Those are the Madden 09 ratings btw. Not mine

And thats the J-E-T-S without Favre and the Dolphins without Pennington.

It was the original Madden 09 ratings before the updates.

Saying about the custom covers for Madden 09 with Favre.

Someone has way too much time on their hands

http://s63.photobucket.com/albums/h1...STOM%20COVERS/

PlayStation fanboy as well, by the looks of it :D

Need more with cheerleaders on...

There's more than enough of the Pats players, wheres Kristina Akra for the Patriots :D or Lori Baranski, now they are two hot Patriot cheerleaders or ex-cheerleaders as they are now (I think)

Adding (I think) so that I cant be proved 100% wrong :D

Surely the falcons must be the worst team this year. I can't think of anything they've got going for them except for their kicking game (which obviously counts for little).

At least now the fins have a solid (if fragile) running game, a solid QB for the next two years and a line which within 5 years COULD be very impressive.

The Falcons must be banking on Ryan for something special just like Oakland are with McFadden.

That may be the main reason they are ranked ahead of the Fins.

As they drafted offensive players high in the first round rather than an OL player or a DE in the Rams case. Thats the only logical reason for EA ranking them that way I would imagine :confused:

So we're even worse now. :D
Agree 100%.

The Falcons could be a decent team this year, or they could be the worst by far. It all depends on how Matt Ryan handles the pressure. It is unlikely that he will be able to react as well to it that the Falcons fans want. At least for the Fins, the only way is up, (apart from 0-16).

Would you have these 4 teams in this order?
Patriots 97
Cowboys 96
Chargers 95
Colts 95

I personally would have the Patriots 97, then the Colts 96 with the Cowgirls and the Chargers on 95 followed by the Steelers and the Jags. And then the teams are too close to call. Mainly the ones in the NFC.

I certainly think the '97 Pats would have beaten all three of those other teams, however, I think the '95 Colts were better than San Diego that season.

Paul, the stats have changed quite dramatically if you download the update.

The mighty Fins, for instance, are an almighty 84 compared to the Jets' weedy 72.

No idea what EA's researchers are up to there, but funny anyway!

I've actually gone through, team by team, and predicted all the results now. I have ended up with some crazy standings (and a mis-calc somewhere!)... I'm going to go through them again tomorrow and I'll post my final tables up.

And as mentioned, yes, the Falcons still have a sh*t season but I think the 49ers will only win maybe 2 or 3 this year. The Fins, Rams and Falcons will win at least 4, I think...

So, Pennington improves the Fins and Favre weakens the Jets. Makes sense :D

Looking at the individual stats on a website, Brady, Manning and LT all being 99 on the offensive side of teams.

I now have the game but am waiting for the PS3 to arrive now.

OK, here it is:

NFC
Cowboys 12 4
Redskins 11 5
Giants 9 7
Eagles 8 8

Vikings 12 4
Bears 8 8
Lions 6 10
Packers 5 11

Saints 10 6
Bucs 10 6
Panthers 9 7
Falcons 3 13

S'hawks 13 3
Cardinals 6 10
Rams 3 13
49ers 2 14

Wild Card matches:
Bucs (6) @ Cowboys (3)
Redskins (5) @ Saints (4)

Seahawks (1) and Vikings (2) get byes.

Then:
Cowboys @ Vikings
Redskins @ Seahawks

Cowboys @ Seahawks

AFC
Patriots 13 3
Bills 8 8
Jets 6 10
Dolphins 3 13

Steelers 12 4
Bengals 9 7
Browns 6 10
Ravens 4 12

Colts 12 4
Jags 12 4
Titans 8 8
Texans 3 13

Chargers 13 3
Broncos 9 7
Raiders 6 10
Chiefs 5 11

Wild Card matches:
Bengals (6) @ Steelers (3)
Jags (5) @ Colts (4)

Patriots (1) and Chargers (2) get byes

Then:
Steelers @ Chargers
Colts @ Patriots

Steelers @ Patriots

I'm not going to tell you who I think the Superbowl will be though :D :o

BTW, I even worked through the tie-breakers to get the seedings correct. That was a bit tough, espeically as the Saints and Bucs had identical records... so I put the Saints first! :D

I would go with Steelers - Cowgirls.

I cant see Pats getting to the Superbowl, its rare you lose the Superbowl and then win it the next year.

Ravens all the way year.

Underdog year.

If they finish anywhere other than bottom of their division, I'll buy you a beer.

NFC East
Dallas Cowboys 10/11 BET
New York Giants 11/4 BET
Philadelphia Eagles 7/2 BET
Washington Redskins 7/1 BET

Redskins 7/1 to win the division??? :eek: I'll have a reverse forecast with the Cowgirls on that!