Zen-like Todd Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 http://theredskinsblog.com/2008/11/16/sunday-november-16-madden-the-guy-on-madden-the-game/#more-2572 Rabach came to the sidelines of practice, where I was standing with Executive Director of Communications Zack Bolno, and encouraged Bolno to go ask Madden if he ever received Ethan Albright’s letter about Albright’s legendarily atrocious ranking in Madden’s video game. Bolno shrugged and headed to where Madden was standing, and I came along.Madden laughed when Bolno explained what was up. “I never saw the letter,” he said, “but I’ve heard all about it. Getting those ratings right can be really tough for some guys.” At this point, Bolno got called away, but I stuck around to talk and see what else Madden had to say. How do you handle a guy like Ethan in the ratings? “Special teams are hard, because you don’t rate them just on special teams. Take a guy like Dante Hall years ago. “He was a wide receiver, and to get him where he was a third or fourth receiver, you had to knock him down or he would’ve been Jerry Rice. So what they did was they knocked his speed down, to get him to be the equivalent of a third receiver. But now he’s slow. “So he gets on me that we made him too slow. He says, when a guy gets hurt, the trainers run in faster than he can run. The doctor waddles on the field faster than he does. And he was right, but if you gave him all the things, the speed and all the things that he has, he would be a top wide receiver. And at that time, he was a fourth wide receiver.” Click to read the rest of the blog entry. And for those of you who are unfamiliar with the "letter", here you go: http://www.thephatphree.com/features.asp?LayoutType=1&SectionID=2&StoryID=3159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 That's great. More proof that Madden needs to add special teams ratings, though, that are separate from the normal positional ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhodus333 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 That letter was hysterical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxpunk2006 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Does this mean we're to believe Ethan really wrote that letter? I was always under the impression it was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 They could have made Dante Hall's hands really bad, but given him blazing speed and agility. Poor hands and poor awareness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seabee1973 Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 They could have made Dante Hall's hands really bad, but given him blazing speed and agility. Poor hands and poor awareness. Poor hands would go away from the KR/PR and cause more fumbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Does this mean we're to believe Ethan really wrote that letter? I was always under the impression it was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shhrz Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 who did write that letter?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD Riggo Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 That letter is in NO way real! And if Ethan truly thinks that Madden actually sits down and assigns the player ratings, then he's a moron of epic proportion! And for the record .. *I* don't think Ethan's a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Well even if he did write it, it was still a joke I don't think he was serious. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Albright didnt write the letter. He's been asked about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 That letter was freaking priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StartColtNow Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Madden ratings just suck period. Matt Jones and Ashley Lelie are amazing in Madden but no so much in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaSkins Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Ethan isn't in Madden 2009 at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted November 16, 2008 Share Posted November 16, 2008 Ethan isn't in Madden 2009 at all And that's what he gets for complaining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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