Madden NFL 15: The Ten Best QBs

[9erFan4Life]

Romo and Rivers both better then Kaepernick? A quarterback that has gotten to the last three NFC title games and he's the 10th best QB in the league. BS

[NoFlyZoneAzCards]

Quote: Originally Posted by MMChrisS

The Quarterback position is probably the most over-analyzed and argument inducing position in the history of sports. Yet, it's almost universally agreed upon that it's the most important position in athletics. Simply put, if you don't have a good QB, you can't win a Super Bowl. You may even be able to stretch that even further by saying you have to have a great QB to win a Super Bowl. The likes of the Chiefs, Vikings, and the Bears have all had solid teams in the recent past without having a great QB to throw them over the edge. It isn't a coincidence that only one time in the last five years have we had a Super Bowl without one of Manning, Brady, or Rodgers. A good QB is the key to unlocking the door to that next level for any hopeful franchise. So take a look at the top ten rated QB's in Madden 15, and see where your team's Super Bowl prospects lay: 1. Peyton Manning (98 OVR): 99 AWR, 99 SA, 96 MTA, 88 DTA, 98 PA 2. Aaron Rodgers (98 OVR): 80 SPD, 93 AWR, STA 93, TOTR 88 3. Drew Brees (96 OVR): 98 AWR, 97 STA, 91 MTA 4. Russell Wilson (93 OVR): 86 SPD, 84 AWR, 91 PA 5. Tom Brady (93 OVR): 99 AWR, 94 STA, 93 TP 6. Phillip Rivers (92 OVR): 91 AWR, STA 93, 95 PA 7. Tony Romo (91 OVR): 89 AWR, STA 90, PA 90 8. Ben Roethlisberger (90 OVR): 93 AWR, 89 STA, 94 TOTR 9. Cam Newton (89 OVR): 86 SPD, 97 TP, TOTR 95 10. Colin Kaepernick (89 OVR): 88 SPD, AWR 75, TP 95 Most Overrated: Tony Romo (91) Most Underrated: Andrew Luck (87 OVR) What QB fits your style of play best in Madden NFL?

Tony romo should be a 87 ovr. Russell Wilson is good at 93 ovr. I think Andrew luck should be around 90-93 ovr

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by DChero

To go the other way with the discussion, does anyone think that the reason for Wilson and Brady both having 93 overalls isn't so much Wilson being the Super Bowl winner, but Brady having a down year? Are we accepting that Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers are THAT much better than Brady at this point in time?

If your basing it just off last year then Aaron Rodgers missed a lot of time with injury. And the Top 5 QB's in each signigcant category would be:

Yards: TD's: Completion %:
Manning Manning Rivers
Brees Brees Brees
Stafford Dalton Manning
Ryan Rivers Ryan
Rivers Romo Rodgers

Wilson still wouldn't be a top 5 QB and that would open up even more questions about the top 5. The only logical conclusion is because Wilson "won" the SB and Brady had a down year.

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by Iceman87GT

I was going to mention is ability to hold onto the ball, but then I compared his stats against the rest of the league, and he is #13 in INT percentage with a 2.2% (10th if you remove all the QBs who started fewer than 10 games, but 12th among projected 2014 Starters (Aaron Rodgers, and Josh Mckown started 9 and 5 games respectively, you could probably throw McKown out of consideration here, but that only bumps him up one spot). Sure he's only thrown 19 INTs in his 2 seasons and only 9 this year, but he also doesn't pass as much so he is throwing the ball to the opposition at a greater rate than a lot of the top QBs who have more INTs. So compared to the best QBs he is no more efficient at not turning the ball over. He is sacked a lot, and gives up a lot of yards compared to his contemporaries on said sacks (272 yards on 44 sacks). Out of the 38 QBs who were sacked last year his sack percentage of 9.8% (roughly one sack per 10 plays), ranked 35th. So the few things that I was under the impression separated him from other QBs turned out to not be true. I think he could eventually be a 93 overall QB, but right now he isn't. His mistakes aren't as costly as they are for other teams because the defense is so stout and he has a strong running game to cut down on the number of times that he is asked to make a big play with his arm. Strangely enough I have no issue with Romo being where he is ratings wise as long as his confidence is easily shaken in the game. Romo is asked to make up for his team's lack of defense far too often. Anybody remember the Broncos game last year when Romo was practically perfect until the final drive, Anyone remember how the defense crumbled making a game winning drive necessary, Romo makes one mistake and everyone forgets that the defense blew that game by having more holes than swiss cheese. Same goes for the Packers game, though that one can be pinned on him more because he should have lead his receiver on the Shields pick, or he could have not audibled out of the running play and the Cowboys could have run the clock to just about zero. Romo isn't clutch, and if you rattle him he's gonna show it with his play, but when he is on he is one of the better QBs in the league.

I think in 2-3 years Wilson is a 93 overall but right now he is an 85 at best. As for Romo I remember that Bronco's game he was masterful and the defense gave up what 54 points? And somehow it was Romo's fault they lost. That one left me laughing at the talking heads all week long. A QB is solely to blame for one mistake when his defense gives up that many points.

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by 9erFan4Life

Romo and Rivers both better then Kaepernick? A quarterback that has gotten to the last three NFC title games and he's the 10th best QB in the league. BS

Just because Kap is surrounded by better talent (especially on defense) doesn't mean he is a better QB. Kap is in the same boat as Wilson he isn't asked to pass much so it's tough to say he is better than these guys. And then there is the stats:

Kap's 2013 season - 58.4%, 243 completions, 3197 yds, 21 TD's, 8 int's

You have to go back to 2007 to find a season that Rivers had numbers that low, Romo you would have to go back to 2006 (except his injury year when he played 6 games). These guys are consistently above 60%, 3500 yards and 25 TD's. Kap might one day be better than both but he has a long way to go.

[CT Pitbull]

Quote: Originally Posted by DETROITROB

Stafford doesnt crack the top 10?

If Cutler doesn't, Stafford definitely doesn't. How many playoff victories does Stafford have? And the whole Kaepernick issue is looking like he's gonna take a big step backwards this year. Its only preseason but he has looked pretty bad so far. Maybe because hes not running like he will during the real season.If they try to make him a throw it down the field guy I think he is gonna struggle. That's not what he does best. The niners were something like 30th in passing offense in 2013. They did NOT win all those games because of Kaep's ability to throw the ball and read defenses. They won on a power running game and a smothering defense.

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by 9erFan4Life

Romo and Rivers both better then Kaepernick?

Absolutely. I'll go a step farther: SF would have hoisted a Lombardi Trophy last year if they had either one of these qbs instead of Kaep.

Quote: Originally Posted by 9erFan4Life

A quarterback that has gotten to the last three NFC title games and he's the 10th best QB in the league. BS

Let's compare what these qb's had around them using the parameters from my earlier post in this thread:


2013 Dal def 26th in passer rating against; Dal off was 31st in rushing atts and 18th in rushing tds; Romo was 8th in qb rating; team finished 8-8

2013 SD def 28th in passer rating against; SD off was 6th in rushing atts and 25th in rushing tds; Rivers was 4th in qb rating; team finished 9-7

2013 SF def 4th in passer rating against; SF off was 4th in rushing atts and 3rd in rushing tds; Kaep was 10th in qb rating; team finished 12-4

[Sheba2011]

Quote: Originally Posted by rojohpp

Plus the infamous spy gate and the stolen playbooks. To me Brady is the overrated not Romo.

Please provide a link to anything about the Patriots stealing playbooks. Mike Pettine made an allegation that Brady told him at Welker's wedding. He claims Nick Saban gave Belichick a copy, A rumor which everyone else involved denies including Rex Ryan who has no reason to defend the Patriots.