Re: Madden 11 Player Ratings: Who’s Overrated And Who’s Undervalued (Sportsgrid)
I would have to agree (and just got done saying in another thread) that the way players are rated in this game doesn't make sense anymore. Play with CJ Spiller in 11 and tell me he plays like a 79 ovr?!?! Totally agree with everyone that said that pretty much the entire top half of madden players are just plain old over stated.
There truly is only a few elite players. Then there's guys having just amazing seasons. Then there's the rest of the league. Mix in there, somehow, the playing legends.
In my 24 years of following the NFL, the difference between an elite player and the rest of the league is pretty slim. A bit of physical gifts, a bit of luck and a whole lot of situation and circumstances.
What the frick do I mean? The best and most commonly recognizable name that comes to everybody's mind is Peyton Manning. Guy is gonna be a first ballot hall of famer, even if he didn't play another game. He's a playing legend. Next let's go to an elite player. Tom Brady, elite player, most likely first ballot hall of famer. Border line playing legend. Somebody mentioned the mullet in Minnesota. Best example of demonstrating what I'm talking about. Guy was a bum in KC. Didn't produce at the level he is now and off field issues. Goes to a new situation that allows him to take advantage of his physical gifts and a new set of circumstances...voila, great season and now arguably one of the elite pass rushers in the league.
Thank for reading.
I would have to agree (and just got done saying in another thread) that the way players are rated in this game doesn't make sense anymore. Play with CJ Spiller in 11 and tell me he plays like a 79 ovr?!?! Totally agree with everyone that said that pretty much the entire top half of madden players are just plain old over stated.
There truly is only a few elite players. Then there's guys having just amazing seasons. Then there's the rest of the league. Mix in there, somehow, the playing legends.
In my 24 years of following the NFL, the difference between an elite player and the rest of the league is pretty slim. A bit of physical gifts, a bit of luck and a whole lot of situation and circumstances.
What the frick do I mean? The best and most commonly recognizable name that comes to everybody's mind is Peyton Manning. Guy is gonna be a first ballot hall of famer, even if he didn't play another game. He's a playing legend. Next let's go to an elite player. Tom Brady, elite player, most likely first ballot hall of famer. Border line playing legend. Somebody mentioned the mullet in Minnesota. Best example of demonstrating what I'm talking about. Guy was a bum in KC. Didn't produce at the level he is now and off field issues. Goes to a new situation that allows him to take advantage of his physical gifts and a new set of circumstances...voila, great season and now arguably one of the elite pass rushers in the league.
Thank for reading.
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