I went ahead and simulated to the draft to see what the new random draft classes looked like and I was incredibly excited. They got it right, in fact it's perfect.
Players, even 7th rounders, LOOK like elite college players. They are fantastic and the most realistic yet.
No more 76 SPD/ACC Hbs, WRs, DBs. I went through EVERY rookie's ratings last night and saw none of the nonsense we saw the last few years. All of the players had physical ratings that made sense.
Players play recognition, route running skills, awareness, block shedding, etc, are now lower which makes MUCH more sense than lowering physical ratings to get them to those low rookie overalls. My 7th round CB had 93 SPD and 92 ACC but low Press, Play Rec, and AWR....that's how it should be.
Late round picks aren't slower than top picks, or less strong, or less quick. They aren't as smart or as skilled. They usually need more time to develop and learn than the top picks and Madden 15 perfectly mimics that. You can now realistically and reasonably draft a dude in the 4th-7th and develop him. In the past your 78 SPD, 82 ACC DB was never going to help you, now he can with time and effort.
These are the best classes we've had since the PS2 Xbox days.
One weird and slightly disappointing note, and I bet this change came from the NCAA/O'Bannon case; the players in the draft story lines no longer wear colors that represent their schools. Everyone has a black jersey and helmet on in their story line graphics on the dashboard. I assume EA is terrified of any chance a rookie resembles an actual college player.
Players, even 7th rounders, LOOK like elite college players. They are fantastic and the most realistic yet.
No more 76 SPD/ACC Hbs, WRs, DBs. I went through EVERY rookie's ratings last night and saw none of the nonsense we saw the last few years. All of the players had physical ratings that made sense.
Players play recognition, route running skills, awareness, block shedding, etc, are now lower which makes MUCH more sense than lowering physical ratings to get them to those low rookie overalls. My 7th round CB had 93 SPD and 92 ACC but low Press, Play Rec, and AWR....that's how it should be.
Late round picks aren't slower than top picks, or less strong, or less quick. They aren't as smart or as skilled. They usually need more time to develop and learn than the top picks and Madden 15 perfectly mimics that. You can now realistically and reasonably draft a dude in the 4th-7th and develop him. In the past your 78 SPD, 82 ACC DB was never going to help you, now he can with time and effort.
These are the best classes we've had since the PS2 Xbox days.
One weird and slightly disappointing note, and I bet this change came from the NCAA/O'Bannon case; the players in the draft story lines no longer wear colors that represent their schools. Everyone has a black jersey and helmet on in their story line graphics on the dashboard. I assume EA is terrified of any chance a rookie resembles an actual college player.
so they might as well get prepared for the worst. I cant really blame them lol. It sucks, but oh well. 
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