79 Rated QB in AFC Championship
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As the Ravens closed out their victory over the Titans on Saturday it struck me what Joe Flacco had just accomplished. He’s the first rookie QB to win two playoff games. Not only that, but he did so while carrying a rating of 79 in Madden 09.
Every week when the roster update details are posted his is a name most frequently cited in the comments as having been overlooked. While Matt Ryan has risen to an 89, Flacco has continued to hold a sub-80 rating and it is hard to understand why.
Obviously Flacco isn’t winning the games for his team, but he has done what he has needed to do. He has a great deal of poise and leadership just as Ryan does, and he throws one of the best deep balls in the league.
For some perspective on how unjustifiable his 79 is take note of some QBs that are currently rated higher than him. Those names include Jon Kitna, Vince Young, Todd Collins, Billy Volek, and Chris Redman.
It will be difficult for EA to avoid moving Flacco up to around an 85 in the next update. This is a good example of the problem we’ve seen through the weekly Madden roster updates this year and I’m planning an article on that subject in the near future.
January 15, 2009 at 10:01 am
lmfao mr ea sports jus talkin out his ass..
January 15, 2009 at 8:19 pm
the most important stat of a qb is wins and losses and thats all that matters.
Flacco is a rookie w/ no learning curve to speak of,he has13 wins and 5 losses
his team is in the AFC championship game,forcing us to talk bout him, and unless your a steelers fan, your team is NOT
first rookie to lead his team to the AFC championship game or even win a game, an 84 is deserving
he has one of the best deep balls if not the best deep ball behind drew brees,tho his passing skills are not up there yet in other areas
and come on he ran for a 50 yd td early this yr lol
stop hating, its just a rating to show that a qb is a doing what he shud be doing, and that is leading his team to WINS,not costing his team games ROMO
January 15, 2009 at 8:24 pm
i rly think ROMO, should become a stat
Ridiculously Obvious and Mind Numing Observations+ stands for holding the ball around in your hand like an idiot so u can get stripped of it twice a game or giftwrap interceptions that make fans of both the home an away team wonder where and who he was throwing to
Romo, averages a bout 2-3 ROMO''s a game altho Favre is becoming great @ putting up ROMO stats these days,but the FAVRE stat is too complicated b/c of his all american boy smile that makes the media n sum of us 4get his crappy play sometimes
January 15, 2009 at 11:12 pm
and an 80 rating is high enough to "do what you need to do" pastapadre you moron. how about picking out individual ratings that you think should be higher?
January 16, 2009 at 11:37 pm
rating Joe Flacco an 82 is still kind of bull crap. He has had 14 TD and 5 INT in his last 13 games. So giving his regular season TD INT ratio as evidence for why they are giving him an 82 OVR is unjustified. Additionally, Brady quinn is an 83 OVR, higher than flacco and why?… he had one good game against a team that was rated worst in pass defense at the time. I understand that Flacco relies heavily on his defense but he still deserves credit for the big plays he makes with sub par offensive assistance. They need to make flacco at least an 83 simply because he has proven himself more than Quinn who is rated higher. I would actually give him an 84 OVR because he is comparable to Derek Anderson who is rated an 84. I really do not think the people making these ratings are hardcore football fans and they should pay more attention to each game. Don't make Quinn higher than Flacco just because he has commercials and endorsements.
January 19, 2009 at 3:32 am
Good Job, Flacco !
13/30 141 yards 0 Touchdowns 3 interceptions
January 19, 2009 at 7:50 am
Heyyyyyy Ken where are ya bro? What was all that talk about Reed being better than Polamalu? And what else did you say? Better at returning touchdowns? Uhh yeah, which is why Reed had NO picks and NO touchdowns when he played against the team you talked shit about.. The comparison has been made official now that the two teams played. Polamalu did exactly what you praised Reed for. Reed did NOTHING. As for all you other Steelers haters, get over yourself. As for everyone who wanted us to win, thanks for the support.
As for you people asking for Flacco updates…uhh…82 is too high after we showed you the real Flacco. CRUMBLING under pressure. 3 picks?? The DEFENSE kept you close…as usual. Not Flacco.
Lastly, HOW BOUT THEM STEELERS?!
January 19, 2009 at 4:44 pm
haha after last night now you know why flacco is a 79 haha
January 20, 2009 at 4:59 am
I love me some 40% complete and 0 tds 3ints.
You should be jumping over the hills for an 82 overall
February 2, 2009 at 4:15 am
Go in posts and under the Madden 2010 Suggestions and New features, read my post and see what you think