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The New Orleans Saints franchise has seen its ups and downs since entering the NFL in 1967. They've endured multiple losing seasons in their history Connor McGovern Jersey , became playoff contenders through the early 90s, the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Steve Gleason's memorable blocked punt that led to a touchdown in their triumphant Superdome return, experienced a Super Bowl victory, and the Bountygate scandal.After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, the hiring of head coach Sean Payton and the free agent signing of quarterback Drew Brees following a forgettable '05 season turned their fortunes around. The Saints have since won three division titles during the Payton era with an explosive offense that boasted Brees, Reggie Bush, and Marques Colston, along with a defense anchored by Will Smith and Jonathan Vilma. The Saints marched to Super Bowl XLIV in Miami and claimed their first title against the Indianapolis Colts. But the team failed to clinch a playoff berth in 2012, as Payton earned a year-long suspension with four other players for their involvement in Bountygate Foster Moreau Jersey , and has missed the playoffs for the last three years. Let's count down the eight best and seven worst Saints players since the 2000 season. Recently, video game fanatics and sports fans were in for a treat, when EA Sports released the Madden 19 player ratings. Each year, EA Sports gets criticized by the fans and players for their ratings on different players through social media. This year, is no different. While it looks like they did a better job on many players, other players' rankings were all over the place.The player ratings lack consistency, which is needed in order to provide a good video game. There are star players that are ranked super low, and then some players that had one good season and are ranked higher than anyone would expect. Unfortunately, EA Sports may never get it right.It’s difficult to create ratings for players, considering players performances change year after year Greedy Williams Jersey , but they have to take many things into consideration. Age, overall performance throughout their career, and injuries need to be taken into consideration when creating these ratings.Madden has tried to create a story mode to keep fans engaged with other things besides the players in the NFL, but it’s hard to ignore when all fans want to do is play as their favorite players.This year’s Madden includes Antonio Brown as the regular cover, with Terrell Owens as a Dallas Cowboy in the Hall of Fame Edition. It was recently released, with the player ratings releasing slightly over a month before the game released. So for first timers who haven’t taken a look at the ratings, let’s see where EA Sports went wrong, and what they got down perfectly.