Madden 18's Most Underrated and Overrated Players

[Gritblitzer]

Quote: Originally Posted by shockl3y

Vic Beasley is like 83 overall....

83 is definitely under rated - of course take that coming from a falcons fan


Regardless though, I honestly think you can attribute Beasleys lower overall to a couple of things:

1. Devs already said that ratings for linebackers in 4-3 systems compared to 3-4 systems are different in terms of how overalls are established.

2. Vic Beasley is ACTUALLY rated as a down lineman, but because he's technically an OLB so he can wear #44, it messes things up a little. He's rated as a down lineman, so he's got great pass rush skills. But he's at OLB and he's not being rated as a 3-4 OLB even, he's being rated as a 4-3 OLB when it comes to overall.

I think that's why his overall is so low. At the end of the day though, overall matters much less - it's more about the individual ratings and how they match up with the guys playing opposite.

The one lucky thing we have is that the Madden developers saw that Beasley played mostly as a 4-3 defensive end (90+ % of his snaps) and they adjusted the Atlanta Falcons default defensive playbook substitutions accordingly. Thank goodness to Clint Oldenburg for this!

[gr18]

I'd actually reverse pretty much every one of these.

[Godgers12]

Quote: Originally Posted by pitbill21

Moron, Aaron Donald IS THE BEST DL in the game, please don't write any more articles, you obviously don't know football.

Did you forget JJ Watt still exists?

[underdog13]

Wait hangon... So the 2nd best rusher last year is only 85 overall, yet the most underrated running back is fresh out of retirement 85 ovr Lynch? What? More like most overrated.

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[NimitsTexan]

If the OP's examples arei indicative of the overall rating scheme, I think he just proved the Madden roster team did a decent job . . .

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by NimitsTexan

If the OP's examples arei indicative of the overall rating scheme, I think he just proved the Madden roster team did a decent job . . .

It's easy and popular to hate on Madden ratings but I would say these are some of the best we have seen in years. I realize OVR's mean very little but for appearance purposes, it's good to see that not every big name player is a 90+. I am still going to completely edit every player in the game because I hate my free time apparently lol.

[Find_the_Door]

Quote: Originally Posted by Godgers12

Ha Ha Clinton-Dix without a doubt is underrated. 2nd team All Pro, made the Pro Bowl, and led all safties in picks last season. And all that is good enough for is an 82 OVR and 79 zcv. Are you kidding? Yet Byron Jones and his 1 career INT, who hasn't proven anything in the NFL is an 84. Just baffling. Almost forgot the ratings guy is a Cowboy fan, which explains it. Wouldn't doubt it one bit if he underrated the Packers out of spite. Because you know we beat them in the playoffs.

He is underrated but Byron does a lot of stuff on the back end. Judging a player based off ints alone is silly. Byron Jones' measurables are better for one.

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[beastmode2013]

???? Aaron Donald is the best DT, bar none. He doesn't need to get sacks to be dominant as a DT. Stopped reading after that bull**** lmao*