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Larry Fitzgerald Rookie Card

twincitiesvalue — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:14:30 +0000

For the Madden 10 aficionados, there may be another item with Larry Fitzgerald’s likeness printed on it that may be worth investing in. That is the Larry Fitzgerald Rookie Card.

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The University of Pittsburgh product is one of the most physical receivers in the league, where he may punish the opposition for yards after the catch and will never back down against the most physical cornerbacks in the NFL. In addition to his presence at 6’3 and over 215 pounds, Fitzgerald has breakaway speed and excellent hands. Most recently he was able to help the Arizona Cardinals to a wild-card weekend victory over the Green Bay Packers, where he caught 6 catches for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns despite being covered by the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year, Charles Woodson for most of the night.

If Larry Fitzgerald presents a match-up problem for the best defensive player in the league, then you can imagine just how effective of a career this receiver has. Some experts had seen it coming all along. Former Cardinals Head Coach Dennis Green had known Fitzgerald from his days as a Minnesota Vikings ball boy, but since committing to D-III Gustavus Adolphus College, Fitzgerald made the switch to Pitt, and has grown into one of the best wide receivers on the planet.

Decorated throughout college and so far in the NFL, Fitzgerald was recognized as the best player in college football after his 2nd season at Pittsburgh, being handed the Walter Camp Award. After barely losing to Oklahoma Sooner bust Jason White, Fitzgerald chose to make the leap to the NFL and has never looked back.

He has already made a visit to the NFL Pro Bowl game 4 times in his career, including being named the MVP of the 2009 Pro-Bowl game.

Prior to the Pro-Bowl, Fitzgerald was instrumental in the 2009 playoffs, where he broke Jerry Rice’s playoff records for receptions, yards, and touchdowns in the playoffs. He grabbed the potential game-winning touchdown pass, before Pittsburgh came back to win in the games final moments.

While the emergence of Fitzgerald has been helped by being lined up with another Pro-Bowl caliber wide-out in Anquan Boldin, there is no doubt that Fitzgerald will continue to thrive in the Arizona Cardinals offense even if Boldin is lost to free-agency. Even without Boldin in the playoff game against the Packers, Fitzgerald picked up the slack and helped the Cardinals rack up a record number of points against Green Bay’s #2 ranked defense.

The Larry Fitzgerald Rookie Card is a rare commodity, but possibly the best card of all wide-receivers based on Fitzgerald’s accomplished career. He has already carried his team to an NFC Championship, and hopes to continue to be a dominant force in the NFL for many years to come.

Adrian Peterson Rookie Card

twincitiesvalue — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:41:45 +0000

Adrian Peterson’s rookie card might be one of the most valuable rookie cards, based on how dominant his rookie season was by itself.

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When a prodigy comes out of college that has all of the physical tools of the greatest NFL running backs, it is easy to dissect his running style and make comparisons. For Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, he just might be the running back that sets the standard for all future running backs to be measured.

The former Oklahoma Sooner entered the NFL in 2007 with unlimited expectations. The only question surrounding Peterson was how his body would hold up after suffering from injury problems in college.

So far, so good.

Peterson’s rookie season showed him wasting no time, as he dominated opponents on his way to 1341 rushing yards and winning the NFL’s Rookie of the Year Award. Amazingly enough, he cruised to over 1300 yards while still missing time due to an injury suffered in the Vikings shut out loss to the Green Bay Packers.

His decorated rookie seasons included him breaking the NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game, as he racked up 296 yards on 20 carries against the San Diego Chargers. This performance led many to believe they were viewing greatness, and the comparisons started to flood in. The punishing and powerful style of running by Earl Campbell, the elusive and low running style of Barry Sanders, the speed of Eric Dickerson.

The scary thing? All of these components combined into one player.

Adrian Peterson followed that rookie season by gaining 1,760 yards in his sophomore campaign. Forget the sophomore slump, Peterson became the focal point of the Vikings offense as he led his team into the playoffs.

In 2009, the Vikings offense had somewhat of a makeover as Brett Favre took over the reigns at quarterback, shifting much of the attention to the Vikings passing game. As a result, Peterson flourished in the category that matters the most, touchdowns. Peterson led the NFL in 2009 with 18 touchdowns in spite of his total carries being reduced significantly, 49 less than the 2008 season.

But his touchdown total shows just how balanced, and versatile of a player Peterson has become. Adrian Petersons Rookie Card is sure to grow in value as Peterson continues to mature. In the 2010 NFC Championship game, Peterson scored 3 touchdowns, but also managed to lose 2 fumbles. He will continue to grow, but already having the title of “rookie of the year” makes this card even stronger.

Aaron Rodgers Rookie Card

twincitiesvalue — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:05:31 +0000

The Aaron Rodgers Rookie Card

What makes Aaron Rodgers such a valuable commodity? His first several seasons in the NFL were fairly unremarkable, waiting, watching and learning from Brett Favre.

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Rodgers had enormous shoes to fill following the quarterback controversy in Green Bay in the summer of 2008. The Green Bay Packers organization stood behind the young quarterback, even as one of the legends of the game in Brett Favre attempted to come back to Green Bay and reclaim his starting job. Thus, Rodgers had a whole lot of pressure on his shoulders to deliver success to the Packers.

From a statistical standpoint, that is exactly what Aaron Rodgers has done. He became the first quarterback in history to throw for over 4,000 yards in his first two seasons as a starting quarterback. Rodgers also led the Packers to a playoff appearance in the 2009 season. After starting off the year 4-4, Rodgers led one of the better passing attacks in all of football as Green Bay went 7-1 in their final 8 games of the season. Only a last second loss against Pittsburgh prevented them from closing out the year with 8 straight victories.

In their playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, Rodgers got off to a slow start and terrible ending, throwing an interception on the first play from scrimmage, and fumbling the ball into the hands of Karlos Dansby in overtime who took it into the end zone for the game winning score. In spite of those two plays, Rodgers accumulated 4 touchdowns on 423 yards passing to lead the Packers from a 31-10 deficit to tie the game at 45, sending the game into overtime. Rodgers 423 passing yards set a new Green Bay Packers single game record in both regular season and playoffs, surpassing Lynne Dickey’s previous mark of 418 yards.

Even after a devastating loss, there is no question that this is Aaron Rodgers’ team. He has the respect of his teammates, the organization, and maybe most importantly he has the respect of Green Bay Packers fans.

An unlikely story for Rodgers, a junior college transfer who eventually became the starting quarterback for the University of California, he continues to make the best of an unconventional road to glory. Waiting for the opportune moment in college, and waiting in the shadow of Favre for three years, Rodgers patience is finally paying off.

The Aaron Rodgers rookie card is one that is sure to increase in value as he continues to improve.

Tony Romo Rookie Card

twincitiesvalue — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:58:40 +0000

Tony Romo Rookie Card. From young gun, to lead Cowboy.

Tony Romo is well respected around the NFL fraternity. In his 4 years as starting quarterback he has led the Dallas Cowboys to 3 playoff appearances, and been named to 2 pro-bowls. However it is the number 1 that weights down Romo more than any other. 1 playoff victory as starting quarterback (2010 playoff wild-card victory over the Philadelphia Eagles). His other playoff appearances have been less than memorable, suffering a divisional round defeat against the eventual Super Bowl Champion New York Giants in 2008, and botching the hold on a potential game-winning field goal against the Seattle Seahawks in his first ever playoff game in 2007.

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Hold the remarks about his dating life, Jessica Simpson and the infamous excursion to Cabo, Tony Romo is an outstanding quarterback. Romo, a Wisconsin native, is compared by many to the gun-slinging style of Brett Favre. Romo idolized Favre growing up, but took a much quieter road to professional football than the Packers (and now Vikings) legend.

Romo went to Division I-AA Eastern Illinois, and during his sophomore season was second in the nation in passing efficiency. His accolades in college included being given the Walter Payton Award, the honor given to the best college football player at Division I-AA level. But apart from standout numbers, a strong throwing arm, and pinpoint accuracy, Romo went undrafted in 2003.

Dallas Cowboys Offensive Coordinator Sean Payton saw potential in the young Romo, who not only assured Romo that there would be a place for him in the NFL, but saw a ton of potential. After Payton was hired as head coach by the New Orleans Saints in 2006, he made a strong push to make a trade for Tony Romo, but Cowboys owner Jerry Jones had been impressed by Romo and was unwilling to part with Romo for anything less than a 2nd or 1st round draft pick in return.

Thus, the stage was set for him to take over as starting quarterback for the Cowboys, and he has never looked back. Since then, Romo has been to the Pro Bowl in 2006 and 2007, and has crushed many long-standing Cowboy records including TD’s in a season, passing yards in a season, completions in a season, and games with over 300 yards passing in his career.

While many will be quick to point out the negatives, the Tony Romo Rookie Card already stands to be considered one of the greatest in a line of impressive Dallas Quarterbacks. Being great in Dallas gives Romo the opportunity to be mentioned alongside of Hall of Fame Quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach. Romo may not have the playoff success just yet, but with the numbers he is consistently putting up it is only a matter of time before that happens as well.