2 record in 1973. 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. Once an arbitrary number of players from a historic team get enshrined, the committee moves on in search of underappreciated players from other franchises. This list begins with a quarterback who is preparing to play in the 2015 NFL regular season. Anderson became a footnote to the Ditka era, but fans who saw him play know he was far more than that. "Underrated" is in the eye of the beholder, so let's establish some ground rules for these rankings: After that, players are ranked based how underappreciated they are, not how great they are. The NFL is now full of receivers like Mason, but few of them are as productive as he was for over a decade. Teams: Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals. But outside of Wisconsin, his accomplishments were mostly forgotten shortly after his career ended in 2001. Sometimes it's because they played next to even bigger stars and sometimes it's Mike Kenn began his career playing left tackle for a lumbering 1970s power-running offense. Jackson probably helped you win a fantasy title or two, but he would be remembered for so much more if he wasn't always on the wrong team at the wrong time. 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. That may be unfair to players like Robinson, Jerry Kramer and L.C. List the men you believe to be the greatest running backs in NFL history. Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, acquired the 34-year-old Rams quarterback by, Ronald C. Modra/Sports Imagery/Getty Images, Pro Football Reference Similar Players tool, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Unless you live in Cleveland or are over 50, you probably have never heard of him. Mason had seven seasons of at least 70 pass receptions, 1,000 yards and five touchdowns. Ellard moved on to Washington in 1994 and enjoyed a late-career renaissance, averaging 61 catches and 18.8 yards per reception over a three-year span in his mid-30s. The list of players who are in that club includes Ray Lewis, Rodney Harrison, Brian Dawkins, LeRoy Butler and Ronde Barber. "It pissed me off," Fletcher replied. WebUnderrated 2000s players that don't get the respect they deserve today. Its a frigging joke that Taylor isnt in the Hall of Fame discussion. His 23 fourth-quarter comebacks (20th overall) are more than Dan Fouts, Jim Kelly, Sonny Jurgensen and Bart Starr, to name a few Hall of Famers at the position. Bottom line: Terrell Davis rushed for 2,008 yards in his momentous 1998 season, but look at the game films and you wont see him fake out many defenders or break many tackles. His 2,690 all-purpose yards with the Titans in the 2000 season are second in league history. The least glamorous position on the field, a so-so team, a franchise moveWisniewski pulled three lemons on the recognition slot machine. Mason also caught 49 postseason passes and was one of the game's best return men for a few years. It is difficult to rank Ken Anderson in this list if only because he is constantly referenced as being an underrated player. He reached the playoffs as a rookie backup in 2004 and a 32-year-old backup in 2015, but zero times in the decade in between. 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. He has over 12,000 career receiving yards to date, and Fitzgerald could retire with over 100 total regular season receiving touchdowns before all is said and done. Marshall cant get his name even on the preliminary Hall of Fame ballot. The rumors themselves were not surprising. Fletcher followed Gregg Williams from coaching stop to coaching stop, serving as the sometimes controversial, always effective defensive mastermind's field marshal. 30. But the former NFL Man of the Year award winner and two-time All-Pro should not have had to wait so long. Brown did one thing terribly wrong in 18 NFL seasons, but for his teams to win as often as they did, he must have done an awful lot more right. 25 of 25. The converted all-purpose athlete became one of the fathers of modern quarterbacking. Ryan needed surgery and was in constant pain for the rest of his career. Appreciate him for being that. Fletcher intercepted 23 passes and recorded 39 sacks as a do-it-all middle linebacker. No reasonable person is going to confuse Ottis Anderson for being one of the top-five running backs in the history of the NFL, but he is nevertheless grossly underrated by far too many who follow the NFL. Rote was the first quarterback who regularly beat defenses with his legs as well as his arm. Any defensive player breaking into the NFL in 2015 would love to be mentioned alongside such names when his career came to an end. He was arrested four times after his abrupt retirement. So LeRoy Butler, innovator of the Lambeau Leap, is excluded from his own statue. Or as astute NBC broadcaster Dick Enberg scored it, "KO for Ken Norton.". Anderson was not Payton, and the later-era Mike Ditka Bears could never approach the heights reached by the 1985 Bears. Tom Jackson. Not bad for a guy who might as well have played in a straight jacket for 14 seasons. The weekend opened with the San Francisco 49ers and the Seattle Seahawks. 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. Kenn was one of the leaders of the NFL Players Association during the era of replacement players and court battles over free agency. Bottom line: In the Steelers' 3-4 scheme, defensive ends were akin to smaller, more agile tackles run-stoppers first, pass-rushers second. 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. Then it was off to Carolina, where he earned an All-Pro selection for leading the Panthers to the NFC Championship Game as a second-year expansion team during his age-37 season. You will find some familiar Hall of Fame snubs on this list (like Jim Marshall, pictured above), but also plenty of players who were even snubbed from the Hall of Fame snubs, plus some current players who aren't getting their due. It doesn't matter: If you are a Broncos defender, you might as well forget about a bust in Canton. For me donovan mcnabb marques colston darren McFadden steven Jackson shaun Alexander brian Westbrook .. Who are some more. 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. Drew Brees endured an average of just 24 sacks per season in Evans' All-Pro seasons, despite typically dropping back to pass over 650 times per year. If McCree doesn't cough up that fourth-quarter pick, the Chargers beat the Patriots, and perhaps Philip Rivers leads a team that went 14-2 in the regular season to the Super Bowl. WebNFL Nostalgia: Ranking the Most Underrated Players in NFL History. Bowman is coming off an Achilles tear in 2016. McDole was a starting defensive end for two of history's legendary defenses: the AFL champion Buffalo Bills of 1964 and '65 and Washington's "Over-the-Hill Gang" of the early 1970s. Maybe there is still an NFL team in San Diego. Jerry Rice and John Taylor may have been the greatest receiving tandem of that era, but Ellard and Flipper Anderson were the most explosive pair of deep threats. 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. 1. Then again, the fourth-round draft pick had no choice. WebTaylors 2000s career included him playing with Jacksonville (2000-2008) and New England (2009), and he had some great all-around years as an NFL running back. Defensive Player of the Year awards? But none accomplished more than Ryan while receiving less acclaim. Far from it. That's where the politics of Hall voting come in. The easiest way to be overlooked by history is to replace a legend just after a franchise has peaked. 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. Ryan was Jim Brown's quarterback and then Leroy Kelly's quarterback. Bowman doesn't get the recognition he's due, and he may have to get used to it. 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