Chad was always one of the cooler and more charismatic players in his day. I used to love how he wore cleats with little pictures of himself making great plays:
I also liked how he wore fake diamond earrings that he bought from Claire's. (You guys may be too young to remember but Claire's was a jewelry store for ~10 year old girls, commonly found in shopping malls across the country). He famously said: "Just cuz you got all this money don't mean you gotta spend it."
So does that mean we gotta spend our coins on Chad?
I love the card art. As Sevein131 (don't know if he is on the forums) pointed out in the discord, it's based on Mexican loteria cards. I am not as well traveled as Sevein is but he tells me it's basically a Mexican version of bingo.
But even though I love Chad, can I justify getting him in my lineup? I would think he'll be priced around $800k at release, and probably settle around $600k. He's 6'1 and 93 SPD. Great SPC rating, though.
I have Art Monk and Randy Moss. They're just as fast as Chad and both taller.
Moss's attributes plus ability discount (DOE 0 AP) probably mean he's locked in. And he had tremendous vibes back in his day as well (other than ostensibly being a pain in the neck in the locker room).
Monk is two inches taller and I think his ability discounts are better than Chad's. DOE for 1, and slot app for 1 are both useful.
I think slot-o-matic is a good ability to have in this year's blitz heavy madden, where the ability to get open and make a catch very early into the play is critical. But Cooper Kupp has SIE for zero AP. Kupp's SPD is 91. So even if you've got a legends 4040 team, and Chad is 94 SPD, is +3 SPD worth paying 2 AP for slot-o-matic? Or letting Chad play with no abilities? I dunno. I doubt it.
I will probably get him once the price drops a bit and use him for fun. But I don't know if he'll get a permanent spot on my roster.
What do you guys think? Are you gonna bother with this second tier card?
(And no I am not going to consider Singletary. If Lurker costs any higher than 0 AP I can't use a LB)
Edit: Update to add that if you put the lower cards into the 93 he gets +1 Release.
