Madden curse

jville819

jville819

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do yall believe in this.

i mean with shaun alexander only getting worse, VY playin like a bum, McNabb hasn't done a whole lot, and Vick is currently sitting in a jail cell.

who got the best chance of being on the cover and actually having a decent year next year
 
I just looked up Vince's stats for this year. 7 TDs and 16 INTs?!
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Garrison Hearst (1999)
Garrison Hearst was the first player to ever be featured on a Madden cover, appearing on Madden NFL 99. Hearst's 1998 season was the best of his career,rushing for 1,570 yards and seven touchdowns. He led the San Francisco 49ers to the playoffs and a wild card win over the Green Bay Packers, but on the firstplay of the divisional game versus the Atlanta Falcons, he suffered a bad ankle break and his team would go on to lose the game. He did not play again until2001.

(It is worth noting that there are two versions of the Madden NFL '99 cover, one with Hearst and the more common one with John Madden.)


Barry Sanders and Dorsey Levens (2000)
Barry Sanders shared the cover with the then-customary picture of John Madden on Madden NFL 2000. However, a week before training session began in 1999,Sanders then retired - ending his career and leaving the Detroit Lions without their star running back of the previous 10 years. Sanders' part in the curseis debated because he is not pictured alone on the box, and he had willingly retired. Also, unlike other victims of the curse who had various problems in theyears they appeared on the cover, Sanders rushed for 1,491 yards in his final season, and was closing in on the all time rushing record then held by WalterPayton.

Dorsey Levens was featured on the 2000 cover that was released in PAL regions. Levens rushed for 1,034 yards that season.


Eddie George (2001)
Eddie George, then of the Tennessee Titans, who graced the Madden NFL 2001 box, is often said to be the next 'cursed' player, even though in the yearhe was on the cover, he had career highs in yardage and touchdowns. Curse advocates point to the 2001 season following his appearance on the cover, duringwhich he averaged only 3 yards per carry and rushed for career lows of 939 yards and 5 touchdowns due to a nagging toe injury that bothered him the entireseason. For the rest of his career, he never averaged more than 3.4 yards per carry.

George's curse can be argued to have started the year he was on the cover because in the 2001 AFC Divisional Playoff game George had a costly fumble thatlost the game for Tennessee. He also fumbled 8 times during the 2000 regular season, losing a career high 4 fumbles. In a playoff game against the Ravens,Eddie George bobbled a pass that was intercepted by Ray Lewis who ran it back for a touchdown eventually being the winning score.


Daunte Culpepper (2002)
Former Minnesota Vikings star quarterback Daunte Culpepper appeared on the Madden NFL 2002 cover after throwing for nearly 4,000 yards and 33 touchdowns whilerushing for 470 yards and 7 more scores in the 2000 season. However, Culpepper struggled with turnovers in the first 11 games of the 2001 season, throwing 13interceptions and only 14 touchdown passes. A back injury ended his season in the 11th game.

Marshall Faulk (2003)
Running back Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams, who was on the Madden NFL 2003 cover, suffered an ankle injury, missing five games. He did amass nearly1,600 total yards (953 rushing) and 10 touchdowns in limited time in 2002; however, it was a steep decline from his 2,000 yard and 21 touchdown campaign of2001. He never broke through the 1,000 yards rushing mark for the rest of his career. 2002 was also a dismal year for the Rams as a team as they finished witha 7-9 record, coming off of a strong 14-2 season that led to a Super Bowl appearance the year before.


Michael Vick (2004)
Five days after Madden NFL 2004 was released, which featured Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick on the cover, he was injured during a preseason gameagainst the Baltimore Ravens, suffering a fractured right fibula. Vick played in only the last 5 regular season games, finishing with just 585 yards passingand 4 touchdowns. The Atlanta Falcons missed the playoffs and were already out of contention by the time Vick returned from his injury. The Falcons finishedthe season with a record of 5-11, a drop from their 9-6-1 record the season prior.


Ray Lewis (2005)
Madden NFL 2005 featured Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens, the first defensive player ever to appear on the cover of a Madden game. It was Lewis' firstseason without a single interception, after posting a career-high 6 the previous year, although interceptions are a secondary statistic for linebackers. Herecorded 147 tackles in 15 games played. The Baltimore Ravens also failed to make the playoffs that season after winning their division the year before.


Donovan McNabb (2006)
QB Donovan McNabb, who was featured on the cover of Madden NFL 06, led the Philadelphia Eagles to Super Bowl XXXIX with a 13-3 regular season record to facethe New England Patriots. He ended 2004 throwing just shy of 4,000 yards and throwing for 31 passing touchdowns with only 8 interceptions. He also rushed foran additional 3 TDs. However, during the 2005-2006 season, in which he was on the Madden cover, McNabb suffered a sports hernia, but elected to play untilafter the November 14th game with the Dallas Cowboys. During this game, McNabb was knocked down after an interception return by Roy Williams, aggravating theinjury. He then elected to have a season-ending surgery that was required to repair the injury. The Eagles season was already lost at that point, with themfinally finishing 6-10 and in last place of the NFC East.

Shaun Alexander (2007)
Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander, who appeared on the cover of Madden NFL 07, had one of the best statistical seasons ever in the 2005-2006 season, as he rushed for1,880 yards and scored what was a record 28 total touchdowns (27 rushing). Alexander, who had missed one start in his previous 64 contests, fractured the 4thmetatarsal in his foot after he was on the cover. He missed six starts and failed to rush for 1,000 yards for the first time since 2000. Additionally, histouchdown record from the previous year was broken by LaDanian Tomlinson, who scored 31 touchdowns in 16 games.












You think people would learn by now. :smh
 
I'm gonna go check to see if the Miami Dolphins team logo was accidently placed somewhere on the cover this year.... LT was smart for turning it down, whoknows what the Chargers record would've been right now!! The curse happens EVERY year no matter what...I think it might get to a point where Madden Coversmight just be blank, it's not like it's going to affect sales with Madden being the only football game on the market...
 
Why dont we just put the whole Pats team on the cover, I can see it now
1. Rodney Harrisons head explodes due to HGH use
2. Tom Brady gets busted and sent to prison for downloading pron
3. Randy Moss takes the jump from weed to coke. He has stopped showing up to games
4. Bellicheck sucks
 
Yo...thats not even funny how every single player has problems after being on the cover
 
The Madden curse never fails. Hopefully a Dallas player is put on the cover next year.
 
Vince Young ain't sucking because of the Madden Cover. He's never been a good passer and he's trying to prove people he can throw by staying in thepocket more. His receivers suck too.
 
I'm all for Mike Vrabel, Tedi Bruschi, Junior Seau, and Rodney Harrison to be on the covers of Madden 09', NBA Live 09', FIFA Soccer 09', andNHL 09'. I can't stand all four of them, especially Mike Vrahghbel.
 
You guys do realize that if Brady gets the cover, he'll have a better season than he has this year?
 
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