Found July 19, 2008 on Ghosts of Wayne Fontes:

I'm not counting down the days or anything. Alright, that was lie. This game is something I've been waiting for more eagerly than graduation from college, Christmas and Ritchie Sexson getting traded to the Yankees.

August 12th is a long, long ways off in the mind of a obsessed NFL fan. It's not that I'm a huge gamer, but there is a certain "the season is almost here" feeling you get when you unwrap the latest version of Madden and find out that the programmers completely shafted your favorite team's ratings.

Until then I've been doing some activities to keep my mind sane before '09 comes out with the Madonna of quarterbacks on the cover...

Watching "Little Giants"

A movie with the pope of football... John Madden, and Rick Morris, who was in Honey I shrunk the Kids. Not sure of the connection there but when it comes to getting ready for the football season, nothing is more therapeutic then the Annexation of Puerto Rico.

Go Franchise Mode on my family

I've already shipped off my sister for a third round pick and my uncle for the rights to a player to be named later.

Come up ratings for myself

I think I'm about a 12 in the speed category and a 16 in the intelligence category, putting my right on par with a concuss Troy Aikman.

Practicing my special moves in the backyard

Juke, swim move, side-step, spin and the patented... 40 yard dropback with the QB's back to the wide receivers followed by a long bomb to one of them for a touchdown. Problem is I get winded by about the five yard mark in the dropback.

Wondering what Good Charlotte Song they're going to put on the soundtrack this year

Oh what's that? Hanna Montana?!?! Thanks EA Sports.Subscribe to us
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