Madden NFL 12 Team Ratings - NFC West

[STLRams]

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The Rams will take over the NFC West, nuff said.

[DPM19]

These are interesting to see but none of them matter. the only one on this list that wont change much are the 49rs with seahawks loosing hassleback Arizona pushing for Cobb and the rams expected to make some free agent moves most of these team overalls will change quickly.

[oneamongthefence]

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The only thing about these division breakdowns that disappoint me is all they talk about is speed.

[ForeverYoung]

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the 9ers will fight for first place again this year - first place in next years draft that is

[Piccaso]

I play wit my 9ers every year but with colin o boy o boy run game gonna be serious

[jyoung]

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The only thing about these division breakdowns that disappoint me is all they talk about is speed.

Well speed is pretty much the only rating that matters in Madden.

What else should they be talking about?

[oneamongthefence]

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They should touch on strength of the team not the fastest players. Just seems counterproductive to what the devs are trying to accomplish imo.

[aceoye]

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looks like milwaukee's forecast

[hendeeze]

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The reason why the 49ers are overrated every year is... look at their staff. Donny Moore, the supposed "ratings guru," is a huge 49ers fan. Also, EA is headquartered in the Bay Area. Coincidence? No sir. The Cardinals will not be the worst team in that division by any means, Seattle will be. The 49ers are a year away from being good and Saint Louis is still mediocre. Sure, Arizona is not that good, but a 70 overall rating? Come on, man, that's awfully low.

EA is HQ in the bay area, but Tiburon is in Florida....
The Cardinals ARE the worst team in the division even after Kolb
Then its the overachieving seahawks
Then its the talented but underachieving 49ers
Then its the one team that has a semblance of continuity with no glaring holes to fill, the Rams

The Niners have the most talented personnel in the NFC west and have gone 13-3 against the NFC west in the last 2 years. To say they are the worst in the NFC west is laughable.

[knucklar]

Ahahahah NFC West sucks as usual.

[Lange248]

Ahahahah NFC West sucks as usual.

Since 2000 NFC West has had 4 Super Bowl representatives.

NFC East = 3
NFC South = 3
NFC North = 2

Knucklar I don't think you know what you're talking about.

[knucklar]

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Since 2000 NFC West has had 4 Super Bowl representatives.

NFC East = 3
NFC South = 3
NFC North = 2

Knucklar I don't think you know what you're talking about.

Record-wise, in the past few years the winners of the NFC West have usually had an average record. 7-9, 10-6, and 9-7 is barely skirting into the playoffs, often times losing in the divisional round with the exception of the Seahawks and Cardinals appearance.

2000 New Orleans Saints 10-6-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2001 St. Louis Rams 14-2-0 Lost Super Bowl XXXVI
2002 San Francisco 49ers 10-6-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2003 St. Louis Rams 12-4-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2004 Seattle Seahawks 9-7-0 Lost NFC Wild Card Playoffs
2005 Seattle Seahawks 13-3-0 Lost Super Bowl XL
2006 Seattle Seahawks 9-7-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2007 Seattle Seahawks 10-6-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2008 Arizona Cardinals 9-7-0 Lost Super Bowl XLIII
2009 Arizona Cardinals 10-6-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs
2010 Seattle Seahawks 7-9-0 Lost NFC Divisional Playoffs

Since 2000, the NFC has had three Super Bowl representatives. And lost each one. This doesn't include the 1999 Rams who won the Super Bowl. I understand they won it, but you're referring to 2000. All in all, the NFC West is generally considered quite weak and in case you missed last year, kind of pathetic. The Seahawks getting into the playoffs with a 7-9 record was fun, and it was quite entertaining to watch them beat the Saints.

While I thoroughly enjoy watching the Cardinals and Rams play when they're on, you have to admit that the division as a whole has been quite average.

[Lange248]

I know where you're coming from. The division on the most part is weak, but when it comes to playoffs any team is capable of making a run at it. I think the NFC West will almost always get a bad rap until a team wins a few super bowls in a row.