Madden Ratings Wild Card analysis Divisional Round predictions
I blew it. You all know I love to play Madden against the neighbor's kids and some dudes online in Denmark. I also love the NCAA game, too. (I wish they still made it.) I finally retired my NCAA franchise a few weeks ago after I led UNLV Blake Snell Jersey to championships and Heisman trophy winners; along with other awards.But it was time to move on. So, I restarted dynasty mode with the old rosters from 2013. I contemplated many teams. Finally, I set it to the Pac-12, closed my eyes, scrolled right and let the chips fall. I landed on Stanford, which was cool. Kevin Hogan is a nice quarterback, plus Ty Montgomery and Barry Sanders. Oh, I'm sorry, I meant QB No. 8, WR No. 7 and RB No. 26. Sorry for the confusion.I got six weeks into my season and the thought hit me: Why didn't I restart with LSU? I could have had , and . Oh yeah, and some dude named Jr. Oh wait, sorry, I meant QB No. 8, RB No. 33, WR No. 80 and WR No. 3. Forgive me.Now I'm torn. I already made it through one season as the Stanford OC, which was awesome. I took the head coaching position at UNLV because I'm a creature of habit. Should I restart again and use LSU? I kind of feel like I should. Just writing this is talking me into doing just that. I've already done the UNLV juggernaut thing. Thank you all for the indulgence here.All right, let's get back to Madden football. We have some new rankings after a holiday Mike Zunino Jersey break. So, let's get down to it.Moving on upAll right, fan boys, your guy won a playoff game. Congratulations. Romo gained a point to move up to 94 OVR. Fun fact: If you play the on Madden the game defaults to penalties off. Jr. saw his point total increase over the past week, too. He's up two points to 90 OVR. "But Rank, how can he go up if he doesn't even play in a game?" Because he's Jr. The greatest receiver in NFL history. also increased to 89 OVR. He doesn't always look pretty when he does it, but Newton has played well down the stretch and the are in the playoffs for the second consecutive year. Think about that. Newton is in a division with and , yet he went back-to-back.Moving on downPoor . Great kid. Funny. Wonderful person. Not sure he's the guy who is going to lead the to a playoff win. Actually, I'm pretty sure of it. Sure, was out, but did you think the were just one player away from beating the ? I don't know if this team needs a shakeup at the top, or maybe just at quarterback, but something is wrong here. The can get to the playoffs, but do nothing with it. Maybe that's fine for Cincinnati. But I'd be frustrated as a fan. Dalton is down three points to 81.Wait a minute, down three points to 81? How is this po sible?Great Caesar's Ghost lost two points to 76 OVR. That's amazing. The fact Brandon Lowe Jersey his rating is over 70 really is amazing.Six predictions for the sports weekendEA Sports6. will have a terrible statistical game against the , which bodes well for Denver. Manning is at his best when he's not good. Don't believe me? Manning had a playoff pa ser rating of 70.5 during the 2006 AFC playoffs. The won the that year; the only year Manning won the big one. (He was blown out in his other two appearances. Yes, I would categorize a 14-point lo s a blowout, so sue me.) Manning will struggle and the will win. How unfair is it that the will be in the AFC Championship Game? It's crazy. Manning's Madden rating is down to 95 OVR after a two-point drop. This is just working out great for Peyton.5. I have a lot of respect for the , but this is going to be a tough draw for them. has topped a pa ser rating over 100 in five consecutive playoff games. The are 12-3 at home in the playoffs under . Two of those lo ses were to the , though. This will be a close game. I just have a feeling the will win this one. That's the analysis. The always find a way to pre sure Brady. is one of the most underrated coaches in the league. Wow. The are going to the again. They sleepwalk through the season, but turn it on huge in the postseason.4. The will beat the . Green Bay has already built in their excuse with ' injury. I don't want to downplay his injury, but didn't break his back? Wasn't in an awful car accident? All we hear about is Rodgers' calf. How is this po sible? This team is built perfectly for this game, and you know one team from the Wild Card round will advance. So wait, if the are going to win, do I still have to go with the ? Man, I might change my mind on that again.3. Rodgers' calf will replace Jack Youngblood's broken leg in playoff lore. ICYMI, Youngblood played in XIV with a broken leg, but the media is setting Rodgers up Matt Andriese Jersey to be the second coming with his pulled calf. Seriously, dude, eat a banana or something. I crushed my calves at the gym the other night and you don't see me complaining.2. The will crush the . I like this team. They showed true grit. But the look like the biggest lock of the weekend, which should concern them, I gue s. is the biggest difference maker. A with Wilson vs. Flacco wouldn't jump off the page, but it would be a great matchup of the last two -winning quarterbacks who both seem to play their best in the playoffs.1. Ohio State will beat Oregon. What, I'm not allowed to have an opinion on college football Yandy Diaz Jersey ? OSU has played well over the last three weeks. Even with a third-stringer in Cardale Jones. He's not your typical third-string caller, though. Well, maybe for Urban Meyer. He once had Chris Leak, Tim Tebow and Newton on his Florida roster. So Jones is like his Cam at this point. So I don't see a huge dropoff to him. Ohio State has the speed to keep up with Oregon. They are better athletically than Florida State. So, I see the Buckeyes winning this one.If Meyer ever wants to prove himself, though, he should take over a program like UNLV and lead them to the title. It's easy to build an SEC team or a Big Ten team into a power. Do it on the lower levels. Go to San Jose State. Go to Hawaii. Go to UCLA. Just kidding, Bruins fans. But the point is, you've proven you can do it at a high level. Let's see you do some real work to build a program.You can follow Adam Rank on Twitter . Gamertag: KickedBoar591 *