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11 Best Madden Safetys (User)

Posted on August 24, 2010 at 12:27 PM.

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Here at Madden Bible, we have preached about the importance of usering defenders and how to master the art of the user pick.

Today's post will break down our favorite players to user and why we find them to be such gems. Without further ado, here are the top 11 user defenders in Madden 11.

11. Kenny Phillips- This Giant (pun intended) was becoming a force early in last season before losing out to injury. In Madden 11 he is back and brings a good combo of speed, size and hit power. With all the talk about the G-Men D-Line, this unique talent is often overlooked when thinking about the best user players in Madden 11.

10. Tyrell Johnson - This Viking has been a threat to top the list since his rookie debut, however he has failed to take the step in AWR to boost his rating. His physical attributes are good but he has a small window to make some real life plays to crawl up this list. The Vikings aren't a tremendous team in the back 7 on D, so his presence and legs really can make a big difference!

9. Taylor Mays- Fresh Faces - This rookie out of USC and his 95 speed are out of control. He backs an insane LB core with speedsters Manny Lawson and Patrick Willis. While his 91 hit power makes him a force, his 20 point speed advantage (20!) over M. Lewis makes this youngster the best defender to debut in Madden in as long as I can remember. Bordeline silly that he is that good, but its true! He is one of the reasons that many players are running with the 49ers online!

8. D. Sharper- Yuck, this guy is an absolute ball hawk and can turn the tide of a game in real life. However, he is disrespected in Madden. His 98 AWR lends him to being a cpu player rather than a user. He lacks hit power and can barely keep up with WR's at 86 speed. MB recommends letting this aging veteran cpu control.
Instead, starting Robinson and Porter (press ratings) at CB with Greer at nickel. For run situations bring in Roman Harper and his 86 HPR and U. Young for passing with his speed and agility. Sharper already has 99 PRC and you can boost Young up alot with your user brain.
Poor Saints defense, no respect I tell ya.

7. Laron Landry- I initially had Landry slotted in the top 3, and as I remembered why, the only thing I could hear was Sgibs chirping. "Landry this, Landry that, I want his babies"
While his 92 speed, 96 accel and 97 hit power are impressive, I have a hard time considering him one of the best. Wait, did I say 97 hit power? How tall is he again? I guess his only knock is being 6'0 and getting destroyed by Brandon Jacobs. (And a freshman tebow?)
In other sad news, him and Sean Taylor would have created the most insane secondary of all time. With D. Hall speed, P. Buchanon and Carlos Rogers, the skins really have some option beyond Laron if you wish to user to your hearts content.

6.Champion Bailey- Respect the guys who paved the way. Champ could do it on offense and defense. He was a one man wrecking crew for the Broncos from 06-08. He still totes his 95+ rating in all major categories and is someone you don't want to mess with. Brian Dawkins can bring the pain but Champ can do it all!

5. Troy Polamalu-The Madden 10 coverboy emerged last year as a top user safety and a hair enthusiast. The only thing sweeter than his locks are his 95 agilty, 95 accel, 99 pursuit, 92 speed and 88 hit power. The steelers have a few guys with more speed, (Ike Taylor) or hit power (Ryan Clark) but none put it all together in a package like Troy. Sitting behind their fast LB core in the 4-6 with that d-line strength, Troy can make plays all day! We all remember Big Game James laying licks against Sgibs on Twim - Game of the week!

4.Big Bad Pat Watkins-The popularity of Dallas as a tourney/online team has allowed Watkins to make a place in the hearts of the Madden Community. Couple unique factoids, he is one of the slowest player on the list, but also on of the tallest 6'5. He is the only player with his own lightning round category.
While some people may start rookie FS Owusu-Ansah, I dont think thats the right Answer. (see what i did there, pun intended. ) While Watkins hit power is declining, he seems to still be able to lay licks and get good hit stick animations and defend rocket catches. Dallas is a team with plenty of cpu speed so do yourself a favor and take this big, bad man out for a spin. He will never play otherwise, they brought him back for us!

3. Ed Reed-I was shocked to see Ed Reed so high on our Madden Bible poll of favorite user safeties.

Maybe its the extra Ravens users this year, or the way he makes big plays look so effortless, but there is no doubt he is as good as advertised. Ever since I saw him strip away a ball from his own player to seal a win against BC, I knew he was legit. A few dances and laterals later, he has become an all-time great. His 93+ stats illustrate this fact, but its the 99+ ball hawk stat that is unmeasurable. We salute you Ed Reed!

2. Antonio Cromartie- Charger or Jet, A. Cro always has a place in our heart. For what he allowed us to do with the GL D, by shutting down half the field, we will always love him. His 95+ stats are unreal as he has shined since his draft day. Scouts knew the talent was there if that knee could hold up and thankfully it did.
We were gonna list him at 7 in honor of his children, however with his number 1 Madden 10 rating, he deserves better. With Revis locking up one side, you can do some great things with the Jets this year. Look at the decline in SD users and you will know that A.Cro is one of the best!

1. Michael Huff-With 6 players above 93+ speed, the Raiders are a fierce bunch on defense. You could stick anyone here, but none fits the bill like Mr. Huff. You the user, have the chance to improve his 50 play recognition and horrid 67 awareness. While not a starter by default, Huff can really change the face of the raiders defense and allow you to do things not before seen in Madden. You can free up Asomugha to lock up half the field and allow Mitchell and Branch to roam free popping people. While considered a bust (7th overall pick) Huff has remained steady in Madden and become one of the best players in the game if YOU choose to use him!
Who is your favorite user player?

Comments

# 1 hail2thechief @ Aug 24

Gotta disagree with Huff at numero uno. I'll take Ed Reed @ 1, Troy @2, Landry @ 3 and Taylor Mays @ 4 with Kenny Phillips @ 5. IF ST21 (RIP) was still with us he would be NUMBER ONE!