Hi all, I wanted to post this article I came across about how the Madden ratings are put together. Thought folks here might be interested. It goes into quite a bit of detail on what stats it weights more heavily for various positions in effort to make more realistic game. How Madden Ratings Are Made | FiveThirtyEight
The part of the article about Cam Newton hobbling up to the guy's office to complain about his speed rating only makes Newton seem like more of a shallow immature baby.
That was a long read, but interesting. It also confirmed what I thought in regards to upgrading players in offline franchise. For every player, awareness is the first thing I upgrade as it makes the biggest difference in a players overall rating.