Madden NFL 12 Player Ratings - Top 5 Linebackers

[CJTHA1]

They got it right in my opinion..Hopefully that got Woodley and Cameron Wake in the low to mid 90's cause both players are very good

[KOTC Wayne]

Yes, do Beason deserve to be 97 Ovr, can someone elaborate on that?

[gccosph]

Quote: Originally Posted by FedExPope

I hope Ware has a lower consistency rating than Willis.

I don't Watch San Fran because there never on TV in the northeast but Demarcus Ware's consistency rating should be tops amongst OLBs though. I will agree that he is not the most consistent and there are more reliable defensive players out there but leading the NFL 2 times in sacks shows consistency and I'm not sure what Patrick Willis has done? I know that might sound stupid to some of you and arouse anger but I can never get a San Fran game out here and if I do there not that entertaining to me. Thank you, and PRAY your O Line came to play this season if you play the Cowboys because D WARE should be all over the field and I know he wants the sack crown again this year!

Wheres Block shedding though?

[abjsuperstar]

i think beason is rated to high, whats greenways rating gonna be you think? i say 90 or 91, h was 88 last yr and he had a great yr

[kingcrf]

Quote: Originally Posted by abjsuperstar

i think beason is rated to high, whats greenways rating gonna be you think? i say 90 or 91, h was 88 last yr and he had a great yr

beason is fine 91 for greenway he was fifth in tackles

[abjsuperstar]

ya i was gonna say 91 sounds right, thanks for the response.

[jaywill12345]

Demarcus Ware should be #1 and where is Ray Lewis

[Az2k12]

^ I know Ray Lewis was like a 98 in '10. Hopefully he's like 93/94

[FedExPope]

Quote: Originally Posted by gccosph

I don't Watch San Fran because there never on TV in the northeast but Demarcus Ware's consistency rating should be tops amongst OLBs though. I will agree that he is not the most consistent and there are more reliable defensive players out there but leading the NFL 2 times in sacks shows consistency and I'm not sure what Patrick Willis has done? I know that might sound stupid to some of you and arouse anger but I can never get a San Fran game out here and if I do there not that entertaining to me. Thank you, and PRAY your O Line came to play this season if you play the Cowboys because D WARE should be all over the field and I know he wants the sack crown again this year! Wheres Block shedding though?

Well first off Willis is a middle linebacker and so he gets in on a lot more plays. Now the LB positions are confusing and so stats aren't really a good way to compare two different LBs, and defensive schemes can be very different as well. But Ware sometimes disappears (see the 35-17 loss against Jax where he did nothing at all, not even an assisted tackle.) Willis has pretty much been the only guy on San Fran playing defense, lately its gotten slightly better. He's used to that though, since he played at Ole Miss and dominated.

[BlackJackRabbit]

Honestly, I don't think Harrison, Clay or Ware should be on this list. Yeah, they're linebackers, but they're pass rushers. Inside backers, in the 3-4,and linebackers in the 4-3 are in a different category, in my opinion, than outside linebackers in the 3-4.

The players I compare Clay, Harrison, and Ware to, are players like T. Cole, Peppers and Freeney.