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Madden NFL 15's ratings have been released and last week Bleeding Green Nation took a closer look at them. Today, in more of a fun/random/meaningless activity, I'm going to do two things with these ratings: 1) Look at the players with the best/worst score in an individual category and 2) look at each player's best and worst category.
Let's get it started.
Best/worst score per category
Overall: RB LeSean McCoy and OG Evan Mathis (97), "TE" Jon Dorenbos (48)
Speed: RB LeSean McCoy (94), OG Todd Herremans (54)
Acceleration: RB LeSean McCoy (98), OT Andrew Gardner (66)
Agility: RB LeSean McCoy (99), C Julian Vandervelde and NT Beau Allen (54)
Awareness: OLB Trent Cole (94), S Keelan Johnson (45) -- Is someone poking fun at Keelan's arrest?
Catching: WR Riley Cooper (88), OG Todd Herremans and P Donnie Jones (12) -- OK, maybe Madden really is trolling. Cooper had the infamous drop against the Saints in the playoffs. Herremans used to be a tackle-eligible tight end in the redzone. He has two touchdowns on two career catches. I've watched Donnie Jones catch throws in practice from QBs and his hands are actually pretty solid.
Carrying: RB LeSean McCoy (96), OLB Brandon Graham and OT Andrew Gardner (22)
Throw Power: QB Nick Foles (92), CB Roc Carmichael (5)
Kick Power: P Donnie Jones and K Alex Henery (89), CB Roc Carmichael (5)
Kick Accuracy: P Donnie Jones (93), CB Roc Carmichael and OLB Trent Cole (5)
Run Block: OG Evan Mathis (99), P Donnie Jones (7)
Pass Block: OT Jason Peters (90), P Donnie Jones (9)
Tackle: DE Cedric Thornton (91), QB Mark Sanchez (19)
Jumping: CB Brandon Boykin (98), P Donnies Jones (36)
Return: CB Brandon Boykin and RB Darren Sproles (82), TE James Casey (8)
Injury: ILB DeMeco Ryans and QB G.J. Kinne (97), OLB Brandon Graham (71)
Stamina: S Malcolm Jenkins (97), NT Beau Allen (68)
Toughness: WR Arrelious Benn (95), WR Damaris Johnson and P Donnie Jones (60)
Trucking: RB Chris Polk and RB Matthew Tucker (85), 12 with (10)
Elusiveness: RB LeSean McCoy (99), OT Andrew Gardner and C David Molk (10)
Ball Carrier Vision: RB LeSean McCoy (99), 14 with (10)
Stiff Arm: RB Matthew Tucker (88), 14 with (10)
Spin Move: RB LeSean McCoy (96), 17 with (10)
Juke Move: RB LeSean McCoy (99), 16 with (10)
Impact Block: OT Lane Johnson (93), P Donnie Jones (7)
Power Move: OLB Brandon Graham (95), 31 with (10)
Finesse Move: OLB Trent Cole (97), 30 with (10)
Block Shedding: DE Cedric Thornton 88, QB Mark Sanchez (19)
Pursuit: OLB Trent Cole (93), P Donnie Jones (10)
Play Recognition: OLB Trent Cole (90), OT Allen Barbre (10)
Man Coverage: CB Brandon Boykin (89), OG Todd Herremans (8)
Zone Coverage: Cary Williams (87), OG Todd Herremans (8)
Spectacular Catch: WR Jeremy Maclin and TE James Casey (87), 7 with (12)
Catch in Traffic: WR Riley Cooper (90), 8 with (10)
Route Running: RB LeSean McCoy and RB Darren Sproles and TE James Casey (84), 9 with (10)
Hit Power: OLB Brandon Graham and ILB Mychal Kendricks, K Alex Henery (11)
Press: CB Cary Williams (86), 26 with (10)
Release: TE Zach Ertz (88), 13 with (12)
Throw Accuracy Short: QB Nick Foles (90), 42 with (5)
Throw Accuracy Medium: QB Nick Foles (86), 42 with (5)
Throw Accuracy Deep: QB Nick Foles (85), 42 with (5)
Play Action: QB Nick Foles (96), 42 with (5)
Throw On Run: QB Matt Barkley (79), 42 with (5)
Best/worst category per player
OG Evan Mathis: Run block (99), Play Action (5)
RB LeSean McCoy: Agility/Elusiveness/Juke Move/BC Vision (99), Power Move (10)
OT Jason Peters: Strength/Pass Block (97), Play Action (5)
OLB Trent Cole: Finesse Move (97), Kick Accuracy (5)
QB Nick Foles: Play Action (97), Return (10)
P Donnie Jones: Kick Accuracy (93), Run Block/Impact Block (7)
C Jason Kelce: Run Block (95), Play Action (5)
RB Darren Sproles: Agility (98), Press (10)
DE Fletcher Cox: Injury (90), Play Action (5)
OLB Connor Barwin: Injury (94), Play Action (5)
OG Todd Herremans: Run Block (95), Play Action (5)
WR Jeremy Maclin: Juke Move/Speed/Stamina (93), Play Action (5)
CB Cary Williams: Stamina (91), Play Action (5)
WR Riley Cooper: Jumping/Catch in Traffic (90), Play Action (5)
OT Lane Johnson: Impact Block/Injury (93), Return (10)
CB Brandon Boykin: Jumping (98), Play Action (5)
TE James Casey: Injury (93), Return (8)
CB Bradley Fletcher: Stamina (93), Play Action (5)
DE Cedric Thornton: Tackle (91), Play Action (5)
TE Zach Ertz: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
ILB DeMeco Ryans: Injury (95), Play Action (5)
CB Nolan Carroll II: Speed (93), Play Action (5)
DE Vinny Curry: Finesse Move/Injury (90), Play Action (5)
OLB Brandon Graham: Power Move (95), Play Action (5)
S Malcolm Jenkins: Stamina (97), Play Action (5)
OT Allen Barbre: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
ILB Mychal Kendricks: Jumping (92), Play Action (5)
NT Bennie Logan: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
S Earl Wolff: Injury (94), Play Action (5)
QB Mark Sanchez: Stamina (94), Return (10)
OLB Marcus Smith II: Acceleration (91), Play Action (5)
S Nate Allen: Stamina (92), Play Action (5)
WR Arrelious Benn: Toughness (95), Play Action (5)
WR Jordan Matthews: Injury (95), Play Action (5)
S Chris Polk: Stamina (94), Throw Power (11)
WR Brad Smith: BC Vision (97), Power Move (10)
QB Matt Barkley: Stamina (95), Return (10)
OLB Bryan Braman: Stamina (88), Play Action (5)
K Alex Henery: Injury (92), Power Move (10)
S Chris Maragos: Injury (90), Play Action (5)
CB Roc Carmichael: Toughness/Stamina (90), Play Action (5)
OT Dennis Kelly: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
ILB Jason Phillips: Toughness (89), Play Action (5)
S Ed Reynolds II: Stamina/Jumping (89), Throw Accuracy Short (10)
DE Taylor Hart: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
CB Curtis Marsh: Injury (93), Play Action (5)
DL Damion Square: Injury (87), Play Action (5)
DE Brandon Bair: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
C David Molk: Strength (97), Play Action (5)
CB Jaylen Watkins: Acceleration/Injury (93), Play Action (5)
WR Damaris Johnson: Acceleration (95), Power Move (10)
RB Matthew Tucker: Injury (93), Power Move (10)
NT Beau Allen: Injury (93), Play Action (5)
DE Joe Kruger: Injury (91), Play Action (5)
RB David Fluellen: Stamina (89), Press (15)
WR Josh Huff: Stamina (94), Play Action (5)
C Julian Vandervelde: Injury (86), Play Action (5)
WR B.J. Cunningham: Stamina (89), Play Action (5)
OT Andrew Gardner: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
TE Emil Igwenagu: Injury (90), Play Action (10)
WR Jeff Maehl: Stamina (92), Play Action (5)
ILB Najee Goode: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
OLB Josh Kaddu: Stamina (91), Play Action (5)
QB G.J. Kinne: Injury (97), Press (10)
ILB Casey Matthews: Toughness (91), Play Action (5)
OG Matt Tobin: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
S Keelan Johnson: Injury (92), Play Action (5)
ILB Jake Knott: Injury (93), Play Action (5)
"TE" Jon Dorenbos: Toughness/Injury (89), Kick Accuracy (7)