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Most underrated/overrated Dolphins of all time?

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Just been sitting here thinking about Dolphins teams of the past and which players from those teams were underrated and overrated by the fans and the league in general. Just thought it would be interesting to see who ya'll thought in this regard? I am just going with the Dolphins I have seen play, but feel free to talk about Dolphins players overall even if never seen them play.

My pick for underrated:

Tim Ruddy-Center

Most O-lineman are unsung heroes and Ruddy is a prime example of that. Barely missed any games over his career, and was the leader of our O line under Shula, and then Jimmy J, and then Wannstedt. Loved watching him play, and he made me want to be a center when I was playing football myself.

Overrated:

Might be too obvious, but have to go with Joey Porter. Not just for the money we gave him, but just his play in general. Yes, he had a good 2008 season but rest of his time here was a vast disappointment.
 
I don’t know about Porter. He had like 2 or 3 walk off sacks on 08 and had 9 in 09 after 17.5 in 08. By comparison he and the younger more coveted Adelius Thomas, who went to New England, were the 2 best defensive free agents in 2007. We definitely got the better player whether we overpaid or not. I mean free agency is pretty much over paying anyway.
 
Under:
Brock Marion, he was overshadowed by Surtain and Madison, but he was an absolute stud and one of the best Dolphin DBs ever.

Over:
Can I say Bill Parcells? If I have to choose a player Ill go with O.J. McDuffie. He had 1 - 1000 yard season, never had 10 TDs in a season and this was with Marino at the helm. I'm not saying he wasn't a solid player, but always felts hew as overrated by the fan base.
 
Randy McMichael in my opinion was pretty underrated. I'd take him on ourbteam today and think he fits more into what tge league wants from a TE now.

Overrated is hard to say. Most of the time a player sucks we are pretty honest about it.

I'd say maybe someone like Davone Bess but really his issues were more mental health related when he left if I recall...but definitely not as good as some people would have you think.
 
Overrated - Sharmon Shah Jimmie Johnson committed to him and took the ball out of Marino's hands far too often in my opinion
 
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