VSN Countdown to Madden 10 Release

[Poundtherock]

27 and counting1111

5 days till the Madden demo!!!

“The Assassin”

#27 Safety Steve "Assassin" Atwater - Denver Broncos - (1989–1998)
New York Jets - (1999)
College: University of Arkansas
2× Super Bowl Champion (XXXII, XXXIII)
Second-Team All-Pro selection (1996)
2× First-Team All-Pro selections
8× Pro Bowl selections
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
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Stephen Dennis Atwater (born October 28, 1966 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football player who spent most of his career playing free safety for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. Atwater and Dennis Smith made up a Broncos secondary that was known for their ferocious hits on opposing players.

In Super Bowl XXXII, he posted one of the better performances by a safety in a Super Bowl and one of the greatest games of his career. In that game, he is credited with six solo tackles, one sack, two passes defensed and a forced fumble. His presence near the line of scrimmage kept Green Bay's running game at check. His sack and forced fumble resulted in three critical points in the second quarter when the Broncos offense had stalled without star running back Terrell Davis. Near the end of the fourth quarter, the score was tied at 24-24 and Green Bay had the ball on a third down with eight yards to go for a first down. Atwater knocked down a critical pass on a blitz where the receiver was left wide open, forcing the Packers to punt. Then on Green Bay's final drive, Atwater's vicious hit (which nearly knocked out two players, a Packers player and a Broncos player) with less than a minute remaining left the Packers in 4th and 6 situation without any remaining timeouts due to NFL rules regarding injuries to players in the final two minutes of a game.

Many argued that Atwater should have been the MVP of the game and the ensuing article in The Sporting News pictured Atwater and noted the impact of his hits on the game.

 

[JayDizzle]

(disclaimer: I know it's the same dude CL-Dub, but I'm too lazy/biased to find another #27 at this point in the morning)

27 days left until Jacksonville's secondary hopefully improves... amongst other things. :confused2:

 

[JOHNNYTHECLOWN]

Ellis Hobbs - either sick of waiting or upset he got traded to Philly lol

27 DAYS WOOO WOOOO

 

[PEYMAN18]

#27 Lance Ball - RB - Indianapolis Colts

27 MORE DAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Aso]

Hate to say it but this is VERY geeky.

No one asked you and no one cares what you think.

 

[MVP1991]

 

[Tengo Juego]

27... Demo next week!

 

[Poundtherock]

26 and counting1111

4 days till the Madden extended-play demo!!!

#26 Safety/Cornerback Rod Woodson - Pittsburgh Steelers - (1987–1996)
College: Purdue University
San Francisco 49ers (1997)
Baltimore Ravens (1998–2001)
Oakland Raiders (2002–2003)
11× Pro Bowl selections
6× First-team All-Pro selections
2× Second-team All-Pro selections
7× First-team All-Conference selections
2× Second-team All-Conference selections
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 1990s All-Decade Team
1993 NFL Defensive Player of the Year
1993 UPI AFL-AFC Player of the Year
Super Bowl champion (XXXV)
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Woodson is among the NFL's all time leaders in games played as a defensive back and interceptions. In his 17 NFL seasons, Woodson recorded 71 interceptions, 1,483 interception return yards, 32 fumble recoveries (15 offensive and 17 defensive), 137 fumble return yards, 4,894 kickoff return yards, 2,362 punt return yards, and 17 touchdowns (12 interception returns, 1 fumble return, 2 kickoff returns, 2 punt returns). He holds the league record for interceptions returned for touchdowns with 12, and is tied with 11 other players for the record for most fumble recoveries in a single game (3). His 1,483 interception return yards are also an NFL record. His 71 interceptions rank 3rd all time.

Currently Woodson splits his time between NFL Network studios in Los Angeles and his home in Pleasanton. He was also part of the studio team for BBC Sport's NFL coverage in 2007, including Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLIII.

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[Rudi]

25 days...

 

[Derrville]

 

[BWEISS]

 

[Poundtherock]

25 and counting1111

3 days till the Madden extended-play demo!!!

#25 CB Aqib Talib - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - (2008-Present)
College: Kansas University

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[JayDizzle]

Reggie Nelson hopes in 25 days he can renew that "Eraser" moniker once more.

 

[Tengo Juego]

Ryan Grant says:

25 more days BITCH!

 

[Poundtherock]

24 and counting1111

2 days till the Madden extended-play demo!!! (Do not try download until after 9pm est.)

#24 HB Lenny Moore - Baltimore Colts - (1956–1967)
College - Penn State
7-time All-Pro
7-time Pro-Bowler
1956 NFL Rookie of the Year
1964 NFL Player of the Year
1964 Comeback Player of the Year
1975 Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee.​

Moore was tagged with more nicknames than an unpopular schoolboy: "Sputnik," for the fear he incited in opposing defenses; "The Reading Rocket" and "Lightning Lenny," for his unmatched speed; and "Spats," for the way he taped his high-top shoes, making them look like low-tops. While Moore appeared to be an easy target, it was he who toyed with linebackers and defensive ends for 12 NFL seasons — all in a maddeningly un-bully-like fashion.

A 1975 inductee into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Lenny Moore is the best NFL athlete to ever put on a number 24 football jersey. A Reading, PA native, Moore was drafted in the first round out of Penn State by the then Baltimore Colts. He went on to have an impressive rookie year in the NFL. As a rookie, Moore had a very impressive 7.5 yards per rushing attempt average to go with 649 rushing yards and 8 rushing touchdowns. He also caught the ball for 102 yards and a TD in his rookie year of 1956.

Moore played two primary positions in the NFL. He lined up in the backfield as a running back (halfback,) and as a flanker split wide. Playing both of these positions led Moore to put up some impressive statistics over twelve years in the NFL. As a running back he rushed for 5,174 yards and 63 touchdowns. His longest run from scrimmage incidentally was during his impressive rookie year in 1956 when he scooted for 79 yards.

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His numbers were equally impressive as a receiver. 6,039 yards receiving, with 48 touchdowns and a career long of 82 in his sophomore season. Moore's athleticism led him to not only put up some impressive statistics but to accumulate several awards and accolades over his 12-year professional career.

"Memories"​

Moore occasionally speaks to student groups about his experiences as a black football player during an era when, in the words of Baltimore Sun sportswriter Rick Maese, "Moore could travel with his teammates but couldn't always eat in the same restaurant, couldn't always stay at the same hotel, couldn't always fraternize with them the same way out of the locker room as he had in it."

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[Point Blank]

 

[Rayman]

Since Point Blank beat me to MBIII, here's the incomparable Larry Brown.

Thanks, Neil O'Donnell

 

[Rudi]

 

[Poundtherock]

Good pick, Rudi!


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This guy IS a beast!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JayDizzle]

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Not a 'name' guy in the NFL, but for my money, Montell Owens is well-worth 24 more days of waiting until Madden comes out.

Thoughts of the Jaguars being a team comparable to the colder, frigid divisions again makes me giddy.