Most Overrated Bama Player As A Pro?

[alabama mike1]

Who in your opinion is the most overrated/biggest bust Alabama football player as a pro?

 

[Go Bama]

Me.

 

[davefrat]

Who in your opinion is the most overrated Alabama football player as a pro?

do you mean overrated or biggest bust?

in other words...a player who was viewed as better than he actually was at the pro level or a player who was supposed to be a great pro player who turned out to be a bust?

 

[BamaMoon]

The easy, modern answer is Trent Richardson. Such promise and hype and a huge contract that never materialized. Sad, indeed.

 

[TideEngineer08]

I'm not a fan of this kind of thread. It gets so close to player bashing... but the reality is that sometimes it just doesn't work out for a guy for whatever reason.

I'll say this. I think Rolando McClain had all the tools to be a perennial All-Pro. He should have been, and to me he is one of the saddest Alabama stories of the Nick Saban era when it comes to the NFL. I have no idea why it didn't work out, and hopefully today he is doing well. I haven't heard about him in a couple of years it seems. To me, he would have been as good or better than Hightower has been.

 

[alabama mike1]

do you mean overrated or biggest bust?

in other words...a player who was viewed as better than he actually was at the pro level or a player who was supposed to be a great pro player who turned out to be a bust?

I changed it to reflect biggest bust as well.

 

[alabama mike1]

I'm not a fan of this kind of thread. It gets so close to player bashing... but the reality is that sometimes it just doesn't work out for a guy for whatever reason.

I'll say this. I think Rolando McClain had all the tools to be a perennial All-Pro. He should have been, and to me he is one of the saddest Alabama stories of the Nick Saban era when it comes to the NFL. I have no idea why it didn't work out, and hopefully today he is doing well. I haven't heard about him in a couple of years it seems. To me, he would have been as good or better than Hightower has been.

I am not meaning to bash any player. Its just a question of who had the hype and didn't live up to it.

 

[crimsonaudio]

What-in-the-name-of-auburn-fans kind of discussion is this?

 

[TideEngineer08]

What-in-the-name-of-auburn-fans is this kind of discussion?

Yeah I shouldn't have even said what I did. For me, I hate it for the guy that it didn't work out for. I don't look down on any of them.

 

[The Ols]

The easy, modern answer is Trent Richardson. Such promise and hype and a huge contract that never materialized. Sad, indeed.

Not a big fan of the question...but this is the correct answer...

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Who in your opinion is the most overrated/biggest bust Alabama football player as a pro?

I'd actually rate Keith McCants ahead of Trent Richardson - not overrated but certainly a draft bust.

 

[AlexanderFan]

I’m just going to go with the idea of never really put it all together to get over the NFL hurdle and say Rod Rutledge.

I could also name AJ. Two time National Champion, above average arm, good football IQ.

 

[BamaMoon]

I’m just going to go with the idea of never really put it all together to get over the NFL hurdle and say Rod Rutledge.

I could also name AJ. Two time National Champion, above average arm, good football IQ.

I wouldn't put A.J. in this category. I was hoping he'd get a starting gig, but considering his draft placement, he's performed commensurately.

 

[Relayer]

Just, no.

 

[81usaf92]

Overrated I think a case could be made for “how Bama fans “view Joe Namath’s NFL legacy. Stabler was the better NFL quarterback. Both were better than average qbs, but one has legendary status for things he done off the field, and the other one is a whos who at trivia night while having a better career and comparable and slightly better numbers

As a bust I would say Dee Milner.

 

[CoachJeff]

AJ is entering his 7th year in the NFL and has made over $10,000,000 without taking the beating a lot of players take.

 

[Bamabuzzard]

I’m just going to go with the idea of never really put it all together to get over the NFL hurdle and say Rod Rutledge.

I could also name AJ. Two time National Champion, above average arm, good football IQ.

It's tough to put AJ in the "overrated"/"bust" category because he wasn't projected to be a star in the NFL. His draft position clearly indicates that. He's been good enough to make an NFL roster every year and get paid handsomely in the process. Not a bad career.

 

[BamaMoon]

AJ is entering his 7th year in the NFL and has made over $10,000,000 without taking the beating a lot of players take.

Not bad for holding the clipboard and keeping your jersey clean. I've always thought he was a better player than most and more potential than his draft position suggested, but all things equal, it's "worked out" about like most folks thought.

But I don't consider him a "bust" or "disappointment" at all.

 

[BamaMoon]

Overrated I think a case could be made for “how Bama fans “view Joe Namath’s NFL legacy. Stabler was the better NFL quarterback. Both were better than average qbs, but one has legendary status for things he done off the field, and the other one is a whos who at trivia night while having a better career and comparable and slightly better numbers

As a bust I would say Dee Milner.

Interesting perspective about Joe and you're probably right about Stabler. It's just a shame JoeWilly had bad knees/injury luck.

But, it's also hard to compare QBs from the pros in the 60's and 70's to now, when guys come out of HS, ready for college and some ready for the NFL in 3 short years.

The QB is SO MUCH better and more competitive today than back in those days IMO.

 

[TraskiTideFan]

I'd actually rate Keith McCants ahead of Trent Richardson - not overrated but certainly a draft bust.

Considering where McCants fell in line with 2 of the Best Alabama linebackers in the 80's, Biscuit and Derrick, with freakish talent to boot, he definitely ended up a bust at the next level. Makes you wonder if he had stayed for his senior year instead of being a part of the Jr. Declaration, if that would have made a difference in his professional playing days.