Madden 10 player ratings: winners and losers

In an effort to enhance the realism of “Madden 10,” game designers at EA Sports have adjusted the ratings of every player in the game to ensure they reflect the ability of their real-world counterparts. This strikes me as unfair to the videogame characters — why should the trials of real-life Vince Young interrupt the estimable career of PS3 Vince?

Upon finding the leaked rosters earlier this week, it was obvious the majority of the upgrades are tweaks: a point here, a point there, designed to smooth out the competition. I wasn’t interested in such small adjustments. I wanted winners and losers.

To this end, I armed myself with the complete rosters from the 2009 and 2010 versions of the game and got to work. Which players benefited from EA’s housecleaning, and who fell by the wayside? (We’re excluding second-year-players and specialists from consideration, as it is generally agreed EA Sports has no idea how to evaluate rookies or punters.)
 

Risers
Chris Johnson—CB—Oakland
2009 rating: 66
2010 rating: 80
Net change: +14

Corey Webster—CB—New York Giants
2009 rating: 80
2010 rating: 90
Net change: +10

LaMarr Woodley—OLB—Pittsburgh
2009 rating: 79
2010 rating: 88
Net change: +9

Antonio Bryant—WR—Tampa
2009 rating: 77
2010 rating 86
Net change: +9

Kurt Warner—QB—Arizona
2009 rating: 85
2010 rating: 94
Net change: +9
 

DeAngelo Williams—RB—Carolina
2009 rating: 85
2010 rating: 94
Net change: +9

Michael Roos—OT—Tennessee
2009 rating: 88
2010 rating: 97
Net change: +9

Stacy Andrews—OG—Philadelphia
2009 rating: 79
2010 rating: 87
Net change: +8

Steve Breaston—WR—Arizona
2009 rating: 71
2010 rating: 79
Net change: +8

Matt Cassel—QB—Kansas City
2009 rating: 76
2010 rating: 83
Net change: +7
 

Sliders
John Beck—QB—Baltimore
2009 rating: 78
2010 rating: 48
Net change: -30

Chris Redman—QB—Atlanta
2009 rating: 82
2010 rating: 55
Net change: -27

Elvis Dumervil—DE/OLB—Denver
2009 rating: 90
2010 rating: 65
Net change: -25

Jim Sorgi—QB—Indianapolis
2009 rating: 72
2010 rating: 46
Net change: -25

Cato June—LB—Houston
2009 rating: 91
2010 rating: 68
Net change: -23

Freddie Keiaho—LB—Indianapolis
2009 rating: 87
2010 rating: 64
Net change: -23

Jason David—CB—New Orleans
2009 rating: 73
2010 rating: 50
Net change: -23

Mark Roman—S—San Francisco
2009 rating: 78
2010 rating: 55
Net change: -23

Omar Gaither—LB—Philadelphia
2009 rating: 87
2010 rating: 65
Net change: -22

Jon Alston—LB—Oakland
2009 rating: 67
2010 rating: 45
Net change: -22
 

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