Madden Off-Season Screens Set #1
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There has been a great deal of player movement in these early hours of free agency. As I did last year I am going to try and keep track of the major transactions and put the players in their respective new uniforms in Madden 09.
I’m attempting to wait until the deals have been made official and have a bunch more ready to go that are approaching that point. This is just the first set. Look for another Saturday evening and additional ones as warranted. Be sure to leave your thoughts on the impact of these moves whether they be related to the NFL or Madden.
Albert Haynesworth – Washington Redskins – 7 years 100 million
Madden 09 final rating: 99
Kellen Winslow – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Trade
Madden 09 final rating: 92
Fred Taylor – New England Patriots – 2 years 5 million
Madden 09 final rating: 86
Mike Vrabel – Kansas City Chiefs – Trade
Madden 09 final rating: 88
Sage Rosenfels – Minnesota Vikings – Trade
Madden 09 final rating: 79
Domonique Foxworth – Baltimore Ravens – 4 years 28 million
Madden 09 final rating: 80
Maurice Morris – Detroit Lions – 3 years 7 million
Madden 09 final rating: 80
Jason Brown – St. Louis Rams – 5 years 37.5 million
Madden 09 final rating: 88
Gibril Wilson – Miami Dolphins – 5 years 27.5 million
Madden 09 final rating: 87
Bart Scott – New York Jets – 6 years 48 million
Madden 09 final rating: 90
February 28, 2009 at 4:50 am
i wish they updated rosters still that would make the game worth playing more you know
February 28, 2009 at 4:53 am
I know that would be cool, it would keep things fresh after the season ends. But each year of the game is based on that year of the sport. Madden 09 being representative of the 08-09 season. So updating rosters that apply to the 09-10 season wouldn't make much sense. Especially since updated rosters is a big selling point of the new game.
February 28, 2009 at 4:53 am
I know that would be cool, it would keep things fresh after the season ends. But each year of the game is based on that year of the sport. Madden 09 being representative of the 08-09 season. So updating rosters that apply to the 09-10 season wouldn't make much sense. Especially since updated rosters is a big selling point of the new game so there wouldn't be much incentive for EA to do it anyway.
February 28, 2009 at 4:54 am
I know that would be cool, it would keep things fresh after the season ends. But each year of the game is based on that year of the sport. Madden 09 being representative of the 08-09 season. So updating rosters that apply to the 09-10 season wouldn't make much sense. Especially since updated rosters is a big selling point of the new game and the anticipation for it arriving so there wouldn't be much incentive for EA to do it anyway.
February 28, 2009 at 5:02 am
Will next years game have the wildcat formation?
March 1, 2009 at 5:47 am
This years game was going to have the wildcat, but there was a huge backlash against EA over it by the community, so they scrapped it. One of the few cases where the developers were right when the community was wrong.
March 4, 2009 at 2:50 am
I really hope they do it for 10. Only tho if my HB can throw it more than like 5 yards, and my QB could catch like tyler thigpen can.
February 28, 2009 at 5:07 am
But they could update everything from the free agency and then not update after the draft and then we would still have to buy the next years one (10 in this case, worst name ever) to get all the rooks. Which would actually suck being as how I am a titans fan and haynes is gone now.
February 28, 2009 at 5:33 am
You got a few more now. Lito Sheppard to the Jets, Brian Dawkins & Correll Buckhalter to the Broncos. Today was a great day for the eagles.
February 28, 2009 at 5:52 am
Yeah I've already got Sheppard, Dawkins, and more ready for tomorrow assuming they go official.
February 28, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Where have I been? Dawkins is a Bronco???? WOW!!! Man, that guy is the heart of the Eagles…Oops, WAS…..
February 28, 2009 at 5:38 am
I know let me see Brian Dawkins in a bronco jersey!!! I think the broncos are making a run on Ray Lewis!! Hell yea
February 28, 2009 at 5:48 am
I think the best move today was by Minnesota with the acquisition of Sage Rosenfels. I know he's not a great QB but today you need more of a game manager. I think the worst move for today was Philadelphia Eagles acquiring Stacy Andrews. On paper it looks good but in reality they just signed a player coming off major reconstructive knee surgery 1 month ago. Now they lead the league in right tackles with current major reconstructive knee surgeries with two players (Stacy Andrews and Jon Runyan).
February 28, 2009 at 6:32 am
jon runyan is a free agent………..
wat right tackle should they have got??????
February 28, 2009 at 6:35 am
They should have gone after Jason Brown place him at left guard and moved Shawn Andrews out to right tackle.
February 28, 2009 at 6:35 am
They should have gone after Jason Brown place him at right guard and moved Shawn Andrews out to right tackle.
February 28, 2009 at 6:39 am
Now they have a no left tackle, a center who doesn't use his hands or feet well, a guard with mental issues and two right tackles with recent surgically repaired knees. Sounds like a winner on the O-Line huh Kris?
February 28, 2009 at 9:14 am
it sure does sond like a fantastic o-line!
shawn andrew's brother right beside him on the line will make his mental issues virtually disapear….and how did u kno about his mental issues????? lol u seem to kno about a lot of eagles info… anyway runyan is gone so wtf r u talkin bout? jamal jackson is a great center hes the biggest in the nfl! and tra thomas is commin back as the left tackle. get ur facts str8! we will have the biggest line in the league
tra-6'7 340
todd-6'6 321
jamal-6'4 330
shawn-6'4 335
stacy-6'7 350
February 28, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Diggin the logo…
February 28, 2009 at 5:59 am
Thanks for putting these up pasta. I know a lot of us really appreciate it.
February 28, 2009 at 6:08 am
I notice they improved the graphics some over last year. I hope they did a lot to the animations and framerate too!
February 28, 2009 at 6:10 am
I mean improve the animations and such for next year.
February 28, 2009 at 6:29 am
im sorry to be mean but your an idiot. these screens are not from Madden 2010 these are from 09
February 28, 2009 at 8:30 am
IM sorry but you cant comprehend … I said improved over last year (08), and hopefully the animations and framerate will be better for next year (10).
February 28, 2009 at 6:22 am
Umm just in case you didnt know. dawkins is NOT offical yet..
March 1, 2009 at 2:02 am
adam schefter reported it
its law
February 28, 2009 at 9:16 am
na..i think u just f'd up and r now tryin to lie about it
February 28, 2009 at 10:20 am
winslow looks good in a bucs jersey… way to keep up with things pasta you sports game nerd (jk)
February 28, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Sweet, my Lions had the second worst defense ever and finished 0-16 and we signed RB…YES!
February 28, 2009 at 2:27 pm
LOL well at least youre signing someone… the BILLS are signing anyone, everyone in our division has picked up a playmaker and were just sitting back watching. Now we have to deal with Scott and Wilson 2 games a year…. GREAT!
February 28, 2009 at 3:16 pm
now if only TJ would sign with Seattle. I know you already got that one ready pasta.
February 28, 2009 at 3:49 pm
When I saw this post I was thinking exactly what everyone is, that you're 1 ham slice away from a club sandwich.
February 28, 2009 at 4:04 pm
I do that myself. I really only play season mode and what not online to much lag for me.
February 28, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Hopefully Atlanta can sign LJ Smith, they are talking to him but i know somebody will offer big money possibly.
February 28, 2009 at 7:16 pm
Have you seen LJ Smith play? He is a talented TE in ability but doesn't have a lot of football instincts. He runs terrible routes, I have tape of him actually running a curl route right behind a inside linebacker which is a big no no. He has hard hands and doesn't put the ball away once he catches it. As far as blocking he might be the worse blocker in the NFL he whiffs on too many blocks in pass protection and run. He was another reason the eagles had trouble on short yardage situations. All in all he's a tease he's what people in my profession like to call the "menu picture" such as in a restaurant. He has the tools to be great but lacks the instincts and the intangibles to actually follow through..
February 28, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Haynesworth is a beast. If only the Redskins didn't waste their money on Jason Taylor last year, they could have enough to buy another player and really be a threat.
February 28, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Bills got Laverneus Coles !!!! YAY!!!!
February 28, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Can you try to get Boley In a Giants Uniform?
February 28, 2009 at 6:02 pm
Have his ready for when it becomes official.
February 28, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Man I hope they fix the lighting next year. the lighting in 09 was horrible compared to NCAA 09….Madden flat out looked worse. Yellow tint on everything and that haze stuff looked horrible. When u go to a game in person everything is crystal clear, not hazy. They said they added haze to add a feeling of "depth" but I think it made the game look horrible!
February 28, 2009 at 6:08 pm
Dawkins is a Bronco? Holy crap what have I missed. TJ better sign with the Hawks. Unless we have plans for Crabtree. It would be nice to pick up Houshmanzadeh and then draft Stafford though.
February 28, 2009 at 7:35 pm
Stafford is going #1 to Detroit (poor guy), and I see Crabtree going #2 to the Rams. Now that that idiot Andre Smith just threw away over $20Mil guaranteed because he showed up for the Combine without an agent or unprepared…I think the Rams take the WR. No other O lineman is worth the #2 pick. If the Rams take Crabtree, then I'm sure Seattle will take him because I see the Chiefs taking Aaron Curry (LB/Wake Forest) #3.
This will suck as my Cards would have to play Crabtree twice a year. BOOOOOOOOOO!!
(FYI, I grew up in Phoenix, so no bandwagon here)
February 28, 2009 at 7:49 pm
When i was in Indy there was word going around that Andre Smith was trying to go to a specific team not in the top 5. Might be just a rumor though, because it doesn't make much sense to go to a team you want but give up guaranteed money (when you're broke).
February 28, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Sounds like he just made himself a mid-round pick…and one with less cash. What a doofus.
The rookie cap needs to be implemented ASAP!
February 28, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Don't worry a rookie cap will probably implemented next year or the following year when they renegotiate the labor deal. The owners are losing a lot of money on 1st round players as they make so much early on for less productivity then they either live up to their potential and hold the team hostage or become a bust and waste the teams money. Today's teams don't even want multiple 1st round picks because they cost so much and produce so little their 1st year. That is why teams willingly trade out of the 1st round or trade down just to save cash.
February 28, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Cassel is a Chief!
February 28, 2009 at 7:31 pm
Depending on the compensation that NE gets from KC, this could be either a really good deal, or a bad one (for KC). A "franchised" player usually gets a 1st rounder in return, but I don't see KC giving up the #2 overall this year. Maybe a 2nd and some later picks this year and KC's first rounder next year.
Just my guess. I'm not John Clayton from ESPN…I weight more than 115lbs and have actually played sports in my lifetime.
March 1, 2009 at 3:21 am
Good, someone else who thinks John Clayton can't be respected as an expert. You're right, maybe if he had a chin so he could strap up a football helmet, his opinion would maybe matter.
February 28, 2009 at 7:44 pm
A good deal for both teams. KC now has a young QB and a young WR on offense. If they improve their running game to what it was previous years they will be a force. Bad news for the Eagles though because now they have no shot at Tony Gonzales. The Eagles should have offered a 2nd round pick instead of being cheapThey will not be able to find a dual (recieving and blocking)TE in this draft as they are few and far between. The only TE's who can do both today are Gonzales, Daniels, and Witten.
February 28, 2009 at 7:44 pm
A good deal for both teams. KC now has a young QB and a young WR on offense. If they improve their running game to what it was previous years they will be a force. Bad news for the Eagles though because now they have no shot at Tony Gonzales. The Eagles should have offered a 2nd round pick instead of being cheap. They will not be able to find a dual (recieving and blocking)TE in this draft as they are few and far between. The only TE's who can do both today are Gonzales, Daniels, and Witten.
February 28, 2009 at 7:44 pm
A good deal for both teams. KC now has a young QB and a young WR on offense. If they improve their running game to what it was previous years they will be a force. Bad news for the Eagles though because now they have no shot at Tony Gonzales. The Eagles should have offered a 2nd round pick instead of being cheap. They will not be able to find a dual (receiving and blocking)TE in this draft as they are few and far between. The only TE's who can do both today are Gonzales, Daniels, and Witten.
February 28, 2009 at 8:06 pm
….Winslow was available (he coulda got Philly 3 games per year). HA!
'I'M A F**KIN SOLDJA!"
March 1, 2009 at 1:20 am
read your other posts, you got a lot of knowledge..but you forgot about zack miller
March 1, 2009 at 2:11 am
zach miller is the best tight end that nobody knows about
im a fan
March 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm
I know about Miller…He was on my fantasy team…Solid year fpr such an awful team..
February 28, 2009 at 7:18 pm
HAYNESWORTH DOESNT HAVE A VISOR!
How can he see who he is about to destroy if he has that on?
February 28, 2009 at 7:28 pm
HAHA! I thought they fired Millen??
February 28, 2009 at 7:29 pm
lol look at the rosenfels pic, theres an arm going through the linemens leg, lets get sum better quality next time PASTA…….
February 28, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I just noticed that! That's funny. I guess that lineman has a performance enhancer. An extra arm to keep out the defense.
February 28, 2009 at 8:08 pm
The collision detection in Madden is SWEET! So authentic and life-like.
February 28, 2009 at 7:31 pm
I meant #3 overall this year (not #2)
February 28, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Haynesworth is a great player and a good pickup for the Redskins. Defense hasn't been the achilles heal of the Redskins in recent year though. The Redskins problem is that they do not know who they are. As an NFL team you have to decide what kind of team you will excel at and fill in those pieces. For instance NE is a patient team that invest in WR's and RB's who are better catcher's than runners (even thought they had a great year last year with YAC) and PIT is a improvisational team that invest in Wr's and TE's that can read defenses and find soft spots. WAS needs to decide what they want to be that is why they have so many issues year in and year out. I know that they have constantly changed their coaches yearly, but from the film that I watched last year the Redskins changed their offensive philosophy 3 different times which is unheard of, with just one coach. They just have to choose their direction ad stick with it and build around that philosophy. A good team to mention in doing this are the Denver Broncos with Shannahan they were always in the race because they had a simple philosophy of shoring up the run and stopping the pass.
February 28, 2009 at 7:39 pm
What is the point of doing this? My god man, you're the biggest EA Fanboy of any blog out there. Sickening.
February 28, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Done deal Brian Dawkins is a Denver Bronco and Matt Cassel is a KC Chief for a 2nd round pick
February 28, 2009 at 8:16 pm
"Cassel is the second part of the trade that sent Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel to the Chiefs on Friday. In exchange, the Patriots acquire the Chiefs' second-round pick (34th overall) in the 2009 NFL draft.
The agreement is contingent on both players passing their physicals. " – ESPN.com
Holy crap!!! That is a STEAL for Kansas City. I have a couple buddies from KC and they're stoked (but when you win 2 games a year, that'll happen).
February 28, 2009 at 8:09 pm
New England is trying to acquire Julius Peppers now from Carolina
February 28, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Trust me Winslow had a terrible attitude. The owner was furious that a player who could have been cut when he broke is leg and contract in a motorcycle accident would complain about loyalty. On top of all that he only did 1 thing well which is receiving. He was a sub par blocker and a bad influence so he will not be missed.
February 28, 2009 at 8:22 pm
Gotta be tough to not even be close to being as good as your pops.
…now if only Braylon Edwards could learn to hold onto a ball.
February 28, 2009 at 9:16 pm
Has anybody seen the Albert Haynesworth contract? He gets $28 million in year 7 of his deal. Talk about back loaded. Good luck seeing that money. He'll be a free agent in a few years.
February 28, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Matt Cassell IS ON THE CHIEFS NOW
February 28, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Wouldn't mind seeing Michael Boley in that Giants blue!
March 1, 2009 at 12:56 am
no he is not silly bills fan hes just visiting them
March 1, 2009 at 1:03 am
omg joe berger o my hes like my favoret player ever and hes sooooooooooo good i went to his pre-school hes my idol
March 1, 2009 at 1:07 am
laveranues coles is going to the dolphins…great relationship with chad pennington and a team with desperate needs of a multi-talented wr….im a jet fan and coles days in ny are gone forever….chad to coles will happen again…TRUST ME
March 1, 2009 at 2:07 am
TJ is looking like theyre only option at picking up a receiver
i dont think theyll take a shot at Crabtree now with that stress fracture in his foot
if im correct Shaun Alexander ended his great run with a stress fracture in his foot
March 1, 2009 at 2:33 am
1st. Are these jersey numbers right?
2nd. Why aren't the Bears signing anyone of significance other than another OT. A horrible one at that from Carolina.
March 1, 2009 at 3:36 am
Is there anyway someone here can set up a madden roster update with these free agent moves? Or do we all have to do them ourselves?
And Cory, I hear ya… it's a lame move, but the Bears never do anything exciting. I remember last year the exciting move was signing Marty Booker. They wont make any exciting moves, and they wont make any exciting draft picks either. We can dream though…
March 2, 2009 at 12:33 am
Fred Taylor+Sammy Morris+Tom Brady+Wes Welker+Randy Moss=OMG
March 2, 2009 at 2:23 am
pasta i want to play u in madden 09 send me a invite jeromey4ever
February 28, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Man I'd love to go into a new job and make more than my manager, VP, and fellow co-workers who've been around years before I got there.
Gotta love sports, they take reality and completely F it up.
February 28, 2009 at 4:04 pm
Okay let's go through this lineup. Tra is a great left tackle too bad he's a free agent and the eagles do not pay for aging players. Todd is a tackle trying to play guard,.Jamal is a huge center who plays small, how many times did the eagles try to run on short yardage situations only to come up short. Watching the film Jamal doesn't use leverage well, is slow with his hands and cannot create enough push up the middle, good luck trying to block Haynesworth twice a year. Shawn's a player with mental instabilities and there is an dependability issue.Kris, I didn't know that you were an doctor, when did you receive your medical degree? Or did you stay at a Holiday Inn? I ask because you said that because Shawn's brother Stacy will be playing with him that "will make his mental issues virtually disappear" So I ask you when did you acquire your medical license to determine the outcome of his condition? Last with Stacy Andrew you have a player who had major knee surgery exactly 1 month ago. It's a well established fact that severe knee injuries take at least 1 year to fully recover . So good luck with no left tackle, an out of position left guard, a technically flawed center with a lack of "football strength", a right guard with mental issues and a right tackle with a severely damage knee. So does this still sound like a winner?
March 1, 2009 at 1:58 am
LOL u try so hard to sound smart. UR TELLIN ME HAVING UR BIG BRO PLAY RIGHT NEXT TO U WONT MAKE UR DEPPRESSION KINDA NON-EXISTENT??? and all ur other statement r just pure hate toward the team (except the stacy comment).
March 1, 2009 at 10:41 pm
ooo taking shots at the Raiders
its alright though we got 5 wins this year
which is progress