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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    Madden NFL 09: WR Position Analysis

    Richard Chavez is back this week to take a look at the wide receivers in Madden NFL 09. Be sure to check out his WR Position Analysis and also be sure to vote on which position you'd like to see covered next week!

    "The guys at EA usually get their ratings largely correct but, every year there are some suspect ratings that drive people nuts. I will be taking a look at the wide receivers you’ll be throwing to in August in this week's article. You’ll see which ratings are downright suspect and which wide receivers you’ll get ready to exploit online."
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  • N51_rob
    Faceuary!
    • Jul 2003
    • 14805

    #2
    With the guys that you mentioned as getting hosed my only question is this. Since when did a 85 or an 88 be a bad rating? I think that the problem with the madden ratings is more players are over reated than under rated. For example Hester might be a 99 or even a 100 as a returner but isn't he gonna be the bears #1 Receiver? That means double teams and saftey help. He is more like a 76 or 78 as a WR. IMHO
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    • yamabushi
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      • Feb 2006
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      #3
      I also like to see what they did with Wards run blk rating, something no one has ever gotten right.
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      • Cagney3t
        Rookie
        • Jun 2008
        • 13

        #4
        Sometimes ratings really blow my mind. Honestly, I do not believe that any overall rating for ANY player in ANY sport should be over a 95, besides maybe Tiger in his own game. Terrell Owens is a 98?!?! WTF!! Saying that someone is a 99 overall means they are quite next to perfect! Thats not true at all. No athlete is perfect. Peyton does throw interceptions, Kobe does miss jumpers, A-Rod does pop-out every once and a while, and Tiger does not drive in the fairway everytime. I think that ratings people for EA and 2K need to step back and thing about what the numbers the enter really do proclude. In all honesty, the ratings in the FIFA 08 are the best set of ratings I've ever seen in a game. There highest rating is a 90.

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        • Matt Diesel
          MVP
          • Mar 2003
          • 1637

          #5
          I agree on Holmes. He should be at least a 93, whatever that really means. He is the best WR on the team. Hines Ward should be happy because this is the highest rating he will have from now on.

          Hester is rated purely on Hype. Given that he doesnt have a QB to throw to him, his 'rating' will not likely go up next year.
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          • thmst30
            MVP
            • Mar 2005
            • 4153

            #6
            I don't agree with Smith being rated too high. I think Reggie Wayne may be rated too low, but Smith is a top 3-5 NFL receiver stuck on a power running team with some of the saddest QB play I've ever seen in my life. They just simply do not give him the ball, when they do he makes incredible things happen, but John Fox and his staff don't seem to understand that giving the ball to your best player will actually help your team win. I'd rather gouge my eyes out than watch the Panther's offense try to make a first down.

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            • Kevin26385
              EA Game Changer
              • May 2004
              • 5147

              #7
              Hester's rating is fine..Read the reports. He hasn't dropped a ball- and everyone thinks he is progressing very fast.

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              • #1EaglesFan1973
                Rookie
                • Sep 2005
                • 166

                #8
                Where the hell is Eagles WR Kevin Curtis on the "Hosed" list??? He's rated as an 85 I believe he should be an 88 or 89.

                The man caught 77 balls for over 1100 yards & 8td's (6 recieving & 2 on fumble recoveries) last year!!

                & by the way Berrian is ranked as he should be he's shouldn't be on the "hosed" list. he's overrated.

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                • adembroski
                  49ers
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 5829

                  #9
                  Alex Smith's ability shouldn't factor into Isaac Bruce's rating. I can't really disagree with most of it.
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                  • jeetaa6
                    Banned
                    • Jun 2007
                    • 551

                    #10
                    I agree that players in Madden tend to receive too high a ranking. Takes some of the challenge of really trying to bring players along and improve them in certain areas when they're already scored a 95. Even drafted players get higher marks than they should IMO.
                    I thought 2K5 did a pretty decent job of keeping the player ratings a bit more realistic in that there were not so many highly ranked players. They didn't have it perfect, but I thought it was more spread out to point out the various talent levels in the NFL.

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                    • dave374
                      Banned
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 1928

                      #11
                      I'll just be happy if non-speed and smaller receivers who are productive in the real NFL can be productive in Madden.

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                      • mickey13
                        Banned
                        • Jun 2008
                        • 18

                        #12
                        I agree with the person who said the ratings are too high and that Madden could make stricter ratings like NBA Live or other games, but then again Madden has always rated the way it does and changing would be asking for an overhaul.

                        These lists could be a lot longer on both ends of the spectrum. I agree with Santonio getting hosed. He is a big play threat. I think Houshmanzedah could be on that list, he is one of the better run after the catch receivers in the game. Smith's production took a hit last year and I don't think he should have a 98. How can he get a 98 and Chad Johnson get a 97 when Chad Johnson has had better stats the last 3 or 4 years, plus he beat Steve Smith head to head in the WR's challenge last year? Galloway definitely got hosed after the last 2 or 3 seasons he has had. Maybe it is an Ohio State thing.LOL. This list could go on and on.

                        I would like to see QB's next or LB's.

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                        • mickey13
                          Banned
                          • Jun 2008
                          • 18

                          #13
                          Re: Madden NFL 09: WR Position Analysis

                          Stallworth only got an 85, Calvin Johnson didn't live up to the hype last year like Adrian Peterson, but he got a 92? Derrick Mason only got a 87 when he has countlessly had 1,000 yard seasons and been a very good receiver. Colston had one good season and one bad season and he gets a 94? Burleson only gets an 80 when he was probably the most consistent weapon for Seattle last year. The list could go on and on.

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                          • Matt Diesel
                            MVP
                            • Mar 2003
                            • 1637

                            #14
                            Re: Madden NFL 09: WR Position Analysis

                            Originally posted by dave374
                            I'll just be happy if non-speed and smaller receivers who are productive in the real NFL can be productive in Madden.
                            Amen to that. Players that can get separation from defenders or can read a zone well do not have to be super fast or 7 feet tall.
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                            • mickey13
                              Banned
                              • Jun 2008
                              • 18

                              #15
                              Re: Madden NFL 09: WR Position Analysis

                              True

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