Three players. One cover. Fans choose. In a bold move to give diehard Madden NFL fans ultimate control of their gaming experience, Doritos tortilla chips – the bold, intense snack brand within PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division – and EA SPORTS today announced that for the first time in the 22-year history of the franchise, the Madden NFL 11 cover athlete will be determined by consumer votes. Starting today through March 15, fans can log on to doritoschangethegame.com to vote daily for one of three nominees for the Madden NFL 11 cover:

• Jared Allen – Defensive End, Minnesota Vikings
• Drew Brees – Quarterback, New Orleans Saints
• Reggie Wayne – Wide Receiver, Indianapolis Colts

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You can read the entire article on the Madden NFL 11 Cover Athletes from EA Sports. You can vote daily starting today through March 15 at doritoschangethegame.com

This will be great to get everyone talking about the new game. Leave your comments on what you would like to hear about.

That prediction is that the Minnesota Vikings with out Brett Favre or a Pro Bowl type QB will now slip into mediocrity. I questioned the move of signing Favre last year and if he doesn’t stay this question comes up yet again. What was the point? Favre comes in and plays a beautiful season and does exactly what I figured he would do and that’s blow it in the NFC Championship game. As I watched the game and saw how close it was I told the people with me, Favre will start throwing picks the 2nd half and blow it. BINGO! So now if Favre doesn’t come back the Minnesota Vikings have to rely on Tavaris Jackson or Sage Rosenfels, yeah ok. I would have the relied on John David Booty before these two. If Favre finally retires expect nothing more that a 8-8 season or even a 9-7 season next year. Of course if there is no salary cap next year they might even get a QB for some astronomical price and shock even me.

The good thing that comes out of this is that a lot of teams got to see what a player Sidney Rice is and the potential he possesses. He will have a hell of foundation to stand on in his next contract negotiations. Congrats though to Minnesota for making it as far as they did, too bad the buck stops here.

Arizona vs. New Orleans

* Boldin is still on the roster for these games and Warner should have probably been bumped after his wildcard game. We also think the Cardinals secondary and defense was suspect against the Packers and probably should have seen some decrease.

Game 1

New Orleans 51
Arizona 45

The game had insane numbers from both teams.

Game 2

New Orleans 20
Arizona 25

This game was close. Brees drove down the field in the final minute and hit his WR in the back of the end zone but was not in bounds.

Game 3

New Orleans 59
Arizona 38

This game was a complete blow out. I was shocked Arizona even got 38.

Actual Outcome

New Orleans 45
Arizona 14

Looks like Madden got this one right even with Boldin in the game. New Orleans took 2 out 3 games.

Indianapolis vs. Baltimore

* Not sure if updating the rosters would have mattered much on this game.

Game 1

Indy 31
Baltimore 17

The things that hurt Baltimore in this game and hurts them as well in the following games is not having a great WR. The passing game from Baltimore is lacking.

Game 2

Balt 34
Indy 17

Was actually shocked Baltimore won but they did it on the ground.

Game 3

Indy 28
Balt 21

Final game and Madden got this one right as well.

Actual Outcome

Indy 20
Balt 3

Dallas vs. Minnesota

Dallas was a hot team coming into the playoff weekend but Minnesota had rest on there side and a great defensive line.

Game 1

Minn 16
Dallas 14

Game 2

Minn 27
Dallas 24

Game 3

Dallas 27
Minn 24

Madden saw all these games as tight games but the outcome was much different.

Actual Outcome

Minn 34
Dallas 3

San Diego vs. NY Jets

Personally I think both of these teams should have had roster updates. The Jets playbook on defense has also changed a great deal with Rex Ryan in the mix. This was the only experiment that was the opposite of the actual outcome of the game.

Game 1

San Diego 41
NY Jets 38

San Diego 22
NY Jets 19

San Diego 28
NY Jets 21

All the games were settled by less than a TD.

Actual Outcome

NY Jets 17
San Diego 14

Madden was wrong all the way around of on this one. The one thing Madden doesn’t account for is how hungry a team is for a win and the Jets were hungry.

All in all in the end 75% isn’t bad. It was interesting to see how this all played out and for the most part Madden is right on when predicting games. I was shocked however the Jets didn’t at least pick up one game. We are going to run the again for the divisional playoffs and see what we get so come back next week.

You can read more on Tim Tebow and how experts are saying he will do on draft day.

We have a defensive Madden 10 tip today. This defense takes a little longer to set up but with practice can be done quickly. Be sure and check it out.

Enjoy and see you next week!

Its crazy to see how the NFL has changed so much in just 2 year’s time. Seeing this immediate change in culture makes you wonder. What happened to the running quarterbacks? A few events, some related some unrelated all happening simultaneously. The biggest factor that led to the extinction of the running QB is injuries. After Carson Palmer, and most notably Tom Brady have suffered from season ending injuries. As a result players around the league seemed less willing to run for a first down and put their bodies at risk as a result. And the loss of Vick to jail hurt the popularity of the NFL to casual fans. other major factors helped contribute as well.

The media played a major role in the change of culture too. Analysts and announcers for years have helped generate much of the buzz that these QB’s received but also were highly critical of them in bad situations. (Interceptions, fumbles, etc.) Announcers imparticular would highly praise their speed and athleticism but would criticize their mechanics and compare them to the league’s best pocket passers. In doing this, they inadvertently would make fans pick sides. Most people I’ve met either like running QB’s or prefer pocket passers. What I’ve noticed is that many (not all) quarterbacks with great running skills don’t have great mechanics. However, in their defense many of them have mediocre offensive lines and receiving corps. Therefore their legs become the first (and usually best) option for scramblers.

For example, during Michael Vick’s tenor with the Atlanta Falcons they led the league in drops during the 2004 and 2005 seasons and their offensive line was a run blocking line. Therefore he transformed himself into the most exciting athlete the NFL had ever seen. Most notably in 2006 Vick set an NFL Milestone by rushing for over 1,000 yards in a season.Many have criticized Vick for being a great runner. Called him such things as a “Running Back playing QB”, a gimmick, etc. Other contributions deserve their acknowledgment as well.

Numerous offensive and defensive innovations have also led to the extinction of the runner. For instance the emergence of the Wildcat formation, (which employs the QB at reciever) and the remergence of running back and reciever screens have compensated for the loss of those critical short plays scramblers would make. And defensively the infamous Tampa 2 defense almost perfectly contains running quarterbacks. Because of these innovations, teams have steered their QB’s from running the ball and have advised them to checkdown recievers or throw the ball away.
Its really an amazing feat that these factors have manged to eliminate one of the most exciting new trends in the NFL. While I enjoy watching the Peyton Manning’s and Drew Brees of the world be great pocket passers, I miss the days of dual threat QB’s that defenses would spend weeks preparing for. Why can’t the running QB and the pocket passer coexist? If winning is in question, it shouldn’t be. Vick went to the NFC Championship game and lost to Donnovan McNabb (another scarmbler) who made it to the Super Bowl. If there was one formula for winning, every team would win Super Bowls.

The real credit I give to EA is their excellent marketing skills. I’ve seen more Madden 10 commercials in the last 6 months than in the last 6 years. Celebrity football games, website ads, and TV spots equal marketing giant. To step away from marketing for a moment, the game in my opinion dosent get enough recognition for its great (but not perfect) gameplay. As I said before, over the years the EA Sports team, has slashed many of their own alterations to the game. Suprisingly Madden 10’s gameplay has been balanced because of the scale back. now the preplay offensive and defensive options are no longer overcrowded with tools, only hardcore players would use. Now due to the balance and easy accessability, many new casual Madden players have emerged as a result. Granted, no sports game will ever sell a freakish number of units like Uncharted 2, or Modern Warfare 2, but in a struggling economy with layoffs all around you have to respect EA for the great product they’ve managed to create.

Player Pos Team Update
Hamza Abdullah S ARZ Added
Mike Gandy OL ARZ Decrease, from 84 to 81OVR
Alan Branch DE ARZ Increase, from 57 to 60OVR
Greg Toler CB ARZ Increase, from 59 to 64OVR
LaRod Stephens-Howling HB ARZ Increase, from 64 to 67OVR
Ben Graham P ARZ Increase, from 76 to 83OVR
Beanie Wells HB ARZ Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Gerald Hayes LB ARZ Increase, from 82 to 83OVR
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB ARZ Increase, from 86 to 90OVR
Matt Ware S ARZ Removed from depth chart
Robert James LB ATL Added
Chris Houston CB ATL Decrease, from 71 to 67OVR
Tye Hill CB ATL Decrease, from 73 to 70OVR
John Abraham DE ATL Decrease, from 94 to 92OVR
Coy Wire LB ATL Increase, from 59 to 65OVR
Chris Owens CB ATL Increase, from 63 to 70OVR
Thomas Johnson DT ATL Increase, from 67 to 71OVR
Brent Grimes CB ATL Increase, from 68 to 75OVR
Jason Snelling HB ATL Increase, from 71 to 74OVR
Stephen Nicholas LB ATL Increase, from 71 to 76OVR
Todd McClure OL ATL RBK Increase; from 84 to 89OVR
Harvey Dahl OL ATL Removed from depth chart
Brian Finneran WR ATL Removed from depth chart
Corey Ivy CB BAL Added
Terrell Suggs LB BAL Decrease, from 90 to 88OVR
Ed Reed S BAL Decrease, from 99 to 98OVR
Tom Zbikowski S BAL Increase, from 58 to 72OVR
Dannell Ellerbe LB BAL Increase, from 59 to 65OVR
Antwan Barnes LB BAL Increase, from 62 to 72OVR
Paul Kruger LB BAL Increase, from 72 to 73OVR
Marshal Yanda OL BAL Increase, from 77 to 80OVR
Todd Heap TE BAL Increase, from 82 to 84OVR
Willis McGahee HB BAL Increase, from 83 to 84OVR
Ray Rice HB BAL Increase, from 89 to 90OVR
Matt Birk OL BAL Increase, from 89 to 91OVR
Ben Grubbs OL BAL Increase, from 91 to 94OVR
Richie Incognito OL BUF Added
Roscoe Parrish WR BUF Decrease, from 66 to 64OVR
Trent Edwards QB BUF Decrease, from 71 to 69OVR
Marcus Stroud DT BUF Decrease, from 92 to 88OVR
Aaron Maybin DE BUF Decrease, from75 to 73OVR
Bryan Scott LB BUF Increase, from 64 to 74OVR
Shawn Nelson TE BUF Increase, from 67 to 70OVR
Kyle Williams DL BUF Increase, from 76 to 83OVR
Terrence McGee CB BUF Increase, from 81 to 83OVR
Fred Jackson HB BUF Increase, from 82 to 85OVR
Matt Moore QB CAR DAC Increase; from 64 to 76OVR
Jake Delhomme QB CAR Decrease, from 73 to 72OVR
Tank Tyler DT CAR Decrease, from 75 to 72OVR
Maake Kemoteau DL CAR Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR
Damione Lewis DT CAR Decrease, from 78 to 76OVR
DeAngelo Williams HB CAR Decrease, from 94 to 93OVR
Mackenzy Bernadeau OL CAR Increase, from 70 to 76OVR
Charles Godfrey S CAR Increase, from 71 to 76OVR
Richard Marshall CB CAR Increase, from 77 to 81OVR
Jonathan Stewart HB CAR Increase, from 85 to 86OVR
Ryan Kalil OL CAR Increase, from 85 to 90OVR
Chris Gamble CB CAR Increase, from 87 to 91OVR
Jon Beason LB CAR Increase, from 94 to 95OVR
Gaines Adams DE CHI Decrease, from 78 to 74OVR
Chris Williams OL CHI Decrease, from 78 to 76OVR
Orlando Pace OL CHI Decrease, from 84 to 80OVR
Matt Forte HB CHI Decrease, from 87 to 86OVR
Devin Aromashodu WR CHI Increase, from 62 to 73OVR
Jay Cutler QB CHI Increase, from 80 to 82OVR
Keiwan Ratliff CB CIN Added
Carson Palmer QB CIN Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR
Kevin Huber P CIN Increase, from 68 to 72OVR
Dennis Roland OL CIN Increase, from 75 to 76OVR
Chinedum Ndukwe S CIN Increase, from 75 to 79OVR
Dhani Jones LB CIN Increase, from 78 to 82OVR
Bobbie Williams OL CIN Increase, from 84 to 90OVR
Andrew Whiteworth OL CIN Increase, from 85 to 87OVR
Johnathan Joseph CB CIN Increase, from 89 to 91OVR
Chris Henry WR CIN Removed from team
Scott Kooistra OL CLE Added
Brian Robiskie WR CLE Decrease, from 71 to 69OVR
Ahyta Rubin DT CLE Increase, from 61 to 74OVR
Chris Jennings HB CLE Increase, from 63 to 65OVR
Josh Cribbs WR CLE Increase, from 64 to 71OVR
Kaluka Maiva LB CLE Increase, from 66 to 68OVR
Jason Trusnik LB CLE Increase, from 68 to 70OVR
Mike Adams S CLE Increase, from 70 to 72OVR
Matt Roth LB CLE Increase, from 71 to 74OVR
David Bowens LB CLE Increase, from 74 to 78OVR
Jerome Harrison HB CLE Increase, from 75 to 82OVR
Eric Wright CB CLE Increase, from 80 to 82OVR
Alex Mack OL CLE Increase, from 82 to 84OVR
Corey Hilliard OL CLE Released to FA
Scott Suisham K DAL Added
Robert Brewster OL DAL Added
Martellus Bennett TE DAL Decrease, from 75 to 74OVR
Ken Hamlin S DAL Decrease, from 78 to 76OVR
Roy Williams WR DAL Decrease, from 84 to 82OVR
John Phillips TE DAL Increase, from 64 to 70OVR
Doug Free OL DAL Increase, from 71 to 76OVR
Anthony Spencer LB DAL Increase, from 72 to 79OVR
Felix Jones HB DAL Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Mike Jenkins CB DAL Increase, from 81 to 87OVR
Miles Austin WR DAL Increase, from 85 to 88OVR
Tony Romo QB DAL Increase, from 88 to 89OVR
Jay Ratliff DT DAL Increase, from 91 to 94OVR
Vernon Fox S DEN Added
Vonnie Holliday DE DEN Decrease, from 74 to 70OVR
Ryan McBean DL DEN Decrease, from 74 to 70OVR
Kenny Peterson DL DEN Decrease, from 74 to 72OVR
Ronald Fields DL DEN Decrease, from 75 to 74OVR
Alphonso Smith CB DEN Decrease, from 76 to 69OVR
Eddie Royal WR DEN Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR
Champ Bailey CB DEN Decrease, from 97 to 96OVR
Andre Goodman CB DEN Increase, from 78 to 80OVR
Brandon Marshall WR DEN Increase, from 93 to 94OVR
Jordan Dizon LB DET Decrease, from 63 to 59OVR
Daunte Culpepper QB DET Decrease, from 73 to 71OVR
Dewayne White DE DET Decrease, from 82 to 78OVR
Kevin Smith HB DET Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR
Calvin Johnson Jr. WR DET Decrease, from 92 to 91OVR
Cliff Avril DE DET Increase, from 71 to 76OVR
Jerome Felton FB DET Increase, from 74 to 78OVR
Matthew Stafford QB DET Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Terrelle Smith FB DET Released to FA
Evan Moore TE FA Added
Nick Folk K FA Decrease, from 80 to 73OVR
Brad Jones LB GB Increase, from 66 to 70OVR
Johnny Jolly DL GB Increase, from 72 to 79OVR
Atari Bigby S GB Increase, from 76 to 80OVR
Jermichael Finley TE GB Increase, from 79 to 83OVR
Clay Matthews LB GB Increase, from 83 to 85OVR
Nick Barnett LB GB Increase, from 83 to 86OVR
Ryan Grant HB GB Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Nick Collins S GB Increase, from 92 to 93OVR
Charles Woodson CB GB Increase, from 96 to 98OVR
Brandon Chillar LB GB New deal, 4yrs/21MIL/7MIL BONUS
Chris Brown HB HOU Decrease, from 70 to 68OVR
Jacque Reeves CB HOU Decrease, from 72 to 68OVR
Connor Barwin DE HOU Decrease, from 74 to 71OVR
Kris Brown K HOU Decrease, from 77 to 72OVR
Kevin Walter WR HOU Decrease, from 79 to 78OVR
Steve Slaton HB HOU Decrease, from 83 to 82OVR
Arian Foster HB HOU Increase, from 64 to 68OVR
Joel Dreessen TE HOU Increase, from 68 to 70OVR
Glover Quin Jr. CB HOU Increase, from 71 to 73OVR
Bernard Pollard S HOU Increase, from 81 to 84OVR
Brian Cushing LB HOU Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
DeMeco Ryans LB HOU Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Matt Schaub QB HOU Increase, from 88 to 89OVR
Andre Johnson WR HOU Increase, from 98 to 99OVR
Ervin Baldwin DE IND Added
Jacob Lacey CB IND Increase, from 66 to 71OVR
Clint Session LB IND Increase, from 71 to 77OVR
Antoine Bethea S IND Increase, from 90 to 92OVR
Donald Brown HB IND INJ Decrease
Anthony Madison CB IND Released to FA
Allen Patrick HB JAX Added
Nate Hughes WR JAX Added
David Garrard QB JAX Decrease, from 81 to 80OVR
Torry Holt WR JAX Decrease, from 84 to 79OVR
Mike Sims-Walker WR JAX Decrease, from 85 to 84OVR
John Henderson DT JAX Decrease, from 88 to 87OVR
Russell Allen LB JAX Increase, from 50 to 57OVR
Terrance Knighton DT JAX Increase, from 73 to 77OVR
Derek Cox CB JAX Increase, from 76 to 78OVR
Brian Witherspoon CB JAX Released to FA
Derek Landri DT JAX Released to FA
Adam Seward LB JAX Released to FA
Quinten Lawrence WR KC Added
Sean Ryan TE KC Decrease, from 76 to 74OVR
Tyson Jackson DE KC Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR
Matt Cassel QB KC Decrease, from 79 to 78OVR
Branden Albert OL KC Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR
Dwayne Bowe WR KC Decrease, from 86 to 85OVR
Brian Waters OL KC Decrease, from 89 to 85OVR
Jovon Belcher LB KC Increase, from 58 to 62OVR
Andy Studebaker LB KC Increase, from 59 to 63OVR
Leonard Pope TE KC Increase, from 72 to 76OVR
Ryan Succop K KC Increase, from 73 to 78OVR
Ryan O’Callaghan OL KC Increase, from 74 to 80OVR
Derrick Johnson LB KC Increase, from 75 to 76OVR
Jamaal Charles HB KC Increase, from 76 to 86OVR
Tamba Hali LB KC Increase, from 77 to 78OVR
Brandon Flowers CB KC Increase, from 83 to 85OVR
Dustin Colquitt P KC Increase, from 84 to 91OVR
Mark Bradley WR KC Released to FA
Gibril Wilson S MIA Decrease, from 80 to 75OVR
Vontae Davis CB MIA Increase, from 77 to 80OVR
Yeremiah Bell S MIA Increase, from 80 to 82OVR
Randy Starks DL MIA Increase, from 83 to 86OVR
Ricky Williams HB MIA Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Jake Long OL MIA Increase, from 90 to 92OVR
Cameron Wake LB MIA Increase, from JMP; from 76 to 77OVR
Lousaka Polite FB MIA Increase, from TRK; from 84 to 91OVR
Antoine Winfield CB MIN Decrease, from 92 to 91OVR
Heath Farwell LB MIN Increase, from 55 to 68OVR
Jamarca Sanford S MIN Increase, from 61 to 67OVR
Jasper Brinkley LB MIN Increase, from 63 to 66OVR
Phil Loadholt OL MIN Increase, from 76 to 79OVR
Ben Leber LB MIN Increase, from 77 to 80OVR
Cedric Griffin CB MIN Increase, from 80 to 82OVR
Percy Harvin WR MIN Increase, from 81 to 82OVR
Visanthe Shiancoe TE MIN Increase, from 81 to 83OVR
Chad Greenway LB MIN Increase, from 86 to 88OVR
Bryant McKinnie OL MIN Increase, from 90 to 92OVR
Tom Brady QB NE Decrease, from 97 to 96OVR
Randy Moss WR NE Decrease, from 97 to 96OVR
Julian Edelman WR NE Increase, from 67 to 70OVR
Darius Butler CB NE Increase, from 72 to 75OVR
Paul Spicer DE NO Added
Lance Moore WR NO Decrease, from 76 to 75OVR
Jermon Bushrod OL NO Decrease, from 77 to 75OVR
Mike Bell HB NO Decrease, from 79 to 77OVR
Marques Colston WR NO Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR
Thomas Morsted P NO Increase, from 66 to 70OVR
David Thomas TE NO Increase, from 75 to 78OVR
Robert Meachem WR NO Increase, from 78 to 81OVR
Jon Stinchcomb OL NO Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Will Smith DE NO Increase, from 87 to 89OVR
Jonathan Vilma LB NO Increase, from 88 to 89OVR
Jahri Evans OL NO Increase, from 94 to 96OVR
John Carney K NO Released to FA
Charles Grant DE NO Removed from depth chart
Mario Manningham WR NYG Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR
Rich Seubert OL NYG Decrease, from 87 to 85OVR
Brandon Jacobs HB NYG Decrease, from 87 to 86OVR
Chris Snee OL NYG Decrease, from 97 to 96OVR
Marquice Cole CB NYJ Added
Chauncey Washington HB NYJ Added
Brad Smith WR NYJ Increase, from 66 to 69OVR
Mark Sanchez QB NYJ Increase, from 76 to 77OVR
D’Brickashaw Ferguson OL NYJ Increase, from 80 to 87OVR
Calvin Pace LB NYJ Increase, from 82 to 85OVR
Brandon Moore OL NYJ Increase, from 82 to 86OVR
Jay Feely K NYJ Increase, from 84 to 87OVR
David Harris LB NYJ Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Thomas Jones HB NYJ Increase, from 88 to 89OVR
Nick Mangold OL NYJ Increase, from 95 to 97OVR
Justin Miller CB NYJ Released to FA
John Wade OL OAK Added
Michael Mitchell S OAK Decrease, from 68 to 67OVR
Langston Walker OL OAK Decrease, from 80 to 77OVR
Greg Ellis DE OAK Decrease, from 86 to 84OVR
Nnamdi Asomugha CB OAK Decrease, from 98 to 97OVR
Charlie Frye QB OAK Increase, from 45 to 57OVR
Trevor Scott LB OAK Increase, from 72 to 74OVR
Tyvon Branch S OAK Increase, from 78 to 83OVR
Sebastian Janikowski K OAK Increase, from 83 to 87OVR
John Bowie CB OAK Released to FA
Chris Gocong LB PHI Decrease, from 73 to 70OVR
Kevin Curtis WR PHI Decrease, from 73 to 70OVR
Alex Smith TE PHI Decrease, from 75 to 73OVR
Stacy Andrews OL PHI Decrease, from 84 to 80OVR
Brian Westbook HB PHI Decrease, from 89 to 87OVR
Moises Fokou LB PHI Increase, from 63 to 68OVR
Nick Cole OL PHI Increase, from 65 to 75OVR
Akeem Jordan LB PHI Increase, from 76 to 79OVR
Mike Patterson DT PHI Increase, from 80 to 83OVR
David Akers K PHI Increase, from 85 to 89OVR
Brent Celek TE PHI Increase, from 86 to 87OVR
Leonard Weaver FB PHI Increase, from 89 to 91OVR
DeSean Jackson WR PHI Increased to 99 Speed; from 87 to 89OVR
Tracy White LB PHI SPD Increase; from 58 to 62OVR
Donovan McNabb QB PHI THP Increase
Joey Galloway WR PIT Added
William Gay CB PIT Decrease, from 74 to 72OVR
Mewelde Moore HB PIT Decrease, from 76 to 74OVR
Willie Parker HB PIT Decrease, from 81 to 80OVR
Hines Ward WR PIT Decrease, from 91 to 89OVR
Heath Miller TE PIT Decrease, from 91 to 90OVR
James Harrison LB PIT Decrease, from 98 to 97OVR
Troy Polamalu S PIT Decrease, from 98 to 97OVR
Mike Wallace WR PIT Increase, from 73 to 77OVR
Santonio Holmes WR PIT Increase, from 87 to 88OVR
Shaun McDonald WR PIT Released to FA
Shawne Merriman LB SD Decrease, from 89 to 87OVR
LaDainian Tomlinson HB SD Decrease, from 90 to 89OVR
Brandon Siler LB SD Increase, from 67 to 70OVR
Louis Vazquez OL SD Increase, from 68 to 75OVR
Kevin Ellison S SD Increase, from 72 to 77OVR
Malcolm Floyd WR SD Increase, from 74 to 76OVR
Larry English LB SD Increase, from 75 to 77OVR
Stephen Cooper LB SD Increase, from 82 to 85OVR
Shaun Phillips LB SD Increase, from 89 to 91OVR
Kris Dielman OL SD Increase, from 92 to 95OVR
Nate Burleson WR SEA Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR
Leroy Hill LB SEA Decrease, from 83 to 81OVR
Matt Hasselbeck QB SEA Decrease, from 84 to 82OVR
TJ Houshmandzadeh WR SEA Decrease, from 89 to 88OVR
Walter Jones OL SEA Decrease, from 93 to 90OVR
Max Unger OL SEA Increase, from 76 to 77OVR
Josh Wilson CB SEA Increase, from 79 to 82OVR
Shaun Hill QB SF Decrease, from 72 to 70OVR
Isaac Bruce WR SF Decrease, from 77 to 72OVR
Ahmad Brooks LB SF Increase, from 65 to 73OVR
Alex Smith QB SF Increase, from 76 to 78OVR
Michael Crabtree WR SF Increase, from 80 to 83OVR
Frank Gore HB SF Increase, from 92 to 94OVR
Andy Lee P SF Increase, from 92 to 96OVR
Vernon Davis TE SF Increase, from 95 to 97OVR
Dashon Goldson S SF Increase, from HITPOW; from 71 to 74OVR
Laurent Robinson WR STL Decrease, from 72 to 70OVR
Josh Brown K STL Decrease, from 94 to
Brandon Gibson WR STL Increase, from 68 to 73OVR
James Laurinaitis LB STL Increase, from 81 to 83OVR
Danny Amendola WR STL RET Increase
Micheal Spurlock WR TB Added
Cadillac Williams HB TB CAR Increase
Chris Hovan DT TB Decrease, from 76 to 75OVR
Derrick Ward HB TB Decrease, from 77 to 76OVR
Arron Sears OL TB Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR
Kyle Moore DE TB Increase, from 62 to 67OVR
Roy Miller DT TB Increase, from 63 to 66OVR
Quincy Black LB TB Increase, from 66 to 70OVR
Maurice Stovall WR TB Increase, from 67 to 71OVR
Josh Freeman QB TB Increase, from 74 to 75OVR
Barrett Ruud LB TB Increase, from 88 to 90OVR
Yamon Figurs WR TB Released to FA
Jevon Kearse DE TEN Decrease, from 73 to 69OVR
Nick Harper CB TEN Decrease, from 75 to 71OVR
Jared Cook Jr. TE TEN Decrease, from 75 to 72OVR
Alge Crumpler TE TEN Decrease, from 76 to 74OVR
Kyle Vanden Bosch DE TEN Decrease, from 83 to 80OVR
Keith Bulluck LB TEN Decrease, from 91 to 90OVR
Lavelle Hawkins WR TEN Increase, from 55 to 62OVR
Eugene Amano OL TEN Increase, from 74 to 77OVR
Chris Johnson HB TEN Increase, from 97 to 99OVR
Anthony Alridge HB WAS Added
Will Montgomery OL WAS Decrease, from 66 to 65OVR
Renaldo Wynn DE WAS Decrease, from 68 to 64OVR
Phillip Daniels DE WAS Decrease, from 73 to 71OVR
Antwan Randle-El WR WAS Decrease, from 74 to 73OVR
Carlos Rogers CB WAS Decrease, from 81 to 79OVR
Cornelius Griffin DT WAS Decrease, from 84 to 81OVR
LaRon Landry S WAS Decrease, from 86 to 84OVR
Santana Moss WR WAS Decrease, from 86 to 84OVR
Clinton Portis HB WAS Decrease, from 87 to 86OVR
Chris Samuels OL WAS Decrease, from 93 to 89OVR
Kevin Barnes CB WAS Decrease,from 68 to 66OVR
Graham Gano K WAS Increase, from 52 to 55OVR
Justin Tryon CB WAS Increase, from 64 to 67OVR
Kareem Moore S WAS Increase, from 65 to 68OVR
Quinton Ganther HB WAS Increase, from 69 to 72OVR
Fred Smoot CB WAS Increase, from 71 to 73OVR
Reed Doughty S WAS Increase, from 72 to 73OVR
Fred Davis TE WAS Increase, from 75 to 76OVR
Rocky McIntosh LB WAS Increase, from 78 to 79OVR
Brian Orakpo LB WAS Increase, from 78 to 84OVR
DeAngelo Hall CB WAS Increase, from 85 to 86OVR
Andre Carter DE WAS Increase, from 89 to 90OVR
London Fletcher LB WAS Increase, from 90 to 91OVR
D’Anthony Batiste OL WAS Released to FA