Football season is just around the corner, and you know what that means; there’s going to be some long lines for the CTE wing. It also means that there’s a new Madden game just around the corner that’s given every player in the league a numerical rating from 1 to 99, with 99 being the best and 1 being Eli Manning.
I kid Eli Manning, he may be a huge disappointment now but it’s not like Tom Brady ever beat him when it actually counted. Eli Manning is going to end up as the most accomplished quarterback this side of Jim Plunkett to not get into the Hall of Fame, he’s a two-time Super Bowl MVP and he’s going to end his career with a 72 rating in Madden, the lowest of any starting quarterback in the league.
But even players who got much higher ratings that Manning were unhappy about them. Former Steeler Antonio Brown, who was featured on last year’s cover tweeted, and then later deleted “Madden shorted me on my check for the madden 19 cover now they short my ratings.” Not the first time Brown has complained about his rating, which is only 1 point off a perfect score.
Madden rating is 97. Acting rating is 100. What can I say, it's #MaddenSeason. http://t.co/gKxv3rVMIR http://t.co/IEQRRxY5mD
— AB (@AB84) August 21, 2015
I mean, it went up since then.
But look at all these teams and players complaining about their ratings.
#Chargers WR @Keenan13Allen is banning @EAMaddenNFL, says he won't play it this year.
Allen is tied for 13th best WR in Madden with under 90 overall rating and has 87 speed. pic.twitter.com/RmNZBLgZSx
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 15, 2019
.@Marlon_Humphrey only an 85 in Madden. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/JkoSpK8VHN
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) July 16, 2019
TrUbIsKy DeSeRvEs tO bE RaTeD 75 iN MaDdeN https://t.co/kEXHgc8GM4
— Barstool Chicago (@barstoolchicago) July 15, 2019
Madden must’ve forgot I’m averaging 9 yards a carry. Crazy
— Michael Dickson (@mdcksn) July 15, 2019
Rightfully so, the Bears are not happy about their Madden 20 ratings pic.twitter.com/uZj3IMGbo1
— Red Line Radio (@RedLineRadio) July 15, 2019
Basically, there’s a lot of griping from players and fans today.
Players had some thoughts on the new Madden ratings 😂 pic.twitter.com/boC6rIB8lN
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) July 15, 2019
But it’s not all bad.
Tom Brady even gets left hanging in Madden ðŸ˜
(via @thecheckdown) pic.twitter.com/HvM3OxFyti
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 16, 2019
Yeah, that’s the content I need.