Madden 2010, The New Orleans Saints, And Their Dispicable Player Ratings

I found this online and got sick. If any of you play Madden especially online this is going to piss you off, or at least it pissed me off. These ratings suck, how am I supposed to defend the Saints after a loss online with these ratings and do you see what they rank Bush and Thomas - A travesty indeed!!


Posted by: Keith Null

Recently EA Sports released their highly anticipated player and team ratings for the next installment of the famed Madden series, Madden X.

Apparently the producers of the game are not fans of the NFL, as the new ratings are void of any actual realism to the game today.

I won’t get into all the issues with the other teams out there, and there are plenty.

We will focus on the Saints player ratings only, but if  you want to see the complete list of ratings follow this link.

 

Saints Overall Rating – 74

Position	Name	OVR
QB	D. Brees	96
QB	J. Harringon	63
QB	M. Brunell	62
RB	R. Bush	79
RB	P. Thomas	77
FB	H. Evans	82
WR	M. Colston	87
WR	L. Moore	81
WR	D. Henderson	67
WR	R. Meachem	59
WR	S. Green	53
WR	A. Arrington	45
TE	J. Shockey	85
TE	D. Campbell	75
TE	B. Miller	68
OL	J. Brown	93
OL	J. Evans	80
OL	C. Nicks	78
OL	J. Nesbit	75
OL	J. Stinchcomb	75
OL	J. Bushrod	67
OL	J. Goodwin	67
OL	N. Leckey	65
OL	Z. Strief	62
OL	T. Duckworth	60
DL	S. Ellis	85
DL	W. Smith	84
DL	B. McCray	79
DL	C. Grant	76
DL	P. Spicer	73
DL	K. Clancy	69
DL	D. Pressley	59
LB	J. Vilma	87
LB	D. Morgan	74
LB	M. Simoneau	71
LB	S. Shanle	68
LB	S. Fujita	68
LB	J. Dunbar	59
LB	T. Evans	51
LB	S. Arnoux	51
LB	M. Mitchell	44
CB	M. Jenkins	79
CB	J. Greer	77
CB	R. Gay	75
CB	T. Porter	68
CB	J. David	50
S	D. Sharper	87
S	R. Harper	75
S	P. Prioleau	66
S	C. Vaughn	63
S	U. Young	81
S	C. Reis	51
K	G. Hartley	68
P	G. Pakulak	61

 

What more can I say other than the rating is simply retarded. The Saints did finish 8-8 last year, last in the NFC South, but regardless of this most of these losses were by the slimmest of margins. The Saints were very competitive in most every game.

Secondly the Saints posses one of the more prolific offenses in the league, ranking as the top unit in the NFL two out of the last three years — at a minimum the team should be no worse than the low 80’s

What immediately stands out is the very low rating of both Bush and Thomas, the Saints 1 and 1A backs. Bush has elite speed, which makes him a threat to take it back to the house every time he touches the ball.

Sure he has struggled at times running the ball between the tackles, but defenses are gunning for him every time he lines up.

Thomas came out of virtually no where in 2008 totaling 625 yards and 9 touchdowns in less than seven games. If we use these numbers for estimation of what he could accomplish in a full season he would run for 1425 yards and nearly 20 touchdowns, phenomenal numbers for a running back.

Defensively the EA people have shown no love for any of our defensive players, especially in the secondary. On top of most all the players being rated far below what they should be, Tracy Porter stands out as the biggest disgrace with a 68 rating.

Porter was on fire last season before a wrist injury knocked him out. In the five games he started he was able to record 25 tackles, 5 pass deflections, 1 interception, and a sack.

So again if we take these numbers to use for estimation of what Porter could do in a full season he would amass 80 tackles, 16 pass deflections, 4 interceptions, and four sacks. A 68 rating, you gotta be kidding me.

Next is the gross misrepresentation of the Saints offense line, where the average player rating is 72. The 2008 offensive line ranked tops in the NFL in the least sacks allowed category.

Drew Brees’ quick release is a contributing factor to this, but he can’t take all the credit. Also Thomas managed to average nearly 5 yards a carry running behind these guys.

Coincidence? I don’t think so.

Then on to special teams, they have kicker Garrett Hartley rated at 68 and punter Gary Pakulak a 61. Hartley played in 8 games with the Saints last season, never missing a single field goal or extra point the entire time. (13 of 13 on field goals and 28 of 28 on extra points)

He also averaged a 65 yard kickoff average with 9 touch backs.

Pakulak’s net punt average was 48 yards per attempt, which puts him high in the top half of the league among punters.

So it looks like the first few hours of playing Madden X for Saints fans will be spent editing player ratings to a more appropriate level, as EA sure couldn’t get the job done.

The Oakland Raiders' decision to waive DeAngelo Hall just eight games after signing him to a $70 million contract brought surprised reactions from his teammates who now wonder even more about the future of the franchise.

"I've never been in a situation where you cut one of the best players," said safety Gibril Wilson, another of the team's offseason acquisitions. "That's strange to me. It's almost like we're throwing in the towel."

The Raiders waived Hall on Wednesday, bringing a disappointing end to a short tenure in Oakland. The Raiders sent a second-round draft pick in 2008 and a fifth-rounder next season to Atlanta in March to acquire Hall, who immediately was given a seven-year contract.

Hall was supposed to form one of the top cornerback duos in the league with Nnamdi Asomugha, but struggled from the start of the season as he adjusted to the Raiders' man-to-man defense.

Hall had shown signs of improvement in recent weeks, but was let go anyway following a 24-0 loss to the Falcons that dropped Oakland to 2-6 on the season.

Is there anyway we can pick up Hall?? Come now CSC make the call, I know you got to know somebody.