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  • August 09, 2007 11:14 AM ET

TOP 3 under rated WR's in NFL

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1) Lee Evans - 82 rec, 1292 yds, 15.8 per and 8 tds.......

2) Mike Furrey - 98 rec, 1086 yds, 11.1 per and 6 tds.....

3) Andre Johnson - 103 rec, 1147 yds, 11.1 per and 5 tds.....

Now i know Johnson made the Pro Bowl but i have never seen him on anyone top 5 list...its alway chad, marvin, steve s, TJ, Reggie wayne, TO... and so on. Thats why i got him on my under rated list


1) Andre Johnson - I wouldn't use him except that you are.

2) Lee Evans

3) Laveranues Coles - 91 rec, 1098 yds, 12.1 per, 6 TDs

Since we're agreeing that Johnson qualifies, he's my number one. This guy was playing with a QB on his back the whole time, with no other viable targets except for a shadow of what Eric Moulds once was. That means defenses could key in on him and he still led the league in receptions. That's amazing. He deserved his Pro Bowl selection, and should be in people's top whatever lists over Reggie Wayne and TJ Houshmandzadeh who get to take advantage of #2 cornerbacks.

Evans is only #2 because I think Johnson is a better choice.

I have Coles over Furrey because his numbers are better, and like Johnson, he's a #1 receiver, not a #2. Plus, Furrey's breakout season was very likely a product of Mike Martz' offense - put him on another team and he'll be lucky to crack 1,000 yards. I think Coles and Evans are both underrated for the same reason; they disappointed in the past, and so people expect them to fail.


The reason i got evans at #1 is simple. the game he had agianst the texans last season was one of the best performances by a WR in NFL history...2, count em 2, 83 yds td passes.....racked up 11 rec for 265 yds. Take away BOTH TD passes and he still got 99 yds rec.

The reason i have Furrey at 2 is cause with the slew of WRs that the Lions have went through over the past few years, he was the least hyped and put out almost the best production

I got Johnson at 3 just cause he made the pro-bowl


The Lions that flamed out (Mike Williams, Carlos Rogers) failed because of laziness. And Furrey's definitely not lazy, I'll give him that. But Williams and Rogers were in the doghouse from the first moment disciplinarian Rod Marinelli took over as coach.

One great game does not a great WR make. Of course, I agree that Evans is underrated, he's on my list too. Just not #1.

Finally, Coles' numbers are better than Furrey's, and I'll reiterate that he was doing it against #1 corners, not #2's (two games against Asante Samuel, two against Nate Clements). He also had a QB with a weaker arm in Pennington, and wasn't in such a pass-happy offense.


Coles is a good pick and i almost took him, but my homerism prevaild. Thats why lee is #1. I didnt mean that they were in order, but its all good. Furrey will be a beast this season as well. His work ethic is among the best in Detroit. We both agree on Johnson, even though he made the PB and led the NFL in REC, his is never considerd a elite WR in the NFL.

Even though my 6 year old son has a better arm then Chad, the Jets o-line is 10x better then the line in Detroit, thats why Furrey got the nod


I don't think Furrey's numbers will be quite as good this season (though it'll be close). He's very close to becoming the Ricky Proehl to Williams/Johnson's Bruce/Holt. Meanwhile, the Jets' "10x better" line will be... I don't know, 12x better? Because Mangold and Ferguson aren't rookies anymore.

That's a hell of a six-year-old. You must be proud.

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August 9, 2007  11:28 AM ET
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I've said many times that I hate overrated/underrated throwdowns, but I figure this one won't be so bad, so I'm taking it.

August 9, 2007  11:30 AM ET
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Johnson is severly underrated.

August 9, 2007  11:32 AM ET
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Well thanx dan....that means alot!

August 9, 2007  11:41 AM ET
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COLES is WAY underrated

August 9, 2007  11:42 AM ET
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rodger the reason you have Evans #1 is your a Bills fan, lets call it like it is :)

August 9, 2007  11:43 AM ET
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lol....yeah so what??

August 9, 2007  11:44 AM ET
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He is under rated though.........VERY UNDER RATED and you know that bombers

August 9, 2007  11:47 AM ET
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Hey I have said that like a zillion times, after this season you can stop saying it because he won't be any more, neither will JP, dont worry Bills fan no one disrespects the Bills, they just ened to show what they can do....I was just sommenting on your "the only reason I ranked Evans #1 was the texans game comment" LOL

August 9, 2007  11:52 AM ET
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don't worry Rodger, I'm never one to play the homer card. I let B0mb3rs do it for me.

August 9, 2007  11:54 AM ET
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donald driver is underated

August 9, 2007  12:02 PM ET
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I'd probably throw driver in my top 15 underrated, but anyone who's Brett Favre's #1 target pretty much gets due attention.

August 9, 2007  12:25 PM ET
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Mark Clayton- 67 catches for 939 yards & 5 tds last year

August 9, 2007  12:36 PM ET
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LMAO DAN LMAO

August 9, 2007  12:48 PM ET
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Furrey's stats are bloated. All the attention is on Roy Williams, and they have no one else to throw to.

August 9, 2007  01:08 PM ET
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Lee Evans should be #1 with Andre Johnson a close 2nd

August 9, 2007  01:10 PM ET
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No Love for Vincent Jackson?

August 9, 2007  01:11 PM ET
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NO.

August 9, 2007  01:13 PM ET
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Thanx Goat...

Where you been lately??

August 9, 2007  01:16 PM ET
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I think Deion Bracnh is underrated.His stats went down last yera but expect a solid year this year.

 
August 9, 2007  01:16 PM ET
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arcele, shut the **** up

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