Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

[fcb-santana]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

The Bears defense was great on 3rd down situations last season. What happened was that the offense could not stay on the field. Defense got tired late in games and that's where we lost most games.

That won't happen with Cutler at QB.

[ShimSham]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

why did this thread turn into packers what-if fantasy land?

Feel free to post Bears stuff tomorrow in the thread about the Packers player ratings when they're released.

It's pretty natural to get talk about rival opponents in threads about a singular team.

[Siggy778]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

Did anyone notice that the Bears' second best QB is a 45 OVR? LMAO. That'll make you think twice about scrambling with Cutler (who is a decent speed). When's the last time a Bears QB has been moderately fast (besides Kordell)?

Also, I love that they gave Forte a 99 for Stamina as he was a workhorse last year. It's always annoying when you're putting together a nice drive and your RB has to come out for a play or two.

[Bears_16_and_0]

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Edit this is in response to fcb's post

I think that is a misconception. If you look at the bears time of possession stats last year, their D really wasn't on the field as much as you would think.

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And yeah thats cool to talk about the packers, but all the "all our guys were hurt blah blah" Everyone can say that about everyteam. To this day, I still think that if Cedric Benson didn't get hurt (and fumble the ball in the process) in the superbowl, the bears would have won that game....

[jimmyy201]

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a do remember tommie harris still hasnt been able to be healthy n vasher n tillman were both hurt last season
so if u wanna talk about injuries i think the bears had many injuries on D
but i do see the packers were 20th on yards allowed per game and and bears were 21st wow big difference n bears were 16th n points allowed per game n packers were 22nd

so i dont see much difference in the two Ds
but i do know the packers are gonna try the 3-4 this year n it will take them time to get good with it so i dont see there D being that much better next year

[Siggy778]

Re: ESPN - Bears roster/ratings

Let me premise this by saying im a vikings fan.

Cutler 87 - Fair, maybe too low.

Forte 89 - Fair, maybe too high

Olsen 82 - Bit low but fair given last season performance. Expect to rise in updates.

Bennett 72 - Not too sure how he's higher than hester.
Hester 71 - Seems low but im sure he's still electric with the ball in his hands.
Iglesias 69 - who knows.

Pace 87 - Way too high. Should be an 82.
Beekman 75 - Fair
Kreutz 87 - about right. 88
Garza 80 - Fair, maybe too high.
Shaffer 79 - too high.

Harris 92 - maybe too high... 90.
Ogunleye 83 - Fair, too high if anything.
Brown 78 - bit too low. 80.

Briggs 95 - Fair... maybe too high. 93.
Urlacher 94 - Fair.
Roach 68 - Don't care.

Tillman 82 - Fair
Vasher 75 - Fair
Bullocks 76 - Fair
Payne 76 - Fair

I don't want to be a jerk, and I could also be wrong, but I think the word you were looking for was "preface", not "premise".

- Anyways, I think Cutler should be a little higher but P. Rivers is an 88 and he had a better season so it's not too bad.

- I think Forte deserves his good rating, as he was a beast last year.

-Olsen hasn't proven enough to warrant a higher rating but that could definitely change in a hurry this year.

- I also think Hester should be a rated a little higher, but don't forget that he'd probably be an 80 if they hadn't spread out the ratings so much.

- Tommie Harris should be a 90 but I'm not complaining.

- Danieal Manning isn't as fast as he should be but it won't matter much in the game as we will all have Hester on KR/PR....Although Manning can plow through people at top speed unlike Hester.

[J Masta J]

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So how bout them Packers. Boys aint they something.

[ShimSham]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

but i do know the packers are gonna try the 3-4 this year n it will take them time to get good with it so i dont see there D being that much better next year

Also a pretty common misconception.

http://www.footballsfuture.com/phpBB...c.php?t=328837

Check that out. It's a collection of statistical data on teams who have switched to a 3-4 defense over the past 10 years. Most teams saw a significant improvement in overall defense in their first year running the system, whether they switched to a full 3-4 base, or ran a hybrid system.

[fcb-santana]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

The Bears offense ranked 27th in Time of Possession. So yes, the defense was out too long.

[J Masta J]

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a do remember tommie harris still hasnt been able to be healthy n vasher n tillman were both hurt last season
so if u wanna talk about injuries i think the bears had many injuries on D
but i do see the packers were 20th on yards allowed per game and and bears were 21st wow big difference n bears were 16th n points allowed per game n packers were 22nd

so i dont see much difference in the two Ds
but i do know the packers are gonna try the 3-4 this year n it will take them time to get good with it so i dont see there D being that much better next year

Then you are blind, my friend.

[jimmyy201]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

Then you are blind, my friend.

blind considering... we finished our atlanta game with marcus hamilton playing which is the last corner on our depth chart n shouldnt even be in the nfl
n in the game we beat the vikings with bowman and mcbride at corner...

[PlatooN]

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a lil funny considering they were predicted to win the division the whole season till about week 10
n then they finished 5-11... n couldnt hold on to a lead... sounds more like there D is overrated

it doesnt matter who is predicted to win the division, i mean...wtf are you talking about... were in june for god sake, Were talkin about the Packers secondary rite?.....not defense as a whole...our secondary had how many int's for pick 6's?? people are so quick to hate on woodson, harris, and collins...all pro bowlers my friend...NOT over rated.. i think collins is a bit high but he killed it last year.

[Bears_16_and_0]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

The games that they blew at the end though.... (bears TOP shown below)

Carolina: Time of Possession 28:15

Tampa Bay (OT, bucs only had 31 minutes TOP though): Time of Possession 39:17

Atlanta: Time of Possession 29:10

[ShimSham]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

And for people who say Woodson is old and declining, they said the same thing in 2006 when only the Packers and Bucs wanted him. (and the Bucs wanted him as a safety)

Unfortunately for them, Woodson has done nothing but improve every year since joining the team in 2006. And he's shown absolutely no signs of slowing down, despite his age.

[ShimSham]

Re: Madden NFL 10: Chicago Bears Ratings (ESPN Videogames)

Isn't having roughly 30 minutes TOP pretty average?