Madden NFL 12 Team Ratings - AFC East (ESPN)

[RnRexpress3423]

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Priority one.

Replace Chad Robo Henne. 75 Accuracy?

Blech. They nailed that rating.

I'm hoping this new OC opens it up a bit this year. Who are you going to replace him with? I personally would take Vince Young if he has his head on right, the guy knows how to win games. Just needs to stay out of the medicine cabinet.

Other than that I love the defense this year and with Edds and Odrick back from injury, they just add depth to an already deep defense. Watch out for Vontae Davis and Sean Smith at the corner spots this year as they will be in WR's faces all game long. I just want them to rid themselves of Crowder. He talks the talk but can't walk the walk. Doesn't force fumbles or get sacks, he does nothing but get some tackles here and there when he's not injured or talking trash.

[StreetCarp]

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i wonde how much my jets will go down if they lose cro/holmes/edwards (they're planning on keeping at least 1 wr). also brad smith's a fa, all though he's more a return/wildcat guy

oh and that NE list.. bodden, chung, branch -- NO, to me.. and stroud fell off alot since being a jag.. & TE aaron has a ton of POTENTIAL but he's more a 78 ish probably with 'A' potential probably

You pretty much nailed it with the second paragraph, except for Chung. Bodden and Branch are borderline--could be high 70s or low 80s. Stroud? 70s for sure.

I think the 80+ players SHOULD be: Brady, Welker, Gronkowski, Mankins, Vollmer, Warren, Wilfork, Mayo, Bodden, Chung, McCourty, Meriweather, Gostkowski, Mesko, and Katula (they're including LS in this game, right?). That's a total of 15. They're probably assuming Matt Light remains on the team, but I think he'll walk. They're probably also giving 80+ ratings to Green-Ellis, Branch, Hernandez, and Koppen. Maybe Stroud, I don't know. I haven't paid attention to him since the mid-2000s when he was relevant. What was he rated in Madden 11?

[Johnny "Too Tall"]

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I'm hoping this new OC opens it up a bit this year. Who are you going to replace him with? I personally would take Vince Young if he has his head on right, the guy knows how to win games. Just needs to stay out of the medicine cabinet.

Other than that I love the defense this year and with Edds and Odrick back from injury, they just add depth to an already deep defense. Watch out for Vontae Davis and Sean Smith at the corner spots this year as they will be in WR's faces all game long. I just want them to rid themselves of Crowder. He talks the talk but can't walk the walk. Doesn't force fumbles or get sacks, he does nothing but get some tackles here and there when he's not injured or talking trash.

No way to Vince Young, agree with everything else you said. Look at Young's numbers compared to Hennes their first 2 seasons playing. Hennes numbers were actually slightly better...sure Young has had a couple of decent seasons, particularly last year, but I think that has as much to do with this other guy in the backfield defenses were focusing a little bit more attention on...kinda helps having a guy who can rush for 2,000 yds to take some pressure off you. I wonder if defenses were selling out to stop the run last year....Young wouldn't have that luxury in Miami.

[RnRexpress3423]

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No way to Vince Young, agree with everything else you said. Look at Young's numbers compared to Hennes their first 2 seasons playing. Hennes numbers were actually slightly better...sure Young has had a couple of decent seasons, particularly last year, but I think that has as much to do with this other guy in the backfield defenses were focusing a little bit more attention on...kinda helps having a guy who can rush for 2,000 yds to take some pressure off you. I wonder if defenses were selling out to stop the run last year....Young wouldn't have that luxury in Miami.

Man I just pray that Chad Henne plays lights out this year and we won't even have to talk about Vince Young or getting any QB for that matter. I'll never forget Donte Whitner from the Bills saying that Brandon Marshall was basically running the same routes that Ted Ginn used to run when he was on the Fins. We need to switch it up and I hope Daboll really implements some new kind of offense. We need to pound the rock and then that will open up Henne on those playaction passes. The o-line should be improved with pouncey at center, I am just concerned about Carey with the back injury. LETS GO FINS!! First game on MNF I cant wait, just sucks I have to wait a day longer than everyone else lol.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

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No way to Vince Young, agree with everything else you said. Look at Young's numbers compared to Hennes their first 2 seasons playing. Hennes numbers were actually slightly better...sure Young has had a couple of decent seasons, particularly last year, but I think that has as much to do with this other guy in the backfield defenses were focusing a little bit more attention on...kinda helps having a guy who can rush for 2,000 yds to take some pressure off you. I wonder if defenses were selling out to stop the run last year....Young wouldn't have that luxury in Miami.

Yeah... except Young was winning games in Tennessee (a 17-11 record in 2 years) before Tennessee even drafted CJ2K.

I think Vince and Tarvaris have sort of gotten a bad rep (rap? lol) because of the fact that their numbers aren't pretty, but they bring things to the offense that other QBs don't bring, and they've both done a pretty nice job of getting W's and have also improved as passers in their careers.

[bmj2k7]

I would add Brandon Spikes to the 80+ rating club, b4 he was suspended 4 games, he was on pace for 100 tackle season, and had a 82 rating i think. Better be at work EA, with Chad Ochocinco and Albert Hanyesworth on NE, and possibly Osi Umenyoira soon, Reggie Bush and soon Kyle Orton a Dolphin, The Bills lost there Mlb and the Jets haven't done much, haven't resigned Edwards, and Cromartie and doesn't look like there going to, there not landing Nnambi but atleast they got Holmes back. EA has there work cut out for them just for this division!

[bedwardsroy19]

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Possible 80+ rated Patriot Players

QB Brady
WR Welker
WR Branch
TE Gronkowski
TE Hernandez
RB Green Ellis
RB Woodhead
G Mankins
K Gostkowski
T Light
T Vollmer
C Koppen
S Merryweather
S Chung
CB McCourty
ILB Mayo
NT Wilfork
DE Warren
CB Bodden
DT Stroud

While I cant say I would agree with all of these guys rated 80s and above, this is my best guess at who they could be, and I still dont have 20 of them, maybe missing a lineman or two and possibly a linebacker.

I wouldn't be surprised if Zoltan Mesko was an 80.

I would be surprised if Leigh Bodden was

[TalenT]

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Yeah... except Young was winning games in Tennessee (a 17-11 record in 2 years) before Tennessee even drafted CJ2K.

I think Vince and Tarvaris have sort of gotten a bad rep (rap? lol) because of the fact that their numbers aren't pretty, but they bring things to the offense that other QBs don't bring, and they've both done a pretty nice job of getting W's and have also improved as passers in their careers.

I agree. Say what you want about VY...the guy wins ball games, but all this talk is for naught. The damn Eagles picked him up! :-(

Matt Moore though? IDK about that one. I'll be starting Henne no doubt.

[Johnny "Too Tall"]

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I agree. Say what you want about VY...the guy wins ball games, but all this talk is for naught. The damn Eagles picked him up! :-(

Matt Moore though? IDK about that one. I'll be starting Henne no doubt.

I'm not sayin hes not a decent player or that he doesn't have potential, but to say vince young is the reason they won those games is incorrect. Football is the ultimate team game. Vince Young didn't win those games, the titans did. Lookin at the stats its pretty clear he wasn't the reason they were winning.

The ravens won a superbowl with trent dilfer but I don't think anyone concluded he was a big part of that. Trent dilfer didn't win the superbowl the ravens did.

There's a reason he was benched last year and has now accepted a backup role....

[PaPZ187]

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Possible 80+ rated Patriot Players

QB Brady
WR Welker
WR Branch (77)
TE Gronkowski
TE Hernandez
RB Green Ellis
RB Woodhead
G Mankins
K Gostkowski
T Light
T Vollmer
C Koppen
S Merryweather
S Chung
CB McCourty
ILB Mayo
NT Wilfork
DE Warren
CB Bodden
DT Stroud

While I cant say I would agree with all of these guys rated 80s and above, this is my best guess at who they could be, and I still dont have 20 of them, maybe missing a lineman or two and possibly a linebacker.

I lol'ed. loled

Forget it.

Yeah Woodhead shouldn't be an 80

oh and that NE list.. bodden, chung, branch -- NO, to me.. and stroud fell off alot since being a jag.. & TE aaron has a ton of POTENTIAL but he's more a 78 ish probably with 'A' potential probably

Not bad, out of the 20 players I guessed were atleast an 80 overall and up I was correct about 19 of them, the only one I was incorrect about was Branch who is a 77 overall.

The other 80+ I didnt name were HB Morris 81 and RE Wright 84. Like I said before, I dont agree that all those players should be 80+, I was just guessing who I thought EA had at 80+ ovr.

Link - http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/vide...gland-patriots

[PaPZ187]

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One thing I will be interested in checking out once I get the retail version is if Donny and company rasied Ocho and Haynesworth ratings just because they were traded to the Patriots.

I wouldmt be surprised at all if ratings like Awareness and Play Recognition get boosts just because they are a Patriot now instead of playing for a bad team, especially Haynesworth.

Here are the current ratings with their former teams:

WR Chad Ocho Conco (Cin) - 85 overall
speed - 91
acceleration - 93
strength - 48
agility - 93
awareness - 91
catch - 88
jump - 90
elusivness - 92
spectacular catch - 92
catch in traffic - 76
route running - 97
stamina - 97
injury - 89
toughness - 77

Link - http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/vide...innati-bengals

DT Albert Haynesworth (Was) - 83 overall
speed - 64
acceleration - 83
strength - 96
agility - 61
awareness - 75
tackle - 83
power move - 92
block shed - 93
pursuit - 73
play recognition - 73
hit power - 70
stamina - 62
injury - 77
toughness - 78

Link - http://espn.go.com/espn/thelife/vide...ngton-redskins