Best cards of each skill position rn

peatrick said:

This is simply NOT true.  Personal favorites, perhaps, but there's no universe where any Manning is best video game QB right now.  Stats barely matter, everything is based off minimum thresholds, which ALL of these cards meet and exceed, so the way we rate QBs in late-game Madden (if not always) is based upon a few simple things:

• QB Release Style -- accept no substitution, if you're not using Traditional 4, you're potentially missing out.  Split seconds matter, it's the difference between a completion for a huge gain and taking a sack.
• Abilities -- Gift-Wrapped, Gunslinger and Set Feet Lead (or Pass Lead Elite) plus Hot Route Master (or even Master Tactician) is a requirement.  Beyond this is a bit personal preference.  Anyone that says "it's April, you don't need GW" probably doesn't understand how this game works, be careful what advice you listen to (including, or especially my own).
• Speed

Here's the current order of what i consider to be S-tier QBs:

1. Lamar
2. Vick (with token, although lefty prevents roll-out to right)
3. Bo
4. Big Ben
5. Joe Burrow
6. END S-tier
7. Then everything else, including both Mannings & Kirk, through AR15, etc. however the drop-off from 5th to 6th is fairly significant.  I assume Caleb Williams needs to be somewhere on this list, but i'm coming at this from pre-Draft angle.

yeah i dont see manning either thats why I found it interesting lol

WickedShadows said:

That is an epic answer, thank you so much! I forgot all about Pitts and didn't realize how cheap he is right now, so I'm gonna hold off on the AKA for now, buy Pitts and see what comes down the line. TE Bo is doing great for me, so I'm just looking for a good number 2 and hot damn Pitts will fit perfectly!

Once you're ready, don't snooze on how useful (and easy/cheap) it can be to stack up 6/6 AKA Crews team chems, which definitely helps on both sides of the ball... eventually you'll find that perfect AKA Crews BND to take.  Hopefully i have not lead you astray, glad we could bumble our way to some useful information.  Thanks for suffering through my often unhinged diatribes.

I've obviously got a lot of strong feelings and emotions on the current state of the game, but i genuinely love all this theory crafting and the team building aspects of MUT.  Half of the chess match is preparing our squads to go to battle.  Abilities are everything, but height and max speed can often be that cherry on top.

STRIKESHOT1 said:

the disrespect from the no skill cheesers keeps him cheap though fr lol

lol

peatrick said:

Once you're ready, don't snooze on how useful (and easy/cheap) it can be to stack up 6/6 AKA Crews team chems, which definitely helps on both sides of the ball... eventually you'll find that perfect AKA Crews BND to take.  Hopefully i have not lead you astray, glad we could bumble our way to some useful information.  Thanks for suffering through my often unhinged diatribes.

I've obviously got a lot of strong feelings and emotions on the current state of the game, but i genuinely love all this theory crafting and the team building aspects of MUT.  Half of the chess match is preparing our squads to go to battle.  Abilities are everything, but height and max speed can often be that cherry on top.

Man I am telling you! The building this year is crazy! I started as all Eagles, then did half of zero chill, which was easy as all the Eagles in it lol, then a couple of months ago I started working in SB players to hit those chems but still keep Eagles and now, yup, was looking to do some AKA damage, especially with getting another 98 free from the comp pass so Kelce may end up on my squad eventually, but you made me rethink and hold the set pieces for now as Hill does look INSANE so maybe the next release or 2 will be in the same vain.

And as for your posts, man I appreciate your thought process and as a free to play player, it's helped me a lot more by thinking of the different options and not going straight to the insanely high-priced players everyone else loves to recommend!

WickedShadows said:

Man I am telling you! The building this year is crazy! I started as all Eagles, then did half of zero chill, which was easy as all the Eagles in it lol, then a couple of months ago I started working in SB players to hit those chems but still keep Eagles and now, yup, was looking to do some AKA damage, especially with getting another 98 free from the comp pass so Kelce may end up on my squad eventually, but you made me rethink and hold the set pieces for now as Hill does look INSANE so maybe the next release or 2 will be in the same vain.

And as for your posts, man I appreciate your thought process and as a free to play player, it's helped me a lot more by thinking of the different options and not going straight to the insanely high-priced players everyone else loves to recommend!

There's real skill to crafting a team on a budget. We're not always going to get the absolute top tier cards, but in many instances there's alternatives that offer 90-95% of those S-tier, best in position type cards. 

Value is a massive component. All things equal, three impact cards at 300k each could help you win more games than a 1M card, to throw out a random example. Please keep us posted, love hearing feedback and opinions, helps me continue learning. 

I just finally moved on from 70/70 Superbowl hybrid theme with 25/50 Niners & 6 AKA theme team, running the same core squad since February.

QB: Lamar or Vick (if you can do lefties)              WR: Calvin-Moss-Carmichael (in that order)                RB: #1Dickerson or #2Bo for angry runs (Raheem and Murray are fun to play with too) TE: Tony G or Trav  Kelce (if you have 6/6 Y2K AKA Crews)

peatrick said:

This is simply NOT true.  Personal favorites, perhaps, but there's no universe where any Manning is best video game QB right now.  Stats barely matter, everything is based off minimum thresholds, which ALL of these cards meet and exceed, so the way we rate QBs in late-game Madden (if not always) is based upon a few simple things:

• QB Release Style -- accept no substitution, if you're not using Traditional 4, you're potentially missing out.  Split seconds matter, it's the difference between a completion for a huge gain and taking a sack.
• Abilities -- Gift-Wrapped, Gunslinger and Set Feet Lead (or Pass Lead Elite) plus Hot Route Master (or even Master Tactician) is a requirement.  Beyond this is a bit personal preference.  Anyone that says "it's April, you don't need GW" probably doesn't understand how this game works, be careful what advice you listen to (including, or especially my own).
• Speed

Here's the current order of what i consider to be S-tier QBs:

1. Lamar
2. Vick (with token, although lefty prevents roll-out to right)
3. Bo
4. Big Ben
5. Joe Burrow
6. END S-tier
7. Then everything else, including both Mannings & Kirk, through AR15, etc. however the drop-off from 5th to 6th is fairly significant.  I assume Caleb Williams needs to be somewhere on this list, but i'm coming at this from pre-Draft angle.

"Anyone that says "it's April, you don't need GW" probably doesn't understand how this game works".  

Wow that's a really dumb statement. Go back to youtube.

I know exactly how this game works. I've probably beat you without GW since I win way more than I lose. GW is absolutely not necessary, especially if you're not a knob who chucks up high point passes all game. 

"be careful what advice you listen to"

For me it's:

QB Vick if you can deal with a lefty or Lamar if you have the coin.

WR Calvin Johnson or Carmichael

RB Dickerson

TE Musgrave or Kelce

999official said:

QB: Lamar or Vick (if you can do lefties)              WR: Calvin-Moss-Carmichael (in that order)                RB: #1Dickerson or #2Bo for angry runs (Raheem and Murray are fun to play with too) TE: Tony G or Trav  Kelce (if you have 6/6 Y2K AKA Crews)

whats the difference between a lefty and righty for QB?

whiplash13 said:

For me it's:

QB Vick if you can deal with a lefty or Lamar if you have the coin.

WR Calvin Johnson or Carmichael

RB Dickerson

TE Musgrave or Kelce

good list. Whats the big difference between left and righty for QB tho?

TripleCrownDK2K said:

good list. Whats the big difference between left and righty for QB tho?

Mainly roll out options.  Rolling right is tougher with a lefty.  It takes getting used to but outside of that, this card plays really well.

JDrum01 said:

"Anyone that says "it's April, you don't need GW" probably doesn't understand how this game works".  

Wow that's a really dumb statement. Go back to youtube.

I know exactly how this game works. I've probably beat you without GW since I win way more than I lose. GW is absolutely not necessary, especially if you're not a knob who chucks up high point passes all game. 

"be careful what advice you listen to"

And what abilities on offense do you prioritize more than pass catching?  You don't NEED any abilities, but if you understand how the game is coded, you'd understand how or why Gift-Wrapped is and remains important and one of the best uses of a single ability point on offense.  Perhaps if you told me you really needed that last AP to fit in the 5th Secure Protector on your O-line, maybe i'd buy that excuse, but offensive abilities simply are not that impactful this year.

Play however you want, but please stop misleading newer players.

QB Lamar
RB Dickerson 
WR 1 Hill 
WR 2 McLaurin 
WR 3 Waddle 
TE Bo Jackson ( blocking still matters and having the ability to literally destroy any defender while blocking after nine play's for 0 AP makes him better then any other TE in the game)   

Also Height does not matter at all IMO, having the ability to out juke and accelerate quickly from defenders is much more valuable then being tall in MUT 24, especially when taking into consideration how op ZKO's are.

Does no one use Keenan Allen? I have Calvin Carmichael Moss. But keenan is one of the better WR I play