Madden NFL 09: WR Position Analysis

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Quote: Originally Posted by SoxFan01605

lol...didn't Ian (or somebody from the Madden crew) say that the overall rating wasn't even a factor in how good the player plays? It's the "sub" ratings that are important (though I'm sure we can all find plenty we don't agree with there, as well). These lists are fun and interesting, but nothing to get too worked up about, IMO. I think certain ratings push the overall up more than others, which may be why some guys end up over/under rated in people eyes. Hester would probably be a good example of this as the ratings needed to shape his dynamic return abilities (speed, agility, elusiveness, etc) would boost his overall significantly.

That's absolutely right. For example you can create a player and adjust his stats to allow for him to have only say, a 90 OVR rating, when in actuality he could realistically be 2-3x better than any higher rated player.

For example you can make a 99 speed/99 str/99 elusive/99 trucking RB, lower certain other stats, and he's actually a monster, although the OVR wont reflect it.