Official Madden Discussion Thread

After reading that funny quote in Jae's sig I decided to look it up and found its origin. Most probably know already but for those who always seem late on the scene like me here it is.

Credit Jae for making me laugh my ass off.

To: John Madden
CC: Electronic Arts Sports
From: Ethan Albright
Re: Being the worst rated player on Madden ‘07

Hi, John, my name is Ethan Albright. I play line for the Washington Redskins. You probably already knew that, so I’ll continue. I am writing in regards to the overall player rating of 53 that I have received in Madden NFL Football 2007. I feel that this is fucking bullshit and you should kiss my mother-fucking ass. Ahmed Carroll was rated a 78 and the Packers just cut his ass on a Tuesday morning after his performance in a Monday night game. That is pretty terrible. The worst part is that his overall rating was sniffing 80.

You know what, John? Two can play this game. I rate you a fucking 12. I rate you a fucking 12 in Ethan Albright Football 2000-ever… except for in the category of ball-licking. That is where I will spot you a 98 rating. You will receive this score because I will never give your blubbery ass a 99 in any category. Take that, pencil-dick. Go do Al Micheals or something. Boom. Score one for Red Beard.

It’s also pretty wonderful that my awareness rating was 59. You make it sound like I wake up in the morning, helplessly shit and piss myself, then lose three of my teeth before I discover that I am trying to eat a rock for breakfast. Fuck, John, I understand you saying that I am slow and lacking athleticism, but a rating like this pretty much labels me as retarded. Rod “He Hate Me” Smart has a 52 in this category. Electronic Arts is saying that seven rating points separate me and the breathing embodiment of the perfect oxymoron. Rod Smart struggled to arrange words in sentence form. Cave men had better hold of the English language. The only actions that separate point values of ignorance at this embarrassing level are things like using your own toothbrush to wipe your ass. I basically edged out Rod by my lack of shit teeth. If I take a night school class, could you bump me up to a 60?

I guess I just can’t fathom the fact that I am the absolute worst player rated out of the entire NFL. Fuck, man, there are some shitty guys out there. Amongst everyone, I was rated the absolute worst.

I have received the impression that you feel that I am lacking in the agility category. I should consider a walk through my living room where I don’t crash trough a wall or kick over furniture a resounding success. My agility rating on your game is 33. It makes it sound like I just topple over if I start walking too fast. Ted Washington is rated a 40 in agility. He is listed at 365 ponds. If Ted Washington tied a white lady up and made her wear a metal bikini, he’d look just like Jabba the Hut.

John, you are such a fucking dick. I also noticed that my kick return rating was a 0. I was rated a fucking zero? So you feel that I shouldn’t even receive a 10, or even a 5? You are pretty much saying that I couldn’t even fall forward on a ball kicked in my direction. I would just stand there and let the ball bounce off of my fucking face. Fuck that, John, I returned an onside kick 6 yards in 2002. You should have just slapped a - 4 on me and had the EA staff ambush me with paintball guns.

Finally, I would like to comment on an unlikely topic, my pass coverage ratings. I see that I am a better at man-to-man coverage (31) than zone (21). Fuck me sideways with a lunchbox. Where did these scores even come from? How much time is spent coming up with the pass coverage ratings of offensive lineman? Can I have that job? Let’s see here, I think that Orlando Pace would be slightly better at jumping intermediate routes than Larry Allen. While I’m at it, I can assign the passing ratings for offensive lineman as well. I can use mine as a guide.

I was rated with a throwing power of 17 and accuracy of 16. Orlando Pace is has a 22 power and 17 accuracy rating. Did someone at EA really put time into figuring out that Orlando Pace edges out Ethan Albright in both throwing power and accuracy? I will challenge him any day. My horrible passer ratings are of greatest misfortune to my son, Red Beard Jr. The poor boy is not only hideously ugly and covered by freakishly large freckles. He also has to suffer through playing catch with me and my senile-elderly-woman-type passer ratings. A session of tossing the pigskin usually consists of me missing my son by thirty yards in sporadic directions. I led him in front of a fire truck once and my wife kicked my ass. This is because of my 76 toughness rating. Yes, a 76 is far better than the other ratings, but I’m a fucking lineman, damn it. NFL Linemen are considered to be synonymous with toughness. According to your game, I am a retarded, uncoordinated, pussy-ass fuckwad that can’t fall on a kickoff, throw, or spell. I am, however, slightly better at manning up on a receiver than dropping into zone coverage. You lose your mind more and more each year, old man.

When I'm not snapping balls, I snap necks.
Fuck you, John. Please expect to find red pubes in various meals you consume for the rest of your life. If you fuck with Ethan Albright, you call down the thunder.

Rot in Hell,

Ethan Albright

LMAO, that is gold

You know what, John? Two can play this game. I rate you a fucking 12. I rate you a fucking 12 in Ethan Albright Football 2000-ever… except for in the category of ball-licking. That is where I will spot you a 98 rating. You will receive this score because I will never give your blubbery ass a 99 in any category. Take that, pencil-dick.

I love that bit

Is that letter actually real? That's what I'm wondering. Or did some Ethan Albright fan make it.

Sucks they removed him from the game, now its Rams 3rd LT Adam Haayer with the lowest overall.

Hot damn

Last edited by hammertime23 on Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:13 am, edited 1 time in total.

In long term dynasty mode, when you are in the first wave of replacing aging players, do you consistantly have a QB backup already on the froster? And do you draft, trade for, or draft and then trade the pick for said QB?

Just wondering, I try to draft, but usually end up traeding for a better 1 year vet. Got me an eagles superstar, Danny Glass.

Can we just make this a general Madden thread instead of 07?

Anyway, who's got the game? I picked it up for 360 at midnight and can't stop throwing INTs and fumbling everywhere - it's fantastic though.

All sold out in my area, but will be getting it asap. I got the same problem with NCAA 08 with the fumbles and ints, especially the cpu throwing picks.

Nooo! Is 08 already out in america? It first comes out the 23. here

I got a copy for the PS3.
Frame rate is half of Xbox 360 which is 30.
I gotta adjust to it but it's all good.
Another problem is you fumble TOO much in this game and I ain't the only one complaining.

Can we just make this a general Madden thread instead of 07?

Sure can. Enjoy

Can we just make this a general Madden thread instead of 07?

Sure can. Enjoy

ahhh somebody didn't like my BOOM! title?

although i gotta admit it was pretty retarded lol

Can we just make this a general Madden thread instead of 07?

Sure can. Enjoy

ahhh somebody didn't like my BOOM! title?

although i gotta admit it was pretty retarded lol

Why not change it back?

I'm definitely going to check out the sliders but a lot of the crappy interceptions I've thrown really do look like my fault rather than the defender morphing to the ball robotically. I like that it's hard to complete a deep ball unless the defense is blitzing and you've got single coverage.

PS3 vs. XBOX 360 Madden NFL 08 Comparison Video

Here's another report..

EA Sports Speaks on Xbox 360 Advantage Over PS3 in Madden NFL 08

Marcus Yam (Blog) - August 15, 2007 9:43 AM

EA explains why Madden NFL 08 runs faster on the Xbox 360

When it comes to a videogame franchise that gets the most repeat business, it’s hard to tackle the dominance of EA Sports’ Madden NFL games.

For football fans, Madden is the game to get every early fall. This year, the Madden NFL 08 release is extra special for those on warring sides of the console superiority debate. EA Sports made it no secret that the Xbox 360 version of the game would be the best console version of the game that is capable of running at 60 frames-per-second.

Sadly for Sony faithful, EA Sports said that the PlayStation 3 version of Madden NFL 08 will run at around 30 frames-per-second – half that of the Xbox 360 version.

Although reviews of the game following its release on Tuesday indicate that the PlayStation 3 version of Madden NFL 08 isn’t unplayable due to its choppier frame rate, the Xbox 360 version is vastly preferred for its smoother animations.

Fanboys will surely use the technical differences between the two console versions to support their own side, but the truth may be as simple as a different learning curve. A gamer emailed EA Sports inquiring about the differences between the two versions, and received a response from Rob M., EA Sports senior technical support, with an explanation, as posted on Maxconsole.

“While we fully understand your frustration with the limitations the technology has placed against the video frames per second of the game play on the PlayStation 3 game console, it was out intent to put out the best possible with Madden across 10 platforms,” wrote Rob M. of EA Sports. “While it is very simple to draw a conclusion based on the end-user experience with the game technology, what most people do not realize is hours of research which goes into fully understanding the hardware demands for each console.

“In the case of the next-generation consoles, many publishers have been developing titles for the Xbox 360 for over 3 1/2 years while everyone who publishes now for the PlayStation 3 with the exception of Sony has been developing for the PlayStation 3 for only a little over one full year. The differences in the overall knowledge of the hardware is vastly different for both consoles and, as is the case with newer technology, it is very difficult to get it right the first time.”

The response from EA Sports notes that 30 frames per second is the standard for all PS3 football games this year, not just Madden, but also NCAA Football, and 2K Sports' offerings as well.

Source: DailyTech

I got madden 08 on my ps3, and I LOVE IT, it is a little choppy in 1080i in some areas, but overall it's smooth and the graphics are good (not as smooth as 60fps those bastards).

I really like the game, very fun, fumbles aren't an issue for me because I use the protect the ball button , i fumbled twice and recovered both times so far, I don't think twice in 3 games is a lot.

It's more real than madden 07, if you wanna win, you gotta work (unless you play on rookie), you can't just lob it up there like in 07 and get a TD every time, or pick vick and gain 15 yards on the ground every play, the defense will be all over it and if you get trapped in the back field you can't throw it 80 yards downfield for a TD.

A dumb pass and you pay for it too.

I love the game though, i need to get used to it because i still got the madden 07 current gen feeling (which I could win every game on all madden 70-10), madden 08 makes you play smart football and realistic football.

Anybody wanna play me online on the ps3

I am not impressed with 08 so far but I was playing Superstar mode for 30 minutes at 6 AM...the controls take time to get used to , Manning kept throwing incompletions , and the offense couldn't do anything. It also appears like nothing new has changed instead for a few minor details (e.g. a new score overlay , more sponsorships like Snickers coin toss , and the ability to have your favorite team draft you in superstar mode).

Again , this was 30 minutes of play , but after 30 minutes I was so bored with superstar that I felt like playing WoW. Maybe the experience will be better in other modes.

Anybody wanna play me online on the ps3

what's your ps id?

at Wiki, they have madden 09 cover boy as aj hawk???...is this true?.....make sense that it would be a defensive player now....but aj??

It's called, someone edited the Madden page.

There are many disappointed gamers at MaddenMania & OperationSports concerning PS3 Madden. It's a good thing I listened to them and stuck with the PS2 version this year. I played both, and all the PS3 has over PS2 is graphics. Plus, I'm big on franchise, and EA really screwed that up for PS3. Thank goodness EA doesn't have an exclusive NBA license or we'd really be f----d.

If you didnt know already, i was doing a franchise with the Panthers on Pro difficulty. In my 4 preseason games i scored 119pts or about 30ppg, and my opponents scored 37 points, or an average of about 9ppg. Now i went up against teams like Giants, Pats, Eagles, and Steelers...i consider 3 of those top teams in the NFL. In those 4 games i fumbled the ball 4 times in 4 games.

Okay now the regular season starts against the rams. Im thinking i have a good team on my hands. Rams get the ball and they score on me in their first drive. 7 pts Bulger hits bennet for a 39 yard pass. wow, okay now its my turn. First play i run for a negative 3 yards with Williams. 2nd play Russell passes it to Jarrett, oh but he fumbles the football and the rams get the ball back. Rams go down and kick a FG. Okay, i get the ball back. First play i get a 4 yard run with williams. Second play of the drive i give it to williams again, fumble, rams recover. WTF? Rams go down and run a 6 yarder in with Jackson. Now im already down 17 to nothing!

Second quarter....Rams go down and score another TD with Jackson!!! Finally i am able to get some points on the board with a TD pass to Steve Smith! Then the first play for the Rams after i kick it to them they score on a 74 yard pass to Bruce! What the hell? So then they kick the ball back to me and as im trying to make a comeback, my kick returner fumbles the ball and rams get it! Rams get the ball and kick a FG. Holy high hell!!!! Okay its halftime and im down 7 to 34!

Tell me what the hell? How does my team go from kicking the patriots, steelers, and eagles asses, to a completely crap team? Not only that, i got 4 fumbles in the first half, one was recovered by my own guy. When all preseason i only fumbled 4 times in all 4 games total. It seems like it went from Pro to all-madden!!! What the hell is this crap? Makes me pissed. Dont even want to play this junk anymore

I rented Madden 08 yesterday for the ps3, wow I actually hate EA, I'm so dissapointed. I don't give a crap about the slow downs and poor framerate at times, its just the fact that the gameplay still sucks balls. Not to mention the graphics aren't all that great either, player faces suck, the crowd blows, field and grass still doesn't have much depth to it.

The AI is absolutely retarded at times, the animations which were supposed to be so great this year still look sub-par to me, hell even the commentary is worse that I remember it being in Madden 2005 which was the last Madden I bought.

I was playing against my friend yesterday and and i was controlling one of the linebackers (on D obv), he snaps the ball, one of the cpu controlled D linemen breaks through and runs right past the QB and pretty much stands behind him while my friend throws the ball for a 25 yard gain? The same thing happened again in the 4th, I did a HB strong toss, and my friends corner ran right past me, I didn't juke or anything at all, not even sprinting since I hadn't figured out all those buttons yet.

Another thing that still stinks is the stupid corners and safeties which were supposed to be smarter than previous years. My friend throws a 20 yrd pass right down the middle, right where 3 of my guys are waiting, and one jumps up and drops it, it fumbles around between my guys for 10 seconds and then falls incomplete. So i say wow maybe my SS just sucks at catching. 2 or 3 plays later his TE runs a post and my safety is running right behind him, the balls thrown, my safety doesn't even look back and just dives and catches the ball, WTF? I remember playing 07 on ps2 and my friends were just able to bomb it every time they got into trouble, even on all madden.

Another thing, my friends tight end does a 10 yrd curl, somehow he's left WIDE open, the QB throws right to the TE, and it gets caught between his legs and just juggles back and fourth between his legs like a glitch, and then falls. Which should have been a simple 10 yrd curl and catch turns into a frustrating glitchy ass drop.

Anyways I'm done bitching, Young Buck, maybe you won the pre season games so easily cause the other teams weren't playing their starters? And is there sliders that you can turn down to fix the fumbling problem cause most of the reviewers have said there's been fumbling problems.

Anyways I'm done bitching, Young Buck, maybe you won the pre season games so easily cause the other teams weren't playing their starters? And is there sliders that you can turn down to fix the fumbling problem cause most of the reviewers have said there's been fumbling problems.

Nah...in fact i scored most of my points in the 1st and 2nd quarters while the starters were in the games. Picked off tom brady 2 times.