DeSean Jackson Deemed Most Clutch-Worthy of Those Not Receiving Trait in Madden 12

by pastapadre
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 5:00 pm

With 36 players in the NFL being identified as “Clutch” through the Madden NFL 12 player traits the one left out who is most deserving of recognition is thought to be DeSean Jackson. The “Clutch” trait in Madden 12 provides a ratings boost in late game or high pressure situations.

Over 4800 people chimed in by voting in the poll which offered up Jackson, Calvin Johnson, Matt Ryan, and Mark Sanchez – the names most brought up in discussion regarding the topic. Jackson pulled in 31% of the vote and was comfortably ahead wire-to-wire. The runner-up was Ryan with 25% and he was followed by Megatron (18%) and Sanchez (8%). 18% of voters thought none of the four deserved to be “Clutch” in Madden NFL 12.

Jackson has come up big in critical moments – of course the one that immediately comes to mind is the punt return TD that beat the Giants as time expired. Being “Clutch” isn’t necessarily just about making a game winning play but also performing when it matters and when under pressure. Other prime examples from just last season would be the 88 yard touchdown reception on the first play against the Redskins on Monday Night Football after being taunted pre-game regarding the brutal concussion he suffered a month prior, or the 91 yard TD reception in the 4th quarter of a tie game at Dallas.

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NoFro904

He Deserved it most.
But of course me being a Lions Fan i still will take Calvin over anyone
Nobody

Congratulations
http://twitter.com/JohnnyDaMan Jonathan Gallo

Me being a Jet fan, Sanchez leading us in the playoffs the last two years=clutch.

Dan

“Leading” isn’t the word i’d use. Sanchez just trys to play well enough not to balls it up for the Jets defense :L A career QB rating of 70.2???? Come on son!

Mykal94

Clutch means “Tending to be successful in tense or critical situations.” 94.3 QB rating in the playoffs. 7 GW drives in 2 years. Sounds clutch to me.

http://twitter.com/gdeuce Graham

If he was clutch, he would have come up in the AFC championship game by now. Getting there isnt clutch, getting there and winning is
http://www.facebook.com/people/Corey-Ragland/13752595 Corey Ragland

If Sanchize was “clutch” then in the playoff game against Indy when the Jets had the ball with a chance to end the game with one first down, he would have never been taken off of the field in order for Brad Smith to run a wildcat play. On a drive that could end a playoff game the Jets took the ball out of his hands. Not only is that a lack of confidence in your QB, it shows he’s not clutch.

Mykal94

That was one play. You’re obviously running the ball in that situation. What matter does it make if Sanchez is the one who hands the ball off? Would it make him clutch if he handed off and the Jets got a first down?

How about getting that lead in the first place? Not clutch? How about leading the game-winning drive at the end?
Mykal94

That was one play. You’re obviously running the ball in that situation. What matter does it make if Sanchez is the one who hands the ball off? Would it make him clutch if he handed off and the Jets got a first down?

How about getting that lead in the first place? Not clutch? How about leading the game-winning drive at the end?

that1guy

lead?? more like tagged along it was the defense you dont even watch your own teams games do you haha

Smokeznyc

Sanchez didn’t cost us any playoff losses, our big time defense did, look it up since you know Sanchez is just playing safe. Madden wouldn’t have included his name if he wasn’t clutch. too many of you don’t know why to say so you repeat ESPN reports.

YoMomzCombatBootz

Congratulations Desean Jackson.

Yep that’s about all you get. Hope you feel better.
http://twitter.com/WFColonel56 Kevin Thomas

Ryans body of work easily trumps DJax. You struggle to name 1 handful of things that Jax have dont that are clutch. Ryan has 3 hands worth of things..90% of the ppl who voted for Jax are bandwaggon bums who just want a clutch player on their “Dream Madden Team”…

Haha

What happened to Matt Ryan in the playoffs at home vs GB. Blowout. Matt Ryan has yet to win a playoff game in his career, and for a QB, isn’t that how you become clutch? Matt Ryan has to prove himself as being clutch. There’s a reason nobody thinks Tony Romo is clutch, and it’s the same reason Matt Ryan isn’t… yet. He’ll get there someday

that1guy

that was one game.he won like 5 or 6 games in the last mins of the game..watch the damn football

CaptG

squeeking by the 49ers and seahawks is considered clutch now?

Anonymous

Ill tell you what happened in the playoffs, ATLs defense didnt force GB to punt a single time in the whole damn game.

Mason Drews

Of course. . . blame the defense and ignore Matt Ryan’s 4 int’s in two playoff games. . .

THAT1GUY

again looking at #’s dude watch the game or dont say shit

CaptGame

Aaron Rodger’s defense gave up 31 points in the 1st half against the cardinals….
you know what he did?
Tied the game after trailing 31-3 with only 2 qts to work with.

http://twitter.com/gdeuce Graham

right now Flacco is more clutch than Ryan, because he has won in the playoffs. What has Ryan done that’s clutch? When the game is on the line, in a lose and you’re out situation, Ryan is 0-2

Gagastate07

Seriously, Flacco has been terrible in the playoffs. If it weren’t for that defense…..

http://horseracingstation.wordpress.com Mjtags11

If Flacco wasn’t on my Ravens, they would go 7-9 each of the past few seasons, probably even worse. The defense can only do so much and in the AFC North, eventhough defense is king in the division, its a quarterback division. Ray Rice would not be able to carry the team against the defenses of the Steelers and now the Browns. Flacco has been able to really save this team from getting blown out, it is the receivers and Ray Rice that hinders Flacco from getting clutch, a rating that he would deserve if he had the receivers.
And if you all have so much argument over who is clutch, why dont you just go to edit player and make them clutch instead of whining about it and hoping that they will be clutch next year. Edit player was the best thing EA added into Madden, followed by DPP.

Deezyd912

i know wat u mean its crazy matt didnt get it an i dont say that jus cuz im from ga
Anonymous

LOL, true indeed

Dan

Desean Jackson IS NOT clutch :L It seems as if you make one good play your labelled cluth for life *sigh…

Guest

Isn’t that how Eli Manning got clutch?

that1guy

goes to show how much EA watches football bunch of fags.all nerd out playin fantasy football .lol

Mike Jones

(copied and paste)Matt Ryan is clutch….All the naysayers have to say is that he was blown out in the playoffs against GB. He didn’t get a chance to come back in the Arizona playoff game because of the blown coverage Keith Brooking TOTALLY screwed up on letting a TE get behind him on 3rd and long(Zona ran out the clock)….He didn’t get back on the field…Matt Ryan totally deserves the clutch rating. One of the smartest QB’s in the league, and he will have a defense to back him up this year

http://twitter.com/gdeuce Graham

Why does he deserve the clutch rating? you fail to provide an example of why he deserves the clutch rating and you just say, “Matt Ryan totally deserves the clutch rating. ”
Mason Drews

Yeah cause 3 td’s in 4 int’s in two playoff games is SOOO clutch? Btw since when did Keith Brooking play for Arizona. . . he never has in his career. Matt Ryan maybe smart but you surely aren’t.

Gagastate07

Brooking was the MLB for ATL who allowed the 3rd and long catch, smart guy. He didnt say he played for Arizona

http://pulse.yahoo.com/_FDHTJKV7CEJ5EO5AM35ZPGNF2Y Carter

i couldn’t have expected any less…. jackson had a great return but how is that clutch ? being faster than everybody and having your team block well is clutch? Matt ryan has not don ISH to be clutch so that covers him, and megatron had a clutch catch that SHOULD have won the game BUT DIDN’t so you cant say he is clutch because A. he didn’t make the catch officially and B. that was his only semi clutch moment of the year.

Sanchez had 4 game winning drives last year and your telling me the rest deserve it over him. Thats shameful.

Godzzilla94

being faster then everyone in key situations is clutch,
Drunkensayler07

Matt Ryan had 6 game winning drives last year

CaptG

against who? The bengals and 49ers…. smh

Joe

So when is the roster update coming out?

Jettim

Wish I knew, ready to start a season. Final cuts are done so get on it EA!

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000295534671 Jared Baxter

I wish the rosters would update during franchise mode.

Mason Drews

Thursday AM time

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=43004387 Jimmy Kraft

I just can’t agree with this one at all! QBs are responsible for so much more than a WR, so right there it cuts it down to a two-man race between Sanchez and Ryan. Since Matty Ice has proven more, has a larger body of work, and has the nickname to boot, he should have been the clear choice. It’s almost embarrassing this community picked Jackson…WOW…

Mrb_stro

so id sanchez had a nick name he would be clutch? the sanchize?
i know more than you

Ryan is a great player, Sanchez is ok. But when it comes down to clutch, D-Jack has it all the way. He makes huge plays when it matters most. Everyone in the stadium knows who is gunna get the ball when the Eagles need a big play and opposing teams still cant stop him. The fact that he isnt a QB and doesnt get to touch the ball every offensive down is even more proof of how clutch he is given that he only gets a handful of touches per game. Receiving, punt returns, even taking a hand-off for a big gain creates a spark for his team when they need it the most.

ChiaCrack

when will rosters be updated? dying to start my franchise

Tbr10cro

EA’s taking their sweet ass time aren’t they?

Modman

Give Donnie a break kids! He has a hard job

http://twitter.com/gdeuce Graham

his only job for 365 days a year is rating players in a video game

Mason Drews

Thursday AM time!

Williamsdent91

jackson the man
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=747345172 Dave Vachon

Mark Sanchez? To quote The Miz – really?
Sam

off topic question but does anyone know how to get the rosters to madden 12 without online on xbox, like is their a way to get it on my computer nd somehow get it to my xbox.
SilkCB21

I just dont like the fact that its based on mainly ONE PLAY a special teams one at that…honsetly the ball wasnt even pose to be kicked to him lol…different situation like 4th and 4 on the 7 yard line with 10 secs to go down by 4 im lookin for Vick to be more clutch then DJax…maybe i missed all the game winning touchdowns…if he does that this year then mayb but i doubt we will see anymore punt returns or kicks this year based on the Giants game
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joshua-Maffe/771278573 Joshua Maffe

alright first off i would like to post that if there is anyone who is upset with certain people getting or not getting clutch they can personally go into edit player and go to traits and change it, not that big a deal, not to mention all ive found “clutch” to mean in madden is if its the 4th quarter or in overtime, you better be paying attention to that guy, now that that is out the way, you can make arguments for each of these guys, and to keep it simple i will try to point out only 1 play/example, desean jackson its obviously his punt return as the clock runs out against the giants, for matt ryan i remember seeing the bears game where there was only like 10 seconds left and matt ryan made an incredible throw to a receiver who stepped out of bounds with like 4 seconds on the clock enough to kick a fg, i dont remember the exact game but it was right after the bears scored, hopefully you guys remember, for calvin johnson, just go look at the guy besides the bs call at the bears game this guy screams clutch, he had like 4 different qbs last year and still put up top wr numbers, and its hard for me to find one for mark sanchez but just for arguments sake santonio holmes is clutch, and somebody is obviously throwing him the ball, also playoff wins does not equal clutch it really doesnt

mjtags11

Thank You, I have been waiting for someone to say that.

Radical

Matt Ryan – Most 4th quarter comebacks and game winning drives in the NFL in 2010(6), best 3rd down QB in the NFL, and by far and away the best TD:INT ratio while under pressure(10:1). If that isn’t clutch, then Peyton Manning is a scrambling QB.

But of course, blame him for a defense and offensive line that’s failed epically in two play-off games(one of them with him being a rookie), and then hype of the two QBs that have had Top 5 defenses carry them through the play-offs in Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez.

Radical

Chicago 2008, Jets 2009, 2010 49ers, 2010 Ravens, 2010 Tampa Bay.

5 out of his 13 4th quarter/game winning drives that DEFINE clutch. Absolutely epic, beautiful pass(es) time after time again to seal the deal. Just watch the games people.
CaptG

so when his team puts him in posistion (roddy white’s play against the 49ers) then we give credit to “matty ice”, but when his team quits on him (like Aaron Rodger’s Defense/SpecialTeams) then we make all the excuses for Matt Ryan choking…..
okay, terrific.