The 4 most underrated Dallas Cowboys on Madden 23
player. 123. . . . CB. Anthony Brown (76 OVR). 3
Madden tends to be unpredictable when coming up with their ratings. Most of the attention gets driven toward star players or at least the top player at their position on their respective teams. Anthony Brown may not be a household name, but a 76 overall is far too low.
Since being drafted in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft, Brown got overshadowed. He has never been a star player but is a solid CB2 coming off the best season of his career.
When quarterbacks were unwilling to throw the ball to Diggs, they looked at the matchup against Brown. Despite that, he more than held his own.
Passers completed a low 53.3 percent of their passes (for 12.9 yards per completion), five touchdowns, and a 78.4 passer rating. The completion percentage and passer rating allowed were career bests.
While the Purdue product is not the same ballhawk as Diggs, he doesn’t shy away from getting his hands on the football. He batted down 17 passes and intercepted three this past season. Both were career highs.
Mike McCarthy on Anthony Brown: “AB is having a heck of a camp. Frankly, I'll be honest with you, he's picked up right where he left off last year. I think he's someone that should get more love from you guys. Just a suggestion.” pic.twitter.com/7vDqHBS2Xz
— Jon Machota (@jonmachota) July 29, 2022
I averaged the overalls of the top ten CB2s according to Madden ratings, which comes to an 84 overall. Yes, Diggs’s overall is equal to a top CB2.
Included within the top ten CB2s in the game are Mike Hilton, Jamel Dean, and Darious Williams. All three have an overall rating of 82. While the trio is a whopping six overall higher than Brown, they are not much different statistically and, in some cases, the numbers favor Brown.
Brown’s 20 ball touches are fewer than the combined 27 for the trio but still impressive. In terms of completion percentage allowed, only Dean has a lower rate, while the other two are above the 62 percent mark.
Regarding passer rating allowed, Dallas’s CB2 also ranks second among the four, eclipsed by only Dean. If they’re all similar, why is there so much separation?
The only downfall for Brown compared to the other three corners is the yards per completion allowed. He allows around two more yards than the others, but that shouldn’t be enough to justify the dramatic difference.
The minimum should be an 80 overall, with the comparisons to the other corners giving a push to be an 82. It will get overlooked since No. 30 doesn’t get much attention but should be corrected.