MOF SEASON 57: CYCLE PREVIEW

Welcome to the first annual cycle preview column! In this column we will break down the team ratings going into the edition. We will also give you the top 3 players on each team as well as the salary cap information! At the end of the column we will have a mock team draft based on the current lottery chances. I will also be providing links to full ratings in the article. Enjoy!


Here we are, another year and another Madden release! It seems to be coming faster and faster every year right? Well as a new edition of Madden is released, a new season of MOF also coincides. This will be our 57th season as we keep trucking along. This article will be as about in depth as they come regarding the release rosters, salary cap numbers, and team overalls. Remember these ratings will change with the first roster update, but i'm sure it won't change too much for this article to be irrelevant. Now with the cap numbers, what we did was include the adjusted cap for each team.

Adjusted cap space looks out to the 2021 cap and adjusts for the amount of players on the team. Commonly, players incorrectly look at the year one cap number, however, it is the second year that is most important in Madden. If you have any questions, you can read this article here written by SGO:

Remember these ratings and cap space numbers are out of the box rosters, odds are we will be getting a roster update and these numbers will change a bit. For example, Seattle getting Jamal Adams, so keep that in mind

https://www.sportsgamersonline.com/madden-21-analytics-looking-at-the-franchise-cap-situations/

by Commissioner Jeff
August 20, 2020




1. New Orleans Saints: 85 Overall

Offense: 88 Overall
Defense: 83 Overall
WR - Michael Thomas: 99 Overall
LE - Cameron Jordan: 96 Overall
LT - Terron Armstead: 95 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: -$44,798,403


2. San Francisco 49ers: 84 Overall

Offense: 85 Overall
Defense: 84 Overall
TE - George Kittle: 98 Overall
CB - Richard Sherman: 92 Overall
LT - Trent Williams: 92 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $28,852,109


3. Baltimore Ravens: 84 Overall

Offense: 85 Overall
Defense: 84 Overall
RE - Calais Campbell: 95 Overall
QB - Lamar Jackson: 94 Overall
LT - Ronnie Stanley: 93 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $59,325,999


4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 83 Overall

Offense: 84 Overall
Defense: 83 Overall
TE - Rob Gronkowski: 95 Overall
WR - Mike Evans: 92 Overall
QB - Tom Brady: 90 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $46,588,176


5. Dallas Cowboys: 83 Overall

Offense: 85 Overall
Defense: 81 Overall
RG - Zack Martin: 98 Overall
WR - Amari Cooper: 93 Overall
HB - Ezekiel Elliott: 92 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $29,412,543


6. Philadelphia Eagles: 83 Overall

Offense: 87 Overall
Defense: 80 Overall
DT - Fletcher Cox: 96 Overall
C - Jason Kelce: 94 Overall
RG - Brandon Brooks: 93 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: -$53,789,607


7. Kansas City Chiefs: 82 Overall

Offense: 87 Overall
Defense: 77 Overall
QB - Patrick Mahomes: 99 Overall
TE - Travis Kelce: 97 Overall
WR - Tyreek Hill: 96 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $23,748,288


8. Indianapolis Colts: 82 Overall

Offense: 84 Overall
Defense: 80 Overall
LG - Quenton Nelson: 94 Overall
DT - DeForest Buckner: 87 Overall
WR - T.Y. Hilton: 87 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $87,715,074


9. Pittsburgh Steelers: 82 Overall

Offense: 83 Overall
Defense: 81 Overall
RG - David DeCastro: 91 Overall
RE - Cameron Heyward: 90 Overall
FS - Minkah Fitzpatrick: 87 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $10,156,292


10. Cleveland Browns: 81 Overall

Offense: 84 Overall
Defense: 79 Overall
RE - Myles Garrett: 93 Overall
HB - Nick Chubb: 92 Overall
WR - Odell Beckham Jr.: 91 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $26,210,091


11. Chicago Bears: 81 Overall

Offense: 79 Overall
Defense: 85 Overall
LOLB - Khalil Mack: 97 Overall
WR - Allen Robinson II: 89 Overall
FS - Eddie Jackson: 89 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $10,051,259


12. Buffalo Bills: 81 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 83 Overall
WR - Stefon Diggs: 92 Overall
CB - Tre'Davious White: 90 Overall
FS - Micah Hyde: 88 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $24,030,584


13. Los Angeles Chargers: 81 Overall

Offense: 79 Overall
Defense: 85 Overall
LE - Joey Bosa: 91 Overall
WR - Keenan Allen: 91 Overall
CB - Casey Hayward Jr.: 89 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $82,543,010


14. Green Bay Packers: 81 Overall

Offense: 83 Overall
Defense: 79 Overall
LT - David Bakhtiari: 96 Overall
WR - Davante Adams: 94 Overall
HB - Aaron Jones: 90 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $17,595,714


15. New England Patriots: 81 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 83 Overall
CB - Stephon Gilmore: 99 Overall
FS - Devin McCourty: 92 Overall
MLB - Dont'a Hightower: 88 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $80,772,007


16. Las Vegas Raiders: 81 Overall

Offense: 85 Overall
Defense: 77 Overall
C - Rodney Hudson: 93 Overall
LG - Richie Incognito: 90 Overall
HB - Josh Jacobs: 88 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $16,218,819


17. Seattle Seahawks: 80 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 81 Overall
MLB - Bobby Wagner: 98 Overall
QB - Russell Wilson: 97 Overall
WR - Tyler Lockett: 88 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $54,212,747


18. Houston Texans: 80 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 80 Overall
LE - J.J. Watt: 98 Overall
QB - Deshaun Watson: 86 Overall
WR - Brandin Cooks: 85 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $5,599,523


19. Tennessee Titans: 80 Overall

Offense: 81 Overall
Defense: 80 Overall
HB - Derrick Henry: 93 Overall
FS - Kevin Byard: 91 Overall
P - Brett Kern: 84 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $21,790,076


20. Minnesota Vikings: 80 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 81 Overall
SS - Harrison Smith: 95 Overall
HB - Dalvin Cook: 91 Overall
DT - Michael Pierce: 91 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $20,360,086


21. Arizona Cardinals: 79 Overall

Offense: 79 Overall
Defense: 80 Overall
WR - DeAndre Hopkins: 98 Overall
LOLB - Chandler Jones: 95 Overall
CB - Patrick Peterson: 88 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $52,828,910


22. Atlanta Falcons: 79 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 79 Overall
WR - Julio Jones: 97 Overall
DT - Grady Jarrett: 90 Overall
C - Alex Mack: 89 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: -$17,810,021


23. Los Angeles Rams: 79 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 79 Overall
DT - Aaron Donald: 99 Overall
CB - Jalen Ramsey: 94 Overall
WR - Cooper Kupp: 89 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $37,520,253


24. Cincinnati Bengals: 78 Overall

Offense: 76 Overall
Defense: 81 Overall
HB - Joe Mixon: 89 Overall
WR - A.J. Green: 88 Overall
DT - Geno Atkins: 88 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $65,635,455


25. Denver Broncos: 78 Overall

Offense: 76 Overall
Defense: 81 Overall
LOLB - Von Miller: 97 Overall
FS - Justin Simmons: 90 Overall
SS - Kareem Jackson: 87 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $42,413,574


26. New York Giants: 78 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 76 Overall
HB - Saquon Barkley: 91 Overall
TE - Evan Engram: 88 Overall
RG - Kevin Zeitler: 85 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $41,334,126


27. Jacksonville Jaguars: 78 Overall

Offense: 79 Overall
Defense: 77 Overall
C - Brandon Linder: 87 Overall
K - Josh Lambo: 85 Overall
LG - Andrew Norwell: 83 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $84,125,218


28. New York Jets: 78 Overall

Offense: 77 Overall
Defense: 81 Overall
SS - Jamal Adams: 92 Overall
HB - Le'Veon Bell: 87 Overall
MLB - C.J. Mosley: 85 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $38,039,289


29. Carolina Panthers: 78 Overall

Offense: 80 Overall
Defense: 76 Overall
HB - Christian McCaffrey: 99 Overall
DT - Kawann Short: 87 Overall
WR - D.J. Moore: 85 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $34,344,340


30. Detroit Lions: 77 Overall

Offense: 77 Overall
Defense: 79 Overall
WR - Kenny Golladay: 86 Overall
RE - Tre Flowers: 86 Overall
WR - Marvin Jones: 85 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $22,794,567


31. Washington Football Team: 77 Overall

Offense: 75 Overall
Defense: 80 Overall
RG - Brandon Scherff: 87 Overall
FS - Kendall Fuller: 86 Overall
DT - Matthew Ioannidis: 86 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $77,459,224


32. Miami Dolphins: 76 Overall

Offense: 73 Overall
Defense: 80 Overall
CB - Byron Jones: 88 Overall
LOLB - Kyle Van Noy: 86 Overall
WR - Devante Parker: 84 Overall
Adjusted Cap Space: $43,360,385


Madden '21 - Team Mock Draft


The team mock draft is based on the current lottery standings as of Friday, August 21, 2020. We will predict in order of chances, although we all know that is not how it will play out when the real draft is here next week. However, for prediction purposes we will be going 1-32 from top chances to bottom chances. You can view the updated lottery chance board with the link below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRulL_oNrO2xWl8Bv6EBuBhfSxLncJBJyw-l9rmG5PHa7w0rE2gl-adlAfMIy3_PVx5Tx3fktYAZb01/pubhtml
*THIS IS NOT THE ACTUAL DRAFT ORDER*

PICK
COACH
LOTTERY CHANCES
TEAM
COMMENT
1.
RobPowers
164
Baltimore Ravens
Rob mentioned he wanted out of the NFC East and its kind of hard to pass up this team this edition. Lamar Jackson, Marquise Brown, fun team to play with.
2.
Canesbucs1
120
Indianapolis Colts
We all know Healy's team is the Colts and with that core and the cap space they will be a fun team to build up!
3.
Enzo
118
Kansas City Chiefs
Enzo will be tempted to pick his team, the Jets, here but if he gets the #3 pick it will be a tough pill to swallow. Chiefs for Enzo here.
4.
Krayzie300
101
Minnesota Vikings
There are a lot of great teams available here at #4 but I believe Krayzie wants to come back home, to Minnesota.
5.
Remo357
82
Chicago Bears
The Bears are Remo's baby, and he is determined to fix this team and turn his MOF career around. What better way to do it than with DA BEARS.
6.
CoachQKP35
80
Dallas Cowboys
*QUE The Rocks Theme Music* FINALLY Q HAS COME BACK...... HOOOMMMEEE. We're all rooting for this to happen in Madden '21.
7.
Bhicks14
64
New Orleans Saints
The best team in the game, Hicks i believe will go back where he started Madden '20 and do some damage!
8.
Pettigrew95
58
New England Patriots
Pettigrew going back to his roots here and picking his team, the Patriots. Sure no Brady but a great defense.
9.
Estrada
53
San Francisco 49ers
Im not so sure the 49ers will drop this far in the team draft, but if they do, score for Estrada here at number 9!
10.
BuffaloBill
41
Buffalo Bills
I can only think by coach BuffaloBill's name that he will be looking at the Buffalo Bills with his pick. They should be here when he selects.
11.
MackDaddy
39
Cleveland Browns
If it aint broke don't fix it! MackDaddy and the Browns are like peas and carrots and he should be going back there if he can.
12.
TheBigMaine ®
37
Philadelphia Eagles
We're not exactly sure about BigMaine's favorite team, but the Eagles here would be a fantastic value pick.
13.
Showkiller ®
37
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The end of an era as the Bucs will definitley be picked before Jfon's up this draft, i'd be surprised if they lasted this long actually.
14.
Trunks ®
30
Green Bay Packers
Not much is known about this true rookie in Trunks, but the Packers would be a great pick for him here at #14.
15.
SonGoku
30
Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers are a good team, quietly solid and with Big Ben retiring in the near future cap space should get better.
16.
Dpanther95
29
Carolina Panthers
There's no question where Damon is going here. Let's just hope he can turn around his fortunes and make some noise this edition!
17.
Texmexgalvan
28
Houston Texans
Tex from Texas going with the Texans! That just sounds fun. Watson and company will be fun to play with here.
18.
BigDre245
27
Jacksonville Jaguars
Duvaaaal. Dre's new favorite team should be around whenever he picks, since they are one of the worst teams but have the best cap.
19.
Bengalsonly7
26
Cincinnati Bengals
The name fits. If the Bengals are around for Coach Bengalsonly7 he should be going there, unless he wants to change his name to Bengalssometimes7.
20.
Shawtypizzle
25
Seattle Seahawks
This is a steal if the Seahawks drop down in the 20s here. With the addition of Jamal Adams after the first roster update, these guys are dangerous.
21.
Commish Jeff
23
New York Jets
Commish will be in a tough spot here at #21 if all his teams are gone off his board. The Jets are always a fall back for him though.
22.
DoubleD187
22
Los Angeles Rams
Two words. Aaron Donald. That's enough to want to bring your talents here, and with DoubleD's GM skills they'll be fun to watch.
23.
Gouch
21
Los Angeles Chargers
The Bengals will prob be taken by whoever comes first, Gouch or Bengalsonly. If they are, the Chargers would be a great pick as they always seem to drop.
24.
Trigrdan
20
Arizona Cardinals
Arizona will be a sexy pick so they could surprise and go higher, if they dont, we will have to deal with Isabella for another cycle.
25.
BigReg
19
Atlanta Falcons
The odds are pretty high that Reg ends up with the Falcons no matter where he picks. If it is this low, he will still prob get them.
26.
Jfon
18
Las Vegas Raiders
Jfon without the Bucs will be very weird to see, so why not go with the other pirate themed team? The Raiidderrrsss!
27.
Mindenplaya
17
Tennessee Titans
The Titans have a solid team and if they drop to a great coach like Mindenplaya like this, watch out!
28.
NYRedskins35
16
Washington Football Team
The coach formerly known as NYRedskins35 will have no issues getting his Washington Football team here in this edition.
29.
MrRoclo
12
New York Giants
There is alot to like about the Giants. They will be a fun team to build up. Barkley and Jones should be solid.
30.
MrWitness36
11
Denver Broncos
There wont be much left obviously here at #30 but the Broncos have a nice core and some cap room to work with.
31.
KnightNoles
7
Miami Dolphins
The cocky defending champ Knight will have his team back in Madden '21 and im sure he'll show that he can win with any one.
32.
Hovadagod_23
1
Detroit Lions
We havent heard much from Hova since he's come back, hopefully he can climb out of the lottery basement.