NFL.com: Buffalo Bills All-time underrated, overrated player

[seannc]

underrated: Sam Cowart

 

I agree with you on Sam Cowart. He was fantastic. That 2000 season went down the tubes when he was injured.

[Steve O]

Underrated- Big Ted

Big Ted was great, but I'm not sure who underrated him. Not college scouts, he was a first round draft pick. Not opposing defensive coordinators. Not his peers, who voted him to 3 pro bowls as a Bill. Not the fans. I guess Bills management, who asked him to take pay cuts 2 years in a row. I'm glad he won a super bowl, he was a class act who did a lot for the community.

Overrated - Ruben Brown

Underrated - John Fina

[Andrew Son]

Big Ted was great, but I'm not sure who underrated him. Not college scouts, he was a first round draft pick. Not opposing defensive coordinators. Not his peers, who voted him to 3 pro bowls as a Bill. Not the fans. I guess Bills management, who asked him to take pay cuts 2 years in a row. I'm glad he won a super bowl, he was a class act who did a lot for the community.

Overrated - Ruben Brown

Underrated - John Fina

He was great and I would think there would be more discussion about him as such. That's why I think he's underrated

Edited February 14, 2016 by SWATeam

[boyst]

• Don Beebe does not belong on overrated list. He doesn't belong on any list, really. Criticizing him for never reaching 700 yards in a season as what was normally the #3 WR is a bit overzealous and reaching.
• Adam Linger belongs on the underrated list. The guy was solid. In key times, Super Bowls - he was flawless. If Norwood gets credit anywhere than Linger deserves some, too.
• Fred Smerlas was before my time, but by all accounts I have ever read there is no reason to not consider him as one of the best Bills of all time.
• Keith McKellar before Kenneth Davis, IMO, for underrated.

Recent history overrated

• Marshawn Lynch as a Buffalo Bill was nothing extraordinary. In Seattle, he was better.

Underrated

• ​Travis Henry if not for a long list of great RB's, he could have been the best two or 3 this team has ever had.

[NorthBuffaloKid]

Over rated - Spiller. The guy couldn't keep my grandmother from getting to the QB

 

Under rated - Jerry Butler. He was a very good receiver for a long time.

[bbb]

I'd put Shane Conlon as underrated, rather than overrated. He seems to be forgotten. Damn, could he hit hard.

[metzelaars_lives]

How does Joe Ferguson even qualify to be overrated?

Well he is on the wall of fame.

[Dragonborn10]

Over: Talley

Under: Schobel, Cribbs

 

Underrated by management: Winfield, Pat Williams

[Pete]

over- drew bledsoe

under- joe cribbs, ted washington, carwell gardner, sam cowart,

[mannc]

I agree with you on Sam Cowart. He was fantastic. That 2000 season went down the tubes when he was injured.

For a couple of seasons, Cowart was the best ILB in the league. Is his son playing college ball now? I remember seeing someone with his name playing for an SEC team this fall.

[DDD]

Over-rated: Derrick Dockery (based on the unwarranted expectations and crazy FA contract Levy gave him)

Under-rated: Phil Hansen (a great, dependable player)

[OldTimer1960]

underrated: Sam Cowart

overrated: London Fletcher

Good call on Sam Cowart. He was tremendous before he got hurt.

 

I haven't read the whole thread yet, but I will add WR Jerry Butler as underrated. I think he might have become the best WR in team history had he not gotten injured. Back in those days, guys didn't often come back from injuries the way that they can today.

[Formerly Allan in MD]

In the grand scheme, Kenneth Davis was extremely valuable in his "flight" under the radar.

[billyudi]

Underrated: John Holecek

Overrated: Biscuit (I'm sure I'll get some heat on this one, He was good but outside of his first couple years he never lived up to the hype and seemed invisible in all the Super Bowls)

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Overrated: Doug Flutie. I mean, really...is there any doubt?

Underrated: Lee Evans

[vorpma]

Overrated by Bills management: Chris Kelsay.

 

Underrated: Darryl Talley. He was the heart and soul of that Bills defense and was only in 2 Pro Bowls

He was great and I would think there would be more discussion about him as such. That's why I think he's underrated

[hondo in seattle]

Big Ted was great, but I'm not sure who underrated him. Not college scouts, he was a first round draft pick. Not opposing defensive coordinators. Not his peers, who voted him to 3 pro bowls as a Bill. Not the fans. I guess Bills management, who asked him to take pay cuts 2 years in a row. I'm glad he won a super bowl, he was a class act who did a lot for the community.

Overrated - Ruben Brown

Underrated - John Fina

 

Steve O is a fan who appreciates the trenches!

 

Fina is probably underrated. A good/great player largely forgotten now.

 

Ruben Brown has a resume like a Hall of Famer - 9 Pro Bowl selections, 4 time All Pro. He was good, just not that good.

[JohnC]

Under rated:Jim Dunaway. Some legal problems of his own. Killed his wife.

George Saimes

 

Not actual part of the discussions but Tom Sestak is one of the best of the best.

 

Young people use google.

Edited February 15, 2016 by JohnC

[fan_in_tx]

underrated: Sam Cowart

overrated: London Fletcher

AGREED! Sam was a beast but never get's mentioned as a great Bill... London had some success elsewhere and that is about it.

[Formerly Allan in MD]

Under rated:Jim Dunaway. Some legal problems of his own. Killed his wife.

George Saimes

 

Not actual part of the discussions but Tom Sestak is one of the best of the best.

 

Young people use google.

George Saimes was far from underrated

We had some guys with very short stays who you'll never hear about because they had career ending injuries early on. One who comes to mind was Ben Gregory, a bruising rookie fullback who looked like a future Pro Bowler until he totally tore up his knee.