Madden NFL 15 Week 8 Roster Update Available Now, Details Included

[Steve_OS]

EA Sports released the Madden NFL 15 week 8 roster update, along with an Excel spreadsheet showing all of the changes. These include updated ratings and/or position changes for 655 players. Peyton Manning joins Richard Sherman and J. J. Watt as the only 99 overall rated players in the game.

Going Up

• Cairo Santos +5 (67)
• Sammy Watkins +2 (85)
• Cortland Finnegan +2 (84)
• Jason Pierre-Paul +2 (89)
• Maurkice Pounce +2 (90)
• Andrew Whitworth +2 (93)
• Tony Romo +2 (92)
• Golden Tate +2 (87)
• Adam Jones +2 (84)
• Kory Lichtensteiger +2 (81)
• DeMarcus Ware +2 (91)
• Johnny Hekker +2 (90)

Going Down

• Parys Haralson -3 (81)
• Will Beatty -3 (83)
• Larry Warford -3 (87)
• Chris Myers -2 (83)
• Brad Nortman -2 (86)
• Kirk Cousins -2 (75)
• Brandon Mebane -2 (89)
• Andre Smith -2 (86)
• Anthony Davis -2 (88)
• Brian Cushing -2 (85)
• LeGarrette Blount -2 (83)
• Antoine Bethea -2 (88)
• Steven Jackson -2 (82)
• Marshawn Lynch -1 (95)

[DoubleZ_3]

I get manning broke the record but how can he be rated higher than luck and rivers when they're having the better years. Doesn't make sense to me.

[AngelBucKing4]

What season are you looking at? lol Peyton is clearly having a better year. Best passer rating in the league.

[DoubleZ_3]

Quote: Originally Posted by AngelBucKing4

What season are you looking at? lol Peyton is clearly having a better year. Best passer rating in the league.

I take into account who has less and more to work with. Manning easily has better players at every position.

[Spiderman43]

Yea manning having a great year, so are the other two QBs also.....

[ggsimmonds]

I don't get the Manning increase either. Reason being Peyton is doing about what was expected. If his original rating was due to his performance last year, how in the hell could you justify a bump? He is not playing better nor is he exceeding expectations.

Don't misunderstand, I don't completely disagree with him being a 99, I am only wondering why he wasn't originally.

I am also beginning to think Sherman deserves a drop. He has been performing below expectations.

When it comes down to it though I think JJ should be the only player rated 99.
And they need to show more love to Jimmy Smith. Yeah just about every week has given him a +1 increase, but he should be north of 90 right now

[DoubleZ_3]

Quote: Originally Posted by ggsimmonds

I don't get the Manning increase either. Reason being Peyton is doing about what was expected. If his original rating was due to his performance last year, how in the hell could you justify a bump? He is not playing better nor is he exceeding expectations. Don't misunderstand, I don't completely disagree with him being a 99, I am only wondering why he wasn't originally. I am also beginning to think Sherman deserves a drop. He has been performing below expectations. When it comes down to it though I think JJ should be the only player rated 99. And they need to show more love to Jimmy Smith. Yeah just about every week has given him a +1 increase, but he should be north of 90 right now

Not sure about last game, but Dez has 2 catches for 36 yards against him. Pretty good imo

[ggsimmonds]

Quote: Originally Posted by DoubleZ_3

Not sure about last game, but Dez has 2 catches for 36 yards against him. Pretty good imo

PFF has him as the 17th rated CB in pass coverage right now.

Giving up completions on 52% of targets with a average of 16 yards per catch. QBs have a 94.7 QB rating when throwing at him.

Don't know how much stock you put into PFF numbers but top 4 are:
1.Vontae 35.2 QB rating 12.4 avg ypc
2. Flowers 66.9 13.4
3. Chis Harris 33.5 8.4
4. Jimmy Smith 51.5 8.2

Edit: sherman does have the fewest targets of CBs playing at least 75% of their team's snaps.
In case you are wondering, Johnathan Joseph has the most (57) and QBs have a 107 QB rating against him