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Which NFL Team are you most excited about playing with in Madden NFL 12 Post-Draft?

Dustin Toms - Tennessee Titans. This may be a homer pick, but I am more excited to play as the Titans than any other team in Madden 12. With the riskiest move in the NFL Draft, Tennessee took Jake Locker eighth overall. In Madden, Locker will have a terrible accuracy rating, but it'll be like having cover boy Peyton Hillis taking every snap. Plus with new linebackers in Akeem Ayers and Colin McCarthy, the defense could have a new look.

It's officially a fresh start in the Music City.

Steve Bartlett - Arizona Cardinals. Larry Fitz is one those players that cannot be stopped in Madden, no matter what the coverage and no matter who's throwing the ball to him. Adding Ryan Williams, a running back from Virginia Tech, to go with the power game of Beanie Wells will make the Cardinal red my team of choice. I loved the run game philosophy in Madden 11, and I will take full advantage of this tandem in Madden 12.

Number five overall pick Patrick Peterson's 4.34 speed and coverage skills should equate to him being a shutdown corner against any matchup in the league -- Andre Johnson, Julio Jones, Dez Bryant or anybody else.

Christian McLeod - Detroit Lions. Like Dustin, I'm going to be a "homer" here and say the Detroit Lions.

As someone that exclusively uses defensive tackles on defense, I can't wait to get my hands on Nick Fairley in addition to Madden 11 favorite Ndamukong Suh. Add a speedy Titus Young to the slot to complement Megatron and Nate Burleson, as well as a healthy Matthew Stafford/Jhavid Best, and you've got a pretty potent offense. As someone who struggles mightily to actually play with the Lions on a yearly in Madden, I haven't been this excited to see my home-team squad in video game format since the days of Mel Gray and Barry Sanders in Tecmo Super Bowl.


Jayson Young - Cleveland Browns. Hey Dustin, the Titans have had an inaccurate, scrambling quarterback for the last five years, so I don't see how Jake Locker changes anything for the Titans aside from having a different name written on their #10 jersey.

Steve, Arizona's defense and special teams definitely got a lot better with the addition of Patrick Peterson, but I can't see anyone using the Cardinals until they have a reliable quarterback, and a receiver who can take some of the attention away from Larry Fitzgerald.

Christian stole my pick with the Detroit Lions, so I'll take the Cleveland Browns, another up-and-coming Rust Belt team.

Defensive linemen Phil Taylor and Jamaal Sheard should replace troubled nose tackle, Shaun Rogers, and 6-foot-3 220-pound WR Greg Little gives QB Colt McCoy the downfield threat that Cleveland has lacked since the Braylon Edwards trade.

Cover athlete Peyton Hillis should have his ratings just as jacked as his biceps, and custom playbooks should make Cleveland a force from the Full House formation, with fullbacks Lawrence Vickers and Owen Marecic creating holes for Hilils.

Fans of the power running game should keep a close eye on Cleveland in Madden NFL 12.

Chris Sanner - Atlanta Falcons. Call me the flavor of the month or a potential cheeser, but Matt Ryan plus an almost certainly Madden-juiced Julio Jones will make for an unbelievable combo. Give Jones a few years to develop in franchise mode, and you have a combo of Montana/Rice-esque proportions. In an offense that already featured Michael Turner and Tony Gonzalez, I can't help but feel all giddy. Maybe that's what Matt Ryan feels every morning now -- someone should ask him.


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# 41 Bolt957 @ 05/05/11 06:59 PM
I have to go w/ my Baltimore Ravens!!
 
# 42 Chrisksaint @ 05/05/11 07:06 PM
Saints and it's not even close for me as I usually actually do try to mess with several teams after awhile. So many weapons to use on offense and I love the versatility they all provide, I can go into a 2 or 3 TE Set and pound the ball down your throat and then the very next play go 4 or 5 wide for easy short completions or deep long ball attempts. Some good playmakers on the D as well such a Vilma, Jenkins, Ellis, Smith, and the CB group is pretty solid to hold my own against great passing teams.

Now you add in guys like Mark Ingram and Cam Jordan, yeah I definetly can't wait to dominate with the Saints.

I'll also play with the Cards due to PP7 and the Lions will be fun to use as well, and as usually I'll pick a team with basically no hope and rebuild lol.
 
# 43 jagsrock95 @ 05/05/11 07:16 PM
Jaguars all the way haha. I never use any other teams except when playing madden moments. Can't wait to see mojo bowl people over for real now with the new tackling/momentum system. And im intrigued to see what happens with Gabbert, heres hoping he pulls a matt ryan and becomes the star QB we've been missing since brunell
 
# 44 rdelizo35 @ 05/05/11 07:20 PM
San Francisco 49ers.
 
# 45 jmurphy31 @ 05/05/11 07:21 PM
The Patriots with Brady for 1 year and then onto the Ryan Mallet Era...Maybe I can trade Brady for a Pass Rushing DE
 
# 46 Hooe @ 05/05/11 07:42 PM
The Dallas Cowboys. Because they're my team, of course.

Beyond that, I think I'll give the Bengals a try.
 
# 47 LionsFanNJ @ 05/05/11 08:32 PM
Of course its going to be Detroit and the Assembly Line of Death. I rarely use any other team.

All Hail Megatron.

sent from parts unknown
 
# 48 poiszg @ 05/05/11 08:50 PM
Giants hands down. our front 4 is impossible to get through
 
# 49 mjhyankees @ 05/05/11 09:00 PM
I usually do a 32 team chise initially. This is to help me get my sliders in order (using different teams at different ovrs with different strengths seems to help me more quickly). Usually 2-3 weeks in to this my sliders are good but I'm now interested in the chise. I like the challenge of playing as different teams and having to adjust to their strengths and weaknesses. It's also less boring to me. If I'm Manning every night it's too easy. If I'm Jamarcus Russell, it's too continually frustrating. Too have to win by defense one night, a running game another, a passing shootout another.....I just really enjoy this.
I also like create a team chises, particularly those with strong D....however in M10 and M11 it seems you can't win on defense. The strong D teams have weak offense and there D for some reason isn't dominating.
Then also I'm a Giant and Viking fan and will occasionally start a chise with one of them. Sadly none of my chises get beyond the 2-3 year mark before I get bored. Oh well.....
 
# 50 BigBoi23 @ 05/05/11 09:30 PM
Packers. All day every day.
 
# 51 Lodeus @ 05/05/11 09:35 PM
Dallas Cowboys for a while. Then Ill move on to the Chiefs to use Ricky Stanzi.
 
# 52 crob8822 @ 05/05/11 10:46 PM
The Dallas Cowboys- I'll play my usual 5 seasons
 
# 53 turfguy23 @ 05/05/11 11:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by LionsFanNJ
Of course its going to be Detroit and the Assembly Line of Death. I rarely use any other team.

All Hail Megatron.

sent from parts unknown
With all due respect, you have it wrong.

It's the "Dis-assembly line"- We take QB's apart one limb at a time.

Suh, Fairley, KVB, Avril, and C.Will, we are going to dominate the LOS this season.

Lions are going to gain a lot of respect this NFL season (if there is one).
 
# 54 sniperhare @ 05/06/11 12:23 AM
I only play with one team in Madden, unless I do a fantasy draft franchise.
 
# 55 Meast21Forever @ 05/06/11 01:15 AM
Well, if FA happens before Madden comes out, I'll be more excited to play with the Skins. As of now, we have Grossman and John Beck at QB. After FA, I'm hoping we'll have Matt Hasselbeck or VY or someone else. Excited to use Hankerson, Helu and Royster on offense.
 
# 56 Primerica @ 05/06/11 01:35 AM
1. Falcons
2. Eagles
3. Panthers
 
# 57 Brandon_c993 @ 05/06/11 01:40 AM
Colts of course, might try Tennessee and a few others. Boy it does feel good to be back on OS
 
# 58 FedExPope @ 05/06/11 02:14 AM
I'm thinking the Bucs. Thought the Giants and Bucs are similar, strong at QB and WR and RB I wanna see if Blount can be used like...a blunt instrument. Jacobs I never know how good he should be because of his inconsistency so its kind of EEH to use him now. Because I feel like hes too good a lot of times compared to real life. And I wanna fling passes down the field with Freeman on 3rd down like they like to do.
 
# 59 LionsFanNJ @ 05/06/11 02:29 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by turfguy23
With all due respect, you have it wrong.

It's the "Dis-assembly line"- We take QB's apart one limb at a time.

.
Ok thats a much better choice. lol.
 
# 60 stopper654 @ 05/06/11 03:21 AM
Only play with one team on madden so mighty eagles here I come
 


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