Madden NFL 13 Team Ratings from E3 Build

[balcobomber25]

The problem with team ratings in general is they are subjective from the start, it is all based on someones or a group of someones opinions. There is no fair way to rate a team overall without some fanbase feeling slighted.

Having said that I do like that this year the team ratings are down as a whole, no more do we see 15 teams all rated about 85 and the rest of them all rated above 80. Overall I think the ratings are a good start for the season, keep in mind it is not even July yet; with the start of training camp comes injuries, holdouts, trades, signings etc. These numbers could be different by August 28th.

[balcobomber25]

Quote: Originally Posted by Errors Occurred

My Ravens are an 80 lol but the steelers are an 85 that's a joke but it doesn't matter we all know who is the better team...I mean one team let some dude name Tebow drop over 300 yards on em and beat em.

What happened in last years playoffs has nothing to do with this years team, free agency and the draft have already changed both rosters significantly enough. The Steelers lost that playoff game but they were also missing 4 starters on defense including Casey Hampton and Ryan Clark. I am in no way a Steelers fan either I am just telling it like it is.

The Ravens are an aging team with a number of question marks entering the 2012-2013 season. Ray Lewis is no longer the best defensive player in the league, he is lucky if he even cracks the top 100. His age has caught up with him and it has shown in his play. T Suggs is coming off an injury that many think will keep him out till at least November, Jarrett Johnson left in free agency, Matt Birk is no longer one of the top center's in the league due to age and diminished skill, Ed Reed's future is still up in the air. And then there is Joe Flacco who at times looks like a great QB and at other times look like one of the worst in the league you never know which Flacco is going to show up. The Ravens could see a significant drop off in play this year especially with the emergence of Andy Dalton and the Bengals, I would say an 80 is more than generous.

[phenomenal_waffles]

Quite a lot of bickering in here considering these aren't even the final ratings...

[FedExPope]

Bucs will be a playoff contender this year...69 is too low but it is early. Last year the coaching staff was a disaster and Freeman was too much of a risk taker, partly due to a lack of targets. Now with V-Jax and the new coaches, he'll show hes the QB we saw in 2010 and not the INT machine we saw last year. And Schiano will have a structured coaching staff. As for the D...depends on those young guns on the D line. They need to be more durable.

[Sceptic21]

It's always good to see your favorite team atop of the ratings! Nothing to complain about. Go-Pack-Go!

[LBzrule]

Quote: Originally Posted by savoie2006

One game does not make a team or a player, otherwise the ratings would really be jacked up. The Ravens are an 80 overall because their offense sucks.

The Ravens are an 80 overall because Suggs is not factored in the roster and losing Ben Grubbs at 95 overall hurts. That's why they are an 80. And if the Ravens offense sucks then what does the Pitt defense do? The defense that let the Ravens offense beat them twice last season. One in a blowout and the other game in the clutch.

[azdawgpound]

i still dont see how they came up with some these overall's esp with the lower rated teams like browns,buc's colt's etc the browns were an 82 on last madden roster update in 13 there a 67? thats a 15 point overall drop and they didnt lose that many players the biggest i would say was hillis. the buc's were a 81 in 13 a 69? after the off season they had and grabbing 2 of top FA's? now onto the colts yea they are rebuilding etc and lost manning,clark,garcon but they was 79 in 12 last update and now a 66? they grabbed 2 top rookies in this yrs draft and some how lost 13 overall points? i have an update madden 12 roster with every single FA move this yr plus Draft picks, UDFA's and the overalls for every single team didnt even drop... i know these arent offical yet but i just dont get how they came up with these when like i meantioned the rosters on 12 didnt even change? gonna be interesting to see what they rated the players on some these teams when they come out.

[sheaday30]

Quote: Originally Posted by platinumplayajc

A joke? They have arguably the top talent in the game.

Lmao that's a joke right there