Ratings team did a terrible job this year?

[damien6663]

Quote: Originally Posted by Outkizast

Ya but it was an awesome playoff run ^^

haha yeah it was a pretty sexy run

[angels eclipse7]

Quote: Originally Posted by damien6663

yeah i would be happy with them both being in the 84-86 range. I should not have to spend my first 2 hours with the game stretching the ratings.

Yeah, I usually spend days once I get the game setting up my own ratings before I even play a game.

So worth it though playing the game with players playing how you want them to and having elite players dominating being significantly higher than the average guys.

[SIMstyle]

bingo. i thought madden was the 33rd NFL franchise. why would they need to go on twitter to find out anything? shouldnt it be provided via the league? my issue is with the obsession with single play and highlights as well. logic says if you raise haloti's swim move rating when tosses a guy, you lower it when he gets stoned by an OL.

thats the problem with trying to rate people every week. weekly transactions? sure. but updating ratings should happen every 4 weeks.

[PGaither84]

I don't disagree with everything in the original post, but I think this is another case of people overrating the Overall rating. What matters are individual ratings. I don't care that Terrence Cody is a 72 OVR in Madden 11, he is a beast NT in the game. He isn't a fast pass rusher, but he is shut down in the run game, and he should be given his individual ratings.

Once you realize [and keep in mind] that OVR ratings are really just there for the computer to organize the depth chart, make free agent signings and trades, then this topic will not bother you as much.

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Why have CJ2k when a role player will be able to perform the task just as well?

Well, that is a question the Patriots ask when they are building their team. For example, in the NFL draft Mark Ingram was on the board still near the end of the 1st round. The Patriots decided to trade that pick away to the Saints, who then drafted Ingram. Later in the late 2ed and 3rd rounds, the Pats used picks to take two running backs. Obviously they didn't want Ingram for what ever reason, and/or they felt they could get more value out of trading that pick than they would by selecting him. People say he may be the next Emmit Smith, and he kind of looks like him too. If that's true, wouldn't you want to draft him? Especially when your starting running back "is just a role player?"

[damien6663]

Quote: Originally Posted by PGaither84

I don't disagree with everything in the original post, but I think this is another case of people overrating the Overall rating. What matters are individual ratings. I don't care that Terrence Cody is a 72 OVR in Madden 11, he is a beast NT in the game. He isn't a fast pass rusher, but he is shut down in the run game, and he should be given his individual ratings. Once you realize [and keep in mind] that OVR ratings are really just there for the computer to organize the depth chart, make free agent signings and trades, then this topic will not bother you as much. Well, that is a question the Patriots ask when they are building their team. For example, in the NFL draft Mark Ingram was on the board still near the end of the 1st round. The Patriots decided to trade that pick away to the Saints, who then drafted Ingram. Later in the late 2ed and 3rd rounds, the Pats used picks to take two running backs. Obviously they didn't want Ingram for what ever reason, and/or they felt they could get more value out of trading that pick than they would by selecting him. People say he may be the next Emmit Smith, and he kind of looks like him too. If that's true, wouldn't you want to draft him? Especially when your starting running back "is just a role player?"

comparing cj2k and mark ingram is ridiculous, cj is a MUCH better player then ingram, they do not even play alike.

CJ is a burner and a threat to score whenever he touches the ball, ingram or even emmit smith where not big play threats. CJ is an elite talent, i dont think ingram will ever be labeled in a top 5 in the nfl category.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by damien6663

haha yeah it was a pretty sexy run

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[RGiles36]

Quote: Originally Posted by PGaither84

I don't disagree with everything in the original post, but I think this is another case of people overrating the Overall rating. What matters are individual ratings. I don't care that Terrence Cody is a 72 OVR in Madden 11, he is a beast NT in the game. He isn't a fast pass rusher, but he is shut down in the run game, and he should be given his individual ratings.

Great point.

It's just such a chore to sift through all of the meaningless ratings to get to the core ones necessary for that position's success. Oh well...

[azdawgpound]

Quote: Originally Posted by rgiles36

What's embarrassing about it? You have a pulse on the Browns team? I don't watch their games personally, but I figure Cribbs to still be their most dangerous weapon outside of the White Rhino. I'm not sure who threw out the word team as far as the ratings go -- I didn't imply that. Why would M12's initial ratings be drastically different from the M11 final update?

actually cribbs should be highest rated wr massaquoi couldnt catch a cold let along a football last yr robiskie cant even get into starting line up so why should there ratings be higher then somebody that actually produces? and now massaquoi is out with an ankle injury so u know his ratings are gonna drop more lol.