Team ratings vs individual ratings (especially speed).

[mjhyankees]

Anyone ever notice that the overal team ovr rating seems to matter little in the performance of the team? It seems that the ratings of the individuals, especially speed, seem to matter the most. I have played on fairly week offensive teams but because I get a speed back (whose ovr is like 75) I can be superbowl champs. It really seems like the most important rating in M11 is speed (other than the QB of course). I consistently find that high rated D's don't seem to play as well as another D that's lower rated but has a few superstars (say at DE, LB and Cb....ratings in the 90's and the rest of the D team is say low 80's or upper 70's vs. a team with no 90's but all are in the upper 80's). That type of team seems to do better than a more well rounded team. And again on offense, give me a speed back and it's easy.

[Elements]

This explains why people will pass up a 90+ receiver with only 84 speed and 98 hands and rather go with a 77 Receiver with 99 speed and 71 hands. You see it all the time in Online Franchise. Owners stack their team around speed. On the line it doesn't matter, and even at the tailback position it doesn't matter because more often then not that RB is going to Fumble because his carrier rating is 63.

Madden 11 had bunch of drafting flaws. Hopefully the dev team took notice to all of the speedballers they threw in last year, and toned it down!

[kingcrf]

just because jon robinson says speed speed speed in the roster previews doesnt make it the head thing because he works at espn not madden