Lets just clarify this...

[Americas Team1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Anti Honor

How exactly do they decide on the strength rating? I'm curious how Donny Moore knows that Sammie Hill is so much stronger than Terrance Taylor, that he deserves 11 points more. Any insight on this would be much appreciated.

STFU and stop cryin about that already.

[Anti Honor]

Quote: Originally Posted by Americas Team1

STFU and stop cryin about that already.

I'm just curious, is all. I'm curious what he knows about Taylor's strength, that no college/pro teams don't.

I'm even more curious what Sammie Hill did to merit such a great strength rating of 89..

I'm just looking for knowledge, my friend.

[adembroski]

Quote: Originally Posted by moylan55

so you're saying there is no correlation to a rookies 40 yd time and his SPD rating?

No, there's correlation, but just because one guy runs a 4.5 and another runs a 4.55 doesn't mean the 4.5 should get a higher speed in Madden. It depends on how they play on the field.

The biggest issue is guys will vary a good .1 to .25 based on track conditions, timing method, weather, and what the dude had for breakfast. A guy will run a 4.55 one day come back and run a 4.40 the next. 4.55 is considered average, 4.40 is fast... do you really want to base their speed rating on a test so fickle?

Bill Walsh's philosophy was that 40 time was only valuable at the extremes- a 4.2 is fast, a 4.8 is slow. Otherwise, glance at it, know he's fast enough and know whether or not he's a burner... after that, the 40 should be put aside. It's just too unreliable, and it's a poor measure of how well a player will perform on the field.

[adembroski]

Quote: Originally Posted by Anti Honor

I'm just curious, is all. I'm curious what he knows about Taylor's strength, that no college/pro teams don't. I'm even more curious what Sammie Hill did to merit such a great strength rating of 89.. I'm just looking for knowledge, my friend.

Honestly, I'm guessing it's a typo. There are a few physical stats that seem off, but that one is just too ridiculous to think someone actually meant to put it at that level.

[Americas Team1]

Quote: Originally Posted by Anti Honor

I'm just curious, is all. I'm curious what he knows about Taylor's strength, that no college/pro teams don't. I'm even more curious what Sammie Hill did to merit such a great strength rating of 89.. I'm just looking for knowledge, my friend.

Then send Donny a PM asking about it and stop whining about it on the board.

[billyboy316]

Quote: Originally Posted by moylan55

so you're saying there is no correlation to a rookies 40 yd time and his SPD rating?

No if a guy runs a great 40 time then he is fast but there is a difference between fast and football fast. Look at Jerry Rice ran a slow 40 time but is the best receiver to ever play. He had football speed along with other great attributes. Look at Larry Fitzgerald, he ran a 4.5 40 (scouts said it was a fast track) but he still broke away from the Steeler's defense in the Super Bowl. Also remember you are only talking about tenths and hundredths of a second difference. Now if a receiver runs a 5 something then he is slow.

[cam21224]

Quote: Originally Posted by Americas Team1

Then send Donny a PM asking about it and stop whining about it on the board.

LOL.

Did Jerry Jones piss you off today?

[Anti Honor]

Quote: Originally Posted by Americas Team1

Then send Donny a PM asking about it and stop whining about it on the board.

I already did.. Terrance Taylor might be 80 strength come release day.

My apologies.