Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

[Steve_OS]

It seems some rookie ratings for Madden NFL 13 have trickled out, via MUT.

http://www.maddenmatrix.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1930

Andrew Luck - 85
Robert Griffin III - 83
Tannehill - 75
Stephon Gilmore - 73
David Wilson - 72
Michael Brockers - 69

If you find any more, post them here.

Think they are overrated, underrated or correct?

[xblake16x]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

I like what I see from the last 4 players, but not from RGIII nor Luck. I just think their overalls are a little too high (which means their individual ratings are probably too high, with a low awareness rating).

[PGaither84]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

I bet Andrew Luck's 75 deep accuracy is that low because Donny Moore doesn't want his OVR to hit 86+... then again if that were the case, I wonder how low he would rate his awareness?

I still think people care too much about OVR. If a player deserves high individual ratings, I don't care if the are a rookie or what their OVR is.

As I said many times before, in Madden 07, if you made Vernon Davis one of the better run blocking TEs in the game [like he was]... not even the best [like he is]... he would go from an 86 OVR rookie to a 96+ OVR. Davis was crazy good in Madden 07... and was underrated.

[gator3guy]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

I know Griffin has a strong arm, but 96 seems kind of high.

[xblake16x]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

It sort of looks like they might have redone a little bit of tweaking to gameplay, because everyone's awareness is on the low side (or so it seems). I don't know what the rookies awareness was last year.

The reason I don't like that is because, even with a low(er) due to a low awareness they will still play at a high level especially as a user controlled player.

[LBzrule]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

So Griffin has Flacco type arm strength? I don't see that. Tannehill is rated too high.

[oneamongthefence]

Yeah it seems so. Speed seems way high too.

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[Blazelore]

These ratings have to be scaled back. This is getting ridiculous. The should tier the ratings based off the hall of famers. They should be the only ones rated in the nineties. The average nfl starter should be in the seventies. Its getting to the point that you can't tell the difference between any players.

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[goravens2052]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

So wait... Andrew Luck is a 85, and from Trent Richardson's MUT card, he is a 99???

[StayPlation82]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

No I dont think they are overrated. They look pretty good actually. That 99 Richardson card is a future star card. His MUT rookie rating is 83.

[m1ke_nyc]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

Tannehill should be a 70 at best

[TreFacTor]

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My opinion of the numerical player ratings in Madden is that people put too much emphasis on them entirely. The difficulty setting in Madden really dictates what level the players play at anyway. Until they fix the cheating ai that adjusts the stats on the fly, the player ratings will simply be numbers with no actual resemblance or translation to on field performance.

[angels eclipse7]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

Coples: 76
Claiborne: 81
Kuechly: 78
Kirkpatrick: 75
Kalil: 83
DeCastro: 84
Floyd: 75

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And yes, I think these are all way overrated.

They should be:

Coples: 67
Claiborne: 71
Kuechly: 70
Kirkpatrick: 66
Kalil: 74
DeCastro: 72
Floyd: 67
Luck: 79
RG3: 73
Tannehil: 67
Richardson: 73
Gilmore: 65
Wilson: 61
Brockers: 63

[RGiles36]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

Ratings are always a dicey conversation. Everyone has a different perspective.

So wait... Andrew Luck is a 85, and from Trent Richardson's MUT card, he is a 99???

If Luck is an 85 off the bat, I do think that's a bit too high (at least as it relates to QBs).

Let's say Luck throws 8TDs/1 INT and completes 64% of his passes through 4 weeks. I anticipate Moore opting to bump Luck's ratings to reflect his solid performances. Next thing you know Luck is at an 87. He'd be darn near at elite status b/c his initial rating was already a little inflated.

If he's going to start at 85, then he needs to play darn good to justify any more increases. I would've liked to seen him around 79-82OVR just so there's room to increase ratings if he indeed exceeds expectations.

As an aside, I think they've gotta start using the consistency and confidence ratings more, rather than tweaking actual ratings.

[DukeC]

Re: Are Rookies Overrated in Madden NFL 13?

Griffin will reach Vick 04-05 Gamebreaking status in the hands of a skilled user. 93 freaking speed and those accuracy ratings are insane.