NFL Personalities That Get Too Much Attention

An ode to players who get way too much attention for their level of play. The Mannings, Brady's, Belichick's, and Payton's of the world might deserve it, but these NFL personalities have no business getting the attention that they get on a daily basis.

10) Rex Ryan

He's a loud guy who just happened to join a team that was already stacked defensively. Even Eric Mangini took this team to the playoffs. His arrogance is clear on "Hard Knocks" and the Jets horrible off-season moves (giving away Thomas Jones, acquiring LT, playing hardball with Darrell Revis) will make this team irrelevant. He's basically Josh McDaniels with a bigger mouth. The Jets have 5-11 written all over it.

9) LaDanian Tomlinson

One of the most overrated running backs in recent memory. LT ran for crazy amounts of touchdowns during the San Diego regular seasons, and then disappeared at all times once in the playoffs. SD were talented enough to win Super Bowls between 2005-2008, but their running game was zilch in December and January.

8) Tony Romo

Tony Romo makes David Garrard and Chad Pennington look like hall-of-famers. Playing for the Dallas Cowboys AND he only has ONE playoff win? If he didn't look like a cartoon pilot he would be stuck playing for Cleveland or Detroit right now.

7) Matt Leinart

Once a top 10 pick, and Heisman winner at USC, Leinart has proved to be quite a bust at the pro level. You know it's bad when his team is trying to desperately trade him in favor of Cleveland cast-off Derek Anderson.

6) Brett Favre

He's has a good career but probably should have packed it in a few years ago. If he were a baseball player he would've been  indicted by congress by now, not on the field.

5) Pete Carroll

His "ra-ra-ra-ra" attitude might work for college sports, but in the NFL it's all about smarts and ingenuity. Those two qualities are things that Carroll has never proven to have. It might be easy to win at USC when you're acquiring every good player from the West Coast, but it's not going to be too easy coaching the crap-pile of the Seattle Seahawks depth chart (although it would be cool if he resurrected WR Mike Williams' career).

4) Terrell Owens

Surprisingly, Owens still has some talent left. He will help Cincinnati this season. But nobody can doubt that he is one of the worst teammates in the history of sports.

3) Mike Martz

For all of his "brilliance" Martz's offense resembles a chicken with his head cut off. The Bears pre-season offense looks atrocious and Cutler might now last the season behind that makeshift offensive line. There is a reason why Martz has been fired at every team he's been a part of.

2) Tim Tebow

For someone who is an average passer, it's shocking how much press he gets right now. Beating up on Southern Miss and Jacksonville State was probably really fun when he was at UF, but that won't help much as an NFL quarterback.

1) Albert Haynesworth

Fat tub of lard. Perhaps the best defensive tackle in the NFL right now, but it doesn't matter much because he could care less if he plays well or not.