One Week Later: Do Any Players Deserve to be Rated 100 in Madden NFL 12?

by pastapadre
Posted January 18th, 2012 at 12:30 pm

Last week ratings handler Donny Moore raised the idea of giving out the elusive 100 overall rating in Madden NFL 12 and the three primary MVP candidates were cited as being on the cusp of such an honor. Following the divisional round of the playoffs naturally perceptions of Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady will have somewhat shifted. Only Brady moved on to the Conference Championship and did so in record-breaking fashion.

Aaron Rodgers vs Giants (Loss)
26-46-264, 2TD-1INT, Total QBR 66.9
Just didn’t look as sharp as he did throughout the season, and had a lost fumble as well on what may have been the biggest play of the game, but his receivers also dropped 8 passes. Even if he wins the MVP after a 15-1 season it ends with huge disappointment.

Drew Brees vs 49ers (Loss)
40-63-462, 4TD-2INT, Total QBR 62.0
The two picks hurt but it was the rest of the team that ultimately let Brees down – that included three lost fumbles and a defense that gave the game away by allowing dramatic drives led by Alex Smith. Brees at least had the team in position to win twice late in the game.

Tom Brady vs Broncos (Win)
26-34-363, 6TD-1INT, Total QBR 95.1
Set an NFL Playoff record with 5 TD passes in a single half. He even got in a 48 yard punt that was downed at the 10 yard line! Was able to roll over what was arguably the easiest opponent in the round which might present some reason for hesitation.

Who do you feel, if any, deserve the 100 overall rating by the time the final roster update comes around? Vote in the poll below and feel free to leave any thoughts in the comments!

Tags: polls, ratings

Gentletouch

Calvin & Gronkowski deserve it.
http://twitter.com/GamesAndGrub Eric & Scott

What about Gronkowski? He’s set numerous records this year and is generally a matchup nightmare. He’s got Brady throwing to him, but he still has ridiculous YAC numbers and spectacular catches on non-perfectly thrown balls.

Ghost of John Madden

Gronkowski lacks in agility, acceleration, route running and run blocking. Madden also typically doesn’t give out 90+ awareness to anyone who hasn’t been in the league at least 8 years.

He is very good, but he isn’t even the most athletic tight end on the Patriots (Hernandez is quicker and faster)

Patriots Fanatic

nice try again John, according to PFW, Gronk is rated the best blocker in the NFL among TE’s.

No3456

Pasta,

The problem is that it is all hypothetical since DM already said they can’t do it.

Maybe in M13?
http://profile.yahoo.com/CRWVVZ7XNIB57LHR5X2FVMFBPM Malcolm Gentry

Nobody deserves to be 100 but I believe Ed Reed should be 120 rating.

24niner567

Too bad his injury rating would be 19. That goes for Polomalu as well these days.

http://profile.yahoo.com/CRWVVZ7XNIB57LHR5X2FVMFBPM Malcolm Gentry

hahaha true that.

Nzone24

still cant believe revis 98 after last 2 games of season where he shut down whoever he covered sheesh…
Gronktruck

If Brady wins his 4th Superbowl he should either be a 100 in Madden 13 or the only 99 QB.

Word-Is-Bond

The other 3 superbowl the pats were cheating…….spygate.

Whills

lol
Scarecrowman175

If I had a nickel for every arguement I have heard about spygate….

Szendyr

Justin Smith

Phil Brito

This

Rulebreaker510

jason pierre paul is a younger version…he’s better against the run too. I wouldn’t say smith is the best defensive player with guys like Revis and JPP in the game. Jon Beason is also quite the linebacker, didn’t play this year though.

Szendyr

Honestly JPP is not better against the run. There is nothing from games or stats to suggest this. Also JPP has blossomed into a great pass rusher, but he has been opposite another great rusher in Tuck, not to mention Osi. The reason Aldon Smith had 14 sacks is because of Justin Smith. I can name 3 sacks that were the direct result of J. Smith eating up two blockers and letting A. Smith loop around. JPP is a great player, but to say he is better against the run than Justin Smith, who made all pro at both DE and DT with less than half the sacks of JPP is just ridiculous.

Szendyr

And I understand JPP made All pro at DE above J. Smith, but J. Smith was all pro at DT and second team at DE.
24niner567

All true! Not only is Justin Smith the most complete lineman in football, but he is heads-up-clutch and makes game-sealing plays. (See PHI & NYG games) Incredible.

James

Yes Justin Smith is the best defensive player in the NFL hands down.
24niner567

Right on. His motor never stops, plays every down, and never misses a game. He takes on double teams and punishes QBs with unrelenting tenacity and raw strength. ”The Cowboy” Justin Smith.
Anonymous

Nice – didn’t see your post before I posted the same.

derekm

No one at all. If there is one player I would even consider it would probably be Vonta Leach. I’m not a Texans fan but look who he’s blocked for

Abc123

Vonta Leach? The Raven? Blocking for RAY RICE? or the Texan version blocking for Arian Foster? not sure what you mean.

Ghost of John Madden

That’s awesome – have the one 100 player at the most pointless position in football. That would piss some of these complainers off

24niner567

You mean pointless in systems that feature 5 WR every other down? Because the FB is indispensable to power run teams such as BAL, SF, and HOU. Just saying…

CeeJay

nobody should be rated 100 overall, theres always room for improvement.

No3456

100 doesn’t mean perfect, it just means better.

Jarod

No, it means perfect

24niner567

Is there anybody left in the running that is a mismatch for each and every team…I’m not so sure. The closest we have are a couple big time TE’s.

No3456

Brady doesn’t have Rodger’s mobility but he makes his targets look better than anyone else via pure passing ability.

Anonymous

Nobody deserves a 100.
Brianb42

Aaron Rodgers. Brees or Brady aren’t great scramblers. Rodgers is one of the best pocket manipulators in the game. And he frequently scrambles for first downs. Aaron just has a better ability pool to go off of.
Brett Farthing

Since Aaron Rodgers set the record for highest QB rating in a single season this year (122.4) and is also the most mobile of the three, I would say he would be the most deserving. But after looking very human against the Giants in the Divisional Round, I don’t think he deserves it either. A rating of 100 implies perfection, and even tho these guys are breaking records on seemingly a weekly basis , none of them are perfect.
Ghz

Nobody should be 100. I’m not surprised people are breaking all these records and throwing up huge numbers with the recent rule changes. 300+ yards through the air isn’t what it used to be.
Miketlane

Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers
Newton set the record for most passing yards by a rookie in a season (4,051), surpassing Peyton Manning’s previous record of 3,739 in 1998. He set the single-season quarterback rushing touchdown record with 14. He is the first rookie to throw and rush for 10 touchdowns in the same season, and only the second player to pass for more than 20 touchdowns and rush for more than 10 touchdowns in a season. He is the first player in NFL history with more than 4,000 passing yards, 500 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns in the same year. Newton, who started all 16 games, finished his first season with a 60.0 completion percentage and 21 touchdowns. He amassed an additional 706 yards and 14 touchdowns on the ground. The Auburn product was the first overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft and was nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week 11 times, winning three times.

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SIKE-A-BOO-BOO
24niner567

And you think he deserves the elusive 100OVR, rather than the 3 or so other MVP candidates…riiiiiiiight. :

Toby746

Revis and maybe CJ Jr

24niner567

Champ > Revis
Fitz > CJ

Phil Brito

hahahahaa yeah right

24niner567

I am right.

Scarecrowman175

Revis = Overrated.

Chrs Collinsworthless

People are still playing this garbage? Wow.
http://twitter.com/Bobby_83_ bobby jackson

pasta since you like to rip on lebron id like to see you vs. him one on one and see your uncoordinated ass get crossed up, LeBrick put up 33 the other night and me as well as the rest of miami heat nation would like to send you a message “SUCK IT”

Szendyr

dude, this is a football thread. #Ithinkyou’reinthewrongplace

Anonymous

You forgot “other” as a choice. Justin Smith. DMVP.
Scottyo614

Gronk and Justin Smith. Only choices… Anyone whose read my pro comments for a couple years know I’m a Raiders fan so no homer picks with these 2
http://twitter.com/mannmicj Michael Mann

There should be no 100 OVR. This is further proof that people are more concerned with OVR than the actual attributes the impact the gameplay. The OVR formula is broken as it is. Until the formula is corrected for all positions, we will continue to see inaccurate and inconsistent attribute ratings. Please look deeper than OVR, it will really open your eyes.
http://twitter.com/BenDavis07 Ben Davis

EA needs to take it’s rating system back to the drawing board. In a perfect world, I’d say Tom Brady should be the highest rated QB, but at like 93 OVR. Lower all the players down. No one should be near the max OVR
joe

No way do Brees or Rodgers get it. Both were incredibly off this weekend, Rodgers especially. Yeah, I know, his receivers dropped passes, but he was off the mark too. Brees got fooled and threw a couple of picks and was obviously beatable.
Tish

Lol I can’t believe you are using the Dilfer douchebag rating.
Dimz73k

Off subject- Janikowski Kick Power 100 He doesnt separate himself in the game amongst other kickers
http://twitter.com/mannmicj Michael Mann

How important are Madden Player ratings to the community?

In my newest blog post on Madden Player ratings, I address this question and share my thoughts. What are your thoughts, I am totally wrong here. I would love to hear your feedback. Thanks.

http://maddenmanniac.blogspot.com/2012/01/how-important-is-to-madden-community-to.html
No3456

Donny Moore tweeted the same day that he was just musing, and that it isn’t possible in the current rating engine anyway, so it won’t happen.
Patriotsteelers

they got tom brady QBR wrong…on NFL.com it say that he have qbr of 137.6…with all those records he got i believe he is the only candidate that should have a 100 potential…he alredy has 100 throw accuracy…he deserves 100 overall…he is also the only person allowed to be compared as good or better than Joe Montana

Whills

QBR =/= quarterback rating. It only goes to 100.

Jarod

QBR goes up to 158.3 or 153.8, I forget which

Nate

what you’re talking about is the NFL passer rating. QBR is a relatively new stat that maxes out at 100.

http://twitter.com/GaryE29 Gary Engelthaler

id make gronk 100 before brady. imo brady has not been significantly better this year he just had gronk and hernandez. if anyone should be 100 on the patriots its gronk. I feel 100 rated players should not exist because all it will do is open up a new door for insane madden controversy and complaining that will never end for years to come of madden of people saying player X should be 100
chicken ribwhichs

Eli and Brady should be 100 and Mark Sanchez too
johnny

Jason Pierre Paul!
Rarrdinosarr

Only person that should be mentioned in this is Justin Smith. Best DE in the game, period.
Boom

Revis and Megatron.
NoFro904

Calvin Johnson.
Yes he is Flawless.
Of course im not biased at all..
JasonSmith

Just my opinion, but I don’t think there should be any 100′s. I think that there should only be about five 99′s (CJ, Brady, Justin Smith, V. Leach, Joe Thomas) and probably only fifteen 98′s (P.Willis, Fitz, Brees, Rodgers, Jake Long, Revis, Ngata, Gronk, Jahri Evans, Andy Lee, D. Ware, L. McCoy, MJD, J. Allen, T. Suggs) Everyone else should be below these guys. Once again, just my opinion.
JasonSmith

BUT….If I had to pick a player to be a 100, there’s only two logical choices: Justin Smith, because he’s the most dominant player on defense. And Brady, because I wouldn’t want any other QB with the ball in their hands and the game on the line. (Hell, I’m not even a Patriots fan, but I have to give props where they are due…Best QB since Joe Montana, and that includes Peyton and Favre)
Dirk Stensrud

I love Rodgers and Brees… but a 100 rating is only for LEGENDS! Rodgers and Brees will go down as legends in the end no doubt. But we can’t just look at one season. So if anyone deserves it, it would be Brady. Just too good, and consistently good to ignore. Brees second, and then Rodgers.