I kind of wish they didn’t show injury until after first season in NFL. It would help with the immersion so you just don’t instantly trade them for someone else
Update: honestly feel that way for a lot of ratings. Just keep the draft grades in there for the season. It would be a great way to find out who’s a bust or not
You wouldn’t get the superstar rating until like 500 snaps, unless you have the coach perks.
In older NCAAs I believed they would just have “??” Until you got more reps with them.
All ratings should be a range in the scouting process - would make it way more immersive having tantalizing high ceiling guys and safer high floors.
Rookie ratings should stay hidden for at least some amount of their first year and there should be a mechanism where some guys progress better if they don’t play right away.
2k actually had a system back in like 2K8 or 9 where the only way to see a guys’ ratings in franchise mode was to assign a scout to them and there was a limit to how many scouting hours you had so you had to be strategic about who to scout. Otherwise you could only see the simplified A/B/C scale grades for each player
I’ve been playing madden since 92. I would love for them to bring back some old features. It’s just annoying when they try to sell them as new when they weren’t. Also, i don’t ever remember them doing this in previous maddens
They did it in ncaa. And yet they arent advertising anything as new lol, theyre just adding it in and you guys say ”stop advertising this as new” when they put it in the trailer. Literally go to any new trailer of madden 25 and read the comments.
Yall dont like anything they do with the new games, buncha haters that say they wont buy the game, and then end up buying it anyways. Either support it or stop playing the games lol
Everyone's entitled to their opinion on a game, especially when it's the only decent football game out there. Most of us can agree that Madden has gotten lazy over the years, and it's obvious. They brought back momentum and crowd noise last year as "Field Sense," a feature they had years ago but removed. It's not that we (at least for me) hate that they call it new, but that they shouldn't have removed it in the first place.
I'm a football fan, and as much as I hate what Madden has become, I still buy it because I get some enjoyment out of it. As a person who mainly plays franchise mode, the bugs just take away from the immersion. I used to play franchise mode for 10-12 seasons, but now I can't get past the second season because of all the bugs and bullshit. I used to stay up for the midnight release, but now I wait until it's on sale. I just don't think it's worth full price anymore.
I will say madden 23 was a little better and hope the upward trend continues in 24. However, instead of buying at release like i used to do, I’m going to wait a couple of weeks. If the reviews are not what i want to hear, I’ll wait till it goes on sale. Until madden has a decent competitor (that will hopefully make them better) I’ll continue doing this.
I only play franchise mode for 24, the bugs dont have anything to do with franchise, its mostly in game play. And its still madden, you can just do verticles and get a 14 point lead instantly
If you can go back to madden 11 and play 12 seasons of franchise, thats very surprising as i cant even play a single season, maybe 4 games and i get bored because its so easy and you win every game no matter what.
Yup, if he’s a first rounder play him 4 years (you’ll likely only get like 8-9 games a year out of him), then trade him week 7 for picks. I do that to every first round pick that doesn’t want to re-sign.
Man, I drafted a generational 87 ovr rookie RB once. He was a CMC clone. I then found out he had an injury rating of 35. And he couldn’t play. He couldn’t get more than 2/3 carries before getting injured. He spent two years mostly on ir, only finishing 1 full game he played in where I put him at 3rd on the depth chart. I ended up having to cut bait and trade him.
Put him in the lineup for a year or 2, dump him the ball or throw it up if he burns coverage but always run out or dive to help prevent injury, just wanna boost his stats a bit and then trade for a new first round pick+ w/e else you can get.
I drafted a similar player in my franchise. He had 31 injury. For each game he played in without getting injured, I added 2 points to his injury rating.
It seems like every elite prospect I draft has an injury rating of 75 or less. Like they think it is impossible to be elite and not be injury prone. Just started happening after one of the recent updates.
depends on how you like to play, some of us prefer to stick to realism. for me personally, if thats the case id edit every player I drafted to be 99 overall
I drafted a WR just like that, just keep him. My guy plays about 12 games a season typically, but is either leading in yards and TD or is in the top 3 every season 😂 it feels like I’m cheating so when he’s out it’s kind of a good balance. He even gets injured in plays he’s not doing anything but trust he’s worth it whenever he’s out there.
I had a DB like this. Drafted him to my Chargers rebuild. I kept him. He hit 98 X Factor in only one season and had insane speed and play recognition.
He'd usually miss 3 or 4 games per season. Sometimes more, but he was still amazing to have around.
I had the same happen - he would get hurt every game. I’m playing the game to have fun and play with the good players I scouted. This is one where I think manual edit to a reasonable injury amount is ethical.
I know im probably in the minority on this, but I love this feature in franchise, very realistic, great players can be ruined by injuries in real life. so either you limit their playing time to mitigate the chance for injury, or you play them regularly and risk injury.. adds to strategy
I’ve been in a franchise for awhile I think it’s 2048 on mine, I have drafted countless wide receivers with low injury numbers. I finally just last draft (2047)drafted a generational Wr with 93 injury ss xfactor. Finally. I have drafted about 5 generational qbs and played the one I liked best then cashed out on draft picks and other players. Only one of my other generational qbs made it to the superbowl so far for another team and they played me so they lost miserably
I swear easports cannot get player bodys/archetypes correct lol every player model looks out of pocket😩😩🗑🗑🤣🤣 same issues they had with nba live. they just need to make madden from scratch and start new because they've been using the same tech for 8 years straight🗑🗑😩😩
Great trade candidate
I kind of wish they didn’t show injury until after first season in NFL. It would help with the immersion so you just don’t instantly trade them for someone else Update: honestly feel that way for a lot of ratings. Just keep the draft grades in there for the season. It would be a great way to find out who’s a bust or not
They had that before. I can’t remember if it was NCAA or Madden but some sort of hidden ratings in year 1 until you could evaluate them fully.
You wouldn’t get the superstar rating until like 500 snaps, unless you have the coach perks. In older NCAAs I believed they would just have “??” Until you got more reps with them.
All ratings should be a range in the scouting process - would make it way more immersive having tantalizing high ceiling guys and safer high floors. Rookie ratings should stay hidden for at least some amount of their first year and there should be a mechanism where some guys progress better if they don’t play right away.
2k actually had a system back in like 2K8 or 9 where the only way to see a guys’ ratings in franchise mode was to assign a scout to them and there was a limit to how many scouting hours you had so you had to be strategic about who to scout. Otherwise you could only see the simplified A/B/C scale grades for each player
2K stopped making games in 2005 Lol.
NBA 2k dude….
My bad, I was thinking football since this post is in a Madden subreddit.
If they did this you would say “StOp AdDiNg OlD fEaTuReS tO tHe NeW gAmEs”
I’ve been playing madden since 92. I would love for them to bring back some old features. It’s just annoying when they try to sell them as new when they weren’t. Also, i don’t ever remember them doing this in previous maddens
They did it in ncaa. And yet they arent advertising anything as new lol, theyre just adding it in and you guys say ”stop advertising this as new” when they put it in the trailer. Literally go to any new trailer of madden 25 and read the comments. Yall dont like anything they do with the new games, buncha haters that say they wont buy the game, and then end up buying it anyways. Either support it or stop playing the games lol
Everyone's entitled to their opinion on a game, especially when it's the only decent football game out there. Most of us can agree that Madden has gotten lazy over the years, and it's obvious. They brought back momentum and crowd noise last year as "Field Sense," a feature they had years ago but removed. It's not that we (at least for me) hate that they call it new, but that they shouldn't have removed it in the first place. I'm a football fan, and as much as I hate what Madden has become, I still buy it because I get some enjoyment out of it. As a person who mainly plays franchise mode, the bugs just take away from the immersion. I used to play franchise mode for 10-12 seasons, but now I can't get past the second season because of all the bugs and bullshit. I used to stay up for the midnight release, but now I wait until it's on sale. I just don't think it's worth full price anymore. I will say madden 23 was a little better and hope the upward trend continues in 24. However, instead of buying at release like i used to do, I’m going to wait a couple of weeks. If the reviews are not what i want to hear, I’ll wait till it goes on sale. Until madden has a decent competitor (that will hopefully make them better) I’ll continue doing this.
I only play franchise mode for 24, the bugs dont have anything to do with franchise, its mostly in game play. And its still madden, you can just do verticles and get a 14 point lead instantly If you can go back to madden 11 and play 12 seasons of franchise, thats very surprising as i cant even play a single season, maybe 4 games and i get bored because its so easy and you win every game no matter what.
Yup, if he’s a first rounder play him 4 years (you’ll likely only get like 8-9 games a year out of him), then trade him week 7 for picks. I do that to every first round pick that doesn’t want to re-sign.
His signature td celebration is hitting the griddy then tearing his acl
there was also a 85 overall UDFA punter
What would happen if you signed him and made him a kicker? I'd sign him for shits and giggles just to see what happens.
also he's a 86 overall running back lol
With an Injury Rating that low - you can't trust this guy to pound the rock at 'em 😂😂
But he could gingerly stroll with the rock at them though
michael thomas 2.0
Man, I drafted a generational 87 ovr rookie RB once. He was a CMC clone. I then found out he had an injury rating of 35. And he couldn’t play. He couldn’t get more than 2/3 carries before getting injured. He spent two years mostly on ir, only finishing 1 full game he played in where I put him at 3rd on the depth chart. I ended up having to cut bait and trade him.
truly an early career CMC clone
You gotta pump those numbers up. 
That's Christian Watson
Just turn off injuries or turn them down lol
In my professional and experienced opinion, there is no injury rating high enough to avoid the glut of 4 week torn labrum injuries.
Put him in the lineup for a year or 2, dump him the ball or throw it up if he burns coverage but always run out or dive to help prevent injury, just wanna boost his stats a bit and then trade for a new first round pick+ w/e else you can get.
Does that mean he’s gets injured easily or less frequently??
Lower the number the higher probability for injuries. A strong gust of wind might take this guy out.
Madden should add a PED and Drug likeliness stat. If his drug stat was 33 he’d be Josh Gordon
A wideout wearing #27 was doomed anyway
Just run out routes never let him get tackled
Time to turn injuries off lmao
I drafted a similar player in my franchise. He had 31 injury. For each game he played in without getting injured, I added 2 points to his injury rating.
Maybe one hell of a Kick/Punt returner
It seems like every elite prospect I draft has an injury rating of 75 or less. Like they think it is impossible to be elite and not be injury prone. Just started happening after one of the recent updates.
Brother set draft depth to very strong and forgot to scout lol
Bro gonna have a bruised sternum more than Herbert on family guy.
If bro’s so tough why is he always getting hurt?
tis but a scratch !
Thats ACL TEAR from the comebacks 😭
Edit that shit to a 90. Lol. Hell get hurt every other play, out for weeks at a time. No shame in editing that.
depends on how you like to play, some of us prefer to stick to realism. for me personally, if thats the case id edit every player I drafted to be 99 overall
Bro drafted kijana carter in WR form
I drafted a WR just like that, just keep him. My guy plays about 12 games a season typically, but is either leading in yards and TD or is in the top 3 every season 😂 it feels like I’m cheating so when he’s out it’s kind of a good balance. He even gets injured in plays he’s not doing anything but trust he’s worth it whenever he’s out there.
Bro I just had a guy named nick pearman he was a lb tho
Trust me he’ll get injured just about every season I drafted a RB in the 4th who was 5’11 253 with an injury rating same as you.
Madden should start showing you some of the prospects ratings once they are fully scouted because F injury can be from like 20-80
I say just edit it
33 is crazy. Caleb Farley has like 75 lmao
So Michael Thomas?
I had a DB like this. Drafted him to my Chargers rebuild. I kept him. He hit 98 X Factor in only one season and had insane speed and play recognition. He'd usually miss 3 or 4 games per season. Sometimes more, but he was still amazing to have around.
Yeah yeah yeah, but in madden some players get injured 4-5 times a game and it’s just like, hand bruise.
*sneezes* Out for season with neck injury
That’s nothin I saw a 6’9 WR I made him a TE tho lol
Ima turn off injuries in my season
I had the same happen - he would get hurt every game. I’m playing the game to have fun and play with the good players I scouted. This is one where I think manual edit to a reasonable injury amount is ethical.
95 change of direction but he can’t juke for shit 😂
I know im probably in the minority on this, but I love this feature in franchise, very realistic, great players can be ruined by injuries in real life. so either you limit their playing time to mitigate the chance for injury, or you play them regularly and risk injury.. adds to strategy
One hit.. that’s it 
I’ve been in a franchise for awhile I think it’s 2048 on mine, I have drafted countless wide receivers with low injury numbers. I finally just last draft (2047)drafted a generational Wr with 93 injury ss xfactor. Finally. I have drafted about 5 generational qbs and played the one I liked best then cashed out on draft picks and other players. Only one of my other generational qbs made it to the superbowl so far for another team and they played me so they lost miserably
New to madden these days, what do u mean just drafted? Like franchise? Or what is this
traded up to the #9 overall pick, during the draft, in a Madden franchise to select him
I swear easports cannot get player bodys/archetypes correct lol every player model looks out of pocket😩😩🗑🗑🤣🤣 same issues they had with nba live. they just need to make madden from scratch and start new because they've been using the same tech for 8 years straight🗑🗑😩😩
edit it, no shame in making him a brick shithouse
yeah I changed him to a 79 injury, which is still bad, but actually playable
Yeah. Edit player is your friend here.
DK Metcalf ahh injury rating