Fansided

Every NFL team’s most overrated player of all time

By Jarrett Bailey

22 Oct 2000: Quarterback Steve Beuerlein #7 of the Carolina Panthers scrambles with the ball during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers defeated the 49ers 34-16.Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /Allsport
22 Oct 2000: Quarterback Steve Beuerlein #7 of the Carolina Panthers scrambles with the ball during the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers defeated the 49ers 34-16.Mandatory Credit: Craig Jones /Allsport /
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2 Dec 1990: Quarterback Jeff George of the Indianapolis Colts looks to pass the ball during a game against the Phoenix Cardinals at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Cardinals won the game, 20-17. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn /Allsport
2 Dec 1990: Quarterback Jeff George of the Indianapolis Colts looks to pass the ball during a game against the Phoenix Cardinals at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Cardinals won the game, 20-17. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn /Allsport /

Indianapolis Colts: Jeff George

He may have had an incredible mullet and a great mustache, but George was a pain in the locker room to several teams, and the Colts were no exception.

George may not have been overrated by fans and media as much as he was by the Colts front office, who gave up Andre Rison and Chris Hinton, both of which were very good players, to get him. The talent was evident with George.

Many have said that he had one of the best pure arm talents they have ever seen. He had great arm strength and threw as pretty a ball as anyone in the NFL, he just never got off the ground and was constantly starting over. In four years with the Colts, George went 14-35 as a starter with 41 touchdowns and 46 interceptions.

George was sent to Atlanta prior to the 1994 season. The Colts gave up a lot to get the big-armed quarterback out of Purdue, but it didn’t pay off as Indianapolis and George struggled to find any success. George bounced around the NFL for the remainder of his career, finding some late-career success with Randy Moss and the Vikings in 1999.

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