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Madden 11 Ratings: The Curious Case Of Nick Barnett

ZFarls | Jul 20, 2010 | Comments 2

Ouch, I thought this was the year the Green Bay Packers would get some respect. BUT, it looks like EA has delivered the shaft just one more time. After losing a slow but solid Aaron Kampman, most thought the Pack would be back and packing some respectable speed on the D, instead they are disrespected.

I’m not talking about a few points on a guy here or there, but a full LB core whose face’s were just spit on. Your telling me that the Giants have 4 DE’s with as much speed as the Packers fastest linebacker?
The most interesting being Nick Barnett, now when healthy he is a lock for 100+ tackle seasons, with his 77 speed he simply won’t pan out to these numbers in Madden. He is only the 3rd to 4th best LB on the team which is removed when playing Nickel and Dime packages to match up against other teams speed. With a slow line, you may have to bring him down to DE and utilize his skills just to get him in the game. I KNOW the Packers in real life won’t need to find a reason to get Nick Barnett on the field!

They have Al Harris at 84 speed? He is only as fast as Justin Tuck and slower than the Colts DE’s?(Mathis and Freeney at 87+)
Anyone want to be on who would win that race? These guys will be able to play some serious press coverage but have no chance to recover with such slow speed ratings. Atari Bigby has 91 Hit Power, but wont be able to get in the position to make plays with just 82 speed. OUCH! Their fastest player Will Blackmon is the only guy above 90 speed and he clocks in at just a 63 overall, no game changing there.

I thought this was the year the Packers would Vault into the top 5 with a solid QB, some height and a burner in Greg Jennings. However, they will either have to win their first 10 and get some love via roster updates OR hover in the middle of the pack of Madden Obscurity. Lets hope this game plays differently, for Packers fans everywhere!

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About the Author: ZFarls is a 23 Year Old Madden Baller from Boston, MA. Along with Sgibs, he owns Madden Bible and looks to give players advanced strategies and tactics to win more madden games. He preaches confidence in what you are running and knowing the situation you are in. Everything else will come naturally!

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  1. sgibs says:
    July 21, 2010 at 6:15 pm

    cant believe the man got the short end of the speed stick.

    I think when he came into the league his rookie season he had 86 speed or so!

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