The EA’s rating for Madden 23 is finally released, and the results have created a certain amount of discontent among the Steelers fans. Despite being the Defensive Player of the year in the last season, T. J Watt is placed below Browns’ Myles Garrett, stealing his spot to enter the 99 clubs. Interestingly, Garret became the first player from Cleveland’s history to be a part of 99 Club on Madden’s launch day.
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The 26-year-old was announced to have joined the prestigious 99 clubs on Tuesday. He secured an overall rating of 99, another Watt’s 96. No doubt, these figures raised many eyebrows as fans were unable to assimilate these results online. One Twitter user commented that Garrett was overrated.
Myles Garrett is the most overrated player in NFL HISTORY
— skinnyRazor (@conthedon90) July 19, 2022
Another user couldn’t understand on what basis the stats were thrown.
Is there a single stat in which garret beats watt???? What are they basing these on?
— Bonobo Chimp (@StadlerPhil) July 19, 2022
Similarly, this user couldn’t believe his eyes to see TJ in the second spot.
TJ not a 99????
— Dr. Don Keedic PhD (@DonKeedicPhD) July 19, 2022
This user believes that TJ has everything to top the list.
WHAT MORE DOES TJ HAVE TO DO LMAOOOOO GAME IS UNSERIOUS
— E🍊 (@eorangeemoji) July 19, 2022
Despite getting a DPOY last season, Watt didn’t make it to the top. And that reason confused this fan to comment.
tj watt won dpoy and isn’t a 99 pic.twitter.com/WwbEzTFg24
— 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 (@JaMarrJungle) July 19, 2022
Sports Talk Dew believes that TJ Watt is the greatest player in NFL history.
TJ Watt is closer to the greatest player in NFL history than he is to a 96 overall
— Sports Talk Drew 🍀 (@SportsTalkDrew) July 19, 2022
While this user thinks TJ with a rating of 96 is just unbelievable. He deserves better!
TJ 96 is a joke
— dariq whitehead SZN 🙏🏼 (@DukePlsWin) July 19, 2022
Previously, San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Trent Williams got named to the 99 clubs, and later on, Garrett was announced to join him this season. Moreover, the edge rusher is coming off a phenomenal season, recording career-high sacks and showcasing his abilities to run for a DPOY award.
Does Myles Garrett deserve to be a better pick above TJ Watt?
The Browns’ edge rusher Myles Garrett registered 16 sacks last season and reached the mark of 99 for the first time in December. He made it to the first-team All-Pro in the last two seasons. However, the DPOY entitlement was a near miss. Moreover, he boasts 51 tackles and one forced fumble in the previous season. As of now, Garrett is the highest-rated edge rusher in Madden 23.
It turns out that the Steelers linebacker is far-fetched in terms of records and accolades. The 27-year-old was the best defensive player last season and registered 22.5 sacks.
Since 2018, the Wisconsin product never recorded single-digit sacks and played a pivotal role in leading the side to Super Bowl contention. As a result, the overall rating of 96 has raised many eyebrows.
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Similarly, Micha Parsons of the Dallas Cowboys is under the radar of fans who questioned his overall rating of 88 and plummeted his spot to 19 below other rushers in the league.
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He is coming off a successful rookie season with 13 sacks and 84 total tackles but still ranked 14th among other linebackers. Well, it will be interesting to see how much these players live up to these statistics in the upcoming season.
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