Madden 2010 Rankings Out = Absolute Joke

by bleedbluegold03 on Jul 5, 2009 10:12 PM CDT Comment 12 comments

So I understand that we did go 6-10 but the rankings given out by ESPN are absolutely atrocious. Here are my top 5 pet peeves.

1. How is Aaron Rodger a 86 overall? He is a top 10 QB in the league and gets the same ranking as a rookie?

2. Same question for Gregg Jennings, a 90 for a top 10 WR. A 90 is something I can live with though

3. Nick Barnett was a borderline Pro-Bowl LB before he got injured and with a year away from the limelight he drops to a 84?

4. AJ Hawk was given a 78. Thats a Brady Poppinga type ranking for a guy that is alot better than him.

5. Mason Crosby as a 72, really?

Do I just need to take of the green and gold glasses or what?

here is the link: http://espn.go.com/videogames/features/madden/madden10?teamId=20

WIDE RECEIVERS AND TIGHT ENDS
NUM	NAME	TM	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	STA	TGH	INJ	JMP	CAT	CAR	KR
85	G. Jennings	GNB	WR	90	93	96	55	93	90	91	75	90	91	88	64	85
80	D. Driver	GNB	WR	85	86	88	56	88	90	92	85	87	87	91	67	70
86	D. Lee	GNB	TE	77	74	80	70	74	74	82	70	82	85	75	70	6
89	J. Jones	GNB	WR	71	87	89	66	85	70	82	78	89	85	77	65	60
88	J. Finley	GNB	TE	70	79	84	66	84	51	79	80	93	92	78	68	60
87	J. Nelson	GNB	WR	69	85	87	54	87	66	85	88	94	87	78	72	65
82	R. Martin	GNB	WR	66	79	83	64	80	65	75	65	86	87	74	65	58

RUNNING BACKS
NUM	NAME	TM	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	STA	TGH	INJ	RBK	PBK	CAT	CAR	KR
25	R. Grant	GNB	HB	85	85	87	81	82	80	89	80	93	46	54	79	84	35
35	K. Hall	GNB	FB	72	74	79	74	76	65	85	90	92	68	48	66	72	45
32	B. Jackson	GNB	HB	70	86	87	62	90	62	68	68	85	50	35	74	70	35
45	Q. Johnson	GNB	FB	67	70	75	67	66	54	79	88	92	72	55	46	69	25
42	D. Wynn	GNB	HB	61	75	75	78	70	62	55	70	70	30	34	71	80	25

QUARTERBACKS
NUM	NAME	TM	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	STA	TGH	INJ	THP	THA	CAR
12	A. Rodgers	GNB	QB	86	69	69	54	66	76	92	70	84	94	84	60
10	M. Flynn	GNB	QB	54	75	78	64	76	52	92	82	89	75	72	75
11	B. Brohm	GNB	QB	50	60	64	63	64	47	92	82	87	85	73	60

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
NUM	NAME	TM	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	STA	TGH	INJ	PBK	RBK
76	C. Clifton	GNB	LT	86	54	67	91	55	92	78	90	82	87	90
72	J. Spitz	GNB	RG	83	52	68	88	56	77	80	88	93	90	90
63	S. Wells	GNB	C	79	58	80	85	62	85	80	86	88	88	90
60	D. Preston	GNB	C	73	53	65	87	52	72	60	78	85	85	82
73	D. Colledge	GNB	LG	72	67	82	83	72	62	82	88	92	80	84
78	A. Barbre	GNB	LG	71	69	84	84	70	48	84	80	92	78	80
69	J. Meredith	GNB	LT	71	60	80	88	63	42	72	76	90	83	88
71	J. Sitton	GNB	RG	69	62	76	86	60	48	80	52	47	79	75
70	T. Lang	GNB	LG	65	60	70	88	58	39	78	81	94	84	70
68	B. Giacomini	GNB	RT	63	58	69	82	59	56	82	85	93	74	73
75	T. Moll	GNB	RT	58	59	68	86	54	55	74	80	87	77	82

LINEBACKERS
NUM	NAME	TM	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	STA	TGH	INJ	JMP	TCK	CAT
74	A. Kampman	GNB	LOLB	93	78	86	88	75	98	96	88	95	51	95	45
56	N. Barnett	GNB	MLB	84	76	84	75	84	83	91	92	86	65	88	60
50	A. Hawk	GNB	MLB	78	81	88	74	83	73	92	90	97	75	85	48
52	C. Matthews	GNB	ROLB	77	83	92	77	84	58	86	85	86	80	85	54
51	B. Poppinga	GNB	ROLB	68	70	83	76	74	75	81	88	93	65	84	34
54	B. Chillar	GNB	ROLB	62	70	82	74	76	69	75	79	92	58	77	37
55	D. Bishop	GNB	MLB	60	70	80	82	77	52	75	80	92	70	73	27
58	D. Lansanah	GNB	MLB	58	75	74	73	75	45	91	86	94	85	70	50
99	J. Thompson	GNB	LOLB	50	75	78	78	76	45	82	52	47	82	70	47

KICKERS AND PUNTERS
NUM	NAME	TM	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	STA	TGH	INJ	POW	ACR
2	M. Crosby	GNB	K	72	66	72	60	69	67	88	80	90	99	78
7	J. Kapinos	GNB	P	59	54	60	45	52	65	85	50	90	85	81

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
NUM	NAME	TM	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	STA	TGH	INJ	JMP	TCK	CAT
77	C. Jenkins	GNB	LE	82	67	88	88	66	80	83	86	92	42	84	23
90	B. Raji	GNB	DT	81	62	75	93	55	63	78	90	92	49	85	20
79	R. Pickett	GNB	DT	78	58	78	93	58	77	77	78	90	53	85	34
97	J. Jolly	GNB	DT	72	62	79	89	60	62	75	88	80	50	78	25
96	M. Montgomery	GNB	RE	68	75	84	76	72	60	60	70	70	52	67	17
91	J. Harrell	GNB	RE	63	62	77	91	62	56	55	60	65	65	75	25
94	J. Wynn	GNB	LE	56	69	74	79	68	32	83	89	87	60	76	25

DEFENSIVE BACKS
NUM	NAME	TM	POS	OVR	SPD	ACC	STR	AGL	AWR	STA	TGH	INJ	JMP	TCK	CAT
21	C. Woodson	GNB	CB	93	86	91	64	91	94	98	92	87	90	55	76
36	N. Collins	GNB	FS	93	89	92	66	90	85	95	80	93	88	75	79
31	A. Harris	GNB	CB	90	85	89	71	89	95	94	96	97	87	60	45
20	A. Bigby	GNB	SS	80	80	85	72	80	68	97	96	83	83	82	60
38	T. Williams	GNB	CB	73	90	94	48	92	68	88	77	91	89	55	67
24	J. Bush	GNB	CB	66	85	87	50	87	72	88	77	92	91	52	56
37	A. Rouse	GNB	SS	66	79	84	66	75	50	94	79	94	81	67	63
22	P. Lee	GNB	CB	63	86	88	59	85	60	87	80	94	84	56	48
27	W. Blackmon	GNB	CB	61	92	94	52	93	56	96	78	85	82	42	64
26	C. Peprah	GNB	FS	54	79	82	56	79	53	90	78	87	82	57	44

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Madden ratings have been reconfigured

so as to put a greater emphasis on the difference between the ‘star’ players and the very good. This has been done by dropping the ratings of very player save for those such as Manning and Brady. This has resulted in hte average player rating dropping by about 10.

So to adress your statements;
Rodger’s rating of 86 makes him the 11th best qb in the league, close to your top 10 assertion.
Jennings rating is only 1 point below Terrell Owens who is the tenth best WR in the game.
Although Barnett’s rating has dropped when compared to last year, compared to the other players in the game he has still probably improved.

Hope that helps.

by aussie_cowboy on Jul 5, 2009 11:10 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

that's what happens when you win 6 games

also, madden sucks anyways. it’s the sad result of a monopoly on football games. no competition to initiate innovation. i still play nfl 2k5.

by sdsowlsa on Jul 6, 2009 3:39 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

it's still a decent game

but you’re right; they haven’t come up with any decent improvements, especially to the franchise mode.

How about adding draft workouts, the combine, or a better trade interface? I’d approve.

"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."

by Mitchell_M on Jul 6, 2009 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

My biggest gripe wouldn't be any of those

it would be Daryn Colledge grading at a 72.

I’m not sure what the EA Sports people look for, but he was the most consistent and sometimes the best lineman on the team last year. He should be much closer to 80.

"I'm so clean, cats think I sip Ajax."

by Mitchell_M on Jul 6, 2009 9:24 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

No man

Your complaining is completely warranted. How Rodgers can be an 86 is beyond me..he finished last year as an 88, so that one really makes no sense. I don’t like when games make all the players who aren’t superstars only average.

by packallday555 on Jul 6, 2009 7:42 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

At least they gave Crosby

99 Power for kicking. Got that one right.

by Pack Man on Jul 9, 2009 7:13 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Madden 10 ratings

This is BS!!! A-Rod is better than a 86 and Ryan Grant and almost of all the players are too slow!!! I’m cool with jennings but barnett and hawk should be way better than what they are

by the great GB on Jul 9, 2009 8:49 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

they always suck

these ratings are always stupid and never accurate, i dont know why people put so much concern into wether a video game thinks their favorite teams players are good or not…video game = not real

sugar + water + purple

by Grape Drank on Jul 10, 2009 8:08 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

aussie got it right

The drop in ratings is not a knock on productivity. It’s reform of the statistics the game uses. I’m sure everyone who has played the franchise mode has created a team of 97+ for all starters. This a mathematical error which takes the realism out of the game. A roster with 4 99 rated DTs just gets boring, and even all madden difficulty doesn’t stand up. Every season you could trade a backup guy for any draft pick you wanted after 3 played seasons to say it lightly. Manipulation of these numbers is what made it so easy. The reform is needed, but I still do not think it will affect the outcome of eventually outsmarting concrete coding.

by joe_blow500 on Jul 11, 2009 3:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

forgot something

The scouting, trading, and training camp features require a lot of new ideas as well.

by joe_blow500 on Jul 11, 2009 3:52 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

RANKINGS

Maden is an idiot, His rankings mean nothing. Its been that way for years. Even when he annoused games he would jump sides and still does. I rank aron #4 Jennings #6 and the rest all top 10. Maden get off your high horse and strap on a helmet! Idiot !!!!!!

by stablewarrior3 on Jul 12, 2009 7:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs