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| Madden's underlying vision for the establishment (2022-03-17) After besting the prematurely nicknamed "Greatest Show On Turf" St. Louis Rams Madden 22 coins, Brady came into 2002 as a defending champion and the week 1 starter. In Brady's 22-year career in the NFL, he was the starting quarterback in 20 of them (we'll get to his doomed 2008 campaign later) And he went on to make an appearance in the playoffs for 19 occasions of his 20 regular seasons. The 2002 season was the only one where he didn't play the game in January, finishing 9-7 but losing out in a three-way tiebreaker for divisional play that season, instead sending the Jets into the postseason. The early-era Brady who was still seen as game manager, however the 28 touchdowns he scored that season would stand as his record-setting season prior to the time Randy Moss showed up half in a decade later. This would also Brady's last season in Madden where he'd get a rating lower than a 90. Despite missing the playoffs the previous year, Brady would kick off his 2003 campaign by breaking into the club of 90+ in Madden for the first time. The game of 2003 was played by cover player and cheat Code Michael Vick, but if you wanted a reliable pocket passer, Brady was an elite option. In real life. Brady would return to the Super Bowl that season and overcame a dramatic last quarter with the Carolina Panthers, whose Jake Delhomme was rumored to be the next Brady. The speculation would prove to be a short-lived. In 2003, and despite two Lombardi awards at that time yet cheap mut coins, nobody knew how high he was going to set the bar in the future. | Become a fan |