He was never awesome or inspiring, was too flawed and wasn't special enough in some of the money areas like arms and chest. That coupled with a wide waist & unpleasant aesthetics ain't BB!
his lower back and lats were awesome and inspiring. So were his calves.
And his abs were great for a 257 pounder.
But as far as being flawed in key areas like waist size, arms, quads and chest, I would definitely agree.
To me, seeing a Mr. O. with no-so-great arms, chest and quads is well, underwhelming:

the calves, forearms and inner thighs just don't have the same effect

The same thing happens whenever I see a shot of Chris Dickerson doing a double biceps pose...