This is the first year I didn’t buy NCAA at midnight since they started doing midnight releases. Maybe it’s because I’m getting old and have old dude responsibilities (being an adult blows). Or maybe it’s because EA’s annual hype train lacked steam this year. In reality, it’s a combination of both. To spare you all a diatribe about my qualms with adulthood, I’ll focus on the latter.

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Success in the NFL often comes down to a handful of big plays in big situations: a key first down, a well-timed sack, or even a dropped pass by a diminutive slot receiver who ordinarily has the best hands on the team (no one specific in mind here ). Being successful over a long period, however, takes something more - something special. Joe Montana and Steve Young know that something special. So do Tom Brady...

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Before every NFL season, there is a condition that spreads like the plague. Coaches, players and fans of every NFL team contract it sometime between late July and mid August. For some, it lasts for weeks; for others, it’s months. This unavoidable summer syndrome is called hope. Side effects include the vanishing of last season from one’s memory, the development of a belief that this year will be different, and expectation...

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Donovan McNabb finally hoisting the Lombardi. Chris Cooley jumping up and down through a haze of confetti. An NFL Championship back in the Nation’s Capital. A ticker tape parade down Pennsylvania Avenue. Sights and sounds of a glorious return to greatness for the Washington Redskins and their fans. Even through watching Obama hold up a John Riggins jersey, I still felt more accomplished taking my team to the Superbowl in this year’s Madden than in any other. Unfortunately, it wasn’t...

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