No More Brady - A Ryan Mallett Patriots Story (Madden 13)

[JaymeeAwesome]

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TD Plunging! Ridley|Gronk with 2 TDs...

Cardinals 20 - PATRIOTS 44

Foxboro, MA - Welcome to New England Ryan Mallett. Mallett was able to shake his first game jitters and pulls out a near perfect day. Throwing his first 300 game of career, Ryan felt comfortable. When asked what was the difference today compared to last week, he said,

"Last week I felt like all eyes were on me as if I am Tom Brady. I'm not Tom Brady, I'm Ryan Mallett and I'm your quarterback. I stepped out today and decided to be Ryan Mallett. But without my team, I'm nothing. You should be talking with them, they're the ones that got us that win today."

Stevan Ridley stepped up to run the Patriots to this victory over the Cardinals as the Patriots would not be denied this week. They were able to walk away with their heads held high. From the first snap of the game it was all in the Patriots favor as Kyle Arrington was able to pick the first pass from John Skelton.

The Patriots picked up a total of 4 interceptions to go with their 4 sacks. The defense was basically a brick wall holding Beanie Wells to under 100 yards on the ground. Also big Gronk was able to haul in two TDs in this victory and was able to do his Gronk spike. There was absolutely nothing that could go wrong for the Patriots today....

Now onto the stats....

Arizona Cardinals at New England Patriots
Sep 16, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona Cardinals (1-0)	6	7	0	7	20
New England Patriots (0-1)	3	17	10	14	44

Team Stats Comparison
	ARI	NWE
Total Offense	260	421
Rushing Yards	84	142
Passing Yards	176	279
First Downs	14	16
Punt Return Yards	33	25
Kick Return Yards	82	91
Total Yards	375	537
Turnovers	4	0
3rd Down Converstion	7-13	8-17
4th Down Conversion	0-0	2-2
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	2-2	7-7
Penalties	1-5	1-10
Posession Time	27:12	32:48

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT John Skelton 23/34 208 2 4 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Beanie Wells 15 69 4.6 0 Javarris James 5 15 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Gerell Robinson 1 15 15.0 0 Larry Fitzgerald 8 91 11.3 1 Andre Roberts 2 26 13.0 1 LaRon Byrd 1 8 8.0 0 Anthony Sherman 3 6 2.0 0 Todd Heap 1 3 3.0 0 Michael Floyd 5 53 10.6 0 Beanie Wells 2 6 3.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Daryl Washington 5 0 0 0 Jamell Fleming 4 0 0 0 Patrick Peterson 4 0 0 0 Calais Campbell 4 1 0 0 William Gay 4 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Jay Feely 2/2 2/2 8 53 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Dave Zastudil 4 142 35.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Patrick Peterson 2 51 25.5 0 Andre Roberts 1 31 31.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Patrick Peterson 2 33 16.5 0

New England Patriots PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Ryan Mallett 20/31 305 3 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Stevan Ridley 23 95 4.1 2 Danny Woodhead 9 44 4.8 0 Shane Vereen 5 1 0.2 0 Eric Kettani 1 2 2.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Wes Welker 3 78 26.0 0 Brandon Lloyd 3 93 31.0 1 Rob Gronkowski 5 50 10.0 2 Aaron Hernandez 2 14 7.0 0 Julian Edelman 1 28 28.0 0 Stevan Ridley 1 9 9.0 0 Danny Woodhead 3 16 5.3 0 Eric Kettani 2 17 8.5 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Jerod Mayo 6 0 1 0 Brandon Spikes 5 0 1 0 Kyle Arrington 3 0 1 0 Devin McCourty 7 0 1 0 Rob Ninkovich 3 2 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG Stephen Gostkowski 3/3 5/5 20 33 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 Zoltan Mesko 4 166 41.5 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Matthew Slater 3 65 21.6 0 Julian Edelman 1 25 25.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Julian Edelman 2 25 12.5 0

[JaymeeAwesome]

$$ Welker gets his PayDay $$

94.8 Million over 6 years

Foxboro, MA - Wes Welker had a lot of patience this offseason. Welker saw his fellow teammates all receiving their new contracts. He wanted to know where his was. He held out a lot in the beginning, but decided to just ride out the Franchise tender. To the New England fans, you will be seeing more Mallett to Welker passes for years to come. Hopefully they gel soon and Wes can be the go to guy once again for the team.

Here is the structure of his new contract:

2012 (Current Season) - $9.5 Million
2013 - 9.28 Million
2014 - 11.02 Million
2015 - 13.27 Million
2016 - 16.21 Million
2017 - 20.02 Million
2018 - 25.00 Million

To the Followers: Do you think this was a good deal for the Patriots?

[JaymeeAwesome]

2012 - Week #2

Back in Action - The Bills are looking forward to having Fred Jackson back on that field as he's healthy now and ready to get back to work.

Can A. Morris Rebound? - Alfred Morris lost his confidence, then the game as he fumbled 3 times in a 24-23 loss to the Rams.

Addicted To Yards - Anyone can see that Randy Moss was born to catch passes in the NFL. He's moved beyond Tim Brown on the career receiving yards list.

See Who's Tweetin'

@WingozEA - Dwight Freeney's already talking Super Bowl and the ink isn't even dry on his new Colts contract extension.

@MattMiller - Colts were willing to go above and beyond to re-sign Robert Mathis. Monumental signing.

@AdamSchefterEA - Big news in Atlanta as Atlanta re-sign tight end Tony Gonzalez.

@RossTuckerEA - HUGE re-signing by the Dolphins. Totally changes the landscape in the AFC East.

@Mark Schlereth - There's no good way to cover Randy Moss. Runs great routes and has great moves after the fact. #recordwatch

@SkipBaylessEA - Alfred Morris is front runner for LVP of the after 3 fumbles.

@SkipBayless - Can't say enough how HUGE it is to get Fred Jackson back on the field.

@MikeHillEA - It shouldn't come as a shock to hear the BenJarvus Green-Ellis is the AFC player of the week. Everybody knew Karlos Dansby was coming up with #AFC defensive player of the week this time around.

@SkipBaylessEA - Some of the thanks has to go to the defense that went up against Drew Brees. #NFCPoW

@RoFloEA - Fantasy owners, be sure to say thanks to Drew Brees -- or curse his name if you had to go H2H against him.

@RossTuckerEA - It's clear London Fletcher is capable of doing anything he wants on that field. #NFCPoW

NFL Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
RT	Gabe Carimi | Bears	Fractured Elbow - 18 Weeks
CB	Leodis McKevlin | Bills	Broken Jaw - 3 Weeks
RE	Elvis Dumervil | Broncos	Pulled Groin - 2 Weeks
MLB	Paris Lenon | Cardinals	Broken Collarbone - 4 Weeks
RE	Glenn Dorsey | Chiefs	Forearm Fracture - 3 Weeks
RE	Marcus Spears | Cowboys	Abdominal Tear - 3 Weeks
WR	DeSean Jackson | Eagles	Abdonimal Tear - 1 Week
RG	Jake Scott | Seahawks	Shoulder Tear - 2 Weeks

NFL Players of the Week
Award	Player | Team	Pos	Stats
NFC OFFENSIVE POW	Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints	QB	22-31, 329 YDS, 5 TD
NFC DEFENSIVE POW	London Fletcher | Washington Redskins	MLB	8 TKL, 1 SACK, 2 INT
AFC OFFENSIVE POW	BenJarvus Green-Ellis | Cincinnati Bengals	HB	19 CAR, 144 YDS, 1 TD, 3 REC, 71 YDS, 1 TD
AFC DEFENSIVE POW	Karlos Dansby | Miami Dolphins	MLB	8 TKL, 1 SACK, 2 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR

NFL Scores Week #2

Thursday's Games

Bears 30 - Packers 31

Sunday's Games

Buccanneers 27 - Giants 12

Saints 48 - Panthers 27

Vikings 27 - Colts 20

Ravens 27 - Eagles 14

Raiders 34 - Dolphins 27

Browns 17 - Bengals 23 (OT)

Texans 37 - Jaguars 10

Cowboys 17 - Seahawks 34

Redskins 23 - Rams 24

Jets 17 - Steelers 36

Titans 21 - Chargers 37

Lions 43 - 49ers 32

Monday's Games

Broncos 37 - Falcons 24

BYE WEEKS: None

[raggBAGG]

I'm actually figuring out the whole Welker deal in my CCM too. I don't think he's worth anywhere close what your paying him later on unless your planning on trading him. Even Brady doesn't make that much. It looks like Fitzgerald only tops out around 20 at the end of his deal. Welker is like 31. I'd only be looking for like 4 years, maybe 10 a year tops. I mean he's been great for years and is a good asset but honestly, it just seems lucrative to pay a slot receiver that much money.

[JaymeeAwesome]

I would have even offered Welker a contract with Brady still here. I'm trying to keep Lloyd and Welker around for some time.

[jwagner82]

Alot of teams do it to an extent with older players, so they can release them before the last few years. I couldn't find a way to sign welker to a realistic contract (2-3 yrs, 23-30M total). I don't think any team would ever sign a reciever to a six year deal at age 31, especially after franchise tagging. BUT, good idea keeping him no matter the cash, have to have some current patriots starters for a pats dynasty lol

[JaymeeAwesome]

Week 2 around the league has been updated!

[JaymeeAwesome]

2012 - Week #2
(#) = previous week

NFL Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (3)	New Orleans Saints	2-0-0	vs. Kansas City Chiefs
2 (14)	Oakland Raiders	2-0-0	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
3 (9)	Houston Texans	2-0-0	@ Denver Broncos
4 (1)	Baltimore Ravens	2-0-0	vs. New England Patriots
5 (13)	St. Louis Rams	2-0-0	@ Chicago Bears
6 (4)	Denver Broncos	2-0-0	vs. Houston Texans
7 (19)	Seattle Seahawks	1-1-0	vs. Green Bay Packers
8 (2)	Carolina Panthers	1-1-0	vs. New York Giants
9 (25)	Green Bay Packers	1-1-0	@ Seattle Seahawks
10 (18)	Kansas City Chiefs	1-1-0	@ New Orleans Saints
11 (5)	Tennessee Titans	1-1-0	vs. Detroit Lions
12 (6)	Arizona Cardinals	1-1-0	vs. Philadelphia Eagles
13 (20)	Cincinnati Bengals	1-1-0	@ Washington Redskins
14 (31)	Pittsburgh Steelers	1-1-0	@ Oakland Raiders
15 (7)	New York Jets	1-1-0	@ Miami Dolphins
16 (26)	San Diego Chargers	1-1-0	vs. Atlanta Falcons
17 (8)	San Francisco 49ers	1-1-0	@ Minnesota Vikings
18 (22)	Detroit Lions	1-1-0	@ Tennessee Titans
19 (24)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1-1-0	@ Dallas Cowboys
20 (12)	Indianapolis Colts	1-1-0	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
21 (10)	Jacksonville Jaguars	1-1-0	@ Indianapolis Colts
22 (11)	New York Giants	1-1-0	@ Carolina Panthers
23 (17)	New England Patriots	1-1-0	@ Baltimore Ravens
24 (15)	Philadelphia Eagles	1-1-0	@ Arizona Cardinals
25 (21)	Minnesota Vikings	1-1-0	vs. San Francisco 49ers
26 (16)	Atlanta Falcons	1-1-0	@ San Diego Chargers
27 (30)	Buffalo Bills	0-2-0	@ Cleveland Browns
28 (27)	Dallas Cowboys	0-2-0	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
29 (28)	Miami Dolphins	0-2-0	vs. New York Jets
30 (23)	Chicago Bears	0-2-0	vs. St. Louis Rams
31 (29)	Cleveland Browns	0-2-0	vs. Buffalo Bills
32 (-)	Washington Redskins	0-2-0	vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Game To Watch - Houston @ Denver
Game to Sleep Through - Buffalo @ Cleveland
Projected Blowout - Cincinnati over Washington
Nail-biter - Green Bay @ Seattle