Madden NFL 25 Clutch Players Revealed

[Steve_OS]

Joystiq has posted a list of every player with the "clutch trait" in Madden NFL 25, most of which are the same as last year.

Looking at the list below, who do you think should be added or removed?

• CB Darrelle Revis (TB)
• CB Champ Bailey (DEN)
• FS Eric Weddle (SD)
• FS Ed Reed (HOU)
• FS Charles Woodson (OAK)
• HB Marshawn Lynch (SEA)
• HB Ray Rice (BAL)
• HB Frank Gore (SF)
• HB Maurice Jones-Drew (JAX)
• K Rob Bironas (TEN)
• K Adam Vinatieri (IND)
• K Matt Prater (DEN)
• LT Joe Thomas (CLE)
• MLB Patrick Willis (SF)
• MLB Derrick Johnson (KC)
• QB Aaron Rodgers (GB)
• QB Tom Brady (NE)
• QB Peyton Manning (DEN)
• QB Drew Brees (NO)
• QB Joe Flacco (BAL)
• QB Ben Roethlisberger (PIT)
• QB Eli Manning (NYG)
• QB Tim Tebow (NE)
• RE Justin Smith (SF)
• RE DeMarcus Ware (DAL)
• RE Jared Allen (MIN)
• ROLB Clay Matthews (GB)
• SS Troy Polamalu (PIT)
• TE Jimmy Graham (NO)
• TE Antonio Gates (SD)
• WR Calvin Johnson Jr. (DET)
• WR Andre Johnson (HOU)
• WR Larry Fitzgerald (ARI)
• WR Steve Smith (CAR)
• WR Anquan Boldin (SF)
• WR Santonio Holmes (NYJ)
• WR Mario Manningham (SF)

[LucasWVU]

I'm assuming the whole Tebow thing is a marketing ploy.

[Redskinsfan26]

No redskins

[juggalotusx]

Quote: Originally Posted by Redskinsfan26

No redskins

How can fletcher not be on there, or even morris after a stellar year?

[mvb34]

Quote: Originally Posted by juggalotusx

How can fletcher not be on there, or even morris after a stellar year?

Those guys aren't clutch..

[juggalotusx]

holmes,tebowand manningham thats funny maybe 2 years ago.
I wonder if all of them are going to be rated with a 1 consistancy.

[juggalotusx]

Quote: Originally Posted by mvb34

Those guys aren't clutch..

Fletcher is not clutch, your kidding me right he is so underrated its not even funny.

[RogueHominid]

This is kind of a baseball-oriented debate with the evolution of Sabermetrics and other such statistical models, but I wonder if Champ Bailey all of the sudden gets better at covering receivers and playing the ball when it's the 4th quarter, or if he's just generally a smart, reliable corner with still exceptional speed and ball skills.

Obviously the list goes on, but I wonder about the concept itself and think that if any boosts are given they should be relatively small.

I'm sure that's a firestarter of a claim, but that's what I think.

If I were to make that list, I think I'd omit OL and go with a shorter list of players:

Bailey
Reed
Vinatieri
Brady
Manning
Rodgers
Polamalu
Fitzgerald

Not a perfect list, but there are guys who are really, really good most of the time if not all the time who I wouldn't necessarily consider clutch. Clarifying that distinction is important.

I would love to hear the rationale from a designer for choosing certain players. What stats did they look at? Which game tape? How do they weight career averages and relative talent on the team such that one player's performance can be evaluated discreetly? (That's easier to do in baseball).

Anyway, interesting topic...