Week 15 Ratings Change Suggestions

by pastapadre
Posted December 23rd, 2009 at 11:10 am

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While the next roster update for Madden 10 remains scheduled for January 8th the tracking of performance from week-to-week continues here. Last week a lot of my reaction was to seeing teams that had been struggling for quite some time actually receiving more upgrades than downgrades in the last update. Since then there has been some bounce-back by teams such as the Steelers and Giants. With such a tight race for the playoffs between a few teams in the NFC and a bunch of them in the AFC the end of the season is shaping up to be extremely compelling.

Two running backs featured in the same game are probably deserving of some ratings attention. Jerome Harrison of the Browns pulled off the third best rushing day in history by putting up 286 yards along with three touchdowns. On the other side was the Jamaal Charles who had 154 yards. Since taking over as the featured back for Kansas City he has averaged 101 yards and scored a TD in five of the six games. The Chargers continue to surge and players such as Philip Rivers and Vincent Jackson will hopefully see that reflected in the ratings.

Aaron Rodgers continues to put up big numbers despite an offensive line that has struggled to pass protect and his tendency to hold on to the ball a little long. He had a 383 yard performance with three TDs on Sunday. Steve Smith is starting to show more life now that he doesn’t have Jake Delhomme throwing to him anymore. He has 11 catches for 240 yards and two TDs in the last two games. Miles Austin continues to deliver consistently. He has put up 30 catches for 459 yards and four TDs in the last four games.

As always leave your thoughts in the comments on players or teams that are deserving of ratings upgrades or downgrades based on performance.

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Griff

hartline, henne, bess, camarillo all need a little boost. Henne is a very young qb with alot of promise and both sanchez and stafford are rated higher even though they have nearly double the amount of interceptions and fewer yards. Henne has played in two less games and has more yards and alot less pics. Bess is a true playmaker he has made some amazing back shoulder grabs in tight coverage, he is there best receiver. Camarillo still needs a boost as he is the most reliable of the bunch of young wide outs. Hartline has made some nice catches and needs a slight bump, i mean in madden they cant catch, but in real life they have all made some very impressive plays. I no they are by no means elite but madden makes them look so crappy. Lastly yeremiah bell needs an upgrade he has been the unsung hero in a young secondary that needs time to grow.

CJ4Pres

The Titans offensive line should get a boost. If you have been able to see Titans highlights, Chris Johnson is getting some holes that are just huge. Vince Young has also had very good pass protection. Roos, Mawae, Scott, and Stewart should all prob get 2-3 overall boosts. Poor Eugene Amano though...74 overall? He is a very solid starter in the NFL. He doesnt deserve high 80s or 90s like the others, but mid 80s is much more fair. Also, Ahmad Hall should get a little more credit too. He is a top 5 blocking fullback in the league today, of course, there is about a dozen left.

Thanks for listening.

P.S. As a Titan fan, here is a suggestion, u should drop Nick Harper to about 57 overall with about 65 speed :)

CJ4Pres

Sry, forgot to say this...

I dont know how this is possible, but is there anyway to make CJ faster? I mean, in real life, if he gets past u hes gone, there is no angle u can take on him. Half the time I break a big run with him I get caught by some cb or saftey taking a good angle. I dont know if there is anyway to make him faster than he is, unless u wanna bring back 100 speed. 99 acceleration maybe?

Kind of funny that a player is so good that he can make break bigger runs in real life than he can in madden.

djaran

NO more debate on who's better C. Johnson or AP. AP will cost you games but Johnson wont lose you games. Johnson overall 99 fo sho.

Football God

As a 49er fan, I'd like to think that I know their team pretty well...

Increase Ahmad Brooks dramatically (at least mid 70's)
Increase Lawson slightly
Increase Jason Hill to the low 70's
Increase Davis' blocking (pass and run) and catch in traffic.
Increase Morgan's rating some, especially his elusiveness and trucking and such.
Increase Alex Smith Slightly
Increase Goldson significantly (I'd say low 80's)
Increase Sopoaga to about the mid-high 70's
Increase Walker to the mid 70's, especially his elusiveness and trucking and such.
Increase Bly to the high 70's
Increase Crabtree (at least to his original rookie rating, he's done above and beyond what anyone thought he would)
Increase Spencer about a point or 2 as well
Increase Ray Mcdonald slightly and increase his potential.
Increase Gore's trucking and carrying, and also his pass blocking (heavily might I add) and overall by a couple of points

Decrease Haralson a couple of points
Decrease Gore's speed by like 3-4 points
Decrease Snyder significantly
Decrease Franklin a point or 2 (his massive increase was a little premature)
Decrease Bruce (again)
Decrease Battle slightly
Decrease Jones slightly
Decrease Heitmen a couple of points
Decrease Davis' hands
Decrease Taylor's potential to a C
Decrease Michael Lewis a few points to about 78-79
Decrease Rachal some more (again)

Now, aside from the 49ers, I think that

Crhis Johnson should be increased
Deseason jackson should be increased
Donavan Mcnabb should increase
Vick should increase
Stafford should increase
Asomougha should be back to 99

Drew Brees should decrease
Adrian Peterson should decrease
Hayensworth should decrease
Broncos and Saints as a whole and some individuals should decrease

djax

YO PUTTED MY BOI TOMLINSON TO 99. NO1 STOP MY NIG!!!1!

under cover brother

how about brent grimes needs to go up sean ellis is a beastneeds to go up calvin pace is doing his thing every week. DAVID HARRIS IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST speed up excel up charles godfrey needs to go back up hit power and tackle is a mad man on the fieldand what about dabustishaw fergasun needs to go up brandon gibson good performance week in week out. dustin keller when thrown at catches everything not to mention had the same stats as john carlson last year and look at his rating

Reaper

Dashon Goldson, Shantae Spencer, and Ahmad Brooks of the 49ers should have a boost.

Nathaniel

Mike Jenkins from cowboys 88 if not better Anthony Spencer need to be at least 80 and romo should get a major boost 93 or up

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David D.

Seems like everyone is asking for ticky-tack 1 or 2-point increases. The player that needs a legitimate update is Clint Session from the Colts. Dude should be in the 85-88 range overall and should've been considered more for a Pro Bowl spot. He's the first Colts Linebacker since Jeff Herrod who can actually stop the run. Plus, he hits like a monster and has amazing pass coverage.

carlos

Vince Young should go up he has 10 tds 4 ppicks and a rating 92.6 hes deff needs better accuracy and chris johnson should be 99 doesnt really matter though with the glitch he gets walked. and cortland is playing topnotch plus u make him slow the guy ran a faster 40 time then reggie and reggie has 97 speed to cortland 92 are you serious come on bumm that up !!!!!! look it up he ran a 4.34 !!!!!!!!

canadayd08

Wheres the love for Tully Banta-Cain? If it wasn't for him, the Patriots probably wouldn't have a sack all season. He is a complete player now, staying on the field in passing and running downs. Im not saying to move the guy to a 90, or even an 85. But a point or three would be fine.

@JDtitans34

vince young needs a bigggggggggggggg up on his deep passs and overall he should be he is really that good

..........

lol vince young comes back after being benched and everyone thinks hes great just like his rookie year he will never be more then an average qb and will never win a super bowl doesent deserve to be anything higher then an 80

ntrisKKT

Last time I checked there are more than a handful of "average" QBs in Madden with a rating well above 80.

davytoy

Oh yeah and Pollard has picked Peyton Manning off twice this year in one game

davyboy

MAKE BERNARD POLLARD BETTER!!!!! One of the best SS in the league this year. If he would have signed before week 4 than you would write him as the best this year. He has 77 speed this is Redonkilous... He should have 85 spd if Mikell from the Eagles deserves an 88. Pollard deserves an 89 Overall based on his impact on the Houston's defense. In Eleven games with a newly signed Pollard has posted 3 ints 2 FF 0.5 sacks and an int return for a td (70 yds) and nearly 90 tackles

The Texans are also in contention of making the playoffs in week 16 for the first time, albeit a small one.....

juan deleon

did you say texans make the playoffs???

HUEJACK2

Bucs LT Donald Penn has had another solid year in the NFC South facing the likes of Peppers & Abraham & needs a boost. Rookie WR Sammy Stroughter has countinued pile up catches & with a 97 yard kick off return Stroughter needs a speed boost. Rookie QB Josh Freeman has twice been a nomine for rookie of the week in just 6 weeks & could use a play action boost at least. The Bucs D Line has realy been getting after the QB these last few weeks after Coach Rua has taking over the defence. Could you guys please put OLB Angelo Crowell back on the roster please. He is on IR not cut. Thanks Pasta & Donny.

HUEJAC2

Bucs WR Antonio Bryant has finally returned to form from his preseason knee surgery with 3 catches that made ESPN's top 10 plays of the week, with 2 in 1 week. Antonio needs his 86 rating back at least. Bucs CB Aqib Talib is tied for 4th in INT's in the NFL with no boost. Its time for Aqib to get a boost. DE Syles G. White now leads the Bucs in sacks with almost a sack for every game started since replacing the departed Gains Adams. Bucs MLB Barrett Ruud is tied for 4th in total tackles in the NFL & needs a boost. Bucs SS Tanard Jackson has been lights out since returning from a 4 game suspension and another game sealing pick last week. T Jack stats came be compared to any SS in the game. Both Bucs outside line backers Geno Hayes & Quincy Black could use a boost & position swop based on their play over the last few weeks. Bucs DE Tim Crooder has really come on since coach Rah has taken over the defence & could use a boost. Last but not least, the Bucs have 1 of the best special teams units in the NFL & desporately needs a boost. Please check the stats, the not win loss record. Is'nt that what was done with Nombdi last year. Thanks for the time Pasta & Donny.

Bucs4life

we beat the saints

Bucs4life

Hey its me bucfans4life
hey huejac2 did you see last week game
we blasted the seahawks 24-7
geno hayes had the best game ever one sack then a interception
our defense is plaing solid we had 4 picks on hasselback last week
also mack had 2 picks he deserves a boost
that was a great win on the road
hope we beat the saints on sunday
go bucs

HUEJAC2

I did. We dat.

MICHAEL LANE

Matt Moore has played like a future QB with 300yd passing games. Also Jon Stew has been more productive than credit given he is close to 1000 yds as a backup. Tyrell Sutton has stepped up and preformed like a mid 70's running back. Please stop punishing Steve Smith because he requires double coverage he should be the only constant 97 rating on the Panthers team. JP has continued to show he sheds blocks better than what his ratings are. Please make note. Credit hasn't been given to the OFF line for what they have accomplish. I mean they have repaired and destroyed teams without Gross and Otah. What does that tell you about the backups, please note and correct. 4th passing defense doesn't allow alot of passing yards and have created 30 turnovers over the year what does that tell you about the defense. Hell if Jake wasn't throwing INTS then we would really kill in the defense. The Dline has improved so a little love there would be nice. James Anderson has really stepped up and has rising the challenge.

matrixkk3

chaz schilens should go up in ratings

Chaz

Chaz is a good player, too bad he missed the first 10 games with injury, best WR in Oakland by far. Murphy is pretty good too

LOL

Nah Chaz is fine where isl; just because he caught the winning pass doesn't mean he's been really dominate in the pass weeks.

Avg Joe

Eli Manning has had his best season to date....and yet nobody even mentions him.
He's a little better than 88 overall.

Nikko Bola

bc he messes up when the team needs him most final minute game 2 vs eagles = AWESOME EXAMPLE typical giants fan

LOL

And Steve Smith is having the best year ever for a Giants #1 reciever and yet he is an 86 overall with only 87 speed and Hakeem Nicks is only 87 speed too. I know they aren't burners but to have some linebackers on the game faster than them is just plain stupid. Hakeem Nicks leads all rookies in yards, tds, and catches and he is ranked too low. Manningham needs a speed boost and so does Hixon. Jacobs is too soft on that game. I know he isn't having the same year as last year but for him to get tackled by corners and safeties one on one and get hurt for the game on the first play is just plain crazy, and Terrell Thomas has 4 picks and 1 for a touchdown. He gets no props. Eli is underrated and Romo is too. Romo is highly underrated. Miles Austin is good where he is. Now if he was a true #1 receiver going up against 1 corners then yeah but he gets open because teams focus on Roy alot who is really a #1 receiver.

Nikko Bola

Steve Smith has done ANYTHING since his first what like 4 or 5 weeks and in those weeks yeah he did nasty but he has just been goin down the listof most receptions and yards

Brandon Jacobs has been playing soft in every game he sucked and didnt run over anybody except for the cowboys game 2.

I agree with hakeems ratings needing to go up he has been a huge impact on the recieving core and manninghams speed should be like at least a 94 or 95

Terrel Thomas awareness and man coverage needs to go up some

ntrisKKT

EA LISTEN TO THE GUY, IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE!

GIVE ELI THAT 89 OVERALL!

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jmitch

it funny how they try to make jokes but to many white ppl try to act black

chas

lol ohh this song is soooo true, soo many black criminals... and black dudes don't even keep their families... 70% of black homes are single-parent households

Your Daddy

More whites are on Welfare

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Jman

Fuck you racist

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