Madden NFL 20 Ratings: 5 QBs who were totally snubbed

Aaron Rodgers (90)

Downgrading Aaron Rodgers to 90 seems like a total knee-jerk reaction to the Green Bay Packers’ disastrous campaign, especially since any concerns about Rodgers’ leadership skills wouldn’t be registered in a Madden rating.

Patrick Mahomes has redefined the quarterback position, but before Mahomes started his first game in the NFL, Rodgers himself changed the way NFL fans evaluated quarterbacks. Rodgers can still make some of the most insane throws imaginable and is neck-and-neck with Mahomes and Russell Wilson in terms of individual talent at the quarterback position.

Rodgers’ numbers weren’t great last season, but he still had a ridiculously low 0.3 interception percentage, with just two interceptions on nearly 600 passing attempt. This came despite playing with a young group of wide receivers that was decimated by injury, to the point where Davante Adams was really his only starting-caliber option.

It seems like Rodgers’ rating is more of a reflection of the dysfunction in the Packers organization, which probably stemmed more from Mike McCarthy. Recall that McCarthy wouldn’t even start Aaron Jones at running back, even though it was painfully obvious to even the worst fantasy football player in a basic standard league that Jones can play.

Expect Rodgers to get back to a 95+ rating soon, because it’s a joke that he’s rated significantly lower than Philip Rivers and Tom Brady despite having more natural talent (and fewer turnovers) than two quarterbacks playing with an embarrassment of riches around them.