VSN Countdown to Madden 10 Release

[Poundtherock]

3 days and counting!!!!

#3 K Matt Bryant - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - (2005-Present)

Career: 138-of-168 FGs; 181-of-185 PATs.
College: Baylor, Oregon State.
Frankfurt Galaxy (2002)
New York Giants (2002-03)
Indianapolis Colts (2004)
Miami Dolphins (2004)

Reliable, strong-legged performer who has become one of the NFL’s best kickers.

Kicked second-longest game-winning field goal in NFL history
when he connected on a 62-yarder against Philadelphia on 10/22/06.
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Earned Player of the Week honors in Week 4 of the 2008 season while converting all three field goal attempts and all three PATs against the Packers (9/28/08)… In just four seasons with Buccaneers has amassed a .831 field goal percentage (98-of-118 field goals), ranking him as the most accurate kicker in team history (min. 10 att.)… Owns three of the top five single season field goal percentage marks in team history (2005, 2007-2008)… Also ranks third in team history with 98 field goals made and his 416 points scored with Tampa Bay ranks tied for fourth… Has made nine game-winning field goals in his career, including seven as a member of the Buccaneer.

Has played in 94 regular season games and three playoff contests… … Ranked fourth in the NFL with a club-record and career-high 131 points in 2008… His 32 field goals in 2008 ranked second in the NFL, were a career high and also tied the franchise single-season mark… Has earned NFC Player of the Week honors four times (twice with the Buccaneers and twice with N.Y. Giants) and Player of the Month honors once during his career… Signed by the Buccaneers as a free agent on March 2, 2005.

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Married to Melissa, and the couple has one son, Tre… The couple’s youngest son, Matthew Tryson, passed away in September of 2008… Following the 2008 season, was honored by the PFWA with the Halas Award which goes to the individual in the NFL who overcame the most adversity to succeed during a season… Was the Buccaneers 2008 Ed Block Courage Award recipient… Was named the Buccaneers 2007 Man of the Year and a finalist for the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year award for his work on and off the football field.

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[Point Blank]

He sucked..lol.

 

[PEYMAN18]

LOL



Aaron Brooks... WTF happened to this guy?

He is mentoring his younger cousin, Michael Vick on how to be a good person.....

#2 Nick Harris - Punter - Detroit Lions

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[Tengo Juego]

 

[krulmichael]

Even punters get love.

2 Days remain for those unlucky bastards like me who don't have the game yet.

 

[Poundtherock]

2 days and counting!!!!

#2 QB/HB Charly Trippi - Chicago Cardinals - (1947-1955)

College: Georgia
2× Pro Bowl selection (1952, 1953)
3× All-Pro selection (1947, 1948, 1952)
1× NFL champion (1947)
Maxwell Award (1946)
NFL 1940s All-Decade Team
Georgia Bulldogs Circle of Honor
Georgia Bulldogs #62 retired
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
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In 1946, Charley Trippi, a two-time All-America from the University of Georgia, was a key figure in the inter-league battling between the new AII-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League.

The AAFC's New York Yankees were so sure they had signed him to a contract that they called a press conference in New York to announce the happy news. But while the New York newsmen gathered, Chicago Cardinals owner Charles W. Bidwill Sr. announced in Chicago he had signed Trippi to a four-year contract worth $100,000. For those days, the size of the contract was stunning news and a big breakthrough in the inter-league war.
Trippi's acquisition completed Bidwill’s quest for a "Dream Backfield." Although Bidwill did not live to see it, Charley became the game breaker in a talented corps that included…

“Million Dollar Backfield”

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Paul Christman Pat Harder Elmer Angsman Charley Trippi
Marshall Goldberg was an early member. [Not shown here]​

Perhaps the finest collective showing of the “Million Dollar Backfield” came in the 1947 NFL Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles on the frozen turf of Chicago’s Comiskey Park.

Trippi opened the scoring in the first quarter on a 44-yard run off left tackle. Harder tacked on the extra point to put Chicago up, 7-0. Then it was Angsman’s turn. The speedy halfback raced 70 yards for a touchdown and Harder’s PAT gave the team a comfortable two-touchdown lead.

The Eagles closed the score to 14-7 by halftime but Trippi’s fireworks continued. In the third quarter, the Hall of Famer fielded a punt at his own 25-yard line and rambled 75 yards to put his team ahead, 21-7.

Philadelphia countered with a one-yard TD run by Steve Van Buren but Angsman put the Cardinals ahead for good with the famous quartet’s fourth long TD strike of the day. In the fourth quarter, Angsman scored his second 70-yard touchdown run of the game for the clinching score. The Cardinals won the game, 28-21, to cap the “dream” season of 1947.

Due to relaxed regulations during the war years, Charley played in five College All-Star classics, two while at Georgia, two while in the service and a fifth as a Cardinal in 1948.

Trippi could and would do anything on a football field. He played as a left halfback for four seasons before switching to quarterback for two years. Charley then moved back to offensive halfback for one campaign before changing almost exclusively to the defensive unit in 1954 and 1955. He also was the Cardinals' punter and he excelled on the punt and kickoff return teams.

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[krulmichael]

1 more day! Didn't get to give this guy love earlier, but I can make up for it now.

 

[Rudi]

Can't believe I will have Madden in less than a day!

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

 

[Point Blank]

I already have the game but I'm still excited for the release!

 

[Rayman]

Had the game for a week now, but what's one more?

And I'll actually use a football player who wears #1.

Mat McBriar.

Australian for boom!

 

[Poundtherock]

Just a matter of hours…..and counting!!!!

#1 Earl Louis “Curly” Lambeau

Founder, Player [TB-FB-BB-E], Coach - Green Bay Packers - 1919-1949
1950-1951 Chicago Cardinals - 1952-1953 Washington Redskins
Career Record 229-134-22
College: Notre Dame, Wisconsin

1929 NFL Championship
1930 NFL Championship
1931 NFL Championship
1936 NFL Championship
1939 NFL Championship
1944 NFL Championship
1920s All-Decade Team
Green Bay Packers HOF
Pro Football HOF
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Earl "Curly” Lambeau founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 and was the team's first playing star and its coach for 31 years. More than any other person, he is responsible for the existence today of the Packers' unique small-town franchise. Curly played fullback as a Notre Dame freshman in 1918 before an illness forced him to leave school.

Back in Green Bay, he was offered $250 a month to work for the Indian Packing Company, which, a year later, organized a football team called the "Packers." Lambeau became the team's coach and playing captain. Lambeau was the first pass-minded coach in the NFL and his teams were like their leader, impatient and explosive.

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This [above] photo was taken during the Packers 2nd full season as a professional team and [possibly] the earliest known image [of the team]. The Packers are depicted playing an unidentified team. The Allouez Water and Beverages advertising sign can be seen in the background of the playing field. The players are shown wearing leather helmets and football pants. The ground is lightly peppered with freshly fallen snow. The Packers are about to score and are closing in on the goaline as the wooden hand-constructed goalpost is shown. The back running the ball is believed to be Lambeau, but this cannot be positively supported.

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An excellent passer in his own right, Curly flew in the face of common practice. Despite rules that made it difficult to use the forward pass, Lambeau’s Packers were a team whose main offensive weapon was the pass – at any time, on any down, from anywhere on the field. With his vaunted passing attack, he led the Packers to championships in 1929, 1930, and 1931. After signing future Hall of Fame receiver Don Hutson in 1935, they won three more titles.

So advanced were Lambeau’s coaching theories and Hutson’s abilities that many of Hutson’s records stood for four decades or more. After he retired as a player, Curly replaced himself with future Hall of Fame quarterback, Arnie Herber and later Cecil lsbell, and the Packers remained a powerhouse for almost three decades.

Lambeau not only played QB, but played the positions
of tailback, fullback, blocking back, end, and punter.
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A sometimes-hotheaded disciplinarian, Lambeau always got the most out of his players. Tackle Cal Hubbard, guard Mike Michalske, and halfback Johnny “Blood” McNally, were fine players who enjoyed Hall of Fame careers under Lambeau.

Lambeau resigned from the Packers following the 1949 season and later coached the Chicago Cardinals and Washington Redskins. For many years his 229 career victories ranked second only to George Halas.

"Just For you Packers backers………………."
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Honorable Mention: Warren Moon - Pro Football Hall of Fame

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"Now, let's get ready for some damn football!!!!"​

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