carter23 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 http://deadspin.com/357406/eli-cover-boy One would think someone like, say, Adrian Peterson would be a natural pick. Well, I've got news for you, mister: There are some rumblings that EA Sports is looking toward Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning to grace the latest edition of the game.If Manning is selected to the cover of the 2009 Madden game Eli would be another quarterback in a long line of past Madden covers including McNabb, Vick, and Culpepper. Yikes! Some careers those guys turned out to have after that. Good thing Vince Young reversed the Madden Curse this past year with a statistically horrid season that somehow resulted in a playoff appearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmishGangsta Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I guess they're adding a new chuck and Duck mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldskool Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Viva el Madden curse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tha Ghost Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 yall trying to mess up that boi career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom [Giants fan] Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Please no!!! :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinzftball1756 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 im pretty sure that i remember hearin that it had already been decided mid way through the year and it was goin to be adrian peterson. EA asked L.T. to do it but he passed on the offer so they then went to adrian peterson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDoyler23 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Someone shop the Madden logo on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I'd be all for it for that ol' Madden curse. But it'd sting every time I'd turn it on and saw that. Now the drunk Eli would be fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santana89Moss Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 No need to worry. If he's allready bad then how could it get worse? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM916 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 It was bad enough for me having to see McNaab every damn day in 2006. Not that I ever want to see a Redskin on that cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheREALJBird Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Heh sure let him be on the cover:D. QB won't be on the cover 2 years straight though, pretty sure of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peregrine Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 LOL, if this happens, I can guarantee you that Eli tanks this year. People talk about the Madden curse, but they only get it half right. Yes, players have horrible years after appearing on Madden(usually ending their careers). However, that happens mostly because of who Madden choses to put on the cover. Madden choses people who have one good year, rather than players with established careers. They chose people bound to collapse. If they pick Manning, they must have done their research, and know hes not as good as they say. They have a gift for it. Ask yourself, why doesnt Madden ever choose someone like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady to be on the cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheREALJBird Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Madden choses people who have one good year, rather than players with established careers. So Marshall Faulk and Ray Lewis were one year wonders, among others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman#21 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 If i have to see eli every time i play madden that would be terrible, but then again Madden curse so........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 LOL, if this happens, I can guarantee you that Eli tanks this year. People talk about the Madden curse, but they only get it half right. Yes, players have horrible years after appearing on Madden(usually ending their careers). However, that happens mostly because of who Madden choses to put on the cover. Madden choses people who have one good year, rather than players with established careers. They chose people bound to collapse. If they pick Manning, they must have done their research, and know hes not as good as they say. They have a gift for it.Ask yourself, why doesnt Madden ever choose someone like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady to be on the cover? Manning hasn't been able to be on the Madden cover. He was under contract to the now defunct NFL Fever franchise on the original XBox to be their longtime cover guy until like 2009 or something.And maybe they've asked Tom Brady but he said no thanks. They asked LT last year and he said no since he didn't want to do the promotional stuff that goes with it, and I also think I remember hearing he had an issue with the pay he'd get for doing all of it. They try to get big guys (Ray Lewis, Faulk...McNabb wasn't exactly small time), but a lot of guys just don't care to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris0894 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I think Sean Taylor should make the cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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