Balance of Theme NFC Teams Post SB

I was interested to see what the balance of top program cards has been since the SB. Here's the results as best I could do in chronological order (with some disclaimers right below). Curious what you guys think of everything.

*Given the FA (plus Puka, Hamilton, Fuller, Parsons and Mannings) cards got team chems for everyone, I marked down players that have/should get x2 chems in my breakdown for that program. People who got chems added outside of FA promo weren't included
*I could have jotted down all the stupid Bo's, but I think everyone understands how over-fed they got from that regardless.
*I included the Super Bowl Past LTDs and probably could have included just the SB Past guys altogether, but we're pushing almost two full months by that point
*I didn't include season pass cards because frankly they almost all suck

NFC West
Rams - 15 top program cards - 4 LTD - Torry Holt (AKA), Kurt Warner (AKA), Night Train (AKA, Dante Hall (AKA), Rob Havenstein (Genki), Byron Young (WW), Ryan Fitzpatrick (AKA), Taylor Rapp (WW), Aaron Donald (TOTY), Isaac Bruce (AKA), Marshall Faulk (AKA), Kamren Curl (FA), Kevin Dotson (FA), Matthew Stafford (Sugar Rush), Aaron Donald (Career Tribute)

Cardinals - 14 top program cards - 2 LTD - Kurt Warner (AKA), Night Train (AKA), Kyler Murray (WW), Patrick Peterson (WW), Antonio Cromartie (UL), Terrell Suggs (UL), Edgerrin James (UL), Emmitt Smith (AKA), Trey McBride (WW), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Combine), Isaiah Simmons (Combine), John Abraham (UL LTD), Matt Prater (WW), Dan Dierdorf (UL)

49ers - 11 top program cards - 3 LTD - Christian McCaffrey (TOTY), Trent Williams (TOTY), Fred Warner (TOTY), Kyle Juice (TOTY), Patrick Willis (Combine), Vernon Davis (Combine), Larry Allen (UL), Isaac Bruce (AKA), Raheem Mostert (Sugar Rush), Arik Armstead (Sugar Rush), Deon Sanders (UL)

Seahawks - 8 top program cards - 3 LTD - Quandre Diggs (WW), Marshawn Lynch (AKA), DK (Genki), Edge James (UL), Tariq Woolen (Combine), JSN (WW), Leonard Williams (Sugar Rush), Jadeveon Clowney (WW)

NFC East
Commanders - 13 top program cards - 3 LTD - Dustin Hopkins (WW), Sean Taylor (UL), Andrew Wylie (WW), Trent Williams (TOTY), Dominique Rodgers-Cro (Combine), Vernon Davis (Combine), Brian Orakpo (Combine), Ryan Fitzpatrick (AKA), Jeremy Chinn (FA), Andre Reed (AKA), Brandon Scherff (WW), Bruce Smith (UL), Deon Sanders (UL)

Eagles - 13 top program cards - 4 LTD - Jevon Kearse (UL), Kevin Byard (Genki), Jake Elliott (TOTY), AJ Brown (TOTY), Randall Cunningham (AKA), Dominque Rodgers-Cro (Combine), Julio Jones (Combine), Vince Young (UL), TJ Edwards (WW), Devin White (FA), Fridge (AKA), Jalen Carter (WW), Harold Carmichael (Sugar Rush)

Cowboys - 14 top program cards - 5 LTD - Darren Woodson (UL), Randall Cunningham (AKA), Too Tall (AKA), Emmitt Smith (AKA), Troy Aikman (AKA), Michael Irvin (AKA), Ceedee Lamb (TOTY), Larry Allen (UL), Trevon Diggs (WW), Stephon Gilmore (FA), Jimmy Smith (UL), Demarcus Ware (UL), Deon Sanders (UL), Harold Carmichael (Sugar Rush)

Giants - 11 top program cards - 5 LTD - Kurt Warner (AKA), Dexter Lawrence/C Dexter Lawrence (Genki), Jabrill Peppers (TOTY), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Combine), Isaiah Simmons (Combine), Brian Burns (FA), Andrew Thomas (Sugar Rush), Leonard Williams (Sugar Rush), Tiki Barber (UL), Jamie Gillian (AKA)

NFC South
Falcons - 11 top program cards - 4 LTD - Drake London (WW), Kyle Pitts (Genki), Jessie Bates (TOTY), Chris Lindstrom (TOTY), Julio Jones (Combine), Jonnu Smith (AKA), Deion Jones (WW), Bijan Robinson (WW), John Abraham (UL), Matt Prater (WW), Deon Sanders (UL)

Panthers - 7 top program cards - 2 LTD - Steve Smith (UL), Greg Van Roten (WW), Luke Kuechly (UL), Deion Jones (WW), Christian McCaffrey (TOTY), Jeremy Chinn (FA), Charles Tillman (AKA)

Saints - 7 top program cards - 1 LTD - Chris Olave (WW), Derek Carr/OLB Derek Carr (Genki), Cameron Jordan (Genki), Jamaal Williams (Genki), Trey Henderickson (TOTY), Marshon Lattimore (Sugar Rush)

Division-winning Bucs - 3 top program cards - 2 LTD - Julio Jones (Combine), Ryan Fitzpatrick (AKA), Mike Evans (FA)

NFC North
Lions - 14 top program cards - 2 LTD - Night Train (AKA), Quandre Diggs (WW), Jahmyr Gibbs (WW), Aidan Hutchinson/TE Hutch (Genki), Jamaal Williams (Genki), Peneii Sewell (TOTY), Jahmyr Gibbs (TOTY), Sam LaPorta (TOTY), Peoples-Jones (Combine), Matthew Stafford (Sugar Rush), Amon-Ra St. Brown (AKA), Matt Prater (WW), Brian Branch

Packers - 13 top program cards - 3 LTD - Josh Meyers (WW), Davante Adams/CB Adams (Genki), Jaire Alexander/WR Jaire (Genki), Jamaal Williams (Genki), Greg Van Roten (WW), Aaron Rodgers (LTD), Charles Woodson (UL), Christian Watson (WW), Josh Jacobs (FA), Ted Hendricks (Sugar Rush), Luke Musgrave (Sugar Rush)

Vikings - 6 top program cards - 3 LTD - Dave Casper (Super Bowl), Patrick Peterson (WW), Randall Cunningham (AKA), Eric Kendricks (WW), Harrisson Phillips (Combine), Danielle Hunter (FA)

Bears - 8 top program cards - 3 LTD - Gale Sayers (AKA), T Edmunds (Genki), TJ Edwards (WW), Charles Tillman (AKA), Fridge (AKA), Jaylon Brown (WW), Keenan Allen (Sugar Rush), Raheem Mostert (Sugar Rush)

Thanks for doing this.  As a Packers TTer, I've felt reasonably blessed this year.  Here's to hoping that the Theme Team Remix program returns in the coming weeks, as it really added life to MUT at this stage last year.

bartelboy said:

I was interested to see what the balance of top program cards has been since the SB. Here's the results as best I could do in chronological order (with some disclaimers right below). Curious what you guys think of everything.

*Given the FA (plus Puka, Hamilton, Fuller, Parsons and Mannings) cards got team chems for everyone, I marked down players that have/should get x2 chems in my breakdown for that program. People who got chems added outside of FA promo weren't included
*I could have jotted down all the stupid Bo's, but I think everyone understands how over-fed they got from that regardless.
*I included the Super Bowl Past LTDs and probably could have included just the SB Past guys altogether, but we're pushing almost two full months by that point
*I didn't include season pass cards because frankly they almost all suck

NFC West
Rams - 15 top program cards - 4 LTD - Torry Holt (AKA), Kurt Warner (AKA), Night Train (AKA, Dante Hall (AKA), Rob Havenstein (Genki), Byron Young (WW), Ryan Fitzpatrick (AKA), Taylor Rapp (WW), Aaron Donald (TOTY), Isaac Bruce (AKA), Marshall Faulk (AKA), Kamren Curl (FA), Kevin Dotson (FA), Matthew Stafford (Sugar Rush), Aaron Donald (Career Tribute)

Cardinals - 14 top program cards - 2 LTD - Kurt Warner (AKA), Night Train (AKA), Kyler Murray (WW), Patrick Peterson (WW), Antonio Cromartie (UL), Terrell Suggs (UL), Edgerrin James (UL), Emmitt Smith (AKA), Trey McBride (WW), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Combine), Isaiah Simmons (Combine), John Abraham (UL LTD), Matt Prater (WW), Dan Dierdorf (UL)

49ers - 11 top program cards - 3 LTD - Christian McCaffrey (TOTY), Trent Williams (TOTY), Fred Warner (TOTY), Kyle Juice (TOTY), Patrick Willis (Combine), Vernon Davis (Combine), Larry Allen (UL), Isaac Bruce (AKA), Raheem Mostert (Sugar Rush), Arik Armstead (Sugar Rush), Deon Sanders (UL)

Seahawks - 8 top program cards - 3 LTD - Quandre Diggs (WW), Marshawn Lynch (AKA), DK (Genki), Edge James (UL), Tariq Woolen (Combine), JSN (WW), Leonard Williams (Sugar Rush), Jadeveon Clowney (WW)

NFC East
Commanders - 13 top program cards - 3 LTD - Dustin Hopkins (WW), Sean Taylor (UL), Andrew Wylie (WW), Trent Williams (TOTY), Dominique Rodgers-Cro (Combine), Vernon Davis (Combine), Brian Orakpo (Combine), Ryan Fitzpatrick (AKA), Jeremy Chinn (FA), Andre Reed (AKA), Brandon Scherff (WW), Bruce Smith (UL), Deon Sanders (UL)

Eagles - 13 top program cards - 4 LTD - Jevon Kearse (UL), Kevin Byard (Genki), Jake Elliott (TOTY), AJ Brown (TOTY), Randall Cunningham (AKA), Dominque Rodgers-Cro (Combine), Julio Jones (Combine), Vince Young (UL), TJ Edwards (WW), Devin White (FA), Fridge (AKA), Jalen Carter (WW), Harold Carmichael (Sugar Rush)

Cowboys - 14 top program cards - 5 LTD - Darren Woodson (UL), Randall Cunningham (AKA), Too Tall (AKA), Emmitt Smith (AKA), Troy Aikman (AKA), Michael Irvin (AKA), Ceedee Lamb (TOTY), Larry Allen (UL), Trevon Diggs (WW), Stephon Gilmore (FA), Jimmy Smith (UL), Demarcus Ware (UL), Deon Sanders (UL), Harold Carmichael (Sugar Rush)

Giants - 11 top program cards - 5 LTD - Kurt Warner (AKA), Dexter Lawrence/C Dexter Lawrence (Genki), Jabrill Peppers (TOTY), Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Combine), Isaiah Simmons (Combine), Brian Burns (FA), Andrew Thomas (Sugar Rush), Leonard Williams (Sugar Rush), Tiki Barber (UL), Jamie Gillian (AKA)

Incredibly detailed post, thanks for putting this all together.  I'm dying to convert to my full 50/50 49ers TT, but still feeling a bit gimped, compared with my 70/70 Superbowl hybrid theme team (25/50 Niners, 6/6 AKA Crews "Y2K", 15/60 Combine).  We've been spoiled with so many 98-99 SPD players with multiple discounted ability buckets, i continue to tinker around the edges and add obvious upgrades whenever feasible, but they've been few and far between.  Bo ruined so many positional groups, he was a little too good, a little too soon (in the game-year / cycle).

Hoping some type of Theme Team Remix program helps to kick things up this year, the Manning twins were a slight indication that maybe it's possible.  At this point i'd be happy for anything that would improve upon current meta, which is feeling a bit stale.

jsmiller2003 said:

Thanks for doing this.  As a Packers TTer, I've felt reasonably blessed this year.  Here's to hoping that the Theme Team Remix program returns in the coming weeks, as it really added life to MUT at this stage last year.

Yeah I'm a Packers fan too and my buddy is a Rams fan which prompted me to make this because he was whining about his bad luck. Outside of the Genki program, I think the Packers have actually gotten shafted a bit, but then I look at a team like the Bucs and feel significantly better

bartelboy said:

Yeah I'm a Packers fan too and my buddy is a Rams fan which prompted me to make this because he was whining about his bad luck. Outside of the Genki program, I think the Packers have actually gotten shafted a bit, but then I look at a team like the Bucs and feel significantly better

Genki was insane for the Packers - and the Playoffs was strong too (too bad it couldn't have gone through the Super Bowl!).  Genki aside, it's been rough at WR.  It's also been rough on the Offensive Line (though Van Roten was a gift).  Cornerback has been phenomenal.  I'm expecting another Love, Peppers, Bakhtiari, Linsley, and Nitzchke, and probably another Reggie.  Would also like to see Jayden Reed get something decent.

I think it's wrong to say the Packers were "gifted" during the Playoffs because in reality they had one of the fewest cards given up until that point and it was a promo built about a team literally doing well. Stuff like getting four guys for Genki (like the Raiders and Saints) was lucky, but I'd prefer if EA didn't have that happen (look at other teams who got gifted during Sugar Rush/WW) and just were more mindful about giving top-end cards to all teams.

wow bucs have been thoroughly fucked

Great work!!! Thanks for taking the time to complete this.....