Remember The 90's?: Re-Living Greatness

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

Seahawks Year Report
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Coach: Chuck Knox
Yrs: 19
Season Record: 9-7
Overall Record: 173-112 (.607)
Status: Chuck Knox has had an illustrious NFL head coaching career. In his 19 years he has led his team to a winning record in 14 of them. He has a greater than .600 winning percentage and is about to pursue another venture. Last year with the Seahawks Knox led them to a 9-7 wild card playoff birth. This year he repeated those efforts by having the Seahawks go 9-7 unfortunately for him the Rams and 49ers went to the playoffs and the Seahawks were left out. With his 9 years served with the Seahawks Knox is now entering the market for a new team to coach. He has stated that he believes he's done all he can with the Seahawks and wants to look elsewhere for employment. Will it be within the division? Or even the conference who knows, either way you do know that whatever team acquires him should be very happy with his ability.

Seahawks 1991 Season Schedule
Wk1 - Sep 8 � Redskins � Won � (27-20)
Wk2 - Sep 15 � Packers � Won � (31-22)
Wk3 - Sep 22 � Colts - Won - (34-13)
Wk4 - Sep 29 � Cowboys � Lost � (13-18)
Wk5 - Oct 7 � *No Contest* - (Jaguars) - Won
Wk6 - Oct 13 � @49ers - Lost - (6-10)
Wk7 - Oct 20 � Bye Week - N/A
Wk8 - Oct 28 � @Cardinals - Lost - (6-27)
Wk9 - Nov 3 � @Rams � Lost � (34-37)
Wk10 - Nov 10 � 49ers - Won - (28-14)
Wk11 - Nov 17 - Cardinals � Won � (26-17)
Wk12 - Nov 24 � @Eagles - Lost - (16-38)
Wk13 - Dec 1 � @Saints � Won � (30-13)
Wk14 - Dec 8 � @Giants � Lost � (13-20)
Wk15 - Dec 15 � Rams � Won � (16-14)
Wk16 - Dec 22 - *No Contest* - (Texans) - Won
Wk17 - Dec 29 � @Oilers � Lost � (16-37)

Seahawks Division Standings
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                                       NFC West                                       
 TEAM                WINS LOSSES TIES PCT    PF  PA   HOME ROAD  AFC  NFC   DIV  STREAK 
 z-Rams              11   5      0    0.687  408 345  6-2  5-3   3-1  8-4   3-3  Lost 1 
 x-49ers             10   6      0    0.625  441 332  6-2  4-4   2-2  8-4   4-2  Won 3  
*Seahawks            9    7      0    0.562  354 312  7-1  2-6   3-1  6-6   3-3  Lost 1 
 Cardinals           7    9      0    0.437  349 347  3-5  4-4   2-2  5-7   2-4  Won 1

Seahawks Team Statistics

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First Downs                           251
Third Down Conversions                 94
Third Downs                           248
Third Down Percentage               37.9%
Forth Down Conversions                 15
Fourth Downs                           20
Fourth Down Percentage              75.0%
Two Pt Conversions Made                 1
Two Pt Conversions Attempted            1
Two Pt Conversion Percentage       100.0%
Offense Redzone Num                    42
Offense Redzone TDs                    18
Offense Redzone FGs                    14
Offense Redzone Percentage          76.2%
Rushing Yards                        1601
Rushing TDs                             8
Passing Yards                        3134
Passing TDs                            22
Offensive Pass Interceptions           15
TOTAL OFFENSE                        4735
Defensive Pass Interceptions           22
Fumbles Lost                           16
Penalties                              98
Penalty Yds                           712
Turnovers                              31

Seahawks Individual Player Statistics
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Seahawks Team MVP
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WR - Brian Blades

Offense - WR - Brian Blades
Defense - S - Eugene Robinson

Seahawks Player Standouts
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1. - HB - Chris Warren - 293 Att - 3.8 Avg - 1,142 Yds - 4 TD - 3 Fum - 33 Rec - 7.8 Avg - 260 Yds - 1 TD - 2 Drop
Info: Last year as a rookie Chris Warren surprised the team and overtook John L. Williams for the Seahawks starting running back position. In his short time as the starter he managed to make 763 yards and 4 touchdowns. While his numbers were average his 3.2 yard per carry statistic had the Seahawks questioning whether or not he was their future at that position. This year Warren answered all doubts with a 3.8 average and 1,142 yards on the season. He repeated last year however with only 4 touchdowns, 5 including his receiving touchdown, on the year which is what the Seahawks need him to improve upon. However despite that little snag it appears that Chris Warren has found a home here in Seattle.

2. - LB - Rufus Porter - 101 Tak - 5 Loss - 3 Sack - 4 FF - 1 Int - 7 Deflections
Info: Last year Rufus Porter was criticized for having an off-year. This year though he bounced right back into top-notch form. Porter led the Seahawks by 15 tackles with 101 on the year. He also produced with a team-leading 4 forced fumbles on top of his 1 interception making 5 turnovers. He also sacked the quarterback 3 times and deflected 7 passes causing havoc for opposing team's quarterbacks.

3. - WR - Jeff Chadwick - 51 Rec - 10.9 Avg - 558 Yds - 6 TD - 4 Drop
Info: With a nagging injury bugging number two wide receiver, Tommy Kane, Jeff Chadwick was finally given the opportunity to shine. The 30 year old veteran wide receiver did his best with what was given and had a solid year receiving, only 1 touchdown behind team leader, Brian Blades (7). Chadwick was an efficient replacement for Tommy Kane who was coming off a breakout 1990 season.

SeahawksPlayer Letdowns
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1. - LT - Andy Heck - 22 Pancakes - 11 Sacks Allowed
Info: Last year as a rookie Andy Heck had 26 pancakes and 3 sacks allowed in his limited playing time which had the Seahawks eager to see where the youngster would progress. This season however Heck didn't live up to the expectations and actually regressed from last year with less pancakes and nearly four times as many sacks allowed.

2. - RE - Tony Woods - 38 Tak - 1 Loss - 1 Sack - 2 FF - 3 Deflections
Info: In 1991 Tony Woods had a solid 8 sacks that shored up the Seahawks defensive line and actually threatened quarterbacks around the league. This year with a lackluster year from Joe Nash (4 Sacks), Jacob Green (6 Sacks), and now Woods single sack, the Seahawks pass rush needs a lot of work. With a 7 sack drop off from the previous year it was obvious that Woods is struggling.

3. - LB - David Wyman - 69 Tak - 3 Loss - 6 Sack - 2 FF - 3 FR - 2 Int - 9 Deflections
Info: David Wyman had a solid 1991 year but an overall lackluster performance by all Seahawks linebackers brought it down. He only had 69 tackles this year, a far cry from the 100 he had last season. Wyman needs to pick it up if he wants to keep playing for the Seahawks.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

Steelers Year Report
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Coach: Chuck Noll
Yrs: 23
Season Record: 11-5
Overall Record: 199-142 (.584)
Status: Chuck Noll is easily one of the best head coaches to ever play the game. He fell just a single game short of his 200th victory this year with the Pittsburgh Steelers. More importantly that extra victory would've put them atop the Bengals for their division lead and they might've done better in the playoffs as a result. However after his 23rd season in the NFL Noll announced he would be retiring. As a result the Steelers organization is going to have to scour the league for a capable replacement to follow up this legendary coach. The 59 year old Chuck Noll has left his position after back-to-back 11-5 seasons with the Steelers. Now Pittsburgh is going to need to find a head coach who can push them over the edge in the playoffs and get them where they need to be, the Super Bowl.

Steelers 1991 Season Schedule
Wk1 - Sep 9 – Bengals - Lost - (13-24)
Wk2 - Sep 15 – *No Contest* - (Ravens) - Won
Wk3 - Sep 22 – Vikings – Won – (20-10)
Wk4 - Sep 29 – *No Contest* - (Ravens) - Won
Wk5 - Oct 7 – Bye Week - N/A
Wk6 - Oct 14 – @Bears – Won – (17-10)
Wk7 - Oct 20 – Colts - Won - (20-10)
Wk8 - Oct 27 – @Browns – Lost – (14-17)
Wk9 - Nov 3 – *No Contest* - (Texans) - Won
Wk10 - Nov 10 – @Chargers – Lost – (14-24)
Wk11 - Nov 17 - Packers – Won – (21-0)
Wk12 - Nov 21 – @Lions – Lost – (12-17)
Wk13 - Dec 1 – Browns - Won - (20-17)
Wk14 - Dec 8 – @Bengals – Won – (16-7)
Wk15 - Dec 15 – @Oilers – Lost – (20-41)
Wk16 - Dec 21 - Patriots - Won - (9-3)
Wk17 - Dec 29 – *No Contest* - (Jaguars) - Won

Steelers Division Standings
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                                       AFC North                                       
 TEAM                WINS LOSSES TIES PCT    PF  PA   HOME ROAD  AFC  NFC   DIV  STREAK 
 y-Bengals           12   4      0    0.750  441 238  5-3  7-1   9-3  3-1   4-2  Won 3  
*x-Steelers          11   5      0    0.687  320 236  7-1  4-4   8-4  3-1   4-2  Won 2  
 Browns              10   6      0    0.625  337 243  7-1  3-5   8-4  2-2   4-2  Won 2  
 Ravens              1    15     0    0.062  147 544  1-7  0-8   1-11 0-4   0-6  Lost 10

Steelers Team Statistics

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First Downs                           287
Third Down Conversions                129
Third Downs                           275
Third Down Percentage               46.9%
Forth Down Conversions                 14
Fourth Downs                           22
Fourth Down Percentage              63.6%
Two Pt Conversions Made                 1
Two Pt Conversions Attempted            1
Two Pt Conversion Percentage       100.0%
Offense Redzone Num                    41
Offense Redzone TDs                    17
Offense Redzone FGs                    17
Offense Redzone Percentage          82.9%
Rushing Yards                        1889
Rushing TDs                             6
Passing Yards                        2957
Passing TDs                            22
Offensive Pass Interceptions           19
TOTAL OFFENSE                        4846
Defensive Pass Interceptions           24
Fumbles Lost                           10
Penalties                             112
Penalty Yds                           926
Turnovers                              29

Steelers Individual Player Statistics
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Steelers Team MVP
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CB - Rod Woodson

Offense - QB - Bubby Brister
Defense - CB - Rod Woodson

Steelers Player Standouts
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1. - CB - Rod Woodson - 31 Tak - 1 Loss - 9 Int - 1 TD - 22 Deflections
Info: Rod Woodson at 27 years of age is easily entered as one of the top 3 cornerbacks in the league. Woodson led the Steelers and the league with an amazing 9 interception year and had an outstanding 22 deflections. Teams were afraid to throw to his side of the field, and that's all you can ask from a corner. With a vast improvement over last year Woodson continues to surprise the Steelers. Now Woodson is finally entering his prime years and the thought of him being even better is a very scary one.

2. - RT - Tom Ricketts - 74 Pancakes - 10 Sacks Allowed
Info: Normally when an offensive lineman has a good year he gets at least 40 pancakes and less than 11 sacks allowed on the year. Not only did Rickett only had 10 sacks allowed but he demolished offensive lineman with an amazing 74 pancakes on the year.

3. - LB - Greg Lloyd - 87 Tak - 10 Loss - 10 Sack - 2 FF - 1 Int - 11 Deflections
Info: Greg Lloyd had a better year this year when it came to rushing the quarterback. He improved from his 6 sacks in 1991 to 10 on the year, which was enough to lead the entire Steelers roster. His 87 tackles was good enough for 2nd on the team once again to Hardy Nickerson.

Steelers Player Letdowns
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1. - HB - Barry Foster - 164 Att - 3.5 Avg - 585 Yds - 1 TD - 3 Rec - -1.3 Avg - -4 Yds
Info: Barry Foster split carries with Merril Hoge last year had had 437 yards and 5 touchdowns. Many fans were clamoring for the youngster to be given a chance to fully start over Hoge. They got that towards the end of 1991. Near the end of the regular season Foster was haded the reigns and he tried his best, unfortunately it wasn't as good as last years production. He had the yards and equaled Hoge's yards per carry but he had only a single touchdown this year compared to last seasons 5. If Foster can be better in the red zone he could easily overtake Hoge.

2. - TE - Eric Green - 58 Rec - 8.8 Avg - 511 Yds - 3 TD - 1 Drop
Info: It's hard to repeat a 71 catch season for a tight end so it was inevitable that Eric Green would fall short this year. While his numbers are certainly nothing to scoff at. A little less production this year however shouldn't be enough to knock Green off his pedestal but he'll be hard pressed to recreate his 1990 year.

3. - WR - Chris Calloway - 27 Rec - 9.7 Avg - 264 Yds - 1 TD - 5 Drop
Info: A drop heavy year for Chris Calloway is leading the Steelers to believe he is not the wide receiver they thought he was when they initially signed him to help their team. He averaged less than 10 yards a catch and had a single touchdown but 5 costly drops. Calloway is supposed to eventually become the teams number two with aging Louis Lipps, but we'll see if he can ever get to that point.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

Vikings Year Report
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Coach: Jerry Burns
Yrs: 6
Season Record: 7-9
Overall Record: 52-43 (.547)
Status: With back to back 7-9 seasons the Minnesota Vikings have decided to not re-sign Jerry Burns. Burns contract was up this year after his 6th season head coaching the Vikings and they think they can do better. In their tough division a 7-9 record led the Vikings to the bottom of the barrel with the Green Bay Packers. With Burns gone the Vikings are going to have to locate a replacement this off-season. There are already rumors of candidate Dennis Green being given a shot at the head coaching spot, but nothing is official at the moment.

Vikings 1991 Season Schedule
Wk1 - Sep 8 � Cowboys � Lost � (20-21)
Wk2 - Sep 16 � Lions � Lost � (0-19)
Wk3 - Sep 22 � @ Steelers - Lost - (10-20)
Wk4 - Sep 29 � Packers � Won � (20-13)
Wk5 - Oct 6 � Bengals - Lost - (12-23)
Wk6 - Oct 13 � @Lions - Lost - (19-24)
Wk7 - Oct 20 � @Bears - Lost - (21-31)
Wk8 - Oct 28 � Bye Week - N/A
Wk9 - Nov 3 � *No Contest* - (Panthers) - Won
Wk10 - Nov 10 � @Packers - Lost - (9-21)
Wk11 - Nov 17 - Bears � Won � (16-15)
Wk12 - Nov 24 � @Browns - Lost - (0-7)
Wk13 - Dec 1 � *No Contest* - (Ravens) - Won
Wk14 - Dec 8 � @Cardinals � Won � (28-17)
Wk15 - Dec 15 � Buccaneers � Won � (17-6)
Wk16 - Dec 22 - @Saints - Lost - (23-28)
Wk17 - Dec 29 � Falcons - Won - (23-16)

Vikings Division Standings
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Code:

                                       NFC North                                       
 TEAM                WINS LOSSES TIES PCT    PF  PA   HOME ROAD  AFC  NFC   DIV  STREAK 
 y-Lions             11   5      0    0.687  344 239  6-2  5-3   3-1  8-4   5-1  Lost 1 
 x-Bears             10   6      0    0.625  329 250  6-2  4-4   3-1  7-5   2-4  Won 3  
 Packers             7    9      0    0.437  277 293  4-4  3-5   1-3  6-6   3-3  Won 1  
*Vikings             7    9      0    0.437  295 267  5-3  2-6   1-3  6-6   2-4  Won 1

Vikings Team Statistics

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First Downs                           265
Third Down Conversions                119
Third Downs                           264
Third Down Percentage               45.1%
Forth Down Conversions                 10
Fourth Downs                           22
Fourth Down Percentage              45.5%
Two Pt Conversions Made                 1
Two Pt Conversions Attempted            4
Two Pt Conversion Percentage        25.0%
Offense Redzone Num                    34
Offense Redzone TDs                    17
Offense Redzone FGs                    10
Offense Redzone Percentage          79.4%
Rushing Yards                        1918
Rushing TDs                            11
Passing Yards                        2779
Passing TDs                            16
Offensive Pass Interceptions           20
TOTAL OFFENSE                        4697
Defensive Pass Interceptions           21
Fumbles Lost                           14
Penalties                             115
Penalty Yds                          1021
Turnovers                              34

Vikings Individual Player Statistics
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Seahawks Team MVP
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HB - Herschel Walker

Offense - HB - Herschel Walker
Defense - DE - Chris Doleman

Vikings Player Standouts
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1. - HB - Herschel Walker - 304 Att - 4.0 Avg - 1,228 Yds - 7 TD - 3 Fum - 38 Rec -10.2 Avg - 388 Yds - 1 TD - 2 Drop
Info: Herschel Walker came to the Vikings at a high price in a ludicrous trade with the Dallas Cowboys. However it seems to have worked as Walker stayed healthy this year and dominated the run game. His 4.0 yards per carry was only matched by his 7 touchdowns. He also proved to be good in receiving as he caught 38 balls for 388 yards and an 8th touchdown on the year. In a year where the Vikings passing game struggled early it's surprising what Walker was capable of doing with defenses constantly game planning around him.

2. - DT - Henry Thomas - 66 Tak - 10 Loss - 9 Sacks - 1 FF - 3 FR - 1 TD - 6 Deflections
Info: Henry Thomas surprised the team with a league-leading 9 sack season this year. Two over his closest competitors, Mike Merriweather and Chris Doleman. Thomas had an unexpected 66 tackles as well as 3 fumble recoveries. Thoma sand Doleman teamed up for a top-notch pass rush with Al Noga.

3. - QB - Wade Wilson - 131 of 223 Att - 58% - 1,392 Yds - 11 TD - 6 Int - 82.2 Rat
Info: At the start of the season the Vikings made the decision to go with Rich Gannon as the team's starting quarterback. Gannon struggled with 1,632 yards 5 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. However it was his 1-6 season starting record that was the biggest glare to Vikings fans. As a result after the teams bye week Burns made the decision to put in 32 year old, ex-starter, Wade Wilson back in. Apparently Wilson needed the injection of competitiveness because with his relinquished starting role he led the Vikings to a 6-3 record for the remainder of the season, with 11 touchdowns and only 6 picks giving him an 82.2 quarterback rating.

SeahawksPlayer Letdowns
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1. - LT - Andy Heck - 22 Pancakes - 11 Sacks Allowed
Info: Last year as a rookie Andy Heck had 26 pancakes and 3 sacks allowed in his limited playing time which had the Seahawks eager to see where the youngster would progress. This season however Heck didn't live up to the expectations and actually regressed from last year with less pancakes and nearly four times as many sacks allowed.

2. - RE - Tony Woods - 38 Tak - 1 Loss - 1 Sack - 2 FF - 3 Deflections
Info: In 1991 Tony Woods had a solid 8 sacks that shored up the Seahawks defensive line and actually threatened quarterbacks around the league. This year with a lackluster year from Joe Nash (4 Sacks), Jacob Green (6 Sacks), and now Woods single sack, the Seahawks pass rush needs a lot of work. With a 7 sack drop off from the previous year it was obvious that Woods is struggling.

3. - LB - David Wyman - 69 Tak - 3 Loss - 6 Sack - 2 FF - 3 FR - 2 Int - 9 Deflections
Info: David Wyman had a solid 1991 year but an overall lackluster performance by all Seahawks linebackers brought it down. He only had 69 tackles this year, a far cry from the 100 he had last season. Wyman needs to pick it up if he wants to keep playing for the Seahawks.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

1991 Player Retirements

QB
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Bengals – James Brooks – 36 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 88 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 4x Pro Bowls (1986, 1988, 1989, 1991), 13th Leading Rushing Yards Leader (8,421)
Real Life Accolades: 4x Pro Bowls (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990)
Statistics

1981 – Chargers - 109 Att - 4.8 Avg - 525 Yds - 3 TD - 7 Fum - 46 Rec - 7.2 Avg - 329 Yds - 3 TD
1982 – Chargers - 87 Att - 4.9 Avg - 430 Yds - 6 TD - 4 Fum - 13 Rec - 5.1 Avg - 66 Yds - 0 TD
1983 – Chargers - 127 Att - 4.1 Avg - 516 Yds - 3 TD - 8 Fum - 25 Rec - 8.6 Avg - 215 Yds - 0 TD
1984 – Bengals - 103 Att - 3.8 Avg - 396 Yds - 2 TD - 4 Fum - 34 Rec - 7.9 Avg - 268 Yds - 2 TD
1985 – Bengals - 192 Att - 4.8 Avg - 929 Yds - 7 TD - 7 Fum - 55 Rec - 10.5 Avg - 576 Yds - 5 TD
1986 – Bengals - 205 Att - 5.3 Avg - 1,087 Yds - 5 TD - 2 Fum - 54 Rec - 12.7 Avg - 686 Yds - 4 TD
1987 – Bengals - 94 Att - 3.1 Avg - 290 Yds - 1 TD - 0 Fum - 22 Rec - 12.4 Avg - 272 Yds - 2 TD
1988 – Bengals - 182 Att - 5.1 Avg - 931 Yds - 8 TD - 1 Fum - 29 Rec - 9.9 Avg - 287 Yds - 6 TD
1989 – Bengals - 221 Att - 5.6 Avg - 1,239 Yds - 7 TD - 9 Fum - 37 Rec - 8.3 Avg - 306 Yds - 2 TD
1990 – Bengals - 217 Att - 3.8 Avg - 829 Yds - 3 TD - 2 Fum - 12 Rec - 7.1 Avg - 86 Yds - 0 TD
1991 – Bengals - 255 Att - 4.8 Avg - 1,249 Yds - 13 TD - 3 Fum - 30 Rec - 7.3 Avg - 220 Yds - 2 TD[/SIZE]
Career Totals – 1,792 Att - 4.7 Avg - 8,421 Yds - 58 TD - 47 Fum - 357 Rec - 9.3 Avg - 3,311 Yds - 26 TD
Real Life CT – 1,685 Att - 4.7 Avg - 7,962 Yds - 49 TD - 51 Fum - 383 Rec - 9.5 Avg - 3,621 Yds - 30 TD

Info: James Brooks has been a prominent work horse for the Bengals for some time now. After initially being drafted by the San Diego Chargers 24th overall in the first round in 1983, Brooks was meant to be a starter in the league. He spent three years in San Diego splitting carries and then went for greener pastures in Cincinnati.
With the Bengals he fought his way into the starting position and had his first full season in 1985 with 1,505 combined yards and 12 touchdowns. It was his receiving abilities that surprised the Bengals as they utilized him in the passing game, as he surpassed 40 catches three years in his career. James Brooks managed to go to the pro bowl 4 times in 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1991. He saved his best for last as his best season in the league was 1991 with the Bengals. Originally his best was 1989 with 1,545 yards and 9 touchdowns as well as a Bengals Super Bowl loss, but this year he demolished that with 1,469 combined yards and 15 touchdowns on the year.
Brooks surprised the Bengals nation though when he announced he would retire and not continue playing football despite having one of his most highly praised production years.
At this point James Brooks retires as the league's 13th leading rusher. His 8,421 career rushing yards is just ahead of the Jets Freeman McNeil (8,416) and right under Packer/Saint great, Jim Taylor's 8,597 yards.

Vikings – Jessie Clark – 32 Yrs Old – 9 Yrs Pro – 62 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1983 – Packers - 71 Att - 4.6 Avg - 328 Yds - 0 TD - 2 Fum - 18 Rec - 15.5 Avg - 279 Yds - 1 TD
1984 – Packers - 87 Att - 4.3 Avg - 375 Yds - 4 TD - 2 Fum - 29 Rec- 8.1 Avg - 234 Yds - 2 TD
1985 – Packers - 147 Att - 4.3 Avg - 633 Yds - 5 TD - 4 Fum - 24 Rec - 10.5 Avg - 252 Yds - 2 TD
1986 – Packers - 18 Att - 2.3 Avg - 41 Yds - 0 TD - 1 Fum - 6 Rec - 6.8 Avg - 41 Yds - 0 TD
1987 – Packers - 56 Att - 3.8 Avg - 211 Yds - 0 TD - 0 Fum - 22 Rec - 5.4 Avg - 119 Yds - 1 TD
1988 – Lions/Cardinals - Did Not Play - No Statistics
1989 – Cardinals/Vikings - 20 Att - 5.0 Avg - 99 Yds - 0 TD - 2 Fum - 2 Rec - 7.0 Avg - 14 Yds - 0 TD
1990 – Vikings - 9 Att - 3.1 Avg - 28 Yds - 0 TD - 1 Fum - 1 Rec - -2.0 Avg - -2 Yds - 0 TD
1991 – Vikings - 5 Att - 2.0 Avg - 10 Yds - 0 TD - 0 Fum - 1 Rec - 1.0 Avg - 1 Yds - 0 TD
Career Totals – 413 Att - 4.2 Avg - 1,725 Yds - 9 TD - 12 Fum - 103 Rec - 9.1 Avg - 938 Yds – 6 TD
Real Life CT – 415 Att - 4.2 Avg - 1,736 Yds - 9 TD - 11 Fum - 102 Rec - 9.2 Avg - 943 Yds - 6 TD

Info: Jessie Clark started off his career by being drafted 188th overall in the 7th round by the Green Bay Packers in the 1983 NFL Draft. Many didn’t expect that late of a pick to have the impact he did in Green Bay while he was there. Clark was originally a fullback when he entered the NFL and played that position for the Packers. As a fullback he was produtvie having solid seasons in 1984 and 1985. In those two years he acquired all 9 of his career touchdowns. Then in 1988 he was signed by the Detroit Lions where he was backing up, they then traded him to the Phoenix Cardinals mid-way through the year. The following season with the Cardinals Clark once again only got half-way through when he was traded by the Cardinals to the Vikings. With the Vikings they converted him to a halfback and he had a few carries here and there over the next two and half seasons with them.

Seahawks – James Jones – 32 Yrs Old – 9 Yrs Pro – 62 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1983 – Lions – 135 Att – 3.5 Avg – 475 Yds – 6 TD – 4 Fum – 46 Rec – 10.2 Avg – 467 Yds – 1 TD
1984 – Lions – 137 Att – 3.9 Avg – 532 Yds – 3 TD – 6 Fum – 77 Rec – 8.6 Avg – 662 Yds – 5 TD
1985 – Lions – 244 Att – 3.6 Avg – 886 Yds – 6 TD – 7 Fum – 45 Rec – 7.4 Avg – 334 Yds – 3 TD
1986 – Lions – 252 Att – 3.6 Avg – 903 Yds – 8 TD – 6 Fum – 54 Rec – 6.2 Avg – 334 Yds – 1 TD
1987 – Lions – 96 Att – 3.6 Avg – 342 Yds – 0 TD – 2 Fum – 34 Rec – 7.7 Avg – 262 Yds – 0 TD
1988 – Lions – 96 Att – 3.3 Avg – 314 Yds – 0 TD – 2 Fum – 29 Rec – 8.9 Avg – 259 Yds – 0 TD
1989 – Seahawks – 0 Att – 0.0 Avg – 0 Yds – 0 TD – 0 Fum – 1 Rec – 8.0 Avg – 8 Yds – 0 TD
1990 – Seahawks – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1991 – Seahawks – No Statistics – Did Not Play
Career Totals – 960 Att - 3.6 Avg – 3,452 Yds - 23 TD - 27 Fum - 286 Rec – 7.9 Avg – 2,246 Yds – 10 TD
Real Life CT – 1,010 Att – 3.6 Avg – 3,626 Yds – 26 TD – 29 Fum – 318 Rec – 8.3 Avg – 2,641 Yds – 10 TD

Info: James Jones had a flash-in-the-pan career that had moments of brilliance and floundered into obscurity. He started off by being drafted in 1983 by the Detroit Lions 13th overall in the 1st round. With high expectations on his shoulders he split carries as the teams starting fullback. Over the next four years Jones would improve every season in yards going from 475 to 532 to 886 and finally 903. It appeared in 1985 and 1986 that he had broken through with two 1,200 total yards 9 touchdown back-to-back seasons. Jones became the threat out of the backfield the Lions wanted and surprised defenders with his pass catching abilities. 1984 was one of the best receiving seasons by a backfield player with 77 catches for 662 yards and 5 touchdowns. He was 7th in the entire league among all players in receptions that year. 1986 though was undoubtedly his best year as he was number 10 on total rushing yards and NFL touchdowns that year, as well as breaking the top 10 at #8 in attempts and #7 in total touches that year. Jones had 40+ catches in all four of his four seasons in the NFL. However in 1987 an injury cut him down. The injury caused Jone’s production to half and he was beginning to be utilized less in the offense of the Lions, especially in the goal line. Jones slowly got filtered out and was released after the 1988 season with the Lions and he found a home in Seattle. With the Seahawks he struggled to an injured 1989 season where he had a single catch for 8 yards in the season’s opener before getting knocked out. The Seahawks didn’t need him at fullback and ended up converting Jones to half back, much to the same fate as Jessie Clark of the Vikings. As a result he was buried in the depth chart with the likes of youngsters Chris Warren, John L. Williams, Derek Loville, Randy Baldwin, and Derrick Fenner. Jones was soon forgotten and with back-to-back seasons without a single touch of the football in 1990 and 1991 he decided to retire from the NFL.

FB
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young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

WR
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Redskins – Art Monk – 35 Yrs Old – 12 Yrs Pro – 87 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 2x Super Bowl Rings, 3x Pro Bowls (1984, 1985, 1986), 1x 1st Team All-Pro (1984), 2nd All-Time Receptions (795), 5th All-Time Receiving Yards (10,668),
Real Life Accolades: 3x Super Bowl Rings, 3x Pro Bowls (1984, 1985, 1986), 1x 1st Team All-Pro (1984), Hall Of Fame 2008, 7th All Time Receptions (940), 13th All-Time Yards (12,721)
Statistics

1980 – Redskins – 58 Rec – 13.7 Avg – 797 Yds – 3 TD
1981 – Redskins – 56 Rec – 16.0 Avg – 894 Yds – 6 TD
1982 – Redskins – 35 Rec – 12.8 Avg – 447 Yds – 1 TD
1983 – Redskins – 47 Rec – 15.9 Avg – 746 Yds – 5 TD
1984 – Redskins – 106 Rec – 12.9 Avg – 1,372 Yds – 7 TD
1985 – Redskins – 91 Rec – 13.5 Avg – 1,226 Yds – 2 TD
1986 – Redskins – 73 Rec – 14.6 Avg – 1,068 Yds – 4 TD
1987 – Redskins – 38 Rec – 12.7 Avg – 483 Yds – 6 TD
1988 – Redskins – 72 Rec – 13.1 Avg – 946 Yds – 5 TD
1989 – Redskins – 86 Rec – 13.8 Avg – 1,186 Yds – 8 TD
1990 – Redskins – 74 Rec – 12.5 Avg – 926 Yds – 6 TD
1991 – Redskins – 59 Rec – 9.7 Avg - 577 Yds – 5 TD
Career Totals – 795 Rec – 13.4 Avg - 10,668 Yds – 58 TD
Real Life CT – 940 Rec – 13.5 Avg – 12,721 Yds – 68 TD

Info: In real life Art Monk had a Super Ring added in 1991 as well as spent 1992-1993 with the Redskins, 1994 with the Jets, and 1995 with the Eagles before finally retiring. However in Madden after a lack-luster 1991 season with only 59 grabs and 577 yards Monk decided to retire. Going of his madden career Art Monk had 10,668 yards on his career which was good enough for 5th all-time just behind Don Maynard (11,834), James Lofton (11,854 madden), Charlie Joiner (12,146), and Steve Largent (13,198). Art Monk retired 2nd all-time in receptions just 24 catches short of the all-time leader, Steve Largent (819) with 795 catches on his 12 year career. Art Monk has shown his longevity and had a solid career that had three true years of greatness from 1984, 1985, and 1989. Monk at times wasn’t the best receiver on the Redskins roster but his toughness allowed him to endure through 12 seasons and it’s a shame he decided to retire just 24 catches, easily obtainable next year, from the all-time reception leader, Steve Largent.

Cowboys – Roy Green – 35 Yrs Old – 13 Yrs Pro – 84 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 2x Pro Bowls (1983, 1984), 2x 1st Team All Pro (1983, 1984), 11th All-Time Receptions, Receiving Yards, 15th All-Time Receiving Touchdowns
Real Life Accolades: 2x Pro Bowls (1983, 1984), 2x 1st Team All-Pro (1983, 1984)
Statistics

1979 – Rams – 1 Rec – 15.0 Avg – 15 Yds – 0 TD – 2 FR – 2 FF - 41 KR – 24.5 Avg – 1,005 Yds – 1 TD – 8 PR – 5.3 Avg – 42 Yds – 0 TD
1980 – Rams – 2 FF – 1 Int - 32 KR – 23.3 Avg – 745 Yds – 0 TD – 16 PR – 10.5 Avg – 168 Yds – 1 TD
1981 – Rams – 33 Rec – 21.5 Avg – 708 Yds – 4 TD – 3 Int – 2 FF
1982 – Rams – 32 Rec – 14.2 Avg – 453 Yds – 3 TD
1983 – Rams – 78 Rec – 15.7 Avg – 1,227 Yds – 14 TD
1984 – Rams – 78 Rec – 19.9 Avg – 1,555 Yds – 12 TD
1985 – Rams – 50 Rec – 13.9 Avg – 693 Yds – 5 TD
1986 – Rams – 42 Rec – 12.3 Avg – 517 Yds – 6 TD
1987 – Rams – 43 Rec – 17.0 Avg – 731 Yds – 4 TD
1988 – Cardinals – 68 Rec – 16.1 Avg – 1,097 Yds – 7 TD
1989 – Cardinals – 44 Rec – 16.0 Avg – 703 Yds – 7 TD
1990 – Cardinals – 75 Rec – 11.7 Avg – 880 Yds – 4 TD
1991 – Cowboys – 45 Rec – 10.5 Avg – 475 Yds – 3 TD
Career Totals – 589 Rec – 15.4 Avg - 9,054 Yds – 69 TD
Real Life CT – 559 Rec – 16.0 Avg – 8,965 Yds – 66 TD – 4 Int – 6 FF – 2 FR

Info: Roy Green has a very interesting story about how he arrived to become a top-notch wide receiver. In 1979 in the 4th round (89th overall) Roy Green was drafted by the St. Louis Rams. With the Rams he was originally drafted as a Free Saftey and kick returner for the team. His first year he did very well returning the football with 1,005 yards and a touchdown. He also managed to interception a pass and be involved with 4 fumble opportunities as a safety. The following year he remained at that position and continued to progress.
However in 1981, the Rams decided to let him attempt to play wide receiver, after two years as a safety he came in and caught 33 balls for 708 yards and 4 touchdowns as a wide receiver, shocking the Rams with his production. Roy Green was just an athlete pure and simple. He even had 3 rushes for 60 yards and a touchdown that year as well. Green had found a new position. The following year he would repeat the performance proving he wasn’t a fluke, and then in 1983 he skyrocketed into the top echelon of wide receivers. In 1983 and 1984 Roy Green had one of the best back-to-back seasons by a wide receiver in NFL history with two 78 catch seasons. One with 1,227 yards and 14 touchdowns, leading the league, and the next with 1,555 yards, a league leading number, and 12 touchdowns. Both years Green went to the Pro Bowl. Green then continued to play well but had nagging injuries that he’d miss a handful of games in 1985, 1986 and 1987 but still produced. The Rams thought he was too injury prone and decided to let him go, and the Cardinals took a shot with him.
In 1988 he stayed healthy the whole year and once again surpassed the 1,000 yard mark with 68 catches and 7 touchdowns on the year. Next year injuries arose again but he still produced 7 more touchdowns. In 1990 he led the Cardinals with 75 catches and 880 yards. At 34 years old and his contract up however the Cardinals decided to let him go. Once again another team was willing to give Green a shot, and the Dallas Cowboys picked him up where he would play his final season in madden. Despite a lackluster pass-attack year for the Cowboys Roy Green still managed to make an impact as he was fighting young Michael Irvin for the team’s number one spot. Green caught 45 passes, 2nd on the team to Michael Irvin’s 49, and had the second most touchdowns to Kelvin Martin’s 5. The veteran leadership of Green will hopefully rub off on Irvin and Martin as they’ll have to figure out the cluster at the WR position in Dallas next year. It would be very interesting to have seen what would’ve happened to Green if he had spent his first three seasons at the wide receiver position instead of wasting time at free safety. If his sudden explosion into top-wr status is any indication the Rams may have missed a big opportunity.

Dolphins – Jim Jensen – 34 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 77 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1981 – Dolphins – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1982 – Dolphins – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1983 – Dolphins – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1984 – Dolphins – 13 Rec – 10.7 Avg – 139 Yds – 2 TD
1985 – Dolphins – 1 Rec – 4.0 Avg – 4 Yds – 1 TD
1986 – Dolphins – 5 Rec – 10.0 Avg – 50 Yds – 1 TD
1987 – Dolphins – 26 Rec – 8.5 Avg – 221 Yds – 1 TD
1988 – Dolphins – 58 Rec – 11.2 Avg – 652 Yds – 5 TD
1989 – Dolphins – 61 Rec – 9.1 Avg – 557 Yds – 6 TD
1990 – Dolphins – 37 Rec – 14.0 Avg – 520 Yds – 0 TD
1991 – Dolphins – 30 Rec – 11.6 Avg – 349 Yds – 2 TD
Career Totals – 231 Rec – 10.8 Avg - 2,492 Yds – 18 TD
Real Life CT – 229 Rec – 9.5 Avg – 2,171 Yds – 19 TD

Info Jim Jensen had a decent career with the Miami Dolphins where he spent every snap of it. The first three years of his career was spent riding the pine until 1984 when he finally got a shot and did his best. However with Mark Clayton and Mark Duper as the two wide receivers in front of you Jensen was never going to get the opportunity to go much further than the number 3 wide receiver on the Dolphins roster, and he was fine with that. However in 1988 and 1989 he had his best years with 58 and 61 catches respectively and with 652 yards 5 touchdowns, and 557 yards 6 touchdowns respectively. Jensen was a solid number three wide receiver that could’ve easily been at least a second if he ever went somewhere else, but he was loyal.

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Redskins – Eric Seivers – 34 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 72 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 2x Super Bowl Rings, 3x Pro Bowls (1984, 1985, 1986), 1x 1st Team All-Pro (1984), 2nd All-Time Receptions (795), 5th All-Time Receiving Yards (10,668),
Real Life Accolades: 3x Super Bowl Rings, 3x Pro Bowls (1984, 1985, 1986), 1x 1st Team All-Pro (1984), Hall Of Fame 2008, 7th All Time Receptions (940), 13th All-Time Yards (12,721)
Statistics

1981 – Chargers – 22 Rec – 12.5 Avg – 276 Yds – 3 TD
1982 – Chargers – 12 Rec – 14.4 Avg – 173 Yds – 1 TD
1983 – Chargers – 33 Rec – 13.7 Avg – 452 Yds – 3 TD
1984 – Chargers – 41 Rec – 10.7 Avg – 438 Yds – 3 TD
1985 – Chargers – 41 Rec – 10.7 Avg – 328 Yds – 6 TD
1986 – Chargers – 2 Rec – 7.0 Avg – 14 Yds – 0 TD
1987 – Chargers – 0 Rec – 0.0 Avg – 0 Yds – 0 TD
1988 – Chargers/Rams – 1 Rec – 2.0 Avg – 2 Yds – 0 TD
1989 – Patriots – 54 Rec – 11.4 Avg – 615 Yds – 0 TD
1990 – Patriots – 1 Rec – 2.0 Avg – 2 Yds – 0 TD
1991 – Patriots – 7 Rec – 7.0 Avg – 49 Yds – 0 TD
Career Totals – 214 Rec – 11.5 Avg - 2,459 Yds – 16 TD
Real Life CT – 214 Rec – 11.6 Avg – 2,485 Yds – 16 TD

Info: Seivers had a very interesting and unfortunate career as a tight end in the NFL. He was originally drafted in the 4th round, 107th overall by the San Diego Chargers in 1981. From the beginning he slowly worked his way in as the Chargers complimenting tight end to Kellen Winslow and had a breakthrough in 1983 with 33 grabs for 452 yards and 3 touchdowns. The following year he improved even more with 41 catches, 438 yards and 3 touchdowns. Then he had a surprising near-repetition of that year in 1985. Nobody ever came so close to replicating stat for stat a previous year, despite starting 2 less games. He once again had 41 catches, 438 yards, but this time improved to 6 touchdowns. Then all of the sudden the Chargers changed their gameplan and he was drastically used less, only 2 catches the following year and 0 the year after. Mid-way through the 1988 season the Chargers traded him to the Rams where he also didn’t produce. Seivers, seeking a starting opportunity, joined the New England Patriots in 1989 where he had 54 catches for 615 yards, a return to glory? However in 1990 Seivers got beat out by Marv Cook who ended up taking the starting TE spot away from him and once again he was put in a backup roll where he fizzled out his career.

Seahawks – Trey Junkin – 30 Yrs Old – 9 Yrs Pro – 67 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1983 – Bills – 1 FR
1984 – Bills/Redskins – 1 FR
1985 – Raiders – 2 Rec – 4.0 Avg – 8 Yds – 1 TD
1986 – Raiders – 2 Rec – 19.0 Avg – 38 Yds – 0 TD
1987 – Raiders – 2 Rec – 7.5 Avg – 15 Yds – 0 TD
1988 – Raiders – 4 Rec – 6.3 Avg – 25 Yds – 2 TD
1989 – Raiders – 3 Rec – 10.7 Avg – 32 Yds – 2 TD
1990 – Seahawks – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1991 – Seahawks – No Statistics – Did Not Play
Career Totals – 795 Rec – 13.4 Avg - 10,668 Yds – 58 TD
Real Life CT – 17 Rec – 8.5 Avg – 144 Yds – 7 TD – 2 FR

Info: Trey Junkin is an interesting player. He was originally drafted as a linebacker by the Buffalo Bills in the 4th round of the 1983 NFL Draft at 93rd overall. With the Bill she spent the first 1 and � seasons where he garnered notably two fumble recoveries before the Bills traded him to the Redskins. The Redskins didn’t know what to do with him and he sat on the bench before they got rid of him at the end of the year. Then in 1985 the Raiders signed him, but as a tight end. At his new position Junkin had very few catches, in fact during his stint with the Raiders he had only 13 catches in 5 years, but 5 of those were for touchdowns. In madden he left to join Seattle much like real life in 1990 and 1991, and much like real life nothing much was done in receive production. Junkin was always mainly a blocking tight end where his assets went unheard in the run and pass game. However at 30 years old and just sitting rotting on the Seahawks bench madden had Junkin retire. In real life however Junkin was a timeless player that was with the Seahawks until 1996. In 1996 he rejoined his Raider team for a half a season before being trade the Cardinals where he spent 5 and � seasons until the end of 2001. His final year was in 2002 with the New York Giants at 41 years old.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

Tackle
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Rams – Jackie Slater – 38 Yrs Old – 18 Yrs Pro – 86 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 6x Pro Bowls (1983, 1985-1989)
Real Life Accolades: Hall Of Fame 2001, 7x Pro Bowls (1983, 1985-1990)
Statistics

1976 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1977 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1978 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1979 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1980 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1981 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1982 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1983 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1984 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1985 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1986 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1987 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1988 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1989 – Rams – No Statistics - Linemen
1990 – Rams – 57 Pancakes – 12 Sacks Allowed
1991 – Rams – 58 Pancakes – 14 Sacks Allowed
Career Totals – 115 Pancakes – 26 Sacks Allowed
Real Life CT – No Statistics - Linemen

Info: Jackie Slater is easily one of the best offensive linemen to ever play the game. Originally drafted in the 3rd round, 86th overall by the St. Louis Rams in 1976 he remained with the team for his entire 16 year career. In real life he was inducted into the hall of fame in 2001 after spending 20 seasons with the Rams, but Madden had him retire in 1991 instead of 1995. Throughout his career he was asked to 7 real-life pro bowls and 6 madden bowls.

Seahawks – Pat Tomberlin – 26 Yrs Old – 3 Yrs Pro – 79 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1989 – Colts – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1990 – Colts – 36 Pancakes – 6 Sacks Allowed
1991 – Seahawks – 25 Pancakes – 2 Sacks Allowed
Career Totals – 61 Pancakes – 8 Sacks Allowed
Real Life CT – No Statistics - Linemen

Info: Pat Tomberlin suffered greatly in 1991 as he had a career ending injury that will keep him out of football for the remainder of his young life. Tomberlin was only 26 years old and was one of the more promising looking lineman in the league. Tomberlin was drafted by the Colts in the 1989 NFL draft and was eased into the starting roll last season where he surprised many with his 36 pancake, 6 sacks allowed performance. However Tomberlin wanted more insurance on his starting spot and left to join Seattle. With the Seahawks he had a solid start to the year before suffering his injury. It’s a shame that he went down so early as the youngster was looking to be the future. Much like in real life where Tomberlin was injured in 1990, eventually fighting to come back with the Buccaneers in 1993 only to get hurt again, and end his career, it was emulated this season.

Raiders – Steve Wright – 33 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 61 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1981 – Cowboys – No Statistics - Linemen
1982 – Cowboys – No Statistics - Linemen
1983 – Colts – No Statistics - Linemen
1984 – Colts – No Statistics - Linemen
1985 – Did Not Play
1986 – Did Not Play
1987 – Raiders – No Statistics - Linemen
1988 – Raiders – No Statistics - Linemen
1989 – Raiders – No Statistics - Linemen
1990 – Raiders – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1991 – Raiders – No Statistics – Did Not Play
Career Totals – No Statistics - Linemen
Real Life CT – No Statistics - Linemen

Info: For the most part of his career Steve Wright has been a perennial backup offensive lineman. He didn’t have anything worth noting except a two year absence in 1985 and 1986 after leaving the Colts to join the Raiders. With the Raiders he’s spent the majority of his time backing up Rory Graves.

Falcons – John Scully – 33 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 59 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1981 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1982 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1983 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1984 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1985 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1986 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1987 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1988 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1989 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1990 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
1991 – Falcons – No Statistics - Linemen
Career Totals – No Statistics - Linemen
Real Life CT – No Statistics - Linemen

Info: John Scully has been off and on as the Falcons starting guard for some time. At one poing he started his career at center as a backup before switching over to right guard in 1983 for a few seasons, and then left guard in 1985 until his retirement. Scully was injury prone and struggled, only playing in 16 games twice in his career in 1983 and 1984.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

Defensive End
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Oilers – Ezra Johnson – 37 Yrs Old – 15 Yrs Pro – 72 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 1x Pro Bowl (1978)
Real Life Accolades: 1x Pro Bowl (1978)
Statistics

1977 – Packers – 1 FR
1978 – Packers – 2 FR
1979 – Packers – No Statistics – Unknown
1980 – Packers – No Statistics - Unknown
1981 – Packers – No Statistics - Unknown
1982 – Packers – 5.5 Sacks
1983 – Packers – 14.5 Sacks - 2 FR
1984 – Packers – 7.0 Sacks
1985 – Packers – 9.5 Sacks - 2 FR
1986 – Packers – 3.0 Sacks
1987 – Packers – 2.0 Sacks
1988 – Colts – 3.0 Sacks
1989 – Colts – 8.5 Sacks – 1 FR
1990 – Oilers – 6 Tak – 2 Loss – 2 Sack – 0 FF – 1 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 1 Deflect
1991 – Oilers – 14 Tak – 2 Loss – 2 Sack – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 1 Deflect
Career Totals – 20 Tak – 4 Loss – 57 Sacks – 0 FF – 8 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 2 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 55.5 Sacks – n/a FF – 8 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: Ezra Johnson was one of the better past rusher of the past. However his prime time days are over at 36 years old. He originally started with the Green Bay Packers in 1977. He started to immediately make an impact coming off the bench that season as a rookie. The following year the Packers started him and to their surprise he was a monster on the field, and earned his first and only Pro Bowl birth in 1978. It wasn’t until sacks started being recorded that he would tear apart quarterbacks officially in 1982 with 5.5, followed by 14.5, 7, 9.5, 3, 2, 3, 8.5, 2, and 2. The Packers thought he was too old in 1987 to warrant re-signing and let him go but the Colts bid on him. He had 3 sacks coming off the bench for the Colts and then next year proved the Packers wrong with an 8.5 sack season wiuth only a single start that year, at 34 years old. However the Colts gambled and let him go and he went to the Oilers where he enjoyed two seasons as a backup defensive end to William Fuller, nabbing 2 sacks each year. Ezra stood the test of time and was a part of numerous solid teams in Green Bay and Houston.

Defensive Tackle
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Bears – Dan Hampton – 35 Yrs Old – 13 Yrs Pro – 75 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 1x Super Bowl (1985), 4x Pro Bowls (1980, 1982, 1984, 1985), 1x 1st Team All-Pro (1984)
Real Life Accolades: Hall of Fame (2002), 1x Super Bowl (1985), 4x Pro Bowls (1980, 1982, 1984, 1985), 1x 1st Team All-Pro (1984)
Statistics

1979 – Bears – 2 FR
1980 – Bears – No Statistics - Unknown
1981 – Bears – No Statistics - Unknown
1982 – Bears – 9.0 Sacks
1983 – Bears – 5.0 Sacks
1984 – Bears – 11.5 Sacks – 3 FR
1985 – Bears – 6.5 Sacks - 3 FR
1986 – Bears – 10.0 Sacks – 2 FR – 1 Saftey
1987 – Bears – 3.5 Sacks
1988 – Bears – 9.5 Sacks
1989 – Bears – 2.0 Sacks
1990 – Bears – 2 Tak – 0 Loss – 0 Sack – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
1991 – Bears – 9 Tak – 1 Loss – 1 Sack – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
Career Totals – 11Tak – 1 Loss – 58 Sacks – 0 FF – 10 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect – 1 Saftey
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 57 Sacks – n/a FF – 10 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect – 1 Saftey

Info: Dan Hampton was one of the best defensive tackles to play the game. He was originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 1st round, 4th overall of the 1979 NFL Draft. He started his rookie year and played greatly. He continued to do so for three years until 1982 where half the season was cut short and he had 9 sacks in 9 games. The following year still nagged he had 5 in 11 but then followed it with his best year as a pro in 1984. In 1984 his 11.5 sack 3 fumble recovery season was enough to warren his 3rd Pro Bowl birth and his first 1st team all-pro selection. He followed it up with another Pro Bowl year in 1985 when he switched between right defensive tackle and left defensive end. He had less sacks with 6.5 but had the same number of fumble recoveries. Not to mention he earned a Super Bowl ring as the Bears went to defeat the Patriots in the Super Bowl that season. In real life Dan Hampton retired in 1990 and was eventually inducted into the hall of fame in 2002. In Madden he decided to stick around an extra year to backup for the Bears and added 9 tackles and a sack to his already illustrious career.

Raiders – Bob Golic – 36 Yrs Old – 13 Yrs Pro – 72 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 3x Pro Bowls (1985, 1986, 1987)
Real Life Accolades: 3x Pro Bowls (1985, 1986, 1987)
Statistics

1979 – Patriots – No Statistics - Unknown
1980 – Patriots – No Statistics - Unknown
1981 – Patriots – 1 FR
1982 – Browns – 4.0 Sacks
1983 – Browns – 3.5 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 1 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect
1984 – Browns – 2.0 Sacks – 1 FR
1985 – Browns – 3.0 Sacks
1986 – Browns – 0.0 Sacks
1987 – Browns – 1.5 Sacks
1988 – Browns – 0.0 Sacks
1989 – Raiders – 3.5 Sacks
1990 – Raiders – 8 Tak – 0 Loss – 0 Sack – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
1991 – Raiders – 0 Tak – 0 Loss – 0 Sack – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
Career Totals – 8 Tak – 0 Loss – 17.5 Sacks – 0 FF – 2 FR – 1 Int – 1 TD – 0 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 22.5 Sacks – n/a FF – 10 FR – 1 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: Bob Golic is one of the more underrated defensive tackles to play the game. He may not get all the flash stats in the sack department but it was his amazing run-stopping ability that earned him 3 consecutive Pro Bowls with the Cleveland Browns from 1985 to 1987. Golic was initially signed by the Patriots in the 2nd round, 52nd overall of the 1979 NFL Draft. Later in his career Golic signed with the Raiders in 1989 where he spent one year starting and then in 1990 and 1991 rotted in his old age on the bench before deciding to retire. In real life he spent one more year in the NFL and was hurt, he also started the past two years for the Raiders unlike the Raiders decision to start Scott Davis over him in madden.

Steelers – Jim Burt – 33 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 65 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 2x Super Bowl Rings (1986, 1989), 1x Pro Bowls (1986)
Real Life Accolades: 2x Super Bowl Rings (1986, 1989), 1x Pro Bowl (1986)
Statistics

1981 – Giants – No Statistics - Unknown
1982 – Giants – 1.0 Sacks
1983 – Giants – 0.0 Sacks – 1 FR
1984 – Giants – 7.0 Sacks – 2 FR
1985 – Giants – 4.0 Sacks – 2 FR
1986 – Giants – 1.0 Sacks – 3 FR
1987 – Giants – 2.0 Sacks
1988 – Giants – 3.0 Sacks – 2 FR – 1 TD
1989 – 49ers – 0.0 Sacks
1990 – 49ers – 0 Tak – 0 Loss – 0 Sack – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
1991 – Steelers – 0 Tak – 0 Loss – 0 Sack – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
Career Totals – 0 Tak – 0 Loss – 18.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 10 FR – 0 Int – 1 TD – 0 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 20.0 Sacks – n/a FF – 10 FR – 0 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: Jim Burt was once a solid nose tackle for the New York Giants. The Giants initially picked him up in 1981 and he earned the teams starting job in 1983, but was cut short by injuries. It wasn’t until 1984 that he fully started a year and had 7 sacks and 2 fumble recoveries that season and showed his ability to be a run-stopping nose tackle. Burt had his best season in 1986 where he earned a Pro Bowl trip and a Super Ring as part of the Giants monster defensive unit that year. In 1989 he signed with the San Francisco 49ers where he was buried in the depth chart but managed to earn his 2nd ring as the 49ers beat the Bengals in the Super Bowl. Then in madden in 1991 the 49ers won the Super Bowl again against the Raiders, unfortunately for Jim Burt he was released in the pre-season that year because of roster restrictions. The Pittsburgh Steelers ended up signing Burt for depth on their roster and he would sit on the pine once again, so close to receiving his 3rd Super Bowl ring.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

Outside Linebackers
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Browns – Clay Matthews – 36 Yrs Old – 14 Yrs Pro – 88 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 5x Pro Bowls (1985, 1987-1990)
Real Life Accolades: 4x Pro Bowls (1985, 1987-1989), 9th All Time Career Games Started
Statistics

1978 – Browns – 34 Tak – 1 Int – 0 TD
1979 – Browns – 103 Tak – 0 FF - 2 FR – 1 Int – 0 TD
1980 – Browns – 83 Tak – 0 FF - 1 FR – 1 Int – 0 TD
1981 – Browns – 128 Tak – 0 FF - 2 FR – 2 Int – 0 TD
1982 – Browns – 11 Tak – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD
1983 – Browns – 106 Tak – 6.0 Sacks – 4 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD
1984 – Browns – 126 Tak – 12.0 Sacks – 3 FF – 1 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD
1985 – Browns – 88 Tak – 6.0 Sacks – 1 FF – 1 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD
1986 – Browns – 89 Tak – 1.0 Sacks – 2 FF – 0 FR – 2 Int – 0 TD
1987 – Browns – 72 Tak – 2.5 Sacks – 0 FF – 2 FR – 3 Int – 1 TD
1988 – Browns – 101 Tak – 6.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 2 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD
1989 – Browns – 113 Tak – 4.0 Sacks – 3 FF – 2 FR – 1 Int – 1 TD
1990 – Browns – 120 Tak – 9 Loss – 10.0 Sacks – 6 FF – 3 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 6 Deflect
1991 – Browns – 77 Tak – 10 Loss – 11.0 Sacks – 4 FF – 1 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 9 Deflect
Career Totals – 1,251 Tak – 19 Loss – 58.5 Sacks – 23 FF – 17 FR – 11 Int – 2 TD – 15 Deflect
Real Life CT – 1,561 Tak – n/a Loss – 69.5 Sacks – 27 FF – 14 FR – 16 Int – 2 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: One of the most overlooked linebackers in the history of the game retired in madden before the 1992 season. Clay Matthews was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns 12th overall in the 1st round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He immediately made an impact coming of the bench that year and was given the starting role the following year where he cracked 100 tackles. He would do that feat in real life 8 times, in-game 7. It’s unfortunate that 5 years of his career sacks are left off his total as he was a sacking machine early on. He had 6 in 1983 and then doubled that to 12 sacks in 1984. In 1985 however he finally earned recognition and was sent to the Pro Bowl for the first time. A feat which he did 3 consecutive time after that from 1987 until 1989 (1990 in-game).

In 1990 in-game Matthews had 10 sacks and led the team with a huge 120 tackle year, the followed it with a 77 tackle year but added another sack for 11. After two great years the game had him retire a full 5 years before his real-life counterpart did.

In real life in 1992 Matthews had one of his best years with 111 tackles and 9 sacks. Then followed it with an 83 tackle 5.5 sack year at 38 years old. The Browns got rid of him thinking he was going to be too old to play but he joined the Falcons and had 71 tackles and a sack in 1994. Then in 1995 he started to slow down with 49 tackle and 2 interceptions on the season. His final year was 1996 where he wasn’t officially the starting LB for the Falcons but still managed 11 tackles, 3 forced fumbles and 6.5 sacks. It’s a shame he wasn’t able to play the next 5 years in-game as he was still tearing it up with 197 tackles and 21 sacks in two years with 9 forced fumbles and 4 recoveries. Matthews certainly leaves a giant hole in the Browns defense that’ll need to be addressed.

49ers – Keena Turner – 34 Yrs Old – 12 Yrs Pro – 73 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 5x Super Bowl Rings (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991), 1x Pro Bowls (1984)
Real Life Accolades: 4x Super Bowl Rings (1981, 1984, 1988, 1989), 1x Pro Bowls (1984)
Statistics

1980 – 49ers – 2 Int
1981 – 49ers – 3 FR – 1 Int
1982 – 49ers – 1.0 Sacks
1983 – 49ers – 3.5 Sacks – 1 FR
1984 – 49ers – 2.0 Sacks – 4 Int
1985 – 49ers – 6.0 Sacks – 2 FR – 1 TD
1986 – 49ers – 3.0 Sacks – 1 Int
1987 – 49ers – 3.0 Sacks – 1 Int
1988 – 49ers – 0.0 Sacks – 2 FR – 1 Int
1989 – 49ers – 0.0 Sacks – 1 Int
1990 – 49ers – 42 Tak – 5 Loss – 3.0 Sacks – 2 FF – 2 FR – 0 Int – 1 TD – 1 Deflect
1991 – 49ers – 20 Tak – 3 Loss – 2.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 1 FR – 0 Int – 1 TD – 4 Deflect
Career Totals – 62 Tak – 8 Loss – 23.5 Sacks – 2 FF – 11 FR – 11 Int – 3 TD – 5 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 19.5 Sacks – n/a FF – 8 FR – 11 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: Keena Turner is overlooked often when looking at the San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl-Caliber defense. He wasn’t the flashiest alongside other linebackers/defensive ends like Charles Haley, Bill Romanowski, and Matt Millen, but he got things done and was a playmaker. He could sack the quarterback or pick them off, force a fumble or tackle you for a loss, he was a jack of all trades, but unfortunately a master of none.

The biggest accomplishment for Turner was playing for the defense on 5 Super Bowl teams (4 in real life). He had the opportunity to join the 49ers in the 2nd round, 39th overall, of the 1980 NFL Draft. It was a great time to join as over the next 12 years of his career the 49ers dynasty would result in 5 Super Bowl Victories. It’s only fitting that Turner decides to retire when the 49ers beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl and go out on top. Turner was being phased out of the lineup after backing up Romanowski for some time. Last year he saw more action but this year he still made an impact in limited time.

Dolphins – Cliff Odom – 34 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 65 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1980 – Browns – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1981 – None – No Statistics - Did Not Play
1982 – Colts – 0.0 Sacks
1983 – Colts – 1.0 Sacks –
1984 – Colts – 3.0 Sacks – 1 FR
1985 – Colts – 2.0 Sacks – 2 FR
1986 – Colts – 1.0 Sacks – 2 FR
1987 – Colts – 0.0 Sacks – 3 FR
1988 – Colts – 2.0 Sacks – 1 FR
1989 – Colts – 0.0 Sacks
1990 – Dolphins – 5 Tak – 0 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 1 Deflect
1991 – Dolphins – 5 Tak – 0 Loss – 1.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 1 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
Career Totals – 10 Tak – 0 Loss – 10.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 10 FR – 1 Int – 0 TD – 1 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 11.0 Sacks – n/a FF – 11 FR – 1 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: In real life Cliff Odom made an impact for the Dolphins from 1990 to 1993 however in Madden they decided to let him retire at the end of the 1991 season. Odom was originally drafted by the Cleveland Browns and then spent 1981 without a team. He finally found a home with the Colts in 1982 where he played well for the team amassing 9 sacks and 9 fumble recoveries over his span.

MLB
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Redskins – Monte Coleman – 35 Yrs Old – 13 Yrs Pro – 85 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1979 – Redskins – 37 Tak – n/a Loss – n/a Sacks – 0 FF – 3 FR – 1 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect
1980 – Redskins – 118 Tak – n/a Loss – n/a Sacks – 0 FF – 2 FR – 3 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect
1981 – Redskins – 114 Tak – n/a Loss – n/a Sacks – 0 FF – 1 FR – 3 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect
1982 – Redskins – 27 Tak – n/a Loss – n/a Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect
1983 – Redskins – 29 Tak – n/a Loss – 2.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 2 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect
1984 – Redskins – 88 Tak – n/a Loss – 10.5 Sacks – 0 FF – 1 FR – 1 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect
1985 – Redskins – 26 Tak – n/a Loss – 1.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect
1986 – Redskins – 48 Tak – n/a Loss – 3.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect
1987 – Redskins – 107 Tak – n/a Loss – 4.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 2 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect
1988 – Redskins – 54 Tak – n/a Loss – 3.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 1 FR – 1 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect
1989 – Redskins – 49 Tak – n/a Loss – 4.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 1 FR – 2 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect
1990 – Redskins – 100 Tak – 3 Loss – 1.0 Sacks – 1 FF – 1 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 8 Deflect
1991 – Redskins – 6 Tak – 0 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 1 Deflect
Career Totals – 803 Tak – 3 Loss – 28.5 Sacks – 1 FF – 12 FR – 13 Int – 3 TD – 9 Deflect
Real Life CT – 999 Tak – n/a Loss – 43.5 Sacks – 2 FF – 14 FR – 17 Int – 4 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: Monte Coleman was one of the better unsung linebackers to have played the game. He went through his 13 year career without receiving a pro bowl invitation despite having a couple 100+ tackle seasons and a monster 1984 year. Coleman spent all 13 years with the Washington Redskins after being drafted by them in the 11th round (289th overall) in the 1979 NFL draft. It’s safe to say the Redskins found a diamond in the rough with Coleman as he would have 803 tackles and 28.5 career sacks before he retired in-game in 1991.

In real-life Coleman ended up spending 3 more years with the Redskins and finished just 1 tackle short of 1,000 on his career. Coleman remained starting for the Redskins however in 1991 in-game the Redskins signed Eugene Lockhart to be the teams new starting MLB and Coleman was reduced to a backup roll in 1991 where he only acquired 6 tackles and a pass deflection which seemed to help aid his decision to retire. Coleman’s best year came in 1984 when he had 88 tackles, the 3rd best tackle total of his 13 years, and a personal best, 10.5 sacks on the year. Back then Coleman still had his speed and played at the right outside linebacker position for the Redskins before switching to middle linebacker in 1989.

Vikings – Scott Studwell – 37 Yrs Old – 15 Yrs Pro – 81 OVR
RT90 Accolades: 2x Pro Bowls (1987, 1988)
Real Life Accolades: 2x Pro Bowls (1987, 1988)
Statistics

1977 – Vikings –1 Int
1978 – Vikings – No Statistics
1979 – Vikings – 1 FR – 1 Int
1980 – Vikings – 1 FR – 1 Int
1981 – Vikings – 3 FR
1982 – Vikings – 3.0 Sacks - 1 FR – 1 Int
1983 – Vikings – 2.0 Sacks – 1 FR
1984 – Vikings – 1 Int
1985 – Vikings – 2 Int
1986 – Vikings – 1.0 Sacks – 1 Int – 4 FR
1987 – Vikings – 1.0 Sacks – 1 FR – 2 Int
1988 – Vikings – 1.0 Sacks – 2 FR
1989 – Vikings –– 1.0 Sacks – 2 FR – 1 Int
1990 – Vikings – 86 Tak – 6 Loss – 4.0 Sacks – 2 FF – 0 FR – 3 Int – 1 TD – 7 Deflect
1991 – Vikings –– 6 Tak – 0 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
Career Totals – 92 Tak – 6 Loss – 13.0 Sacks – 2 FF – 16 FR – 14 Int – 1 TD – 7 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 9.0 Sacks – n/a FF – 16 FR – 11 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: Scott Studwell had a career very similar to fellow 1991 retiree, Monte Coleman, in the sense that he was drafted late, spent his whole career with that team, played well into his old age as a starter, was a tackling machine, and was supplanted in 1991 by another player as the team’s starter. However the one thing Studwell got that Coleman didn’t was recognition as he earned back-to-back Pro Bowl invitations in 1987 and 1988 at the age of 33 and 34 respectively.

Studwell will be missed by the Vikings who was replaced this year by the young improved Henry Rolling who struggled to hold onto the job and had many Vikings fans wish they had let Studwell end his career with a starting season. In real-life Studwell retired in 1990.

Seahawks – Dave Ahrens – 33 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 59 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1981 – Cardinals – 1 Int
1982 – Cardinals – 1 FR
1983 – Cardinals – No Statistics
1984 – Cardinals – No Statistics
1985 – Colts – 1 FR
1986 – Colts – 2.0 Sacks
1987 – Colts – 2 FR
1988 – Lions – No Statistics
1989 – Dolphins –– 1.0 Sacks
1990 – Seahawks – 2 Tak – 0 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
1991 – Seahawks –– 2 Tak – 0 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
Career Totals – 4 Tak – 0 Loss – 3.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 4 FR – 1 Int – 1 TD – 0 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 3.0 Sacks – n/a FF – 4 FR – 1 Int – 1 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: David Ahrens was pretty much a backup linebacker for the majority of his career. In his rookie season after being picked in the 6th round, 143rd overall of the 1981 draft he saw some playing time with the St. Louis Cardinals and managed to intercept a pass and take it 14 yards for a touchdown. Other then that he had a pretty much vagabond career playing for 5 teams in his 11 years in the Cardinals, Colts, Lions, Dolphins, and Seahawks. In real-life Dave Ahrens retired in 1990 after 1 year with Seattle as opposed to his extra season here in RT90’s.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

CB
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Steelers – Dwayne Woodruff – 35 Yrs Old – 13 Yrs Pro – 82 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1979 – Steelers – 1 Int
1980 – Steelers – 1 Int
1981 – Steelers – 1 FR - 1 Int
1982 – Steelers – 1.0 Sack – 5 Int
1983 – Steelers – 1.0 Sack – 3 Int
1984 – Steelers – 1 FR – 5 Int – 2 TD
1985 – Steelers – 5 Int
1986 – Steelers – Did Not Play - Injured
1987 – Steelers – 5 Int – 1 TD
1988 – Steelers – 4 Int – 1 TD
1989 – Steelers –– 1 FR – 4 Int – 1 TD
1990 – Steelers – 43 Tak – 1 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 5 Int – 0 TD – 13 Deflect
1991 – Steelers ––33 Tak – 0 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 2 Int – 0 TD – 11 Deflect
Career Totals – 76 Tak – 1 Loss – 2.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 3 FR – 41 Int – 5 TD – 23 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 2.0 Sacks – n/a FF – 4 FR – 37 Int – 5 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: Dwayne Woodruff has had a solid career in the NFL. He became the Pittsburgh Steelers starting left cornerback in 1981 after the seasons first two games. He was originally drafted in the 6th round, 161st overall by the Steelers in the 1979 NFL Draft. For the past 13 seasons he has become an unsung hero in Pittsburgh for the quality of play he has produced. While he wasn’t the flashiest he had more than 3 interceptions from 1982 to 1989 every year. He was also a bona fide threat at returning for touchdowns as he had 5 defensive touchdowns throughout his career on interceptions or fumble recoveries. Woodruff slowly slid down the totem pole of importance with the emergence of Rod Woodson into one of the league’s best corners. But without Woodruff there probably would be no Woodson. Woodruff retired just 9 interceptions short of cracking the top 15 int-leaders in NFL history.

Safety
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Cowboys – Vince Albritton – 31 Yrs Old – 8 Yrs Pro – 60 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: None
Statistics

1984 – Cowboys – 1.0 Sack – 2 FR
1985 – Cowboys – No Statistics
1986 – Cowboys – 2 FR
1987 – Cowboys – No Statistics
1988 – Cowboys – 2.0 Sacks
1989 – Cowboys –– 1 FR – 1 Int
1990 – Cowboys – 0 Tak – 0 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
1991 – Cowboys ––0 Tak – 0 Loss – 0.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 0 FR – 0 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
Career Totals – 0 Tak – 0 Loss – 2.0 Sacks – 0 FF – 5 FR – 1 Int – 0 TD – 0 Deflect
Real Life CT – n/a Tak – n/a Loss – 2.0 Sacks – n/a FF – 5 FR – 1 Int – 0 TD – n/a Deflect

Info: Vince Albritton was an average player that spent the majority of his career sitting on the bench and coming in when the starting safety would get winded. As a strong safety he would backup James Washington for the Cowboys. The past two years luckily Washington had great games but that resulted in Albritton never seeing a stat added to his stat line. Albritton was originally picked up by the Cowboys in 1984 and he played with them for 8 seasons. In 1989 he finally got a chance as he started all 16 games due to injuries and played decently.

Kickers
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None

Punters
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Raiders – Jeff Gossett – 35 Yrs Old – 11 Yrs Pro – 87 OVR
RT90 Accolades: None
Real Life Accolades: 1x Pro Bowls (1991), 1x 1st Team All-Pro (1991)
Statistics

1981 – Chiefs – 29 Punts – 39.3 Avg – 1,141 Yds – 55 Lg – 0 Blk – 4 In20 - 3 Tb
1982 – Chiefs – 33 Punts – 41.4 Avg – 1,366 Yds – 56 Lg – 0 Blk – 6 In20 – 5 Tb
1983 – Browns – 70 Punts – 40.8 Avg – 2,854 Yds – 60 Lg – 0 Blk – 17 In20 – 8 Tb
1984 – Browns – No Statistics – Did Not Play
1985 – Browns – 81 Punts – 40.3 Avg – 3,261 Yds – 64 Lg – 0 Blk – 18 In20 - 8 Tb
1986 – Browns – 83 Punts – 41.2 Avg – 3,423 Yds – 61 Lg – 0 Blk – 21 In20 – 10 Tb
1987 – Browns/Oilers – 44 Punts – 40.4 Avg – 1,777 Yds – 55 Lg – 1 Blk – 4 In20 – 6 Tb
1988 – Raiders – 91 Punts – 41.8 Avg – 3,804 Yds – 58 Lg – 0 Blk – 27 In20 – 8 Tb
1989 – Raiders – 67 Punts – 40.5 Avg – 2,711 Yds – 60 Lg – 0 Blk – 12 In20 – 7 Tb
1990 – Raiders – 104 Punts – 44.5 Avg – 4,634 Yds – 73 Lg – 0 Blk – 38 In20 – 13 Tb
1991 – Raiders – 105 Punts – 43.5 Avg – 4,568 Yds – 64 Lg – 0 Blk – 30 In20 – 17 Tb
Career Totals – 707 Punts – 41.8 Avg – 29,539 Yds – 73 Lg – 1 Blk – 177 In20 – 85 Tb
Real Life CT –– 982 Punts – 41.3 Avg – 40,569 Yds – 65 Lg – 4 Blk – 250 In20 – 101 Tb

Info: Jeff Gossett had a great career as a punter and it appears he decided to leave while he was in his prime. Gossett was originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1981 NFL season. He spent a few years splitting time as a punter their before leaving in 1983 for Cleveland where he became the full-fledged starter. He had a great first year but it was cut short by injury that saw him sit out all of 1984. He returned for a few more seasons until half-way into the 1987 year when he as sent to Houston to play for the Oilers.

After that year he signed with the Raiders where he would spend his final seasons. His first year with the Raiders he had 91 punts and the best average of his career at 41.8 to that point. A drop off in 1989 was then followed by his two best years ever in his final two seasons in the NFL. The Raiders were struggling and needed his services more than ever as they asked him to punt the ball 209 times in two seasons.

In real life this past year, 1991, was Gossett's best as he earned his only pro bowl trip and a 1st team all-pro nomination. He would also continue to play until the end of the 1996 season at top form before retiring.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

Top Available Free Agent Players
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I've completed researching who played for a different team in 1992 (going team-by-team) and have released those individuals into free agency. We shall see where they end up! Here is a list of the currently available top free agents at each position (80 OVR or above except some positions like QB, 75 and up)

There was A LOT of talent that moved in the transition from 1991 to 1992, it'll be interesting to see the swing of power that these free agents can catalyze.

Legend
Rank - Name - OVR - 1991 Team

Quarterbacks
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1. Dave Krieg - 89 Ovr - Seahawks
2. Brett Favre - 84 Ovr - Falcons
3. Wade Wilson - 81 Ovr - Vikings
4. Gary Kubiak - 78 Ovr - Broncos
5. Stan Humphries - 77 Ovr - Steelers

Running Backs
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1. Herschel Walker - 94 Ovr - Vikings
2. Eric Dickerson - 93 Ovr - Colts
3. Bobby Humphrey - 87 Ovr - Broncos
4. Ickey Woods - 84 Ovr - Bengals
5. Rueben Mayes - 82 Ovr - Lions
6. Alonzo Highsmith - 81 Ovr - Cowboys
7. Curt Warner - 80 Ovr - Seahawks

Fullbacks
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1. Derrick Fenner - 92 Ovr - Seahawks
2. Ron Wolfey - 85 Ovr - Bears
3. Buford McGee - 85 Ovr - Rams
4. Maurice Carthon - 83 Ovr - Giants
5. Bob Christian - 83 Ovr - Lions
6. Stanford Jennings - 80 Ovr - Bengals
7. Marvin Allen - 80 Ovr - Patriots

Wide Receivers
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1. Webster Slaughter - 90 Ovr - Browns
2. Robert Clark - 85 Ovr - Lions
3. Louis Lipps - 84 Ovr - Steelers
4. Robb Thomas - 82 Ovr - Chiefs
5. Yancey Thigpen - 82 Ovr - 49ers
6. Jeff Chadwick - 80 Ovr - Seahawks
7. Michael Barber - 79 Ovr - Bengals
8. Brian Brennan - 79 Ovr - Packers
9. Emile Harry - 78 Ovr - Chiefs
10. Floyd Dixon - 78 Ovr - Falcons
11. Shawn Collins - 78 Ovr - Falcons
12. Keenan McCardell - 78 Ovr - Giants
13. Tony Jones - 78 Ovr - Oilers
14. Floyd Turner - 76 Ovr - Colts

Tight Ends
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1. Mark Bavaro - 91 Ovr - Giants
2. Jimmie Johnson - 88 Ovr - Redskins
3. Travis McNeal - 88 Ovr - Seahawks
4. Pete Holohan - 83 Ovr - Rams
5. Pat Beach - 81 Ovr - Colts

Left Tackles
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1. Trevor Matich - 86 Ovr
2. Eric Floyd - 83 Ovr
3. Tony Mandarich - 83 Ovr - Colts
4. Danny Villa - 83 Ovr

Left Guards
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1. Bruce Reimers - 96 Ovr - Bengals
2. Ralph Tamm - 90 Ovr
3. Scott Kooistra - 84 Ovr

Centers
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1. Mike Baab - 89 Ovr
2. Mark Rodenhauser - 84 Ovr

Right Guards
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1. Brian Blados - 91 Ovr - Bengals
2. Ron Solt - 91 Ovr
3. John Rienstra - 86 Ovr - Steelers
4. Duval Love - 84 Ovr

Right Tackles
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1. Tom Ricketts - 88 Ovr - Steelers
2. Tootie Robbins - 81 Ovr - Cardinals

Left Ends
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1. Reuben Davis - 90 Ovr
2. Jacob Green - 89 Ovr - Seahawks
3. Leon Seals - 88 Ovr
4. Skip McClendon - 85 Ovr - Bengals
5. Warren Powers - 85 Ovr - Broncos

Right Ends
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1. David Grant - 88 Ovr - Bengals
2. Keith Willis - 88 Ovr - Steelers
3. Garin Veris - 85 Ovr - Patriots
4. Rod Saddler - 83 Ovr - Dolphins
5. Aundray Bruce - 82 Ovr
6. Markus Koch - 80 Ovr

Defensive Tackles
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1. Keith Millard - 92 Ovr
2. Scott Davis - 87 Ovr - Raiders
3. Danny Noonan - 83 Ovr
4. George Hinkle - 80 Ovr

Left Outside Linebackers
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1. Jack Del Rio - 92 Ovr
2. Anthony Bell - 91 Ovr
3. Van Waiters - 84 Ovr
4. Leon White - 82 Ovr - Bengals
5. Brian Forde - 76 Ovr

Middle Linebackers
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1. Dino Hackett - 93 Ovr - Chiefs
2. Jessie Small - 91 Ovr - Eagles
3. Ray Bentley - 90 Ovr - Colts
4. Eugene Marve - 90 Ovr
5. Ed Reynolds - 88 Ovr - Patriots
6. Sam Anno - 83 Ovr
7. Matt Millen - 83 Ovr - 49ers
8. Brett Faryniarz - 82 Ovr - Rams
9. E.J. Junior - 81 Ovr - Dolphins
10. Troy Johnson - 81 Ovr - Jets
11. Mike Wilcher - 81 Ovr
12. Carl Zander - 80 Ovr

Right Outside Linebackers
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1. Charles Haley - 99 Ovr - 49ers
2. Scott Stephen - 88 Ovr - Packers
3. Kevin Murphy - 82 Ovr - Buccaneers
4. Mark Brown - 77 Ovr
5. Kurt Larson - 76 Ovr
6. Frank Stams - 75 Ovr

Cornerbacks
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1. Jay Taylor - 90 Ovr - Cardinals
2. Sam Seale - 90 Ovr - Chargers
3. Everson Walls - 90 Ovr - Giants
4. Cris Dishman - 90 Ovr - Packers
5. Jerry Gray - 89 Ovr - Rams
6. Robert Massey - 89 Ovr - Saints
7. Lewis Billups - 88 Ovr
8. Darryl Pollard - 88 Ovr - 49ers
9. Milton Mack - 88 Ovr
10. Cedric Mack - 87 Ovr
11. Marcus Turner - 85 Ovr
12. Melvin Jenkins - 85 Ovr
13. Anthony Blaylock - 84 Ovr
14. Charles Dimry - 84 Ovr
15. Tony Stargell - 84 Ovr - Jets
16. Michael Brim - 84 Ovr - Vikings
17. Eric Everett - 83 Ovr
18. Alan Grant - 83 Ovr - Colts
19. Leroy Irvin - 83 Ovr
20. Carl Carter - 82 Ovr
21. Manny Hendrix - 82 Ovr
22. Garry Lewis - 80 Ovr

Free Safeties
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1. Ronnie Lott - 99 Ovr - 49ers
2. Vencie Glenn - 96 Ovr - Redskins
3. Darrell Fullington - 93 Ovr - Rams
4. Solomon Wilcots - 86 Ovr
5. Martin Bayless - 83 Ovr
6. Thomas Everett - 81 Ovr

Strong Safeties
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1. Joey Browner - 99 Ovr - Vikings
2. Keith Taylor - 90 Ovr - Colts
3. Kevin Porter - 88 Ovr - Chiefs
4. Terry Hoage - 87 Ovr
5. Dave Waymer - 84 Ovr - 49ers
6. George Greene - 83 Ovr
7. Bennie Thompson - 80 Ovr - Saints

Kickers
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1. Eddie Murray - 99 Ovr - Lions
2. Steve Christie - 93 Ovr
3. Scott Norwood - 89 Ovr - Bills
4. Ken Willis - 81 Ovr - Cowboys
5. Jason Staurovsky - 81 Ovr - Patriots
6. Teddy Garcia - 80 Ovr

Punters
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1. Brian Hansen - 95 Ovr - Patriots
2. Mark Royals - 90 Ovr
3. Dan Stryzinski - 86 Ovr - Steelers
4. Don Bracken - 83 Ovr

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

1992 NFL Draft Top Prospects
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Quarterbacks
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1. Brad Johnson
2. Jeff Blake
3. Dave Brown
4. Ty Detmer
5. Tommy Maddox

Runningbacks
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1. Edgar Bennett
2. Bernie Parmalee
3. Amp Lee
4. Derrick Moore
5. Vaughn Dunbar

Fullbacks
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1. Sam Gash
2. Kevin Turner
3. Tommy Vardell
4. Dexter McNabb
5. Ed Tillison

Wide Receivers
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1. Jimmy Smith
2. Carl Pickens
3. Torrance Small
4. Robert Brooks
5. Desmond Howard

Tight Ends
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1. Mark Chmura
2. Dave Moore
3. Johnny Mitchell
4. Aaron Pierce
5. Tyji Armstrong

Offensive Linemen
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1. Jeff Christy
2. Bob Whitfield
3. David Dixon
4. John Fina
5. Kendall Gammon

Defensive Ends
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1. Robert Porcher
2. Marco Coleman
3. Tracy Scroggins
4. Chuck Smith
5. Roy Barker

Defensive Tackles
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1. Keith Hamilton
2. Chester McGlockton
3. Santana Dotson
4. Shane Dronett
5. Sean Gilbert

Linebackers
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1. Levon Kirkland
2. Ed McDaniel
2. Corey Widmer
4. Quentin Coryatt
5. George Koonce

Defensivebacks
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1. Troy Vincent
2. Terrrell Buckley
3. Ashley Ambrose
4. Darren Woodson
5. Dale Carter

Kickers
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1. Jason Hanson
2. Cary Blanchard
3. Carlos Huerto

Punters
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1. Klaus Wilmsmeyer
2. Pumpy Tudors

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

1992 NFL Draft - Round 1
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Best Pick: 3rd - Chiefs - SS - Darren Woodson (84 Ovr)
Darren Woodson is a hard hitting tackling saftey machine that will bring a much needed addition to the Kansas City Chiefs defense. With Kevin Porter being released into free agency the Chiefs only strong saftey on their roster was last years late round draft choice, Harry Colon. Woodson is already above and beyond his ability and will undoubtedly earn the starting role right off the bat. Woodson could have what it takes to become a dominant force in the secondary, shoring up the position for the Chiefs in the long run, if things work out. A few projections had Woodson going even higher for the Saints but they went with wide receiver Jimmy Smith.

Worst Pick: 24th - Oilers - HB - Edgar Bennett (79 Ovr)
While Edgar Bennett himself isn't a bad overall pick the entire idea that the Oilers decided to select a runningback is the bad part. With Bo Jackson coming off a career year, and Lorenzo White (82 ovr) backing him up. There is absolutely no need for a runningback to be taken this early by Houston when they could've spent it at other positions. Bennett undoubtedly was skilled and it might've just been a case of a team taking the best available player at the time because he was the first runningback taken in the 1992 NFL Draft, nearly at the end of the first round. If the Oilers have plans to unload him before the season starts that remains to be seen. But being 3rd on the depth chart after being a top-notch college ball player isn't exactly what Bennett himself had in mind coming into the league.

Info: In a weak draft class offensively there were some decent players in the first round that were more known for being good, but over a long period of time. Jimmy Smith, Carl Pickens, Darren Woodson, Chester McGlockton and a slew of linemen ring a bell as players that played numerous seasons in the NFL. A surprising first overall pick by the Redskins at right guard made David Dixon the 1992 NFL draft's #1 selection. There seemed to be a penchant for going after offensive lineman this year as Derrick Deese, Bob Whitfield, John Fina, Ray Roberts, Jay Leeuwenburg, and Jerry Ostroski followed suit.

The Cowboys picked up a solid WR for the future in Robert Brooks who will currently sit behind #1, Michael Irvin and #2 Kelvin Martin. The Buccaneers snagged the first MLB of the draft in Levon Kirkland. Meanwhile the first cornerback (when he was younger) drafted was Troy Vincent by the Giants.

The only quarterback taken in the first round is still playing in the NFL, Brad Johnson. Johnson came in as an accurate and effecient quarterback who lacked mobility and arm strength, so we'll see how he does in Madden. Johnson will be backing up veteran Vlasic on the Chargers but may easily take that job away.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

1992 NFL Draft - Round 2
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Best Pick: 5th – Cardinals – CB – Ashley Ambrose (79 Ovr)
Ashley Ambrose was one of the most highly sought after players coming into the 1992 NFL Draft. He was expected to be the 2nd cornerback taken in the draft only behind Troy Vincent who the Giants selected in the 1st round at 15th overall. However it was the surprise move by the Dolphins with the 19th pick to take Terrell Buckley instead of Ashley Ambrose that saw Ambrose drop to the 2nd round.

In the 2nd however it didn’t take long before the Cardinals snagged the opportunity to take Ambrose. Ambrose is moving into an ideal situation going into free agency in that he is probably already ranked as the highest cornerback on the Cardinals squad ahead of Lorenzo Lynch (77 Ovr). There’s no telling what will happen in free agency but there’s no doubt that Ashley Ambrose will get playing time this year and will hopefully be able to be a key part of the Cardinals defense.

Worst Pick: 17th / 25th / 26th – K – Carlos Huerto / Joe Wood / Travis Teall (62 / 60 / 44 Ovr)

Info: Probably more due to the fact that I had the 4 non-exsistant teams (Ravens/Panthers/Jaguars/Texans) selecting Kickers/Punters with low projected picks caused the madden AI to select kickers in the 2nd round because of how many were disappearing. Unfortunately for the Buccaneers, Lions, and Bills these were essentially wasted picks. The Cowboys got lucky with their kicker being one of the 2 1992 kickers of any significance, Cary Blanchard, and the Falcons nabbing Jason Hanson. Eitherway these teams struggled to lackluster selections. The other real option was the picking of tight end Johnny Mitchell (80 Ovr) with the 4th overall pick by the Denver Broncos. Normally this would be a great pick but with the Broncos changing Shannon Sharpe’s position from WR (69 Ovr) to TE (87 Ovr) he will now undoubtedly be the teams starter, and Clarence Kay (81 Ovr) the will challenge Mitchell who could end up just sitting on the bench as a 3rd string tight end despite having lots of talent.

Summary

Info: Overall this round started off great but tapered near the end as teams started to select specialized positions. The Redskins filled a wide receiver hole by drafting Desmond Howard who will undoubtedly team up with Brian Mitchell for possibly the best pair of returners to ever play if Howard progresses. Meanwhile the Chiefs started to catch the dip in wide receivers with Todd Kinchen (73 Ovr). The Browns nabbed Mark Seay (74 Ovr) who has all the talent and will differ from real life in that he won’t be shot saving his family and suffer the injuries that ensued.

A lot of fullbacks made their way in the 2nd round as well as Kevin Turner went to the Patriots, Sam Gash to the Seahawks, Tommy Vardell to the Giants, and Dexter McNabb to the Rams. The Rams reached for McNabb this early at that position as he was one of the few remaining and it showed (65 Ovr).

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

1992 NFL Draft - Round 3
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Best Pick: 28th - 49ers - SS - Marquez Pope (75 Ovr)

The 49ers are in desperate need of a new member to bolster their secondary. After coming off a Super Bowl winning season the 49ers have departed ways key defensive players, including both safties Ronnie Lott and Dave Waymer. This leaves a huge hole in what will most likely be San Francisco's downfall in attempting to go back-to-back with Super Bowls this season, however rookie Marquez Pope may alleviate the situation. Pope is a solid strong saftey that will slide right into a starting role with the 49ers, barring key free agent pickups. Pope is already the top saftey on the roster with Jeff Donaldson (75 Ovr), free saftey falling right behind him. As well as the 49ers 7th round draft pick, Frank Robinson. If Pope can play up to his potential the 49ers may have a future star saftey on their team and they managed to snag him with the final pick of the 3rd making him the best value of the 3rd round.

Worst Pick: 25th - Lions - FB - Tim Lester (65 Ovr)

Info: The good news is that the Lions finally have a fullback on their roster that will most likely start, the bad news is it's Tim Lester. Lester may not be horrible as he has plenty of potential to eventually become a decent starting fullback in the NFL but his value at this point in the draft was horrendous. With players like Marquez Pope, Tracy Scroggins, Jeff Blake, Corey Widmer, Mark McMillian, Alonzo Spellman, etc still available you have to question why the Lions didn't fill up other holes before finally settling on Lester this early.

Summary

Info: Overall a solid round with only a few questionable picks. The Lions reached for Tim Lester (65 Ovr) as they probably could've waited until at least the 5th round before he would be gone. The Oilers snagged who they thought was the best player available in Shane Dronett (75 Ovr) at 24th overall in the 3rd but DE is a depth-filled position for the Oilers so it's questionable about how much Dronett will impact.

The Redskins started the round with a great pick in free saftey Jason Belser who somehow slid from the 2nd round to the 1st pick of the 3rd. The Chiefs are hoping Vaughn Dunbar will compliment Chirstian Okoye as the team's #2 that they've been trying to search for ever since Barry Word's departure from Kansas City. Meanwhile the Cardinals needed to draft insurance for Timm Rosenbach in David Klingler (74 Ovr) as a rookie quarterback. The Vikings got a great value in cornerback Phillip Sparks (76 Ovr) who will most likely be a starter in this league for years to come.

The d-lines of the Seahawks, Cowboys, Giants, and Bills were all bolstered by solid picks in Chuck Smith, Roy Barker, Joel Steed, and Reggie N. White respectively.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a suprise selection in quarterback Dave Brown (75 Ovr) who had lasted much longer than expected at this point. With Vinny Testeverde their clear starter and youngster Steve Walsh (74 Ovr) as a solid backup a few people may question this selection.

Dale Carter (76 Ovr) was a snag that late in the 3rd as he was projected to be a late 2nd round selection and will learn greatley from Eric Allen.

young2rice · Mar 25, 2009

PHEW!

Alright, this is where the franchise is currently at. What you've seen uploaded is years of work. I hope to get the remainder of the draft done over the next few days and move into free agency.

Len B · Mar 25, 2009

This is easily the best franchise report in the history of reporting. I remember reading this on MM YEARS ago. So much dedication.

Rush · Mar 26, 2009

Very nice Y2R this is beyond amazing.

young2rice · Mar 26, 2009

Chad0034 said:
Nice man. Very creative.

Thank ya

Len B said:
This is easily the best franchise report in the history of reporting. I remember reading this on MM YEARS ago. So much dedication.

Haha yeah it certainly has taken longer than I expected. I was thinking around this time to be entering the next century in-game (2000). Turns out I made it a lot more in-depth than I original thought I would.

Rush said:
Very nice Y2R this is beyond amazing.

Thank you very much.

I'll try and get another round or two of this draft up later today.

young2rice · Mar 27, 2009

1992 NFL Draft - Round 4
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Best Pick: 13th - Seahawks - QB - Jeff Blake (77 Ovr)

Info: Jeff Blake dropped into the 4th round due to the lack of quarterback selections so far in the draft. As a result the Buccaneers went earlier in the 3rd with Dave Brown, but the Seahawks got the better end in 77 OVR Jeff Blake. With Dave Krieg not re-signing his contract and heading to free agency the Seahawks are in desperate need of a starting quarterback. At this moment Jeff Blake is the best quarterback currently on Seattle's roster, after free agency if that remains he could be leading the squad for years to come.

Worst Pick: 22nd - Bengals -HB - Tony Brooks (65 Ovr)

Info: It may have still been too early to pick Brooks when the Bengals finally selected him with the 22nd pick of the 4th round. With James Brooks gone from the Bengals it's obvious they're going to have to find the future at runningback. However Brooks is obviously not that answer. Brooks will most likely be buried in the depth chart.

Summary

Info: Overall another solid round but with a few Madden AI mistakes in their selections of Punters by the Redskins, Patriots, Buccaneers, and Raiders.

The best picks were Jeff Blake for the Seahawks giving them a potential starting quarterback for 1992. Meanwhile Corey Widmer (75 Ovr) will make a great backup MLB to last years rookie, Roman Phifer. Tracy Scroggins joins a Cardinals team at left outside linebacker where he could have a solid career for them, and the Eagles drafted their real-life draft pick, Mark McMillian (74 Ovr). McMillian will eventually be groomed into a solid #2 corner.

The first ugly notifications of salary cap trouble are showing with both the Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills being forced to cut their selections. The Oilers let a solid player in right end Alonzo Spellman (77 Ovr) go because of their inability to sign. As a free agent he will most likely end up re-signing elsewhere. However it's not too bad for the Oilers as they are already stacked at the defensive line positions. Meanwhile the Bills are unable to sign their selection as they had to let defensive tackle Bill Johnson (70 Ovr) go without signing a contract.

young2rice · Mar 28, 2009

1992 NFL Draft - Round 5
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Best Pick: 17th - Buccaneers - LE - Michael Bankston (79 Ovr)

Info: Michael Bankston slipped surprisingly far in the 1992 NFL Draft, all the way to the 17th pick of the 5th round. Fortunately for the Buccaneers Bankston had an OVR worthy of a late first round selection. Bankston will come in and immediately become the Buccaneers starting left end, barring free agent acquisitions. He will start alongside Ray Seals in an attempt by Tampa Bay to fix their glaring weakness in the trenches. If Bankston pans out for the team they could potentially have selected the biggest steal of the draft.

Worst Pick: 32nd - 49ers - LOLB - Andre Powell (64 Ovr)

Info: Andre Powell isn't neccessarily a bad pick as the final selection of the 5th round, but he was a bad pick for the 49ers in particular. The reason being that the 49ers have already selected two other rookie left outside linebackers to fill out their roster so far in the draft. Ed McDaniel (79 Ovr) will probably be the team's new starter, and Steve Grant (73 Ovr) will be backing him up. So now the 49ers decided to go 3 rookies deep at the position with the selection of Andre Powell. With rookie Dwight Hollier (72 Ovr) also being selected the only real nfl-experience starting linebackers for the 49ers are Bill Romanowski, and Keith DeLong, it'll be interesting to see if they can establish their defense the way it has been in the past with the departures of Charles Haley and Matt Millen.

Summary

Info: A much better round in the 5th as teams started to take less questionable picks and the playing field was leveled.

The best pick was easily 79 OVR Michael Bankston who slipped. In real-life 1992 was a heavy QB/DE/S position draft, and unfortunately this years madden generated draft wasn't that strong so teams didn't really start picking these positions until the later rounds. Tommy Maddox (73 Ovr) joins the Cardinals rookie quarterback plethora this year meanwhile the Chiefs nabbed a solid defensive end in Chris Mims (75 Ovr) early with the 3rd selection. The Seahawks make a great pick once again with the selection of free safety Darren Perry (76 Ovr) who will be behind 13 year veteran Nasby Glasgow (88 Ovr) and most likely will take over for him when he decides to retire soon. The Dolphins drafted a solid backup rookie in MLB Elijah Alexander (72 Ovr) who should fit in nicely behind John Offerdahl on their roster.

The Falcons selected wide receiver Marcus Dowdell (69 Ovr) but the selection is questionable when plenty of solid players were still available as Dowdell will be buried in the depth chart by Andre Rison, Michael Haynes, Carl Pickens, and Nate Singleton. The Oilers selected a lackluster pick in left tackle Eric Jonassen (62 Ovr) who will most likely not amount to much int he league, meanwhile the Raiders selected Brett Collins (63 Ovr) who was actually not as good as some other outside linebackers still on the board.

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