Madden NFL 12 Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

[bmj2k7]

Glad to see foster not in the top 5, do it 1 year its a fluke, do it 2 years luck but do it 3 years and its consistency, maybe in another year or 2 we'll see foster in the top 5 if he keeps it up, but glad to see jackson get some love, and with Bradford's new weapons i'm sure he'll have lanes to run in this year to keep him in the top 5, when last year he opened things up for Bradford, now he's returning the favor!

[Fiasco West]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

I believe jamaal's rating is just right, the man rushed for 1,467 yard's and carried the ball only 230 time's, now to me that's impressive...as for foster he did win the rushing title but he also carried the ball 327 time's, i mean he carried the ball 97 more time's than charles....thats like having at least 3 more game carries than charles because a Rb avg's 25 to 30 carries a game...so charles should be where he is if not higher ranked.

Just because Charles avg more yards on less carries doesn't mean he would have kept it up with 97 more carries....thats a ton more carries and any avg is likely to drop and anything is likely to happen in 97 or so more carries.

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

Just because Charles avg more yards on less carries doesn't mean he would have kept it up with 97 more carries....thats a ton more carries and any avg is likely to drop and anything is likely to happen in 97 or so more carries.

Even if he only averaged 2 yards per carry for those last 97 carries, I'm pretty sure that still would have been enough to beat Arian Foster if what other people have been posting were their actual stats.

[Seanzie]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

People are shocked that Charles is rated that highly when the dude has run for like 2,400+ yards over the past two seasons, caught a ****-ton of passes, and averages like 6+ ypc? Seriously? ARIAN FOSTER?

Puke.

[Nza]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

CJ is better and should be rated the same or higher than AP. He's faster, more elusiveness, and doesn't put the ball on the ground. He also doesn't share carries. And in a bad year where every defense focused only on him, he still racks up over 1300 yards.

AP is stronger but that's about the only thing he's got over CJ.

The fronts CJ faced last season were crazy. Plus the Titans OL is vastly overrated as a run blocking unit. I think some are sleeping on him this year providing Hasselback and Locker can form a more decent passing attack.

The problem with Madden though is to reflect a team's overall ability to rush the ball, the RB ratings have to suffer - it traditionally has done a pathetic job of representing proper run blocking abilities and scheme based advantages (like having a top passing attack to spread out the D, i.e. Foster).

Over the past two seasons, CJ has had more rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, YPC, basically the same receiving yardage and more receiving touchdowns than Peterson, while being the ultra obvious focus of defenses and without any backup to give him a rest worth a damn. I respect Peterson's ability at RB but I can't sensibly argue his is better than CJ. The ratings as they are are simply to reflect the team's rushing ability due to lacking game engine ability, and probably a touch of the typical assumptions because he failed to get two 2000y seasons in a row.

[WildcatZ]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

Here is an interactive chart of all Madden 12 RB Ratings. You can sort by any rating (like OVR, SPD, etc) to see who is the best and worst rated. You can also search for players.