49ers Player Ratings For Madden NFL 12 Released
by James Brady on Aug 16, 2011 2:00 PM PDT
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PrintA few days ago, I got the full ratings for the 49ers launch roster for EA's Madden NFL 12. Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to post them myself, which sucks. Fortunately, ESPN has went ahead and released the rosters, so I can now talk about them in all of their glory. I use the word "glory" sarcastically because there are a lot of things that really get on my nerves. For some reason, the 49ers have always had zero speed on Madden. None whatsoever. That trend continues with new players on the roster. They've also seen a couple players go down when they definitely should not have.
For instance, Patrick Willis is a 98 instead of a 99. Sure, it's a minor gripe, but he's also only sporting a 90 in speed rating, which is odd, considering he keeps up with just about anybody. Vernon Davis say a five-point decrease from 96 to 91, for reasons I can't possibly explain. Did Vernon's ability diminish last season? Not even a little bit, but his quarterback situation actually got worse so of course he's going to have less yards (50) and less touchdowns (had seven), and yet he gets knocked down five points? Garbage!
That being said, there were some increases that I liked. Josh Morgan went up, and I think it's deserved. He's developed into a solid receiver with good yardage totals, he deserved the increase. Shawntae Spencer went up, which isn't indicative of a great 2010, just that he was underrated on the game to begin with.
The most important thing, obviously, is that Brian Jennings, the team's long snapper, has been included (I wrote a piece about that over at SB Nation Bay Area).. Long snappers haven't traditionally been included in Madden, but with expanded rosters in franchise, you get him! He's currently rated as 61 overall tight end, and I can't wait to take him to the Pro Bowl. Anyway, ESPN has a full link to the ratings right here. Keep in mind that these are based on launch-day rosters, which do not reflect free agency. So what do you think?
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Staley as 88 seems a touch high.
I’d put him in the lower 80’s. Solid, not near a 90th percentile though.
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Aldon Smith will require several revisions
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80's for sure.
85 probably. Dude is going to tear it up anywhere near LOS.
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Yeah. I would like to see him take Campbell down at least once this weekend
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for a rookie, he was all over the place Friday.
Very few lapses and seemed to always find the ball. I’m excited about him even in the run-game.
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Definitely.. I've watched the game like 5 times now.
He is going to be special. Bushrod, a seasoned vet could not even hold his own. Smith had him fluster…even made him jump offsides once.
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Apparently Culliver has no awareness
Does a 39 for awareness mean he has trouble telling what team he’s playing for?
by Method24 on Aug 16, 2011 2:11 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
He's like that guy on the viral video
who tackled his own teammate
Kaep may become our Staubach, but Alex is our Craig Morton...
they always give rookies low AWR. They have to prove it I guess.
Wonder how they measure perceived AWR though? James, can you enlighten us?
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AWR is simply a ratings inflation tool. It means nothing in the game.
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Aaaand Boone is criminally low.
He’s not a fringe player, for crying out loud
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We are missing a lot of players
I am curious how since they are “49ers” will the ratings go down… I am taking notice to how they are with their other teams.
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It's not including free agency losses/gains yet
Kaep may become our Staubach, but Alex is our Craig Morton...
Ah, but you understand
Reading – it’s fundamental. My bad.
Kaep may become our Staubach, but Alex is our Craig Morton...
they release the game when again?
I hope they’re on top of this FA period
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Maybe the most obvious is that Willis isn't a 99
he’s not perfect but if you’re the best MLB in the game, I think it’s hard to not be a 99
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90 speed and 88 strength? Criminal
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Well, he's a 99 in BGW (booger-wiping) and 88 in HDE (hot-dog eating) so....
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I can't believe this is an actual topic.
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I see plenty of interest on here
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Aug 16, 2011 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Well let me just write up an article about how the 49ers are in NCAA.
Christ.
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What do you mean? Do you have a problem with people talking about games relating to the 49ers on a 49ers blog?
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Can we stop talking about Josh Johnson now? K thx
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what if we traded them Taylor Mays, my pudding cup, and a first round pick for our future. Its worth a try…
God no
Pudding cup , teamed with Jamarcus Russell, will end up bolstering our pass rush for years to come.
If we could just figure out how to glue a pudding cup to opposing QB's heads
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Is there a reason
That they have included rookies, but haven’t done anything with FA signings/cuts?
when the game comes out, they will have a roster update provided to update to all the actual rosters. they finished the game before the lockout was lifted so they only added rookies and put all the free agents on there team from last year. once they cut to 53 players september 3rd they will have another roster update. EA puts out a roster update usually every thursday during the season.
released yesterday
I was pulling for him to make the team last year. I’d still take him over Applewhite maybe even Haralson.
I'd have to agree with that.
Applewhite was pretty worthless the other night, even against the Saints 3rd team.
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is anyone here surprised...
that Iupati is rated higher than Anthony Davis?? Makes me wonder if the FO knew what it was doing in last year’s draft
Recovering from the first round mistake of 09.
Pre Snap reads, if Smith doesn't get better at it, we made a HUGE mistake!!!
Not really
If I recall Iupati was a fairly finished product while Davis was (still) considered a project with more upside.
How does he have more upside?
I saw Will Smith (and others later on) go around him like he was a statue at least twice on Friday.
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I was not thrilled on the selection.
I still think there is hope. But I don’t think he should be starting. At least not against any DE or OLB that has speed.
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Hope so.
I just don’t think it will work out. 1 out of 2 in that draft is still 50% good.
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He hasn't improved in that aspect since his college days
Maybe you remember, it was the first thing I pointed out when we started discussing him on here.
Guys just go around him too easily
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
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by SportsChicken on Aug 16, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Me too... and I do remember.
I think it was me, you, and itburnz…
I don’t know why the rest of everyone else cannot see it. It’s pretty crystal clear.
Hope he gets better but I honestly think he belongs on the bench. I’d rather have Bryant McKinnie or Flozell Adams for right now and I really don’t care for either of them either. If Harbs could get McKinnie in shape, he’d maybe be worth a look.
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I thought that with training and experience he could get that lateral movement
if he could move sideways faster and keep his balance I thought that he would be great. Still haven’t given up on experience helping him recognize which way the defender is going, but it is looking dim that he will have that ability to beat the rusher anyway he is going and dictate what goes on. I suppose for big men, lateral movement is a little harder to develop.
Yep.
If I were Harbaugh… I’d have him go laterally as fast as he can in Pac-Man fashion all the way across the field for OTA’s… 350 yards a day. Only that. Because his technique with his upper body is not too shabby.
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Davis is still our Youngest players
I think a lot of the upside was based on his youth and where he was as a 20yr old last year.
He has a lot to learn still, hoping he gets it all together soon.
i imagine that would be all of them...
Anthony just needs to get with the program. Too bad us humans don’t have ports to download ‘instruction’ like computers
Going to have to put Dixon at FB....
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75 juke rating.....
Uh…oh watchout
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by Kidd2Petrovic on Aug 16, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Donny Moore
Dude that does the ratings is terrible. Huge Pats homer. Most of his updates revolve around NFC and AFC east. Niners get his same mistakes copy and pasted every year.
not me
I posted for a while on the EA boards but it was obvious no one read them so i gave that us.
I have in year's past. I'm too busy this year, though.
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Excited to play with Kaepernick
I can’t wait to try out CK7. He’s only a 70 where Smith is a 75, but if you look at CK7’s throwing stats that they are a little different, but in my opinion just as good. So I’m excited to try him out.
Ted Ginn 65 catch rating...
too high
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by Kidd2Petrovic on Aug 16, 2011 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions
fair warning:
Josh Morgan went up, and I think it’s deserved. He’s developed into a solid receiver with good yardage totals, he deserved the increase.
i will remind you of this on every one of his 9-yard gains on 3rd-and-10, 8-yard gains on 3rd-and-9, 7-yard gains on 3rd-and-8, etc.
by (Florida) Danny Tuccitto on Aug 16, 2011 7:18 PM PDT reply actions
couple of thoughts from last year to this year.....
Losing Spikes and Franklin on D will hurt big time. Their replacements are 15 points lower on average. I’ll be interested in Carlos Rogers and Whitner’s ratings for the D. I’m still going to user Taylor Mays at SS as long as he’s on the roster. It will be a battle between Goldson and Whitner for FS. Hopefully Whitner is higher I think he is. The offense should be better with B Edwards at #1 receiver and CK7 at QB. Don’t know what to do for #3 receiver. I had Ginn because of his speed but Morgan is definitely a better player. Don’t want to lose the speed of Ginn so maybe Morgan gets demoted to #4. Praaaaaaise Jeeeeesuhs I don’t have to use #11 anymore!!!!!!
Call me cautiously optimistic....because I know what the Niners do to people who have real optimism (see the last 8 years).
It doesn’t make much sense that a person who is a lesser player gets bumped up higher than a great one. I think some of these people need to be examined a bit more closely to get more accurate ranks.
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willis and ginn
what did willis do to deserve being slowed down???
And i still don’t know why ted ginn’s speed is at 97? he sucks but his speed should at least be 98-99
Vernon Davis got demoted to 91
because he didn’t have the same season as he did the year before that’s how EA sports work (production was down, don’t matter if QB fault) if you play the PC version then vernom demotion could mean you could resign/contract extension him at a cheaper price, the numbers are deceiving because players at 75 could have a better year than someone with a 98 .. i know I trade my players with 1 year contract left (ratings over 88 +) left for cheaper players.. and still manages to win the superbowl in any EA JM football game .. LOL
This was what made sports games so difficult for me
was, at least to me, the hugely subjective nature of the programming, based on perception over reality.
Now, I don’t have any data to prove the nonsense I’m spewing, but it’s inherently hard for me to play a game when I think it’s based on biased perceptions.
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