Madden NFL 13 Team Ratings from E3 Build

[b2th3m1th]

tampa the 3rd worst in the game? are you serious? with all the additions they have made this year plus having a young core of players. they should be like a 75

[pokerplaya]

Still, bounty scandal or not -- the Saints should not be on par with the Skins... period. It is this type of ridiculousness that makes people wonder how CC will even work if you still after almost 20 years of rating players -- STILL can't get it right. Obviously this is an E3 look, but so what? Just says a lot that a rookie QB (Griffin) would vault the Skins into position among the lower tier playoff teams... just don't buy it.

[pokerplaya]

And before anyone cracks on me as unrealistic, I just say this as someone who will be a release-day purchaser no matter what -- if not getting the Season Ticket to get it prior... just kind of raises legitimate questions as someone who has been purchasing the product for 20 years.

[Reed1417]

i know it's not final but there's no way the Ravens are only an 80. c'mon man!

[BestServedCold]

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I cannot believe all of the homers in this thread. Jeez.

[jhols1nger]

Not sure how the Lions are a 77 when comparing them to the Bears (78), Jets (79), Panthers (76) and Redskins (78). I'm pretty confident in saying if those teams are where they are ranked, the Lions should easily be an 80, with the Saints being in the low 80's.

Exactly what I was thinking, no respect for the Lions.

[SoAwesome]

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Looks like they took a FIFA approach to the ratings. The highest rated team in FIFA is an 85 or 86 I believe.

You see, that's terrible. FIFA is global sport so I'm fine with FIFA ratings being low but this is MADDEN. Madden ratings needs to be in the 90s. Highest rated team in NFL being an 86 is a joke.

[Kaiser Wilhelm]

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I think the Bills defense should have them up at least another two points but that is not all that bad.

I think the reason the Lions are rated so low is because their team is mostly an offensive one and that offense consists of Stafford and a WR who is the closest thing to unstoppable in Calvin Johnson. If the AI can run their offense properly, their poor ratings should not matter. Their defense has a solid line but their secondary is atrocious.

I'm mostly confused by the Patriots, Eagles, and Steelers and Texans. The first three seem a bit overrated. The Patriots are a one sided team, the Eagles couldn't put their pants on last season, and the Steelers just are not the team they once were. The Texans on the other hand, as others stated, are very likely the best all around team in the AFC.

Either way, I'm happy we don't have hyper inflated ratings where there is no way to make teams better with time.

[bmj2k7]

Ive never said this about Madden ratings before but I LOVE THESE RATINGS!!!!!! The 2 best teams in the league are NE & GB, but both had the 2 worst pass D in the league last year, if it wasn't for that these 2 would be 93 NE 92 GB, everyone else around 80 something. Finally someone lowered the elites bc of there problems, NE fixed theres in the draft and so did GB, GB losing Nick Collins really hurt them last year, and haven't really replaced him yet.

[bmj2k7]

And why is everyone complaining about not knowing how they team rate when they released a detailed chart last year showing how they have been doing it. Someone find it and repost it. Had something to do with 80+ players, elite qb, elite d etc.

[qdog]

how come no team is a 90 these ratings are a joke. the ravens is just an 80 wow they went to AFC championship, how the the niners get an 81, wow man these rating are jacked-up this not right.

[SuperNoVa27]

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Overall Rating has never mattered......

[knighthawksfan]

wow not bad for the cardinals 75 I like it

[Kaiser Wilhelm]

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You see, that's terrible. FIFA is global sport so I'm fine with FIFA ratings being low but this is MADDEN. Madden ratings needs to be in the 90s. Highest rated team in NFL being an 86 is a joke.

Can you elaborate on your argument a bit? I'm just not sure as to how that is relevant.

I like the low ratings because it means there is more of a swing opportunity for teams instead of half of the teams being almost at peak ratings on the release day rosters.

[Madwolf]

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As a Panther fan it hurts to see us low again after Cam's spectacular rookie year. We should be a lot better with Jon Beason back, and with Luke helping replace Thomas Davis. A complete off season should hemp them immeasurably.

I will say I'm not upset though. Our defense was terrible last year, and our offense sputtered at times. They have to prove themselves worthy.

I like the rating system being this way. It doesn't value one side of the ball over the other. You have to be a complete team to get a complete rating.