Madden 2010 Release

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Madden 2010 comes out tomorrow and the first thing everyone looks at is how the Bills players are rated. Well, the ratings are out, and the Bills are the worst team in the AFC East.

Let's start at quarterback. Trent Edwards is a 76 overall and has 68 accuracy. This is the same guy who completed over 65% of his passes last season. 68 accuracy seems ridiculous. As far as his overall rating, well he is worst in the division, and yes that includes Mark Sanchez. Other notable quarterbacks that the Madden makers think Edwards is worse than are Joe Flacco (81), Matthew Stafford (79), David Garrard (78), Matt Cassel (83), Marc Bulger (78), and the worst quarterback in the league Jason Campbell (77). For what it's worth, Edwards had a better QB rating than any of these guys except Cassel. If Trent is a 76, I don't understand how a rookie can be rated higher...it just seems irrational...especially Sanchez, who might be playing second fiddle to Kellen Clemens. Trent Edwards is the 26th highest rated quarterback in the league. The only starters he is considered better than are Orton, Russell, Browns QB, Shaun Hill and Vikings QB...Ouch.

At running back, Marshawn Lynch is rated an 87 and has 87 speed. I think the makers of this game penalize a player if he has trouble with the law, because I can't name 3 better running backs in the league...yet 16 are rated higher. Thomas Jones ia 90 overall and has the same speed as Lynch...really?!! Yikes, no love for Beast mode. Second year men Chris Johnon and Steve Slaton are rated 88 and 87 respectively, Ronnie Brown is an 89 probably because he scored like 5 touchdowns in that Patriots game, but better than Lynch...questionable.

The Bills wide receiving core should be considered one of the best in the league...but it won't be in Madden. Owens is the Bills second highest rated player...he is a 91. His speed is an 89. An 89??? Yeah, he is 35, but he is still a freak athlete and there are probably only a handfull of corners than can run with him. Overall, TO is the 10th highest rated wide receiver, which is probably fair. The real snub is the Bills alleged number one receiver in Lee Evans. Lee has dropped to an 85 overall. He is rated worse than Santonio Holmes (whose one catch in the Super Bowl probably increased his rating by 5), Santana Moss, Plaxico Burress who will be in jail, Antonio Bryant who didn't even play football in 2007, Braylon Edwards who can't catch a beach ball, and worst of all, Laverneous Coles. Not only is Coles old, but he couldn't even receive for 1000 yards with Brett Favre slinging the ball all over the place. Josh Reed is a 77 which is fair, and other than that, no one cracks 70. The thing that I am most pissed about right now is that I don't see Steve Johnson on the Bills Madden roster. Are you f**cking kidding me? Dudes going to be a 92 after this season.

As for the rest of the offense, the offensive line is the worst in the game probably. Walker (78), Wood (75), Hangartner (74), Butler (76), Chambers (71). Obviously, this isn't the Bills real line...Levitre is a 76 also and will be plugged in at RG, Butler's rating will probably still be greater than Chambers' 71 at RT. Either way, no one over a 78 on the line is ugly....good luck running the ball. At tight end, Nelson and Fine are 68s...worst TE core in the league, and at FB...Corey Mac is the 36th highest rated FB in the league at 70 overall.

On defense, the Bills aren't much better. The D line sucks and rightfully so, they are rated real bad. Stroud is the Bills highest rated player at 92 overall. Kelsay is a 78, Williams a 76 and Schobel is a 86. Kelsay blows. He starts fights with our rookie offensive linemen in practice for finishing blocks, what a pussy, I wish Wood would have somehow beat the shit out of him and knocked him out for the year. Schobel's 86 is 13th in the league. What about the rookie Maybin? It looks like he can be a beast in the game with a 78 overall rating and 84 speed as a rookie...hopefully we sign him and he doesn't re-enter the draft in 2010.

The starting corners, McGee and McKelvin, are rated 82 and 78 overall. The most head scratching thing is that McKelvin has 89 speed. McKelvin is real fast, at least it looks that way when he is housing kick returns and running away from everyone. Apparently he wouldn't be able to run away from Brian Moorman though, who has 90 speed. The Bills have no depth at corner, everyone else is rated below 70, with Drayton Florence at 67. Ouch.

The safeties as we all know suck in real life and suck in the game too. Whitner is an 85 which is probably right for him since he is just OK. Free safety is pathetic...KO Simpson is a 73 and Jairus Bird is a 72...might as well plug in Bird. Rounding out the defense is the linebacking core...Poz and Mitchell are decent players and are rated 82 and 81 respectively. The LOLB position is pathetic. Keith Ellison is the starter and is a 68. Rookie Nic Harris, who will most certainly be in my lineup, is a 56 overall.

As a team, the Bills are rated a 76 which is worst in the AFC East...

Patriots-93 (highest rated team in NFL)
Jets-89 (tied for third highest rated team in the NFL). Are you SERIOUS? The New York Jets and quarterback Mark Sanchez/Kellen Clemens and running back Thomas Jones are the third highest rated team in the NFL. Is this some kind of joke? The Jets will win 5 games if they are lucky this year. They no longer have Favre. They have no quarterback and they have a rookie head coach. What a travesty. You mean to tell me the Jets are better than the Eagles, Chargers, Colts, Titans, Cardinals, among others, come on.
Miami-77
Bills-76 The Bills are ranked 20th in the league, that is probably about right, whatever.

Some final notes-There are only six 99 overall...they are Larry fitz, Peyton, Asomugha (interesting), Ed Reed, Albert Haynesworth and Polamalu. Former Bill Jason Peters is a 95. JP Losman is in the game as a free agent, thank god, and is a 62 overall. I'll pick him up. None of this means shit, but it's interesting to look at anyways.