[tatmanfish]

Bucs are by far the slowest team in Madden.

Bucs only have Biggers on their roster whos rated a 90+ speed. Hopefully they add WR Jock Sanders and CB Gaitor whom both of which should be 92+ speed. Gaitor is a lot like Barber and is a perfect tampa 2 corner. Hopefully hes rated as such. Jock looks to stay on the roster as a return guy for now.

Boosts:

Freeman- speed should be closer to 79 and DAC should be close to an 85.

Blount- elusiveness deserves a bump. Was top 5 in the NFL in yards per carry and yards after contact. Not all of it was trucking.

Benn- acceleration too low. His quickness is why the Bucs like to get him the ball on screens and end arounds. his speed is just a couple points low too.

Briscoe- route running and catch in traffic low

Winslow-he is way too slow. He keeps dropping for no reason. Should be around 86-88.

Trueblood- should be closer to 75 OVR with an increse in impact block mostly, maybe a hair in run blocking.

Miller- Stregnth is still way too low. He holds several weight lifting records at Texas, should be closer to 96.

OLB Black- tackling should be much higher. He was one of the most efficient tackling LBs in the NFL according to PFF.

Foster- needs higher speed, block shedding and hit power. He was known for his ability to shed blocks and be a physical force. His ratings dont show that at all. Given his performance so far, his speed should be in the low 80s.

Watson- needs a slight bump in block shedding and finese moves, especially if he continues to shine in preseason.

Biggers- needs an increase in man coverage. Hes a very well rounded corner and rated highly by PFF in coverage. Dude has no ball skills, but his coverage is solid

Grimm- 79 speed for a guy that ran a 4.5. Hes slower than many LBs in Madden. Should be an 82-83. Needs a slight boost there, in tackling, and hit power. He made the conversion from LB to S and has proven to be one of the more physical tacklers on the team

Assante- Need a boost on zone and hit power. See KC hit, 2nd NO game last year, and Pats game.


Drops:

Faine- guy gets owned ofen and has been regressing over the last two years. his stregnth is just a hair too high, and his run blocking is too high

Lee- has performed rather poorly and hasnt reallt been competeing with Trueblodd at all.

Ruud- doesnt play for the Bucs now, but his block shedding is way to high. its an 88 when it should be an 68. His biggest knock is that hes not physical and he cant shed blocks....hence why the Bucs let him go off of there near bottom ranked run D.

Hayes- tackle is too high. hes a playmaker, but is an inconsistent tackler.

Other than those, they are fairly accurate for the Bucs. Its a shame a 2 win teams players are rated higher than a 10 win team when they both played one of the easiest schedules in the league.

Hopefully most of the Bucs guys have good potential. Getting 10 wins with the youngest team in the NFL and only a couple teams suffered more injuries should be sufficient to make sure most of these guys are A/B potential.