OK, as most of you know, Madden 09 comes out today.  I believe this is the first cover where the player is not wearing their current uniform.  Maybe Brett Favre will avoid the "Madden Curse" 

I wasn't sure if I was going to get it, but I decided to.  I, like everyone else, was tired of hearing about the Brett Favre saga this offseason, but it this the 20th anniversary of the game and Amazon had a decent deal, free shipping and if you pre-order it, you get a $10 gift card. 

msn.com had a great article, featuring the box covers for Madden over the past 20 years.  It's interesting to see how everything's changed since then.  Link below.