Lions Notes: Madden 12 Ratings For Mikel Leshoure, Titus Young

by Sean Yuille on Jul 20, 2011 11:49 PM EDT in Detroit Lions Notes

Ndamukong Suh ran into Bernie Williams while he was at ESPN on Wednesday.
On Tuesday we found out that Lions rookie running back Mikel Leshoure is rated as a 72 overall in Madden 12. On Wednesday the ratings for some rookie receivers were released, and it came out that Titus Young is rated as a 67 overall.
Dylan Gandy has apparently accepted a deal with Nike. Who knew backup offensive linemen even got endorsement deals?
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The 49ers and Raiders are apparently considering a joint football stadium.
The Metrodome is going to need new turf thanks to the damage caused by the roof collapsing.
Tom Lewand tweeted that the thoughts and prayers of the Lions' organization are with Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his family. Myra Kraft, Robert's wife, died on Wednesday.
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LA Raiders and LA 49ers LOL

Seriously Madden really did not do them any good. I have seen rookies drafted in the second with much higher ratings. Some of them probably.

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by The Profiler on Jul 21, 2011 12:11 AM EDT reply actions

I think Titus' and LeShoure's are probably right where they should be

I’d have to see the entire thing, like speed, agility, ect…but it seems like it’s pretty accurate to me.

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by Bighaircut on Jul 21, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Leshoure's rating is okay, but it seems Young should be a little higher than 67...

I figured low 70’s like 71 or 72

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by ZWC11 on Jul 21, 2011 12:12 AM EDT reply actions

I think it's alright

It’ll go up.

by Hyperion Ecta on Jul 21, 2011 2:22 AM EDT up reply actions

+1

67 for TD Young is just flat out ridiculous. Being drafted in the 2nd round alone is worth a 70 + rating !

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by smelllyfingers on Jul 21, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions

So I clicked on the article for the Raiders/9ers article and this came up in the URL bar

the%2049ers%20and%20raiders%20are%20apparently%20considering%20a%20joint%20football%20stadium.

yeah i don’t think that’s right

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Oh, and I hate the Philadelphia Eagles (but like the Phillies)

by tbl2020 on Jul 21, 2011 12:26 AM EDT reply actions

Fixed

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by Sean Yuille on Jul 21, 2011 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions

I liked that F.A. article

Another reason to not sign Randy Moss. Read it.

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by Bighaircut on Jul 21, 2011 9:15 AM EDT reply actions

70 for Cobb? Not terrible.

But only 67 for Young? And no Helu or Alex Green at all?

Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!

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by Omaha Sun on Jul 21, 2011 12:30 PM EDT reply actions

I don't like how Madden is second guessing the teams

If you look at the top tens in RB an WR you see they stick to draft order pretty good except for a few cases where they put a guy drafted in the 5th round up with 2nd rounders and vice versa. So now the Madden douche bags are going to give us who they think is the draft gems and busts prior to seeing them play a down? I wish they would go back and look to see if they ever got this stuff right in the past. You know, did they give an inflated rating to a guy who DID turn out to be a gem? Did they downgrade someone who DID turn out to be a bust? I am willing to bet if they had a better track record than the NFL teams, they would not still be programming a game.

by ATL Lion on Jul 21, 2011 12:32 PM EDT reply actions

I agree but....

they do have the roster updates that come out every week that updates ratings and roster moves.

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by Quez81 on Jul 21, 2011 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions

They aren't just arbitrary numbers.

They evaluate each player and give them certain attribute ratings based on their combine numbers and college production I believe. The average (with certain categories weighted more heavily for certain positions) is the rating we see there. So a player that may have fell due to injury or character concerns would be ranked higher on the game than their draft spot would normally warrant.

At least that’s how I think they do it.

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by Omaha Sun on Jul 22, 2011 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions

Meh

If that is so, then why is Nick Fairley, who was once considered a top 3 pick and fell due to character concerns-not in the top 10 rookies?

An alternative hypothesis: They collect all the data and rate each attribute based on combine numbers and which team drafted them. More popular teams get a bonus and less popular teams get a knock.

by ATL Lion on Jul 22, 2011 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions