Madden NFL 12 Player Ratings - Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings

[raggBAGG]

I gotta say I think the Packs linebacks need a bump. There is a reason they let Barnett walk and they are believed to have a fairly deep linebacker core. It looks as though one of their linebackers starting might be in the 60s? That makes no sense.

[genghisfrog]

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Shields a 75? LOL. Time to fire Donny.

[roadman]

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I gotta say I think the Packs linebacks need a bump. There is a reason they let Barnett walk and they are believed to have a fairly deep linebacker core. It looks as though one of their linebackers starting might be in the 60s? That makes no sense.

Chillar?

He's not with the team anymore, he was cut.

[PackerBacker123]

cobb at a 89 for speed! come on!!!

[Kohlstar20]

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I don't think Finley is rated too high. Sure he was injured last year and there are other TE's that had a better season in 2009 but most of you are forgetting that he is regarded as one of the best young TE's in the league and there is a very strong possibility that he will be the best TE in football this season. He is a tight end with the speed and play-making ability of an elite wide receiver and his rating in Madden 12 reflects that.

[s38s38s]

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I don't think Finley is rated too high. Sure he was injured last year and there are other TE's that had a better season in 2009 but most of you are forgetting that he is regarded as one of the best young TE's in the league and there is a very strong possibility that he will be the best TE in football this season. He is a tight end with the speed and play-making ability of an elite wide receiver and his rating in Madden 12 reflects that.

Before the injury. He tore his ACL right (I don't know 100%). I'm not a Packers fan/*****, I like them they're fun to watch. But to say a guy less than a year removed from a major surgery will be the same out the gate seems a bit of a stretch.

I think someone suggested down to about an 86...that seems fair.

[JJ_Bills9]

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Isn't Finley actually pretty slow? Don't see how he has an 86 speed rating, but hey they gave Greg Olsen an 87 speed rating so... whatever.

Also, Did Clay Matthews ever once cover anyone last year. Not sure how he has any coverage ratings let alone good ones.

[schnaidt1]

Yea there are unproven rookie cb's rated higher than sam shields.

right? he had an amazing pick against the cowboys and 2 in the nfc championship game...what more does the kid gotta do to get some respect??

[s38s38s]

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Isn't Finley actually pretty slow? Don't see how he has an 86 speed rating, but hey they gave Greg Olsen an 87 speed rating so... whatever.

Also, Did Clay Matthews ever once cover anyone last year. Not sure how he has any coverage ratings let alone good ones.

These kinds of ratings, say I call them "perks" are what annoy me most when it comes to player ratings. I get the fact that Clay is a beast, I like him; but he's not known for his coverage ability.

He's their pass rush specialist, he's also stout against the run. But over the course of a game you don't see him matched up on a TE in passing situations...BECAUSE he's rushing the passer!

[bingo911]

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It's good to see AJ Hawk getting the respect he deserves. I felt he was very underrated last year. They will probably bump him up even more in the first update due to Barnett jumping ship.

[Reptar]

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I don't think Finley is rated too high. Sure he was injured last year and there are other TE's that had a better season in 2009 but most of you are forgetting that he is regarded as one of the best young TE's in the league and there is a very strong possibility that he will be the best TE in football this season. He is a tight end with the speed and play-making ability of an elite wide receiver and his rating in Madden 12 reflects that.

There's a chance Cam Newton can be a great QB doesn't mean he should be rated that way until he proves it.
Finleys best year,he had 5 TD's with a great QB in a pass happy offense Marcedes Lewis doubled that in JACKSONVILLE.Also,his speed shouldn't be anywhere near Vernon Davis who runs a 4.3

[angels eclipse7]

Re: Madden NFL 12 Player Ratings - Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings

Isn't Finley actually pretty slow? Don't see how he has an 86 speed rating, but hey they gave Greg Olsen an 87 speed rating so... whatever.

Also, Did Clay Matthews ever once cover anyone last year. Not sure how he has any coverage ratings let alone good ones.

Finley is fast. I'm pretty sure the Packers often lined him up at as receiver. The guy is one of the fasted tight ends in football if I remember correctly.

[DCEBB2001]

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I don't think Finley is rated too high. Sure he was injured last year and there are other TE's that had a better season in 2009 but most of you are forgetting that he is regarded as one of the best young TE's in the league and there is a very strong possibility that he will be the best TE in football this season. He is a tight end with the speed and play-making ability of an elite wide receiver and his rating in Madden 12 reflects that.

The heck he does! He isn't that fast. Quarless is a faster TE than Finley. Finley is a good route runner with very good agility, but he is NOT fast. Not faster than DD by any means. He runs a lot against LBs, but he does not break away from CBs by any means. I would not categorize his speed as that of an elite WR.

[DCEBB2001]

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Finley is fast. I'm pretty sure the Packers often lined him up at as receiver. The guy is one of the fasted tight ends in football if I remember correctly.

They lined him up at the SE or Slot to match up against smaller DBs for jump balls in the red zone, not because of his speed. He only ran a 4.66 at his pro day and a 4.82 at the combine in 2008. Quarless is faster than him with a 4.68 and 4.57 combine and pro day.

[DCEBB2001]

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There's a chance Cam Newton can be a great QB doesn't mean he should be rated that way until he proves it.
Finleys best year,he had 5 TD's with a great QB in a pass happy offense Marcedes Lewis doubled that in JACKSONVILLE.Also,his speed shouldn't be anywhere near Vernon Davis who runs a 4.3

I agree. He does not have elite speed. He is a good leaper though, and is pretty darn agile for a TE.