Madden 09 Roster Update #16 Details
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We have now reached the 16th roster update of the year for Madden 09 which became available earlier today. After much discussion around LaDainian Tomlinson continuing to be rated 99 he still remains that way, though he did drop in some specific ratings categories. I don’t think that is enough, the justification isn’t there for him remaining a 99 overall. Unless the ratings are based more on the past than the present. This is the guy who turned down the Madden cover because it didn’t pay enough money, so I’m not sure why he would be getting such favoritism.
Also of note is a small ratings bump for Matt Cassell. Others such Joe Flacco, DeAngelo Williams, Steve Slaton, and John Carlson didn’t see any improvement. Continue on for all the transactions, ratings up/down, injuries, and contract extensions.
Transactions
WR Devin Aromashodu – Signs with Bears
HB James Johnson – Added to Bengals
LB Victor Hobson – Released by Bengals
DE Corey Mace – Signs with Bills
HB Cory Boyd – Released by Broncos
HB Allen Patrick – Signs with Browns
FB Billy Latsko – Added to Free Agents
HB Najeh Davenport – Signs with Colts
HB Alonzo Coleman – Signs with Cowboys
CB Michael Lehan – Released by Dolphins
T/G Chris Patrick – Added to Free Agents
CB Glenn Sharpe – Signs with Falcons
TE Marcus Pollard – Signs with Falcons
HB Danny Ware – Added to Giants
WR Derek Hagan – Signs with Giants
DT Jeremy Clark – Added to Free Agents
DT Leger Douzable – Added to Free Agents
HB Alvin Pearman – Signs with Jaguars
S Calvin Lowry – Signs with Jaguars
LB Tim Shaw – Signs with Jaguars
G Cameron Stephenson – Added to Free Agents
DT Langston Moore – Added to Free Agents
WR Travis Taylor – Signs with Lions
S LaMarcus Hicks – Signs with Lions
CB Joe Porter – Added to Free Agents
HB Louis Rankin – Signs with Raiders
TE Buck Ortega – Added to Free Agents
Ratings Up
LB Wesley Woodyard – Broncos – 69 to 74 -
LT Ryan Clady – Broncos – 84 to 87 -
LB Clint Session – Colts – 75 to 79 -
CB Terence Newman – Cowboys – 94 to 95 -
HB Tashard Choice – Cowboys – 78 to 79 -
LB Akeem Jordan – Eagles – 71 to 77 -
CB Joselio Hanson – Eagles – 78 to 79 -
DE Trent Cole – Eagles – 93 to 94 -
WR DeSean Jackson – Eagles – 81 to 82 -
LB Coy Wire – Falcons – 68 to 73 -
DT Grady Jackson – Falcons – 82 to 85 -
CB Domonique Foxworth – Falcons – 77 to 80 -
CB Corey Webster – Giants – 88 to 90 -
CB Aaron Ross – Giants – 86 to 87 -
HB Leon Washington – Jets – 83 to 84 -
WR Calvin Johnson – Lions – 91 to 92 -
S Charles Godfrey – Panthers – 79 to 80 -
QB Matt Cassell – Patriots – 79 to 81 – Benefiting from yards after catch like no other. Rarely throws the ball over 10 yards instead relying on shallow crosses and screens.
TE Zach Miller – Raiders – 83 to 86 -
DE Haloti Ngata – Ravens – 91 to 94 -
LT Jared Gaither – Ravens – 78 to 81 -
CB Fabian Washington – Ravens – 77 to 79 -
LT Michael Roos – Titans – 94 to 95 -
CB Cedric Griffin – Vikings – 82 to 83 -
Ratings Down
WR Joey Galloway – Bucs – 86 to 83
TE Alex Smith – Bucs – 83 to 80 -
C Nick Hardwick – Chargers – 92 to 90 -
CB Quentin Jammer – Chargers – 92 to 91 -
WR Chris Chambers – Chargers – 91 to 90 -
HB LaDainin Tomlinson – Chargers – 99 to 99 – Speed, Acceleration, Agility, Trucking, & Elusiveness lowered.
HB Larry Johnson – Chiefs – 92 to 90 -
CB Lito Sheppard – Eagles – 89 to 88 -
LB Omar Gaither – Eagles – 87 to
WR Reggie Brown – Eagles – 82 to 81 -
WR Amani Toomer – Giants – 86 to 83 -
LB A.J.Hawk – Packers – 94 to 91 -
LB Nick Barnett – Packers – 94 to 92 -
CB Will Blackmon – Packers – 77 to 73 -
C Scott Wells – Packers – 86 to 85 -
HB Ryan Grant – Packers – 86 to 85 -
RT Cornell Green – Raiders – 86 to 79 -
CB Fred Smoot – Redskins – 87 to 85
LB Rocky McIntosh – Redskins – 89 to 87
LB Morlon Greenwood – Texans – 89 to 86 -
Injuries
DE Aaron Schobel – Bills – IR
WR James Hardy – Bills – IR
SS Jermaine Phillips – Bucs – IR
WR Laurent Robinson – Falcons – IR
WR Arnaz Battle – 49ers – IR
HB Fred Taylor – Jaguars – IR
WR Jerry Porter – Jaguars – IR
LB Daryl Smith – Jaguars – IR
DT Cory Redding – Lions – IR
WR Shaun McDonald – Lions – IR
LT Walter Jones – Seahawks – IR
Contracts
CB Corey Webster – Giants – 5 years total
December 22, 2008 at 6:33 am
you should also add:
Ratings up
Brandon McDonald – 80 to 85 – he has 5 INT's and he is playing solid coverage against good WRs
Barrett Ruud – Bucs – 89 to 90 – leads bucs in tacking
Phillip Rivers – Chargers – 90 to 92 – Had a nice game against the Bucs. 4TDs and leads the NFL in Passing rate and TD passes.
Chad Pennington – Dolphins – 85 to 86 – his passer rating is over 95 and he leads the dolphins to 10-5
Anthony Fasano – Dolphins – 84 to 85 – he is the #1 target for Chad Pennington
David Martin – Dolphins – 79 to 80 – he can catch like a wide receiver. Another threatening weapon for Dolphins' offense
Jake Long – Dolphins – 86 to 88 – he has been a tremendous blocker throughout the season
Yeremiah Bell – Dolphins – 86 to 87 – Leads the Dolphins in tackling
Andre Goodman- Dolphins – 76 to 78 – Is playing solid coverage
Michael Turner – Falcons – 90 to 92 – He looks quick and tough out there.
December 22, 2008 at 6:34 am
Kevin Smith – Lions – 80 to 82 – Even though the Lions are struggling, their rushing game is impressive with this running back.
DeAngelo Williams – Panthers – 86 to 88 – he has 18 Rushing TDs. Most in the NFL
Matt Cassel – Patriots – 81 to 83 – he threw 3 TD passes against the Cardinals and he can be a threat on the ground and in the air.
Wes Welker – Patriots – 95 to 96 – Probably the quickest receiver in the NFL
December 23, 2008 at 1:53 am
my grandma can throw 3 TD's on the Cards
December 27, 2008 at 8:21 am
Is your grandma Brett Farve? ;-D
December 22, 2008 at 6:34 am
Jamarcus Russell – 75 to 76 – Was having a rough season, however, had a nice game against the Texans.
Seneca Wallace – Seahawks – 82 to 83 – Had a nice game against the Jets. No Mistakes so far.
Maurice Morris – Seahawks – 80 to 81 – Had a nice games aganist the Jets. Starting as a runningback.
Hines Ward – Steelers – 90 to 92 – He is the #1 taget for Big Ben. He is one of the toughest receiver in the NFL
James Harrison – Steelers – 97 to 98 – MVP this year. He makes sacks, covers, tackles, force fumbles. He does everything on the field.
Owen Daniels – Texans – 88 to 89 – Had a nice game against the Raiders. He looks quick out there on the routes.
Jason Jones – Titans – 74 to 76 – Had a nice game against Steelers, replacing Kyle Vanden Bosch.
Michael Griffin – Titans – 90 to 92 – Had a nice game against Steelers. He had 2 INTs.
Tarvaris Jackson – Vikings – 77 to 79 – Had 6 TD's in 2 weeks w/o INT's
Visanthe Shiancoe – Vikings – 79 to 80 – Had over 500 yards during the season. Very tough out there.
December 22, 2008 at 6:34 am
Ratings Down
Chad Johnson – Bengals – 96 to 95 – Not really a productive WR anymore.
Ken Dorsey – Browns – 71 to 69 – Haven't thrown a TD passes. Instead, he only threw a bunch INT's.
LaDainian Tomlinson 99 to 98 – Stiff arm, Juke Move, Awareness, BC Vision lowered.
Marvin Harrison – Colts – 92 to 91 – He had a bad season and is not the old Marvin anymore.
Fred Talyor – 93 to 91 – Injuries have cost him and is not a very effective RB anymore
Brett Favre – Jets – 94 to 93 – Threw a lot of INT's in the past few weeks
Julius Jones – Seahawks – 82 to 79 – Ineffective in the ground game as Maurice Morris is stepping up.
December 22, 2008 at 1:16 am
oh yea no redskins. i get it. redskins are just the LEAST updated team.
December 23, 2008 at 6:51 am
THEY DONT NEED IT….who should be updated and ill tell u y not
December 28, 2008 at 8:44 am
jason campbell- hes rated as good as trent edwards and didnt throw a pic for 8 games (thats a crime)
chris horton
laron landry (just awr or play recognition, dont care about overall)
mike sellars (PROBOWL, nuf said)
d hall and shawn springs
stephon heyer
fred davis (slightly not much)
….im not really concerned with the rest but rating campbell as low as edwards is like rating mcnabb and tavaris jackson on the same level, its the nfc east and he didnt make a bad decision for 8 weeks he should be an 88 bare min…id love to see a disagreement on anyone of these…
December 29, 2008 at 9:38 am
OK HERE I GO:
jason campbell. ok he didnt throw pics for 7 games woopdy dooo, i dont think anyone would throw pics if all the team was doing is handing off to portis- 13 tds to 6 pics average at best and his overall shows it
chris horton did great in the beginning of the season just that the beginning and he got boosted to where he should be….he barely ever on the field now anyway
landry is already overrated as it is
sellers is a guy i like so u got me there
d hall always gets burned screw the pics if ur gettin beat deep
stephon heyer anyone kno this guy???? since hes been back in portis' numbers have gone down….im sure that u redskins fans will blame that on injury
fred davis….WTF????
December 22, 2008 at 6:49 am
also add, john carlson 78 to 83
up to 85 speed with 85 catching at least
December 22, 2008 at 6:52 am
why hasnt carlson been updated yet????, he is a beast and he had another touchdown today against the jets….he is one of the most underated players on madden…get him updated please
December 22, 2008 at 7:28 am
DeAngelo Hall gets burn by every WR in this league.
Chris Johnson is the man in Oakland now, huge upgrade over D-Hall. Guy is just making plays, and he doesn't care when a team doesn't throw to Asomugha, he just makes plays when the ball is thrown his way.
December 26, 2008 at 6:02 am
skins are glad to have him and his 3 interceptions you might be able to talk smack when your team tries to get out of the cellar of the weakest division in football
December 27, 2008 at 11:03 am
He had 3 picks with Oakland too, but he was burned EVERY game.
Now Oakland is starting a 29 years old CB who had started 1 game in his 5 years career named Chris Johnson who also has 3 picks but he is NOT burned every game and by every WR. If you see every Oakland game this year it's pretty obvious that C.J. is an upgrade over D-Hall.
C.J. has 3 picks and 11 pass deflected in 6 games started.
In his last game he was in man coverage of Andre Johnson (before the game he was leading the NFL in receiving yards and receptions). Andre Johnson ended the night with 2 receptions and 19 yards with no TD's and C.J. had an INT on a pass thrown his way.
December 28, 2008 at 8:36 am
im aware of cj, i was hoping he would develop, ive followed him since he was a rookie, loosely, cus lets face it its the raiders and id be more entertained trimming my pubes, he can play man coverage sufficiently enough, weak zone coverage skills (flats/curl zones) lucky for him 98% of the time the raiders are in man but if you believe halls playmaking and experience is addition by subtraction, then you deserve everyone of those 4 wins this year
December 22, 2008 at 7:32 am
Hiram Eugene replaced Michael Huff at FS, and he is doing a good job, playing better football than Huff did. He is a much better tackler than Huff was.
Starter FS Eugene is only 71 overall while backup Huff is 78.
December 22, 2008 at 7:40 am
Raiders LT Mario Henderson has no penalties and no sacks allowed in his 4 starts, and has outplayed Kwame Harris (15 penalties and 10+ sacks allowed in 11 starts).
Mario Henderson kept JaMarcus Russell untouched against Tamba Hali (week 2), Aaron Schobel (week 3), Ty Warren (week 15) and Mario Williams (week 16).
Henderson is rated a 70, while Kwame Harris (aka Worst NFL Lineman) is 74.
EA, just use the logic, Henderson should be at least 75. Harris, about 25 overall.
December 22, 2008 at 7:43 am
Harris would have penalties as a water boy.
December 22, 2008 at 8:00 am
Nnamdi Asomugha >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Charles Woodson>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ronald 'champ' Bailey
December 23, 2008 at 9:52 am
Hell no………………first……Champ Bailey………….!!!!!!!
December 27, 2008 at 11:04 am
Asomugha #1
December 22, 2008 at 8:13 am
finally some love for zach miller..and about time cornell took a drop hes terrible…
December 22, 2008 at 8:17 am
Are you fucking serious? Cassel is only an 81 because he's benefitting from YAC like none other?
Yeah because I didn't last year?
63% comp, 21-11 and what, 9th in the nfl in yards? He's had about as good a year as I usually do! Even record wise! If EA wasnt such a TomBrady-KnobGobbler theyd see that if I'm a 99, a man who does the same as I do in a given season should be a 99!
Or that I'm overrated and Belichick is a legendary dick of a coach and the team around me is really good. Either way
December 26, 2008 at 11:43 am
tom….did throw 50 tds and less than 10 pics in a season…………..
December 22, 2008 at 10:23 am
I find it fun when you take players namesm and since thatm i think you all can relate to this: Your Mom say Shut the **** up and discuss football instead of crying.
December 22, 2008 at 12:34 pm
im sorry to say but no eagles reciever should be rated past 80. just to represent realistically what mcnabb is workin with. they got nooooo separation what so ever and when mcnabb brought time it was for nooo reason. they dropped passes left and right and tds were left on the field in that….offensive plane crash!!!!!! no one should blame mcnabb for that one especially if they watched the game. the d was absolutely HOT tho
December 22, 2008 at 6:14 am
agreed, but the skins D was hotter
December 22, 2008 at 6:59 am
there d shut down 3rd and 4th string recievers :0
December 22, 2008 at 11:37 am
Hey Kris, do you think you could help me with a few player's ratings? I don't have online so I'm stuck on the old roster ratings. You have no idea how much it would be appreciated.
December 23, 2008 at 6:47 am
watcha need to kno?
December 26, 2008 at 5:53 am
it isnt my fault reggie brown and kevin curtis suck so bad they play desean "5th times the charm" jackson, hope you like his nickname, you gotta get that boy some stickum…
December 29, 2008 at 10:09 am
KEVIN CURTIS DOES NOT SUCK BUDDY
December 27, 2008 at 8:18 am
I'm an eagles fan and I have to agree with you.
December 22, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Yes finally Zach Miller gets a rating boost
December 22, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I'm Ron Burgandy?
December 24, 2008 at 6:01 am
HE PUNTED BAXTER!!!!
December 22, 2008 at 12:59 pm
one thing, McNabb aint going anywhere. They lost to the Redskins. TWICE. And i think, Mike Sellers for the Redskins deserves an update.
December 23, 2008 at 1:52 am
im gonna go out on a limb and say your a fin fan
December 23, 2008 at 7:55 am
The Falcons are the best team in the league!!!!!!
None of you are real NFL players!!!!!!!
December 23, 2008 at 10:52 am
Ive been on the cowboys wagon since the early 90's . They have the cowboys looking like a monster team with these Madden ratings. Ive watched ervery single game from eitherhome or at the stadium here in dallas. Tony , Columbo , The enitre secondary , and T.O have been good at times , but never great. Tonys made some highlight escapes and hit some pretty good ones downfield but he nevers does anything right when it matters most. Columbo has only went up against 1 true pass rusher all year. J Tuck. Result . 3.5 sacks. As for Newman and the rest of the secondary. GET OUT OF TOWN !!!
December 26, 2008 at 4:27 am
WOW A TRUE FOOTBALL FAN NOT JUST A COWBOYS FAN……I APPRECIATE UR STATEMENT AND AGREE
December 24, 2008 at 3:22 am
I stand corrected…the REDSKINS are the number 4 defense in the league…GO REDSKINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 26, 2008 at 11:21 am
Is there going to be a roster update this week?
December 28, 2008 at 7:50 am
most likely, every year they continue until the probowl i believe
December 26, 2008 at 11:46 am
i bet my life that the cowboys only good player on defense will not break that sack record. hes playin my eagles….nuff said
maybe next year ware lol
December 26, 2008 at 11:58 am
who am i:
since becoming a cowboy i have; 17 catches for a whopping 210 yds. i wanna ask ea …………………………………..y in the fuck am i still a 92???????????????????????????????
guess who i am everyone feel free to guess
December 26, 2008 at 6:05 am
roy e williams, i think although that might also apply to sam aiken
December 27, 2008 at 6:02 am
You Know Why b/c They Got #1 81 #2 82 #3 24 Roy Is romos 4th read you fuckhead
December 28, 2008 at 7:48 am
if romo can read then why does he insist on throwing the ball to the other team atleast once a game? oh yea i forgot CUS HES A BUM that cant take his team past the first round of the playoffs…ever, its pretty bad that he has arguably (sp?) the best assortment of playmakers and parolees in the league and he cant manage to get deeper in the playoffs, if the eagles started recruiting out of the penal league or the suspended free agent market like dallas they would crush the boys like quincy carter parachuting whatever hip new a.d.d. drugs he obtained in rehab…
December 29, 2008 at 9:43 am
if they got all that then y pic him up and ruin his carreer??????????? dumbass
December 26, 2008 at 12:05 pm
wow marion barber is a 94!!!!!!!!!! this guy averages 3.7 yds a carry and hasnt topped the thousand yrd mark his whole carreer!!!!!!!!!!!! the guys a bum. ill give him the physical sissy like stiff arm and all but for his trucking to be 99 is just sad. can ea say OVERRATED?
December 27, 2008 at 6:03 am
dude he is fucking hurt your a fucking fag
December 29, 2008 at 9:47 am
he still only missed one game
December 26, 2008 at 12:13 pm
how is a guy averaging a pic a game(homo) have the accuracy weapon??????????? hes only completing 62 pct of his passes cmon ea
December 26, 2008 at 12:22 pm
ok…zach thomas has 59 solo takles….stewart bradley has 85….all im sayin is that if stewart bradley cant be smart or a brick wall then y is zach thomas???????????? cmon ea its becoming more and more annoying
December 26, 2008 at 12:43 pm
KEN HAMLIN- 69 tkls,1pic,1sck,1ff = 90 ovr
DONTE WHITNER- 59 tkls,0pic, 1sck,1ff = 92 ovr
DARREN SHARPER- 63 tkls, 1pic,0sck,0ff = 90
QUINTIN MIKELL- 88 tkls,3pics,2sckc,2ff = 86 ovr
i could go on and on about safties rated higher that quintin mikell that have waaaaaaaay less numbers doesnt that seem wrong to anyone???????? hes playing like an elite safety and no one knows his name(is that y hes bieng screwed?) this is just sad!
December 26, 2008 at 6:11 am
wow quintin mikell is that high? Chris Horton 70 tackles 3 pics 1 sack 5 deflections and a fumble recovery, and he only started 9 games either mikell needs to go down to an 78-82 or horton needs to go up to an 87-90 gotta pick your battles kris, dawkins deserves the upgrade not mikell
December 29, 2008 at 9:46 am
wow those stats r weak. i didnt even put in fumble recoveries or deflections cause no one gives a fuck. come at me with somethin a little more solid to prove ur point.
December 30, 2008 at 12:42 pm
Kris, let me be the one to congraduate you on not only your victory, but your domination of the Cowboys yesterday. When I saw the highlights and scoreboard I was amazed bro. I didn't see that game being a blow out… Of all times you've asked for Eagle updates, now I really do seeing a huge boost. ESPECIALLY with Brian Dawkins! The guy's a beast! You guys better sign him back before he becomes a free agent.
Btw, thanks again on the update help you've been giving me.
December 31, 2008 at 7:29 am
all i have are stats, which hortons would have been even better had he played in more than 9 games, he hits harder, is faster, and smarter (football iq anyway) than quitin "special teams" mikell…like i said though dawkins deserves the upgrade not mikell or joselio hanson, i figured hed be up next on your list…
January 1, 2009 at 6:18 am
wow ur weak special tems mikell????????? he doesnt even play special teams u loser hes actually a starter unlike the guy ur boasting. and how does he have a better football iq when hes a rookie. o and he hits harder right?????? how many forced fumbles does he have exactly?? 0…..o ok
December 28, 2008 at 9:54 am
well where the fuck is it?
December 28, 2008 at 11:36 am
So if Jerious Norwood doesn't get his speed boosted up to 98 by the end of this season, to hell with buying another madden ever again. I dont care about overalls, i care about details. Matt Ryan has a much stronger arm than 93, Norwood ran a faster 40 time than Bush in their combine, and has continued to be a speed demon, Curtis Lofton has not gotten a single update all season, Roddy White is much faster than a 93 speed rating… Falcons are 11-5, in the playoffs, given a few screwjobs by the refs (aka @ Philly), we would have had a chance at 12-4 home field throughout.
January 1, 2009 at 1:11 am
i agree 100% .norwood needs his speed to go up.everyone overlooks that.i hate it.EA just doesnt care for the atlanta falcons cuz they probably dont think they will go anywhere in the playoffs.And i think lofton was one of the people that was considered to be defensive player of the year.mayo has been doing a little better than lofton.I mean coming from the pick lofton was chosen at during the draft hes doing much better than his default overall rating.he hasnt gone anywhere on ratings.i mean yea that was big that he got a hard hitting weapon to start with but that doesnt mean that they just leave him like that.I also would like to touch upon michael jenkins who also hasnt seen any boosts.hes not roddy white but he deserves a little bit.
January 2, 2009 at 7:12 am
norwood should get acceleration boosted not speed, hes quick but corners can run him down, matt ryan needs an accuracy boost not power, comparably hes got jason campbells throw power which is about = they can both throw 70+ yards and i dont wanna hear about roddy white hes rated just as he should be with comparable speed to robert meachum, im shocked the one player who should be on your list and rightfully deserves a boost, chevis jackson i dont think hes had one update all year…not to rag the falcons, i hope this gives you a more objective view from a non falcons fan
January 2, 2009 at 9:24 am
Im not even a Falcons fan and i agree on that, Matt Ryan overall is underrated for what he has done for this organization. Roddy White burns corners left and right, trust me i know i remember the game against Denver when champ was out and sorry ass dre bly was covering him. Unless you double cover white he is gonna win. Also Jerious Norwood should be much faster and have better agility for the yardage he gets from just burning people. Falcons overall as a team are very underrated.
December 29, 2008 at 4:27 am
WHERE IS UPDATE #17?
December 29, 2008 at 10:40 am
I am wondering the same thing…….
December 29, 2008 at 9:31 am
hahahahaha wow sorry but everyone thats talkin shit about the eagles losin to the cowboys on sunday should just straight up shut the fuck up how they got there overpaid asses handed to them they got destroyed and tony homo looked like a lil bitchhhhhhhhh
January 4, 2009 at 8:57 am
I told yall what I would do and did it!
December 29, 2008 at 11:09 am
This is why LT is rated 99: (Week 17) 14 ATT, 96 YRD, 3 TD, 45 LG
December 31, 2008 at 1:52 am
dude everyone has run over the broncos defense. only 2 teams have given up more points than the Broncos defense. and their d is ranked 27th against the run.
if putting up nice numbers against awful defenses merits a 99 ranking then what should michael turner be? he's run for 200+ yards in a game TWICE this season! he's BARELY a 90 wtf!
January 2, 2009 at 7:04 am
michael turner should be a 92, 90 is fair 92 would be accurate hes not the best back in the league (LT is, stats may not say it but he is the best back in the league with AP running a close second) but hes in with the elites, you cant deduct points from his overall for an off day or 4 game stretch, thatd be like tom brady loosing points next year, still the undisputed best qb ever, stats dont back it up but the record books do, same with lt
January 1, 2009 at 6:22 am
calm down he didnt even break 100 i dont care how few carries. u braggin about 96 yds with a long run of 45. so if u take that out thats 13 rushes for 51 yds. thats a 99???
December 30, 2008 at 4:37 am
when will update 17 be released anyone with any knowledge let me know.
December 30, 2008 at 10:48 am
wher s the fukin update 17?
December 31, 2008 at 1:49 am
I'm hopin they're takin their time with it to make it a legit update….so many things are whack with the current ratings its not even funny.
December 31, 2008 at 5:44 am
they better upgrade neal mcclain rice reed washington ngata suggs jj j mcclain pryce clayton my whole oline gaither should be at least a 95 he has shut every pass rusher u can name down.jason brown shutdown every dt down even Rogers.
December 31, 2008 at 5:45 am
and mcgahee
December 31, 2008 at 10:32 am
every player should be ''at least'' 98
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!
January 1, 2009 at 1:16 am
idk about matt ryan but matt ryan definitaly deserves more awareness.i think if i say o-line it speaks for itself….michael turner should be around 96 overall for getting all the shit he got when people said he wont be nothing without the chargers line and LT to bail him out.even roddy white said he was as fast as norwood.idk how much of that is true but if he says that then he must be at least somewhat close so he deserves at least a speed of 94 or highest 95 speed.even jenkins deserves a speed boost.i mean c;mon he caught that first past in atl against the lions ans did anyone catch him???….I dont think so.
January 1, 2009 at 1:17 am
and ovie plows the way.with turner having that many yards i think ovie needs a little boost and more rush blocking.ovie is a tank.the TE's are ok i guess.lawyer milloy needs a boost immediatly.he leads that defense and without milloy against the rams it showed.he is such a factor on the D.milloy should be 85 or 86 not a low 82.i mean look how hard he hits.and to those ney sayers…"idc if milloy cheap shots people he still gives a pounding".the CB's are doing pretty good.maybe a little boost but not drastic.J bab up front also needs more boosts.hes such a disruptor on the D-line and he gets through many times during the game.
January 1, 2009 at 1:17 am
grady jackson also needs more tackling.i mean has anyone seen him let go of a tackle when the running back goes to the hole he is in.the only reason i say that is cuz the running back has to go to his hole cuz grady cant move(lol).hary douglas also should go up in speed and hands and agility.brian finneran should have better route running cuz he is so big for the falcons on 3rd down and most of the time hes open on 3rd down when matt ryan hits him for a 1st down.john abraham is the leader in sacks for DEs.they should rate him like he is the best not 96.he should be a solid 97 or 98 the highest.its disappointing to see these people just overlook the falcons cuz they are a young team.its wrong.there must be something done about this.the falcons are in the playoffs when people doubted them.its time they get the respect and the ratings boost that they deserve and worked so hard for….well maybe they didnt work to be better in madden but they worked to get to the playoffs and THEY ARE GOING ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!! GO FALcONS!!!!!
January 1, 2009 at 1:18 am
Where the fuck is the update?????????????? these bastards screw up the ratings and now they hide in shame.
January 1, 2009 at 1:19 am
I hate EA maddden team
January 1, 2009 at 1:19 am
wut is the madden team smoking?????
January 1, 2009 at 1:20 am
these guys are a joke
January 1, 2009 at 1:20 am
they cant even get back to anybody cuz they are a bunch of little girls who dont know a thing about football
January 1, 2009 at 1:21 am
these guys suck dick…major black huge juicy dick!!!!!
January 1, 2009 at 1:22 am
they made everyone hate madden.i didnt think it was possible but they did it.my friend and me used to love playing it.good times but 09 was just aweful.just plain disgusting.they better rebound in madden 10
January 1, 2009 at 1:23 am
wooooooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww these guys are just gay
January 1, 2009 at 11:19 am
Where the FUCK is the update? The Cowboys need to have their rating reduced ASAP. Also Mikells rating had better fucking go up, he's been a beast.
January 1, 2009 at 6:23 am
THANK U SIR
January 1, 2009 at 8:56 am
Well Jim Johnson said that Mikell is the Eagles defensive MVP. I think he knows a little more about defense than these cowboy cock suckers on the madden staff. I mean seriously, if roy e williams remains the same, it will pretty much confirm alot. and how about Dawkins as well? The mans a living legend who gets better as the season goes on unlike some *coughFAVREcough*
January 2, 2009 at 6:52 am
are sure your not confused because one would assume dawkins is defensive mvp or trent cole, i think you meant most improved defensive player cus he went from bum special teams standout to barely sufficient starter…hes over rated at 86 he should be somewhere between 78-81, dawkins on the other hand should be at a minimum 95, id even go as high as 98 for the best safety in the nfc
January 3, 2009 at 10:02 am
THIS SPECIAL TEAMS TALK BY U IS BLOWING ME……GET UR FACTS RIGHT MAN. THIS GUYS BEEN A STARTER FOR TWO SEASONS. PEOPLE DO GET BETTER. 78-81??? im sure when ppl read that shit they just kno not to take u seriously. MAN UR JUST A HATER ITS REALLY SAD THO
January 2, 2009 at 3:32 am
is there any more roster updates padre? jw
January 2, 2009 at 6:27 am
Ed Reed needs to go back to 99 overall
January 2, 2009 at 6:48 am
you could also make a case for palamalu to be a 98, but ed reed should be a 99, thats a sure fire sign the guys doing the updates barely follow football, ed reed is the best safety in the league, free or strong, has been for years, id love to hear anyone argue against this one…
January 2, 2009 at 8:49 am
You asked for a case Ken, you’ll get one. Don’t base it specifically on interceptions. Last I checked, off the top of my head, I can remember 2 games where he got two picks in one game. Redskins and Jaguars. HUGE accomplishment. Jason Cambell is way too over hyped. The guy fears the whole NFC East. Blitzs make the guy piss his pants… With the Ravens D they have, I wouldn’t have been surprised if he threw 10 picks. Colt Brennen is better than him. The Steelers are the ones to get Cambell on his pick crazy spree. He had NO interceptions until he played us. And I think he finally threw two to us.
As for the Jaguars, all I need to do is mention their name. I predicted them to make it high in the playoffs. Obviously that’s not going to happen. They’ve been in a huge slump all year with key injuries. They have NO oline. Put them against a really physical pass rushing defense, what do you think’s going to happen? Like I said, I’m surprised the defense didn’t get MORE picks.
January 2, 2009 at 9:16 am
and what the crap are you talking about campbell fears the nfc east? we swept the eagles and hes thrown 1 int vs the nfc east, 6 division games and 1 pic doesnt spell fear, and as i have said all year he is severely underrated he almost broke the completions without a pic record for the 8 consecutive games he didnt throw a pic, if you wanna talk about over rated qbs you should look at big ben, hes rated better than campbell in the game but on the stat sheet campbell is better, BB – 17tds 15 ints JC 13tds 6ints, BB – qb rating 80.1 JC qb rating 84.3; campbell is obviously the better qb when compared to the plaxicoless rothleisberger (eli stole bens "strategy" of when ever he panics heave it in plax's general direction) whos stats have plummited since his rookie year
January 3, 2009 at 3:39 am
First off, again, you have to watch the games not just highlight shows and stats bro. If you knew what kinda line we're trying to work with, you wouldn't even mention that pointless assault you just put on Big Ben. Our best players on the line this year are gone with injuies. (Marvel Smith and Kendal Simmons) and THEY weren't even too great. We didn't make any significant changes to better us in any situation. I'm honestly surprised we made it this far. I'm happy we have the defense that we do. They truly carried us to where we are. Every team has a storyline this year. Our's is our line. Know it before you make any judgements. As for the NFC East comment I made about his fear, it's not even just the NFC East. The guy is NOT a good starter. He has his games but he's nowhere near consistant. After his game against us, and throwing his first pair of picks, he went on a landslide and you can't even say he didn't… you'd be lieing to yourself.
January 3, 2009 at 10:36 am
my opinion might piss u off but….ed reed is a glorified tackling corner. for example. if u put antione winfield(probably spelled that wrong)at safety. hell yeah hes got the pics but the guy just cant tackle like other safeties ie. polamalu or dawkins. troy can do it all where as ed reed has that element kinda missing from his game.
January 2, 2009 at 9:29 am
polomalu and reed should both be 99 with like 96 speed 95 hitting power 92 tackling and they are scary ass safeties im gonna be scared when Jay Cutler and the Broncos play them this upcoming season
January 3, 2009 at 3:26 am
Thank you bro and it's P-o-l-a-m-a-l-u lol. Let the guy just hate on the Steelers. It's not like the Madden ratings will be based on his opinion. It is what it is.
January 2, 2009 at 8:49 am
Lets look at solo tackles. According to the NFL, Reed had 34, Polamalu had 54. Reed assisted 7 tackles. Polamalu assisted 19 tackles. 73 total tackles for Polamalu.41 Ed Reed. Tackle comparison=Woowwwwww Reed’s got one sack, Polamalu has none. Reed has a forced fumble, Polamalu doesn’t officially, but anyone watching the Chargers game knows that the last play of the game it was ANOTHER touchdown we should have won by. Last I checked, Polamalu was the one causing that turn around into a touchdown. As many of you know, the refs apologized for their error. This ties their defensive touchdowns at one. I think you go by wayy too many halftime highlights bro. Don’t believe the Reed hype. He’s a great player. I’ll never go against that. When I have people going against Polamalu Island (for those of you who saw that commercial) for him though, I have to say something.
January 2, 2009 at 9:15 am
im not against palamalu, quite the oposite i was saying he needs to be a 98, its a crime that he isnt and when comparing probowl players its like debating whos better between payton and brady, in the end brady is better, as is reed, troy is the second (id have him tied or slightly better than dawkins) best safety in the league, mainly because ed reed puts points on the board, he returns kicks punts pics and fumbles for tds, im just sayin ed reed deserves to be a 99, palamalu is a very close 2nd at 98…
January 3, 2009 at 3:23 am
Ken…understandable when you mispell the name once or twice..but you're getting it wrong everytime.It's P-o-l-a-m-a-l-u bro..I know the guy on the Raiders is complicated, but Troy's a LOT easier. You go on to make your cases on the two top safties, yet you can't even get their names spelled right. Doesn't help your case. Ed Reed puts point on the board?….Didn't I just mention to you the defensive touchdowns?I saw on NFL.com Reed has one. Troy SHOULD have one but the officiating took it back and made a mistake…a win's a win though so I'll take it. The only thing better about Reed is he can be used for kickoffs like you said. Polamalu is capable of doing everything else you mentioned, but your hate for the Steelers surely wont change your mind. Can't blame ya though…Being a Redskins fan. I'll write on that above ^
January 5, 2009 at 3:59 am
and polamalu cant cut the field in half and qb will try troy more than reed
January 6, 2009 at 4:44 am
There's a reason why Reed returns punts for you guys. He has that vision to do so. After he gets his picks, I would EXPECT the guy to juke everyone's ass. Troy, as you know, is NOT a contributer to our kick return duties.Troy steps up when tried by the qbs. Reed needs help from other DBs…unless he plays the smaller guys like Ginn and Bess.
January 5, 2009 at 3:56 am
first offis playing hurt like all year and he has out score the last i think 5 offenses by himself and he was not full speed all year and returns Ints pola please
January 6, 2009 at 4:50 am
Your injury statement was wayy over exaggerated. Anyways, getting on this weekends past game, have you seen how small the Dolphins receivers are? Picks against them is no accomplishment. They were really good and set a record at the fewest turn overs, yeah, but Pennington definitely helped you guys out the whole game. You DON'T bomb it out to those small ass receivers against a team like the Ravens. He floated it, making it even worse. Reed wasn't the only one to get the picks. Almost the WHOLE defensive backfield did. Nothing spetacular.
January 2, 2009 at 8:50 am
Last point to be made, before you can try to make a case against him, learn how to spell his name first. Who’s your team btw? I smell a grudge against the Steelers :/ Ed Reed isn't the best in the league, he's one of the best.
Sorry if this is mixed up anyway, I really have to hurry and get off. Any errors I’ll adjust later. See ya!
January 2, 2009 at 9:29 am
well im at it ill learn how to spell that oakland corners name nnamnamdi avdnfsahabfhsafrbhwah; skins and pats, though i generally wont bitch about pats updates cus cmon tom brady, nuf said…and yes i do hate the steelers and thought the greatest thing in the world would have been nick harper returning the bus' fumble all the way for the td and ending bettis' career; though the ed reed thing isnt my hate for the steelers, im objective in rating other peoples teams, except the cowboys, which need everyone to go down ALOT…the best rated team in the game my ass they just got blown out by a team that TIED the bengals, i aint gonna lie that was just fun to watch…
January 3, 2009 at 3:48 am
No, that guy on the Raiders isn't worth anyone's time in learning how to spell his name lol. It's wayy too complicated. Soo with the comment about you wanting The Bus to fumble for a touchdown, I'm guessing you're a Colts fan? Or just wanted to see him fuck up? Orrr with all the whining you made about Cambell, are you a Redskins fan? Either way, I can see why you have a grudge. This year we caused Campbell's downfall. And we beat you guys in the playoffs a few years back after you guys embarrassed us in the regular season that year. Payback was a bitch wasn't it? Whether you're a Colts fan or not, I loved it. When they beat us in the regualr season, the looks Harrison gave off pissed me off. There was nothin better than silencing him. As for the Deadskins, as Kris would call it, I loved the fact that at that game, there were more Steelers fans than Redskins. That's Steeler Nation for ya bro. True fans. I THOUGHT the Redskins had all these fans after watching the hall of fame ceremony when the fans wouldn't shut the fuck up. I thought they'd show at the game, but we outnumbered them.
January 5, 2009 at 8:24 am
not a colts fan, and i hate the steelers cus
they didnt give the head coach job to russ grimm or wisenhunt
big ben is a bum without a 6'11 wideout
mewelde moore is horrible and almost cost them a game by taking a handoff on his knees, though it was damned funny to see
January 6, 2009 at 4:39 am
At the time, yeah, it did seem like they deserved to be the coaches. However, look at us now. All the doubters of Tomlin were put to rest. I for one am happy to have him as our coach. Look at his success in his first and only two head coaching seasons. The guy just keeps getting better and better. As for what you said on Big Ben…uhh..last I checked, every QB likes to have a big go to guy. Hines and Santonio are great,but we need a tall guy who make get the jump ball. Every QB wants a tall go to guy. You really don't know your football do you?
As for what you said about Mewelde Moore, there you go again running your mouth on situations you don't know the story behind. The guy was supposed to be our BACKUPS backup. Willie Parker has been down in a few games this season. Rashard Mendehall was out for the WHOLE season. Our two top running backs were out. Last I checked, 3rd stringers are third stringers for a reason. However, Moore did a great job and did what he had to do to get us the W when needed. He did his job + more. he wasn't signed to be our starter. Again…know your football bro. I would love to know your team.
January 5, 2009 at 8:27 am
its only cus we cant screen ticket holders for primetime games, though if you noticed half of them were ejected because they didnt know how to act right (it was in the washington times close to 1000 were ejected from the game) thats steelers nation for ya hehe
January 6, 2009 at 4:41 am
Funny thing is…1000 were ejected,yet,we still outnumbered their asses. Like you and I said, Steeler Nation for ya.