Overrated/Underrated Redskins

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I was going to hold off on this thread, but since the topic of Barry Cofield being vastly underrated came up today and the fact that NFL.com is doing a list series for each teams overrated and underrated players which you can find right here All-time underrated and overrated players for every team - NFL.com (Redskins will be revealed on the 4th of July), it got me thinking of a couple of questions.

Who is the most overrated and the most underrated Redskin on the roster this year? (Why?)

Who is the most overrated and the most underrated Redskin of all time? (Why?)



I'll say overrated is Ryan Kerrigan, underrated is Darrel Young. I picked Ryan Kerrigan because he is widely regarded by the NFL as a very good 3-4 OLB and complement to Orakpo and a pro bowler. When he plays with Orakpo he's good, but when Orakpo is out, you rarely see him making the big play or getting to the QB consistently as much as other great 3-4 OLBs can.
Darrel Young on the other hand is quietly rated by some as a top 5 FB (B/R NFL 1000 2013: Top 16 Fullbacks | Bleacher Report ; Redskins lock up a couple of key pieces - NFC East Blog - ESPN ). He has really progressed well considering it was only a few years ago the Redskins converted him from a LB that wasn't making the roster to a fullback that helped us lead the league in rushing last year.


My most overrated Redskin of all time is probably going to be Clinton Portis. My most underrated Redskin of all time is going to be Don Warren. He was that solid TE who did his job and was with the Redskins for 14 years, where he went to 4 super bowls and won 3. To equate him to todays game, he's like the Chris Chester of our offense in terms of getting the job done. Or another comparison would be that he's Santana Moss of today: that player who is still producing late in his career and you forget about because there is so many other weapons on the offense.