Madden NFL 15 - Some More Player Ratings: Julio Jones, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan & More

[Letemburn]

Re: Madden NFL 15 - Some More Player Ratings: Julio Jones, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan & Mor

Well it's obvious you don't watch football, but the if you go back to 2009 the only QB in the entire NFL who has a better december passer rating is Aaron Rodgers. Romo has surpassed Brady, Manning, and Brees in efficiency during December, but everybody's too busy drinking that ESPN kool aid to pay any attention.

Thank you so much. Romo has been excellent in December! The team, not so much.

[OhMrHanky]

Re: Madden NFL 15 - Some More Player Ratings: Julio Jones, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan & Mor

Well it's obvious you don't watch football, but the if you go back to 2009 the only QB in the entire NFL who has a better december passer rating is Aaron Rodgers. Romo has surpassed Brady, Manning, and Brees in efficiency during December, but everybody's too busy drinking that ESPN kool aid to pay any attention.

Yeah. It's somewhat a shame that a lot of the blame for a perennial average team's woes fall on Romo who is actually one of the few good players they have actually had in the past 10 years. It's strange that this team gets hyped so hardcore EVERY year when they're full of avg players. ESPN's koolaid on the team as a whole is always, 'this is a really solid team. And if romo can just keep it together, they'll do well.' When, in reality, it's more like, 'once again, the cowboys have a very avg team with a solid QB. He's going to have to throw for 450 yds and 5 TDs EVERY game for them to have a shot a winning season and not go 8-8 as they do every year.' Lol.

[coogrfan]

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Yeah. It's somewhat a shame that a lot of the blame for a perennial average team's woes fall on Romo who is actually one of the few good players they have actually had in the past 10 years. It's strange that this team gets hyped so hardcore EVERY year when they're full of avg players. ESPN's koolaid on the team as a whole is always, 'this is a really solid team. And if romo can just keep it together, they'll do well.' When, in reality, it's more like, 'once again, the cowboys have a very avg team with a solid QB. He's going to have to throw for 450 yds and 5 TDs EVERY game for them to have a shot a winning season and not go 8-8 as they do every year.' Lol.

A poster over at cowboyszone did a fascinating research project recently. Check it out:

I went back to 1970 looking for teams with similar make ups to the Cowboys to see what kind of W-L records I would find.

The specific parameters were
for the QB:
Top 10 in passer rating

for the defense:
Bottom 10 in pass rating (against)

for running game:
rush TD below league average
Bottom 10 in rushing attempts

The first ranking is defensive pass rating, followed by rushing attempts and rushing TD, then the QB's rank in pass rating that season.

1973 Phi def 25th, rush (att 24th, TD 20th) Gabriel 5th 5-8-1
1980 NO def 27th, rush (att 28th, TD 25th) A. Manning 8th 1-15
1982 SF def 22nd, rush (att 27th, TD 17th) Montana 5th 3-6
1983 GB def 21st, rush (att 23rd, TD 17th) Dickey 8th 8-8
1986 Buf def 23rd, rush (att 25th, TD 23rd) Kelly 8th 4-12
1986 Mia def 26th, rush (att 31st, TD 23rd) Marino 2nd 8-8
1988 Mia def 23rd, rush (att 28th, TD 19th) Marino 10th 6-10
1991 Mia def 24th, rush (att 25th, TD 22nd) Marino 7th 8-8
1993 Atl def 28th, rush (att 26th, TD 26th) Hebert 10th 6-10
1994 Atl def 21st, rush (att 28th, TD 22nd) George 9th 7-9
1994 NO def 26th, rush (att 27th, TD 17th) Everett 5th 7-9
1996 Bal def 28th, rush (att 24th, TD 16th) Testaverde 5th 4-12
2004 Min def 28th, rush (att 28th, TD 29th) Culpepper 2nd 8-8
2011 Dal def 25th, rush (att 24th, TD 30th) Romo 4th 8-8
2012 NO def 28th, rush (att 29th, TD 21st) Brees 8th 7-9
2012 Dal def 29th, rush (att 31st, TD 27th) Romo 10th 8-8
2013 Dal def 26th, rush (att 31st, TD 18th), Romo 8th 8-8

A lot of bad defenses and unproductive running games there, and no winning records to be found.

In 2012, the Cowboys became the first team with these kinds of numbers in consecutive seasons. In 2013, they became the first team with these kinds of numbers three years in a row.

Marino and Romo are the only QB to have played on this kind of team more than once.

[Letemburn]

Re: Madden NFL 15 - Some More Player Ratings: Julio Jones, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan & Mor

Great post. Visit cowboyszone multiple times daily. Basically live there and somehow missed that one. Thanks for posting!!

[StizzyOG]

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Brady Quinn is pretty random to have. Doesn't he do broadcasting now.

Pats just brought him in for a workout today.

[OhMrHanky]

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Lol at Rivers comment.

You don't like Ol Lazer Face Phil? He does have a look to him doesn't he lol

As far as RG3s speed rating....I dunno...guess we will see how he looks soon enough

Rivers just looks and acts like such a Gomer, man! Lol. He's got that country boy ignorance mixed with a 'Ra, Ra' attitude like everything's great. It just kills me. And Romo isn't far behind. The only 'Ra, Ra' guy I could deal with was Favre, because he was legitimately just being a kid and playing the game tough. But Rivers and Romo, I just can't dig and personality wise, would've hated playing with them. Lol. Kind of like playing for dick vermeil or mike ditka. I'd love the hard nose attitude of ditka over the crying cause I love my team so much attitude of vermeil. Lol.

[w00dy Hayezz]

Re: Madden NFL 15 - Some More Player Ratings: Julio Jones, Tony Romo, Matt Ryan & Mor

Well it's obvious you don't watch football, but the if you go back to 2009 the only QB in the entire NFL who has a better december passer rating is Aaron Rodgers. Romo has surpassed Brady, Manning, and Brees in efficiency during December, but everybody's too busy drinking that ESPN kool aid to pay any attention.

I was joking. I understand it's the team that has failed in December, because i do watch football. I was just having some fun.