Madden 08 (final) roster update #8 details
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The last roster update for Madden 08 is set to release sometime early today for the 360 and PS3. This update removes all players from the IR and somewhat surprisingly does include transactions made plus ratings and weapons changes. The Super Bowl was obviously taken into account with the Giants receiving a bunch of significant upgrades.
In a year that EA has been highly criticized one area where they excelled was with the roster updates. Going into 08 the goal was to do them on a weekly or bi-weekly basis after having never had any real consistency in previous years. While it wasn’t quite done at that pace (bad gap between November 12th and January 14th) it still represented a huge improvement. It was also nice to have all the changes communicated instead of just wondering or digging through players trying to figure out who had moved. Hopefully it gets even more frequent next year and other EA Sports games follow their lead in this area.
Update: The new rosters are now available.
Continue on to view the full list of changes in the final roster update for 08.
Injuries
• All players removed from Injured Reserve
Weapons
• CB Dre’ Bly – Broncos – Loses Shutdown Corner
• DE Justin Tuck – Giants – Gains Power Move
• DE Osi Umenyiora – Giants – Gains Power Move
• DE Michael Strahan – Giants – Gains Finesse Move
• HB Justin Fargas – Raiders – Becomes Power Back
• HB Steven Jackson – Rams – Becomes Elusive Back
• DE Mario Williams – Texans – Gains Power Move
• HB LenDale White – Titans – Becomes Power Back
Ratings Up
• WR Brandon Marshall – Broncos – 88 to 89
• LB Karlos Dansby – Cardinals – 88 to 89
• QB Philip Rivers – Chargers – 86 to 87
• FS Clinton Hart – Chargers – 81 to 82
• DE Jared Allen – Chiefs – 95 to 96
• P Dustin Colquitt – Chiefs – 94 to 96
• LB Derrick Johnson – Chiefs – 91 to 92
• SS Bob Sanders – Colts – 98 to 99
• LB Gary Brackett – Colts – 87 to 88
• TE Jason Witten – Cowboys – 95 to 96
• LT Flozell Adams – Cowboys – 92 to 94
• C Andre Gurode – Cowboys – 91 to 93
• QB Tony Romo – Cowboys – 92 to 93
• RG Leonard Davis – Cowboys – 92 to 95
• RG Rex Hadnot – Dolphins – 84 to 85
• QB Shaun Hill – 49ers – 67 to 76
• QB Eli Manning – Giants – 87 to 92
• TE Kevin Boss – Giants – 77 to 79
• WR Amani Toomer – Giants – 83 to 85
• DE Osi Umenyiora – Giants – 94 to 97
• DE Michael Strahan – Giants – 95 to 96
• DE Justin Tuck – Giants – 88 to 90
• LB Kawika Mitchell – Giants – 84 to 86
• WR David Tyree – Giants – 68 to 74
• C Shaun O’Hara – Giants – 89 to 90
• RT Kareem McKenzie – Giants – 90 to 91
• SS James Butler – Giants – 79 to 82
• HB Ahmad Bradshaw – Giants – 79 to 80
• DT Jay Alford – Giants – 68 to 72
• DT Barry Cofield – Giants – 82 to 85
• DT Fred Robbins – Giants – 86 to 87
• CB Kevin Dockery – Giants – 79 to 82
• CB Aaron Ross – Giants – 81 to 84
• CB Sam Madison – Giants – 85 to 88
• CB Corey Webster – Giants – 79 to 81
• WR Steve Smith – Giants – 78 to 80
• C Brad Meester – Jaguars – 90 to 91
• LB Ernie Sims – Lions – 90 to 91
• LT Chad Clifton – Packers – 94 to 95
• TE Donald Lee – Packers 82 to 85
• RT Mark Tauscher – Packers – 93 to 94
• DT Corey Williams – Packers – 85 to 87
• WR Wes Welker – Patriots – 91 to 93
• LB Adalius Thomas – Patriots – 94 to 95
• RG Cooper Carlisle – Raiders – 84 to 85
• HB Justin Fargas – Raiders – 83 to 84 -
• LB London Fletcher-Baker – Redskins – 95 to 96
• FS Sean Taylor – Redskins – 93 to 96
• LB DeMeco Ryans – Texans – 92 to 93
• DT Pat Williams – Vikings – 97 to 98
Ratings Down
• DT Tommie Harris – Bears – 98 to 96
• RG Jake Scott – Colts – 91 to 90
• RG Mike Goff – Chargers – 91 to 90
• DT Jamal Williams – Chargers – 98 to 97
• CB Anthony Henry – Cowboys – 89 to 88
• QB Donovan McNabb – Eagles – 91 to 90 –
• LT William Thomas – Eagles – 94 to 92
• LB Keith Brooking – Falcons – 92 to 91
• RG Kynan Forney – Falcons – 88 to 86
• LG Larry Allen – 49ers – 95 to 93
• LB Jonathan Vilma – Jets – 95 to 93
• RG Brandon Moore – Jets – 88 to 87
• WR Donald Driver – Packers – 95 to 94
• LT Matt Light – Patriots – 97 to 96 –
• QB Marc Bulger – Rams – 92 to 91 –
• LT Jammal Brown – Saints – 95 to 93
• DE Will Smith – Saints – 92 to 90 –
• HB Deuce McAllister – Saints – 89 to 88
• QB Matt Hasselbeck – Seahawks – 93 to 92
Transactions
• DT Jimmy Kennedy – Released to Free Agents
• DT Babatunde Oshinowo – Released to Free Agents
• LT Mark LeVoir – Released to Free Agents
• DT Dusty Dvoracek – Added to Bears
• DT Antonio Garay – Added to Bears
• RT Mike Jones – Added to Bears
• HB DeDe Dorsey – Released to Free Agents
• LB Roy Manning – Released to Free Agents
• CB David Jones – Added to Bengals
• FS Ethan Kilmer – Added to Bengals
• DE Al Wallace – Added to Bills
• DE Tony Hargrove – Removed (Suspension)
• TE Derek Schouman – Added to Bills
• FS Bryan Scott – Released to Free Agents
• TE Stephen Alexander – Added to Broncos
• TE Chad Mustard – Released to Free Agents
• LB Keith Adams – Released to Free Agents
• LB Kris Griffin – Added to Browns
• DE Melila Purcell – Added to Free Agents
• CB Ricardo Colclough – Released to Free Agents
• C Marvin Philip – Added to Browns
• WR Paris Warren – Added to Free Agents
• LB Ryan Nece – Added to Bucs
• SS Kalvin Pearson – Released to Free Agents
• DE Charles Bennett – Added to Free Agents
• FB Mike Alstott – Removed (Injured/Retired)
• CB Torrie Cox – Added to Bucs
• SS Bhawoh Jue – Released to Free Agents
• CB Michael Adams – Added to Cardinals
• RG Brad Badger – Released to Free Agents
• LT Elliot Vallejo – Added to Cardinals
• LT Roman Oben – Released to Free Agents
• FB Andrew Pinnock – Released to Free Agents
• LB Jyles Tucker – Added to Chargers
• RG Erik Robertson – Added to Chargers
• HB Gilbert Harris – Released to Free Agents
• LB Johnny Baldwin – Added to Chiefs
• WR Bobby Sippio – Released to Free Agents
• QB Tyler Thigpen – Added to Chiefs
• CB Michael Coe – Released to Free Agents
• LB Ramon Guzman – Released to Free Agents
• LB Brandon Archer – Added to Free Agents
• WR Craphonso Thorpe – Released to Free Agents
• WR Roy Hall – Added to Colts
• FS Melvin Bullitt – Added to Colts
• LB Brandon Archer – Added to Colts
• LG Joe Toledo – Released to Free Agents
• FS Jereme Perry – Released to Free Agents
• SS Lance Schulters – Released to Free Agents
• HB Samkon Gado – Released to Free Agents
• RT Mike Rosenthal – Added to Dolphins
• WR Kerry Reed – Added to Dolphins
• LB Abraham Wright – Added to Dolphins
• DE Chase Page – Added to Dolphins
• SS Marcus Paschal – Released to Free Agents
• HB Ryan Moats – Released to Free Agents
• CB Nick Graham – Added to Eagles
• DT LaJuan Ramsey – Added to Eagles
• DE Atiyyah Ellison – Released to Free Agents
• LB Jay Moore – Added to 49ers
• RG Tutan Reyes – Released to Free Agents
• LG Stockar McDougle – Released to Free Agents
• RT Andrew Carnahan – Added to Jaguars
• TE Richard Angulo – Released to Free Agents
• TE Greg Estandia – Added to Jaguars
• LB Shantee Orr – Released to Free Agents
• LB Tony Gilbert – Added to Jaguars
• DE Brian Smith – Added to Jaguars
• FB Stacy Tutt – Added to Jets
• P Jeremy Kapinos – Added to Free Agents
• CB Ramzee Robinson – Released to Free Agents
• CB Dovonte Edwards – Added to Lions
• DT Daniel Muhr – Released to Free Agents
• DT Conrad Bolston – Released to Free Agents
• RG Chris Patrick – Released to Free Agents
• DT Colin Cole – Added to Packers
• TE Ryan Krause – Released to Free Agents
• LT Orrin Thompson – Added to Packers
• LB Spencer Havner – Added to Packers
• FB John Kuhn – Added to Packers
• FS Quinton Teal – Released to Free Agents
• CB Dante Wesley – Added to Panthers
• DT Rashad Moore – Released to Free Agents
• FB Kyle Eckel – Added to Patriots
• RT Rob Petitti – Released to Free Agents
• C Nick Leckey – Released to Free Agents
• FS Hanik Milligan – Released to Free Agents
• LB Raonall Smith – Added to Rams
• WR Dante Hall – Added to Rams
• FB Richard Owens – Added to Rams
• HB Cory Ross – Added to Ravens
• QB Tyler Palko – Added to Saints
• TE Ronnie Ghent – Released to Free Agents
• LB Lance Laury – Added to Seahawks
• LB Will Herring – Released to Free Agents
• RG Matt Lentz – Added to Steelers
• DT Scott Paxson – Added to Steelers
• DT Shaun Nua – Released to Free Agents
• CB Chidi Iwuoma – Released to Free Agents
• CB Eric King – Added to Titans
• DT Kevin Vickerson – Released to Free Agents
• DT Antonio Johnson – Added to Titans
• C Norm Katnik – Released to Free Agents
• DE Otis Grigsby – Released to Free Agents
• FS Eric Frampton – Added to Vikings
• C Dan Mozes – Added to Vikings
• LG Drew Hodgdon – Released to Free Agents
• SS Brandon Harrison – Released to Free Agents
• WR David Anderson – Added to Texans
• RG Mike Brisiel – Added to Texans
• QB Brock Berlin – Added to Free Agents
• WR Jordan Kent – Added to Free Agents
• WR Chandler Williams – Added to Free Agents
• WR Derek Stanley – Added to Free Agents
• HB Thomas Clayton – Added to Free Agents
• K Rhys Lloyd – Added to Free Agents
• SS Raymond Ventrone – Added to Free Agents
Contracts
• QB Shaun Hill – 49ers – 3 year extension
• DT Damione Lewis – 3 year extension
March 17, 2008 at 9:19 pm
where can i download these at for xport/xchange for 360?
March 21, 2008 at 2:39 am
heh heh heh… lol @ all the angry Patsies, Cowgirls and Sheagles fans!
The Gmen have ALWAYS got the shaft in Maddens. For the past few years I know people who simply didn’t purchase the game JUST because of how badly the Giants were rated.
Yeah I’m a Giants fan and all but they’ve been pretty consistent the past three years and still received VERY average ratings. They’ve been in the Playoffs the past 3 years consecutively. Not many teams can claim that.
Now we win 10 straight road games… a NFL record… play a VERY competitive game with Patriots in the last game of the season, beat the Bucs – away, beat the Cowboys – away, beat the Packers – away (in the third coldest game in NFL history aka Ice Bowl III) and go on to DEFEAT… the UNDEFEATED… New England Patriots – away.
Eli gets the MVP and a nation is in shock!
Perfection DENIED!!!
THE ALL-YEAR-LONG UNDERDOG… FINALLY HAD ITS DAY.
Sooooo stop complaining about the so called “boost” the Giants received.
Everyone and their Mom knows it was WELL DESERVED. It was earned!
::walks off to go polish his Super Bowl ring::
March 21, 2008 at 2:41 am
[quote comment="15481"]And sam your 100% right the giants are just a luck luck and i just have to say that agion lucky they are going to be a bad team next year they wont even make into the playoffs next year i predict them to be 7-9 or 6-10 . Yea thats right i just burned all you giant fans haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa : )[/quote]
Yeah that’s what everybody has said about the Giants for the past 3 years. We’ve been to the Playoffs in each one of them.
Yawnnnnn…. we’ll take another underdog label. Thanx!
(Sound like an Eagle or Cowboy fan… how’s Romo doin?)
March 21, 2008 at 2:45 am
Oh… I’m a 31 yr old who was introduced to the NY Giants by my Pops.
And.
Been a fan since 86′ brethren.
(In other words I’ve been a fan since I was 10 yrs old).
Sam’s just upset that his team CHO CHO CHOKED and the best team in the NFL actually won the Super Bowl.
The best team won. That’s why there is a Super Bowl.
Don’t hate. Act now and YOU TOO can be a Giants fan. Come show some love and admiration for THE team that YOUR team looks up to over at http://www.Giants.com
March 21, 2008 at 1:52 pm
ALL IM ASKIN IS FOR EA TO STOP TAKING MCNABB DOWN FOR NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DAMN REASON!!!!EVERY UPDATE HE WENT DOWN….EVERY DAMN ONE!!!!! PLEASE STOP IT, IT DOESNT MAKE SENSE AND ITS JUST NOT FAIR TO US FANS.
March 30, 2008 at 12:02 am
YA!! BUT WHERE IS THE INDIVIDUAL RATINGS!!!
LIKE THE SPEED:
AGILITY:
STRENGTH:
I WANNA KNOW THAT STUFF!!
April 1, 2008 at 4:38 pm
“Now we win 10 straight road games… a NFL record” 49ers 16 straight road wins? Dumbass. It’s really to bad how poorly the 49ers have been with offence. I suppose that is what happens when you have a D-courd as a head coach. Patrick Willis on the other hand is a BEAST! How ’bout that 49ers defence. Get a halfway decent WR and a QB with some balls and you may have a playoff team.
April 21, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Show the Titans receiver a little love. Give us someone that is at least 80 besides Moulds who drops everything and Givens who just flat out sucks. We don’t have either of them anymore either. This sucks so bad.
May 20, 2008 at 11:53 am
are the rosters no longer downloadable? i lost my saved roster file and can’t find the updated rosters to download. what gives?
May 20, 2008 at 11:54 am
never mind. it worked. for some reason it didn’t work when i tried.
May 23, 2008 at 1:31 pm
How do I download the updated rosters for madden 08 for ps3???
July 27, 2008 at 8:56 am
[quote comment="13906"]These updates are OK, but it still does not do justice to the Giants. People seem to forget that they dominated the playoffs. These updates don’t even come close to doing justice to the D-Line. In 09, they need to come up with some cohesive ratings for an entire D-Line, because the Giants defense beat the sh*t out of every team in the playoffs. Ok, the updates to Strahan and Umenyiora are good, but I just played with them and there’s really not much difference. There has to be a feature which allows the D-Line of a team like the giants to dominate with just four of them there, and allow the backs to play more coverage. I still find myself still having to sacrifice back field coverage to blitz in order to get to the QB. Also, the ratings for Toomer and Smith need to be upped. They both made clutch catches and plays during all of the playoffs. And Burress at 94 is not right, he’s one of the best receivers in the league. He’s been playing with a messed up ankle the entire season. And Manning didn’t throw one int in the playoffs, he’s definitely an accurate QB. As soon as Shockey left and stopped pestering him, he played awesome every game. But really, these updates do not do justice to the D-line.. The Robbins and Cofield should both be at least 90 with finesse or crushing.[/quote]
winning the playoff doent mean nothing ok Pats were a 99 but didnt win the superbowl in 06 or 07 or 08 ok giants r still wack they prabaly get an TEAM rating of 90-93 anny higher is crazy Pats should still have a rating higher than 95 due to their offense
August 14, 2008 at 2:54 pm
how do i put this update on my games this is my first time
September 2, 2008 at 2:36 pm
do they still make updates for 2008 with brett favre on jets