Madden NFL 12 Player Ratings - Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions

[Steve_OS]

ESPN The Gamer has posted the Madden NFL 12 player ratings for the Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions.

Are there any changes you would like to see, or are they just about right?

[spyder_DG]

Dear Bears,

Thanks for Greg Olsen. He will be very fun to use in franchise and watch in real life.

Signed,

An Avid Panthers Fan

[Roncatto]

All i can say to that is nice looking front for the Lions.

4 players above 80 and fairley 77 as backup.

nice.

Lions players out there should should just worry about the backend themselves as front 4 will sort themselves out.

[tatmanfish]

lol, Olsen has 87 SPD???? Winslow was a 84 last year....seems to me they have the two guys speed mixed up.

Other than that, pretty reasonbable for both teams. Fairily is a little overrated in powermoves and block shedding IMO.

Also think Staffords injury rating is still too high at 65. lol

kind of surprised Peppers block shedding is so low.

[xJayman3]

Im PISSED off man, EA must have something aginst the lions. someone must be a bears fan up in there. First they give Calvin johnson a (93) Overall. our you kidding me Calvin is one of the best WR in the game right now, if not the best. he should not be lower then a (96) overall thats crazyyy, then they give Brandon Pettigrew a (81) overall which he was 3rd in receptions amongst all Tight ends in the NFL. Brandon is top 5 TE. the dude puts up better numbers then the average Wide reciver and still gets treated like a bum. and not too mention he had similar or even Better stats as Chris cooley and Mercedes lewis wich is above a (90) Overall. and hes only in his 2nd year. Brandon should be a (88) overall. DeAndre levy should atleast be a (84) overall the dude is a solid LB. Suh should body slam the whole EA crew for the overall they gave him. the dude put up rookie stats for a DT that will probably never get beaten again. suh should be (93) overall if not better.

And not too mention some of the FREE AGENTS we got over the lock out:

1. We got Tulloch from the Titans which is a MLB and hes a (88) Overall
2. Then got Durant from the Jags, He plays ROLB and is a (84)
3. We up graded at the CB with Eric wright hes a (81) Overall

[xpmar9x]

That Lions D looks scary! Also, don't forget to add in:

LB Justin Durant - 83 overall (85speed/87acc/88tkl)
LB Stephen Tulloch - 88 overall (79speed/85acc/97tkl)
CB Eric Wright - 81 overall (89speed/91acc/85zone)

Too bad LeShoure is out for the year, being an Illini fan I was looking forward to spelling Best with him.

Lion could be a fun franchise team, but Best & Stafford will have to stay healthy.

[xpmar9x]

Quote: Originally Posted by xJayman3

Im PISSED off man, EA must have something aginst the lions. someone must be a bears fan up in there. First they give Calvin johnson a (93) Overall. our you kidding me Calvin is one of the best WR in the game right now, if not the best. he should not be lower then a (96) overall thats crazyyy, then they give Brandon Pettigrew a (81) overall which he was 3rd in receptions amongst all Tight ends in the NFL. Brandon is top 5 TE. the dude puts up better numbers then the average Wide reciver and still gets treated like a bum. and not too mention he had similar or even Better stats as Chris cooley and Mercedes lewis wich is above a (90) Overall. and hes only in his 2nd year. Brandon should be a (88) overall. DeAndre levy should atleast be a (84) overall the dude is a solid LB. Suh should body slam the whole EA crew for the overall they gave him. the dude put up rookie stats for a DT that will probably never get beaten again. suh should be (93) overall if not better. And not too mention some of the FREE AGENTS we got over the lock out: 1. We got Tulloch from the Titans which is a MLB and hes a (88) Overall 2. Then got Durant from the Jags, He plays ROLB and is a (84) 3. We up graded at the CB with Eric wright hes a (81) Overall

None of the teams rosters are updated; these are pre-lockout rosters.

As for Calvin, quit looking at OVR it means nothing. He still has 95 speed, 94 acc, 96 agl, 91 catch, 99 jump, 97 spc. The only reason he's not higher is his 81 AWR rating, you bump that up to 90 and he's a 96 easily.

As for Pettigrew, I don't know much about him. But he does seem too low.

[illiniyak]

Overrated:
CHRIS WILLIAMS - After a year in the league, please stop rating people based on their draft status. This guy was a first rounder but after watching him play he's a total joke
Craig Steltz - Good tackler but should be rated as the slowest safety in the league. Wins a Jeff Spaccoli award though....NO DICE!!
Brandon Manamaleuna - His rating could just be a "thumbs down" and he'd be overrated. Happy the team cut him after he showed up to camp even more overweight than before.
Chris Harris - Just slightly overrated. HITMAN is a beast, but 88 overall is a bit much.

Underrated:
DJ Moore - an overacheiving nickel back. Plays that position perfectly. Deserves better than a 71 (Especially if they rate Bowman a 74!)
Major Wright - Team's starting Free Safety only gets a 68. I think he was rated higher in last years game. His rating will go up at first in season ratings change (MARK IT)
Henry Melton - Guy had 3 sacks as an DT in limited action. Steps into starting role for Tommy Harris and gets rated a 67. An awareness boost should help him
Anthony Adams - great run stuffing DT. Only slightly underrated; an 83 would be perfect.
Earl Bennett - broke a lot of tackles after catch last year. An elusiveness rating of 52 is laughable
JAY CUTLER SHOULD BE A 95 AT LEAST......Kidding (85 sounds ok)

Bear DOWN!!!