I’m still playing Madden 06 for PS2, because I don’t want to pony up for a new game until I get a new system. Anyway, I did a fantasy draft, and I have many players such as Orton, Dawkins, Hill, Goodman, David, etc. I will probably make a trade for Boss Bailey today after work, haha.

Madden is always a fun time, but I wouldn’t let it be indicative of any real football talent. Oddly enough, some player such as Davis and Hill are ranked lower in the 2006 version (even with Hill being a user-converted SS from CB).

Ouch!

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but that O-line is just ridiculous….do these guys even follow football?

Good thing it is virtually impossible to miss a FG from within 56 yards.

Not sure about that…gun to my head I’m going with Moreno in a foot race on that one.

These ratings are a joke. Good thing their fluid, though. Bet on those rating climbing by WK 4. How does Dumervil go from 88 to 65? Unpossible!!

Every month, you’re given ten points, which you can spend on training the players and increasing their stats.

It’s a pretty fun feature, especially when they give you a minute and a half to do a task and have to scramble in the last seconds to complete it. Actually, come to think of it, I have these “training” sessions to thank every time I need a clutch 3 from J.R. Smith or a critical rebound late in the game, because they do help with your shooting technique and timing (yes, there is technique in a videogame; when you play in Hall of Fame difficulty, you have to be aware of a player’s fatigue throughout a game – i.e. a shot that will go in early on will be an airball if you shoot it exactly the same in the 4th – and count on who’s defending him to not just let him score 50 points a game).

I wouldn’t mind having this feature to play around with in other sports games.

These ratings aren’t too bad. Some are good, some are understandable, some are atrocious.

It’d be interesting to see how these change as time goes on. Could be an intriguing experiment in how “outsiders” view the team and its talent level.

And every time someone talks about Madden, I bite my lip, but I shall do so no longer!

NFL 2K5 > Every Madden game ever released

There, I said it.

And play Backbreaker with me!! It uses the same technology that made running over pedestrians a blast in GTAIV.

After seeing those ratings I think will have to cheat. A nice trick I have used for a long time is to sign the best free agents at the beginning of the year and then use them as trade bait. I also make sure to get a draft pick or two with each trade. I will then trade those for better picks…like 2 round 6 and a 7 for a 5.

screw madden

If we lose BMarsh (a 92) our overall rating might become the worst in the league.

Maybe after we go 4-0 to start, KO’s rating will be better. Same with everyone else that deserves it.

what kind of ratings is that for clady and harris HOSED

but they could at least look at last year’s production. Does anyone here thing that Dre Bly outplayed Andre Goodman last year?…..guess who’s rated higher?

Yep, I was a Senior Tester / Database Manager for NCAA, NASCAR, NFL Street and used to help out on Madden during crunchtime.

I know for a fact that the new head of QA is a die-hard Fader fan. He was hired about a week after me back in October of 02. He’s still a buddy of mine, even with his love for the Pilfer’n Crack. I (jokingly) guarantee that even if some tester in the QA dept creates a bug report in an attempt to fix the Broncos’ ratings (which does happen from time to time), my Fader friend will do eveything in his power….to ignore it.

I know a lot of guys in the production dept too, and the guys who create the ratings, they aren’t Broncos’ haters. They usually are pretty accurate. Like 2 years ago when everyone cried about the Patsies “overrating”, and then they went off to go undefeated in the reg seas.

Plus, if the Broncos somehow surprise the rest of the football world and win more than they lose, there are always periodical roster updates from EA.

If I had to guess:

They finished 13-3 in a good division. Lost in the playoffs by 4 points to the Super Bowl Champs (Giants). Had a 2nd ranked O and a top 10 D. Plus, they kept most of their studs: Romo (38 total TD, 97 Psr Rat), Owens, Barber, etc.

I guess they had to rank someone #1 in the NFC and they chose the Boys. Sure, in hindsight, it was a bad pick, but heading into 08, the Boys looked stacked (as long as Jessica Simpson stayed away from the games).

I am REALLY looking forward to BackBreaker. I know it’ll be so-so since it’s a first time effort, but the hits look so REAL. I’ll give them my $60 over EA just to have some competition in the football videogame world.

I was going to post these rankings three or so days ago, but I stopped short. Why?

Well….

DOOM at 65? Can anyone else see any justification in that? As well as Hill and Goodman being rated as high as rookies?

We all know that the internal formula for player talent is something like:

Average(Speed+Strength+Badassness+Intelligence) – 20(IF Player is a Bronco) + 20(If Player is a Redskin)

It is now more evident than ever. I will still use my Broncs, regardless of how shi**y they might be on this game. I can’t wait to score Knowshon’s first TD and grab Darcel his first pick. That is what makes it fun to me. Maybe unload on some poor, unsuspecting WR coming over the middle with Dawkins. Ratings aren’t everything. You still need to be able to pay the game, after all. If anyone has a PS3 and will have NCAA 10 & Madden 10 you can find me online. My name is the same. Rock n’ roll!