Time To Pay The Bills

[mfbmike]

Around The League Update (Week 10)



Offensive Player Of The Week:


QB Chad Pennington
25-37 291YDS 4TD

Defensive Player Of The Week:


LE Quentin Groves
1TKL 1FF



Offensive Player Of The Week:


WR Santana Moss
10REC 191YDS 2TD

Defensive Player Of The Week:


MLB James Laurinaitis
10TKL FR TD

Injuries:

- SS Rashad Baker (PHI) out for 3 weeks with Broken Thumb
- ROLB Chris Draft (STL) out for season with Fractured Hip
- HB Ladell Betts (WAS) out for 11 weeks with Herniated Disk
- HB Michael Robinson (SAN) out for 2 weeks with Broken Jaw

[Lupe]

I feel so bad ass when I return a kick in madden it feels awesome. Good stuff mike. Saw your useing some sliders for the game too. I'm gonna have to try them. Where do you put them in? I don't see a thing to put in sliders like they have the options in 2k9's franchise mode to put them in. I'm gonna have to see if I can put them in on the main menu.

[mfbmike]

lol, yeah returning kickoffs for td's is pretty dope. Roscoe Parris is crazy fast (95 speed) and just accelerates through holes, providing my blockers can make them.

I haven't played Madden since 06' but returning a kickoff for a touchdown in 3 straight games now seems a but much. lol.

Either that or Roscoe Parris is just that much of a BAMF.

You put the sliders in on the CPU/Player Skill menu.

[mfbmike]

dude sorry to bring it up but u have a shit load of ints

And I throw a lot as well. Madden's engine fucked? I don't know. Although I have defended a lot of shitty quarterbacks so far this year. Brady Quinn, etc. It's not like I was forcing Tom Brady into 3 int's. I didn't even pick off 1 last game on Kerry Collins.

Bills just straight merkin. What sliders are you using, if you don't mind me asking.

"My Skill for player", which is somewhere between all-pro and all madden and everything else very close to default except for CPU Pass Block which is down to 5. I'm still ranked #32 in sacks per game despite having a pretty good D-Line. :joystick:

Oh well, at least we stop the run.

In all honesty though, I think I'm going to need to find some more challenging sliders to keep this interesting. I don't think my rush D should be this good despite me being really good defending the run every year I've played Madden.

[mfbmike]

Fitzpatrick To Start Against Jaguars



Trent Edwards was having another sub par day in the Bills 31-9 win against the Titans on Sunday throwing for only 136 yards with 1 touchdown and 2 interceptions before leaving the game early in the 4th quarter with a bruised elbow.

While the injury isn't serious, the Bills were able to get their first glimpse of backup QB Ryan Fitzpatrick this season.

Fitzpatrick came in and threw a perfect 5 for 5 for 85 yards, including a 41 yard touchdown pass to Terrell Owens.

Fitzpatrick is a former Harvard star and Rams' seventh-round pick. He started 12 games for the Bengals last season in place of an injured Carson Palmer. He fared well considering the circumstances: 59.4 completion percentage, 1,905 passing yards, eight touchdowns and nine interceptions.

Long story short, Fitzpatrick has proven quite capable of handling a team's starting duties.

Bills Head Coach Dick Jauron told reporters at their practice facility today that Fitzpatrick would be receiving the starting nod in the Bills upcoming game against the 7-2 Jaguars.

"Needless to say, Trent isn't having the best season so far. I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't help put this team in the best position to win games. We'll give Ryan a shot and hope for the best."

Let's just hope this episode of "Terrell Owens and a backup quarterback" plays out better than when Dallas signed an aging Brad Johnson to fill in for an injured Tony Romo a season ago.

[Justo]

good luck with Fitzpatrick. Harvard Graduate!!!!!

[mfbmike]

Yawkey gave me some sliders that are just great. Feels like a challenge and you can see from some of my losses they're pretty difficult. They're on my visitor messages if you wanted to take a look.

I'll check them out sometime. Thanks.

[mfbmike]

Week 11 Preview
Sunday, November 22, 1:00 PM @ Jacksonville Municipal Stadium

(7-2) @ (7-2)



The Bills took care of business last week against a struggling Titans team, sending them to their 8th straight loss.

However, the Bills now face the test of going up against a team that is red-hot.

After losing their first 2 games of the season, the Jaguars have won their last 7, despite injuries to some key players.

Including quarterback David Garrard who suffered an arm fracture in the Jaguars win against the Jets a season ago.

Garrard was previously having one of his best seasons as a pro, about to eclipse the 2000 yard mark on the year and already connecting on 13 touchdowns and only throwing 6 picks.

The Bills will also be giving their backup, Ryan Fitzpatrick the start in this one. Will he able to lead the team to their 4th straight win?

Bills/Jaguars Breakdown:

:allamerican: Quarterback :allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican::allamerican::allamerican: Running Back :allamerican::allamerican::allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican::allamerican: Wide Receiver :allamerican:
Advantage: Bills
:allamerican::allamerican: Pass Defense :allamerican::allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican::allamerican: Rush Defense :allamerican::allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican: Special Teams :allamerican:
Advantage: Even
:allamerican: Coaching :allamerican:
Advantage:: Even

Injuries:
Bills: None
Jaguars: QB David Garrard - Upper Arm Fracture, MLB Daryl Smith - Dislocated Hip, WR Torry Holt Broken Fibula

[Macken]

with Garrard being out u shouldnt have a problem

[mfbmike]

with Garrard being out u shouldnt have a problem

Hopefully.

Rofl, why is there K-Mart ads on my screen every time I pick a play.

Good god EA and their advertising.

[mfbmike]

Interesting twist to this upcoming game.

[Flight24]

CANT WAIT ^_^

[mfbmike]

Breaking News! Jaguars Sign Former Bill



With the UFL apparently not coming to fruition in this struggling economy and the Jaguars desperately needing a quarterback to fill in for the injured David Garrard, the Jaguars have signed quarterback J.P. Losman.

Here's the kicker.

Garrard is only expected to miss 1 game, this week's matchup against the Bills.

J.P. Losman is a former 1st round pick of the Bills.

Though wanting to be traded, Losman continued playing for the Bills in 2008. Losman played in place of an injured Trent Edwards intermittently throughout the season with limited success. The team did not win a game with Losman, even a game he fumbled away that appeared to be a win, against the Jets.

Losman's contract expired at the end of the 2008 season and the Bills made no effort to keep him, instead replacing him with Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is slated to start in this week's matchup against the Jaguars as well.

Perhaps the Jaguars have signed Losman with the assumption he has something to prove to his former team and can possibly scrape out a win for them in the week Garrard is forced to nurse an injury,

Either way, this should provide some interesting drama to follow this Sunday.

[mfbmike]

Bills Escape Jacksonville With Win In Nailbiting Fashion In High Scoring Affair

(7-2) 51 @ 48 (7-2)



1st Quarter:

R. Parrish returned kickoff 95 yards (R. Lindell kick) - 14:48
M. Jones-Drew 71 yard run (J. Scobee kick) - 14:32
F. Jackson 3 yard run (R. Lindell kick) - 8:53
T. Underwood 18 yard pass from J. Losman (J. Scobee kick) - 6:35
J. Scobee 41 yard field goal - 2:13

2nd Quarter:

R. Lindell 19 yard field goal - 14:53
L. Evans 18 yard pass from R. Fitzpatrick (R. Lindell kick) - 11:41
M. Walker 30 yard pass from J. Losman (J. Scobee kick) - 8:12
J. Reed 6 yard pass from R. Fitzpatrick (R. Linell kick) - 1:55

3rd Quarter:

M. Walker 19 yard pass from J. Losman (J. Scobee kick) - 12:02
S. Nelson 5 yard pass from R. Fitzpatrick (R. Lindell kick) - 6:17
G. Jones 26 yard pass from J. Losman (J. Scobee kick) - 3:13

4th Quarter:

J. Scobee 23 yard field goal - 2:25
M. Lynch 78 yard run (kick blocked) - 2:07
L. Mckelvin returned interception 83 yards (R. Lindell kick) - 1:19
C. Washington 30 yard pass from J. Losman (J. Scobee kick) - 0:28

Team Stats/Comparisons:

Total Offense: 486 | 586
Rushing Yards: 148 | 159
Passing Yards: 338 | 427
1st Downs: 16 | 16
Turnovers: 0 (+1) | 1 (-1)
3rd Down Conversions: 6-11 (54%) | 4-10 (40%)
4th Down Conversions: 0-0 (0%) | 0-2 (0%)
Red Zone %: 5-5 (100%, 4TD. FG | 3-3 (100%, 2TD, FG)
Penalties: 0-0 | 1-10
Possesion Time: 28:27 | 31:33

Player Stats/Comparisons:

Passing:

Ryan Fitzpatrick 18-28 338YDS 3TD

J.P Losman 25-30 438YDS 5TD INT

Rushing:

Marshawn Lynch 25ATT 152YDS TD
Fred Jackson 2ATT 4YDS TD

Maurice Jones-Drew 20ATT 142YDS TD

Receiving:

Lee Evans 6 REC 109YDS TD
Terrell Owens 3REC 108YDS
Josh Reed 5REC 70YDS TDS
Shawn Nelson 2REC 13YDS TD

Mike Walker 6REC 137YDS 2TD
Tiquan Underwood 2REC 38YDS TD
Chauncey Washington 2REC 35YDS TD
Greg Jones 2REC 55YDS TD

Defense:

Leodis Mckelvin 2TKL INT TD
Keith Ellison 3TKL (3TFL) SACK
Marcus Stroud 2TKL (1TFL) SACK

David Herron 4TKL (1TFL)
Scott Starks 4TKL (4TFL)
John Henderson 2TKL (2TFL)

Player Of The Game:

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Next Game:

[Justo]

Fitzpatrick = new starter in Buffalo? im feelin it