Madden NFL 17 Player Ratings - Top 5 Defensive Tackles

[Hooe]

Quote: Originally Posted by SolidSquid

Don't the vikes run a 4-3 thus have no nose tackle?

Depends on the player's specific role in the defense. I'm not super-familiar with how the Vikings deploy nowadays, but in a traditional 4-3 Stack the one-technique DT is sometimes referred to as a nose tackle and may play a two-gapping role, not unlike the 0-technique nose tackle in a traditional two-gapping 3-4 Base front such as the one Green Bay deploys (when they aren't in nickel, anyway, which they use a lot).

To give a different Vikings example - think Pat Williams when he played next to Kevin Williams. Kevin Williams was the 3-tech aka under tackle aka attacking pass rush star, while massive Pat Williams ate up blockers in a nose tackle sort of role from the one-tech spot, allowing Kevin Williams to get one-one-ones more often and have more general success getting into the offensive backfield.

[SolidSquid]

Also amazed at how far a little equipment upgrades go. These screens actually LOOK like real players instead of madden. Aaron Donald looks spot on,except no mouth guard, but I can't wait till next year for that

[DaBum]

With D.Moore no longer doing the ratings on Madden, Who is the rating Czar at EA?

[SolidSquid]

Quote: Originally Posted by DaBum

With D.Moore no longer doing the ratings on Madden, Who is the rating Czar at EA?

Mr Kane aka The Equipment Guru. He's actually pretty active on the site

[NCRellz]

I'm Anxious to see where Star Lotulelei ends up on the list. He is one of the main reasons why Kawann Short is so dominant.

[Find_the_Door]

Quote: Originally Posted by KANE699

Linval is 7th.

Where's Romo?

[urlacher51]

I thought madden was scaling back on these high ratings

Still seeing alot of guys with 90 or higher rating with these different position groups.

[BtothejizA]

Quote: Originally Posted by Mauer4MVP

I'm super happy with Anthony Barr, but man Aaron Donald wouldn't have been a bad pick either.

I'm not super happy with Eric Ebron.

I die a little inside whenever I watch Donald or OBJ play. lol