Full story at GameSpot.com:
Professional football players covet two things in each annual installment of Madden NFL–the cherished role of cover athlete and good in-game ratings. There is still a bit of time left until all we find out which player can boast about being on the cover, but we do know one player who is going to be happy with at least one of his ratings.
Devin Hester, the kick returner for the Chicago Bears, is the first player in the series’ history to land a perfect rating in speed. An Electronic Arts representative confirmed to GameSpot a report on ESPN.com saying that Hester was given a 100 rating in speed in the upcoming Madden NFL 08, beating the previous mark of 99 set by Deion Sanders, Charles Woodson, Randy Moss, and others.
I knew he was fast, but…
All I can really say is, what a great world we live in where ESPN reports Devin Hester’s speed in “Madden” time. Forget about the 40 yard dash; scouts should just play the latest installment of EA Sports’ “NCAA 07″ and take Calvin Johnson for a spin. Find out how good Brady Quinn really is by putting him in the 2 minute drill against Ohio State.
But why stop with just making Hester the game’s first member of the now-prestigious “100 Club.” Why not raise Tom Brady’s awareness to 100? Peyton Manning’s passer ratings to 100? LaDainian Tomlinson’s, well, everythings to 100?
And this asks an obvious question: just how much difference is there between between 99 (previous high) and 100? Apparently enough that a video game can spark a controversy — no, really; just check out a video game site’s forums once. Or better yet, visit ProSportsDaily.com where they have a popular thread on just this subject. But be prepared; there are some angry gamers out there, ready to defend Reggie Bush and every speed demon who came before him.
And that’s just awesome.
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