Dude!
I totally agree with you. Ratings carry A HUGE Importance. I keep seeing guy's talking about the Pancake thing and what it really is is a Ratings thing. Madden still has some hidden "emotional Ratings", meaning a Guy like Larry Allen will just PUMMEL D linemen into creating Pancakes.
I don't have these sliders finished yet, The Veteran set that is posted is Really a set that Highlights different areas of the AI based on the individual users playing style. From the Feedback I have been getting off of that set, I can get a true cross section of what different playing styles are looking for, and create the Three different DRAFTEE-VETERAN-PRO BOWLER sets that will be released this weekend.
It sounds to me like you and I sort of "Play the Same way", and that is why you are digging what is Posted.
Thanks,
Sm27