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  • Madden NFL 10 Rookie Rating Superlatives

    Posted On: Apr. 26, 2009 7:06 AM EST By: raczilla 90 Comments (Login Required to Comment)

    Want to see which rookies are rated the highest in some of the most important ratings categories in Madden NFL 10?  Check out Donn'y Moore's rookie rating superlatives.

     

    RANK OVERALL RATING
    		RANK AWARENESS
    1 Aaron Curry - OLB - 85 OVR
    		1 Aaron Curry - OLB - 70 AWR
    2 Michael Crabtree - WR - 84 OVR
    		2 Eben Britton - T - 70 AWR
    3 Jason Smith - T - 84 OVR
    		3 James Laurinaitis - MLB - 69 AWR
    4 Eugene Monroe -T - 82 OVR
    		4 Max Unger - C - 68 AWR
    5 Brian Orakpo - DE - 82 OVR
    		5 Tyson Jackson - DE - 68 AWR





    RANK SPEED
    		RANK CATCHING
    1 Darrius Heyward-Bey - WR - 97 SPD
    		1 Michael Crabtree - WR - 89 CTH
    2 Percey Harvin - WR - 97 SPD
    		2 Brian Robiskie - WR - 87 CTH
    3 Jeremy Maclin - WR - 96 SPD
    		3 Jeremy Maclin - WR - 86 CTH
    4 Michael Ray Garvin - CB - 96 SPD
    		4 James Casey - TE - 86 CTH
    5 Devin Thomas - HB - 95 SPD
    		5 Travis Beckum - TE - 85 CTH





    RANK ACCELERATION
    		RANK TACKLE
    1 Jeremy Maclin - WR - 98 ACC
    		1 James Lauinaitis - MLB - 90 TAK
    2 Percey Harvin - WR - 98 ACC
    		2 Tyson Jackson - DE - 88 TAK
    3 Darrius Heyward-Bey - WR - 97 ACC
    		3 Aaron Curry - OLB - 88 TAK
    4 Vontae Davis - CB - 97 ACC
    		4 Scott McKillop - MLB - 88 TAK
    5 Knowshon Moreno - HB - 96 ACC
    		5 Rey Maualuga - MLB - 87 TAK





    RANK AGILITY
    		RANK MAN COVERAGE
    1 Percey Harvin - WR - 99 AGI
    		1 Alphonso Smith - CB - 90 MCV
    2 Knowshon Moreno - HB - 97 AGI
    		2 Vontae Davis - CB - 89 MCV
    3 D.J. Moore - CB - 97 AGI
    		3 Mike Mickens - CB - 88 MCV
    4 Jeremy Maclin - WR - 96 AGI
    		4 Malcolm Jenkins - CB - 87 MCV
    5 Vontae Davis - CB - 95 AGI
    		5 Darius Butler - CB - 85 MCV





    RANK STRENGTH
    		RANK ZONE COVERAGE
    1 Louis Vasquez - G - 97 STR
    		1 Malcolm Jenkins - CB - 90 ZCV
    2 Kraig Urbik - G - 96 STR
    		2 D.J. Moore - CB - 89 ZCV
    3 Herman Johnson - G - 95 STR
    		3 Asher Allen - CB - 87 ZCV
    4 Michael Oher - T - 95 STR
    		4 Coye Francies - CB - 85 ZCV
    5 Andre Smith - T - 94 STR
    		5 Victor Harris - CB - 85 ZCV





    RANK JUMPING
    		RANK PRESS
    1 Donald Washington - CB - 98 JMP
    		1 Vontae Davis - CB - 93 PRS
    2 Darius Butler - CB - 97 JMP
    		2 Coye Francies - CB - 91 PRS
    3 Michael Crabtree - WR - 96 JMP
    		3 Sean Smith - CB - 90 PRS
    4 Jarrett Dillard - WR - 95 JMP
    		4 DeAngelo Smith - CB - 90 PRS
    5 Ramses Barden - WR - 95 JMP
    		5 Jarius Byrd - CB - 89 PRS





    RANK THROW POWER
    		RANK TRUCKING
    1 Matthew Stafford - QB - 97 THP
    		1 Chris Wells - HB - 90 TRK
    2 Josh Freeman - QB - 96 THP
    		2 Rashad Jennings - HB - 88 TRK
    3 Hunter Cantwell - QB - 94 THP
    		3 Jovorskie Lane - FB - 88 TRK
    4 Rhett Bomar - QB - 93 THP
    		4 Gartrell Johnson - HB - 87 TRK
    5 Nate Davis - QB - 91 THP
    		5 Shonn Greene - HB - 87 TRK





    RANK THROW ACCURACY SHORT
    		RANK STIFF ARM
    1 Graham Harrell - QB - 90 TAS
    		1 Chris Wells - HB - 97 SFA
    2 Mark Sanchez - QB - 88 TAS
    		2 Rashad Jennings - HB - 87 SFA
    3 Nate Davis - QB - 87 TAS
    		3 Jovorskie Lane - FB - 86 SFA
    4 Matthew Stafford - QB - 87 TAS
    		4 Gartrell Johnson - HB - 85 SFA
    5 John Parker Wilson - QB - 84 TAS
    		5 Kenny Britt - WR - 80 SFA





    RANK THROW ACCURACY MID
    		RANK ELUSIVENESS
    1 Mark Sanchez - QB - 86 TAM
    		1 Percy Harvin - WR - 96 ELU
    2 Matthew Stafford - QB - 83 TAM
    		2 Derrick Williams - WR - 95 ELU
    3 Nate Davis - QB - 82 TAM
    		3 Pat White - QB - 95 ELU
    4 Curtis Painter - QB - 80 TAM
    		4 Jeremy Maclin - WR - 93 ELU
    5 Josh Freeman - QB - 76 TAM
    		5 LeSean McCoy - HB - 92 ELU





    RANK THROW ACCURACY DEEP
    		RANK JUKE MOVE
    1 Matthew Stafford - QB - 82 TAD
    		1 Percy Harvin - WR - 97 JKM
    2 Mark Sanchez - QB - 79 TAD
    		2 Knowshon Moreno - HB - 95 JKM
    3 Josh Freeman - QB - 78 TAD
    		3 Derrick Williams - WR - 95 JKM
    4 Curtis Painter - QB - 78 TAD
    		4 LeSean MCCoy - HB - 94 JKM
    5 Rhett Bomar - QB - 70 TAD
    		5 Pat White - QB - 94 JKM





    RANK RUN BLOCK STRENGTH
    		RANK RUN BLOCK FOOTWORK
    1 Andre Smith - T - 97
    		1 Andre Smith - T - 92
    2 Phil Loadholt - T - 96
    		2 Jason Smith - T - 88
    3 Herman Johnson - G - 95
    		3 Eugene Monroe - T - 87
    4 Louis Vasquez - G - 95
    		4 Michael Oher - T - 87
    5 Michael Oher - T - 94
    		5 Tyronne Green - G - 87





    RANK PASS BLOCK FOOTWORK
    		RANK POWER MOVES
    1 Eugene Monroe - T - 96
    		1 Cody Brown - OLB - 92 PMV
    2 Jason Smith - T - 94
    		2 Brian Orakpo - DE - 88 PMV
    3 William Beatty - T - 92
    		3 B.J. Raji - DT - 87 PMV
    4 Jason Watkins - T - 88
    		4 Peria Jerry - DT - 85 PMV
    5 Troy Kropog - T - 88
    		5 Connor Barwin - OLB - 85 PMV





    RANK HIT POWER
    		RANK FINESSE MOVES
    1 Rey Maualuga - MLB - 95 POW
    		1 Jarron Gilbert - DT - 87 FMV
    2 Patrick Chung - S - 88 POW
    		2 Aaron Maybin - OLB - 87 FMV
    3 Kevin Ellison - S - 87 POW
    		3 Terrance Taylor - DT - 87 FMV
    4 Aaron Curry - OLB - 87 POW
    		4 Everette Brown - DE - 86 FMV
    5 Jasper Brinkley - MLB - 87 POW
    		5 Evander Hood - DT - 85 FMV





    RANK PLAY RECOGNITION
    		RANK BLOCK SHEDDING
    1 Jason Phillips - MLB - 86 PRC
    		1 B.J. Rahi - DT - 93 BLS
    2 Michael Hamlin - S - 85 PRC
    		2 Tyson Jackson - DE - 89 BLS
    3 James Laurinaitis - MLB - 85 PRC
    		3 Peria Jerrry - DT - 89 BLS
    4 Paul Kruger - DE - 85 PRC
    		4 Ron Brace - DT - 88 BLS
    5 Robert Ayers - DE - 83 PRC
    		5 Brian Orakpo - DE - 87 BLS





    RANK SPECTACULAR CATCH
    		RANK ROUTE RUNNING
    1 Micahel Crabtree - WR - 95 SPC
    		1 Travis Beckum - TE - 84 RTE
    2 Jeremy Maclin - WR - 87 SPC
    		2 Jarrett Dillard - WR - 84 RTE
    3 James Casey - TE - 87 SPC
    		3 Chase Coffman - TE - 83 RTE
    4 Corneilus Ingram - TE - 87 SPC
    		4 Jared Cook - TE - 82 RTE
    5 Brian Robiskie - WR - 87 SPC
    		5 Austin Collie - WR - 82 RTE





    RANK CATCH IN TRAFFIC
    		RANK THROW ON THE RUN
    1 Brandon Tate - WR - 91 CIT
    		1 Pat White - QB - 90 RUN
    2 Micahel Crabtree - WR - 90 CIT
    		2 Chase Daniel - QB - 85 RUN
    3 Chase Coffman - TE - 90 CIT
    		3 Josh Freeman - QB - 85 RUN
    4 Hakeem Nicks - WR - 87 CIT
    		4 Brian Hoyer - QB - 83 RUN
    5 Jeremy Maclin - WR - 86 CIT
    		5 Mark Sanchez - QB - 82 RUN





    RANK PLAY ACTION
    		RANK PASS BLOCK STRENGTH
    1 Stephen McGee - QB - 76 PLA
    		1 Jason Smith - T - 90
    2 Mark Sanchez - QB - 73 PLA
    		2 Jamon Meredith - G - 89
    3 Chase Daniel - QB - 71 PLA
    		3 Eugene Monroe - T -88
    4 Nate Davis - QB - 69 PLA
    		4 Eben Britton - T - 88
    5 John Parker Wilson - QB - 67 PLA
    		5 Michael Oher-  T -88

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  • Madden NFL 10 Draft Experience: Shannon Sharpe's Thoughts after the broadcast

    Posted On: Apr. 25, 2009 7:01 PM EST By: raczilla 4 Comments (Login Required to Comment)

    After the Madden NFL Draft Experience broadcast, we talked to Shannon Sharpe to get his thoughts about the day.  See what he had to say.

     

     

     

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  • Madden NFL Rookie Ratings for the second round

    Posted On: Apr. 25, 2009 5:02 PM EST By: raczilla 38 Comments (Login Required to Comment)

    Thanks for following us throughout the day on the Madden NFL 10 Draft Experience website.  We've had an amazing time sharing the ratings and screens via the broadcast and the website.  But we're not done yet!  Here's what you can expect to see over the next 24 hours:

     

    Keep an eye out for

    - The overall Madden NFL 10 ratings of the players drafted in the second round.  We'll post those below very soon. (update: All second round pic OVR ratings are now posted below)

    - Additional coverage and giveaways on twitter.  I'll be giving away more swag later tonight so follow me here for updates.

    - An update here on the Inside Blog tomorrow with all of the ratings (for every ratings category) of every Madden NFL 10 rookie that's been rated so far by Donny Moore.  This will be posted here as the NFL Draft wraps up tomorrow.

     

    Second Round Overall Ratings

    33. Detroit Lions: DB Louis Delma ( 78 OVR)

    34. New England Patriots: SS Patrick Chung ( 75 OVR)

    35.  St. Louis Rams: ILB James Laurinaitas ( 77 OVR)

    36. Cleveland Browns: WR Brian Robiskie ( 73 OVR)

    37. Denver Broncos: CB Alphonso Smith ( 77 OVR)

    38. Cincinnati Bengals: ILB Rey Maualuga ( 80 OVR)

    39. Jacksonville Jaguars: OT Eben Britton ( 78 OVR)

    40.  New England Patriots: DT Ron Brace ( 70 OVR)

    41. New England Patriots: CB Darius Butler ( 78 OVR)

    42. Buffalo Bills: CB Jairus Byrd ( 71OVR)

    43.  Carolina Panthers: DE Everette Brown ( 80 OVR)

    44.  Miami Dolphins: QB Pat White( 61 OVR)

    45.  New York Giants: OLB Clint Sintim ( 74 OVR)

    46. Houston Texans: Connor Barwin  (  Not yet rated by Donny)

    47.  Oakland Raiders: DB Michael Mitchell  (  Not yet rated by Donny)

    48. Denver Broncos: CB Darcel McBath  ( 69 OVR)

    49. Seattle Seahawks: OT Max Unger (  Not yet rated by Donny)

    50. Cleveland Browns: WR Mohamed Massaquoi ( 64 OVR)

    51.  Buffalo Bills: OL Andy LeVitre ( 73 OVR)

    52. Cleveland Browns: DE David Veikune ( 70 OVR)

    53. Philadelphia Eagles RB LeSean McCoy ( 75 OVR)

    54. Minnesota Vikings OL Phil Loadholt  ( 71 OVR)

    55. Atlanta Falcons S William Moore ( 76 OVR)

    56.  IndianapolisColts DT Fili Moala ( 71 OVR)

    57. Baltimore Ravens: DE/LB Paul Kruger  ( 74OVR)

    58. New England Patriots: OL Sebastian Vollmer ( 61 OVR)

    59. Carolina Panthers: S Sherrod Martin( 64 OVR)

    60. New York Giants: OT William Beatty  ( 76 OVR)

    61. Miami Dolphins: CB Sean Smith ( 75 OVR)

    62. Tennessee Titans: DT Sen'Derrick Marks ( 71 OVR)

    63. Arizona Cardinals: OLB Cody Brown ( 70 OVR)

    64. Denver Broncos: TE Richard Quinn  ( 64 OVR)

     

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