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Rate a Position....Part 3..WR

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Mr. Clutch said:
Most underrated- Sidney Rice

The guy is the complete package, and because he was injured last year, he's not as highly promoted and advertised as he should be. This guy is going to explode on the scene this year, and flourish alongside Prothro.
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Am I missing something? Sidney Rice was the SEC Freshman of the Year last year for South Carolina. Prothro plays for Bama. Rice is receiving plenty of hype and is expected to leave for the NFL this year. He redshirted in 2004 after getting injured in pregame against UGA.
 
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#10Troy Smith said:
Dude honestly go watch the ND/OSU game. Quinn looked pethetic, showing bad arm strength and acuracy, some good reads and good recivers. Honestly just do it.
Hell you know what? Watch a highlight video made by a hardcore ND fan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1cxOg_UnG8
The Recivers make all the plays when the ball is poorly thrown. Stop watching espn and do some of your own research.
The reason I said Calvin Johnson is overated is because I have seen him as #5 best Reciver on many peoples lists, when he deserves better. Heck go onto espn then college football then look at the top recivers video. I am tired of all the praise Quinn gets. Yards = him good.
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Without going back and looking at the Fiesta I can remember Jeff dropping a wide open pass. Also, I've done more than my fair share of research and I agree that he's overrated. He's a good WR but not All-American caliber to me....especially not 1st Team All American.
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
No, it doesn't. You can't get anymore hyped than being the best and you agree that he's the best so he's not overrated.
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Yes, it does.

You can overhype even the best. LOL @ not being able to be hyped more than "being the best."

For example: Adrian Peterson. What if people started saying he was the second coming of Barry Sanders & Walter Payton? Would that not classify as being overhyped?

Before you come back with something along the lines of "that isn't relevent to this situation" I'll end with this. The individual who put that may feel that he's the best but he's getting too much praise considering his talent level, something YOU really cant argue with since it's his opinion. You might not like the logic he's using, but there are instances in which it makes sense.
 
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OSUBuckeye4Life said:
Yes, it does.

You can overhype even the best. LOL @ not being able to be hyped more than "being the best."

For example: Adrian Peterson. What if people started saying he was the second coming of Barry Sanders & Walter Payton? Would that not classify as being overhyped?

Before you come back with something along the lines of "that isn't relevent to this situation" I'll end with this. The individual who put that may feel that he's the best but he's getting too much praise considering his talent level, something YOU really cant argue with since it's his opinion. You might not like the logic he's using, but there are instances in which it makes sense.
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I've never seen him compared to any legends. I think I've seen him compared to Mike Williams and projected to be a top 10 pick. If we're talking exclusively about college WR's and the sites rank them for college only and he's ranked the best then he can't be overrated.
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
I've never seen him compared to any legends. I think I've seen him compared to Mike Williams and projected to be a top 10 pick. If we're talking exclusively about college WR's and the sites rank them for college only and he's ranked the best then he can't be overrated.
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First, it was an example, not specifically to be compared to what is going on in this particular instance.

Second, he can be considered overrated because you can think he's the best but not necessarily as good as people are making him out to be. It's a very basic thing to understand. Someone being in agreement with him being the #1 reciever this year doesn't necessarily mean they agree with everything else that is being said about the reciever.
 
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OregonBuckeye said:
I've never seen him compared to any legends. I think I've seen him compared to Mike Williams and projected to be a top 10 pick. If we're talking exclusively about college WR's and the sites rank them for college only and he's ranked the best then he can't be overrated.
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I'm sorry that it doesn't make any sense to you, but it's really not that hard of a concept to swallow.

The best analogy/example I can think of is Kobe Bryant. Many people say he's the best player in the NBA, but he's overrated, as well. The guy isn't a complete player, and he has flaws in his game. Also, playing for a big team like the Lakers definitely hypes him up to being something more than he probably is.

So, due to the fact that Jarrett plays for USC, the media darling, he is hyped up to be better than he is.

Think about it this way, sometimes the best get more credit than they deserve. Does that make any sense?

And my bad, 'Grad. It completely slipped my mind that Rice played for SC. It was very late, and the SEC all seemed like one team, at the time. :tongue2:
 
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