Patriot's Madden 12 Roster
 

I didn't really see a forum section for this kind of thing, or I missed it.

But I'm sure some here are fans of the franchise and the full AFC East Rosters have been released:

Video Games - Madden 12 Ratings for the New England Patriots - ESPN

Some ratings are surprising to me, like our WR/TE's seem low. The secondary looks great and I have a feeling it might get better with roster updates every week.

Running back's are about what I expected, small improvements every week I'd say.

Can't argue with the QB's obviously and the line looks solid.

Defense Overall looks very good, and will only get better with the first roster update.

Tips for those who don't play the franchise all that seriously:

When you are looking at your DE's on the depth chart, take notice of your outside linebackers, oftentimes a low to mid 70's or 80's OLB can get a 10-15 point increase playing DE. Cunningham for example, looks like a second string OLB (will be 1st string once they remove TBC w/ first roster update) at the moment, with a 75 overall, will probably have ~85-90 overall if you move him to DE (which he'll probably be this season anyways if the defense does indeed take a 4-3 form). Might be an important move to make once Warren and Stroud are removed from the Depth Chart. Guyton will also probably be mid 80's at end.

Moving to DT rarely has the same effect but with VW and AH we obviously won't need DT help.

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Keep in mind that it looks like our front 7 defensive positions will shift around a bit if we really do go 4-3.

My thoughts on the roster:
*Hoyer should be rated higher than Mallett.
*Wendell is underrated. I thought he was the top interior OL backup last season, not the worst OL on the entire team.
*Eric Moore should at least be in the 70s.
*Wright is pretty good for his role, but I don't know if he's good enough to be rated 84.
*Glad to finally see Meriweather in the low 80s instead of the 87-92 range.

I'm guessing Haynesworth will get a rating in the mid-80s and Ochocinco will get high 80s.

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Did they expand the rosters, seems like a lot of players?

Also, this may be the first time I see a long snapper in the game. I don't remember ever seeing Lonie Paxton in a Madden game.

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Branch is to low, sanchez is to high

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Vollmer got a slap in the face.

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That's the highest they've ever given Vollmer. First time he's seen the good side of 80.

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They re-vamped pre-season. You start with 70 players and by the end of pre-season you have to narrow it down to 53. After year 1 in franchise rookies will have their stats hidden and as pre-season progresses their stats are revealed. Makes the pre-season worth playing. Depth charts are also adjusted I think. So 2nd & 3rd stringers are subbed in at some point during pre-season.

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Im good with where Malletts at...although i think his deep throw accuracy could be a little higher

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I'm going to be running with the pats in this game,I don't play offline its to easy.I expect everybody to use the eagles press with all the CB and blitz up the gaps

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No Haynesworth and no Ochocinco!! Hopefully they update the rosters to reflect the RL changes! Mallet at 69 sounds terrible unless they've changed how rookies work. I also don't like the sound of having to play through 4 meaningless preseason games before I can figure out what I have in my rookies.