The Ravens look to be a very good Madden team this year, and it starts with their defense. Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs once again anchor the linebacking corps. Lewis is still a powerhouse at MLB (Do I need to even mention the ratings?) and Suggs is a terrifying pass rush threat with his speed (84), finesse moves (99), and acceleration (96). There is plenty of speed in the backup linebackers, especially the 86 speed ratings of Barnes and Gooden. Sergio Kindle, the rookie from Texas, is a solid all-around player, with stats that include 82 speed, 95 acceleration, 84 tackle, 92 finesse moves, 92 pursuit, and 92 hit power. The defensive line consists mainly of huge, strong, and slow run-stoppers. The three starters (Ngata, Gregg, and Pryce) are a scary bunch, and while rookie Terrence Cody lacks speed and awareness, he has tremendous strength (97) and block shedding (97). The corners aren’t anything special, and you might want to sub in Fabian Washington because of his 98 speed. Coming in at 97 overall, Ed Reed is the highest rated player on the defense, and he strikes fear into any opposing players looking to pass. If you’re looking to user a player with higher hit power, you can use Zbikowski (84), who still has 88 speed.
The offense made a huge improvement by adding Anquan Boldin to a previously unimpressive receiving core. He is a sure-handed target (93 catch, 98 catch in traffic), as is Derrick Mason, who continues to be one of the NFL’s best route runners (97) as he gets older. Todd Heap has always been a favorite target of most Ravens users, and while his ratings aren’t at all overwhelming, he is still an effective tight end. Donte Stallworth doesn’t have great catch or catch in traffic ratings, but you might want to sub him in for his 94 speed, the fastest of the WRs. LeRon McClain is a great FB, coming in at 90 overall with 90 trucking. Ray Rice and Willis McGahee are a solid RB tandem, with Rice being the faster of the two (89 speed, 97 acceleration), more agile (96), and more elusive (92), and McGahee providing a mix of trucking (88) and bone-shattering stiff arm moves (99). Flacco has a cannon of an arm (96 throw power), and his accuracy ratings are serviceable. Troy Smith provides some speed (82) for an extra wrinkle at QB, but his accuracy (65) makes him useless as a passer. The offensive line is well-suited for a heavy run attack, as all five starters have a run block rating of 85 or higher. You’re likely to have more success running to the left side, led by Oher’s 96 run blocking and Grubbs’s 94.
The improved offense and consistently terrifying defense make the Ravens one of this year’s most threatening teams, and they are near the top of my list of teams to try out in Madden 11. Their swagger ratings are top notch, but I don’t need those ratings to know that the Baltimore swagger is something to fear.
Written by CookieMonsta
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great article! now here come a few Ravens…..bandwagoners! lol
i mostly play with the ravens and have for the last couple years.with this years team the defense will stop anybody , and i am loving the depth in the linebacker position, even the back ups have great stats.I will be unstoppable with the ravens
ya their defense is good but their offense is unnstoppable
Sergio kindell's gonna be awsome! Ravens rock (help)
Nice story. With the exception of the secondary playing Against the ravens is like asking for your running back to be admitted into the hospital. They’re defensive line are all beast in their own right. I usually sub kindle in on re and move ngata to dt because kindle is stupidly fast off the snap and ngata is a nightmare force up front. Ngata logged in 3 sacks one game plain off that combo. Moving stallworth to #3 wideout is also effective because he burns the number 3 corners. Putting him up against Kyle Wilson from the jets was a matchup from hell and stallworth finished with 3 TDs and 130 yards off 6 catches. The ravens are a monster team and well be seein alot of them online
Anybody know of any good trades to make with the Ravens. I picked up Taylor Mayes from the niners for a 4th round pick for his speed and hit power.
how do i use the power moves