Madden NFL 11 Player Ratings: Top Players at Each Position (K0ACHK)

[mikezPATS]

Wow. Big Ben not a top 8 QB and under an 89 after the best statistical season of his career? I can understand Brees, Manning, and Brady being higher, but Roethlisberger should be right there with Favre, Rivers, and Rodgers. He's got arm strength, accuracy, is one of the best playoff QBs in the game, very clutch, and has that uncanny ability to shake off sacks. The only knocks on him are that he 'holds on to the ball too long' and is a bit of a gunslinger.

No way is Schaub better. He's a decent QB, but gets stats because of the pure number of passes he throws and it helps having the best WR in the league. He also has never led a team to the playoffs and I've personally watched him snatch defeat from the jaws of victory multiple times in big games... both Indy games last year for example.

Romo is a poor man's Big Ben. He is mobile (not as tough to bring down though) and plays a lot like Big Ben, but doesn't quite have the arm strength and has a 1-3 playoff record which he has accumulated with some highly talented teams. He also isn't as good at golf.

Rivers, although I don't like him, is a pretty great QB, but hasn't had as much playoff success. He should be rated about the same as Ben overall.

Rodgers looks to be a really good QB, and plays a lot like Big Ben (holds onto the ball too long). But it's still too early to tell, especially since he hasn't really cemented himself as a 'winner' yet. He probably deserves to be a point or two below Ben.

Favre is Favre. He's as much fun to watch as any QB ever. Should probably be rated about where Rodgers is. No doubt he's a winner, and he's coming off his best year ever statistically (a lot of that is a great team around him, and being able to have short passes turn into big plays). However, he does take huge risks in critical situations that have hurt his team in the playoffs on several occasions. His toughness, gunslinger, and 'looks like a kid out there just havin fun' ratings should be maxed out though for sure.

I know Ben isn't very popular right now (the suspension is ridiculous, too, by the way), but his performance on the field has been exceptional.

I'd rate them like this:

Brees, Manning: 98-99
Brady: 95
Roethlisberger, Rivers: 92-94
Rodgers, Favre: 90-91
McNabb, Eli Manning: 87-89
Schaub: 87
Romo: 86

Also, Faneca and Adrian Peterson are overrated. Mainly Faneca.

I agree with most of your points. but if Chris Johnson is a 99, than Peterson should definitely be a 98. And, Roethlisburger isn't popular because of SEXUAL ASSAULT, in case you didn't realize, that's a pretty big deal.

[mikezPATS]

Madden ratings are a joke. Everyone is rated too high in ovr and in each category. That's why people get the impression that ratings mean nothing. Everyone is so closely rated that everyone just plays like clones out there.

Way too many 99's let alone 90+.

I think that there are 4 players that deserve the 99 rating, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning Drew Brees and Patrick Willis, possibly Steve Hutchinson

[mikezPATS]

And that knock (accusations only, not even charged or arrested for anything) has absolutely nothing to do with his physical attributes. Look at Michael Irvin, who had way more and worse legal woes... still a HOFer. Ratings shouldn't just be a popularity contest.

Wait, cocaine is worse than rape, okay...

[mikezPATS]

Really Dallas Clark isnt atleast #2 tight end??? And because Bob Sanders has been hurt he's not even in the 90"s??? I know im a bit bias but come on, does no one else agree???

Look at Bob Sanders stats, he is by far the most overrated player in the NFL, he's played like 8 games in three years, lol, he's not that good, Bethea, is better, and he's the back-up.

[mikezPATS]

I will have fun editing the rosters to be based by last two years performances in the NFL. I think it will be fun, and the ratings will be drastically lower were talking QB's with the starting job at 71 OVR & HB's with starting jobs at 79 OVR ..etc

Yeah, but the drafts are going to ruin that strat, then, you'll have rookies that are the most elite players in the league.

[mikezPATS]

Nick Collins ran a faster 40 then Percy Harvin, Jeremy Maclin, CJ Spiller, and Jahvid Best, and ran a 40 on par with that of Chris Johnson. Now don't you tell me he does not have elite speed. He ran a 4.31 40, whereas Harvin ran a 4.42 40, more then a tenth of a second slower yet he gets 97 speed, and Collins gets 89? Also, don't tell me it's just a 40 time either. I've seen Collins run Harvin down from behind, and Harvin had a 10 yard head start on him. So Collins is clearly faster then Percy Harvin yet only gets 89 speed. Well that's popularty for you. Donny sees a big name so he decides to overrate them just to make their fans happy, while underrating someone, because he has no knowledge of football. What a joke

Running in a straight line is just a tad bit different than running on a football field.
SPD: 92ish
AGL:97
ACC:98

[mikezPATS]

The Nick Collins argument has been long going...... and with a ton of 40 times, videos, real game play footage, etc... etc........... to prove he deserves a 93 + speed rating. Collins runs low 4.3's in the 40 and has an unofficial pro day best time of 4.28 sec.

Collins caught Percy Harvin from behind on numerous occasions last year.... I guess Donny must have just thought Percy was having another migrane headache those days........ lol.....

Now Atlanta Falcon Back up FS Giordano was on the Packers roster last year.... and he still has his 91 speed rating..... and at no time during anything I witnessed during last season, was he even close to Collins in the speed department.

One last thought...... I will never say that Patrick Willis isn't a complete beast and the best or one of the best at his position in the league........ but 90 speed for a ILB......???.......... Really........?/?.............. That makes him faster than Nick Collins then....... Wow........ LMAO 1

Ridiculous.

He caught numerous receivers and backs from behind, that's why.

[mikezPATS]

Why no love for Wes Welker?

Because he isn't the prototypical receiver that the NFL wants to publicize, and because the majority of football fans for whatever reason hate the entire PATS organization.

[mikezPATS]

Not to bash Welker or anything but it doesnt hurt that Randy Moss is on the other side. Wouldn't be suprised if he is in the high 80's, but I dont think he is better than the 10 mentioned.

You obviously don't watch any game film on the Patriots.

[mikezPATS]

Yeah, if anybody has a different opinion than you it is obvious that they don't understand football.

Come on... Brees had a better year than Manning last year and led the 'Aints to the Super Bowl in a game where Brees outdueled Manning head to head. Manning might go down as one of the greatest of all time, but at this point in time the argument can be made that Drew Brees is as good as anybody. And I personally think that he's surpassed Brady. I don't even think Brady was a top 5 QB last season.

3 super-bowls, more consistent play, and more difficulties to deal with throughout his career as well as Brady having an obviously tougher schedule year-in-and-year-out. Your argument is silly, and is based on two years of play, one of which Brady didn't play, the other Brady was recovering and rehabbing.

[mikezPATS]

So true

Only legendary stats, but okay, if you want to be stupid, then.