Football Thoughts

Last night's win for the Bears over the Colts does not make up for their loss in the Superbowl. It's PRESEASON! Hello?? Scores from preseason games are meaningless. The games basically exist to give coaches game situations in which they can evaluate the talent on their roster, particularly those players who are not likely to start real games. Sure, the starters are on the field for maybe a few plays, but that's more about shaking off the offseason rust than any real attempt at trying to win. It's not a real game.

On the Wii, Madden 07 is a superior game to Madden 08. Yeah, Costco had Madden 08 (for cheaper than Madden 07!) and I couldn't resist. Besides the seemingly random redefinition of the controller settings, EA Sports removed a lot of the Wii-ness from how players interact with the game. For example, in Madden 07 to pick a player to control you simply point at him and press 'A'. In Madden 08, you need to press 'A' until the player you want is highlighted, and if you overshoot you have to go through all 11 players again, and hope the play hasn't started before you're ready. In general, the "point and click" interface of Madden 07 has been replaced with a more cumbersome controller pad.

Real football starts soon. I'm set up in a fantasy league, and a "pick the loser" survivor league. My Cal Bears flag is ready to be proudly displayed for my no good Notre Dame alumni neighbors to see. NFL predictions coming soon.