Deadspin -- The at-launch team ratings for Madden NFL 11 were revealed earlier today and the Raida Organization, despite shoveling 260 pounds of No. 2 from its roster, improved not one whit from last year's game to this.
Oakland's 71 represents zero improvement over last year's rating, which must make Jason Campbell, the Raidas' new quarterback, feel just awesome. Especially since Campbell's old team, the Redskins, surged to a 76 from a 70 with his departure, the single-biggest gain. Although they're still in last place in the beefier NFC East.
The Arizona Cardinals lost QB Kurt Warner to retirement and receiver Anquan Boldin to free agency, accounting for their eight-point slide, worst in the game. And interestingly, last year's Super Bowl participants New Orleans and Indianapolis each lost two points overall but remain No. 1 and No. 2 for a second straight year, respectively, which maybe indicates a tightening in EA Sports' formula. Who knows.
Poor, poor Oakland. Guys can't even catch a break from the Madden executives. JaMarcus Russell had to have been like a -91 rating coming into this Madden season. And then they got Jason Campbell who really isn't even that bad. And they do have Richard Seymour and their running backs are semi-talented. And they've worked themselves out of the complete dumps of the league, too. They aren't at the dead bottom. But they're still in the basement. And they just cannot get upstairs. Tough break for the Cardinals fans too. They took a big blow. But that corresponds with the actual offseason transactions at least.
The most intriguing storyline here at Ultimate Boston though is... the Jets are an 89 and the Pats are an 86? Is this real life? I'll bet all the money I ever earn in my blogging career on the Pats having a better record and advancing further in the playoffs than the New York Jets. The Jets signed a bunch of washed up old hags who aren't going to do shit for the green next year. Has everyone like forgotten who the Patriots are just because of that playoff loss? Like they still were 2 games better than the Jets record-wise last year. And it's only a 16 game season so 2 games is kind of a lot. And the loss of Leon Washington is going to be bigger than people think. So let me make the statement right now. The Patriots will rip the Jets to pieces this year. Madden's high off their ass if they really think the Jets are an 89. Shaking my head vigorously.
The Saints top the chart at 92 and the Colts are 91. The Ravens follow them at 90. And then the Jets are an 89. 4th best team. Come on Madden. I thought you would have known better than to be fooled by the Jets fluke season. Shame on you. My guess is that by mid-season, the online update will have the Pats back up over the Jets and Madden will finally remember that the Jets didn't win anything last year and still suck dick.
Wow, a blog that either parrots Deadspin articles or felates Boston athletes. Let me grab some cyanide.
ReplyDeleteGreat word choice. I'm impressed. Is this comment supposed to make us want to just take down the blog or something?
ReplyDeleteThe jets will win the East this year. The pats are a team in a decline and didnt make any big moves in the offseason that make them that much better than last season. The days of the Pats being superbowl favorites are over. The rest of the league has caught up to them or has passed them.
ReplyDeleteI guess we'll have to wait and see. Maybe you're right. But I haven't seen many teams win super bowls lately with a quarterback that doesn't win them any games. Sanchez doesn't lose games for his team often. But he doesn't win them for his team either. We'll find out how the Jets do. But I think their offseason acquisitions are very overrated.
ReplyDeleteSanchez was a rookie last season that played exceptionally well. They dont need him to be the one to win the games however he will have an even better season this year for sure. He is now surrounded by one of the best receiving corps in the league. The Jets are going to be good, not saying they already won the super bowl or anything but you gotta look at this from a non-boston homer point of view and see that the jets are going to be one of the top teams in the NFL this year.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the Jets are a good team. And obviously I have a built-in bias as a Boston fan. But the two main areas you bring up, QB and receiving, I still feel like the Patriots are substantially better in. Maybe it's just my biased view that says Tom Brady is far superior to Mark Sanchez. Wide receivers are more evenly spread out, and the Jets have more depth, but none of the Jets receivers are as talented as the Patriots top two if healthy. Defensively the Jets are the better team, but New England had a VERY young defense last year. So the excuse of the Patriots' days are over doesn't work on the defensive side of the ball. They're just getting started in the reconstruction.
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