Commander PK Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Do not want him on the cover Nope, don't want it. At all. Zero zilch zippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichmondRedskin88 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 My first thought was "God, I hope not". But the more I think about it, RGIII is ending our curses. Maybe he can stop Madden's too. no please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander PK Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 man i will never understand belief in "curses". and even if you could say the Madden curse existed, it has already ended... it's not so much a "curse" I think, as it is unnecessary attention is put on a player. It's a high profile gig, and it seems like the year that somebody goes on the cover they always under perform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Someone please enlighten me as to who exactly is cursed? Larry Fitzgerald? Calvin Johnson? Drew Brees?... i'd love to hear the reaches on how these three were cursed. Let me guess... Fitz has been cursed by bad QB play, Drew Brees has been cursed with spygate and Calvin Johnson has only caught 4TDs this year (despite 1200 yards) ---------- Post added November-24th-2012 at 01:23 PM ---------- I don't include Polomalu because he was already injury prone before he was on the cover... it's just catching up to him now as he gets older and some one hit wonder like Peyton Hillis shouldn't have been on the cover to begin with. Brett Favre had a decent season with the undertalented Jets and a monster season with the Vikes before he got hurt two years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinzerdie Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 NOOOOO! I say we start a petition now... no need to take that kind of risk -- no matter how silly the idea of a curse is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Calvin Johnson has 7 games without a touchdown, 4 games under 100 yards receiving, has been dealing with a nagging knee injury since camp, and the Lions are 4-7 with, basically, no chance of making the playoffs.The curse is real. You do not tempt the curse. Keep Robert Griffin III off the cover. It's better not to risk it. you've extended the curse to include how the Lions are performing as a whole and to include a nagging injury. The curse was originally only specific to the individual so you can throw team's record out the window and since when in the NFL, do players not deal with some type of small, nagging injury? Calvin hasn't missed a game and has a legit shot at breaking Jerry Rice's yardage record. Hardly cursed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins10 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Yep. Book it now and NOT afraid of "the curse" one bit. HTTR :logo: Everyone says it...until it happens to them! I'd rather not risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 NOOOOO! I say we start a petition now... no need to take that kind of risk -- no matter how silly the idea of a curse is. there is zero risk. i will be voting for my favorite Redskin like i have every year since the fans started voting for the Madden cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMU Redskin Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Anyone know how much $ an athlete makes for being on the cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogofWar1 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Even if every single player hasn't had an injury afterwards, too many examples of players falling off a cliff after they appear on the cover. RGIII will be our Madden cover representative for many years, but I will always vote against him. I don't want that kind of blood on my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAbrendan Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 you've extended the curse to include how the Lions are performing as a whole and to include a nagging injury. The curse was originally only specific to the individual so you can throw team's record out the window and since when in the NFL, do players not deal with some type of small, nagging injury? Calvin hasn't missed a game and has a legit shot at breaking Jerry Rice's yardage record. Hardly cursed... Yeah. I mean one could argue that Brees broke the curse too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 it's not so much a "curse" I think, as it is unnecessary attention is put on a player. It's a high profile gig, and it seems like the year that somebody goes on the cover they always under perform. Well look at this way... RG3 has already had tremendous expectations, to the point of almost being unattainable due to an unprecedented trade that brought him to Washington. Coaches and teammates have put pressure on RG3 to stay healthy and not take unnecessary hits since the Falcons game, so being on the cover of Madden hardly produces a situation that Robert Griffin III is not already currently dealing with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins10 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Yeah. I mean one could argue that Brees broke the curse too... He threw 22 picks and lost to the 7-9 Seahawks in the playoffs, coming off of a Super Bowl victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpfan Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Fact is, RG3 is definitely going to be on the cover at some point. So better get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Yeah. I mean one could argue that Brees broke the curse too... yep, I was just responding to how Calvin Johnson is cursed. But i'm pretty sure people say Drew was cursed cause they lost to 7-9 Seattle in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAbrendan Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 He threw 22 picks and lost to the 7-9 Seahawks in the playoffs, coming off of a Super Bowl victory. 32 TDs, 4600 yards, though. And that Saints D lost that game...I wouldn't peg it all on Brees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins10 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 32 TDs, 4600 yards, though. And that Saints D lost that game...I wouldn't peg it all on Brees. Just saying, it still wasn't his usual level of performance. He struggled at times that year more than we'd seen in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 He threw 22 picks and lost to the 7-9 Seahawks in the playoffs, coming off of a Super Bowl victory. you made your argument while leaving out that he also had 33 TDs, 4600 yards and a 68% completion rate as well as that losing to seattle is hardly your fault when the defense allowed Marshawn Lynch to create his greatest Beast Mode highlight with 9 broken tackles in one run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVAbrendan Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Just saying, it still wasn't his usual level of performance. He struggled at times that year more than we'd seen in a while. True, can't really argue that. The dropoff was, at least in my opinion, not as drastic as other victims of the curse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Just saying, it still wasn't his usual level of performance. He struggled at times that year more than we'd seen in a while. happens to the best of them... Aaron Rodgers has underperformed this year compared to what most people have become accustomed to, though he wasn't on the cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins10 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 happens to the best of them... Aaron Rodgers has underperformed this year compared to what most people have become accustomed to, though he wasn't on the cover. Wouldn't say that, considering Rodgers is still on pace to be very close to his career high in TDs. He's disgustingly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dont Taze Me Bro Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 yep, I was just responding to how Calvin Johnson is cursed. But i'm pretty sure people say Drew was cursed cause they lost to 7-9 Seattle in the playoffs. Hell, Im fine with losing to the 7-9 Seahawks in the playoffs.............that means we make the playoffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahibachi Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Wouldn't say that, considering Rodgers is still on pace to be very close to his career high in TDs. He's disgustingly good. yeah, he's still having a great season, just not as great as last season was my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terpskins10 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 yeah, he's still having a great season, just not as great as last season was my point. I understand, but I think last year was just Rodgers going insane and playing at a historically high level. It's kind of like saying Brady has been slumping because he hasn't matched 2007. There's a difference between "not being as great as your greatest season" and "not being as great as what people are accustomed to". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Maybe RGIII can break the curse, but why would anyone want to risk it? How about we keep the thing of voting for anyone and everyone that goes head to head with any Redskin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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