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Quote: Originally Posted by westview33

Why does everyone assume the overall rating means anything? Atkins can be rated a 97 overall and it doesn't matter if the OL is rated a 75 overall because if that OL has 90+ strength regardless of his overall rating he's going o be able to hang with Atkins. I think it's time people star focusing on the overall rating and concentrate on the actual ratings that matter when playing the game. Did you know that a higher overall rated OL is easier to beat than a lower overall rated guy if the higher rated guy has lesser strength for pass or run blocking? Overall rating from what I've learned is just a way to rank the players in the data base and doesn't truly render how they will play on the field. An example of this is when a scrub DB with 90 speed and acceleration will still play well because man coverage ratings doesn't have as much impact on the game. Now lower that scrub DB agility ratings and all of sudden even with his speed and acceleration being high you'll start to see a huge difference in production when he has to change directions on the field to cover someone. He loses a step in coverage when his agility is rated lower and the WR can then get better separation from him. The problem is too many people are stuck using EA's ratings so they are left with the impression that ratings one either means nothing or two that higher overall rated players will be the best players on the field. Both of those logics are false if you take the time to download any roster file from a roster creator who spends quality time on ratings. I learned this a few years ago when using other rosters not made by EA.

Bravo!! Exactly.... Just like last year when my UDFA RB rated 63 ovr was 2nd in the league in rushing and TDs simple because his spd, agl, and acc were all in the low 90s....

If u never saw his overall, you would think he was easily rated 90+

All these ratings can be broken down into just 5 that actually matter based on played position. All the rest are just filled and arbitrary numbers that do little if anything.