It's Ratings Season: Patrick Peterson Top Rated Madden 12 Rookie

[Dbrentonbuck]

PP7 must have a hell of an agent lol.

[LBzrule]

I'm waiting to see what Jimmy Smith will be. If PP7 is an 82 Smith cannot be too far behind.

[Bengals28]

Quote: Originally Posted by LBzrule

I'm waiting to see what Jimmy Smith will be. If PP7 is an 82 Smith cannot be too far behind.

Maybe a 75 or 76

[LBzrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by Bengals28

Maybe a 75 or 76

I can accept that as an overall, but I think his man coverage should be higher than PP7. Speed about 2 or 3 points lower, Zone Coverage around an 80. I just don't see PP7 outshining Smith in the position skills. He's a better athletic freak yes, but position skills looking at their body of work over the last two years, there is no way. As a matter of fact, Smith, and this is just me, should be rated higher in man coverage. If Peterson is

97 speed
96 agility
93 acceleration
93 jumping
77 catching (highest for any rookie CB)
91 return
89 man coverage
82 zone coverage
90 press

I'd say Smith is

95 Speed
93 Agility
91 Acceleration
90 jumping
54 catching
50 return
92 man coverage
80 Zone
90 Press

As for the position skill set looking at tape on both players Smith showed better man coverage skills than PP7 in the last two years. But will EA make it so? Smith does not have a lot of interceptions, however, he has only allowed 11 catches in two years when matched up with WR's in man coverage and only given up 1 first down. That's saying a lot. As I said in the other thread though, some might argue, well it's the big 12 and they do not have elite WR's in that conference. That might be true, but even Georgia's offensive coordinator had to move AJ Green away from Smith so that Green could make plays on Jalil Brown. I think PP7 is the best athlete in the draft, bar none and as such should be rated high since he was taken high, but I think Smith is a better CB. Ultimately though I think both will struggle if they have to cover the small Wes Welker type WR's, but excel in covering the leagues big physical wideouts.