The Madden 17 ratings are out, and here are the rankings for the Buccaneers.
Gamers, it is your time to shine. Buccaneers’ fans, I know that some of you love your video games. The Madden video game series has been providing football fans and video game players hours of fun and competition for years. What started as a game where the players were as small as ants has developed into a nation of players that are immersed in a gaming scenario that nearly simulates moving actual NFL stars.
This is the time of year where the ratings for the players get released. Up until now, all that had been released were the top five at each position, as well as rookies. Well games, we have the full team ratings for your Bucs.
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Leading the way for the boys from Tampa is Gerald McCoy with an overall rating of 92. Our other player at 90 or better is Doug Martin, with a rating of 90.
Here are your full team ratings, in order from highest to lowest:
| Gerald McCoy | 92 |
| Doug Martin | 90 |
| Lavonte David | 86 |
| Mike Evans | 86 |
| Brent Grimes | 85 |
| Robert Ayers | 84 |
| Bryan Anger | 82 |
| Vincent Jackson | 82 |
| Charles Sims | 82 |
| Daryl Smith | 82 |
| Jameis Winston | 82 |
| Roberto Aguayo | 79 |
| Demar Dotson | 78 |
| William Gholston | 78 |
| Jacob Schum | 78 |
| Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 78 |
| Vernon Hargreaves | 77 |
| Ali Marpet | 77 |
| Clinton McDonald | 77 |
| Bradley McDougald | 77 |
| Donovan Smith | 77 |
| Kwon Alexander | 76 |
| Chris Conte | 76 |
| J.R. Sweezy | 76 |
| Cameron Brate | 75 |
| Josh Robinson | 75 |
| Evan Smith | 75 |
| Alterraun Verner | 75 |
| Jacquies Smith | 74 |
| Major Wright | 74 |
| Akeem Spence | 73 |
| Luke Stocker | 73 |
| Brandon Myers | 72 |
| Johnthan Banks | 71 |
| Mike Glennon | 71 |
| Mike James | 71 |
| Louis Murphy | 71 |
| Kevin Pamphile | 71 |
| Noah Spence | 71 |
| Keith Tandy | 71 |
| Gosder Cherilus | 70 |
| George Johnson | 70 |
| Howard Jones | 70 |
| Jude Adjei-Barimah | 69 |
| Storm Johnson | 69 |
| Danny Vitale | 69 |
| Jeremiah George | 68 |
| Joe Hawley | 67 |
| Adam Humphries | 67 |
| Caleb Benenoch | 66 |
| Cliff Matthews | 66 |
| Russell Shepard | 65 |
| Donteea Dye | 64 |
| Ryan Smith | 64 |
| Kenny Bell | 63 |
| Kivon Cartwright | 63 |
| Kimario McFadden | 63 |
| Josh Allen | 62 |
| Peyton Barber | 62 |
| Devante Bond | 62 |
| Alan Cross | 62 |
| Andrew DePaola | 62 |
| Ryan Griffin | 62 |
| Kourtnei Brown | 61 |
| Adarius Glanton | 61 |
| Dan LeFevour | 60 |
| Micah Awe | 59 |
| Josh Keyes | 59 |
| Bernard Reedy | 59 |
| Taylor Fallin | 58 |
| Freddie Martino | 58 |
| Travis Britz | 57 |
| Cassanova McKinzy | 57 |
| Evan Spencer | 57 |
The one that jumped out at me was Kwon. A 76 is all he got? Come on EA Sports, he deserves higher than that. To me, Jameis should be a bit higher as well. Andrew Luck was rated an 89, and that was after a year he didn’t play very well even when healthy. Even an 84 or an 85 would be a bit more reflective, in my opinion.
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What do you guys think? Did the ratings team get it right? Where did they make mistakes? Sound off, Bucs’ fans.