New stuff on Madden NFL 2008! Woo-hoo!

Obviously, we can't wait for the next NFL football season.

Yep, we're tired of soccer, tennis, all these stuff about Kobe and of course, baseball. So, as we count the days until the 2007-08 NFL football season kicks off, we can look forward to the next best thing, Madden NFL 2008.

As ya'll know by now, Vince Young of the Tennessee Titans will be gracing the cover of Madden NFL 2008, defiant to the dreaded ''Madden curse'' that seems to get every single player that is stupid enough to be on the cover of John Madden's little video game.

But hey, we're not here to write about the Madden curse, what we're here for is tell you these new weapons you'll see in this latest incarnation of the popular football franchise. Yep, Rex Grossman could've used these in last year's Super Bowl.

First, Madden 08 will have the SMART QB, and after winning Super Bowl XLI last season, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts will be packing one of these for sure. The SMART QB can read the defense and reveal their playart. Of course, the defense can counter the SMART QB by calling a diverse range of plays.

We will also have two kinds of kickers in Madden 08. One is the ACCURATE KICKER who hardly misses while there's also the BIG FOOT KICKER who kicks and punts footballs farthest than anyone in the game.

You'll also be having BIG HITTERS on defense. A BIG HITTER increases the chances of a fumble, especially when you hit ball carriers with a BIG HITTER using the hit stick. How do you counter these BIG HITTERS? Simple. Just like in real football, you just cover the ball.

Adding to BIG HITTERS, the defense on Madden 08 will also be having BRICK WALL DEFENDERS. These guys are tackle machines and they consistently wrap up ball carriers. One way to counter a BRICK WALL DEFENDER is to go with an ELUSIVE BACK or a POWER BACK.

Last but not the least, my favorite one this year, is the POSSESSION RECEIVER. Madden finally gave wide receivers some edge in this immortal football franchise as wideouts with the POSSESSION RECEIVER ability drops the football RARELY and makes catches better than any other receiver in the game.

Unfortunately, BIG HITTERS can still make these POSSESSION RECEIVERS drop some footballs.

Boo!

Who will be the favorites to win Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona? Here are the odds from Bodog:

San Diego Chargers 6/1

New England Patriots 10/1

Chicago Bears 8/1

Indianapolis Colts 7/1

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