Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Position	Name	OVR
QB	B. Leftwich	74
QB	J. Freeman	73
QB	L. McCown	70

RB	D. Ward	84
RB	E. Graham	79
RB	C. Williams	72
RB	C. Smith	67

FB	B. Askew	80

WR	A. Bryant	86
WR	M. Clayton	70
WR	M. Stovall	62
WR	S. Stroughter	61
WR	D. Jackson	46

TE	K. Winslow	90
TE	J. Stevens	77
TE	J. Gilmore	70

OL	D. Joseph	93
OL	J. Faine	85
OL	A. Sears	83
OL	D. Penn	78
OL	J. Trueblood	78
OL	J. Zuttah	77
OL	S. Mahan	76
OL	A. Alabi	67
OL	X. Fulton	62
OL	J. Lee	61

DL	G. Adams	78
DL	C. Hovan	77
DL	S. White	73
DL	R. Sims	72
DL	J. Wilkerson	64
DL	R. Miller	63
DL	K. Moore	62
DL	G. Peterson	61

LB	B. Ruud	87
LB	A. Crowell	79
LB	J. Phillips	73
LB	G. Hayes	65
LB	N. Koutouvides	63
LB	Q. Black	61
LB	A. Hayward	49

CB	R. Barber	88
CB	A. Talib	82
CB	T. Cox	66
CB	E. Biggers	61
CB	E. Mack	60
CB	K. Arrington	55

S	T. Jackson	81
S	W. Allen	70
S	S. Piscitelli	67
S	D. Nicholson	62

K	M. Bryant	78
K	M. Nugent	68

P	J. Bidwell	83

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Mike June 23, 2009 at 4:27 pm

Ruud should be at least at 90. Graham should be higher as should Talib and Tanard Jackson's rating is ridiculous!!!! As usual no respect for the Bucs organization.

stuckey July 9, 2009 at 1:43 am

i feel ya man! they dont never get no knoification. its all good tho. they're reilding

dkr July 12, 2009 at 2:38 am: Williams underrated Winslow overrated

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V00D00 Assassin July 22, 2009 at 6:47 pm

the bucs suck. they couldnt even beat the cowboys when they had the game won until the 4th quarter.. and wtf is with their defence against the panthers? they allowed for an NFL Rushing Record in that game! they WERE a decent team in 2002 but they arent shit now

hmmmmmm July 27, 2009 at 6:57 pm: decent in 2002? u have 2 be brain dead… dumbass, they won the Super Bowl, which means the BEST, not Decent… and they're not shit now? i noticed u didnt mention ur team, are u ashamed or sumthing? they were 9-4 until the last 4 games, so uh, yea… they ARE shit… every team has a few bad games, they just werent able 2 close out the season, major meltdown, i'll give u that… but to say they arent shit now, thats just u being blind and hating the team, please dont comment on sumthing like this again unless u know what u are talking about, ur gonna make urself sound more retarded everytime u do

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Ryan June 23, 2009 at 4:39 pm

They are rebuilding. The overall ranking reflects that. Hopefully for TB fans they start strong and the rankings are bumped up.

also "Ruud should be at least at 90". How is that? Suggs is a 90. Tatupu is a 90. Rudd is not as good as those players. I would argue that the 87 is too high in this new spread out ranking system. Or other players deserve a bump if Ruud deserves one. It will be fun to watch how he plays now that Brooks is gone. If he plays well a bump in ratings could happen. If he or TB as a whole play poorly a decrease in ratings could follow. I am already looking forward to a rematch between Seattle and TB in Week 15, Dec 20. We get TB at home this year.

john July 5, 2009 at 10:12 pm: ruud has finished in the top 3 in tackles 3 years in a row please explain how he should not be atleast a 90?uu

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hmmmmmm July 27, 2009 at 7:00 pm: Ruud isnt as good as them? God u are dumb… of course he is, like the guy below me said, top 3 in tackles… 87 too high? he's one of the best MLBs in the game man… he just doesnt get attention, welcome to tampa bay…

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mike June 24, 2009 at 2:13 am

You will see what Ruud deserves once he busts julius jones ass when he tries to run up the gut. We also will see how good Tatupu is without Julian Peterson. Suggs plays outside dumbass so the ratings are a little different because he is a pass rusher.

Ryan June 24, 2009 at 2:44 pm

Was it TB that drafted a guy who scouts say is a once every 10 years prospect at OLB to replace an aging player? Nope, that was Seattle who drafted A Curry to replace JP. What did TB do to replace Brookes after cutting him? I didn't know the answer to this question so I looked at the TB draft and roster. The only LB I recognize is Niko K because he played special teams in Seattle. He will be your SP teams captin but not a starter. You did not draft a LB. So to answer my above question, what did TB do to replace Brookes, the answer is nothing. Give the starting job to a back up. Sounds like a solid plan. You also lost atleast two coaches on D to my knowlege. The DC Kiffin (sp) and Bradley, a guy who was only a positions coach in TB but is now the DC in Seattle. I am not convienced just yet that "You will see what Ruud deserves once he busts julius jones ass when he tries to run up the gut." It will shock me if TB's D is better after the loss of Brooks and Kiffin.

Ryan June 24, 2009 at 2:55 pm: "Suggs plays outside dumbass so the ratings are a little different because he is a pass rusher."

I know that, I was just trying to referance as many 90 overall LB's as I could think of off the top of my head as examples. I guess you will only except MLB's who play in a 4-3 as acceptable examples. Tatupu comes to mind first. Willis and Lewis come to mind next but they both play in 3-4 systems. Urlacker is a 94. There are not many MLB's who got as good a ranking as Ruud that are in a 4-3. The Broncos MLB scored one point below Ruud. In saying that, I would be happy that the MLB for my team is in the top 10 for that position for the league. Again, if he plays well and so does the team as a whole, a ratings jump for Ruud would not be out of the question.

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hmmmmmm July 27, 2009 at 7:06 pm: Quincy Black is siqq, he'll get his chance this year. and yes, having a backup start is a solid plan if u see their progress in training camp and everything, its called promoting within instead of just always drafting someone else… we needed a QB to polish into a starter, so we got Freeman… we didnt need a LB as much as we needed a QB, so no of course we arent going to go and draft a LB u dumbass… ppl like u think u know everything, i'd like to see u try and run an organization by drafting someone everytime u needed a replacement instead of trying to promote one of the men who has been loyal to your team for years in the past, i.e. Quincy Black… u should be embarassed for urself… Seahawks arent shit anyways, not like Hasselbeck will stay healthy enough 2 throw 2 Housh anyways… check urself before u type anythin else

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Malcom January 14, 2010 at 6:13 pm

damn straight

James June 24, 2009 at 3:56 am

Wow I can believe you just said Rudd isnt as good as Tatupu….. The rankings are accurate for some players, but im not happy with them at all. The players I think are rated to low are as follows….Bryant,Phillips, Rudd, Talib, Adams. I dont know though I could be wrong……All im sayin is last season was great for us, until the final four games…We split the division, and id like to point out we beat every team in our division by double digits, and then the second time around we lost by one score or less (except for the panthers). Atlanta had a B.S. field goal at the end of regulation to take the win. There is no team in the South that can take the division eaisly. And honestly we are better this year than last year, many upgrades and our O will be dangerous this year. The NFC South as a whole is the most underrated division in football, considering we are the ONLY division to send ALL of our teams to the NFC Championship game in the last 10 years…..Im tired of hearing about the East, the are very over rated….And as far as that Seahawks/Buccs rematch, I dont know why your looking foward to it, chalk that up to a loss. Mark my words, the NFC South is sending three teams to the playoffs this year, Panthers, Buccs and Saints..I think Atlanta will have a tough time this year

Ryan June 24, 2009 at 3:16 pm

"And as far as that Seahawks/Buccs rematch, I dont know why your looking foward to it, chalk that up to a loss." The fun of being a fan in summer is that everyone has a reason to be optamistic. Anything is possible before the season starts. I am not marking down any one game as a loss already. More so for home games where Seattle enjoys one of the best home field advatages in football. I am not even writing off our away game in Indy so why would I already write off the home game VS another team who also finished 3rd in their division. Granted your record was better, but these will be two different teams meeting this year compaired to last. The only way I write off that game is if we have already locked up home field adv and are resting starters. Not all that probable.

hmmmmmm July 27, 2009 at 7:08 pm: yea seattle is a great place 2 play, the suicide capital of the world… must be beautiful up there… not… do u guys ever see the sun behind the rain drops and gray clouds? FLA is where its at

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Ryan June 24, 2009 at 3:22 pm

I am a little jelous of the NFC South. I would not call them the most under rated division in the NFL as some people were calling it the best in the NFL. You can only be under rated if you are better than what people are say. People saying the division is the best takes that out of play. But I hear you about wanting more respect for your division. I hate it when people say NFCWorst. the Seahawks can't help it that the Cards Rams and 9ers have been terrible for years. Our 4-12 season did not help either. "The NFC South as a whole is the most underrated division in football, considering we are the ONLY division to send ALL of our teams to the NFC Championship game in the last 10 years" The NFCW has represented the NFC 2 of the past 4 years in the SB. And 3 out of 4 have been to the SB this decade. I am not saying the NFCW is better than the NFCS, we clearly are not currently. But the NFCW has had some good teams. usually only one of the four is good though.

Ryan June 24, 2009 at 3:31 pm

I am also jelous that the talent pool is so closely matched in the NFCS. Right now no one expects the Rams to even win 6 games. I am already counting out the Cards for the two curses they have( Madden and SB) working against them. In my eyes only the Seahawks or 9ers can win the west. This is different than the NFCS where all four teams have a shot at going to the playoffs this year. I am jelous of this. No matter how poorly one team does one year in the NFCS, they could come back and win the division the next. I guess I just feel bad for my buddy who is a Rams fan with no hope this year.

As far as Tatupu vs Ruud, I think it will be a hard sell to convience me that Ruud is a better player than Tatupu. It is a tough comparision to make as the two players play the same position very differently. Both will be getting used to new systems and DC's this year.

Jesse July 3, 2009 at 2:08 am

Seriously?

JDouble July 3, 2009 at 2:11 am

Graham is a 79? Half our O-line is in the 70s? Our entire D-line is in the 70s? Will Allen has a higher rating than Piscatelli and T. Jackson is only 81? I sure hope we can freely adjust player ratings in this years version cause this is garbage. They need to research more instead of just paying attention to the top 10-15 players at each position.

BucNasty July 3, 2009 at 6:02 pm

i belive graham and talib are the biggest snubs here. graham should be and 84 and talib and 88 but i will wait till the first couple weeks to get it right they will prove what they are worth and EA will have no choice but to fix there ratings and bump it up

KING JAMES July 5, 2009 at 2:56 am

ONLY THING I CAN SAY IS THAT GAINES ADAMS IS A MONSTER AND FOR THEM NOT TO EVEN MAKE HIM AN 80 IS DISRESPECTFUL TO EVERY BUCS FAN

Unable to Load July 17, 2009 at 3:23 pm

Gaines Adams is far from a monster. He was picked 5th overall and he has yet to ive up to anything close to what he was projected to do so. Guy is a bust, and this is coming from a Bucs fan since 86.

Ron Mexico July 18, 2009 at 11:16 pm

This is why I'm not buying madden this year. Every year they do this give the bucs no respect. Also the game hasn't changed at all it feels like they just tweak the game play a little but keep the same graphics. I'm so tired of EA and all the crap that they allow to go online. I'm talking about getting disconnected when your winning and some how some way the other player doesn't take a loss. Then some of the money plays, some guys will come out and run 2 or 3 plays a game that the AI is to stupid to stop no matter what D you play. Penalties are stupid, c'mon what up with all the facemask, holding, how about calling a penalty when your receiver is 10 yards down field and a LB is in zone and they bump into each other and the receiver just runs in place and god forbid you throw it that way cause it will get picked off. EA you can kiss my ass. If you look who the top player are, its these guys that have 2 to 3 hundred undefeated winning streaks all they're game scores are 24-0 and all against the same team and player. How can they allow stupid crap like that, it means that they don't care about people that buy their game so last year was the last for me, I've finally woke up. Peace and kiss my ass EA you dumb sons of Bitches.

Winslow82 July 21, 2009 at 12:41 am

winslow will be a 97 by the end of the year.. and piscitelli got bullshited.. the rankings will boost after the nfc east gets smacked up by the bucs in the first 6 weeks….and freeman will be a beast ..word

hmmmmmm July 27, 2009 at 7:11 pm: piscitelli is the shit… im not saying he's amazing, but he's better than that… EA doesnt know what theyre talkin about

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yung beast July 23, 2009 at 5:24 pm

earnest graham should be an 81 nd derrick ward should be an 87 a try to play dexter jackson that is unexcusable our offensive line is one of the best young lines in the nfl and i barely see 80s byron has an arm so he should be judged a liitle better truthfully i dont think michael clayton should be on da bucs but im not the manager to all da haters yall could bite me cuz even thogh we dont have da best overall well be dominating with d ward and kelllen winslow and ill be kikin azz online

Pillup III July 23, 2009 at 10:58 pm

Your a Pen!s Dick Marie!

TRON July 26, 2009 at 11:34 pm

man they do that shit to the bucs always our D has for the most part aways proven to be one of the best talib 82 adems 78 what the fuck ever man thats straight bullshit

hmmmmmm July 27, 2009 at 7:12 pm: agreed

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V00D00 Assassin July 22, 2009 at 6:47 pm
the bucs suck. they couldnt even beat the cowboys when they had the game won until the 4th quarter.. and wtf is with their defence against the panthers? they allowed for an NFL Rushing Record in that game! they WERE a decent team in 2002 but they arent shit now

your’e an idiot man seriously im not even a bucs fan but come on there typically a top D and to say they suck is dumb because ther total D was ranked 9th in the leauge 4th best passing D the weak part was rush D which is like 18th or 19th …. now granite they did blow some big games and got crushed by carolina on the ground…that doesnt mean there a bad team because if you believe that then you believe carolinas a bad team because they got crushed by the cardnials in the playoffs so it happens teams blow other teams out sometimes plus the first game the bucs played the panthers tampa won 27-3 and carolina had like 40 yards on the ground total so they were 1-1 on the season vs each other and there in a hard division with atl and carolina plus new orleans has a very good offense the top passing offense in the nfl so to say there not a very good team last year is just retarted to say your just talking out your ass

TRON July 31, 2009 at 2:26 am: listen guy… every sence 2002 every one has compared the bucs D to that year, but you fail to see that the bucs were doen pretty damn good till M.kiffin told the team he was leaven and then our D started to fall apart…….. but a man bitch would fail to see that and try act like he knew what he was talken about and it may be true Mr.V00D00 Assassin but get off the bucs ass damn! but all in all the player ratings are a flook….. and i will be kicken ass still with be bucs online

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Chris W. July 31, 2009 at 11:39 pm

yall in trouble at qb

jjackson August 2, 2009 at 5:31 am

i dont know if u bucs fans know but ronde barbrs speed is 78 this rediculous

yung beast August 13, 2009 at 4:58 pm

to all the bucs fa dont get your hopes down because the makers of madden are assholes if anyone else has looed on another site for the bucs team ratings it gives our offense as a 78 and our defense a 94 if u were to add the two ud get 172 divided by 2 would make 86 and that is how the team ratings should be determined but because half of the makers didnt make it out of grade school they took 74 right out of there asses

bucsfanfromNY September 27, 2009 at 8:45 pm

Rudd Should be over a 90 and Cadillac should be alot higher than a 72!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kyle December 11, 2009 at 3:55 am

sick of people dogin the bucs, everyteam has to go through a change at one point or another and the bucs are doin that now i see a lot of young bright spots in the team. no the bucs should not get tim tebow freeman is fine and tebow is not gonna be great in the nfl.speaking of freeman i love this guy i dont care if he threw 4 or 5 picks vs caralina i dont remember he gos right back out there and shows no fear like other rookies.

ric August 4, 2010 at 10:29 pm

this guy needs to watch more bucs games…this guy is an idiot ….tanard deserves 88,talib86,geno84,stroughter73,penn85,black79,cadalac 80…dumb bitch!!!!