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San Diego Chargers Madden 12 Ratings Revealed

A couple of things to note before we get into the ratings.

  1. I stopped playing Madden after last year's game. I'm done with it. It was the same game every year with some new flashy, annoying thing that made it more difficult for the game to seem even semi-realistic.
  2. Madden ratings are not exactly handed to them on a piece of paper from the future or even done by someone who really knows what he's doing. They're roughly based off of the performance of the previous season.
  3. The Madden 12 ratings are being revealed but the rosters have not been adjusted yet. That means the Chargers Madden 12 roster looks like their 2011 roster with rookies added in. This means I can't tell you what ratings Takeo Spikes and Bob Sanders have because the 49ers and Colts haven't been revealed yet, savvy?
Highlights:
  • Antonio Gates has been rated at a 99. That's cool. I remember when LaDainian Tomlinson used to get 99 in the game because they overestimated his speed. Still, this probably means Gates is the best TE in the game.
  • Vincent Jackson is rated at 87, down from 90 last season. That probably drops him out of the top 10 among WRs. This paired with his fantasy football ranking yesterday leads me to believe that Jackson's coming into this year a bit underestimated because of his shortened season in 2010.

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Savvy?

Are you writing in your Jack Sparrow costume again?

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Aug 4, 2011 2:33 PM PDT reply actions   2 recs

Scifres ranked 83 is BS.

Maybe it has something to do with the blocked punts last season?

by SoCalBoltFan on Aug 4, 2011 2:47 PM PDT reply actions  

Apprently it's Scifres' fault

That the line in front of him couldn’t block.

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by Slyintine on Aug 4, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions  

I want to know

who the hell is in charge of rating scifres every single year. 83 ovr is severely underestimating one of the top punters in the game. every year he’s rated 85 or lower

by Conor13 on Aug 4, 2011 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions  

LBs Ratings

You say you rate the LBs in order, starting with Cooper. What about Shaun Phillips?? He’d obviously be the #1 ranked LB on the Chargers, then followed by Cooper.

What gives?

by smp2191 on Aug 4, 2011 3:15 PM PDT reply actions  

ILB

It looks like he listed inside guys

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by traceSD on Aug 4, 2011 3:29 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions  

MLB ratings, in order:

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Aug 4, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

I wish Football Outsiders was in charge of ratings

Half of them are stupid. Look at this:
Weddle-4.48-84
Cason-4.45-89
Stuckey-4.49-89
Player-40yard dash-speed rating
My boy Luis Castillo ran a 4.79 and he’s the fastest Dlineman on the team, yet is listed at 65 speed…
Shaun Phillips, probably the best coverage OLB in the NFL is listed 47 and 52 in man and zone coverage. WTF.
I hate madden for that. And also, overrating players because of their hype and pro bowl voting. Yes, Dwayne Bowe and Brandon Marshall totally deserve mid 90’s ratings.
When I play madden, I raise and drop so many players on every team that it takes me 3 hours of setup before I even play a game.

Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that."

by Superduperboltman on Aug 4, 2011 3:27 PM PDT reply actions  

I haven't played in years

But 3 hours of ratings adjustments would probably be on the short end from what I recall. Sometimes it would be solid days worth of work.

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Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't

by Wonko on Aug 4, 2011 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Try breeding Pokémon with ideal natures and perfect IVs.

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Uncommon Sportsman :: Absurdity in play

by Axion on Aug 4, 2011 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions  

No thank you

6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.

That was fast.

by SD FTW on Aug 4, 2011 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions  

They don't allow ratings adjustments

WTF IS THAT!?

6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.

That was fast.

by SD FTW on Aug 4, 2011 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions  

I call b______t

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Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't

by Wonko on Aug 4, 2011 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions  

Quick look at the forums on the topic

It seems like there are issues with trying to adjust ratings once a franchise mode has been started. But, the way I remember it, you adjust the ratings and save it to a roster file, then load that roster file when you start the franchise mode and then let the player progression happen on its own.

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Bolts from the Blue - General Manager: It is what it isn't

by Wonko on Aug 4, 2011 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

ah yes

That makes more sense

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Aug 5, 2011 10:13 AM PDT up reply actions  

Madden 12 and Antonio Gates

Gates may be rated at 99, but unfortunately he will probably play less than last year and most of that time in great pain. That foot problem that he has is not treatable (except with rest), let alone curable.

by bhound56 on Aug 4, 2011 3:42 PM PDT reply actions  

I don't get this thought process

Outside of the last 6 games of last year, the dude has been playing through this same injury for years.

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Aug 4, 2011 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

What don't you get?

He missed 6 games last year with this thing, and, as you say, somehow played through the pain in most of the other games. That was the first year that he hasn’t played in at least 15 games. Google this injury, and you will find that it isn’t going to get better. I suspect that he will not be able to play any more than last year. And when he does play, it has got to be near impossible to give an all-world performance

by bhound56 on Aug 4, 2011 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

my theory

stems from the belief that he would’ve played the last few weeks of last season had they been meaningful. I think it was a 3-4 week injury (in the sense that it would actually keep him from participating in games) that’s getting way overblown.

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Aug 5, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

That's just not accurate

Plantar Fascia injuries can take a long time to heal, but are typically of the ‘nagging’ variety after treatment. You can’t just Google a medical condition and expect to understand it. Gates has access to the best medical care you can get anywhere and will make sure he’s in game shape. He’s likely to feel tenderness, but there’s no reason to believe he’ll experience significant setbacks so long as he takes care of himself, which is exactly what he’s doing.

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Or have we eaten on the insane root
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by aesimpleton on Aug 5, 2011 5:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

He didn't just Google it

He also stayed at a Holiday Inn last night

6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.

That was fast.

by SD FTW on Aug 5, 2011 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions  

You would think

when someone starts a comment with “that’s just not accurate”, that some facts or some citations would follow. Just your opinion or are you an expert on this injury? Maybe you got your info from Google? The words are very similar to what I read.

by bhound56 on Aug 7, 2011 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I stopped playing Madden after last year’s game. I’m done with it. It was the same game every year with some new flashy, annoying thing that made it more difficult for the game to seem even semi-realistic

Haha, I feel dumb paying for the same game every year, but I like how the Chargers actually win Super Bowls when I am general managing them.

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by Natrone Means Business on Aug 4, 2011 3:43 PM PDT reply actions  

So you listed Walter, Mr. Gennaro

are you saying that Madden thinks he makes the roster?!?! Do they also draw a comparison to…someone who shall remain un-named to prevent a frenzy?

by jkvandal on Aug 4, 2011 7:15 PM PDT reply actions  

I think it means he was on the Chargers Madden roster last season. Again, more proof that they don’t know what they’re doing.

Bolts from the Blue - Destroying your opinions with facts.

by John Gennaro on Aug 5, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions  

You guys are going to hate this, but a die hard Bronco fan actually helps with these ratings. Which is probably why some of our players are rated poorly.

by BOLTUREYE on Aug 4, 2011 7:23 PM PDT reply actions  

You would think they would want to pump us up

If they beat us, it means they are better. When we beat them, it doesn’t look so bad to get crushed by a great team.

by CABurrito on Aug 4, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions  

That's not troll logic, though

Dielman on Rivers: "I've tried to get him to say s--- or f--- and all he'll ever do is say, 'Golly gee, I can't do that."

by Superduperboltman on Aug 5, 2011 6:39 AM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

I jst want to know if they’re gonna get castillos position right this year.I sick of having to move him to the strong side and having gis ratings drop because of it. You would think they would get it right. He’s only like a six year vet now

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by traceSD on Aug 8, 2011 11:52 AM PDT via mobile reply actions  

HEY

Can’t mathewverygood take care of this? Or is it above his paygrade? I want to know

by Gorditoe1 on Aug 8, 2011 3:09 PM PDT reply actions  

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