Hello 49ers fans, and especially 49ers fans who play Madden. I have come here with the early ratings. For this years Madden they have redone the rating system to so how the elite players are truly elite (Peyton Manning 99 Alex Smith 67)

I was extremely mad after the final roster update for Madden 2009. The 49ers ended up being a 70. Which isn't that bad. The part that bother me was that the Rams, Raiders, Chiefs, Browns etc where higher than us. We were the second worst team (Ahead of the Lions of course). That 70 made me really pissed off. I have found from a sports video game website that I go to (pastapadre.com) many, many, many, ratings for Madden 2010. Of course, I didn't write down all the rating because that would be ridiculous. I don't have all the player ratings, but I do have about half of the team that would be on the 53 man roster. Also I have they rookie rating from awhile back (they may have gone up). So the 49ers will a 73 overall. Which isn't that bad (it would go up with roster updates during the season). I will post all the team overall ratings in order so you get a sense where the 49ers line up against the rest of the league.

1.New England Patriots 93
2. Pittsburgh Steelers 92
3. New York Giants 89
4. Philadelphia Eagles 88
5. San Diego Chargers 88
6. Tennessee Titans 87
7. Indianapolis Colts 87
8. Arizona Cardinals 86 (hope this will go down)
9.  Dallas Cowboys 85
10. Carolina Panthers 83
11. Baltimore Ravens 82
12. Atlanta Falcons 81
13. Minnesota Vikings 80
14. Washington Redskins 79
15. Chicago Bears 79
16. Buffalo Bills 78
17. New York Jets 78
18. Green Bay Packers 78
19. Seattle Seahawks 77
20. Miami Dolphins 77
21. Houston Texans 75
22. New Orleans Saints 74
23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 74
24. San Francisco 49ers 73 (Will definitely go up)
25. Jacksonville Jaguars 71
26. Oakland Raiders 71
27. Denver Broncos 70
28. Kansas City Chiefs 69
29. Cleveland Browns 68
30. Cincinnati Bengals 67
31. St. Louis Rams 66
32. Detroit Lions 65

So here are the early ratings of the 49ers.  THEY ARE NOT FINAL!

They are not in any order. I just scanned through the comments (people requested ratings). Of course there are some missing. Bruce and Goldson, Sopoaga, etc. I will try to find those out. Please discuss if you agree/disagree with the ratings.

I think most of the are pretty fair with the new rating system. When we dominate during the season. If you have a Xbox 360 or PS3 and you haven't gotten any the recent Maddens, than I highly reccomend that you get this one. Everything looks so much better. We could also use this as a general Madden thread since I don't think there is one.

There are a lot of new features in this years game. To me the coolest is the online franchise. You can play franchise online (to use the great features) or with 31 other people. The coolest part is that you can update your depth chart/other things on the internet through EA or an iphone app. There are a lot of new things so here is a link to general features: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_NFL_10

If you want to see some videos of Madden 2010 look here:

http://www.youtube.com/user/pastapadre?blend=2&ob=1

NOTE: THESE ARE NOT THE FINAL RATINGS. THEY WILL CHANGE. ALSO THEY WILL CHANGE WILL ROSTER UPDATES DURING THE SEASON.

I don't necessarily want to start any discussion but I am curious what everybody thinks. Let me come up with a list of what I think (not in order I would want to draft) and a reason why.

DE/OLB -Pass rush is important and Mike Singletary said he wanted to improve and Demtric Evans might be a good sort time solution but obivously we'll need some young talent. I think it will adressed 1st or 2nd depending on who is on the board

OT - Marvel Smith is clearly a short term solution and hopefully he can remain healthy and prove to be worth $10.5 mil. I think this will be adressed 1st or 2nd

RB - Thomas Clayton has looked good in last year;s preseaon. A lot of people (including myself) think he could be the 2/3 rb. We need more depth at RB because as of last year our O-line was pretty weak and Frank could use some time to rest. I would like to see a speedster/jukester here. Im thinking round 4 or later.

WR - Even if Bruce decides to stay we don't have a BIG target. Dominique Zeigler is our tallest WR at 6' 3" but he is no Larry Fitzgerald (yet). Many people including myself like Ramses Barden. And if the 49ers miss him i'll be upset because they passed of Desean Jackson (go Cal!) last year; although Rachal is good. 6'6" is huge and I don't know how you cover a guy like that. Many people say he will be gone in the 3rd. If we don't get him there then I say WR will be drafted round 4 or later.

QB - Stafford? Sanchez? Anybody? I don't think so. But it does look like we will need someone to take over eventually. Tom Brady was a 6th round pick so you never know what you are getting. A rookie QB won't start obviously but could develop into something in the future. I say round 5 or later.

CB - You can never have too much depth here. I doubt one will be pick early on but a person to replace Strickland would be great. I say 4 or later.

FB - Moran Norris is a monster. Every monster has a weakness. His is his age. As far as I know, Norris has been healthy. But he could help develop a young guy. Good FBs are rare so it is important. Also I don't see Keasey or Robinson as a real fullback. My guess is

FS - Dashon Goldson is the new FS. I am excited to hear that he is a ballhawk in practice and I really want him to excel. Although is the starter it doesn't mean that he will become a pro bowler. I think this would be addressed 3rd or later

In conclusion, I saw we draft: DE, OLB, OT, RB, WR, QB,CB, FB, FS

please write what you think. I hope all of you are as excited about next year as I am!