Madden 11 Player Ratings: Who’s Overrated And Who’s Undervalued (Sportsgrid)

[Steve_OS]

Sportsgrid has posted a Madden NFL 11 Who’s Overrated And Who’s Undervalued article.

Quote:

"The first three numbers that jump out to us are the 99s (the highest rating that can bestowed on a player in Madden), and this year there are three: Super Bowl quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, along with currently-disgruntled Titans RB Chris Johnson. Johnson is a no-brainer. He’s the most valuable fantasy player in the NFL, according to our PVR, and easily deserves the 99. And while Brees and Manning have the 15th and 22nd-highest PVR’s, respectively, our numbers tend to favor running backs, since they tend to be more valuable in fantasy football. We’re cool with these as well. We think Ray Rice is slightly undervalued by the programmers, and could easily be bumped up to a 92 or 93. The 90 is most likely due to the fact that he’s only one year into the league, but we have him pegged as the 4th most valuable fantasy player in the NFL. And where’s Miles Austin? His performance last year easily makes him a top-flight wide receiver. In terms of overvalued players, there aren’t too many glaring cases. While rec-league all-star Steve Smith had a woefully low fantasy output last year, and may no longer be a “92,” the Madden programmers seem to believe his numbers were due to an unstable QB situation. We’re fine with that."

[British Bronco]

Thanks for the link Steve. Should provoke some genuine discussion about current players in the NFL.

I have to say though that this article is a joke. Since when does a player's Fantasy value have anything to with how good he plays in real life?

Coaches certainly don't order their depth chart on the basis of perceived fantasy value, so why should Madden developers or indeed Madden players.

[Shawnj86]

ok thats nice to know

[sniperhare]

So now we should rate Madden based on fantasy rankings?

[Dawsons_Creek]

Interesting read but I don't care about fantasy and all that.

[JohnnyNutman]

im not that concerned about ratings right now... im just amazed that tom brady actually kinda looks like tom brady in the pic on the top of the news section.

[Nickman310]

ya wheres miles austin?! hes a man beast

[Exonerated]

Everyone's overrated. No one shud be higher than 95.