Returners: speed vs overall rating

[MM]

Do you select a kick returner based on speed or overall kick/punt return rating?

There is a difference.  The returner that is the default no. 1 on the depth chart isn't necessarily a team's fastest guy.  It takes the three A's to be a great returner in the NFL - awareness, agility and acceleration.  But in Madden it seems it's more about flat out speed.

I actually prefer to use a mid 90's speed w/ a decent overall return rating.  It seems like the guys that have high 90's speed are tougher to control and you often catch them over-running their blockers, especially on shorter kicks which you see a lot online.  With my Dolphins I use Chris Chambers for return duties and can break one all the way back every couple games.

[DaBears]

Go for speed and get to the outside.  Of course I may be a little spoiled since I use the Bears and Hester as a returner, but I think agility the overrated stat for a kick returner.  You almost always have to make somebody miss to run a kick all the way back, it's very rare you'll be able to flat out run the coverage even with a 100 speed.

[admin]

Go for speed and get to the outside.  Of course I may be a little spoiled since I use the Bears and Hester as a returner, but I think agility the overrated stat for a kick returner.  You almost always have to make somebody miss to run a kick all the way back, it's very rare you'll be able to flat out run the coverage even with a 100 speed.

Right on.  Do you play online?  Just wondering how people change their kicking game when kicking to Hester?  I kick normally to him but I could see a good amount of people trying to catch ya off guard with him.

[Alec]

I usually just go for speed and head to the outside like DaBears said. It seems easy if you get a Kick Return where you have really good blocking and it is easy just to explode down the line for a quick TD.

[MaddenGods]

Do you select a kick returner based on speed or overall kick/punt return rating?

There is a difference.  The returner that is the default no. 1 on the depth chart isn't necessarily a team's fastest guy.  It takes the three A's to be a great returner in the NFL - awareness, agility and acceleration.  But in Madden it seems it's more about flat out speed.

I actually prefer to use a mid 90's speed w/ a decent overall return rating.  It seems like the guys that have high 90's speed are tougher to control and you often catch them over-running their blockers, especially on shorter kicks which you see a lot online.  With my Dolphins I use Chris Chambers for return duties and can break one all the way back every couple games.

Put your fastest guys in with speed and acceleration before overall rating for returns.

Kick return strategy thats sure to help improve your return game