Madden Maniac has posted a blog about the speed attributes for Madden rookie running backs and cornerbacks. For those of you who get into ratings, this is an interesting read.
The following is an excerpt from the blog post called “Attribute Spotlight – Speed (SPD) Rookie RB’s and CB’s” that was posted on Sunday, May 6, 2012 by Madden Maniac
“I have been putting off this blog for sometime. I wanted to make sure I covered all my basis and could deliver the information accurately. So here it is.
The Madden attribute of Speed (SPD) is considered by many to be the single most important attribute in the game. For years, SPD dominated Madden (bombs to Randy Moss and running tosses with Chris Johnson), it was the first attribute you looked for when setting your lineup. That said, in Madden 12 it seemed speed was not quite as powerful as it once was. Don’t get me wrong it’s still important in the game, but offensive players no longer blew by the defenders with ease.
Here is a nice article by ESPN Blogger Jon Robinson: http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/tech/post/_/id/408/rookies-envision-their-madden-characters He interviewed 9 incoming rookies about their Madden characters, 5 out of them specifically mentioned their speed rating.
For some time, the general assumption in the Madden community was that the SPD attribute was determined by 40 Yard Dash times (combine and pro day). Recently, there have been claims by EA’s top ratings person (Donny Moore) that “game speed” is more important than 40 time.”
To read the full blog post, please click on the following link – Attribute Spotlight – Speed (SPD) Rookie RB’s and CB’s
