Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

[rkocjay]

I like the rating they have been putting out so far

[Yazan Gable]

Re: Madden 17 TOP 5 Rated Running Backs

I understand that, but AP is at the level as a HB as Qb's like Brady and Rodgers are. So whatever the highest QB OVR is, AP should be right at that too.

best running back is adrian peterson period... adrian peterson can carry a team le'veon bell can't

He can't catch and if you try to run him from the shotgun as opposed to under center he struggles. Le'Veon Bell can catch the ball and can run from shotgun. He is not a superior runner (he's close, though) but he does more than Adrian Peterson. So he deserves to be rated higher. If a running back is carrying a team then there are questions about the team. Just because Bell doesn't need to doesn't mean he can't.

Gurley and Freeman are definitely better than Miller. I would even throw Jonathan Stewart in the category of running backs better than Miller. Miller would suffice at a 85 overall, in my opinion.

I'm actually really disappointed that Martin and Miller are above Gurley and Freeman. Gurley is obvious but I actually think for the time Freeman was healthy and played, the numbers he put up were ridiculous (he was beating AP early in the season in stats and it took some time for anyone to take second after AP surpassed him even when he was injured). So those two omitted from the list is very surprising to me.

Gurley is close, Freeman had a lot of games with bad rushing performances mixed with exceptional games (boom and bust, in other words), and Jonathan Stewart is a good runner but not better than Lamar Miller. Lamar Miller would have improved the rushing offense of the Panthers. Devonta also only averaged 4 yards per carry which is replacement level. He brings his catching ability too, but he's a boom and bust running back so him not being Top 5 makes sense.

[Playmakers]

Re: Madden 17 TOP 5 Rated Running Backs

Wait a minute... does that really say Lamar Miller is one of the fastest RB in the game at 93? His juke move is 92? I've seen a lot of Lamar Miller being a Miami fan, and yes, he's a solid RB. But those numbers are seriously over rating him. He's not anywhere near the fastest RB in the league, he's not really a shifty guy either. Not sure I understand that rating. He's a good player, but he shouldn't be a top 5 RB that's for sure.

EA has always used inflated speed in order to boost up the overall rating of certain players,

We all know that's not his true speed but that is how they have cut corners in Madden for years when it comes to ratings

[waynefontes]

Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

Barry stats on grass compared to turf.

Grass
Games: 44
ATT: 849
Yards: 4,254
Yards per carry: 5.0
Avg yards per Game: 96.7
Long: 85
Td's: 24

Turf
Games:109
Att: 2,213
Yards: 11,015
Yards Per carry:5.0
avg yards per Game: 101.1
Long: 84
Td's: 75

I'm pretty sure he would have been just as great (If not better) had Green Bay drafted him.

You young kids with your Internet, statistics and analytics. What ever happened to just watching a player and using the eye test? Get off my lawn !!

[Hooe]

Re: Madden 17 TOP 5 Rated Running Backs

He can't catch and if you try to run him from the shotgun as opposed to under center he struggles. Le'Veon Bell can catch the ball and can run from shotgun. He is not a superior runner (he's close, though) but he does more than Adrian Peterson. So he deserves to be rated higher. If a running back is carrying a team then there are questions about the team. Just because Bell doesn't need to doesn't mean he can't.

Madden doesn't strongly differentiate between spread running backs and I-Formation running backs, but other than that I agree with you. Peterson struggles in obvious passing situations as a pass catcher (beyond simple swing routes out of the backfield which are basically extended handoffs) and a pass blocker (his ineffectiveness has a pass protector is well-known at this point).

It makes sense that, if the OVR rating in M17 has been adjusted to rate players more holistically, LeVeon Bell would have a higher OVR than Peterson; he can run almost as well and has more tools in his tool box than Peterson does.

[GoldenCrest Games]

I really wish they would scrap the OVR rating for something more descriptive of the type of player.

[Yazan Gable]

Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Running Backs

I really wish they would scrap the OVR rating for something more descriptive of the type of player.

Could also just scroll over and check the stats. Plus they'd become generic and repeated, matching certain phrases to certain attributes and ratings.