GENERAL VIEWS ( 6th Edition )

David Letterman has his Top 10 that he does every night on his Late Show. The College coaches have their Top 25 polls in athletics. The BCS has it's Top 20 in College football. Everyone seems to have their opinion about everything. The ArmChair Coach is unveiling the TOP 5 feature in today's blog. At various times I will give a TOP 5 on a variety of sports topics. I would very much like to hear your feed back and your Top 5. Today's TOP 5 is about over-rated athletes.


THE ARMCHAIR COACH'S TOP 5 OVER-RATED ATHLETES

5. Allen Iverson..... Has had a 13 year career in the NBA. He started his career with the Philadelphia 76ers. He has also played the last couple of seasons with the Denver Nuggets and the Detroit Pistons. It was with the 76ers that Allen Iverson had his best years. He led the NBA in scoring 4 times. Iverson has a career scoring average of 27.1 per game. He scores a lot of points, but my reasons for rating him at NO. 5 on my list are as follows. (1) He shoots the ball way to much for my liking. His career shooting percentage is .425. Which is NOT GOOD! (2) He does not make his teammates better. This is probably the main reason that he hasn't won an NBA Championship. (3) He is not a good teammate. He can be a TEAM CANCER. To Allen Iverson, it is all about Allen Iverson. (4) Has a history of not getting along with his Head Coach. This is my argument why Allen Iverson is NO. 5 on the list.

4. Terrell Owens..... Is in his 14th season in the NFL. Most of his stats are very good, 963 career pass receptions, 14, 324 career receiving yards, 14.9 average per reception, and 140 TDs. The reasons that I put Terrell Owens on my list are (1) Routinely leads the NFL in drops. (2) He is a CANCER to a team. It's all about Terrell Owens to Terrell Owens. (3) He disrupts team chemistry with his attitude. (4) He is a legend in his own mind. He thinks he is the only one the QB should throw the ball to, and this leads to (5) He has bad relationships with his starting QBs. The NFL media raves about Terrell Owens, like he is the next Jesus Christ. I DON'T SEE IT! These are my reasons for Terrell Owens being on the list.

3. Tony Romo..... Is in his 4th season as starting QB for the Dallas Cowboys. He has a career completion percentage of 63 percent. Romo has 87 career TD passes and 50 interceptions. His career QB rating is 93.8. These are some pretty good numbers for a starting QB in the NFL. The reasons that I have Tony Romo on my list are (1) The NFL media builds him up as one of the top 4 or 5 QBs in the NFL. He is not there yet. (2) He usually chokes at some point in big games. Which brings me to (3) Tony Romo has not won a playoff game as starting QB of the Dallas Cowboys. In my opinion, you should not be talked about as one of the top QBs in the NFL, until you can at least win a playoff game. NFL QBs are paid to win in the playoffs. (4) He is very inconsistent. This season his QB rating is 113.7 in games the Cowboys won, and 50.3 in games they lost. These are my reasons for Tony Romo being on my list.

2. Willy Korn..... Was rated as the NO. 5 QB in the Nation as a senior at Byrnes High School. He put up some mind boggling numbers while he was at Byrnes. Korn passed for 10,646 yards and 123 TDs. He led the Rebels to 2 State Championships as starting QB. Willy Korn signed with the Clemson Tigers out of high school and was touted as a great fit for the Clemson offense. It has not worked out to well for Korn at Clemson. The little that he played as a true freshman, he struggled big time. Then he was injured and had to take a medical red shirt. Korn was expected to play more as a red shirt freshman and was named the stater for the Georgia Tech game in 2008. Willy Korn was injured again in the Georgia Tech game and didn't play again the rest of the season. The injuries have definitely taken a toll on Korn and has held him back. The reason that I have Willy Korn as NO. 2 on my list is he got so much hype coming out of High School, by the local media in the upstate, and especially by the fans of Byrnes, that he would have had to be a 4 year All American and Heisman trophy winner to have lived up to the hype that he received. There has never been a 4 year All American QB in College football. He had to be over-rated.

1. Dale Earnhardt Jr..... Started his Nascar career as a rookie in 1999. Things looked very promising early as he was Ranked NO. 3 in both 2003 and 2004. Dale Jr. has a total of 18 wins on the Nascar circuit in his career. Dale Jr. won 6 races in the 2004 season and looked to be the favorite to win a Points Championship sooner rather than later. Starting with the 2005 season Dale Jr. has been going backwards in his career as he has only 3 wins in the last 5 Nascar seasons. He has only 2 poles and 36 top 5 finishes. Dale Jr's average starting position since 2005 is 18th. His average finish position is 17th. This 2009 season, Dale Jr's 2nd season with Hendrick Motorsports, has seen the slide of his career continue at an alarming rate. In 30 starts Dale Jr. has 0 wins, 0 poles, 2 top 5 finishes and only 5 top 10 finishes. Yet Dale Earnhardt Jr. continues to be far and away the sports favorite driver. The reason I have Dale Earnhardt Jr. as my NO. 1 most over-rated athlete is HE IS LIVING ON THE EARNHARDT NAME! He is not a Nascar Superstar that fans and media make him out to be. So far a lot of potential wasted.

This concludes the first ArmChair Coach TOP 5. Let me know what you think.

********THE ARMCHAIR COACH GAME BALL OF THE WEEK GOES TO DALLAS WR MILES AUSTIN. HE HAD 10 CATCHES FOR 250 YARDS AND 2 TDS. HE WAS FILLING IN FOR THE INJURED ROY WILLIAMS.********

The ArmChair Coach went 17 and 3 in game predictions this past weekend. Total for season is 87 and 29 for a percentage of .750.

Until Friday.