Madden 09 Roster Update #13 Details
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With it being a holiday week the roster update for Madden 09 is set to be out tomorrow, Tuesday November 25th. This is the 13th update of the season and given the shorter period of time to put it together it isn’t quite as extensive as the previous ones. However there are a few notable changes such as the rating drop for Donovan McNabb , increase for Tyler Thigpen. and Felix Jones moving to IR. I’m still waiting on the significant boosts that Anquan Boldin and Matt Cassel deserve.
Continue on for the full details of all the changes including transactions, ratings up/down, injuries, and contract extension.
Transactions
CB Simeon Castille – Signs with Bengals
LB Marcus Buggs – Released to FA IR
TE Nate Jackson – Released to FA IR
S Josh Barrett – Added to FA
S Roderick Rogers – Signs with Broncos
TE Chad Mustard – Signs with Broncos
HB Noah Herron – Added to FA
LB Curtis Gatewood – Added to FA
LB Rob Ninkovich – Released by Dolphins
LB Erik Walden – Signs with Dolphins
WR Eric Weems – Added to FA
S Stuart Schweigert – Signs with Lions
TE Tyson DeVree – Added to FA
T Chad Slaughter – Added to FA
DE Brandon Miller – Signs with Seahawks
DE Jesse Nading – Signs with Texans
LB Kevis Coley – Signs with Texans
CB Eric King – Released to FA IR
CB Reynaldo Hill – Released to FA IR
CB Tyrone Poole – Signs with Titans
CB Tuff Harris – Signs with Titans
DE Earl Cochran – Released to FA IR
S C.C. Brown – Released to FA IR
Ratings Up
QB Tyler Thigpen – Chiefs – 75 to 78 – Has displayed good arm strength in the Kansas City spread offense. The top fantasy QB over the last month heading into week 12.
HB Michael Turner – Falcons – 89 to 90 – Topped the 1,000 yard mark in a monster 4 TD game vs. the Panthers in a big division win.
CB Corey Webster – Giants – 87 to 88 – While Ross was committing penalties and struggling Webster was playing solid man coverage. Webster is playing at a very high level this season.
DT Kris Jenkins – Jets – 94 to 95 – Has made the biggest difference of any free agent acquisition on the defensive end. The Jets rank #3 against the run and Jenkins has thrived as the nose in the Jets 3-4.
CB Chris Johnson – Raiders – 70 to 74 – Was picked on starting opposite Asomugha and played well vs. Denver. The Raiders pass defense is shaping into the strength of the team.
LB James Farrior – Steelers – 92 to 94 – Has not slipped a bit in his 12th season. The Steeler D is as good as ever and Farrior is having one of his best seasons.
Ratings Down
DE Elvis Dumervil – Broncos – 89 to 87 – Has 3 sacks this season when Denver needs a pass rush. No sacks in the last 4 games.
QB Donovan McNabb – Eagles – 93 to 91 – The uncertainty at the WR position sure hasn’t helped but his completion percentage is under 60% and he has been tailing off in prior weeks. Is still by far the best option they have and is still a top QB.
HB Fred Taylor – Jaguars – 94 to 93 – Disappointing season but the skills are still there. Big losses on the offensive line have hurt Taylor’s ability to run. His 3.6 YPC and no rushing TD’s are way down this year.
QB David Garrard – Jaguars – 92 to 91 – The Jags didn’t have 9 TD’s/8 INT’s and a 4-7 record when they signed Garrard to an extension. To his defense the Jags have underperformed at about every position.
Injuries
CB Johnathan Joseph – Bengals – IR
WR Buster Davis – Chargers – IR
HB Felix Jones – Cowboys – IR
Contracts
WR Greg Camarillo – Dolphins – 4 years total
November 28, 2008 at 11:57 am
Am I the only person that reads this for the amusing homer comments?
November 29, 2008 at 4:12 am
dude if dallas would play the bears dallas would kill them bad really bad only guy the bears got is hester
November 29, 2008 at 4:14 am
dude big ben is a fucking joke he should go down alot last 3 games how many ints huh and you wanna to go up your a fucking retard
November 29, 2008 at 6:47 am
dont call me a dumbass u dumbfuck. thigpen is not even close to kyle orton. watch the fuckin game. kyle orton is careful with the fooball while thigpen makes a lot of crucial mistakes
November 29, 2008 at 6:49 am
then how come vince young's rating was dropped by 4 pts when he is not even playing?
November 29, 2008 at 7:21 am
Hey Pasta I've got a question Does the guy who makes the roster (Madbacker) even read what we post?
November 29, 2008 at 7:22 am
I just acquired wireless internet and am curious how I get my season up to date with trades and records and what not. I've played with my system for sometime, but can't figure it out. Your help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
November 29, 2008 at 8:06 am
I would hope not. 99% of it is subjective. The roster updates need objective analysis.
November 29, 2008 at 10:35 am
Matt Cassel-
vs. NYJ: 400 yards passing
at MIA: 415 yards passing- Tom Brady didn't even play well IN miami
bump up cassel to an 83… he deserves to have a better ranking than Brodie Croyle, Culpepper, Trent Green, Russel, etc
November 30, 2008 at 1:00 am
Are they going to take Plaxico Burress out of the game now that he shot himself in the leg and might go to jail for three and a half years?! It's important that they do!
/sarcasm off
November 30, 2008 at 2:54 am
ya i think so
November 30, 2008 at 3:49 am
Josh Barrett is Actived to the roster put him on with the denver broncos……………WE NEED THAT SAFETY IN MADDEN HIS F**KING FAST AS HELL……………………
…………..WHO EVER USES THE COWBOYS OR PATRIOTS……………..STAY OFF THERE NUTS………
November 30, 2008 at 6:03 am
what about Leodis McKelvin 2 interceptions and 1 of them a pick 6
November 30, 2008 at 6:34 am
dude, i couldn't agree more, their o-line isn't playing like its rated at all, its not like when the giants fans where pissed their's wasn't going up even tho their all 90's (i think). their playing great, i'm actually watching the game right now, and their protecting manning and their running the ball gr8, i say give them some credit and boost their rookie OLB their DT's, and boost their corners
November 30, 2008 at 6:36 am
dude, do u watch football? Big ben sucks the big one, he was playing against the colts and threw how many int's? in case i forgot, their starting corner is out for the season and ratliff, who is 4th string picked him off, he doesn't need to go up at all, he needs to drop
November 30, 2008 at 6:38 am
finally someon who doesn't want him as an 87… it's rediculous how people want him to go up to there, he's not on the same level as delhomme… give me a break, he's an 83 for sure, but no higher
November 30, 2008 at 6:46 am
hell yea. everything u said is true. but u kno ea wont take down any cowboy after two bad games like they did to mcnabb. they'll wait it out until a complete collapse of the organization happens and then maybe one person will go down 1 fuckin point.
November 30, 2008 at 6:53 am
HEY DUMB ASS….every qb guesses at his reads. its called analyzing the defense. and so ur saying that the number one reason that he shouldve gone down is cause his shitty coaching staff lost confidence in him…..lol. how sad. hey how about u comment back and throw some nerdy little bitchy stat that shows how a qb that led his team to 5 straight title games and a superbowl(all without T.O.)garbage.
November 30, 2008 at 6:55 am
I KNOW THATS WHY I MADE THE POINT ABOUT THE TEAM HE HAS AROUND HIM U IDIOT!!!!!!!!!!
November 30, 2008 at 7:03 am
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sarcasm off… i gotta steal that. that shit is gold. any way i do hope he gets suspended tho cause he kills my eagles everytime we play
November 30, 2008 at 7:06 am
I GOT THE T.O, RANDY MOSS, AND ROY WILLIAMS SHUT DOWN DEFENSE FOR ALL THE FAGS WHO PICK THE PATS A COWGIRLS JUST TO GET A CHEAP ASS W
November 30, 2008 at 7:33 am
It seems like people are too concerned with players' overall rating, particularly when a player does well. Perhaps instead of just asking for an overall rating raise, you ask for a specific attribute to be raised to reflect their recent performance, i.e. catching, route running, speed, etc. I'm pretty sure those attributes are tweaked in roster updates for certain players but it isn't so much so that it changes their overall rating, so you don't notice it.
I also don't understand why people are so concerned with the ratings of players on teams they don't use. If you're doing franchise you can tweak the ratings yourself, just give the Patriots and Cowboys players all overall ratings of 11 or whatever it is you want.
November 30, 2008 at 7:55 am
say i have started my franchise do i have to start all over just get the update ..i in week 6 but i want this update
December 1, 2008 at 1:34 am
After today the broncos should get alot of update because the beat the Jets
Add Josh Barrett to the Broncos roster
December 1, 2008 at 1:36 am
Shut up………………ur just riding there nuts up your mouth…………..so how does T.O.'s nuts taste…huh?
December 1, 2008 at 2:00 am
he should get like 83 by the end of the reg. seadon but if the Pats were to hit the playoff and lose the first round in madden 2010 he should be from a 87-89
December 1, 2008 at 2:01 am
i agree a little on CRASH
December 1, 2008 at 2:57 am
It's really not that hard to understand; Ross did what he needed to shut down Arizona on his end. Ross needed to play physically, using a tough style of Bump & Run coverage. That would be the "Strength" attribute, right? Right!
Ross is a second year player, having a great season, and already has 1 Superbowl. There is only 1 shut down corner in the game, Champ Bailey. So, where does Ross fall? Is he better than D'angelo Hall? Ed Harris? Asante Samuel?
How about Nate Clemens? Is Ross better than Nate?
So to answer your question, the attribute that should go up for Ross is called Strength.
December 1, 2008 at 3:09 am
EA finally got it right with Madden 09. It's perfect.
There's not one other Football games that even comes close, past or present.
December 1, 2008 at 3:24 am
GOOOOOOOO BUCSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! SAINTS #1 PASS OFFENSE AGAINST THE BUCS #2 PASS DEFENSE WHO WINS???? YALL KNOW, I JUST HOPE EA KNOWS….THE BUCS DESERVE JUSTICE ON THESE ROSTER UPDATES ALL SEASON LONG WE'VE ONLY HAD A LT UPGRADED WTF……WE INTERCEPTED BRESS 4 TIMES EVEN THO THEY CALLED 1 BACK BUT STILL WE DID EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE SUPPOSE TO DO…SHUT DOWN THE BIG PLAYS
December 1, 2008 at 4:03 am
yea thats the best move the falcons could have ever made besides drafting matt ryan. i bet the chargers are shitting their selves so hard for giving him away after how he is destroying defenses. it's about time Turner even went up lol. a side note. Chris Redman should not go down because last year when he took over we were alot better. i'm surprised no team has wanted to trade for him. but i agreee Orton should be at least an 85 this year he is one of this years biggest surprises and even reminds me a tad of a young Peyton. and finally young should go down. i live in Tennessee and have been to a few of their games even though i am a die hard falcons fan because i am a big football fan period. Vince should have been lower to begin with anyway and his shitty ass play the 1st few weeks proves it. Look who's starting now, Kerry Collins. (which is overrated by the way because he has burned a few shitty D's but he is still better than Vince.)
December 1, 2008 at 4:04 am
Tyler Thigpen is playing well but probably should stay the same throughout the rest of the season. it's funny to me how they can keep increasing some players over little things but they just forget about other players who are playing their asses off week in and week out. it puzzles me just as much as you guys.
December 1, 2008 at 5:07 am
can someone tell me if they ever update the rating of the team as a whole?
December 1, 2008 at 5:08 am
can someone tell me if they ever update the rating of the team as a who
December 1, 2008 at 5:10 am
oh btw mcnabb threw 4TDs against the cards. what r u gona say about it Troy?
December 1, 2008 at 7:10 am
carson palmer hasnt played hardly at all? how can you drop hit? Do you drop tom brady for hurting his knee?
December 1, 2008 at 7:12 am
agreed, great qbs make great recivers ie manning favre. McNab hasnt made to many amazing recivers in my eyes.
December 1, 2008 at 7:13 am
as a team id rather have thigpen right now anways.
December 1, 2008 at 7:15 am
haha orten a young payton? come on thats a reach, If anything get pennington up before you wine aboout orton.
December 1, 2008 at 7:17 am
wwords of a cowboys fan haha. pacman hasnt proved shit other then hes a thug.
December 1, 2008 at 10:46 am
just put antonio bryant to at least 85+ he is definitely an elite reciever i dont care if he missed a season, he's playing better than TO this season for sure, so why isnt he at least a 90?
December 1, 2008 at 11:00 am
After his performance last night, DHall should get a boost: He swatted away a big pass to Toomer from ELI MANNING, recorded an interception off of ELI MANNING, and didn't get beat deep by ELI MANNING, plus he ran down guys from the other side of the field (which means BOOST HIS FRIGGING SPEED BACK UP TO WHERE IT SHOULD BE AT)
December 1, 2008 at 12:24 pm
just like i said. dont annoint cassel so soon. u guys were talkin about an 86 and 89 overall. for a guy who just sigle handedly won steel city the game with his 4 turnovers. u guys gotta feel stupid
December 2, 2008 at 1:37 am
Wheres the love for RB Steve Slaton he has come big part for texans running game
December 2, 2008 at 4:09 am
De Angelo Hall sucks……….think about tommer is slow as hell……….eddie royal burned him time after time………….he sucks they should bring him down to 90 because he sucks
December 2, 2008 at 4:10 am
Peyton HIlis should go up alot because he ran for 129 yards on the number 3rd defense…….ha ha ha the jets are a joke………
December 2, 2008 at 5:07 am
I've been saying this for weeks.
December 2, 2008 at 5:16 am
Raider CB Chris Johnson.
The guy is for real, big upgrade over D-Hall.
December 2, 2008 at 7:59 am
The whole chargers offensive line should be lowered horrible blocking against Atlanta. Lt should be lowered a little bit but not too much maybe to a 97 or 96 because no blocking for him and i wouldn't wanna play for norv turner.
December 2, 2008 at 9:25 am
THE BUCS GET NO PRESSURE WITH OUT BLITZIN BECAUSE EA DONT RESPECT WHAT WE DO. PEOPLE DONT RUN ON TAMPA OR PASS BUT YOU WOULDNT KNOW IT FROM THER RATINGS ALSO ANTOINE BRYANT NEEDS A BIG BOOST CAUSE HE DROPS TO MANY BALLS 4 ME ON MADDEN MY STRATAGY BE RIGHT HE BE OPEN BUT THEN HE DROPS IT I CAN SEE IF IM NOT RUNNING GOOD PLAYS BUT HE BE OPEN THEN HE GET HIT AN DROP IT WTF. SAME WITH D PEOPLE JUST RUN ON THE ALL DAY CAUSE EA THINK WE SOFT CAUSE WERE FAST YALL NEED TO BOOST RUUDS AWR TO CUT ALL THAT OUT