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Now that the first few players have been selected, what are your thoughts about their ratings and the Madden NFL 10 screens? Got to the Madden NFL Draft Experience website to see all of the screens and ratings.
Sanchez does not have a stupid mustache
love the ratings but the graphics look just like madden 09 but i hope ya'll fix that b/c the players kinda still look like robots but i got high hopes for madden 10 this year
dont let me down
the faces actually look pretty close to the actual players face unlike last year...good job EA!
I like raring a little low though. The players don't exactly like themselves, especially Stafford. First to comment
sanchez doesnt look anything like that...why do the graphics look the same? there should be some difference...youve had a year i mean....
hey EA please read this, i know its alot of comments but im a hardcore player and am ranaked online so ive seen every cheat in the book. heres my issues short n sweet...
#1. make more catch animations, i read your section bout the hands and heads moving in relation to the ball n progressive awareness stuff so that kinda goes along with this also.<b><u>o often have cheating online players sent a TE on a fly route(str8 forward) and simply bulleted the pass and analogged it up and somehow the 82 rated tight end makes a glitchy/choppy turnaround facing the QB and full-extending grab.</b></u... this is unrealistic,this works best in zone and thatwould never happen in a real game. make a more realistic animation wen catchin a high bullet pass on a fly route. **this goes for corner route to(where it looks like a post pattern, but flipped to the outside), they do the same animation wen catching a bullet pass but even glitchier cause its a full 360. if their gonna make these unrealistic plays, at least make the defensive back make him pay for exposing his entire body that way.
#2<b>HUGE PROBLEM</b> i play with the bears and after forte gets tired, pretty much none of our RB's can carry the ball. but lets be realistic. even at 75CAR, no runningback(normally) fumbles on his first carry, make him more susceptible to fumble the more you give him the ball. 3 touches=high risk of fumbling. dnt make CAR a set amount of chance of him fumbling every snap, make CAR his ability to keep a low chance of fumbling over more carries, so you can look at a guy and decide how your going to use your running backs. all 3 like the bears in 07 to reduce chances giving them all limited carries or if you get a stud like uuuuh, idk, FORTE n since he's an every down back maybe you'll give your number 2 guy 7 carries scatttered throughout the game. but when you put a second string guy in, he shouldnt be a substantial risk to fumble his first 2 carries.
#3<b>HUGE, HUGE PROBLEM</b>. hit stick needs to be exploited. anyone who plays the game knows that "hit stick" is a much surer tackle than a 'sure tackle'(just running into the player and letting the computer wrap up) in madden. and that's completely backwards. in the NFL ypu might see 4-7 BIG hits, because it's not a sure tackle. <b><u>IN MADDEN 09 HITSTICK OVERRIDES JUKE MOVES, SPIN MOVES 95% OF THE TIME</b></u> meaning if im 1-on-1 with a user, my chances of using an elusive move is slim to none, ill just get hammered when he presses hit stick, regardless of what back im playing with. highly in realistic. make it much harder to time. <b>when you "Hit stick it" almost "heat seekes" you to the ball-carrier and pops him</b> make it more difficult so even the best at doing it, depending on what player you have, has a success percentage of about 75% when a player is just catching the ball, but when ball carrying, drop it to around 30%-40% depending on tackling and hit power of tackler and elusiveness and quickness of ballcarrier. im not joking, about 5 times on a return i beat the whole team with Devin Hester only to have the darn kicker HIT STICK ME at the 50 yd line.tighten that up. make 'sure tackling' of more value and use in madden 10
#4
keep up the good work on man coverage, i was about to talk about thatbut reading what you guys have done is just wonderful. only thing i would add is a good defensive back(CB/SFTY/COV. LNEBACKER above 87 ovrl) should catch on to a route. if a player runs 2 pass plays 6 times in one quarter they should jump it. to level it out if it looks really similar or if the offensive user hot routes, they should jump and pay. depending on aggresiveness. Man coverage was just a joke in madden 09, only time i used it was to stop people excessively using the cheat addressed in #1, with the glitchy catch animation.
WELL i at least tried to keep it short and sweet lol =^], well now it's long and efficient. lots of valuable info.
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• O YEA! EAFreeek54 again. 1 last little thing, i watched your latest "feedback video" and me, paying attention to detail once again, noticed one madden fan requested the white on white chicago away jerseys... that's on my wishlist too. O and just wanted to say thanx for implimenting the diffrent qb accuracy ratings in diff. passes cuz too many below par QB's played like payeton manning due to haziness at distinguishing the talent with only two ratings (THPW, THAC) thanx for weeding out the good QB'S from the bad. <b>and at the right time too with JAY CUTLER IN CHICAGO =]</b>
• pnhshooper54 said April 11, 2009
this is the only problem i have wit madden the players look nothing like themselves in the face they really need to fix that Fast!!!!!!!!!
dam the ratings are to low wtf? and the graphics still look like 09 graphics come on yall can do better
No one cares about the top five. Whats the rating on B.j Raji?????
The only ratings that seem a little off is that Defensive ends, specifically aaron maybin has the almost the same speed as a corner back and knowshawn moreno?? that seems a little odd. I don't see a defensive end almost matching a rb and cb in a 40 yard dash. if this years ratings are scaled back, then a defensive end shouldn't be in the mid 80's.
These players look so much different than the Fitzgerald/Polamalu pics on the Madden site.
as a jags fan I have to say im happy with the job u did on our new uniforms u even added the reflection of the teal flakes on the helmets awesome stuff. that being the players themselves don't really resemble their real life counter parts especially sanchez I mean come on whats with the mustache
why is the linebacker around the around the same speed as crabtree and the ratings period are to low fix the graphics please!!!!!!!!!
can you guys please stick to what this thread is about? i've read enough "what needs to be done to make madden better" threads to last a lifetime and i'm sure EA has too..they are asking about the rookies and the screens...with that being said..
1.Stafford - (doesn't really look like him but i'm sure that will be refined by release) great graphics though
I think the ratings are right on but his power is a 94 at best..there are questions about his arm strength though playing in a dome should help him (playing in a division outdoors with chicago and green bay will be tough though)
2. Smith - I'm more interested in J smiths acceleration and speed but i like the stats you have listed, again i'm sure his look will be refined
3. Tyson Jackson - is a little more balanced in terms of his stats than how you have him listed (i know they drafted him as a 3-4 DE but still) and he looks way too diesel in that picture
4. Curry - Good stats here, what's his strength, finesse move, and power move though?
5. Sanchez- Should have more Throw Power, way more Throw Deep Accuracy, he's got a bigger gun than Stafford according to most experts
Good Job overall though, and i'm not putting too much merit into the models persay but the graphics look great.
Hey guys, thanks for the feedback so far. Keep in mind that the team is still working on the game as we are still nearly four months away from launch. With that said, keep the thoughts coming!
i think the ratings are too low. stafford should at least be a 85 and sanchez should be a 81 or something the overall rating for rookie are not that accurate i think
also linemen arent fat blobs that dont do anything but block. in the NFL they are very fit and versitle. the O and D linemen just arent relistic. and Qb's like cutler or rogers are stick figures with big heads. equal out proportions of players bodies.
Couple of things
1.Why does Aaron Cuury have Michael Crabtree's face
2.It seems to me that they scaled back the wr and rb spd. but not the ends and linebackers
3.With all the new rules in the NFL about blind side hits and shoulder pads to helmets hits, madden with the new technology should take advantage of that. You can flick the hit stick on 09 and hit a defenseless wr after a deflected pass. Madden 10 should make that a penalty. Also guys who have low in big hit category when they use the hit stick should have a higher tendancy of dawing a flag when going across the middle to make a play on the wr.
3.Make flicking the hit stick to go for the quarterbacks legs after a pass a flag
yea rookie ratings are low, and make sure game speed slows down b/c game goes to fast, and my main concern is let us choose the weather such as degrees and everything, and let us choose what we wanna challenge
1. I hate this about rookies, they are always hight 70s and low 80s, i know they havent played a NFL game yet but they arent that bad. like michael crabtree he is like at least a 90. last year with Dmac and felix jones they are not less than a 89.
Really a RB? What the he** are my Colts thinking?
How is Knowshon Moreno rated slower than Beanie Wells? come on i know the 40 yard dash is something to consider but Moreno's in game speed and break away speed is way better than Wells'
orakpo is just ugly some of the pics disrespect the right players color skins
For those asking why the ratings are low. EA said they are re-doing player ratings months ago. You wont be seeing as many 90 overalls if I remember correctly. To decrease superstar exploits. Good players will still be deadly though.
I do agree that the gaphics look similar. But, its still early in the game and they have a lot to improve on.
where can i see the rest of the draft picks screens?
Knowshon may be rated slower than Beanie Wells do to his overall speed score at the combine being lower than Beanie Wells by far. Beanie actually hada one of the best scores at the combine for running backs.
Yea you're right about that Bill. Plus rookies haven't played yet so they don't deserve 90's anyway.
I was really excited when you said you were going to adjust the speed scale in the game, but if thats what you actually are trying to do then why make Maclin and Hayward-bey 1 point apart. Hayward-bey ran a 4.30 while Maclin ran a 4.48. Hayward-bey may be a 97 but that would make Maclin about a 93 or lower. That's kinda disappointing they are so close...
What is going on with B.J Raji shoulder pads? He looks like he has wings.
Stafford is wearing the wrong facemask.
Tyson Jackson should have the 3 bar rb facemask.
Sanchez should have the 2 bar facemask.
Maclin showed in-game speed though. Just because he did not run a great 40 doesn't mean he can't run a great 40 it just means he wasn't running great that particular day. Plenty of people jump up boards because they're "workout warriors" ala Vernon Gholston then get to the league and the coaches finally realize that the 40 is just a drill, that if you train for you will do better, this is why Maclin will be so fast in madden; he has game speed.
Can we also get an option for shoulder pads where the jersey hangs off the pads like Tony Romo or Graham Harrell. And I know it's still early in development but please fix the wing pads.
and by the way for chris wells screenshot ya'll have tampa bay logo by his weight, height, and draft number when he plays for the cardinals
I think it looks pretty good. I'm not sure how far you guys can really go with this so I won't be too critical. The arms I think need some work because they kind of look like plastic. The hands however look excellent, especially on Stafford. Great work. Honestly I wouldn't really care if you came back with the same graphics as last year as long as you fix the game play (which I know you're working hard to accomplish.) Since we're on the subject, the short passing game (especially short over the middle and in the flats) needs some better player reaction. Even with a DT on the flats, he's not going to get beat by a pass to the flats when he's in a FLATS zone. Please work on the flats (both man and zone coverage.) Also, I've requested a real tackle button. Not the tackle button that anyone can hit stick through, but a tackle button that wraps up the receiver. The tackle button should over ride the highlight stick because unlike the hit stick you're not taking a chance.
How do you justify giving Hakeem Nicks a higher speed rating than Kenny Britt when Britt had both a faster 40-time as well as a higher YAC?
2 day is a good day for dolphin fan we have PAT WHITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
where do u find the screens for the other picks? All i see is the first 5
Ceratin players don't have the proper facemask (Stafford, Sanchez, Orakpo, Freeman, etc.) and the Revolution helmets don't have all of the facemasks, just the ones from last year. Harvin, Orakpo, Freeman, etc. all have Revolution helmets but have facemasks that aren't in the game.
how r u seeing this???
yeah u guys should add all the facemasks that u actually seen in real life helmets too i mean ugys got a few months before it comes out so u guys should do that and yeah the should pads look gay especially on tyson jackson i mean there so wide like wtf? anywho keep up the good work i hope u guys do add the helmets and stuff
also u guys should make the revo helmet facemasks stick out less i mean they actually look dumb make them smaller
i hope these arent the final ratings. madden 08 was the on recent madden game where rookies had high overalls with the exeption of some madden 09 rookies. All Day had a 85 to start in 08 but felix jones had an 86 or something like that in madden 09.
these player models are horrible bj raji has freaking wings looking like he can take off.some of the player's muscles are too big,no one looks like that in the nfl.seeing this just dramadically lowered my expectations.
just saying by the way some of the player's muscles aren't cut up and stuff.
heres some good info for you viewers.
www.operationsports.com/newspost.php
Hrmm ... these seem a little high. Especially considering that the average rating for players is supposed to be in the 70's now rather than the 80s. After all, these are only rookies. Well, I can alway wait to start my Franchise till after EA has released the first roster update.
i agree with everybody on the point of BJ Raji's shoulder pads... there are also a few others i saw and it looks like mostly when the player's arms are up in the air it distorts the shape of the shoulder pads and makes them look flat and pointy... hopefully this gets fixed
Where is everyone seeing these other pics????????
I heard that you guys are going to release every rating category for the round 1 and round 2 rookies 2morrow after the draft,64 rookies in about 1 day, so does this mean we are going to get the every rating category for every player in a few weeks???
o and the lips on matt stanford look VERY wierd
I agree with EmptyShoebox, what's up with Mark Sanchez having a mustache?
still no half sleeves. and whats up with some of the rookies being the best at thier posistion already?
Please give us Qb vision back as an OPTION please. It will give us a bit more challenge when trying to decide if we should start a rookie Qb or not b/c in madden they tend to better or close to better than the veterans on the team and having Qb vision as an OPTION would make the decision a lot harder.
NO NO NO QB vision well mess the game up big time
and in real life do you see a QB vision when your watching a nfl game no so dont add it to the game
you guys need to work on the helmets this year
and obviously you dont know which helmet to give sanchez and stafford
what ya'll need to add to madden 10 franchise is the rating they had on nfl head coach 09 and the rating they had on nfl head coach 09 were
work ethic rating
intangible rating
potential rating
athletic rating
production rating
size rating
learning plays rating
durability rating
Then have personality rating such as
driven rating
loyal rating
realistic rating
consisitent rating
dependable rating
problem solver rating
patient rating
structured rating
competitive rating
efficient rating
And ratings like that should be only on franchise so that way we know who we want on are team for franchise, and that'll help us know what player fits what were looking for in a player or the type on scheme we run, because we might run hard plays to learn so we might want players with a high rating of learning plays or if we run plays that are easy to run then the players learning rating really want matter
Not to nag too much but Sanchez needs some improvements:
1. No silly moustache lol.
2. Sanchez also wears a different facemask
3. And if anyone has watched sanchez in college they will know that he as much deep ball accuracy as stafford does.
The Graphics look great. I Think B.J Raji should be atleast 83. Have you seen his college footage? He is a beast on DT. Also...
Please please please please please please please make superstar mode better! The two main things i want in superstar mode are:
1) Make us work our way up the depth chart like in NCAA 09 (but dont make it super easy in NCAA i went from 7th string to starter in one week) If we are on a team with lets say Randy Moss or Larry Fitzgerald make it nearly impossible to pass them on the depth charts until atleast our second year and even then make it pretty hard considering the caliber of players they are.
2)Contract Negoitation - MORE INDEPTH CONTRACT NEGOITATION! enough said.
MORE INDEPTH CONTRACT NEGOITATION IN SUPERSTAR MODE
sanchez doesnt have that stereo typical spanish mustache...fix it plz
Chris Wells is rated way too slow in Madden 10. He ran the second fastest 40 for RB's. And I think he is going to be #26. Hopefully they will update this. Why can't they rate someone that is drafted later higher ??? Some teams draft on need not talent.
he's not that fast.
