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Madden NFL 12 Ratings: Winners and Losers

01:02 PM - January 17, 2012 by RaychelSnr

Let’s face it, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson, aka CJ2K, stunk this season. The back was more like CJ2Lame.

In the past, such dips in production in real life were not reflected on the virtual gridiron of Madden. Recently, however, EA Sports has done a good job tinkering with player ratings each week in its flagship sports title. As happens each Sunday, some players get better while others regress.

With the regular season over and approximately 17 roster updates here and gone, let’s take a look at some of the players who made the biggest rating jumps — and dips — from the first to the final roster update in Madden 12.

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# 21 JayTee86 @ 01/18/12 11:28 AM

So Jared Allen hit 22 sacks this season and can't grab that 99?

# 22 LambertandHam @ 01/18/12 02:52 PM

I'm happy that Antonio Brown got some love this year. He really had a breakout year.

# 23 DJ @ 01/18/12 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PGaither84


	What is with the obsession with OVR ratings? Seriously... they don't mean anything. Look at the individual ratings. What is sad is that players abilities are often manipulated to alter their overall rather than giving them a true rating. It's sad really.

Exactly. Just like the article stated, Hines Ward saw his awareness drop 10 points, and that was done to help lower his OVR rating. Yes, Ward didn't play much down the stretch, but that really would have no affect on his awareness. He's known as a dirty player, but he's also one of the smartest.

# 24 zarmstead2 @ 01/18/12 09:23 PM

stafford gained 9 overall points this year I believe.

# 25 osubucksfan47 @ 01/18/12 09:49 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkp82TgP46U

I'm not sure if anyone else in the league could do that^

# 26 HandsomeJack @ 01/18/12 10:50 PM

Jared Allen should be a member of the 99 club. He had one of the most dominant seasons for a DE in NFL history (22 sacks, 4 FF, and an INT), as well as having a stellar career behind him to show that this season wasn't just a flash in the pan. He is currently 3rd among active players in total sacks in his career, with the guy above him (Abraham) having just 7 more--in 12 seasons (as opposed to Allen's 8. The top guy (Taylor) has 34.5 more--in 15 seasons. At 29, if Allen averages 12 or more sacks a season (he is currently averaging more than 13 a season) he will finish with the most sacks of all time in 8 seasons. A long shot, but not impossible.

# 27 bigtxambition @ 01/19/12 01:56 AM

What about Dan Bailey of the Cowboys? He's a 80 OVR now. He used to be in high 60s if I recall.

# 28 BearClaw @ 01/19/12 08:46 PM

I had know idea that qb's not throwing in Revis's direction made his abilities worse.

# 29 bmj2k7 @ 01/20/12 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JayTee86


	So Jared Allen hit 22 sacks this season and can't grab that 99?

Don't feel bad, Gronk set new records for a TE with yards and TDs and had to get 3 TDs last week just to get to 98!

# 30 evanreyes @ 01/26/12 04:01 AM

My Opinions

gronkowski should have some altered ratings
calvin johnson should be higher
tebow should be higher, i know
roy helu should be higher
jahvid best should be faster
chris johnson shouldn't even be 89
aldon smith should be in the upper 90's

BTW
justin smith is a 99 in the game

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