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Madden 10 rookie stats released, accuracy not included
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The draft isn't even 24 hours old yet, but the people at EA Sports have been following the rookies since the Senior Bowl and have released a spreadsheet detailing the statistics of the rookies. So, you don't have to wait three months to find out that Michael Crabtree is an 84 overall with an 89 catching rating and Darrius Heyward-Bey will fly down the field with a 97 speed ranking.
Unfortunately, how they came up with some of the ratings is a real head scratcher. For example, Percy Harvin ran a 4.41 at the combine compared to Heyward-Bey's super-fast 4.30 time, yet they are both ranked a 97 in speed. Louis Murphy, Harvin's teammate at Florida, ran a 4.43 at the combine -- just a shade behind Harvin -- but his speed is 93. And Mike Wallace, who might be one of the steals of the draft having gone in the 3rd round to the Steelers after putting up a blazing 4.33 and being described as "visually fast", has a speed of 93, which is 4 points slower than Harvin despite posting a better 40 time.
And, it goes beyond just the wide outs. Pat White is rated an 87 in speed with a 4.49 time in the 40 while Aaron Kelly and Quan Cosby, who ran 4.49 and 4.48 respectively, are ranked as an 80 in speed.
Now, I know that speed is an overriding factor in the game, easily trumping most everything else when it comes to wide receivers and half-backs, and giving an accurate rating to a 3rd round draft pick could make him better than some of the 1st round wide receivers.
But the Madden team's boast of making the most realistic game possible doesn't quite jive with the fictional speed ratings.
You can download the spreadsheet with all the stats at the EA Sports blog.
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