MADDEN NFL 11 TOP QB'S

An Early Peek Into Madden NFL 11's Quarterback Ratings


April 22, 2010
- EA Sports held its annual pre-draft luncheon today and I was in
attendance to take in the sights, sounds, and the ridiculous amount of
NFL talent on-stage. Before the crowd sat a panel of former (and one
current) NFL superstars that included Sterling Sharpe, who acted as
host, Joe Montana, Dan Marino and Drew Brees.

It was a real treat to see three outstanding quarterbacks sitting next
to one another discussing the game that they dedicated their lives to,
but the real focus of the day was "Building the Ultimate Quarterback in
Madden." To do this, they revealed the top six attributes when it comes
to defining a quarterback's overall rating, which quarterback held the
top mark for each attribute, and -- last but not least -- EA Sports
revealed the top ten quarterbacks in Madden NFL 11.


Awareness

This attribute was defined as a quarterback's ability to diagnose a
situation on the field and react to it efficiently in-game. EA Sports
said that awareness makes up 17 percent of the quarterback's overall
rating. Which QB in the league holds the top mark for awareness in
Madden NFL 11? None other than Mr. Peyton Manning with an awesome 99
for awareness.


Agility

This attribute was defined as a quarterback's ability to make plays
on his feet. Not necessarily running the ball for positive yards, but
more like keeping the play alive and then making something happen for
his team. This accounts for 10 percent of a quarterback's overall
rating in Madden and it was Vince Young who took home top marks with an
agility rating of 88. Marino, Montana and Brees pretty much all
disagreed with Madden's assessment of Young as the most agile
quarterback, but chances are they've never tried to stop the guy from
the other side of the ball.


Stamina

This accounts for 5 percent of a Madden QB's overall rating and is
defined as a quarterback's ability to make plays in the first quarter
and in the fourth quarter of a game and have the skills to keep his
game at a high level throughout a season. Dan Marino and Drew Brees
both said that Favre should win this one, but it was Tom Brady with a
rating of 99 for stamina that won this round. On a different note, no
one on stage could wrap their head around how the Madden development
team defined stamina and used it in their game. I'm not sure what was
so difficult about it.

Throwing Power

This attribute makes up 23 percent of a quarterback's overall rating
and was explained to be a QB's ability to sit back in the pocket and
fire the ball into tight holes in the defense. Sterling asked the guys
on stage, "do you need to have a good arm to fit the ball into tight
spaces in the defense?" Every all-star QB on the stage gave a unanimous
"no" and all agreed that it was more about reading and predicting a
defense that allowed them to fit the ball into tight spaces. Matthew
Stafford got a 97 and top marks for throwing power and was called
"country strong" by Sterling Sharpe. The other guys didn't seem to
agree that Stafford had the best arm in the league. Brees and Marino
thought Jay Cutler deserved the honor as he really does have a cannon.

Toughness

Here's something everyone agreed on. Making up only 4 percent of the
overall rating, the toughness attribute is a QB's ability to play
through injury and to keep his team in the game with his heart and
determination. Everyone thought Brett Favre deserved the best marks for
this attribute, and they were right, he scored a 99 for toughness.


Accuracy

It should be no surprise that the last attribute of the day is the
one that the cover athlete for Madden NFL 11 won. Making up a whopping
41 percent of a quarterback's overall rating in Madden, Drew Brees
carried the best accuracy attribute with a 99 score in the category.

Top Ten Quarterbacks in Madden NFL 11 by Overall Rating

1. Peyton Manning-99
2. Drew Brees-99
3. Tom Brady-95
4. Aaron Rodgers-93
5. Philip Rivers-93
6. Brett Favre-92
7. Ben Roethlisberger-91
8. Donovan McNabb-90
9. Tony Romo-89
10. Matt Schaub-89

i got kind of pissed at this b/c when HOF QB'S tell u that a certain qb doesnt have the strongest arm in the league i would think they would listen. Jarmarcus russel may be a terrible Qb but him n cutler have more throwing power than stafford imo. i really think ea dropped the ball on this stat. i cnt wait to see these ratings. i already know its gonna piss me off lol. i got this form an article of ign by the way

We all knew Peyton was going to be #1 and Brees #2 but i thought Brady would move down to #5 and Rivers #3 and Rodgers to #4

I really hope Romo's Throw on the Run isn't like a 99 in Madden 11. It's simply unreal.

shaub better than palmer ? man carson has fell alot .thats tobad i liked him

Rivers and Rodgers are better than Brady

carson is way better than schaub IMO. i dont like this list

i know.. i really dnt think schaub is that good..

What happened to Matt Ryan?? He isnt on the list?? I thought they would have had Ryan at #10 instead of Schaub

matt ryan had a down yr i really dnt think matt is better than these guys. i also agree they need to turn down romo's throw on the run.

Matt Shaub is easily better than Carson IMO atleast

schuab is actually really good but as far as him being better then carson def. not the case before his injury he was top 5 and he seems to be getting back into old form.

Schaub is easily a top 10 QB i think the reason carson isn't in the top 10 is b/c he ain't the same as he once was he struggled to throw the ball in the playoffs his accuracy was all over the place he over threw wide open wr's the entire game even when the JETS didn't blitz him.

He's probably in the top 15.

super_mario90 wrote:

Schaub is easily a top 10 QB i think the reason carson isn't in the top 10 is b/c he ain't the same as he once was he struggled to throw the ball in the playoffs his accuracy was all over the place he over threw wide open wr's the entire game even when the JETS didn't blitz him.

He's probably in the top 15.

Lol he's easily top 10 just not better than shaub

OH yeah did ya'll know that schaub has the highest completion percentage since he became the TEXANS starting QB.

when tom brady was throwing 50 TD's and romo was throwing td's to T.O. schaub had a higher competion than both of them.

Yeah I believe Schaub is top 10. ANdre may make him look good, but he's still top 10.

^ yeah schaub is a top 10 QB he does everything that a QB is supossed to do.

those ratings are accurate to me you guys all know madden goes on the previous season and doesnt care about your past. i think schaub deserves to be top 10 based of last year. i'd actually switch him and mcnabb but thats just me

Schaub has the weapons (Andre and Daniels). Surprised he wasn't higher on the list as his stats were like 3rd or 4th best in the regular season in the entire league... I think.

carson palmer should be #10 romo in front of ben and donovan and tom brady #5

matthauganak1 wrote:

Rivers and Rodgers are better than Brady

Agreed. Schaub is better than Romo also.

Hey guys i re-edited the post n put the overall ratings on the qb's. they werent their before so u'll have a little bit better of an idea as to what ther overalls are.

PeytonMvPManning wrote:

We all knew Peyton was going to be #1 and Brees #2 but i thought Brady would move down to #5 and Rivers #3 and Rodgers to #4

you cant really say they are peyton and brees are 1 and 2 when they are rated the same thing... they both are really #1

bigbuddah wrote:

carson palmer should be #10 romo in front of ben and donovan and tom brady #5

WHAT! are you smoking some serious weed cause you have to be fried if you think for one second that choke artist romo should be in front of 2 time superbowl winner ben roethlisberger.

allain43 wrote:

bigbuddah wrote:

carson palmer should be #10 romo in front of ben and donovan and tom brady #5

WHAT! are you smoking some serious weed cause you have to be fried if you think for one second that choke artist romo should be in front of 2 time superbowl winner ben roethlisberger.

You just a f*cking hater of ROMO! HE shouldnt be nine IMO! he should be number #3 or #4 yeah i said it! and if you want to frank, He should be in the running for M.V.P every year cause he play for the Boy's..holla