Madden 2010: Official Thread

[SOBAY310]

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu will both appear on the cover of Madden NFL 10, according to a release from Electronic Arts. It will mark the first time two football players will be featured on the front of the game box.



I'll keep this thread going with whatever updates, articles, and videos I come across.

Team List by Division:

AFC East
Miami Dolphins (SOBAY310)
New England Patriots (KAMSPY7)
New York Jets (CALZONE JONES)

AFC North
Baltimore Ravens (Shanal Blacula)
Cleveland Browns (CHEPINJUSTICE)

AFC South
None

AFC West
Denver Broncos (MONTSTA)
Kansas City Chiefs (POPPY128)
San Diego Chargers (DABEAST79)

NFC East
New York Giants (Opt1mus 80)

NFC North
Chicago Bears (ECK979)

NFC South
Carolina Panthers (Hrvstr Of Sorro)
New Orleans Saints (BEERFLVDTATAS)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ROOOOOAAAAAR)

NFC West
San Francisco 49ers (illtothechill)
Seattle Seahawks (HENDRIX62)
St. Louis Rams (HOPEISFAILING)

[II SAL II]

best cover EVER !!

[Pycroft]

Perhaps they can split the curse that comes with being on the cover.

[shooter2977]

unless this game has drastic changes to it i will be passing on it this year, i thought last yr sucked...madden over the past cpl yrs has not been that great

[SOBAY310]

Originally Posted by shooter2977

unless this game has drastic changes to it i will be passing on it this year, i thought last yr sucked...madden over the past cpl yrs has not been that great

I fell for the hype last year and rushed out on day 1 to get it. I haven't even finished a season. I don't think the game was BAD, but it just doesn't hold my interest like NCAA games.

[eck979]

I actually thought the gameplay was better than NCAA.. and it still wasn't very fun.. then on top of that no online league killed it.


SAL!!!! WTF!?!??!!?

[Nexgenrulz]

Originally Posted by shooter2977

unless this game has drastic changes to it i will be passing on it this year, i thought last yr sucked...madden over the past cpl yrs has not been that great

That's because there hasn't been any refs. This year, that all changes. Refs=

[Nexgenrulz]

Originally Posted by SOBAY310

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu will both appear on the cover of Madden NFL 10, according to a release from Electronic Arts. It will mark the first time two football players will be featured on the front of the game box.



I'll keep this thread going with whatever updates, articles, and videos I come across.

Where's the PS3 boxart? This thread has already started out biased.

[eck979]

You're crazy man...

[kamspy]

The only big change I've read about is using the Wildcat formation. :/


Hasn't NCAA always had that.

[SOBAY310]

Originally Posted by Nexgenrulz

Where's the PS3 boxart? This thread has already started out biased.

Use your imagination!

[eck979]

Originally Posted by kamspy

The only big change I've read about is using the Wildcat formation. :/


Hasn't NCAA always had that.

One thing I've heard about and saw a picture for is the way receivers and DBs jostle for position and DB's don't just make super leaps to get the ball. Supposedly Receivers actually go up for and after the ball now and db's will fight w/ them for it rather than just stopping 5yds behind the receiver and making a 92 inch vertical leap to knock it down.

[SOBAY310]

From GameSpot:

During the show, [Rich] Eisen and company revealed the top ten players at several positions in the upcoming Madden 10, as well as their overall ratings. Here's how things will break down this season:

Quarterback
(Name, Team)
1 Peyton Manning--Indianapolis
2 Tom Brady -- New England
3 Drew Brees -- San Diego
4 Kurt Warner -- Arizona
5 Ben Roethlisberger -- Pittsburgh
6 Donavan McNabb -- Philadelphia
7 Tony Romo -- Dallas
8 Philip Rivers -- San Diego
9 Jay Cutler -- Chicago
10 Eli Manning - New York
(Sorry, wasn't quick enough on the draw to grab the QBs' overall ratings)

Wide Receiver
(Name, Team, Overall Rating)
1 Larry Fitzgerald -- Arizona -- 99
2 Andre Johnson -- Houston -- 98
3 Steve Smith -- Carolina -- 97
4 Randy Moss -- New England -- 96
5 Reggie Wayne -- Indianapolis -- 95
6 Anquan Boldin -- Arizona -- 94
Roddy White -- Atlanta -- 94
8 Wes Welker -- New England -- 93
9 Brandon Marshall -- Denver -- 92
Calvin Johnson -- Detroit -- 92

Tight End
(Name, Team, Overall Rating)
1 Tony Gonzalez -- Atlanta -- 98
2 Jason Witten -- Dallas -- 97
3 Antonio Gates -- San Diego -- 95
4 Chris Cooley -- Washington -- 91
Dallas Clark -- Indianapolis -- 91
6 Kellen Winslow -- Tampa Bay -- 90
Heath Miller -- Pittsburgh -- 90
8 Owen Daniels -- Houston -- 89
9 John Carlson -- Seattle -- 87
10 Jeremy Shockey -- New Orleans -- 86

Running Back
(Name, Team, Overall Rating)
1 Adrian Peterson -- Minnesota -- 98
2 Brian Westbrook -- Philadelphia -- 97
3 Michael Turner -- Atlanta -- 95
DeAngelo Williams -- Carolina -- 95
5 Clinton Portis -- Washington -- 94
LaDanian Tomlinson -- San Diego -- 94
7 Steven Jackson -- St. Louis -- 93
Frank Gore -- San Francisco -- 93
9 Maurice Jones-Drew -- Jacksonville -- 92
10 Marion Barber -- Dallas -- 91

Defenders
(Name, Team, Position, Overall Rating)
1 Albert Haynesworth -- Washington -- DT -- 99
Ed Reed -- Baltimore -- FS -- 99
Troy Polamalu -- Pittsburgh -- SS -- 99
Nnamdi Asomugha -- Oakland -- CB -- 99
Jared Allen -- Minnesota -- DE -- 99
6 James Harrison -- Pittsburgh -- OLB - 98
Justin Tuck -- New York Giants -- DE -- 98
DeMarcus Ware -- Dallas -- OLB -- 98
Adrian Wilson -- Arizona -- SS -- 98
Patrick Willis -- San Francisco -- MLB -- 98

[SOBAY310]

More from GameSpot:

Next up were the movers and shakers, the players who have had seen the biggest year-on-year swing (either positively or negatively) in their overall Madden rating. First up, the bad news:

Shakers
DeAngelo Hall -- Washington CB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 93
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 68
Difference: -25

Matt Leinart -- Arizona QB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 85
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 62
Difference: -23

Devin Thomas--Washington WR
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 81
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 63
Difference: -18

Torrey Holt -- Jacksonville WR
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 96
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 84
Difference: -12

Fred Smoot -- Washington CB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 87
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 76
Difference: -11

Finally, take a look at the players who improved most from the previous Madden game. You'll notice more than one rookie on this list:

Movers
Chris Johnson -- Oakland CB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 67
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 82
Difference: +14

Steve Slaton -- Houston RB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 74
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 97
Difference: +13

DeAngelo Williams--Carolina RB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 84
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 95
Difference: +11

Matt Forte -- Chicago RB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 80
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 89
Difference: +9

Matt Cassel -- Kansas City QB
Madden NFL 09 Overall Rating: 76
Madden NFL 10 Overall Rating: 83
Difference: +7

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