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Madden NFL 10: Potential Superstars Part II

12:11 AM - December 16, 2009 by RaychelSnr

We're back with week two of our look at potential superstars in Madden. This week, we are looking at the defensive side of the ball.

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# 1 Bballplaya72 @ 12/16/09 02:16 AM

You seriously moved Derrick Brooks to SS?

Wow. Never in 1,000 years...

# 2 masterkembo @ 12/16/09 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by firrea80


	This thread fails especially for passing on Patrick Willis.

The thread is about A potential guys under a certain age that are (somewhat) easy to trade for.

I'm assuming that Willis is next to impossible to trade for in a franchise.

# 3 jvaccaro @ 12/16/09 10:55 AM

nice read

I moved Landry to SS and have Merriweather at FS

Also, I moved LaMarr Woodley and Brian Orakpo to DE and they absolutely dominate

# 4 jvaccaro @ 12/16/09 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by masterkembo


	The thread is about A potential guys under a certain age that are (somewhat) easy to trade for. I'm assuming that Willis is next to impossible to trade for in a franchise.

It took me 2 1st round picks and a good young OLB to get Willis for my Pats franchise

# 5 teebee @ 12/16/09 12:57 PM

Brooks at Safety

W T F

# 6 z ROCKnROLLA z @ 12/16/09 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by teebee


	Brooks at Safety W T F

Why don�t you try him and see how he plays. I tell you, you will be amazed at how well he will play.
SS is a position that can add another LB hence the 46 scheme.

# 7 the_steve @ 12/16/09 06:45 PM

If you are going to include Mario Williams then how about Shaun Phillips. They guy is often forgotten, but he is a great OLB and can rapidly develop into a beast OLB/DE and hes only 28. You can also get trades through during the rare occasions that Merriman is not injured

# 8 scoota500 @ 12/17/09 01:37 AM

Brandon Flowers could be a superstar! lol

# 9 Hassan Darkside @ 12/17/09 11:37 AM

I traded for Larry English in my Franchise. For some reason SD doesn't seem to be high on him. He's went from a 74 to an 85 in 2 seasons now.

# 10 trick02 @ 12/17/09 03:00 PM

ill take the guys you dont want and **** you up right now and 5 years down the road. (BTW ill take some B pot guys since OVR mean ****..but the guy posting this doesn't understand)

DE - Calias Cambpell, Aaron Maybin
OLB - Lamar Woodley, Aaron Curry
MLB - Patrick Willis,Jon Beason
CB - Darrell Revis, Malcolm Jenkins
FS - Antrel Rolle
SS - Kenny Phillips

# 11 Palo20 @ 12/17/09 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bballplaya72


	You seriously moved Derrick Brooks to SS? Wow. Never in 1,000 years...

It would be nice if the game didn't allow a 77 OVR LB go to a 91 OVR SS.

# 12 z ROCKnROLLA z @ 12/17/09 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by trick02


	ill take the guys you dont want and ** you up right now and 5 years down the road. (BTW ill take some B pot guys since OVR mean **..but the guy posting this doesn't understand) DE - Calias Cambpell, Aaron Maybin OLB - Lamar Woodley, Aaron Curry MLB - Patrick Willis,Jon Beason CB - Darrell Revis, Malcolm Jenkins FS - Antrel Rolle SS - Kenny Phillips

How do I not understand...Do you understand that this is a list about players under 24 and A potential, This was to define and create a list of elite potential players and was created over 2 months ago, If I put B rated players and players over 24 the list would be crazy and will taken me to the end of days to create.
I thank you for those kind words and respect for the hard work and time that it took me to create this list.

# 13 z ROCKnROLLA z @ 12/17/09 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by the_steve


	If you are going to include Mario Williams then how about Shaun Phillips. They guy is often forgotten, but he is a great OLB and can rapidly develop into a beast OLB/DE and hes only 28. You can also get trades through during the rare occasions that Merriman is not injured

You are correct and I have moved him to RE before, but due to his age he did not make the list. He is a very good player otherwise.

# 14 KBLover @ 12/17/09 05:18 PM

I'd take Kenny Philips and work with him. I mean if the list is to highlight young A potential studs-to-be...why take Derrick Brooks?

I'd take the young potential super star over an quite old vet, even if he does have a 91 OVR at the same position. Philips could probably get there as well and be much younger than Brooks.

# 15 Bballplaya72 @ 12/18/09 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Palo20


	It would be nice if the game didn't allow a 77 OVR LB go to a 91 OVR SS.

You're right.

In my first franchise I was the Bengals and signed Brooks as an OLB to mentor Malaluga, and Rivers.

That's sim.

Moving a 37-year old who has played exclusively at LB his entire career to SS, where he will have to play more coverage than he did when he was 26 and could move, is just outright ridiculous.

I dont care if the game makes him a 91. It would never happen in real life. Switching OLB's to DE's is one thing. Making Derrick Brokes a SS is just ridiculous.

# 16 Marsh43 @ 12/21/09 09:37 PM

FS Charles Godfrey from the Panthers is a beast after a year or so. Great speed, hard hitter, good hands, good play recognition.

# 17 KBLover @ 12/21/09 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Bballplaya72


	You're right. In my first franchise I was the Bengals and signed Brooks as an OLB to mentor Malaluga, and Rivers. That's sim. Moving a 37-year old who has played exclusively at LB his entire career to SS, where he will have to play more coverage than he did when he was 26 and could move, is just outright ridiculous. I dont care if the game makes him a 91. It would never happen in real life. Switching OLB's to DE's is one thing. Making Derrick Brokes a SS is just ridiculous.

Madden might need a positional familiarity rating or something. Just like in baseball games where a 1B doesn't necessarily play good SS because of the demands of the positions.

That said, OVR is just an arbitrary rating. It probably needs to weight coverage much more highly for CB/FS/SS, but it doesn't really mean much, imo.

Might be rated too highly. I don't know what his ratings are (don't usually look at 37 year old FAs).

If Brooks could play good safety on the field, that would be a bit of a problem, though he probably could in a 46 package as the SS plays the "4th linebacker" a lot of times.

# 18 Madden Head @ 12/31/09 02:25 PM

Just what really is the point of these "stratagy guides" anyway? They are not only out of date, too specialized, and often garbage. When writing a stratagy guide, I would take one of three points of views. 1.) Stratagy guide on how to run a simulation franchise. 2.) Stratagy Guide on how to best min/max, and "cheat" the computer to be the most stupid overpowered super franchise ever, ie. break the game. 3.) Fantasy Draft stratagy guide.

The 1st option doesn't have you moving a OLB to SS just because he goes from a 77 to a 91, the 2ed option isn't any fun to me at all and would get boring FAST, and the 3rd is a little tough because "ratings don't matter" when it comes to drafting Offensive and defensive linemen. It's hard to ru na simulation fantasy draft when you don't have to build a solid line on both sides of the ball [see option 2]

Why make a guide on the top A potential players from some random updated roster and set the mark at 24 yers old? Why not just make a guide of "sleeper" players to look and trade for? For example, take OLB Paris Harilson of the 49ers #98 and trade for him and place him at DE in a 4-3 scheme. He not only goes up to a great DE, but in real life, he does a great job this year in rushing the passer and applying pressure off of the edge. Take old corner backs and move them to FS if you are lacking in that department.

I guess I am just angry that articles like these are featured on OS when they are so bad...

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