Madden 08 (final) roster update #8 details
February 16, 2008 by pastapadre
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
Im sorry…But this sucks. Miami cut like 12 people, and this doesnt show it at all
While the PS3/XBOX360 roster updates have been decent, the PC ones have been horrible. I think there was one update all through the regular season.
Tony wrote:
those are transactions that followed the end of the season (they’re 09 season’s transactions) so they aren’t included
Nice!
• DT Pat Williams – Vikings – 97 to 98
good update, I agree EA did a fine job all year on the roster updates.
Yeah, EA did good on roster updates, too bad they forgot about making a decent game……
Mark wrote:
Ya, tell me about it.
every single giants player goes up?
also vilma goes down?
arron ross and corey webster for the giants are really too low………webster played driver,owens ,moss and joey galloway almost perfect and he should be a 88 at least……the giants never get any love…steve smith the rookie wr tore it up in the playoffs against some top notch corners and he should be a 85 ….wow
I hate EA and what they have done to madden but all you people do is f’n complain.. man now you got me complaining
when are they actually going to put it up?
mike wrote:
Um…he also dropped quite a few easy catches in the playoffs. He only had 8 catches in the regular season and 14 in the post season. I’d say he’s lucky to end at an 80.
They upped Sean Taylor rating!
is the roster up yet???
Why did Matt Light’s rankings drop? He’s the best O-Line man ever!
Because he got dominated in the Super Bowl.
ummmm what about one of the top corners antonio cromartie??
Guy wrote:
did you watch the super bowl?
and i like how dre bly loses shutdown corner weapon, but al harris gives up like 150 yards to plax in the championship game, and goes up
some of these updates don’t make sense
Guy wrote:
Because the Giants owned him and the rest of his line-mates =)
webster is the giants number 1 corner, not number 4. he should be rated that way.
Webster isn’t the #1 he is the #4, in the playoffs Kevin Dockery and Sam Madison were injured so he went to #2
When is the update coming out?
I dont think Driver should have dropped and Cromartie needs the hands weapon or something.
when can we download the rosters
man burress gets no love
destroys packs dbs in real life but on the game catch hit he drops it every time WTF
and farve doesnt lose rating and keeps accuracy icon or what ever weapons they gave him lol the guy is an INT machine, atleast in real football i get to see the pick machine in action
does this update deletes Jake Plummer from the game? Please tell me ‘cuz in that case…I don’t want it!
has this update come out yet for the 360? it keeps telling me to download the roster update but when i check its the same and nothing has changed
I’m still waiting for the official download.
why is it dat i’ve been trying 2 get thid download and its not working? when are they actually gonna put it up? y did mcnabb go down exactly?
When will this update work?
if every1 is bein taken off ir does dat mean all the suspended player are gonna be put back on da roster?
when is this gonna be working its not out yet?!?!
Its still not out yet, I just check. I wanna start doing all the roster moves, etc…
The way the Pats lost there should of been more player ratings down not just 1 guy!!
thanks for the update info im ready to finally get my chise going
Its crazy how eli’s ratig is higher than mcnabb’s when he played okay in the playoffs but terrible in the reualar season
Your a fool Rex… Eli played great in the playoffs and won the super bowl and the mvp… Wake me up when the eagles do that or Donovan does that…
i think the weapon upgrades that arent there should be:
Eli Manning-Accurate Qb
Ahmad Bradshaw-Speed Rb
Maurice Jones-Drew-Speed Rb
David Garrad-Accurate Qb
Amani Toomer and Plaxico Burress-Possession WR
Antonio Cramartie-Hands CB
Phillip Rivers-Accurate Qb get it back cause it was removed
Vincent Jackson-Spectacular Catch WR
Ike Taylor-Shutdown, Press, and Smart CB
Terrell Owens-Spectacular Catch WR added
Reggie Wayne-Spectacular Catch WR
Anthony Gonzales-Speed WR
Jeff Feagles-Accurate P
^i agree on most of that, except 4 vincent jackson, he deserves a weapon but not spectacular catch, maybe the possession weapon…
I think steve(NYG)smith should get possesion reciever and Gibril Wilson should be a 90.
No love for ap?? did you see how he dominated the leagues best? Pro bowl MVP! im thinkin 94 to 96 raise his carry and strenghth a little.
owens drops to many balls to get that weapon
The updates look good, but as always, you guys seem to leave out some of the changes that should have been made to the Browns roster, The O-Line was the biggest improvement that was made to the team, but madden does not reflect that, and Joshua Cribs did a lot of receiving and it doesnt reflect that either.
Its still not out :/
Eric wrote:
no
Why dosent this update work….
If this is true i think justin Fargas shoot be a 86 or 87 and becomes a speed running back and quick running back also i think thomas howard shoot be like a 90… I hope this starts working soon
i have been trying all weekend to get it to work too, and still nothing. finally justin fargas gets some love but i still don’t think it was enough he should be an 87 atleast, micheal huffs numbers didn’t move all season, and asamugha finally got a bump at the end. does anyone have any news on why it isn’t working?
“Update: The new rosters have not yet been released. Considering the holiday it may be most likely they’ll come out on Tuesday.”
BestBrownsFan08 wrote:
Yeah, EA had better give Cribbs a lot of receiver weapons to reflect the stunning 3 receptions for 37 yards he compiled this year.
Brian wrote:
lmao!!!! thats funny
Rosters are available. Enjoy, everyone.
WOOT!!! Can’t wait to get home,make my tweaks and start my franchise!!!
Guy wrote:
Because he was treated like a little girl by the Giants.
Chronic wrote:
Dre Bly’s rating went down because he couldn’t cover his grandmother. Al Harris had one bad game all year.
RexISOurQuarterback wrote:
Very true. i much perfer playing terrible in the regular season and not making the playoffs like McNabb did.
i think the weapon upgrades that arent there should be:
Eli Manning-Accurate Qb - You have to be kidding me.
Ahmad Bradshaw-Speed Rb - Stop being a homer
Maurice Jones-Drew-Speed Rb
David Garrad-Accurate Qb
Amani Toomer and Plaxico Burress-Possession WR
Antonio Cramartie-Hands CB
Phillip Rivers-Accurate Qb get it back cause it was removed
Vincent Jackson-Spectacular Catch WR
Ike Taylor-Shutdown, Press, and Smart CB
Terrell Owens-Spectacular Catch WR added
Reggie Wayne-Spectacular Catch WR
Anthony Gonzales-Speed WR
Jeff Feagles-Accurate P - This is only because its hard not to be accurate when your punt goes 5 total yards
Some new weapons that aren’t mentioned are…
Shaun O’hara: Pass Block
Chris Snee: Run Block (waiting for that one for awhile since Snee has been 94 overall for awhile with no icon)
Kareem Mckenzie: Pass Block
I have a 360. No update yet.
I manually messed with the Rosters a little bit. Would this have anything to do with it?
Newbie here…article says rosters are ready, but where do you download them. Thanks.
The update doesnt appear to be up on 360 yet.
it is crap that they didn’t give o.j. atogwe smart safety, and he was second in interceptions in the nfl.
why the hell did the bears cut Muhsin Mohammed idiots
Finally LenDale becomes a Power back and he should be a stiff arm back as well…… i saw him stiff arm alot of deffenders this year……..Keith Bulluck should also be a Smart Linebacker…….other then that……its alright…….Cowboyz O Line got too much love…..they have 3 Crushing Run Blockers yet they did not block for a 1000 yard back….. Ahmad Bradshall got too much love as well
64 comments? Jesus where did all this people come from
Anyone else not getting this update on 360?
All the Bears realesed Moose because anybody can make millions to drop one out of every three passes they get. Very smart move by the Bears.
If you miss the update is there anyway to get it?
Sammyboy wrote:
first of Eli Mannig is even lucky to go to 92, also there is no such thing as a Hands CB for Antonio Cramartie to get lol, Phillip Rivers shouldnt get his accurate qb back he doesn’t deserve it, Ike Taylor should get the press corner but not the smart corner and agree 100% with Reggie Wayne gettin a Spectacular Catch icon…
And Y is Maurice JOnes-Drew strentgh 84 when Fred Taylor’s is 78? Also Y the HELL is Justin Fargas a power back?
I’m glad to see they finally put Ryan Nece back on Buccs…seeing that he has been on the team all season but was mysteriousl absent from the game. Also, Paris Warren should be on the Buccs, not a free agent as he extnded his contract and never went into free agency at all….
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.
David Tyree ISN’T a spectacular catch RECEIVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DID YOU SEE THE SUPER BOWL???? Well anyway, Ahmad Bradshaw should be AT LEAST an 85 rating. But I gotta say, thanx 4 the Eli Manning upgrade, I was sooo pissed when he was only and 87 rating.
I saw somebody say that Jeff Feagles should be and accurate Punter because his punts only go 5 yards. I like what you said about the first part, but the rest is bogus. The Giants always get very close to scoring, and Laurence Tynes can’t kick very far. So they put Jeff Feagles in to kick them within the 5 yard line and he gets like a 35 yd punt, and trust me, he is a beast at punting.
Evan wrote:
My man, look at the stats for punters this year. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page and you will se your man Mr. Feagles 2nd to last in punting avg. Don’t tell me he isn’t a short punter, he is 97 years old.
Evan wrote:
Do you think the Giants are the only team that tries to pin an opponent in the 5 yard line? Every other punter attempts to do that their fair share and still maintains an adult mans punting avg. P.S the giants don’t always “almost score.”
How does Rob Bironas get skipped on having the accurate kicker weapon. The dude was the best kicker in the NFL this year, hence his appearance in the pro bowl. Plus he broke the NFL record of the most field goals kicked in one game. Come on EA, where is the love?
Evan wrote:
He made one spectacular catch. If you can find another one in his career, maybe. A spectacular catch receiver is someone who does it routinely, like Randy Moss. I don’t really like Moss, but the man does embarass CBs with some of the endzone catches he makes.
Slizzard wrote:
You know, even me being a denver fan I was thinking the same thing. Antonios speed, jump, elusiveness, acceleration, and stuff like that should probalby go up to
wtf! how the heck does mcnabb go down!?! Eagles won the last 3 games of the season, made it to 8-8 behind ’skins + G-men + Cowgirls (all of whom made the playoffs), plus they didn’t even go in the playoffs but his ratings go down.
I guess if EA members tore THEIR acl’s and couldn’t walk for a year then things would be slightly different…
and LB Chris Gocong should at least be 80-ish with decent finesse ’cause he led the nation in sacks in college.
yah eagles front-7 ratings suck despite ranking 7th in the league in run defense.
Hecka teams are worse vs. run but they still have better linemen-backers
peyton manning should be on the top of QBs section
jay wrote:
ur a complete idiot
If a team goes 18-1
they should all be boosted stats not go down u idiot
YESSSSSS MELVIN BULLITT is finally on the colts
he is my friend Terrance Bullitt’s brother
and we go to naaman forest high school and thats where Melvin went
and Melvin has came to a lot of are games bcuz T his younger bro plays and he shows respect to where he came from Which is NFHS and so i get to see him all the time and i can actually say i personally really know sum1 from the nfl
ADVICE: if you ever use the colts drop bethea to 2nd string FS and Put Bullitt at #1 FS he is a beast trust me
NFHS Garland Tx 75040 ALL DAY BABY
Marc Bulger should have his rating droped and Accurate QB taken away your not accurate when you have more int’s than td’s.
i hate how EA will just release a player just so they can add anoth. example: roman oben released by chargers so they could add jyles tucker. what the hell is that? also whats with jamal williams and mike goff going down? williams was fricken injured assholes! you can’t make a player go down cuz of injury. Also Cromartie should be like a 90-92 ovrall. I hate EA and i hope you assholes decide not to make a giant crap in a box for 09. but of course you will because you all suck.