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Cards Madden 2010 player rankings.

With there not being much news about the Cards I started looking at some of the other stories from fellow SB sites and came across the Broncos blog Mile High Report which had a story on the 2010 player ratings for Madden NFL. It got me curious on what the Cards ratings are on the game and so I went and looked them up and got some mixed feelings on the them.

With a team that went to the Super Bowl and through out the playoffs played awesome I expected to see a lot of respect for them. Was actually excited to see what kind of respect they would get on Madden because lets face it they haven't really gotten a lot of it from the game in the past and who can blame them we did not win games. Well we finally started winning games and were the 2nd best team this past season in the NFL and I figured, finally some respect and in some ways we did but several of our players did not.

Looking at the evaluation of talent on our team by the game creators I would have to disagree with that evaluation and I bet most of you will too. Sure we are not one of the worst teams on the game anymore in fact we cracked the top ten at 8 and saying that we should be 5 or 6 is not really that big of a difference but the rating that some of the player got were kind of troubling. Player like Steve Breaston, Karlos Dansby, Neil Rackers, Bryant McFadden, Antrel Rolle, Tim Hightower, and even Chris Wells got the shaft on their rating.

Neil Rackers has had the same rating of 81 the past few years but I thought he played very good last year and would warrant a higher rating. Wells has not played yet and it is understandable that he got a rating of 79 because of it but from video I have seen of him this guy is a beast and definitely should be mid 80s. Breaston is probably the biggest one that stumps me as he just got a rating of 79. The guy has over 1000 yards receiving as a 3rd receiver and all he gets is a 79? He is probably the most underrated player on our team based on the ratings. As for the others, well you can judge for yourself and state you oppion on the rating posted below.

 

Here is the link for the other teams.

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Arizona Cardinals Overall Rating 86
Position Name OVR
QB K. Warner 94
QB M. Leinart 68
QB B. St. Pierre 51



RB C. Wells 79
RB T. Hightower 75
RB J. Wright 71



FB D. Kreider 79
FB T. Castille 70



WR L. Fitzgerald 99
WR A. Boldin 94
WR S. Breaston 79
WR J. Urban 68
WR E. Doucet 64



TE A. Becht 76
TE S. Spach 73
TE L. Pope 73



OL M. Gandy 86
OL L. Brown 81
OL R. Wells 81
OL D. Lutui 76
OL L. Sendlein 72
OL B. Keith 69
OL T. Canfield 69
OL H. Johnson 67
OL E. Brown 66
OL E. Vallejo 59



DL D. Dockett 94
DL B. Berry 83
DL C. Okeafor 76
DL C. Campbell 74
DL B. Robinson 72
DL G. Watson 68
DL K. Iwebema 67
DL A. Branch 60



LB K. Dansby 89
LB G. Hayes 79
LB C. Haggans 72
LB C. Brown 65
LB A. Highsmith 63
LB P. Togafau 55



CB D. R-Cromartie 87
CB B. McFadden 78
CB W. Fontenot 60
CB G. Toler 59
CB R. Brown 56
CB M. Adams 46



S A. Wilson 97
S A. Rolle 84
S R. Johnson 71
S M. Ware 66
S A. Francisco 63
S K. Lewis 59



K N. Rackers 81



P B. Graham 69

This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of Revenge of the Birds' (ROTB) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of ROTB's editors.

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Well, I know they are trying to spread the ratings out in this one, so I think an 81 in ’10 is more comparable to an 89 in ’09… Aside from that, I find it funny that Fontenot is rated better than Brown, Toler, and Adams.

As usual, the Madden team disappoints some, but those will get updated when the season gets rolling. I’m just curious to see how the game will play with all these baddies running around.

by tw3kr on Jun 16, 2009 10:14 AM MDT reply actions  

Yeah Pyromnc, as tw3kr said,

This Madden is going to be different then the past years. They really want to separate the elite players from the average so thats why you can see Leinart is really low compared to past years. Plus they wanted each team to have their own feel. So that makes sense to me as to why the ratings look that way.

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by Andrew602 on Jun 16, 2009 10:20 AM MDT reply actions  

Yea I guess you guys are right.

Looking at it from a logical stand point it makes sense. From the elite players stand point I would think Dansby would be higher. By no means is 89 bad for Madden but he is still better than that. I think the thing that upsets me is the rating of the teams themselves. I really didn’t like the fact that we got and 86 being in the Super Bowl is past season and all. I was ok with it until I saw that the Cowboys got and 85. I know this is just a rating based of the players on the team as a total but I guess I just thought we would get a little more respect than this.

by Pyromnc on Jun 16, 2009 10:32 AM MDT up reply actions  

WOW

cards 86 cowboys 85? WTF man talk about getting respect for no reason!

by azcardswinez on Jun 16, 2009 5:41 PM MDT up reply actions  

DRC 84 to 87

I saw somewhere where DRC was an 84 and now it shows him as an 87? Interesting, I wonder if they will update more of these. Maybe if we figure out a way to contact EA and make a major fuss about it they will change them a little.

I think the most interesting thing on there is that it has DRC as an 87 and McFadden as a 78. Seriously? If DRC is an 87 McFadden needs to be an 84-86, “thats just dumb”.

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by sc464 on Jun 16, 2009 10:41 AM MDT reply actions  

Was thinking the same thing about McFadden.

The low rating could be because of injuries and being a starter for his whole career. I would bet he will get a higher rating as the season starts and they start making updates to teams.

by Pyromnc on Jun 16, 2009 10:46 AM MDT up reply actions  

Yep, one thing that could be dragging McFadden down is his speed

Which they have rated at 85 for some reason. One thing is clear though, Madden isn’t too impressed by our secondary. If we go by these rankings then Matt Ware should be the nickel corner and Keith Lewis is one of the worst players on the team.

by Bezekira on Jun 16, 2009 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions  

thats only if you have XBOX Live right?

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by sc464 on Jun 16, 2009 11:31 AM MDT up reply actions  

For XBox I thinky you do have to have live to update the rosters.

I know in the past they have had you update the rosters when getting ready to face somebody in online play and that would require XBox live.

by Pyromnc on Jun 16, 2009 11:55 AM MDT up reply actions  

These ratings suck!

they must be a lot different than madden 09 ratings. The Last update of Madden 09 has
Breaston rated at 85, B. McFadden at 86, Antrelle Rolle at 89, Gabe Watson at 82, Gerald Hayes at 86.

I hope they demoted the other teams as much or more than they did to the Cards.

Our O-line sure isn’t getting any love

by CardsDefense on Jun 16, 2009 11:00 AM MDT reply actions  

Yea was most upset with the Breaston rating.

I definitely thought he would be somewhere around 85 but didn’t think he would under 80. McFadden was the other one that disappointed as I thought he would also be mid 80s. Ralph Brown was better than the 56 he got.

Our O-line was most definitely better than they are given credit for. They had to pass protect just about every play and they had to protect against defenses that new we were passing and didn’t see our run game as a threat. Levi Brown should have about the same rating as Gandy and Senlein should be lower 80s.

by Pyromnc on Jun 16, 2009 11:11 AM MDT up reply actions  

Remember

Remember, they are trying to stretch out the ratings this year to really differentiate the elite players from the really good and good players.

Here’s a link where you can read all about it:

http://insideblog.easports.com/archive/2009/02/09/madden-nfl-10-player-ratings-a-new-philosophy-a-new-era.aspx

by Cannonater on Jun 17, 2009 8:45 PM MDT up reply actions  

I hadn't heard about this until I posted this thread.

Thanks for the story made more sense out of this. Though I still think Breaston and McFadden could be higher I am willing to forgive the rest. As for the teams ratings themselves I am not as willing to forgive the fact that the Cowboys are 85 and we are 86.

by Pyromnc on Jun 17, 2009 11:30 PM MDT up reply actions  

I Know, I Know

I agree. I think that ratings can’t be based purely on how good a team could be. The Cowboys may have a dozen Pro Bowlers, but they haven’t really done much with all that talent.

by Cannonater on Jun 18, 2009 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions  

DRC is rated higher than his cousin

Rodgers cromartie is rated 87, while Antonio Cromartie is 84….

HAHHAHAHAHAHA

by CardsDefense on Jun 16, 2009 11:04 AM MDT reply actions  

That's funny

Antonio definitely won’t be at 84 once the season gets kicked off as he is much better than he played last season.

by Pyromnc on Jun 16, 2009 11:12 AM MDT up reply actions  

On a good note....

Fitz is the best receiver in the game, as he should be. He is the only receiver with a perfect 99 rating.

by Pyromnc on Jun 16, 2009 11:20 AM MDT reply actions  

In fact I have only found 4 players that have the perfect rating.

Those player being Peyton Manning, Troy Polomalu, Ed Reed, and of course Fitz.

by Pyromnc on Jun 16, 2009 11:25 AM MDT up reply actions  

Perfect Players

Albert Haynesworth and Nnamdi Asomugha are also 99.

by Cannonater on Jun 17, 2009 8:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Oh, good catch.

Didn’t see those players but It’s still cool that Fitz is 1 of the 6 players with the perfect rating.

by Pyromnc on Jun 17, 2009 11:31 PM MDT up reply actions  

He Deserves It

He is hands down (no pun intended) the best receiver in the NFL. Period.

by Cannonater on Jun 18, 2009 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions  

I actually think they got Beanie and TH about right

Beanie – I was never a fan of giving unproven rookies high rankings. Ryan Leaf would be a Madden Hall of Famer if that was the game’s practice.

TH – With his AVG and total yardage, I think 75 is solid even despite his 10 reg season TDs.

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by Red Reign on Jun 16, 2009 1:19 PM MDT reply actions  

Yea, there is definitely a better arguement for why there rating was what it was.

I thought I would mention them to see what other thought of their ratings.

by Pyromnc on Jun 16, 2009 1:22 PM MDT up reply actions  

Hard to say

What it comes down to is what others teams ratings look like. With them (Madden producers) lowering everyones ratings we just have to wait and see what the rest of the people look like. One thing you can always do though is make DRCs speed the 97 it should be, HAHA!

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by sc464 on Jun 16, 2009 1:33 PM MDT reply actions  

I'm New Here!

9ers forever! I know I know “Why am I here?”. I’m w/ ninersnation but I love getting input on all fronts about football in general and thought joining you guys too would up the anty especially since we are division rivals. As for my input on the Madden ratings….They blow. Always have. So I’ve been doing my own roster updates since Madden 01 and have perfected it so it doesn’t take forever. Try it out. It’s worth it. And for the record, Fitzgerald is the BEST WR in the NFL.

Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.

by maveric_87 on Jun 19, 2009 8:03 PM MDT reply actions  

glad to see at least 1 niners fan is honest

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by sc464 on Jun 20, 2009 2:19 PM MDT up reply actions  

Honest on what part? Fitzgerald being the best?

If anyone thinks otherwise they are fricken morons I’ll leave it that.

Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.

by maveric_87 on Jun 22, 2009 4:42 PM MDT up reply actions  

Adams a 46?

That’s the lowest rating I can recall.

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by Red Reign on Jun 20, 2009 3:41 PM MDT reply actions  

Is it August yet?

also when is the madden 10 demo coming out?

by CardsDefense on Jun 25, 2009 2:49 PM MDT reply actions  

I haven't found an exact date yet but right now it looks like late July.

If you didn’t already know Gamestop has exclusive rights to the demo which means you have to pay the $5 to pre order Madden to get the demo.

by Pyromnc on Jun 26, 2009 9:43 AM MDT up reply actions  

I thought the release date was August 14th?

So if you purchase Madden through gamestop you get a demo of the game? Do you know when?

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by sc464 on Jun 26, 2009 10:14 AM MDT up reply actions  

The game release date is August 14th.

The demo is coming out at the end of July.

by Pyromnc on Jun 26, 2009 10:41 AM MDT up reply actions  

Wait....

I heard there will be two demos. The gamestop one which will be the Cards vs the Steelers in the superbowl, and there will be one released on Xbox live to anyone with a gold membership. ( I read that the non gamestop exclusive demo will be the cowboys vs the redskins.)

The article I read did not state when the demos would be available.

by CardsDefense on Jun 26, 2009 2:04 PM MDT up reply actions  

I haven't heard about the Xbox one but.....

I know the one from Gamestop does come out at the end of July. They just haven’t set a specific date yet for it.

by Pyromnc on Jun 26, 2009 2:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

DOESNT MATTER TOO MUCH

they update ratings like every other week

by fansincejakenrob on Jun 27, 2009 9:30 PM MDT reply actions  

In the Future

there will be a utopian society where the working class males will have the option of entering into a peaceful coma from mid February to early August.

These will be great times for all humanity. There will be no war…… only football

by CardsDefense on Jul 1, 2009 1:43 PM MDT reply actions  

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