Predicting Rookie Careers with Madden '09: IGN

[Jistic]

Quote: Originally Posted by MakaveliLPC

boo@ the team with darren mcfadden (with an 88 OVR) drafting a running back. with the first pick! other than that tho, and a couple things u guys mentioned it looks great!

Why is that boo? McFadden was entering his 11th year. How many teams are counting on 11th year veterans at HB? The old vet plays a year or two while the rookie gets his legs. Happens all the time.

What I liked about it though was that a McFadden retired because of it.

[jdr4693]

YES!! the Redskins will win the super bowl in 20 something years.

[Matt Diesel]

So basically all three of these players are legit NFL producers. When , in reality, only 1 will have the longevity and talent to last more than 5 years. And I guess none of these players were overrated? They all went up in ratings until after their prime.

[gohogs141]

lol McFadden never missed a game while he was here but now he misses 3 years with injuries? I can see one year maybe but not 3

[tap11]

Hello all, I am new here. While I think that the stats here look fairly accurate, the thing that bothers me is that each of these players seems to have played out their rookie contract and then hit free agency.

Does that mean that the AI will allow its stars to walk every time? How often does a franchise quarterback actually make it to the FA market in the NFL?

[cowboy_kmoney]

Man, If EA really made it to were if a player has some major injuries it well affect his play over the years thats realistic.Because in the past you would see players have some major injuries in their careers and still carry the same speed along with their rating never taking a hit to it.So if this is true then stay making it happen for us all.

[Cyros]

Quote: Originally Posted by tap11

Hello all, I am new here. While I think that the stats here look fairly accurate, the thing that bothers me is that each of these players seems to have played out their rookie contract and then hit free agency. Does that mean that the AI will allow its stars to walk every time? How often does a franchise quarterback actually make it to the FA market in the NFL?

Matt Ryan lasted nine years before being let go by the Falcons, Darren McFadden made it 7 years with the Raiders, and Joe Flacco only managed 5 years as a Raven.

[sacklunch]

I thought this was a pretty cool thing to do and it looks promising so far. As someone posted earlier, I'm kinda hoping that there will be a few busts in each draft. I wish IGN would do it with a few more rookies to give us a little bit bigger sample size to take a look at.