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  • KANE699
    EA Sports' Equipment Guru
    • Jul 2007
    • 3447

    #16
    Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

    Originally posted by SolidSquid
    Suh but no McCoy?
    McCoy is tied for 5th.
    Please take note that most of what I say and post is made in satire.

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    • SolidSquid
      MVP
      • Aug 2014
      • 3159

      #17
      Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

      Originally posted by Mauer4MVP
      Quick question on how Nose Tackles will be rated. For example, Linval Joseph may have been the best player on a pretty darn good Minnesota defense last year from the push, pressure, and gap coverage he gave. It obviously doesn't show up in the stats, but he had a fantastic year last year when he was healthy.
      Don't the vikes run a 4-3 thus have no nose tackle?

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      • KANE699
        EA Sports' Equipment Guru
        • Jul 2007
        • 3447

        #18
        Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

        Originally posted by Mauer4MVP
        Quick question on how Nose Tackles will be rated. For example, Linval Joseph may have been the best player on a pretty darn good Minnesota defense last year from the push, pressure, and gap coverage he gave. It obviously doesn't show up in the stats, but he had a fantastic year last year when he was healthy.
        Linval is 7th.
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        • jpdavis82
          All Star
          • Sep 2005
          • 8795

          #19
          Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

          Originally posted by KANE699
          Linval is 7th.


          So McCoy and Linval were next two in line for the top 5. I'm good with that.


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          • brandon27
            MVP
            • Aug 2008
            • 1980

            #20
            Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

            Originally posted by jpdavis82
            So McCoy and Linval were next two in line for the top 5. I'm good with that.


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            Agreed here. Pretty solid ranking/order there.


            Can't wait for the full ratings release, love to see how these "elite" guys compare to the second tier, and then depth guys/backups.
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            • Mauer4MVP
              MVP
              • Mar 2010
              • 2407

              #21
              Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

              Originally posted by KANE699
              Linval is 7th.
              That's fantastic news!

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              • Mauer4MVP
                MVP
                • Mar 2010
                • 2407

                #22
                Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

                Originally posted by SolidSquid
                Don't the vikes run a 4-3 thus have no nose tackle?
                Eh kind of. It depends on the base front and nevertheless, his role is the same as a nose tackles would be.

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                • jfsolo
                  Live Action, please?
                  • May 2003
                  • 12965

                  #23
                  Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

                  Originally posted by brandon27
                  Surprised to see the drop off from Donald, down to Suh at #3. Donald is great, no doubt. Just a bit surprised to see that drop off. I guess EA also bought into the hype that Suh had a "down year" last year. Or maybe it's just their way of "separation" between the top end and the other guys. I hate these 5 player teases! lol

                  As someone else just said, I also would love to see a video of these guys in action. Not trailer type stuff, but actual gameplay. These are 5 guys capable of taking over a game from the inside of the DL. They should be able to do that in Madden, not get paddy caked out of the way by the OL. Really hope that translates this year as they've said it will.

                  The screens... look awesome too. That's nothing new though for Madden.
                  Yep, if the top D tackles are getting stonewalled all the time, especially by mediocre G's and C's, like has been the case in so many Madden's, then the new defensive gap control system will be definitely be suspect.

                  They can't just be great when User controlled either. They need to be able to take over games when the CPU is controlling them and not just play like some random 68 OVR player.
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                  • The JareBear
                    Be Good To One Another
                    • Jul 2010
                    • 11560

                    #24
                    Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

                    Originally posted by jfsolo
                    Yep, if the top D tackles are getting stonewalled all the time, especially by mediocre G's and C's, like has been the case in so many Madden's, then the new defensive gap control system will be definitely be suspect.

                    They can't just be great when User controlled either. They need to be able to take over games when the CPU is controlling them and not just play like some random 68 OVR player.
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                    • Hooe
                      Hall Of Fame
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 21555

                      #25
                      Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

                      Originally posted by SolidSquid
                      Don't the vikes run a 4-3 thus have no nose tackle?

                      Depends on the player's specific role in the defense. I'm not super-familiar with how the Vikings deploy nowadays, but in a traditional 4-3 Stack the one-technique DT is sometimes referred to as a nose tackle and may play a two-gapping role, not unlike the 0-technique nose tackle in a traditional two-gapping 3-4 Base front such as the one Green Bay deploys (when they aren't in nickel, anyway, which they use a lot).

                      To give a different Vikings example - think Pat Williams when he played next to Kevin Williams. Kevin Williams was the 3-tech aka under tackle aka attacking pass rush star, while massive Pat Williams ate up blockers in a nose tackle sort of role from the one-tech spot, allowing Kevin Williams to get one-one-ones more often and have more general success getting into the offensive backfield.
                      Last edited by Hooe; 07-25-2016, 04:09 PM.

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                      • SolidSquid
                        MVP
                        • Aug 2014
                        • 3159

                        #26
                        Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

                        Also amazed at how far a little equipment upgrades go. These screens actually LOOK like real players instead of madden. Aaron Donald looks spot on,except no mouth guard, but I can't wait till next year for that

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                        • DaBum
                          Rookie
                          • Jun 2008
                          • 5

                          #27
                          With D.Moore no longer doing the ratings on Madden, Who is the rating Czar at EA?

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                          • SolidSquid
                            MVP
                            • Aug 2014
                            • 3159

                            #28
                            Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

                            Originally posted by DaBum
                            With D.Moore no longer doing the ratings on Madden, Who is the rating Czar at EA?
                            Mr Kane aka The Equipment Guru. He's actually pretty active on the site

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                            • NCRellz
                              Rookie
                              • Dec 2013
                              • 18

                              #29
                              Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

                              I'm Anxious to see where Star Lotulelei ends up on the list. He is one of the main reasons why Kawann Short is so dominant.

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                              • Find_the_Door
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                                • Jan 2012
                                • 4051

                                #30
                                Re: Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

                                Originally posted by KANE699
                                Linval is 7th.
                                Where's Romo?
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