Recently, the major increase in player ranking, which is a significant aspect of the game and is meant to reflect real NFL performances, was pointed out by the official Madden NFL 26 Twitter account for the two quarterbacks, Drake Maye, and Matthew Stafford, through their digital season journey from Week 1 to Week 18. The weekly rankings adjustments are not accepted without reactions from the gaming community regarding the players’ worth and the game’s problems still present. Moreover, the tweet even led to a discussion among gamers as to who would be the NFL MVP in the 2026 season, thereby connecting the game’s dynamics to future real-world speculation.
So, yes, the Madden account posted this hype video of Drake Maye and Stafford getting their ratings raised and you would think people would just be like ‘cool, my guy got better.’ But no, the comments became a whole mix of celebration, confusion, and even anger about things unrelated to the game. It’s like EA tried to serve a nice meal but only managed to get everyone complain about the broken furniture in the restaurant.
First of all, let’s talk about the players mentioned in the tweet. Was the NEWS that Matthews got the best of the quarterback categories in a 90+ overall in Madden at last? That definitely received some love. The user ‘perc’ was firstly announcing that, by posting a hype video as if it had been a long time coming. And, for instance, Maye, who is the rookie quarterback of the New England Patriots in the game, is really experiencing big jumps in ratings which is perfect for those gamers who are trying to rebuild that franchise. However, the other comments still totally take away the atmosphere.
It is just crazy how a single post about ratings can turn into a full customer service forum. Apparently, nothing in common with Maye or even Stafford was being talked about by the people instantaneously. The top issue the gamers are talking about is the franchise mode glitches. One user ‘D_RozSzn’ has simply stated: “Fix franchise.” That’s all. No congrats, no nothing. Just a demand. And they are not even alone. Another user, ‘Kognito17’ is ranting about how franchise is a “copy and paste with tons of glitches and bugs that’s been around for years.” He is saying it needs to be completely rebuilt without “a single line of code” being reused. Ouch! That’s not just feedback; that’s a declaration of war on the developers.
And don’t we have the strange, super-specific roster complaints? A user ‘$HADOW’ just casually enters the scene with an extensive list of Kansas City Chiefs players who should be on Injured Reserve in the game but aren’t, like Minshew and McDuffie. Such a person is like, “Let me help you.” The tone is so passive-aggressive but still a tad helpful? That just demonstrates how deeply gamers delve into these rosters. They are aware of every single player movement. And a mistake triggers their anger since it disturbs their immersion, you know? If one is doing a realistic GM and a star guy is active when he should be injured, it ruins the whole thing.
Initially, that’s not even safe. People are arguing over whether the boosts are the right ones. One user, ‘werdo’, points out the irony of a player who is upgraded but has its Awareness stat dropped. Like, how does that even work? Another user, ‘jt’, tries to explain it, saying maybe they boosted other stats but lowered Awareness so the overall rating wouldn’t jump too high. That’s some inside baseball Madden math right there, and it shows how obsessed people are with the algorithm.
And of course, you have the classic posts of “my guy got disrespected.” A Cowboys fan, ‘bodiinthetrunk’, asks with a crying emoji how “every year dak is disrespected.” It is a never-ending story. Each and every fanbase regards its quarterback as underrated in Madden. The Bears fans are also commenting, arguing about Caleb Williams’ rating. One says 91 speed is “crazyyyy,” while another says it is “10 ratings too high.” There is never a consensus. It is always just chaos.
The funniest thing is the random side-arguments that happen to arise. The talk might start with one thing but then people will begin to argue about real NFL stats in the replies to a Madden tweet. For example, one user claims Maye has played more top-10 defenses than Stafford and it seems like a serious and analytical debate. It is not even about the game anymore, but rather the game’s ratings being used to fight over the real-life player value. The distinctions between the two are quite faint.
So, what can we learn from this? This one tweet is very indicative of the Madden community in 2026. Gamers are really interested in the game, playing on platforms like PlayStation and Xbox.
