Let's make Ray Rice a beast in Madden!

by ravsagain on Aug 23, 2011 6:51 PM EDT

EA Sports and ESPN have combined to start a new competition called Club100. For 5 different positions, someone will be given the coveted "100" overall rating for a certain attribute. Yesterday, voting was open for QB accuracy, with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Philip Rivers and Drew Brees up for the title. Tuesday (today's) August 23rd's vote is for the running back that can be named the most elusive back in the game.

Ray Rice is one of the backs up for debate. LETS GET HIM A 100 RATING!

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this whole thing seems sketchy at this point. Now they are letting the fans decide what rankings players get? Isn’t the point of the game to be realistic and not just let bandwagon fans decide where a player is ranked?

by Mstevens_Design on Aug 23, 2011 6:56 PM EDT reply actions

it is realistic

All of the backs in the discussion are the top most elusive backs in the game.

Tomorrow we vote on his power! So vote for Ray Lewis!

by ravsagain on Aug 23, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

Honestly most of these guys deserve 90s rankings in that category anyway so this would only be a slight difference.

It will barely affect gameplay, it’s just marketing.

by Roa on Aug 23, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

I just don’t feel good about it. If it barely affects anything, then why should anyone vote? I know its all marketing, but it just seems shady to me and it takes away whatever legitimacy that Madden had to begin with.

by Mstevens_Design on Aug 24, 2011 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions

I voted! 5 times!

by Evan Skev on Aug 23, 2011 6:59 PM EDT reply actions

Is there a ranking for fumbling in the playoffs?

That’s not a good look.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Aug 23, 2011 9:12 PM EDT reply actions

yeah it's right next to INTs thrown in the Super Bowl

next to Big Ben’s picture

by YeahDonnie on Aug 23, 2011 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions

To bad there’s not a category for “Cheesy ass smile”, or “crying like a little bitch” in Madden, because Ward would easily run away with those two.

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by StuckInUtah on Aug 23, 2011 10:33 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

don't forget "blindside blocks 50 yards away from the play"

by YeahDonnie on Aug 23, 2011 11:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Only fumble all season and he was ill during the game.

Is there a ranking for rapists or dirty hitters? (Yeah I know, but what can I say, I love the classics)

by Roa on Aug 23, 2011 11:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Did I hit a soft spot ravens?

awe he was ill, too bad he coughed up your playoff win over the Steelers! Hurts don’t it?

All yinz weak-ass rape jokes won’t make it go away! How about make fun of something that happened on the field? The moron YeahDonnie tried, but he forgets Ben already has one of the most clutch game winning drives in Superbowl history. And another ring too.

And regarding Ward handing ravens their asses all the last decade, we’re proud of that, so try again!

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Aug 24, 2011 6:35 AM EDT up reply actions

he forgets Ben already has one of the most clutch game winning drives in Superbowl history. And another ring too.

But Baby Ben couldn’t come up with it last season now could he? Where was your vaunted clutch QB there? Or where was your “playmaking” Pro Bowl Saftey? Oh was he hurt? BUt that had to suck after all the trash you must have been talking all year to miss by just that much.

A Ravens fan on the wrong side of the country!!

by Christopher Atwood on Aug 24, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions

their clutch dude was busy with rookie tunnel vision… staring down wallace and trying to force a ball where it didn’t fit…

i can’t decide which clutch play i liked the most… the clutch bomb he never should have thrown that gave the packers a TD… or the clutchness on the last drive where he forgot how to read D and go through his progressions

by Evan Skev on Aug 24, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions

I actually liked the clutch fumble by Mendenhall. This guy is yapping about Rice coughing it up, but that fumble by Mendenhall was the most critical turnover of the entire game in my opinion.

2nd place is the first loser, glad Pittsburgh fans are satisfied with that it seems.

"'If there isn't a bone sticking out of my leg, I'm playing" - Marshall Yanda

by Mr MaLoR on Aug 24, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions

two words. lance gaither.

go vote for rayray also… from five different browsers!

GO RAVENS

by Evan Skev on Aug 24, 2011 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions

"This guy is yapping about Rice coughing it up, but that fumble by Mendenhall was the most critical turnover of the entire game in my opinion."

Good job bragging about a play the Superbowl Champion Packers made.

Anything in the Steelers ravens games to brag about? You could brag about housh and his clutch catch in round one I guess.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Aug 24, 2011 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe Suggs’ strip sack and TD. Or Rice’s TD run after Troy whiffed on a tackle.

"'If there isn't a bone sticking out of my leg, I'm playing" - Marshall Yanda

by Mr MaLoR on Aug 24, 2011 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions

Are you talking about the weird play in the beginning of the playoff game?

That play should have been a personal foul. Suggs clearly hit Ben’s helmet. Oh wait forget about the rule BR865.f8, the ‘kick the shit of out Big Ben in 2010’ rule.

The Rice TD would have been humiliating without the W.

I give you a + .5

Get ya game up the season’s starting soon! God damn it malor I can’t wait.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Aug 25, 2011 6:17 AM EDT up reply actions

Well I can also recall Ngata and Suggs putting your love child Pouncey on his ass a few times.

"'If there isn't a bone sticking out of my leg, I'm playing" - Marshall Yanda

by Mr MaLoR on Aug 25, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

we need to be honest and admit Pouncey's gonna get even better

However he has awhile to go before he can stop ‘bruce lee’ ngata.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Aug 25, 2011 6:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Might be the first time Ive seen you admit that the Ravens have something good going for them.

"'If there isn't a bone sticking out of my leg, I'm playing" - Marshall Yanda

by Mr MaLoR on Aug 26, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions

I would look foolish to deny his powers

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Aug 26, 2011 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

“Did I hit a soft spot Ravens?”

Well you did come to a Ravens site and started running your mouth about our most recent playoff loss. The shame of having the Steelers up against the wall, only to let them take it away from us in the 2nd half still lingers in all of us. But I guess until we can beat the biggest bandwagon team in all of pro sports, their fair-weather fans have the right to run their mouths.

Stay classy Pittsburgh, see you Week 1.

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by StuckInUtah on Aug 24, 2011 9:24 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs

two of the lamest cliches in all of trash-talking:

But I guess until we can beat the biggest bandwagon team in all of pro sports, their fair-weather fans have the right to run their mouths.

Stay classy Pittsburgh, see you Week 1.

You’ve added nothing of substance. But thanks for admitting how horrible that playoff loss was ravens fans. It’s gratifying. Halftime sucked for me.

With regards to being classy, it totally sucks that we won’t be invited to your tea party! What a tired, lame retort. I’ve seen better from you. I guess we all need to warm up a bit.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Aug 24, 2011 8:33 PM EDT up reply actions

The moron YeahDonnie tried, but he forgets Ben already has one of the most clutch game winning drives in Superbowl history. And another ring too.

you were referencing ONE GAME to try to disparage Ray Rice, so I referenced ONE GAME that Ben didn’t play so great….it just happened to be the most important game of all. I won’t deny the success Ben has had or the amount of amazing clutch plays he’s made. I’m only saying if you wanna insult a player over one game, you gotta be prepared to admit Ben fucked up in the Super Bowl last year.

by YeahDonnie on Aug 24, 2011 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions

"I’m only saying if you wanna insult a player over one game, you gotta be prepared to admit Ben fucked up in the Super Bowl last year."

I just wanted to insult ray rice. I do think he’s a decent back. Not sure if you noticed I used his words from when he ran his mouth about Ward. I don’t like ray rice and I enjoy speaking ill of him.

Ben certainly didn’t play his best game in February but the Packers really took the trophy and there wasn’t much the Steelers could do about. It sucks but I won’t try to take away from their victory.

"It was an attrition football game and you know we like that."

by showtime on Aug 24, 2011 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Ben already has one of the most clutch game winning drives in Superbowl history

yup and he couldnt use that to even beat the packers damn those packers all that green and yellow blowing pass the steelers secondary and that long hair dude tackling Rashard Menden fumb . what was that man name again? Oh yeah it was Cassey Matthew (hold Up) it was Clay Matthews lol got darn that long hair guy and how dare he tackle Menden fumb like that to fumble the ball.

What happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
Like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?-langton Hughes

yeah I agree with Jimmy and Cary shutting down the other teams WR’s, they’ll make anybody rushing the QB look good - Jaz

by jazz20 on Aug 24, 2011 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions

really. fumbling… in the playoffs…. how about spinning every time you sense contact

mendy is spinderella

by Evan Skev on Aug 24, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Even if Rice did win the votes, EA would probably still screw him over and give him 100 in “Swagger”……whatever the hell that is.

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by StuckInUtah on Aug 23, 2011 10:31 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Nah they give that to Ray

He’s the Old Spice guy now away lol

A Ravens fan on the wrong side of the country!!

by Christopher Atwood on Aug 23, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions

funny how brady’s never been on the madden cover,he would have been a better option to peyton hillis (but i gues after all the brownies have been thru we have to throw them a bone).anyway, they need to stop leting fans decide this shit.its gona mess the ratings up

by purple_reign2011 on Aug 25, 2011 9:05 AM EDT reply actions

THe Patriots are a polarizing team for many people and EA doesn’t want the player they put on the cover to influence people’s purchases.

A Ravens fan on the wrong side of the country!!

by Christopher Atwood on Aug 25, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions

Wasn’t Michael Vick the runner up for the game cover?

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by Ampallang on Aug 25, 2011 1:15 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup.

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by StuckInUtah on Aug 25, 2011 1:17 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

True

This year they had it be part of a fan vote, I was talking about more in the past.

If they leave to the fans then I wouldn’t be surprised to see more variety on the cover.

A Ravens fan on the wrong side of the country!!

by Christopher Atwood on Aug 25, 2011 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it’s because a lot of players turn them down as well. I know Peyton Manning has turned them down a few times and I’m guessing Brady was asked, but probably denied them as well.

On Ed Reed:
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by AV23 on Aug 25, 2011 2:50 PM EDT up reply actions

The big name guys would cost to much to put on the cover. EA doesn’t even ask them anymore.

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by El.Dude on Aug 25, 2011 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions