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The Debriefing: Madden '08 Delivers, as Long as You Like Fumbles
The Debriefing: Madden '08 Delivers, as Long as You Like Fumbles
Filed under: NFL Fans , Featured Stories The Debriefing is a column that runs every weekday at 9:00 a.m. here on FanHouse. It goes deep into one issue and then bounces around to a plethora of smaller ones ... and does it all in a way that will make you feel like the prettiest girl at the cotillion. Bookmark this page , and visit daily. As I stood in line amongst roughly one hundred ...
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FanHouse: Tue AM 'Early Madden Review' Edition
John Clifford Ness — ... The Debriefing: Madden '08 Delivers, as Long as You Like Fumbles: The first game I fired up had to be at Heinz Field, because I was desperate to know if Steely McBeam exists in the game. If he doesn't, Madden will lose points in this review in the categories of creating a realistic playing environment, as well as gay-friendliness. ...

The Morning Tailgate
STLSportsMag — ... ]  On Madden ’08…and the adults who wait in line at midnight for its release [ AOL Fanhouse ] The Cardinals are working hard to sign draft pick Kyle Russell, but should they be? [ ...

Your obligatory Madden post
The Postmen // A Sports Blog // Chicago, IL. — ... However, I know there are a ton of you out there who are in a far different boat than me, so I’ll direct you to this morning’s Debriefing, in which MJD goes wild on his coverage of the game after standing in line at midnight last night. ...

Good Stuff ...
Our Book of Scrap: Sports News — ... The Debriefing: Madden '08 Delivers, as Long as You Like Fumbles (The FanHouse) ...

Tuesday Links
Obscure Sports Quarterly — ... and another from AOL Fanhouse. As for me, I bought the NCAA Football 2008 game on opening day and I’ve been happy with it so far, so I won’t be buying Madden anytime soon. ...

High Five
Foul Balls — A quick look around the interweb while wondering if the fact I haven't, nor do I plan to, bought Madden '08 means I'm maturing Speaking of Madden, MJD give a pretty good run down on what you can expect. [ The Debriefing ] Yankees legend Phil Rizzuto has died. I'll always remember Rizzuto as a talking keychain on Seinfeld . [ ...

SO... I GUESS MADDEN IS IN STORES?
With Leather — ... However, I recognize the game's importance in our cultural fanscape.  Hell, I played in a Madden league (on the Sega Genesis, no less: I still love Natrone Means) in my college dorm juvie detention center back in the '90s.  So even though I offer you no great insight into the beginning of Vince Young's year from hell, I can at least point you to MJD's in-depth review in this morning's Debriefing, a collection of links courtesy of ...

Bobby's World
Tremendous Upside Potential — ... It takes a special occasion for me to write something today, as this is one of my favorite days of the year: the day Madden comes out. I got it at midnight, and let me tell you, don't listen to the critics, this game is awesome. Hester is damn near unstoppable and Tommie Harris rips through d-lines like no man's business. But I put down my 360 controller to bring you some breaking news: ...

Blurbs and Links: Part 46
Untitled[.] — ... MJD discusses Madden...(The Debriefing) ...

This Week's Links (8/13-8/17)
Vegas Watch — ... I'm not a huge Madden guy, but MJD's review of the game at ...

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