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Madden '08 has it's first 100.0 'speed' player (1 Viewer)
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TheGreatest
Footballguy
I can see it. Hester is one fast SOB. I am really surprised that D. Sanders never got a 100 rating in speed.
In the article it states he was once clocked at 4.19 in the forty!!
No fricken way!! He was fast, but 4.19?
In the article it states he was once clocked at 4.19 in the forty!!
No fricken way!! He was fast, but 4.19?
Biabreakable
Footballguy
But these knobs go to 11.
Johnny Ice
Footballguy
EA Sports gets the ratings wrong once again, 100 SPD for Hester is ridiculous.
ImTheScientist
Footballguy
Thats lame ....... unless they give 100's to a player who they feel is the best at each catagory.
ImTheScientist
Footballguy
Is he even the fastest player in the NFL? I doubt it.
Chase Stuart
Footballguy
I believe there have been 100s before, but not in many years.
Johnny Ice
Footballguy
Just off the top of my head Champ Bailey, DeAngelo Hall, Fabian Washington and Jerome Mathis are all faster than Hester
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
There's a difference between game speed and track speed.
I think Hester proved a little something as a rookie last year.
Seven TDs from a return specialist in one season? Insane!
I think Hester proved a little something as a rookie last year.
Seven TDs from a return specialist in one season? Insane!
Vic Damone
Footballguy
Damn, dont jump off a bridge...its a game, relax.........EA got it right, b/c no one in the NFL is as good as Hester was returning kicks last year and many years before that, so to make it transition to gameplay on your sega genesis or whatever you play, 100 makes him above and beyond everyone else........the man has football speed
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
How about nobody has ever returned more special teams TDs in one season EVER in the history of the NFL? Cold hard fact.
ImTheScientist
Footballguy
Obviously you don't play this game but they have a KR and PR catagory ..... I would be fine with 100 in each of those....just not speed.
chris1969
Footballguy
Nothing better than appropriate Spinal Tap references.
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
Send me a memo when EVERYBODY on the opposition on the first play of the Super Bowl KNOWS Bush is going to get the ball and they have to stop him, a probable Hall of Fame kicker boots the ball to him... and Bush blasts right past all of 'em for the quickest TD in Super Bowl history.
Hairy Snowman
Footballguy
Could have sworn Deion said Hester is faster than he was. Deion did mentor him for a while in college.
SSOG
Moderator
IIRC, Kordell Stewart also ran a sub-4.2 forty. Just for what it's worth.Also, Michael Bennett is an olympic track star. If anybody deserves to be named the "fastest man in the NFL", it's him (although I doubt he is anymore thanks to injuries). When Hester runs in the Olympics, then I'll believe it.
The Jacket
Footballguy
So what's Ted Ginn gonna be? 105?
BigSteelThrill
Footballguy
Magic 8 Ball says.... Larry Johnson.
Get a new Magic 8 Bal. Mine says Reggie Bush
fsufan
Footballguy
an ex FSU player mentoring a UM player
the best rapper is whitethe best golfer is blackthis world is F'ed upYeah there's been alot of fast players.The fastest NFL player "ever" over several years(outside of Carl Lewis' lame attempt to play for the Boys) was probably Michael Haynes with the Saints. It's not easy for them to keep it up at that prolific speed. Darrell Green comes to mind too.Michael Jennings of the Giants is a good example of this. He barely even played football but was super fast+as raw a prospect as can be. Years later after a few camps and few NFLE seasons he's getting some playing time with the Giants and now his speed isn't even mentioned. IIRC When he started he was a truck driver like Michael Lewis.Find a way to time Vick or Barry Sanders when they've got the ball with defenders around they might be faster opposite with Lawrence Taylor and his incredible ability to catch RBs from behind.I'm not sure but I'd bet a younger Dante Hall was quicker than Hester maybe not faster but quicker.ETA Haynes too was an olympic runner
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Ned
Footballguy
Sabertooth
Footballguy
Lot's of holding penalties went uncalled though for him to do it.
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
Sabertooth said:
Not as many holding penalties for Emmitt Smith during his career - or Peyton Manning in the Super Bowl.... 
GIMME A FLIPPIN BREAK!!! and if my Aunt had balls, she'd be my Uncle.
erymer
Footballguy
If memory serves me correctly....DeAngelo Hall of the falcons won the NFL's fastest man contest at the pro bowl. He wasn't even going to compete, but he stepped out of the bleachers and won it without even warming up.
from the looks of the link, the madden cover looks like a QB. I am guessing Brees. Just a hunch.
from the looks of the link, the madden cover looks like a QB. I am guessing Brees. Just a hunch.
gigantor
Footballguy
a bust.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
I agree. Hester is extremely quick (maybe 100), but his top end speed is not near many guys in the league.Johnny Ice said:
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Liquid Tension
Footballguy
BTW, didn't Hester fumble as many times as he returned kicks for TD's which basically meant that his overall return game was just good?Vic Damone said:
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
Wrigley
Footballguy
Neon Deion was timed in the 40-yard dash at 4.17 seconds by NFL scouts,and 4.28 seconds at the NFL combineAnd he was FAST.
erymer
Footballguy
Perfect example. Hester is quick. not exactly fast. their are alot of guys faster. I think they should have made his agility a 100 before making his speed 100.
TheGreatest
Footballguy
4.28 sounds more reasonable. No way I believe he was clocked at 4.17 though. Maybe hand timed but not electronically.
TheGreatest
Footballguy
He also ran 4.35 at his pro day.
Here is how Hester's ratings should look like:
99 agi, 99 acc, 98 spd, 99 kr, 70 carry, 60 awr.
He is definitely not the fastest player in the NFL at top speed. He is the best kick returner and might be one of the quickest and most agile. Also, no one should get a 100 rating in anything. They never have before, I dont see why they need to change it now.
99 agi, 99 acc, 98 spd, 99 kr, 70 carry, 60 awr.
He is definitely not the fastest player in the NFL at top speed. He is the best kick returner and might be one of the quickest and most agile. Also, no one should get a 100 rating in anything. They never have before, I dont see why they need to change it now.
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CalBear
Footballguy
On his Super Bowl TD, he was caught from behind by Matt Giordano (Go Bears!), who is not a speed demon by any stretch of the imagination.
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The shadowed profile on that box looks an awful lot like a pic of VY.
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The shadowed profile on that box looks an awful lot like a pic of VY.
SSOG
Moderator
Do you think that means anything?When Philly played Dallas in 2003, Philly opened the game with an onsides kick, which Dallas recovered and returned 37 yards for a TD 3 seconds into the game (the fastest score in NFL history). The return was made by Randal Williams, a no-name 235 pound TE. If the official scorer is to be believed, that 235 pound TE that no one has heard of ran a THREE SECOND FORTY.
Don't rely on the gameclock to measure speed.
Hester had 8 fumbles in 67 touches, by far the most in the league per touch. Make his "Carry" stat a 30, and maybe we'll talk.
TheGreatest
Footballguy
Bunch of haters in here 
Every one of you would want Hester returning kicks for your team though
Every one of you would want Hester returning kicks for your team though
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Burning Sensation
Footballguy
I thought for sure when i clicked the link i would be looking at Michael Turner.
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
I think he should concentrate on knocking passes down just prior to halftime against division rivals like the Saints. D-Hall = O-Rated
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
Usually when one sprints for a touchdown, he isn't 'caught from behind'. If he was caught, it wouldn't be a touchdown... Hester has a flair for the dramatic. He was toying with the Colts as he watched himself on the jumbotron.
CalBear
Footballguy
Giordano caught him and tackled him as he crossed the goal line. Hester may have let up a bit in the last 10 yards, but it's not like that run showed blazing straight-line speed. Giordano was keeping pace with him even before Hester slowed up; Giordano is a mid-4.5 kind of guy in terms of speed.
GRIDIRON ASSASSIN
Footballguy
That's funny... I don't recall tackles being awarded on touchdown plays. Why don't you show me where he tackled Hester on the game stats?
LOL... you guys are truly pathetic.
LOL... you guys are truly pathetic.
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