One really has to ask the hard questions at the Madden video game creators and whether or not they’re in league with Pro Football Focus. That might be the only way to explain how Chicago Bears safety Adrian Amos is officially the team’s highest-rated player on their game roster going into 2018.
Look there’s no denying that Amos had a big rebound year last season. He was effective in coverage for the first time and remained a physical presence near the line of scrimmage. His number of mistakes also went down. Yet both the tape and numbers show a good player. Hardly the best player on the team.
It’s especially odd when he has ranked three points ahead of the next closest man, which was defensive end, Akiem Hicks. Anybody who watched the Bears in 2017 could plainly see he was their best defender by a mile with a high run stuff percentage and 8.5 sacks.
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Yet even that’s not the most glaring oversight.
The biggest travesty is that Jordan Howard isn’t even in the top three. Here’s a man who has been easily the most consistent player on the Bears roster. He ran for 1,300 yards in 2016 and made a Pro Bowl. Last year, despite defenses stacking the box to stop him, he still managed over 1,100 yards rushing. He’s one of the best running backs in the league and yet he can’t get any respect even on his own team.
Somebody really needs to give these video game gurus an updated lesson on the actual situation of the Bears roster because this is not acceptable.
