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Madden NFL 15 - Top Strong Safeties

04:20 PM - August 1, 2014 by Steve_OS

EA Sports has just revealed the top strong safeties in Madden NFL 15. New screenshots can be seen here.

Kam Chancellor - Overall 93
Troy Polamalu - Overall 93
T. J. Ward - Overall 91
Eric Berry - Overall 90
Reshad Jones - Overall 89

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# 21 ggsimmonds @ 08/01/14 11:11 PM

Troy should be nowhere near the top safeties in the game.

This illustrates the problem with ratings. Most of you will remember that sometime ago they lowered ratings and made 90+ guys more rare. Obviously it is no longer the case.

Why? Madden is quick to boost guys but when it comes to lowering guys they do not like to do it. A guy originally rated a 75 could have a great year and be bumped up to 85 while a guy rated a 90 could have a bad year and drop to a 88. Within a short time frame this leads to a collection of highly rated players.

In fairness to EA we are partly to blame. We cry foul anytime one of "our" guys get a ratings hit.

I expect things to get worse now that player ratings are getting a bigger profile and the dreaded community involvement.

# 22 hanzsomehanz @ 08/01/14 11:21 PM

Troy should not even be 90+ in coverage and awareness anymore as some are crediting him.

TV Analysists and Stat Critics on the WWW continue to espouse that Troy is regressing as a safety and is basically only servicable as an extra backer in the box because his safety skills are to suspect.

It is time someone else take Troy's throne and he fall down a few more seats.

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# 23 McG @ 08/02/14 01:45 AM

Madden ratings on defense so far have been pretty horrible overall, it doesn't seem like they have been updated much at all. Polamalu shouldn't be top 5 anymore, it's not 2011. And if anyone should be biased it'd be me considering I've met his family and spent time with them in Hawaii. They are wonderful and believe they are amazing people and so is he, but I'm sure even at this point in his career he'd tell you that he is just happy to still be playing. That and I think Kam should be at least a 95 and Earl Thomas should be around 96-98. Yeah I know I sound like a homer, but they are that good.

# 24 TheWood56 @ 08/02/14 04:22 AM

Troy isn't the Troy of old, hence the reason he's 93. If he was, he'd deserve a 99+ overall rating. He was a special player in his prime.

Individually, he had a good year last year, despite what's being said by those who are misinformed or what is perceived by the public who are simply listening to those who are misinformed. Yes he's regressed. Significantly, in fact. That's what being on the wrong side of 30 does to you unfortunately. Even a significantly regressed Polamalu is a top tier safety in the NFL but. That's how good of a player he is. It's not hard to see if you watch him every single week.

He was one of the few bright spots on an embarrassing Steelers defense last season. If not for him, we would've generated zero turnovers and very few splash plays. Ryan Clark had a disgusting season, and many of his gaffs were attributed to others, or at the very least made others look bad. He was dreadful, hence the reason we made no attempt to retain him and simply waved goodbye, despite the fact he was well respected and well liked. He had many top notch seasons with us, but last year he fell off the wagon completely. He was God awful. Polamalu's game, amongst others (Ike Taylor notably), suffered immensely because of it. Still, Troy was a tremendous asset to the defense, despite the fact he was moved from SS to ILB because no one was getting the job done besides Timmons after Foote was lost for the year week 1. I bet those saying he's not a top 5 safety and making ridiculous claims such as "he's just serviceable" had no idea he played the back half of the year at ILB and solely in the box taking on blockers, etc. What safety willingly makes that change for the good of the team, knowing full well the negative impacts it's going to have on their individual game? A better question would be, what safety CAN make that change, yet still be able to make plays and force turnovers and positively influence a floundering defense?

# 25 raiderphantom @ 08/02/14 09:35 AM

Troy is still really good despite his aging. Not the same player he was, but still one of the better safeties in the league. Well deserved rating. If anyone doesn't deserve their rating, its Reshad Jones. But I think he's getting some love from the great season he had 2 years ago, so it's pretty justified.

# 26 steelersredspacers @ 08/02/14 11:44 AM

Finally a steeler!

# 27 tikibarber @ 08/02/14 12:39 PM

Lets be honest, Polamalu is not what he use to be and this is EA giving him a respect rating. This guy should be barely in the top 10. I think he should be around an 87.

# 28 RogueHominid @ 08/02/14 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by huskerfan4life


	Troy Polamalu is a 93 I think he kind of fell off last year and they rate him a 93 do others believe like me that a 93 is a bit to high for him

I also agree that Troy isn't the player he used to be and shouldn't be rated so highly.

I like the rest of the list, though.

# 29 IIITRE @ 08/02/14 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by StizzyOG


	Eric Berry should be over Ward and Polomalu

TJ. Ward got the moving to popular team treatment just like Carr did when he went to Cowboys. TJ ward isn't close to Berry's skill set.

# 30 CaliDude916 @ 08/02/14 02:50 PM

Polamalu at #2 is hilarious. He's not top 5 anymore. This is purely a name recognition rating.

# 31 Xtreme_Walrus @ 08/02/14 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by huskerfan4life


	Troy Polamalu is a 93 I think he kind of fell off last year and they rate him a 93 do others believe like me that a 93 is a bit to high for him

I think he deserves it. The Steelers had very poor linebacker depth due to injury last year, and that's where Troy spent most of his time. He even sometimes lined up in a three point stance on the d line. And, he was still pretty productive.

# 32 raiderphantom @ 08/02/14 04:15 PM

#1 Troy isn't over the hill yet
#2 There just aren't that many good safeties

Maybe Troy was a tad high but again who are you going to put in his place??

# 33 ggsimmonds @ 08/02/14 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by raiderphantom


	#1 Troy isn't over the hill yet #2 There just aren't that many good safeties Maybe Troy was a tad high but again who are you going to put in his place??

Why do we have to put someone in his place? The other safeties are irrelevant. Troy does not deserve to be rated higher than 90.

# 34 TheWood56 @ 08/02/14 07:24 PM

There's no way you can give Polamalu the attributes he deserves, yet keep his rating under 90. No way. If so, you're purely gypping him of attributes just to keep his overall down so it "looks good" and "pleases the public". However, if you want him to have the abilities he does in real life, and play anywhere close to remotely like himself, than a 90+ overall rating is justified.

Do you guys care about gameplay or purely numbers?

# 35 The JareBear @ 08/02/14 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TheWood56


	There's no way you can give Polamalu the attributes he deserves, yet keep his rating under 90. No way. If so, you're purely gypping him of attributes just to keep his overall down so it "looks good" and "pleases the public". However, if you want him to have the abilities he does in real life, and play anywhere close to remotely like himself, than a 90+ overall rating is justified. Do you guys care about gameplay or purely numbers?

You're right, with the EA ratings structure there is no way you could rate him what he should be rated but have him play the way he really plays. And that, my friend, is a big problem with Madden. They need to redo the way ratings are handled from top to bottom.

# 36 hanzsomehanz @ 08/02/14 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TheWood56


	I bet those saying he's not a top 5 safety and making ridiculous claims such as "he's just serviceable" had no idea he played the back half of the year at ILB and solely in the box taking on blockers, etc. What safety willingly makes that change for the good of the team, knowing full well the negative impacts it's going to have on their individual game? A better question would be, what safety CAN make that change, yet still be able to make plays and force turnovers and positively influence a floundering defense?

I knocked his coverage ability - that is where he is a liability.

Stuff the run all you can - if your secondary is shaky: you need a safety valve in coverage!

Troy is not a 90+ ballhawk; he used to be well rounded and that vetsatility shows in his move to the box (Berry reps heavily in box too for KC as a S) but Troy is basically an undersized LB now - as you put it.

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# 37 MAGboyswifT27 @ 08/02/14 09:43 PM

I've always been a huge Troy fan since USC. At #2 IMO is too high, not the same Troy which isn't his fault, age catches up to us sooner or later.

# 38 raiderphantom @ 08/03/14 04:12 AM

Troy was excellent in coverage last year. There's a few too many guys here looking for simply the big plays or basic stats which aren't telling enough. I guess because he's getting older calling him overrated is the cool thing to do.

# 39 tikibarber @ 08/03/14 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by raiderphantom


	Troy was excellent in coverage last year. There's a few too many guys here looking for simply the big plays or basic stats which aren't telling enough. I guess because he's getting older calling him overrated is the cool thing to do.

Really? What games were you watching? He was horrible in coverage he was roasted plenty of times last hear. It was laughable.

# 40 48 hours @ 08/05/14 09:48 AM

In the age of advance statistics and access to coaches film why are we still debating. I was hoping EA would you use the statistic analysis from Pro Football Focus and Football Outsiders to determine the ratings of the players.

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