Like you mentioned, a good place to look is the roster breakdowns. I have gone back and looked at individual players and things are where they are supposed to be, but for some reason the team ratings are screwy. For instance it had the Browns as one of the highest rated teams, yet they were 9-6-1.
Unfortunately the team ratings are simply off. While I am creating the rosters I always take time to play a few games a long the way to make sure things are going the way they should. If you use the 49ers and play against one of the expansion teams, you will most likely slaughter them. I assure you though, the 49ers are VERY good! The individual player ratings are where they should be based on stats and research. I have no clue how Madden comes up with those numbers. I wish I could tell you why the team ratings are what they are. Perhaps if I was to look at all the teams in the team breakdowns at each position that the rosters will make more sense? Sorry I really don't want to criticize these rosters, but there are a few red flags. I have always questioned the overall ratings in Madden? They never seem to make sense. In 1989 the Bengals could only post an 8-8 record in the AFC Central division. Plus the best overall rated team in this roster is the Bengals at 88 a whole 7 points above the 49ers. Heck these expansion CFL teams have better ratings than the Chargers: 67, Raiders: 66 and Seahawks: 61. This 67 rating is almost a good 10 points below the four expansion teams using CFL players (Panthers: 74, Jaguars: 75, Ravens: 75, Texans: 77). In 1989 the LA Rams posted regular season record of 11-5 yet their overall rating with this roster set is 67 (I am assuming the St Louis Rams are the LA Rams). But the Cowboys have a higher overall rating that the 49ers? It's not just these two teams. In 1989 the San Francisco 49ers posted a regular season record of 14-2 and stomped all over everyone they played in the playoffs (everyone, not just the Broncos who they crushed 55-10 in the Super Bowl) and yet that same year the Dallas Cowboys posted a 1-15 regular season record. When I select an exhibition game with your 1989 rosters between the Dallas Cowboys have an overall rating of 83 and the San Francisco 49ers have an overall rating of 81. Let me preface this post in saying "Thank you for your efforts", I am sure you have many many many hours invested in this project.īut Hey I got a question related to these 1989 rosters.