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Running the football is a very important part of Madden football. The key to running the football is having a good offensive line. Running the ball effectively wears down defenses and keeps your offense on the field. EA Sports has improved the run blocking AI from Madden NFL 09. Running backs have different traits to look for.

They also have different running styles in Madden 10. Thanks to Madden 10 Pro Tak feature. You will see more gang tackling then ever before. Last more players crowding around the pile. Let's talk about the type of running backs you will encounter. The Speed back is a running back who ends in the highlight reel. He can break one for an 80 yard touchdown with his speed, quickness and agility.

They are effective in open space catching the ball. Running outside run plays with speed backs is a good thing.

They are at their best on the perimeter, where they can spin, juke, and dodge tacklers. If you use a speed back look for these attributes. Speed (SPD) Agility (AGI) elusiveness (ELU) ball carrier vision (BCV) spin moves (SPM) and juke moves (JKM).

These running backs are also called Scat backs because of their versatility. Speed backs are at their best when running outside run plays. Such as tosses, sweeps Stretch run plays and outside zone plays. Here is a list of the best speed backs in Madden 10.

1. Brian Westbrook

2. Adrian Peterson

3. DeAngelo Williams

4. Darren Sproles

5. Steve Slaton

6. Reggie Bush

7. Frank Gore

8. Clinton Portis

9. Chris Johnson

10. Knowshon Moreno

Power backs are running backs that are used in short yard situations. Power backs are used late in games to run out the clock. Speed is not the primary issue with these running backs. These high ratings is what to look for in Power backs. Trucking (TRK) ball carrier vision (BCV) Stiff arm (SFA) and carry (CAR). They key is to hit the hole as soon as possible with these backs. Carrying is a very important to running backs these backs are in more pileups. Here is the top Power Backs in madden NFL 10.

1. Michael Turner

2. Brandon Jacobs

3. LenDale White

4. Jamal Lewis

5. Larry Johnson

6. Steven Jackson

7. Marion Barber

8. MarShawn Lynch

9. Willis McGahee

10. Adrian Peterson

All Purpose Backs are running backs who can do it all. They have power and speed and elusiveness. These guys are hard to catch on Sundays. They have the ability to break tackles. They also have speed, quickness and agility. Hers is a list of All Purpose Backs in Madden NFL 10. This list is based on a combination of the key ratings for speed backs and Power backs. Hope you liked this post.

1. Adrian Peterson

2. Frank Gore

3. DeAngelo Williams

4. LaDainian Tomlinson

5. Clinton Portis

6. Maurice Jones Drew

7. Brian Westbrook

8. Steven Jackson

9. Michael Turner

10. Ronnie Brown