Madden NFL 16 Player Ratings - Top 6 Quarterbacks

[talucchesi]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

Here's the thing with Tony Romo (way I see it, anyway): Tony Romo is not the most physically talented quarterback in the world. There are plenty of guys who just on paper with their measureables are more impressive athletes; who run faster, have stronger arms, or have more innate ability to throw a football accurately at a target 50 yards away in shirts and shorts. Between this and the low level of competition he played against in FCS, it's not surprising Romo went undrafted compared to the guys with high draft grades in his draft year (2003) like Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, and Seneca Wallace; these guys all had better athletic skills and played against more highly-regarded competition. Heck, even Ken Dorsey got drafted, because he won a bunch of games at Miami despite having marginal physical ability. What happened is that Tony Romo was allowed to sit, watch, and grow his quarterbacking skills - not necessarily his physical abilities, but his recognition of defensive coverages, anticipation and timing of receivers running routes in his team's offense, and his knowledge of his pass protection calls and knowing when to call them. He also turned out to be an extremely coachable player who fell into the right situation with a strong coaching staff, first led by Bill Parcells and Sean Payton, and later Jason Garrett and Scott Linehan (who while not regarded as offensive wizards to the regard of say Bill Walsh are still regarded as offensive-minded coaches). When Romo finally got an opportunity after all that growth, he blossomed. The rest is history. Romo has absolutely made the most with what he has and he's a wonderful success story in the world of pro football. He's one of my all-time favorite players in sports, and he's an incredibly fun player to watch, what with his houdini act, his backyard-football style approach to plays that break down, and an unflappable demeanor and smirk I'm sure his opponents just want to smack off his face. But in isolation - take away Demarco Murray, Tyron Smith, Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, and the Dallas Cowboys - he's not as physically talented a quarterback and athlete as Matthew Stafford, Colin Kaepernick, or Joe Flacco, and I think anyone building a team from scratch today to win a Super Bowl tomorrow would strongly consider taking any of those three over Romo. Nevertheless I imagine Romo will be ranked ahead of all those guys in Madden, because the Cowboys as a team had an extremely productive (by efficiency metrics moreso than yardage) passing offense last year.

While I don't agree with every single one of your points to a tee, you did a hell of a job of describing Romo in a few short paragraphs.

I want to take what you said and turn it into an essay

[Godgers12]

To me Rodgers is the best QB I have ever seen, period. He is literally the perfect QB very strong arm, great mobility, insane accuracy, great improvisation, and he never makes mistakes.

[FaceMask]

Aaron Rogers is a bad man, we all know that. But Tony Romo was the best QB in pro football last year. He played lights-out championship-level football, and this time a big playoff loss can't be blamed entirely on him. All he did was get it done all season. That was the best quarterbacking I've ever seen a Cowboy QB play.

[Godgers12]

Quote: Originally Posted by FaceMask

Aaron Rogers is a bad man, we all know that. But Tony Romo was the best QB in pro football last year. He played lights-out championship-level football, and this time a big playoff loss can't be blamed entirely on him. All he did was get it done all season. That was the best quarterbacking I've ever seen a Cowboy QB play.

No he wasn't Rodgers was, he played almost half the year on one leg and still dominated.

[Jr.]

Quote: Originally Posted by Godgers12

To me Rodgers is the best QB I have ever seen, period. He is literally the perfect QB very strong arm, great mobility, insane accuracy, great improvisation, and he never makes mistakes.

I'd say that's inaccurate. But I agree that he's about the closest thing to physically perfect a QB can get.

[charter04]

I said it last year and I'll say it again. The only thing I like about the ratings reveals is getting a chance to debate and talk football in the dog days of summer.

[DerkontheOS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Godgers12

To me Rodgers is the best QB I have ever seen, period. He is literally the perfect QB very strong arm, great mobility, insane accuracy, great improvisation, and he never makes mistakes.

He does make mistakes, after all he is human. However what makes Rodgers stand out above all the NFL quarterbacks is his ability to minimize mistakes, at times he makes you wonder if he is part robot.

[SpyPirates]

Quote: Originally Posted by CM Hooe

Here's the thing with Tony Romo (way I see it, anyway): Tony Romo is not the most physically talented quarterback in the world. There are plenty of guys who just on paper with their measureables are more impressive athletes; who run faster, have stronger arms, or have more innate ability to throw a football accurately at a target 50 yards away in shirts and shorts. Between this and the low level of competition he played against in FCS, it's not surprising Romo went undrafted compared to the guys with high draft grades in his draft year (2003) like Carson Palmer, Byron Leftwich, Kyle Boller, Rex Grossman, and Seneca Wallace; these guys all had better athletic skills and played against more highly-regarded competition. Heck, even Ken Dorsey got drafted, because he won a bunch of games at Miami despite having marginal physical ability. What happened is that Tony Romo was allowed to sit, watch, and grow his quarterbacking skills - not necessarily his physical abilities, but his recognition of defensive coverages, anticipation and timing of receivers running routes in his team's offense, and his knowledge of his pass protection calls and knowing when to call them. He also turned out to be an extremely coachable player who fell into the right situation with a strong coaching staff, first led by Bill Parcells and Sean Payton, and later Jason Garrett and Scott Linehan (who while not regarded as offensive wizards to the regard of say Bill Walsh are still regarded as offensive-minded coaches). When Romo finally got an opportunity after all that growth, he blossomed. The rest is history. Romo has absolutely made the most with what he has and he's a wonderful success story in the world of pro football. He's one of my all-time favorite players in sports, and he's an incredibly fun player to watch, what with his houdini act, his backyard-football style approach to plays that break down, and an unflappable demeanor and smirk I'm sure his opponents just want to smack off his face. But in isolation - take away Demarco Murray, Tyron Smith, Dez Bryant, Jason Witten, and the Dallas Cowboys - he's not as physically talented a quarterback and athlete as Matthew Stafford, Colin Kaepernick, or Joe Flacco, and I think anyone building a team from scratch today to win a Super Bowl tomorrow would strongly consider taking any of those three over Romo. Nevertheless I imagine Romo will be ranked ahead of all those guys in Madden, because the Cowboys as a team had an extremely productive (by efficiency metrics moreso than yardage) passing offense last year.

Awareness, or the RL equivalent of awareness, puts Romo on top of those guys. Those three have stronger arms than Romo, but they don't have his intangibles, playmaking ability, or his newfound ability to avoid negative plays. If you're winning a super bowl tomorrow, you take the QB who is the total package, not the guy with good physical traits who might be better than Romo if and when they learn the game like he has.