Madden NFL 12 Has Rated Four Players at 99. Overrated? Who Missed the Cut?

[Bolt4Life24]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Has Rated Four Players at 99. Overrated? Who Missed the Cut?

Gates was on pace to crush the TD record for TEs, which he set, before tearing his foot. It's a shame.

[AJ91]

Nhamdi Asomugha should be 99. Revis should be 95. Antonio Gates? Seriously? put him at 93. I guess Troy is a 99, sure. Brady should be a 99, not a big time Pats fan, but he had a great year.

[PaPZ187]

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i've Heard of this one guy his name is Nnamdi Asomugha. Just a less tested than Revis. QBs already know not to pass it near Nnamdi. Jussst Sayinnnnn.

Nnamdi is an excellent player, and IMO should be a 98 if Revis is a 99.

The reason that Revis sees more passes his way is because he follows the opponents top weapon no matter where he lines up (left, right, slot, etc.) so if you want your best player involved you have to go through Revis (just ask Reggie Wayne in the playoffs - 1 catch for 1 yard!).

As great a player as Aso is, to avoid him you just line up your top WR on the opposite side of him and its as easy as that. Revis plays straight man to man the majority of the time without any help over the top and will cover you in the slot and/or either side of the field where as Aso is limited in that regard.

Again, not taking anything away from Aso as he and Revis are the ONLY 2 true shutdown CBs going today, just IMO (and plenty of others from GMs to analysts to current players and coaches) Revis is slightly better overall.

[blakenation11]

Manning is not 99? Still put up elite numbers even though his O-line would have had trouble starting for most colleges.

[schnaidt1]

I can agree with this except for the rookies. I'd make the following changes:

1st rounders - 70-79 (absolute elite rookies in college above 77: Von Miller, A.J. Green, Prince Amukamara, Marcell Dareus)
2nd & 3rd rounders - 60-69 (a pretty even distribution here)
Rounds 4 through 7 - 46-59
rookie free agent - 30-45

I know that no rookie ever proves that he belongs in the NFL, but that doesn't mean that you can't neglect what he's done at a level lower. Anyway, there's a lot that goes into the NFL draft, why should it not be reflected?

the problem with this system is there are no first round busts or late round gems.

id say set a max as far as how high any rookie can be. and i think 77 is the highest. which is good considering in season progression.

and have a scale for what u can expect from most of the rounds. but they are not limited to that range. otherwise it takes the fun out of drafting. if u can draft a future tom brady in the 6th round. that cant happen if they are only rated 49 no matter what....

[iBlievN5]

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i can't see how there'd really be too much of a problem with these ratings, these are all elite guys at their positions. my only thing is Manning being left off and even then, he's not more than a point away.

[mojo6911]

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One season's stats is what you have to a ridiculous claim that Whitten is better than Antonio? You must be a gigantic homer or just not really pay attention to football enough to recognize talent.

I'm a Charger fan sure, but Gates is still behind Gonzalez.

1) Tony Gonzalez
2) Antonio Gates
3) Chris Cooley
4) Jason Whitten
5) Owen Daniels

WTF are you smoking? Chris Cooley? Gonzalez at the top? I will give you Gates over Witten, but you are high.

[wrightnreyes]

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polamalu a 99? he got roasted in coverage a lot last year.

[Bellsprout]

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They won the Superbowl because they have the best recieving corps in the game right now and they have top defense.

Who was the MVP of that game?

I'm not saying Rodgers is the sole reason we won, but he made some brilliant throws that day and throughout that postseason run.

[KiNG_tP5]

It DOESN'T matter you CAN edit them to your liking. When it comes to online play just wait a week or two since they change weekly. Stop crying.

[RayLenearl]

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I'm amused by the Antonio Gates vs. Witten debate here. I wish this debate happened in Week 12, before Gates finally stopped playing (after having suffered a severe foot injury since the start of the season!)... at that point, Gates was playing the best football from the TE position I have ever seen. I think hindsight is blinding people here. Gates was scary dominant those 10 games, even with the foot injury.

In 10 games, Gates had 10 TDs. (Witten had 9 in 16 games)
In 10 games, Gates had 3 100+ yard performances. (Witten had 1 in 16 games)
Gates had a career high 78.2 yards per game (Witten: 62.6)

More yards per game, more 100+ yard games where he simply took over games, and more TD's... and Gates did it in 6 LESS games! Are you kidding me?

And who were defenses worrying about against San Diego? No Vincent Jackson and all the receivers were injured half the time... Gates got all the defensive attention but it didn't matter.

Compare that to Witten who was practically given all the underneath stuff on a platter from defenses worrying about Miles Austin, Dez Bryant, and even Roy Williams.

This post should've shut down any Gates vs. Witten argument. Keep mind ****ing yourselves homers.

[xITSxDAWKINSx]

brady ok, revis what-eva. troy is not better then ed reed and gates at 99 is a joke. that means clark witten and vernon davis should be 93-98

[Jarodd21]

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Ed Reed and Peyton Manning should definitely be a 99..

[Palo20]

Nnamdi is an excellent player, and IMO should be a 98 if Revis is a 99.

The reason that Revis sees more passes his way is because he follows the opponents top weapon no matter where he lines up (left, right, slot, etc.) so if you want your best player involved you have to go through Revis (just ask Reggie Wayne in the playoffs - 1 catch for 1 yard!).

As great a player as Aso is, to avoid him you just line up your top WR on the opposite side of him and its as easy as that. Revis plays straight man to man the majority of the time without any help over the top and will cover you in the slot and/or either side of the field where as Aso is limited in that regard.

Again, not taking anything away from Aso as he and Revis are the ONLY 2 true shutdown CBs going today, just IMO (and plenty of others from GMs to analysts to current players and coaches) Revis is slightly better overall.

Even though you're a Jets fan, this is well said.

IMO, Revis is the best player on the planet.

[CJTHA1]

How in the world is Gates a 99 when he is not even this best TE in the NFL. That belongs to Jason Witten and he shouldnt be ranked a 99 either. D-Ware should be a 99 cause he is unblockable. Revis is a very good corner but he shouldnt be a 99 either.