NFC East Madden Ratings - ZFarls's Blog

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NFC East Madden Ratings

Posted on June 9, 2010 at 09:11 AM.

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Has the Madden 10� season come and gone already? It seemed like just yesterday Zfarls and myself spent sleepless nights trying to find a remedy to the HB direct snap glitch. Nevertheless it is time for Madden 11! Every year we eagerly await the latest breaking news on the upcoming release. It all starts with the NFL draft each April and then continues full steam ahead to team and player ratings. With the release of the entire leagues overall team ratings let�s take a snapshot look at what we expect from each of these teams for the upcoming Madden season!

NFC East
Dallas Cowboys: 87 � There is a solid chance that we may see the Dallas Cowboys as being the most balanced and dominate team in Madden for a 3rd consecutive season. Believe us, this for a good reason. With the emergence of Miles Austin and the newly acquired Dez Bryant the Cowboys will have hands down the best offensive attack in Madden 2011. Each position has strengths for any style of play. Want to have a smash mouth run game? No problem, give the rock to Marian Barber. Maybe you want to play a west coast offense and get the ball to your speedy playmakers, Felix Jones, Dez Bryant, Kevin Ogletree, and Miles Austin will give you depth and endless options all over the field. Oh wait it gets better! Maybe you will want to have a possession passing attack, well then look to your big targets in Jason Witten, Martellus Bennett, and Roy Williams. The point is you can pick the Cowboys and expect to run any offense that you can think of. It doesn�t matter what their defense looks like because their offense is THAT good.

NY Giants: 81

- Brandon Jacobs is still Brandon Jacobs and Eli Manning is still Eli Manning but there are some major question marks on this team in Madden. Who is their true playmaker?
Steve Smith and Mario Manningham are solid players but neither of them is going to win you games in Madden. The closest thing the Giants have to a true dominate player is Ramses Barden and that�s a lot of pressure to put on a fifty something rated player. The Giants will need to rely on their defense to secure them a top spot in Madden 2011. They have the key ingredients and it all starts with Kenny Philips. The injury last year is certainly going to derail his development, especially in Madden. However he should still be versatile enough to be one of the dominate user safeties in the game. With the defensive line taking a step back in two consecutive seasons the Giants have a lot of catching up to do.

Philadelphia Eagles: 80

- The loss of Donovan McNabb helped the Eagles more then it hurt them. The reason for this is that people will see Michael Vick as a more viable option and anytime Vick is on the field you can expect a big play. Mix in Desean Jackson, Jeremy Maclin, and Lesean Mccoy and the Eagles will try and replicate what the Atlanta Falcons of Madden 04 once had. If Vick can get a few solid roster updates we may see a rise in �Vick users� once again.

Washington Redskins: 76

- Donovan McNabb on the Redskins makes them a legit threat in Madden�.Madden 08 that is. No knocking McNabb and his ability but the supporting cast of the Redskins just isn�t what it used to be. Malcolm Kelly and Devin Thomas have been absolute busts, Santana Moss has been caught drinking the steroid water, and Clinton Portis is shell of his former self. Willie Parker will help to relieve some of the duties of Portis and may even see a starting spot for most but he is another player on the Redskins that is going down rather then up. If there is something to get excited about on the Redskins its Laron Landry and Deangelo Hall. Both are absolute monsters in this game and will make plays for you that can change the pace of any game. The Redskins might be able to get it done but they shouldn�t be your first option.
Join us again tomorrow as we break down another division and 4 more teams for Madden 11