Devin Hester will have 100 speed
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In all the talk I’ve done regarding Hester being an ideal choice for the Madden cover, many people have doubted the possibility. However now comes a piece on ESPN.com in the “Countdown to the Cover” series detailing how Hester has achieved the first ever perfect 100 score in a rating category. He will have a 100 in speed.
Chicago return man Devin Hester has attained perfection in the “Speed” category, gaining the maximum 100 rating in the upcoming Madden NFL 08 for his amazing wheels. Hester, who set an NFL single-season record with six returns for touchdowns in his rookie campaign of 2006, has been known as the “Windy City Flyer” for his unique ability to turn on the afterburners and bring a kick back for six points. His 100 rating tops the previous high of 99, given to such players as Deion Sanders, Randy Moss, Charles Woodson, and a couple others.
“That’s just about the best thing you could have told me,” Hester said with a huge smile, when informed of his new Speed rating. “It’s an honor — I don’t know what to say, really.”
This gives a little more legitamacy to the idea of him as the cover man. At the very least he deserved seperation from the mediocre returners in the league and he has gotten that.
Make sure to check out the full article here.
April 5, 2007 at 11:58 am
lol at Charles Woodson with 99 speed
Good work, Pasta
April 5, 2007 at 12:32 pm
I think the 99 speed was in reference to how quickly he would end up on the IR.
April 5, 2007 at 12:37 pm
I wonder what Teddy Ginn jr speed will be then cause I believe he is faster then hester.
April 5, 2007 at 12:48 pm
I think he’ll have to prove it on the field though. No rookie is going to come in with a 100 rating in any category.
April 5, 2007 at 12:51 pm
Hester gives me wood
April 5, 2007 at 4:55 pm
thats stupid… why should he get a 100 rating, if thats how their going…then peyton should have a 110 awareness, and mike vick should have 100 throwing power…marvin harrison should have a 110 catch rating…and theres alot others…anyway, this is just stupid
April 5, 2007 at 6:01 pm
that really doesnt make much sense to me. If he plays faster and is more explosive than any other player in the NFL, why shouldn’t he have a 100 rating?
April 5, 2007 at 6:49 pm
I’m not gonna lie, the fact that 100 is now a rating makes me want to play Madden 08 more.. It’s a marketing ploy!! But that’s kinda stupid. Randy Moss shoulda had 100 speed a long time ago…
I’m not biased at all.
April 6, 2007 at 8:17 am
something someone else posted on a different site:
40 times provided by NFL.com
Hester- 4.51
Bush- 4.38
Moss- 4.25
Vick- 4.25
January 2, 2009 at 6:21 am
that's crap vick may have 93 speed in the game but hester is not that slow he can run a 40 in 4.1 to 4.2 second give me proff that that's wrong
April 6, 2007 at 10:08 am
Jay I hope you truly know that 40 times does not matter when you are in pads.
April 6, 2007 at 10:25 am
When did he play that fast? He is just a great returner, speed is a factor, but alot of guys play just as fast as him, they just don’t get into the open field as often
April 6, 2007 at 11:58 am
my point is that he doesnt deserve a 100 speed rating when there are others in the league just as fast, if not faster, than him
January 2, 2009 at 6:17 am
Hester is awesome no1 is faster than him and his the reason the bears went to the supersowl but now his on his off season because he worked hard as a rookie
April 6, 2007 at 3:36 pm
I think he does derserve it, when has a rookie evr done what he’s done? And he did it in college and the pros, more then ginn or anybody else. The U is representing.
January 2, 2009 at 6:18 am
thank u he deserves it for shore
April 6, 2007 at 5:59 pm
giving a player a rating or 100 (or even 99 in previous years) is ignorant. it gives no room for even the slightest improvement from a player in the future. i bet quite a few years back the fastest man in the world was quite a bit slower than the new fastest man. its just dumb to not give the opportunity for a player in one of the drafts later in the game to have more speed.
April 9, 2007 at 10:40 am
Ted Ginn better have a 103 speed on madden next year then cause he is faster than hester. i dont care if he is a rookie you dont have to earn ratings like speed cause you can see it every game he has played in. you earn awareness, catching, and blocking, your born with all that other physical stuff
January 2, 2009 at 6:22 am
no1 is faster than hester if so make them race and roport back to me.
April 10, 2007 at 2:49 pm
first of all, none of you guys know who is faster than who, that is just stupid, have they raced to give you such knowledge. putting hester’s speed at 100 is not a problem, but that doesn’t mean that there shouldn’t be other players with categories at 100. and hester might have run 4.51 in the 8th grade, not now
April 16, 2007 at 6:18 am
wow u guys are pathetic ginn jr is 170 pounds i can break him with my toes devin is almost 200 pounds ??? and he has more tds in returns faster gamespeed and just overall the best player i’ve ever seen in my time.
April 16, 2007 at 6:21 am
jay i want to see your source because u made that up kid.
April 16, 2007 at 6:04 pm
http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/hester_devin
http://www.nfl.com/draft/profiles/2006/bush_reggie
“While at Florida State, it was claimed that Moss ran a 4.25 40-yard dash while only Deion Sanders, with a 4.23 40-yard dash, had achieved better”
i got those from a different site. i was not the one to initially post them
August 8, 2007 at 1:22 pm
I THINK OTHER PEOPLE DESERVE 100 SPEED WHAT ABOUT DEANGELO HALL HE RAN A 4.16 OR DONTE STOLLWORTH WHO HAD A SIMILAR TIME TO HALLS OH YEAH AND TED GINN IS 180-POUNDS NOT 170-POUNDS U CRACK HEAD STOP GOING BY WHAT THE DAMN VIDEO GAME SAYS. GINN IS WAY FASTER THAN HESTER TOO. OH AND IF UR WONDERING TED GINN WILL NOT HAVE 103 SPD HE WILL HAVE 98SPD 99AGI 99ACC =( I KNOW HESTER PAID OFF EA TO GIVE HIM 100SPD
August 8, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Why were people making fun of Woodson and his 99 speed? Before his knee injury he used to be one of the fastest players in the league.
October 15, 2007 at 2:49 pm
You guys dont know what your talking about. Devin Hester is THE fastest person in the NFL. I will admit that there have been people that have been faster, but that was years ago. This is now,2007 and there isn’t anyone faster.
December 7, 2007 at 11:57 am
Hester is a beast, he deserves the 100, he is going to shatter the NFL TD return record. He is probably the fastest person in the NFL at the moment. And there is a big difference between being fast when your in a tank top and shorts (like when you run the 40) and when you got all that equipment on and can still run that fast. He is the best returner of all time even though he hasnt broke the record yet, but the record is only 13 and it was set in over 220 games, he is at 10 in less than 30 games…but i do think darrell green was probably faster in his prime.
December 20, 2007 at 11:47 am
I jus want to say Hester and Ted Ginn are both great atletes and hester is way better than Ted and I think there both rated equally on Madden 08′…so stop the fuss…Hester is a beast!
January 2, 2009 at 6:24 am
thank you devin. hester is awesome.
December 31, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Devin Hester does deserve to have his speed a perfect 100. But there are other players who deserve other things also. Peton Manning should have 100 throwing power. Champ Bailey’s speed should be 100. Ray Lewis’s tackle should be 100. And if you create a player then you should have an option to put their attributes to 100. Maybe they will have more players with 100 ratings in Madden 09 but that’s still a great accomplisment by the young Devin Hester.
Pats suck!!!!!!!!!
January 2, 2009 at 6:28 am
B-Dog has to say i go for the chargers the bears the saints the folcons and the eagles all the time but bears are my #1 team
January 12, 2008 at 8:02 pm
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT ITS GREAT THAT DEVINE HESTER RECIEVED A 100 SPEED, AND YEA OTHER PLAYERS HAVE ALSO DESERVE 100s IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES, BUT THATS THIS YEAR AND MADDEN NEEDED A NEW EDGE, NEXT YEAR…WHO KNOWS, OTHER PLAYERS MIGHT GET 100s ON THEIR RATINGS. PLAYER MIGHT HAVE 100 OVERALL.
CONGRATULATIONS DEVINE HESTER!!!
GO PATS
January 13, 2008 at 2:57 pm
Pats suck!!! They are going to loose againt the chargers!!
January 2, 2009 at 6:29 am
pats suck badly
March 8, 2008 at 6:00 pm
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
PATS LOST AGAIST GIANTS THEY OFFICIALLY SUCK A** THEY CAN SUCK MY B***S HA HA HA HA HA HA
March 9, 2008 at 7:50 pm
Hester does not deserve a 100 rating because he is obviously not the fastest in the leage, he may be the most agile or the most aware of his surroundings while rnning. He should get a 97 rating
January 2, 2009 at 6:31 am
hetser has an overall f***in 75 in madden 08 but ghe's still the fastest so donb't start this SH**
March 9, 2008 at 7:53 pm
You all know thet nobody is perfect. Hester’s hair makes him look fast.haha
April 3, 2008 at 8:57 pm
“While at Florida State, it was claimed that Moss ran a 4.25 40-yard dash while only Deion Sanders, with a 4.23 40-yard dash, had achieved better”
that makes no sense at all because Moss went to marshal
August 7, 2008 at 9:43 pm
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November 10, 2008 at 2:07 pm
[quote comment="2314"]I THINK OTHER PEOPLE DESERVE 100 SPEED WHAT ABOUT DEANGELO HALL HE RAN A 4.16 OR DONTE STOLLWORTH WHO HAD A SIMILAR TIME TO HALLS OH YEAH AND TED GINN IS 180-POUNDS NOT 170-POUNDS U CRACK HEAD STOP GOING BY WHAT THE DAMN VIDEO GAME SAYS. GINN IS WAY FASTER THAN HESTER TOO. OH AND IF UR WONDERING TED GINN WILL NOT HAVE 103 SPD HE WILL HAVE 98SPD 99AGI 99ACC =( I KNOW HESTER PAID OFF EA TO GIVE HIM 100SPD[/quote] hey LU ur a douchbag
January 2, 2009 at 6:26 am
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January 2, 2009 at 6:33 am
hester is the fastest in the legue and yeah may be close but you have to give him credit because he has worked hard as a rookie and for all i know in madden 09 he may have 99 speed i don't know.