Madden 09 Franchise Mock Draft

So in the spirit of Madden 2009 coming out this week I thought I'd prepare a mock draft for Franchise Mode. Yeah, I'm that bored right now. I need something else to do while watching Olympic Rowing. So here we go!

1. Vince Young QB TEN: Yeah, Yeah, it's cheap I know. But that speed on a QB is usually unstoppable in Madden.

2. Adrian Peterson RB MIN: Gotta go with AP here cause of youth, plenty of years left on contract, and if you build his stats I'm sure he'll get to 99 overall pretty quickly. Only problem is for people like me who pass for most of their yardage.

3. Patrick Willis MLB SF: Always have valued quick MLBs against other user teams. A MUST!!

4. Tony Romo QB DAL: Has really good accuracy and the necessary speed to roll out of the pocket

5. Shawne Merriman LB SD: Can build sick sack numbers with this guy

6. LaDanian Tomlinson RB SD: Still should have some 4-5 great madden years left in him.

7. Brian Westbrook RB PHI: Love RBs who have great speed and can catch.

8. Nnamdi Asomugha CB OAK: On All-Madden mode you always need good CBs

9. Dangelo Hall CB OAK: Madden favorite of mine cause of the speed to take it to the house

10. Reggie Bush RB NO: Love putting this guy in the slot. LIke I said before, running aint my thing.

11. Joseph Addai RB IND: I know, another RB, but his youth and overall rankings make him great trade bait.

12. Demarcus Ware LB DAL: Again with speed on D

13. Ed Reed FS BAL: Always around 99 Overall and a threat to pick

14. Andre Johnson WR HOU: Usually good idea to have 1 superstar WR. This guy has speed and size

15. Braylon Edwards WR CLE: Probably best young WR in league and now in Madden

16. Calvin Johnson WR DET: Been in love with this guy since I drafted him out of NCAA import, UNHH!

17. Devin Hester WR/KR CHI: Probably don't need to draft him this early unless you have another human user. 99 SPEED!!!

18. Vernon Davis TE SD: Freakish speed at TE can get you those redzone TDs

19. Larry Fitzgerald WR ARI: More youth and great catching ability

20. Darren McFadden RB OAK: Here's hoping there are plays in the OAK playbook that lines McFadden at QB. TASTY!!

21. Champ Bailey CB DEN: I usually stay clear of this guy cause of cap number and now age is a factor.

22: Tom Brady QB NE: Should be higher I know, but I crave speed at QB. Only reason to draft him is to trade him

23: Peyton Manning QB IND: See Brady

24: Jamarcus Russell QB OAK: Little speed, but that arm strength combined with a speedy WR can be sexy

25: Antonio Gates TE SD: Another red zone and big play threat. Love plays that put him in the slot

26: Kellen Winslow TE CLE: Ratings should jump after big year. Plus his wife is HOOOOT!!!

27. Drew Brees QB NO: Decent enough speed and good accuracy. Keep him for a year or two before drafting a stud QB.
28. Santonio Holmes WR PIT: You already know, speed.

29: Antonio Cromartie CB/KR: Hopefully AWR is better this year. Should be after all those real-life picks.

30: Mario Williams DE HOU: Contract is scary, but should be huge help against users who roll out.

31: Maurice Jones-Drew RB JAX: Love this little guy. Great trucking to go along with that speed.

32: Joe Thomas OL CLE: Thought I'd get at least 1 O-lineman in here. Best young Left tackle should prevent sackage.


So, you could argue to just pick the best available player cause there is always a computer team willing to let you fleece them and you can get all the players you want anyway. But that would have missed the main point of this article, which is I'm a huge Madden Dork. AND I LOVE IT!!!