Madden NFL 10 Rookie Rating Superlatives

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• olemissrebels39 said April 26, 2009

  Why isn't mike wallace on the speed list? He ran a 4.33.

• demir_dakid said April 26, 2009

  www.youtube.com/watch

  mike mitchell should have 90-99 hit power

• kornking said April 26, 2009

  I think you guys should give us some NFL players ratings

  so we know how good these rookies will be!!!

• kornking said April 26, 2009

  by the way PAT WHITE threw the best at the NFL combine and had a great couple of years... i believe he should be in more of the ratings you gave not just his pass on the run!!!

• kornking said April 26, 2009

  Show us how good Hines Ward is and Joey Porter and Roy Williams give us an idea how good these rookies are!!!

• ianfahey said April 26, 2009

  This may has been answered in the past, but will Madden 10 include a feature where player ratings will be updated during the season (similar to some of the 2K Sports games, and EA's own FIFA 09)? Obviously some rookies will bust, while others will exceed expectations.

• deathstalk said April 26, 2009

  this really has nothing to do with the draft but, in superstar mode if ur the team capt. u should be able to give the coach your opinion of who they need to draft or a position. also u could say to get a free agent. just a thought thanks.

• Nightfalconn said April 26, 2009

  Brandon Pettigrew's 70 speed is atrocious! He's not the fastest TE in the draft easily, however, when looking at both the combine results for 40 times: www.nfl.com/.../top-performers

  and the updated actual in game speed:

  insideblog.easports.com/.../creating-sim-style-gameplay-in-madden-nfl-10.aspx

  there are way too many inconsistencies, for example:

  Aaron Maybin, Larry English, and Robert Ayers all ran slower 40s than Pettigrew and each is at least a 78 speed with Maybin having a whopping 84!

  I understand wanting to respect his blocking ability without cranking his overall rating to ridiculous heights, but having multiple players much faster than Pettigrew with simultaneously slower 40 times is unfair and takes away any sense of playmaking ability that he has:

  www.veoh.com/.../v1196264n7rRA6Qm

• beware_of_dware9 said April 26, 2009

  The Pat White rating is absurd. Like someone else said, Pat had the best Throwing combine. was I the only one who watched it? I hope that Pat proves everyone wrong, and becomes one of the best Scramblers to play the game.

• Striefer said April 26, 2009

  WHY THE HECK IS JEREMY MACLIN THE SAME SPEED AS DARRIUS HEYWARD-BEY??  

  Their 40 yard times at the combine are as follows:

  Darrius :4.3

  Maclin:  4.48

  Now please tell me HOW are they both a 97 speed?

  Same goes for their acceleration, why is Maclin rated higher then Darrius?

  Either make Maclin a 96 speed or make Darrius a 98 speed. Not a rocket science!!

• Nightfalconn said April 26, 2009

  LET US USE ALTERNATE JERSEYS ONLINE!!! THE CHARGER POWDER BLUE... NCAA 09 HAD IT AND MADDEN SHOULD TOO

• jellybean3454 said April 26, 2009

  i hope play recongiztion really works in the game b/c i hope they really do catch on to plays thats been ran over and over again

  and by the way i seen the player ratings on nfl network with rich eisen, matt cassell, brandon jacobs, ray lewis, and larry fitzgerald and i believe Tom Brady overall shouldnt be 98 b/c ya'll dont even know if he can throw the same after that injure because remember being a QB you have to use your legs and feet, because you have to bend your knees to throw with more power and accuarcy

  Tom Brady overall should be 90 or 91

• beware_of_dware9 said April 26, 2009

  Sorry Jellybean, But that is total BS about Tom Brady.

• Jazz Trance said April 26, 2009

  One thing today is making me wonder - Are we going to be able to trade for future year's picks in the draft? The Patriots having built their team doing just that.

• jellybean3454 said April 26, 2009

  how can that be BS if this dude was injured last year ya'll dont know if he can even still play at that level so actually it isnt BS, if his so good they should put his rating at 91 and as the season progress than we will see if his still Tom Brady and they'll take his rating up on the downloaded roster

• jellybean3454 said April 26, 2009

  robiskie runs his routes great his rating should be 76

  pat white ran a 4.5 so his speed should be 88 because aaron curry ran a 4.5 to and his speed is 88

  pat white throw power should be 90 and accuacry should be 88 he threw the best in the draft

  and josh freeman had the biggest arm in the draft so why is matt stafford power higher than his, josh freeman power should be 98

  and make sure ya'll add brian cushing long hair

  ya'll have donald brown slow 88 he should be at least 89

  and how is chris wells faster than knowshon moreno

  and mark sanchez power isnt that low 90 come on it should be 94 at least

  i think ya'll are rating by what round and pick they were chosen

• monkeyx4 said April 26, 2009

  dude what happend to my boy Kenny Britt he has stuff arm but h should have a high rating in catch in truffic. they said in the draft"Kenny britt uses his body in truffic to gain more yrds running over defenders. WHERE is his catch in triffic rating. it should be high like 84 or 85 at least come on Ea

• pharaoh_00 said April 26, 2009

  First of all, Tom Brady should be a 98 then adjust down not 90 and adjust up, if he comes out a has a bad game you cant say he sucks.  If he has a bad season (or two) then you can look at him different, he may be the best QB to ever play.  Only a fat, idiot video game/computer geeks who never played a sport would say something like that, example jellybean3454.  Second Percy Harvin will be sick in this game!  Third some of the ratings are just studpid I mean jellybean3454 stupid.

• VTownStunna said April 26, 2009

  LET US USE ALTERNATE JERSEYS ONLINE!!! THE CHARGER POWDER BLUE... NCAA 09 HAD IT AND MADDEN SHOULD TOO

• demir_dakid said April 26, 2009

  www.youtube.com/watch

  MIKE MITCHELL HIGHLIGHTS!!!!!

  GIVE HIM 99 HIT POWER NOW!!!!!!!

• QUiiCkN3zZ said April 26, 2009

  i think pat white ratings are fine because he has alot of added value at Slot WR, PR ,KR and a wildcat QB but i honestly think he can develope to a true QB

• QUiiCkN3zZ said April 26, 2009

  i think josh freeman throw power should be higher than stafford's it should swap stafford with 96 freeman with 97 or 98

• QUiiCkN3zZ said April 26, 2009

  i agree that PAT White should have higher rating for the QB position because he was a 4 year starter at WVU since he was a freshman and he has the arm and the experience at QB

• QUiiCkN3zZ said April 26, 2009

  yo a 40 time has nothing to do with how fast a person plays on the field so stop crying about darius h bay and Jermey maclin

• grizly37@gmail.com said April 26, 2009

  Ramses Barden's jump rating should be reconsidered, everyone else in that top 5, including the other 95 rated jumper had a vertical jump at the combine of 40inches or better. Barden's vertical jump was 33inches.

  www.nfl.com/.../ramses-barden

• monkeyx4 said April 26, 2009

  dude what happend to my boy Kenny Britt he has stuff arm but h should have a high rating in catch in truffic. they said in the draft"Kenny britt uses his body in truffic to gain more yrds running over defenders. WHERE is his catch in triffic rating. it should be high like 84 or 85 at least come on Ea

• jellybean3454 said April 26, 2009

  pharaoh_00 i dont care what you say about me i dont go word for word with people with no life because if you had a life you wouldnt be saying all that stuff about me because all you had to say was na Tom Brady rating should stay at 98, but since you wanna "try" to start a computer argument you say i'm dumb and a geek, but if i was a nerd and a geek a would be proud because at least i'ma be something in life which you arent

  sad to say bro but you didnt get what you wanted, and what you wanted is me to argue with you because you have nothing else to do, and you might have a life but everybody knows people who say stuff and try to start a computer argument are lame and have no life, and learn correct grammer because i really didnt understand what you were saying when you said, " only a fat, video game/computer geeks who never played a sport would say something like that, example Jellybean3454"

  and how do you know i never played a sport are what i am you dont even know who i am you dont even know my name....... please get a life pharaoh_00

• denverbro89 said April 26, 2009

  Moreno is better than 81, Selvin Young is  84 on Madden 09, is this result of the stretched ratings system?

• denverbro89 said April 26, 2009

  I think Brian Robiskie was the best route runner, and was good catching in traffic

• denverbro89 said April 26, 2009

  Josh Freeman is 71 overall, kind of harsh. What about my Broncos Robert Ayers, his potential must be through the roof

• thomasengn9 said April 26, 2009

  yeah you should be able to trade future draft picks. and you should be able to offer and receive money in trades. also of course the 3 team trades

• jellybean3454 said April 26, 2009

  somebody had sent me a request on ps3 but i didnt accept because i havent been on the game for a while and they had canceled the request, whoever sent it send it again so i can request and i apologize for not bein able to accept it

• jellybean3454 said April 26, 2009

  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

• steelers437 said April 26, 2009

  Mike Wallace isn't in the top 5 for speed ratings???  He ran the second fastest forty at the combine behind Darrius Heyward-Bey..  Mike Mayock said he's one of the fastest humans hes EVER timed.  Look into him EA...  

• olemissrebels39 said April 26, 2009

  Mike Wallace is one of the fastest damn players in the nfl... he better make that list

• Striefer said April 26, 2009

  Darrius Heyward-Bey should have a 99 speed!!!!!

• WAVEDAMP said April 26, 2009

  i believe that the top 5 draft prospect should be at least over the 85 overall rating. These guys are very good and although they might flop in the nfl you got to give them their rating based on college performance, and then at the update change to the appropriate rating. Aaron Curry the best overall talent in this draft should be rated at 88 and michael crabtree the best overall impact player should be at 87.

• WAVEDAMP said April 26, 2009

  please make percy harvin a complete receiver because he is. hes not just a sprinter and a running talent he is also a very smart and instinctive reciever with solid hands and good upper body strength and if you dont believe me just have a batlle with him in the weight room.

• Purusam said April 26, 2009

  Please, you must re-rank these players: Tyson Jackson (3rd Ovr Pick, 77 OVR? 80+ great 3-4 DE), Raji (80? What?? Probably one of the best NT since Ngata's Pick), Heyward-Bey (97SPD? 98+ plz Sprinter), Brian Cushing (78? great OLB, USC  81), Pettigrew (70SPD? hahah), Clay Matthews (75 OVR? good pass rush and coverage, 79+), Evander Hood (74 OVR? 77), Everette Brown (80 OVR? It's a second rounder and one trick-pony. 77). Brian Robiskie run routes: 82 or more.

  And Pat White, plz. It's much better.

• JSTEVENS38 said April 26, 2009

  why isnt kenny britt in the top 5 in atleast catch in traffic, all of his catches were in traffic

• GHsu said April 26, 2009

  i'm excited to play with the Iggles this season in Madden. there's some big time speed on that team with Maclin, Jackson, and Westbrook. and that defense... Samuel, Brown, Hobbs, and Hanson? that team is stacked.

• steelers437 said April 26, 2009

  Frank Summers...  Look him up and you'll see what im talking about..  Steelers staff have already started calling him Bus Jr. and im pretty sure they wouldn't just throw that name around lightly.

• All-Madden4125 said April 26, 2009

  Mike Wallace should be #1 or #2 for speed he ran the second fastest time. 4.33. He also displays his speed on the field.

  He may not be the greatest at his position but he is the second fastest in the draft.

• All-Madden4125 said April 26, 2009

  Adding on to what I said you should base the people's speed on their 40 yard dash time not some random number you pick out of your head

• OGUDREV said April 26, 2009

  Heyward-Bey should be faster than Percy Harvin!!

  Mike Mitchell should have a hit power around 90!!

  Robiskie probably runs the best routes out of all the WR in the draft...

• irule01 said April 26, 2009

  Can u post their potential ratings aswell because i want to see who you think has the potential to be future stars (ie Mark Sanchez) compared with players who are already close to their potential (ie OSU Linebacker or M Stafford)

• lapsy said April 26, 2009

  i hope y'all included a rating upgrade system like NBA LIVE 09, players might play better than their ratings and be an immediate impact on their teams. Crabtree 88 speed? because he didn't have a 40 time?

• jjrockstarkid said April 26, 2009

  Shonn Greene should have the most trucking. at least a 90-91, the only reason he averaged 60 yards a carry was because he bounced off 4 tacklers a play

• jjrockstarkid said April 26, 2009

  Sorry I mean 6 yards, not 60

• wolfey4 said April 26, 2009

  BRIAN ROBISKIE not even on the top 5 for route running and catch in traffic!?!? I hate ohio state but there is a reason they call this guy the most polished recieever in the draft common now

  and for FINESSE MOVES 3 of 5 players are DT's... Even a bad DE should have better finness moves then a good DT... not to mention some of the hybrid OLB's.... there is no way 3 of the 5 best finiess move players are dt's, especially when this was considered a VERY weak class for DT's

• wolfey4 said April 26, 2009

  AND PAT WHITE THROWING THE BEST AT THE COMBINE DOES NOT MAKE HIM THE MOST ACCURATE AND STRONGEST ARM QUARTERBACK!! THE ONLY DUMB $HIT WHO RATES PLAYERS BASED ON THE COMBINE IS AL DAVIS!! AND WHAT A GREAT DRAFT HE HAD.... NOT

• theobject said April 26, 2009

  I do not believe that Stafford can have a 97 throw power rating. He can't throw nearly as hard or as fast as Joe Flacco can, and he's a 97. Everybody on the throw power list should have their throw power dropped by three points. Stafford=94, and Freeman can be a 91 (although I think Freeman has the better arm by far, so he should be a 94 and Stafford a 91).

• mk1988 said April 26, 2009

  wolfey4,

  If you look at Pat White's production and film you see he is a more accurate qb then say Matt Stafford.

• pharaoh_00 said April 26, 2009

  Thank you wolfey4, they shouldn't base the ratings off of one day at the combine, EA should look at game film of these players and potential.  These guys prepare for months to do the combine they work the most on the 40 thats not game speed thats straight line speed, there is a difference.  Percy Harvin, for example, was injured at the combine he has 4.3 speed, and is as fast as anyone in the draft. Pat White throwing good at the combine and in college is not the same as being a good passer in the NFL. NFL defense is much, much better than college, and a good college arm does not equal a good NFL arm.

• Ran_Thru said April 26, 2009

  sorry guys, but heyward-bey should have a 99 speed rating, he ran, i believe a 4.22 40 at the combine. . . . harvin didn't run that fast, so he should not have the same speed rating as heyward-bey, and i don't even like the raiders. harvin definitely should have higher agility and acceleration, but speed should not be the same as heyward-bey. . . . honestly, i've always felt that ea has played obvious favorites, for example, the ratings of the dallas cowboys every year, and i think maybe a more discerning eye and analysis of the player ratings and teams is required. check those speed ratings again and compare them with the combine times and i'm sure u'll find a few more discrepancies. . . .

• Black Mamba205 said April 27, 2009

  wolfey4 are you a Raiders fan? kust wondering. Also I agree with you about the combine not determining a person rating by itself.

• Tical2399 said April 27, 2009

  Harrell wasn't drafted but they already got his rating on the game??? How is that????

• Tical2399 said April 27, 2009

  Why did my niners pass on E. Brown in round 2??????????????? I hope its some top flight pass rushers next year with that pick.

• Tical2399 said April 27, 2009

  The one thing I DO like about this list is that that not just ranking guys attributes based on where they were drafted. It seemed like in the past that players were simple rated based on draft order. So who ever the first OT was that was drafted had the best stats in almost all areas.

  For example the first OT taken may have been an excellent pass blocker but only above average on run blocking and the next OT taken was a mauler on run blocks, but the OT drafted first would have higher stats even in the run blocking simply because he was drafted first. So i'm glad stats are A LITTLE MORE realistic than before.

  What I really want to see it you guys take draft position totally out of the equation. If there is a college LB who was knocking guys out and giving concussions all season and he winds up going in the 7th round due to injury or off field issues then his hit power should be 99 or at least real high regardless of if he was a late round pick.

• ChoppaCityBoi504 said April 27, 2009

  How is Stafford's accuracy going to be better than Sanchez on any level. Look at the Completion Percentage. 57% Career, I think.

• TheBigPauler said April 27, 2009

  Interesting that Curry isn't in the tops in play recognition or block shedding. These are regarded as two of his major strengths.

• bigugi54 said April 27, 2009

  I don't know where yall get your information but if you watch the college game, Stephen McGee threw on the run, and threw well, all the time.  To not have him in the top 5 is atrocious.

  P.S. You misspelled JoRvorskie Lane's name.  Congrats on that.

• Jumpman5495 said April 27, 2009

  Crabtree 88 speed and not one of the top roye runners??Come on guys!

• TATMANFISH said April 27, 2009

  freeman should be 97-98 throwing power. satfford should be under that. freeman had the biggest arm in the draft. also, freeman throws one of the best(if not the best) deep balls. his deep and middle accuracy sould be a little higher. 86 deep, 82 mid, short is pretty spot on. wallace should be higher on the spped list.

• kiperisgod said April 27, 2009

  who is the hb devin thomas with 95 speed? where did he go to college? where did he go in the draft? i think they messed up with him.

• lizard52 said April 28, 2009

  yo fix Darrius Heyward-Bey's Jumping awareness and bring down the rest of the receivers Route Running ratings because thats what every receiver works on coming into the NFL.also dont mess up Mike Mitchells ratings he is good and his speed better not be lower than 93

• mike-nicholas said April 28, 2009

  I'm a little embarrassed I care about Madden enough to make an account and post this, but for me the game REALLY suffers from its inability to accommodate different schemes, specifically the 3-4. I haven't bought a video game that wasn't used in years, but I may have to the day player rankings somehow take the scheme into account--if I couldn't start all 220 pounds if Ernie Sims in my 3-4 at OLB and have him be a 90 overall, or plug in Glenn Dorsey at 3-4 NT and have him make the Pro Bowl. In Madden 08 this was doubly irritating in franchise Position Battles and in CPU roster moves with regards to the DT and MLB positions, but I haven't played '09 enough to know if it was corrected there.

  Even without a huge change in the rating systems, this problem could be in large part addressed by adopting a simple feature that already exists as far back as NCAA '08 or earlier--the ability to change player's positions at the end of the season. If I trade Fili Moala to the Ravens in Madden 10, I want him to officially be a 3-4 defensive end (an opportunity the Colts robbed him of), not a DT I move out of position on my depth chart--the difference is small, I know, but many of your legions of fans must have some of my anal retentive tendencies. It just seems like it could be done with the same sort of mechanism as that which adapts NCAA players uploaded in draft classes, and being able to switch Malcolm Jenkins to safety after a year once the Saints wise up and do the same would legitimately make Madden far more enjoyable for me. In conclusion...I'm kind of a nerd.

• warrior310 said April 28, 2009

  tical2399, the ratings were already predetermined.

• Fredrickal87 said April 28, 2009

  Pretty solid ratings for the most part, but I have a couple issues:

  What happened to Hakeem Nicks? ESPN raved about his hands, why's his catching not a lil higher?

  Also, they said that Kenny Britt was probably the best route runner in the draft aside from Crabtree. Might want to put that into consideration.

• slydelvecio said April 28, 2009

  On the topic of ratings i'm hoping you have made the adjustments to players who have been very over rated. Um LT and Bush? they both suck. LT was just hidding behind the best oline in the league tll he got hurt, and can someone tell me what bush has done in his career so far..... bust bust bust bust haha always hated him so overated every usc player is. can't believe NFL teams are still wasting picks on these guys

• jaeheat@gmail.com said April 28, 2009

  I definitely think that Pat White is being a bit overlooked. Atleast 90 speed....

• 49ersdynasty said April 28, 2009

  Im a huge 49ers fan and to see that crabtree's speed is only 88 is straight horrible. i mean how does someone who has over 200 catches and 40 plus touchdowns in only 2 years of college, have an 88 speed rating. it's just downright awful and im not buying madden. I was thrilled to have him as a 49er, but in madden im not. He has horrible speed and this needs to be corrected asap aka as soon as possible. EA SPORTS DEVELOPERS , PLEASE FIX THIS. IT'S LIKE A GLITCH, AND WE ALL HATE GLITCHES!

• 49ersdynasty said April 28, 2009

  PLEASE FIX THE 88 SPEED RATING MADDEN HAS GIVEN TO CRABTREE. HE CAUGHT OVER 200 PASSES, 40 PLUS TDS , AND ONLY DID IT IN 2 YEARS OF COLLEGE. dARRIUS HAWARD BAY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING CLOSE TO WHAT CRABTREE DID IN COLLEGE. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE THIS, SINCE I BUY MADDEN EVERYWHERE, THANKS.

• PlayAction said April 28, 2009

  What all can we do with players like English and Maybin?

  I'm not sure if this is in the game, but watching the draft really got me to thinking about player position changes. I will use Larry English who is now with San Diego as an example. He is listed as a Defensive End but he is going to be converting to a 3-4 Outside Linebacker. Will I be able to put him in this position on the game? I think it would be great to have the ability to change his postion to OLB and then have him develop in that slot, or at least be able to place him there on the depth chart. It would be nice to put players where you want them to play.

  This would be huge in Franchise Mode (during the draft especially). Say I see a player I think would make a good conversion from DE to OLB in the 3-4 and I draft that player. I should be able to change that players position to OLB and then have him develop in that slot. If I made a good choice the player gets better as the years go by and end up with a Terrell Suggs type guy, but if I make a wrong choice he ends up a sub-par player at best. Same goes for a player I might project as a safety instead of a corner and vice versa.

  If we can feel the pressure through the controller on QB pressure I'm sure we can put this into the framework. This is a very real part of football that would add even more realism to Madden.

• Uncle Urk said April 28, 2009

  Were is E.J. Biggers on this list... He ran a 4.35 at his pro day... and how are QBs that were not drafted rated higher than QBs drafted in the first round?  Please tell me this ratings were done before the draft, before the combines, or any other meaningful measurement tools were available. Cause these are bad... Laughable... EA go back and take a look at how you rated high and ask yourself...Why?  Why did we rate Graham Harrell's short throw a 90... better than Stafford(87), Sanchez(88), and Freeman(79) and Harrell didn't get drafted...

• xMAKAVELIx said April 30, 2009

  How could Javon Ringer be so slow.  He ran the 40 .03 second slower than your Speed Racing WR Jeremy Maclin.  What theres a diferent system for RBs.  This whole speed deal is a bunch of crap. Jeremy Maclin 96 SP  Jevon Ringer 85 SP and an 84 in acceleration. HOW HOW HOW HOW HOW.  Someone Sucks at rating these things. Three tenths of a second results in 11 speed poins and more than 11 acceleration points.  How do you come up with these accusations.  Maclin wasnt even in the top 10 recievers in speed.  Why do you think he is so fast. Its ********

• xMAKAVELIx said April 30, 2009

  Kenny Britt was the best route runner of the whole rookie class and you dont even have him in the top 5.  And not to mention how slow you made him.  TOTALY UNREALISTIC

• xMAKAVELIx said April 30, 2009

  You guys need to spend another MONTH or TWO on these BULLCRAP RATINGS

• Cipher_8 said April 30, 2009

  RANK MAN COVERAGE

  1 Alphonso Smith - CB - 90 MCV

  2 Vontae Davis - CB - 89 MCV

  3 Mike Mickens - CB - 88 MCV

  4 Malcolm Jenkins - CB - 87 MCV

  5 Darius Butler - CB - 85 MCV

  RANK ZONE COVERAGE

  1 Malcolm Jenkins - CB - 90 ZCV

  2 D.J. Moore - CB - 89 ZCV

  *** 3 Asher Allen - CB - 87 ZCV         ***

  4 Coye Francies - CB - 85 ZCV

  5 Victor Harris - CB - 85 ZCV

  Asher Allen should be higher in Man Coverage not Zone Coverage...

  www.nfl.com/.../asher-allen

  Watch the video in the top right corner, @ 0:25 it says, "but the stocky corner, is a big hitter, who played STRICTLY MAN COVERAGE in college and excelled at run support." He would have been a first round pick next year if he stayed but his cousin Michael Irvin and Darrell Green told him to enter the draft. Heres the link to where I read that...

  www.twincities.com/.../ci_12234055

• I3RUTe_FORCe said April 30, 2009

  I hope you guys quit showing bias on ratings and online depth charts to the usual supsects. Eagles, Cowboys, Patriots. Why dont you pay attention to every team in the league and actually look up players stats throughout the year and adjust accordingly. If a player is on IR leave them on IR for online play.

  Oh and if you want to make Madden 10 the most realistic sim of all the Maddens how about adding a fair play option or heavily penalizing players who want to use no-huddle the whole game.

• TATMANFISH said May 01, 2009

  roy miller should be in the top 5 stregnth. he benced 36 reps at the combine. he also holds several power lifting record at texas.

  to all the people complaining about speed, get over it. if you need speed players, you arent that good. crabtree isnt that fast. neither was jerry rice. fitzgerald ran a 4.67 40 at his combine. just because a wr is good does not mean hes lightning fast. also 40 time and football speed are not the same. just because a guy runs 4.3 in shorts doesnt mean he run it in pads. some guy also play faster on the field, than they do running a track style event.

  freeman should have higher throwing power than stafford. he has the biggest arm in this class. his deep ball accuracy should be a hair higher as well.

• slydelvecio said May 01, 2009

  49ersdynasty look at what TATMANFISH said right before me. How good a wr is doesn't make him faster, finally someone else gets it. So, by your logic randy moss is so fast because he catches a lot of TD passes. No! that just sounds stupid, he catches a lot of TD passes because he is a talented wide out with great hands speed, and runs good routes. They also stretched out the ratings (especially speed) this year so some areas become more of a factor. For those of you comparing each individual person based on 40 times at the combine is straight stupid. Some players are hurt at the combine but have the 4.3 speed. Also, in games your not running in shorts inside a dome every time. Your gonna be running on shitty field conditions occasionally, and your not gonna have a straight line to run in, there is gonna be a db who is just as fast battling you the entire way. Can some people get some common sense before posting on here.

• slydelvecio said May 01, 2009

  49ersdynasty look at what TATMANFISH said right before me. How good a wr is doesn't make him faster, finally someone else gets it. So, by your logic randy moss is so fast because he catches a lot of TD passes. No! that just sounds stupid, he catches a lot of TD passes because he is a talented wide out with great hands speed, and runs good routes. They also stretched out the ratings (especially speed) this year so some areas become more of a factor. For those of you comparing each individual person based on 40 times at the combine is straight stupid. Some players are hurt at the combine but have the 4.3 speed. Also, in games your not running in shorts inside a dome every time. Your gonna be running on shitty field conditions occasionally, and your not gonna have a straight line to run in, there is gonna be a db who is just as fast battling you the entire way. Can some people get some common sense before posting on here.

• bearsbulls2186 said May 05, 2009

  Jarron Gilbert should be at the top of power moves...he can jump out of a pool

• warrior310 said May 06, 2009

  thats leg power only  not total strength, im just saying.

• abc123fresh said May 10, 2009

  Pat White by far should have better ratings than what he received. His combine workouts were the same if not better than any other quarterback at the combine and his accuracy and throw power are a joke with these ratings. During his college career he had less big time receivers to throw to yet he still posted similar if not better stats than the other big name quarterbacks, but you are letting his athleticism overshadow his true skills, at quarterback and that is ridiculous. Even if he will be used in the wildcat he will still throw the ball and believe you me, he will do good, and he will probably replace Chad Henne as the no. 2 quarterback because of the roster space and the fact that he will be used in the wildcat. With this it is evident that if Chad Pennington gets hurt the Dolphins will be fine.

• SupaSteve said May 29, 2009

  Heyward-Bey   ran a 4.30 in the 40 yard dash and has a 97 speed should be 98

  Pery Harvin   ran a 4.41 in the 40 rayd dash and has a 97 speed just right

  Chris Clemens ran a 4.41 in the 40 yard dash and has a 92 speed should be 97

  Jeremy Maclin ran a 4.48 in the 40 yard dash and has a 96 speed should be 95

  Vontae Davis  ran a 4.49 in the 40 yard dash and has a 92 speed should be 95

  Sean Smith    ran a 4.51 in the 40 yard dash and has a 87 speed should be 94

  Pat White     ran a 4.55 in the 40 yard dash and has a 87 speed should be 92

  Let get it right here guys your job is to research this stuff not use BIAS for your favortie teams.  The Miami Dolphins get no love when it comes to Madden football.  

• DAJETERS said July 11, 2009

  PLEAAASSSSEEEEEEE improve Pat WHite. AT least in throw accuracy. 72 TAC,73 TACS,69 TACM, and 63 TACD is ridiculous. The guy can play. Mike Mayock Raved about him during the draft and the combine. I was thinking of using him as my franchise QB in franchise mode because thats what he has the ability to become. Give him the respect he deserves. He can throw just as well as Matt Stafford and Mark Sanchez. His ratings should be closer to TAC-88, TACS-86, TACM-84, and TACD-79. Somewhere 2-3 points within those numbers. He's good and i tthink he'll prove it this year.

• GoneN60Secs said August 11, 2009

  You guys have done an outstanding job with Madden 10 just from the changes I see from the demo but my concern is with the player ratings overall. I'm a Pitt STEELERS fan and I don't understand why Ike Taylor's numbers haven't improved. He runs a 4.25 40 dash time(unofficially a 4.18)but he's a 88 on the game. Madden 09 he was a 94 speed attribute. This leaves me scratching my head since he has improved since the arrival of Mike Tomlin. Since Pitt had the toughess schedule last year, Ike has gone up against some tough competition at wide receiver and has shut them down. How can his stats go down when he had the best season of his career last year. Another area of concern is Lawrence Timmons. This guy is a monster when it comes to acceleration and speed for a linebacker. If it wasn't for him getting exteme pressure on Kurt Warner at the goaline in the superbowl, Warner might not have thrown that INT to James Harrison. His speed attribute on the game doesn't reflect his true ability. His speed rating is a 74 and he's the third fastest behind Harrison and Woodley and we know he's faster than both of his counterparts. Oh yeah one more thing. If Pitt's pass defense is only but 2 blocks on the demo, then no other teams' pass defense should surpass that attribute because Pitt's pass defense was number 1 in the league. If their rush defense was number 1 and had 3 blocks to represent that stat,then why doesn't the pass defense have that same attribute on the game. If it wasn't for the smart play, hard hitting and lock down abilities of their cornerbacks, then the linebackers would not have been able to do what they've done all year and that's BLITZING!

• grizzlysd187@yahoo.com said December 25, 2009

  Look... your NCAA Football to Madden transition for Draft Classes is a huge joke.  This rating blog was the closest I could find to your Draft Class system.  It it completely BIG SCHOOL BIASED.  Being a fan of a small school like SDSU, this is appalling... especially considering the tradition this school has had in producing NFL caliber talent while being an also-ran in the College ranks (Marshall Faulk, Brian Sipe, Webster Slaughter, Kirk Morrison just off the top of my head).

  I understand that as it stood when NCAA was released that not many were draft eligible at their positions in real life. But when you adjust ratings to make a player the best at their position in NCAA and they are 12th on the list at that position in the Madden Draft Class they are in... there is OBVIOUSLY something going on with your ratings transition.

  I.E. - Ryan Lindley, SDSU's Sophmore QB.  I adjusted his NCAA rating to 96 overall starting out in 2009 to make sure he was a high pick when he comes out as a Senior.  After three straight passing campaigns over 50 TDs, a 39-0 record as a starter since 2009, Three National Championships, two straight Heisman Trophies (Junior and Senior year) and a Senior year of over 5,000 passing yards 59 TDs and only ONE Interception (look, I get I was cheating in adjusting his rating and all)... yet, how he is now 12th(!?!?!?) on the draft list for Madden... AT HIS POSITION, not overall!!!!  

  I spend my time building up SDSU and try to reap some benefit by increasing the ratings of just a handful of players... where is the payoff?  Look, if I wanted to have a full team of draft picks from one school... I'd just play as Texas or Florida or Notre Dame.  But if I can increase one guy to the top of NCAA ratings and he can't even transfer over that same way... why do I even waste my time?