Week Nine Ratings Change Suggestions

by pastapadre
Posted November 10th, 2009 at 7:02 am

m10chamberschiefs

Despite EA taking three weeks off from Madden 10 roster updates I wanted to keep this going since it makes it easier to track performances as the weeks go on. Now halfway through the season there are only two undefeated teams though the Colts appear vulnerable due to defensive injuries. On the other end of the spectrum is the Giants who have now lost four straight games and should see that reflected in the ratings when the time comes.

Cedric Benson has now rushed for over 100 yards against the Ravens in both games this year. He is the only RB to rush for 100+ on Baltimore in the last 43 games. He has to be considered one of the best RBs in the league now and deserves a rating in the 90s. Matt Forte is rated an 88, just one point less than Benson, and he has only gone over 100 yards once this year. Clinton Portis is rated a 92 and has only crossed the century mark once as well. Chris Johnson has been unbelievable with 491 yards in just his last three games. He now has the rushing lead ahead of Benson. He should be moving up from his 90 rating.

David Hawthorne has played great in place of Lofa Tatupu and he legitimately could be the best player on the Seahawks defense. In the three games Hawthorne has two sacks, recorded 33 tackles, and has picked off three passes but is only rated a 71. Vince Young hasn’t been great statistically but he has done well enough to help the Titans win their first two games of the season. He’s sure to receive at least a small bump from his 71. Meanwhile Matt Leinart can’t even be trusted in mop-up-duty time and is a 73.

Injury wise from this weekend the next update will include Chris Henry, Thomas Davis, Marlin Jackson, and Bob Sanders hitting the IR. Chris Chambers was released and is now with the Chiefs and Edgerrin James has been released. Larry Johnson has been sent off as well and may be with a new team by the time the next update arrives.

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djaran

One last thing the guy saying boost Brickshaw really beacuse he stopped a hurt Joey Porter who's been playing on pulled Hamstring all year.....WOW

djaran

And if Brett Farve isnt rated as the top 5 QB these ratings are a sham. HE's 40(can u imagine your dad playing football but actually in the NFL with a 8-1 team. And also putting up numbers comparable to Brees, Manning, And Brady. Check the stats he making S. Rice a beast. If he had 6TDs you would be saying Fitz who Andre What). HE looks like he could go another 5 years and he's a what 80 something overall(WTF) a 1ST ballot HOF with the most passing yards, TD, etc.
Their should be an age limit on being able to post. If you are posting about who should go up on a losing team(really got to be kidding) but you should in the same breath have someone on your team going down. Because if that person was doing so good then why is your team losing.
I am a die hard cowboys fan that hardly ever uses my team(dont want to jinx them and I can honestly say they are playing above what's expected but do not need a boosts really because when the team has to go up against a team with 2 good DBs the GREAT AUSTIN AND WILLIAMS still have shown up in Greeen BAY. The TE cant be your best WR. Sorry fellas just reading these comments sent me overboard.

djaran

Just please fis the gameplay 1st and formost. This other stuff is nit picky. When someone covering the flats in shaded blue that's all. The game is all about scheme. I use the Buc to crush anyone who uses the Raiders. The 49ers to beat cowboy players. Please the patch .........please......and just 4 updates a season and a boosts for playoff teams and that's it. If the Cowboys come out in pink jerseys I dont care as long as the gameplay is right on.
As soon as the patch is out the psn id is the same as the name. Anyone can get it. I dont RC. I dont do hurry up offense until 4th quarter or until u do it. holla

djaran

The problem I have with folks talking about dropping is these guys who have been doing great for years but after a bad couple of games dropping HALL OF FAME PLAYERS like their career means nothing. TO for starters a 1st ballot HOF and since he cant block and throw the ball to himself he goes down really. Then dropping the Ravens defense because they dont have corners and Benson ran for 100 yards twice. Isnt this the first year that has happened in what 10 years....WOW. Lowering LT because his line cant rush block but are used to pass blocking now. HOFamers should not go down past 90 overall until they show a decline on their own accord. Since LT is so bad the why cant sproles rush too.
And Mendenhall beasting really. So running against DBs make you a beast. Steelers are running out of a passing formation. Their line doesnt have to go against linebackers but DBs so yes the running game looks good. Who here posting has really played so legit football and not pop warner. A 200+ pound back better win agains a 180 lb DB.

Taylor

rivers, vjax and floyd should all see boosts. rivers and vjax are unstoppable, yes today jackson was held to 1 catch but this was by design, with vjax drawing double teams on 25 plays he was used to open to field for ladanian tomlinson who had a big game and antonio gates. Floyd is a starter now and plays well, i think his rating should be 80, also tolbert should have an increase because hes been getting more plays than jacob hester, and is a better fullback

Tony

Favre is the #1 rated passer in the NFl. He needs to go way up in ratings in all aspects of his game. Sidney Rice also needs major increases, the guy is one of the top wide outs in the NFL. I don't understand why EA is so rough on the Vikings.

racerx

Now that is very true. Why hasn't Brette gone up yet? Romo sure enough went up and I hope they take away stats since he is now returning to novermber romo lol.... Im a giants fan btw...

Reaper

Aubrayo Franklin should get an update, accually the front 7 should be updated on the 49ers.

Dominic

Pasta, Patch US!

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BOYCOTT MADDEN 11 PRE-ORDERS!!!

eric

the eagles offense needs some love even though they lost today. mcnabb threw for 450 yards and 2 tds. avant definatley needs a boost, finally broke out with 156 rec yards. maclin and desean both need a little bump. might as well bump up celek too. if it wasnt for bad red zone play calling eagles would have won easily.

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BOYCOTT MADDEN 11 PRE-ORDERS!!! EA WILL HEAR US!!

BenSON

How can you be leading the rushing in the nfl for most the year with what was suppose to be a shitty o-line and people still saying benson dont deserve a ratings boost? MAKES NO SENSE.. He was picked overal 4th in the draft was a beast at texas. People are ignorant and only looking out for the interest of their own team.

VegasTwan

i came to a conclusion that having weekly updates in madden is not a great idea but it should be every 4 weeks.... if i was ea i would fix every nfl player as accurately and fairly as possible for the next season and then every 4 weeks make the ajustments that are necessary for each teams players.... because that way its easy to keep up and also... because of a 4 week gap between updates there shouldnt be too many major up grades and down grades to each teams players.... good idea huh?

mike

hey donny vernon davis speed at the combine was 4.38 granted you got him the fastest tTE in the game , but he is a beast his speed should be at least in 93- 94 range, dont believe me check his combine time 4.38 officially thats faster than alot of WRs. Dashon goldson now calls the plays for the secondary so he should at lest get a AWR boost. Last but not least our Dline should get a boost among the best fronts in the league, well on their way to being elite

DJ Reisinger

dallas def needs a boost number one in nfc east now all them r playing at a high level now

LavSr

How bout a Vernon Davis upgrade his catch should be at least and 85

TOP_FLIGHT_410 ps3

*Chris Johnson 144,959,6.7,6 RATING NEEDS TO BE UP WITH AP!!!! OK OK MAYBE 95-96
*NATE WASHINGTON, LEADS TEAM IN REC TOUCHDOWNS.... BOOST IT!!
*JUSTIN GAGE GREAT HANDS CAN MAKE BIG CATCHES AS HE DID AGAINST NINERS,BOOST IT
*VY 125 AGAINST JAGZ 172 AGAINST 49ERS NOT MISSIN ANY BUT 3 ON ONE AND 7 ON OTHER, BOOST IT
*TENNESSEE TITANS O-LINE BOOST IT CHRIS JONHSON GETTIN HIS HOLES OH YEA BOOST IT
*R.Bironas KICKER, IF HE CAN GO UP ANYMORE, BOOST IT, BEST KICKER IN NFL!!
*DID I MENTION CHRIS JOHNSON???? HAHAHAHH BOOST IT!!
*D LINE BOOST IT * D BACKS BOOST IT *KEITH B BOOST HIM GREAT LB AND VERY UNDERRATED BOOST IT!
ALL IN ALL VY SHOULD BE BETWEEN 76-78 SHRT,MID,DEEP SHOULD BE IN THE HIGH 70'S 78-79 OR LOWER 80'S 80-81,
*CHRIS JOHNSON SHOULD BE 96-98
*R.Bironas 99+
*GAGE N WASHINGTON BOTH 80-81
*FINNERGAN ENOUGHT SAID BOOST IT HIGHER 80's
* ALL O LINE 85 RATING FOR ALL.
OVER ALL THE TITANS SHOULD BE 81-83

chris

and their corner backs!!!! their defence has stepped it up and offence is hard to stop with vince

chris

titans defence should go up, VINCE YOUNG passing should go up!!! chris johnson should be fast then 99 lol!!! but yea VINCE young passing short mid and deep should all be upper 70's or lower 80's his running abillity should move up as well!!!.... thats all i have to say titans D vince and cjohnson SHOULD all go up..... oh and also GAGE washington..... even kenny brit boost them they made a total turn around and they desirve the rating change.... i use them reguardless but it make them hard to use playiing agaist someone that is really good..... i still win but up them up a little for me!!! TOP_FLIGHT_410 ps3

Jay24

Ernie Sims is a beast... Why is going down every update? He has been playing hurt all season, that shouldn't be held against him. They have been platooning he and Levy due to a nagging shoulder injury. Now he's out with a torn hammy for at least a month, is he going to go down more now for being hurt? He at least plays hurt... Bob Sanders doesn't even play football in the NFL anymore and hardly ever goes down. Geeze

Brett

am i the only one that watches the steelers week by week and watches how amazing rashard mendenhall is, second year player and he can hit holes like the best backs in the league today. he can make a 10-15 yard run become a 25-30 yard run i mean willie parker last year complained the steelers game isnt like steeler football i guess its cause he sucks because rashard mendenhall is making our team look like the steelers with his ability to juke spin and truck he should get a NICE rating boost i mean hes had big games 150 yards 166 yards hes amazing and madden just looks over him they criticized our whole o-line last year because of the running game and we basically got the same people and we look AMAZING i love the steelers for a repeat this year!

The Burglar

Yup, agreed 100%. Rashard is pretty much being disrepected in the game. However, even though he should get a boost, I would say in the mid 90's or anything. He still needs to prove himself with holding onto the ball.

Balboa

saints entire defense needs a boost, they are still playin good even though injuries to both starting DT's and starting OLB. and Colston should get a small boost. Thomas is a beast....8-0 show some respect

KaeZyd

Jordan Babineuax Seattle, Pasta how have you not lobbied for this. You are a hometown boy like me and he is way out playing his 68 rating

BIG DADDY LANE

Although Carolina record doesn't say good things, but their Defense has improved. More so, the passing defensive game. Ranking #1 and now #6. There is no one person who stands out but the overall passing coverage is playing better than rushing defense. Now the run defense has improved but we aren't going there. Offensively, the running game has to receive a update. More so with the the offensive line in the run department. Williams and Stewart have taken over the primary mission to make the Panthers a winning team. Williams in the last 4 games has produce over 598 yards alone. If this doesn't say something then we should retool our preformance ratings.

xX L Boogie Xx

Oh how i love these ratings suggestion post and the response they get. I bet pasta sets back and laughs at all these redundant comments we all make. out of 100 comments 90 of them are homers that want to see thier whole team boosted, mostly cowboys fans from what i see. and 10 guys that have it right and want to see a spread of guys boosted.

COWBOYS FAN !!!
the reason your team isnt getting boosted is becasue come december they are going to have to downgrade everybody right back down because of the cowboys tradition in december with romo at QB i wouldnt want to make more work for myself either.

tenrulesall

amen brother

dolfins

EA needs to do something about ted ginns speed hes the slowest 97 ever , he runs with kind of a limp and gets caught from behind by much slower players plus he does deserve a speed boost anyway a 97 is a joke for him .

porro70

Miami Dolphins
Vontae Davis up
Paul Soliai up
Randy Starks up
Chris Clemons up
Ricky Williams up
Pat White speed up

Paul

Desean Jackson continues to produce. redskins and giants game. cowboys he wasnt much of a factor but thats cos they double and triple covered him.

McCoy needs love. has filled in nicely for Westbrook.

Celek is an elite TE. best in nfc est in yards and receptions. give him some love.

Defensively Eagles are almost fiine. Akeem Jordan needs a boost.

bustitbaby

chris johnson should be at least a 95!!! hes the biggest RB weapon in the nfl, NO ONE can argue that

SteelBurgher93

Hey Pasta, do you have any idea if the block kick-off glitch is going to be adressed in the next patch coming up? If anyone one else has this problem or knows if it's going to be fixed, please let me know.

TitansFan09

Vince Young's stats are not gaudy but he has been acurate and made some great throws so they should add so points to his passing ratings for sure.
William Hayes of the Titans should also get a ratings hike,he has played very well since entering the starting lineup.

james

BRYD 2 MORE PICKS BILLS D WOULD BE TOP5 IF THERE O DIDNT SUCK SO DANM BAD!!!!!!!!!!

xX L Boogie Xx

Said the hopeless Bills fan.

johnbob

twitter.com/donny_moore

Feel free to exercise your right to tell Donny how you feel about the job he's doing. He's the one who chose to make himself accessible to you.

picadilly

Donny that is, not Orton. I do agree that Orton has demonstrated he is a solid QB but it has nothing to do with stat projections. The one stat that's most key to Orton's role in McDaniel's offense (3 ints in 8 games, and 1 in 6 at the time the video was made) didn't even get mentioned.

Note to Donny: Orton is important because he protects the ball and makes good decisions, not because he's going to throw for such and such yards. The "on pace for omgomgomg" guy was Cutler. Remember what happened to him?

djaran

A Qb can hit all areas of the field. Orton is a manager. Not a winner of games. Why you think the Bears sent him away for a guy who last year threw 20 ints. Cutler can win games with talent. Orton has that talent and a D to back it up. You think the Broncos are better with Orton or Cutler. If Cutler didnt have to win games becasue of the porous defense last year he would be on the 3rd undefeated team this year. DOnt believe me start a franchise and put Cutler there instead of Orton.

picadilly

Packers: Ahman Green up just slightly, looked good on a couple plays (shotgun draw.) Grant dropped another screen pass, I think that's the 3rd in 4 weeks. DROP HIS CTH AND BLOCKING ALREADY. The idea that Donny thinks this guy can catch or block is beyond laughable.

James Jones and Driver looked good in spots.

Beyond that, pretty much the entire team needs to take some kind of hit. Rodgers is still holding the ball wayyyyyyy too long and he's getting even worse about forcing the ball downfield into coverage. (Witness the ball he tried to force to a triple-covered Jennings, which led to a tipped INT.) At the same time he showed off some nifty moves as a runner. Lower his passing and raise his running ability (which has been a problem thru his entire Madden existence. He's slower, less elusive and can't juke as well as Flynn? Is this satire?)

Beyond that, basically the entire team played poorly. Kampman in coverage is excruciating and he seems to be a lot worse at rushing the passer as well. Bigby continued to demonstrate that he is a liability in coverage. Special teams were atrocious.

Coverage of the TE was horrible- Kellen Winslow makes big plays in a game where Chillar is out with a broken hand, which I'm sure will lead to a boost for Winslow because Donny doesn't know a thing about football. Hint: Chillar is an exceptional coverage linebacker, not just an acceptable backup.

Oh and it's time for Chris Johnson to be rated at or above AP's level. More yards, less carries, almost 2 more YPC. AP is not the best back in football atm and I'm hoping SportsCenter will tell Donny to adjust the ratings accordingly.

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