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RaychelSnr · 06-12-2008, 02:43 PM

Richard Chavez is back this week to take a look at the wide receivers in Madden NFL 09. Be sure to check out his WR Position Analysis and also be sure to vote on which position you'd like to see covered next week!

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	"The guys at EA usually get their ratings largely correct but, every year there are some suspect ratings that drive people nuts. I will be taking a look at the wide receivers you’ll be throwing to in August in this week's article. You’ll see which ratings are downright suspect and which wide receivers you’ll get ready to exploit online."

N51_rob · 06-12-2008, 03:01 PM

With the guys that you mentioned as getting hosed my only question is this. Since when did a 85 or an 88 be a bad rating? I think that the problem with the madden ratings is more players are over reated than under rated. For example Hester might be a 99 or even a 100 as a returner but isn't he gonna be the bears #1 Receiver? That means double teams and saftey help. He is more like a 76 or 78 as a WR. IMHO

yamabushi · 06-12-2008, 03:08 PM

I also like to see what they did with Wards run blk rating, something no one has ever gotten right.

Cagney3t · 06-12-2008, 03:14 PM

Sometimes ratings really blow my mind. Honestly, I do not believe that any overall rating for ANY player in ANY sport should be over a 95, besides maybe Tiger in his own game. Terrell Owens is a 98?!?! WTF!! Saying that someone is a 99 overall means they are quite next to perfect! Thats not true at all. No athlete is perfect. Peyton does throw interceptions, Kobe does miss jumpers, A-Rod does pop-out every once and a while, and Tiger does not drive in the fairway everytime. I think that ratings people for EA and 2K need to step back and thing about what the numbers the enter really do proclude. In all honesty, the ratings in the FIFA 08 are the best set of ratings I've ever seen in a game. There highest rating is a 90.

Matt Diesel · 06-12-2008, 04:43 PM

I agree on Holmes. He should be at least a 93, whatever that really means. He is the best WR on the team. Hines Ward should be happy because this is the highest rating he will have from now on.

Hester is rated purely on Hype. Given that he doesnt have a QB to throw to him, his 'rating' will not likely go up next year.

thmst30 · 06-12-2008, 04:53 PM

I don't agree with Smith being rated too high. I think Reggie Wayne may be rated too low, but Smith is a top 3-5 NFL receiver stuck on a power running team with some of the saddest QB play I've ever seen in my life. They just simply do not give him the ball, when they do he makes incredible things happen, but John Fox and his staff don't seem to understand that giving the ball to your best player will actually help your team win. I'd rather gouge my eyes out than watch the Panther's offense try to make a first down.

Kevin26385 · 06-12-2008, 04:55 PM

Hester's rating is fine..Read the reports. He hasn't dropped a ball- and everyone thinks he is progressing very fast.

#1EaglesFan1973 · 06-12-2008, 05:40 PM

Where the hell is Eagles WR Kevin Curtis on the "Hosed" list??? He's rated as an 85 I believe he should be an 88 or 89.

The man caught 77 balls for over 1100 yards & 8td's (6 recieving & 2 on fumble recoveries) last year!!

& by the way Berrian is ranked as he should be he's shouldn't be on the "hosed" list. he's overrated.

06-12-2008, 03:01 PM	#2
N51_rob Faceuary! OVR: 54 Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Howard County, MD (the HoCo) Posts: 14,831 Blog Entries: 51	With the guys that you mentioned as getting hosed my only question is this. Since when did a 85 or an 88 be a bad rating? I think that the problem with the madden ratings is more players are over reated than under rated. For example Hester might be a 99 or even a 100 as a returner but isn't he gonna be the bears #1 Receiver? That means double teams and saftey help. He is more like a 76 or 78 as a WR. IMHO Last edited by N51_rob; 06-12-2008 at 03:10 PM.

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06-12-2008, 03:08 PM	#3
yamabushi MVP OVR: 37 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mountain temple Blog Entries: 15	I also like to see what they did with Wards run blk rating, something no one has ever gotten right.

06-12-2008, 03:14 PM	#4
Cagney3t Rookie OVR: 2 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: THE BORO Murfreesboro, TN	Sometimes ratings really blow my mind. Honestly, I do not believe that any overall rating for ANY player in ANY sport should be over a 95, besides maybe Tiger in his own game. Terrell Owens is a 98?!?! WTF!! Saying that someone is a 99 overall means they are quite next to perfect! Thats not true at all. No athlete is perfect. Peyton does throw interceptions, Kobe does miss jumpers, A-Rod does pop-out every once and a while, and Tiger does not drive in the fairway everytime. I think that ratings people for EA and 2K need to step back and thing about what the numbers the enter really do proclude. In all honesty, the ratings in the FIFA 08 are the best set of ratings I've ever seen in a game. There highest rating is a 90.

06-12-2008, 04:43 PM	#5
Matt Diesel MVP OVR: 20 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pittsburgh,PA Posts: 1,642	I agree on Holmes. He should be at least a 93, whatever that really means. He is the best WR on the team. Hines Ward should be happy because this is the highest rating he will have from now on. Hester is rated purely on Hype. Given that he doesnt have a QB to throw to him, his 'rating' will not likely go up next year.

06-12-2008, 04:53 PM	#6
thmst30 MVP OVR: 25 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Posts: 4,156	I don't agree with Smith being rated too high. I think Reggie Wayne may be rated too low, but Smith is a top 3-5 NFL receiver stuck on a power running team with some of the saddest QB play I've ever seen in my life. They just simply do not give him the ball, when they do he makes incredible things happen, but John Fox and his staff don't seem to understand that giving the ball to your best player will actually help your team win. I'd rather gouge my eyes out than watch the Panther's offense try to make a first down.

06-12-2008, 04:55 PM	#7
Kevin26385 EA Game Changer OVR: 28 Join Date: May 2004	Hester's rating is fine..Read the reports. He hasn't dropped a ball- and everyone thinks he is progressing very fast.

06-12-2008, 05:40 PM	#8
#1EaglesFan1973 Rookie OVR: 0 Join Date: Sep 2005	Where the hell is Eagles WR Kevin Curtis on the "Hosed" list??? He's rated as an 85 I believe he should be an 88 or 89. The man caught 77 balls for over 1100 yards & 8td's (6 recieving & 2 on fumble recoveries) last year!! & by the way Berrian is ranked as he should be he's shouldn't be on the "hosed" list. he's overrated.

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