Any OS vet or lurker (such as yours truly) knows that this is a magical time of the year. The kids head back off to school, the leaves start turning brown, and Madden NFL is released once again to record sales, fantastic reviews, hilarious commercials, and general panning by the “hardcore” sports gaming community. Given the fact that this year’s Madden is incredibly new (like every year), I thought it would be worth it to take a National Geographic-esque look at life on the Madden board, so that...

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Everybody has something to say about the Madden 12 demo. Here's my initial thoughts:

First of all, this game looks really good. Yes, there are some issues, some pixelation on shadows in places, and there are some odd transitions during some of the cut scenes, but given that this is a demo that (presumably) isn't taken from the final build, and that it's a video game, I'm really impressed. This game graphically does not look like Madden 11 to me, and that's a good thing.
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It was a tale of two halves for the Rams. The Rams did not look very good to start the game, quickly going 3 and out, and struggled to find a rhythm to their running game in the entire first half. Sam Bradford, meanwhile,...

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(In the hopes of speeding things along...I want to get along to the games that will matter.)

8-21-10

The Rams traveled up to Cleveland for their second preseason contest, and put together a complete performance against the Browns. The running game was again a strength, as Steven Jackson was able to cut swiftly through the Browns defense. Meanwhile, the Rams defense also showed some good signs, holding the Browns to a poor 3rd down percentage, forcing them to throw the...

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The Rams make it look easy against Minnesota’s second team squad.

In what can be described as either a great offensive showing or a weak defensive performance, the Rams looked to be in good form in this early preseason game. It may be too soon to tell whether this performance will last when playing four quarters against an opposing team’s starters, and there were certainly issues with the Rams’ defense and passing game that will need to be worked out, but the ground game was in good...

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