We’ve all had a chance to let the “Madden NFL 21” overall ratings for the Kansas City Chiefs marinate for a few days. The rating adjusters at EA Sports have a tough job of accurately rating every player on every team. We’re going to give them some help and let them know where they went wrong with the Super Bowl champions. You can find the complete list of Chiefs’ player ratings here.
Here’s a look at six players from the Chiefs who should have better ratings in this year’s iteration of the video game:
DE Frank Clark
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The disrespect that Clark gets is rampant, so it’s hard to blame EA for basically giving him the same rating he had in “Madden NFL 20.” It just feels like people only recall the first half of the season when Clark was playing with a neck injury. Down the stretch, Clark established himself as a finisher for the Chiefs’ defense. From Week 14 on through the postseason he only had a single game where he didn’t record a sack.
One individual rating that I find absolutely abysmal here is Clark’s block shedding. Clark has a 66 block shed rating in “Madden NFL 21” and it feels contrarian. He’s one of the best defenders in the league at setting the edge in the run game and shedding defenders to get to the ball. Even when rushing the passer, Clark does a good job of getting off blockers. If he can’t he simply uses his power to go right through them.
His finesse move, which has an 80 rating, could also use some love. Recall the fake spin move in the AFC title game? If that’s not considered elite finesse, I don’t know what is.