Devin Hester to get '100 speed rating' in Madden 08

[UrbanLegendMD]

Yeah 2k4 is what I am still playing lol. I have 2k5 but I dont wanna see TO. As for Hester, it's just another marketing ploy by EA to get some extra buzz. Madden sucks anyway. I am gonna buy College football 2008 if it's decent cause I didnt buy a fb game since CFB 2006

[Monkeyfeng06]

Devin Hester was the Chicago Bears offense last season.
No Devin Hester.....No Playoffs.

so its justifies the 100 speed rating???

[J.Kim]

As for the person who said a 4.51s, 40-yard.

Where did you read that? I remember him running around a 4.4 40-yard at the combine, and somewhere much lower than that (sub 4.3) in his pro-day, but nothing above a 4.5.

[PR07]

Devin Hester is definately fast, but I don't think his top speed should be 100. If I were making ratings, I'd probably put him at 97 or 98.

If he's 100 speed, then why in his Super Bowl TD return was former track standout S Matt Giordano gaining so much ground on him so quickly? I know he slows down at the end, but even when they're both running at top speed Giordano is gaining some ground with not too much of an angle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNo_uQhBW5E

[UrbanLegendMD]

Damn that guy chasing him is very fast, but people tend to slow down when they close in on the red zone. Just ask Champ.

[chibearsfan]

[quote="PacersRule07"]Devin Hester is definately fast, but I don't think his top speed should be 100. If I were making ratings, I'd probably put him at 97 or 98.

If he's 100 speed, then why in his Super Bowl TD return was former track standout S Matt Giordano gaining so much ground on him so quickly? I know he slows down at the end, but even when they're both running at top speed Giordano is gaining some ground with not too much of an angle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNo_uQhBW5E[/quote]

Hester was watching himself on the jumbotron. that's why that scrub was catching up to him. Hester has the best breakaway speed in the league. He's not a 100 for speed but his agility, acceleration, and break tackle make him so dangerous. As far as him running a 4.51 40, who is he mike brown? I heard he ran a 4.27.

[Bow2Yao11]

Wow, nice. Hester will be mad good in MADDEN too.

[Ong_dynasty]

Yea I thought he ran a 4.2?
and this is football speed were talking about..I dont see whats so bad about it...

[The_Child_Prodigy]

Does this mean hester will be the cover boy?

Reggie Bush is the cover boy. There have been numerous reports on other forums and honestly it is quite believable.

Champ Bailey should be on the cover so they can add like A new corner feature thing. That would be cool.

[treiz]

I can't think of anything that they'd do for a corner though, nonetheless it would be awesome to see Champ in there.

[J.Kim]

It will be whatever gameplay addition they made (positin-wise), that'll decide who gets the cover...

We've already had the skill positions on Offense and even the O-Line, so I'm assuming gameplay improvements will be made on defense or special teams which leads me to believe that it'll be someone like Devin Hester or Champ Bailey

[NO-KG-AI]

Bush is not the cover boy, if its gonna be a RB its gonna be LT, but I would bet it isn't running back 2 years straight.

[Pierce 4 3]

Maybe they're just making him have 100 speed because they're mistaking his agility and the fact that he outruns a lot of people (usually people who aren't to fast to begin with) with his speed.

[Pierce 4 3]

they may give him too much credit cuz he's a cornerback.

[PR07]

Hester was watching himself on the jumbotron. that's why that scrub was catching up to him. Hester has the best breakaway speed in the league. He's not a 100 for speed but his agility, acceleration, and break tackle make him so dangerous. As far as him running a 4.51 40, who is he mike brown? I heard he ran a 4.27.

Easy with the scrub label, Giordano is no scrub:

Giordano attended Fresno City College for two years. He won All-State honors as a freshman, was a two-time All-Conference pick, and was the Defensive MVP in the Northern California Championship game.
He played football with the UC Berkeley California Golden Bears for two years. As a senior, Giordano won All-Pacific-10 Conference first team honors, and was an All-American honorable mention. During his career, he had: two interceptions, six pass deflections, one sack, 111 tackles (four for losses), two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOdpkR8YVzM

With 30 seconds in the video, he also ended up making a huge hit to force a crucial fourth down in the Super Bowl.

There's no question that Hester is reallly fast, but I think with a 100 speed rating, no one should be catching up to him from behind without a ridiculous angle...jumbotron or no jumbotron. He has a lot of great physical qualities that make him a great return man, but I do think there are a few faster players in the league if you're talking about straight-line speed. That's just my opinion though.

[Flash3]

I thought I heard that Vince Young is the cover boy.

[SportsWorld]

Vince is the cover boy.

[GJense4181]

I always believed that speed should reflect their 40 times and acceleration should indicate their game speed. There are some track stars that are slower in pads, and then some linebackers that fly around on the field after running a 4.70 forty.
Hester should have a 97 for speed and 100 for acceleration.