Archive for the ‘Football’ Category
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Madden NFL 15 Roster Update #19 Details
The latest roster update for Madden NFL 15 which follows the Divisional round of the Playoffs has gone out on all consoles. Richard Sherman has finally recaptured the 99 overall rating while Peyton Manning continues his plummet from being rated 99 midway through the season. Check out complete details on all of the changes made in the spreadsheet here. Players rising significantly in ratings include Tom Brady (+1 to 98), Marshal Yanda (+1 to 98), Vontae Davis (+1 to 98), Earl Thomas ...
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Special Teams May Never Get Sufficient Attention in Madden
For as long as I've been covering sports video games the neglect of special teams in the Madden series has been readily apparent. Such a huge part of the NFL goes without much of anything being done to represent the aspect of the game properly. Tinkering with kick meters has been about the only thing that has changed over the years. So on Saturday when Kam Chancellor stunned everyone by perfectly timing and jumping over the offensive line on back-to-back field goal attempts naturally m...
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Madden NFL 15 Divisional Round Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
The Divisional round is now complete and the NFL is on to its final four with the Conference Championships on Sunday. They'll feature three QBs with rings, two with MVP awards and two that seem likely to get their own in the future, one historically great defense, and playmakers like Rob Gronkowski, Marshawn Lynch, T.Y. Hilton, and Jordy Nelson. After the performances in the Divisional games players likely to rise in the next Madden NFL 15 roster update include Russell Wilson, Tom Brady, ...
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Three New Articles on Sporting News
I'll be contributing articles regularly going forward to Sporting News and the first three went up this week. The idea is to write there for a more general audience - many of the themes and practically all of the pertinent information having already being covered here but presented in a different manner - and tie it in more with relevancy in the sports world. One article is on Super Mega Baseball which beat the odds not just in becoming a fantastic game but in even getting off the grou...
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Madden NFL 15 Roster Update #18 Details
The roster update heading into the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs is available now on all systems for Madden NFL 15. After two weeks off - the only two over the course of whole season that didn't receive new updates - this one heavily factors in week 16 and 17 performances and also those from the Wild Card round for the eight teams that participated. Check out complete details of the latest Madden roster update in the spreadsheet here. Notables with ratings on the rise include An...
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Madden NFL 15 Week 17 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
There was no Madden NFL 15 roster update last week due to Christmas but one is expected within the next few days that will factor in both week 16 and 17 performances. Heading into the playoffs, where those teams will continue to be updated, this could represent even more than just two weeks and attempt to adjust players who have drastically over or underperformed over the course of the season and maybe teams as a whole as well. Big week 17 performances are likely to help Teddy Bridgewater...
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Madden NFL 15 Week 16 Upcoming Roster Update Discussion
Heading into the final week of the NFL season one playoff spot remains in both the AFC and NFC. There has to be a champion from the NFC South while a Wild Card spot is still uncertain in the AFC. The Patriots have locked up the #1 seed and the Seahawks will do the same with a win over the Rams on Sunday. Names on the rise in this week's roster update for Madden NFL 15 will include Russell Wilson, Matt Ryan, Teddy Bridgewater, Jonathan Stewart, Odell Beckham Jr., Luke Willson, Zach Ertz, C...
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Madden NFL 15 Roster Update #17 Details
The roster update for Madden NFL 15 that follows week 15 of the season is available now on all systems. Rob Gronkowski gets the most significant move reaching 99 overall. He joins J.J. Watt there with Richard Sherman the verge of making it back any week now. Aaron Rodgers drops out of the 99 club after a rough game against the Bills. Check out the full slate of changes made in the roster update with the spreadsheet here. Ray McDonald, now accused of sexual assault and having been cut by t...
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