Madden 09 Roster Update #10 Details
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Entering week nine of the regular season and EA is preparing to push out the tenth roster update for Madden 09 tomorrow. The consistency they’ve provided with these updates has been a great development. While a game such as NBA Live has the 365 feature updating automatically and on a daily basis, for Madden most people would be content with the weekly updates that are now being provided. From here it is just a matter of them improving on what the updates cover as far as who should change and by how many ratings points.
Continue on to view all of the transactions, ratings changes, injuries, and contract extensions.
Update: The roster has hit a technical snag and won’t be out until early next week.
Transactions
FB Reagan Mauia – Released to Free Agents (IR)
S Corey Lynch – Released to Free Agents (IR)
S Oliver Celestin – Released by Cardinals
TE Stephen Spach – Signs with Cardinals
T Andrew Carnahan – Signs with Chiefs
G Tre Stallings – Removed
CB Keiwan Ratliff – Released by Colts
CB Nick Graham – Signs with Colts
CB Joey Thomas – Signs with Dolphins
FB Lousaka Polite – Signs with Dolphins
TE Jason Rader – Released by Falcons
LT Wayne Gandy – Signs with Falcons
QB Erik Ainge – Released to Free Agents (IR)
K John Carney – Added to Giants
G Chris Naeole – Released to Free Agents (IR)
S Chad Nkang – Signs with Jaguars
DT Langston Moore – Released by Lions
FB Darian Barnes – Signs with Lions
S Antwain Spann – Added to Patriots
FB Jason Davis – Signs with Raiders
TE Daniel Fells – Added to Rams
WR Demetrius Williams – Released to Free Agents (IR)
WR Terrance Copper – Signs with Ravens
K Garrett Hartley – Signs with Saints
K Taylor Mehlhaff – Released by Saints
P Ben Graham – Released by Saints
P Glenn Pakulak – Signs with Saints
LB Patrick Bailey – Signs with Steelers
LB Donovan Woods – Released by Steelers
LB Marcus Buggs – Added to Free Agents
CB Josh Bell – Added to Free Agents
LT Matt Murphy – Added to Free Agents
QB Darrell Hackney – Added to Free Agents
LB Eric Henderson – Added to Free Agents
T Oliver Ross – Added to Free Agents
CB Mike Richardson – Added to Free Agents
QB Daunte Culpepper – Added to Free Agents
Ratings up
CB Jabari Greer – Bills – 84 to 85 – Has played well and played extensively last week with McGee struggling.
HB Fred Jackson – Bills – 80 to 81 – Continues to catch passes, return kickoffs and even lead block on TD runs for Lynch.
S Bryan Scott – Bills – 72 to 77 – Has been in heavy rotation the past couple weeks for the Bills.
C Duke Preston – Bills – 76 to 77 – Has filled in for Melvin Fowler at Center for the Bills.
DT Shaun Rogers – Browns – 94 to 95 – Played a dominate game vs. the Jaguars. Racked up 9 tackles and a sack a stretch of sheer dominance when he stopped MJD at the line then blocked a kick and recovered it.
LB D’Qwell Jackson – Browns – 85 to 86 – The leading tackler for the Browns by 30 tackles with 66 on the year.
LT Donald Penn – Bucs – 82 to 84 – Did a very solid job blocking vs. DeMarcus Ware and the Cowboys.
WR Steve Breaston – Cardinals – 82 to 83 – Continued to develop and looks more and more like a #2 receiver at the very least.
CB Orlando Scandrick – Cowboys – 75 to 76 – Playing well with Mike Jenkins as the Cowboys battle injuries in the secondary.
CB Andre Goodman – Dolphins – 72 to 74 – Has been elevated to the starting lineup with a season ending injury to Michael Lehan. Made a couple plays vs. the Bills in week 8.
LB Joey Porter – Dolphins – 90 to 92 – Now leads the NFL in sacks after two more vs. the Bills. Blew past pro bowl LT Jason Peters to the inside on one of them.
WR Roddy White – Falcons – 90 to 92 – Is a certifiable monster at WR. Battled tight coverage from Asante Samuel all day on his way to two scores.
WR Matt Jones – Jaguars – 80 to 81 – Continues to lead the Jags in catches and yards. With a potential suspension looming, has 38 catches and 455 yards.
CB Chris Gamble – Panthers – 89 to 90 – 3rd on the team in tackles with 48 tackles and has 11 passes defended.
CB Ken Lucas – Panthers – 88 to 89 –Lucas has 2 INT’s and 9 passes defended on the season.
DE Chris Long – Rams – 84 to 86 – The bright spot on defense for the Rams. Starting to really come on the past several weeks.
QB Joe Flacco – Ravens – 77 to 79 – Has a bad TD to INT ratio but is completing 62% of his passes with a less than stellar group at the skill positions.
QB Jason Campbell – Redskins – 87 to 88 – Whether or not you think he is a good Quarterback or not; there is something to be said about not turning over the ball. Campbell still has 0 INT’s while some QB’s are in double digits.
WR Santana Moss- Redskins – 87 to 88 – Has had some explosive games this season, also some terrible dropped passes.
TE Billy Miller – Saints – 74 to 76 – Has picked up the extra receptions Shockey and Colston left on the field when they were injured.
RT Ray Willis – Seahawks – 72 to 78 – Has played at both tackle spots due to injuries. Has played better than the starting RT that was given an extension over the offseason.
DE Aaron Smith – Steelers – 94 to 95 – His health coincides the Steelers defensive rank. When he is in there they are #1 the past two seasons; when he is not they are above average.
S Troy Polamalu – Steelers – 97 to 98 – The best safety so far this season. Looking extremely active in coverage.
S Michael Griffin – Titans – 89 to 90 – Not suffering a sophomore slump like some of the big name second year safeties.
K Rob Bironas – Titans – 91 to 94 – 13/14 on the year in field goals after a solid season last year kicking.
Ratings Down
DE Mark Anderson – Bears – 84 to 82 – Had a great rookie season. Has done next to nothing in year 3.
S Marlon McCree – Broncos – 79 to 74 – Benched recently on one of the worst secondary’s in football.
CB Karl Paymah – Broncos – 79 to 77 – Not getting much help from the defensive line via rushing the passer or stopping the run, but still not working out as the nickel.
CB Terrence McGee – Bills – 93 to 92 – Had a rough game to say the least in his first game starting back from injury. Was a liability against Ted Ginn and Greg Camarillo.
LB Willie McGinest – Browns – 84 to 81 – A heady player who can’t get it done anymore. Last year in Cleveland or any team for that matter most likely.
DE Jacques Cesaire – Chargers – 83 to 81 – Had a good season last year rushing the passer, this year not as much.
DE Igor Olshansky – Chargers – 83 to 82 – The Chargers have already admitted he won’t be back. Not very productive in his career.
WR Marvin Harrison – Colts – 96 to 95 – Appears to have lost a step the past few weeks. Not really able to get open against a good Titans secondary or against only average DB’s in Green Bay.
QB Brad Johnson – Cowboys – 78 to 77 – Appears to no longer possess an NFL caliber arm. Bad Johnson seems appropriate.
CB Anthony Henry – Cowboys – 87 to 86 – Looks to be one of those corners QB’s find at the line of scrimmage. Doesn’t have the ability to play corner anymore. The Cowboys need to get healthy so they can put him at safety.
QB J.T. O’Sullivan – 49ers – 78 to 77 – Has now been benched after a wild ride of INT’s, poor blocking, dropped passes and fumbles. Shaun Hill might not be the answer, but he gets rid of the ball unlike Sullivan.
WR Bryant Johnson – 49ers – 82 to 79 – Has been demoted after the 49ers signed him from the Cardinals in free agency. No complaints from the Cardinals I bet.
WR Arnaz Battle – 49ers – 82 to 80 – Your basic run of the mill NFL slot receiver that should be replaced.
C Brad Meester – Jaguars – 93 to 92 – First game back from injury – meet Shaun Rogers. Rogers had a banner day vs. Meester and the rest of the Jags interior line.
WR Jerry Porter – Jaguars – 84 to 83 – Continues to be a non-factor on the Jaguars.
WR Troy Williamson – Jaguars – 78 to 75 – Has 3 catches for 17 yards on the year. Just a guy blessed with speed playing WR.
LB Vernon Gholston – Jets – 80 to 79 – A little slow to make the transition from end to OLB. Currently has 6 tackles and doesn’t seem close to cracking the starting lineup anytime soon.
FS Dwight Smith – Lions – 86 to 84 – Is injured now but when he was in there QB’s were still putting up record numbers.
G Edwin Mulitalo – Lions – 79 to 75 – Has now been finally benched for Damion Cook.
LB Ernie Sims – Lions – 94 to 93 – Not the star most people were expecting currently. Still gets a lot of tackles but that’s gonna happen when your down by 21 in the 4th quarter.
LB Will Witherspoon – Rams – 92 to 91 – Having an off year in the middle for the Rams. Definitely possesses the body of an OLB.
DT Adam Carriker – Rams – 89 to 86 – Has not played up to his potential from his rookie year and is in somewhat of a sophomore slump.
RT Alex Barron – Rams – 85 to 83 – Whiffs attempting to pass block too often.
DT Sedric Ellis – Saints – 84 to 80 – Just got back from injury but has not looked like the monster he did at USC.
RT Sean Locklear – Seahawks – 86 to 84 – On the verge of being replaced at RT.
LG Chris Kemoeatu – Steelers – 81 to 79 – A mauler in the run game who doesn’t fare as well in the pass blocking game.
RT Willie Colon – Steelers – 80 to 79 – Not starting quality caliber in the NFL.
WR Limas Sweed – Steelers – 79 to 77 – Not doing a whole lot with most of the rookie WR class.
Injuries
LB John DiGiorgio – Bills – IR
QB Damon Huard – Chiefs – IR
CB Michael Lehan – Dolphins – IR
HB Jesse Chatman – Jets – IR
Contracts
K John Kasay – Panthers – 5 years (total)
November 4, 2008 at 7:57 pm
Personally i think steelers needs some fine tuning.
Foote needs to go down a few overall. he is the weak link in a strong 5 man linebacking crew. – 2overall
Timmons needs to go up. He isn’t even starting and he has more tackles, sacks and overall better performance than foote. +1-2 overall.
Ryan Clark and brett keisel need a litle boost. 1-2 overall
William gay and Anthony smith both have been playing great as back ups. Gay was on many plays versus Redskins. And for once smith wasn’t being beat deep on pass plays.
punter needs lowered even more. one of his punts was 29 yards. and yes i know he is hurting. but 29 yards?
And all of our returners might as well be in the 75-80ish range. We haven’t done anything there.
November 4, 2008 at 9:25 pm
“The update says early next week does that mean like this current week or next week.”
It should be this week. just look at what time they posted this and the Update come last week they had come last week so should be this week. But I don’t think it’s going to come till this Friday I think update the update a little lol. Put DC with the lions mess with a few things I think they will just end up doing that.
November 5, 2008 at 7:07 am
lawyer milloy should go up for being a team leader on defense and just amazing this year in the box and did anyone see that hit on L.J.?im sorry eagle fans u may have beaten the falcons but LJ got knocked the &$#% out.EA got off ur asses and boost milloy back to 92.
November 5, 2008 at 7:07 am
where is this flippin update?
November 5, 2008 at 7:09 am
[quote comment="44118"]I’m just going to put down my opinions on the NFL right now, first of all I would like to say I am a die hard fan of the Miami Dolphins, and yes, they are awesome. I would now like to say “FUCK YOU” to all you Patriots fans, Bills fans, and Jets fans, only because it is of my nature to hate you, and of yours to hate me, perhaps one day we will get along, but until then, it’s war mother fuckers.
Now, to all you Patriots fans who think the Patriots are under rated in Madden, go suck a dick. First of all, look at Wes Welker, a 90 something, Bull fuckin shit, he was a 70 something, maybe a low 80 on the Dolphins, then he gets traded, wears a blue jersey with a gray helmet and all the sudden he’s the best damn reciever in madden, don’t bull shit me, he’s still the same little bastard he was on the dolphins, just has a better quarterback. If Welkers that good in madden, I don’t see why our good friends from EA Sports don’t just make everybody on the Patriots a 100 overall rating, they are perfect right, bull shit, the Dolphins whooped their asses.
Next I would like to address all you pieces of shit that like to call yourselves Jets fans, J-E-T-S! SUCK! SUCK! SUCK! The only thing you guys got going for you is Brett Favre, who has been a little inconsistent, I’m sure you guys would love Chad Pennington back, now wouldn’t you? Well fuck off! The Jets will always be second to the Giants, and football in New York will always be second to the Yankees, I hate New Yorkers, especially the ones here in sunny south Florida. If New York is so great, why don’t you mother fuckers just go back, cause nobody in Florida likes you, no matter how much they pretend to.
This brings me to my next point, the Buffalo Bills, another New York Football team. I must say though, it was a smart decision not naming the team after New York, I don’t hate them half as much as I do the Jets because of that. Now lets get serious, You guys started off very strong, 3-0, 4-0, I don’t know, and I don’t care. Your fucking team came close to losing to some pretty shitty teams though, such as the Raiders and the Rams, They lost recently to the Dolphins and the Jets, not so high and mighty now, are you? I think the Bills just need to crawl back into the hell hole they came from, eat shit, and die.
I would now like to discuss the 8-0 Tennessee Titans, good for you guys, undefeated, all right! I can’t knock this team down, they’re good, but I don’t think they’ll go undefeated. As everybody knows, there has only been one undefeated team in the history of the NFL, and that was the 1972 Miami Dolphins. Perhaps that will change this year… NAH, there will never be another undefeated team unless it is the Miami Dolphins, the Greatest Football Team.
Now onto the Colts, Peyton Manning, I gotta hand it to you, you may be the only quarterback in the NFL right now that can be having a horrible season and still be considered the best in the league. The Colts suck this year, but they are still known as a good team, I don’t fucking get it, they probably won’t even make the playoffs. Perhaps our friends at EA sports will see how bad the colts suck and make their team according to that.
Next team I would like to discuss is the Jacksonville Jaguars, YOU GUYS SUCK. They lost to the Browns and the Bengals, If I were Head Coach Jack Del Rio, I would beg to be fired from this team so I didn’t have to put up with any more of this teams bull shit. My friend is a Jags fan, and when ever I play him in Madden, I realize that Fred Taylor is a beast. Last year I agreed, he was a beast and hie did deserve his ratings, but he hasn’t done shit this year, rate his ass down!
Now the Texans, I don’t have much to say about this team, They are a good team, they started off slow, but after a last second win over Miami they became a pretty good team, Andre Johnson is a beast.
Now onto the San Diego Chargers, SUCK MY DICK! This team sucks, yet everyone still sees them as the dynamic San Diego Chargers they have been over the past years. This year they suck, L.T. isn’t playing like L.T., Their Defense sucks, what more is there to say?
And as for the Denver Broncos? OVER RATED. They have no Defense, their offense is one dimensional. They only ran for 14 yards against the Dolphins, and because of their one dimensional offense they only had to shut down Brandon Marshal to beat them, which they did. Cutler sucks, he threw three interceptions, one of them going for a TD, how do they expect to win with him at QB?
Now for the Oakland Raiders. I don’t think there’s much to talk about here, if Darren McFadden can become good in the NFL they can be a good team, but that obviously isn’t happening this season, and as for Jamarcus Russel, We’ll have to wait and see if he was worth the first overall pick.
Chiefs suck, enough said.
Now for the Baltimore Ravens, awesome D, no shit. Joe Flacco’s been playing pretty good, and Willis Mcgahee is a beast. This team should make it to the playoffs.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are as well a good team, but with Big Ben’s Health this season, they may not finnish the season as well as they possibly could. This Defense is really good, but their offense, a little inconsistent with all these injuries, at least Willie Parker is back off his injury, that should help them maintain their lead in the division.
Bengals season was over week one, it’s a good thing they won this week, because with their schedule, 0-16 was very possible.
That’s that for the AFC, now onto the NFC.
I would like to start out with the Dallas Cowboys. They suck, Romo is a bitch, wether he is injured or not, he should remain on the bench, not that Brad Johnson is any better. This team is full of stars, they have some of the best players in the league, how are they stuggling so much? T.O., Marrion Barber, Roy Jones, Zach Thomas, Pacman Jones… So many big name players, they suck. I honestly think it’s the coaching staff, they all went to Miami, so they had to start from scratch this season, I think it’s the only reason for this team, at least a good excuse.
The Eagles are pretty good, Deshaun Jackson was lookin really good early this season, but I haven’t heard much since then, Westbrook, although injured, is a beast, and McNabb is havin a pretty good season, I don’t think they’ll win the division, but they could always win the wild card.
Redskins are pretty good too, but a little inconsistant, as I am typing this they are getting beat 23-6 to the steelers with Big Ben out of the game, they lost to the Rams, but have been able to beat some teams in their tough division. This team is too inconsistent to be any good, Portis is a beast, but besides that, I don’t see much coming out of this team this year.
Now for the New York Football Giants, as much as I hate New York, I must say this is a good team, best of luck to you bastards, now FUCK OFF!
The Rams have been a shitty team for a while, but lately have been winning some upsets. They could be a good team soon, but I do believe it’s too late for them to be thinking playoffs. Maybe next year, ass holes.
49ers, I like the new coach, he seems like an ass hole, I like ass holes. I think this year they won’t do much, but look out for them to make some noise in the future, as long as this fucking guy is the coach, this team is gonna play with some attitude, as long as the players buy into him and his system.
Cardinals have one hell of an Offense, and an effective defense. One of these days, Matt Leinart needs to step up and become a good quarter back, until then he is still and will remain a piece of fucking shit.
Now the Seahawks, they just plain suck, They need to go and jump off a damn cliff, or drown themselves in the ocean, or some shit, they’re gonna get killed this weekend by the Miami Dolphins.
Time for Da Bears, I like this team, can’t say they’re very good, but I like them, beast Defense, what’s new, They have a pretty good rookie running back, Orton’s been doing pretty good, but he’s hurt now, that sucks, They almost lost to the Lions, not much more to say.
Green Bay, Aaron Rogers, beast, awesome receivers, really good defense, Grant isn’t as good as he was last year, but good enough. they should win the division with ease.
Lions suck, what more can I say, hip hip hooray they have culpepper now, what the fuck has he done since he and moss seperated? Sucked with the Dolphins, sucked with the Raiders, will he suck with the Lions? Probobly, I would be surprised if he’s half decent.
And as for the Minnasota Vikings, Gus Frerotte is the man, he got the Miami the most wins they’ve had in the past many years, so he’s got skill, Bernard Barrion, beast, Adrian Peterson, could definitely be playing better, but he’s a beast none the less, awesome run stopping deffense, but the team should be a lot better than they are playing.
Time for the Atlanta Falcons, I must say Matt Ryan is pretty good, but lets not get too excited, he’s still a rookie. They won’t win the division.
Panthers, good team, But I’m not convinced that they’re good enough.
Saints suck, Reggie Bush, retire, or become a receiver, because you are no running back.
Now for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, They have played inconsistently, but I honestly think they have been playing like ass holes, just fucking around knowing they can win each game, thats why they lost to the shitty ass cowboys, the broncos, every game they lost they fucked around too much, hopefully they don’t take themselves out of the playoffs, because they are clearly the best tem in their devision, awesome defense. Awesome running game, awesome passing game, they just gotta stop playing like ass holes.
That is the NFL in a nutshell, go Dolphins, fuck everyone else.[/quote]
blah blah blahbidy blah blah mr. i have no life.
November 5, 2008 at 11:53 am
[quote comment="44235"]lawyer milloy should go up for being a team leader on defense and just amazing this year in the box and did anyone see that hit on L.J.?im sorry eagle fans u may have beaten the falcons but LJ got knocked the &$#% out.EA got off ur asses and boost milloy back to 92.[/quote]
Yep, I don’t know about being a 92 overall, but give the guy some more speed. He’s rated at 82 speed, that’s a joke.