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Marc Faletti
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This is anything but hard science, but I think I may have figured out who's on the cover of Madden '08.
First let's look at the image used in the Hester article on ESPN:
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/videogames..._inline_240.gif
Now, this may not even be the cover, who knows. But if they were gonna show us a silhouette of a player who wasn't actually on the cover for '08, wouldn't they have just silhouetted the old Alexander pic from last year? I figure it's faster just to blank out the guy on the real '08 box than insert a guy who won't be on there, and they probably love the intrigue that showing the silhouette of the actual guy creates. Maybe they just want to "throw us off," or maybe they haven't deccided yet, but something tells me that's the silhouette of the actual cover. If you aren't so sure, that's cool, feel free to bail on this post now.
The first thing to note is the way the guy holds the ball, with his left arm slanted, fingers pointing up, forearm fairly parrallel to his right forearm. That's a fairly unique stance, particularly with the fingers pointed up and at that angle. Most QBs do (and probably should) protect the ball with both hands here.
The second thing to note is that big bump on the silhouette's right hip, right below the "D"s in "MADDEN." What the heck is that?
Turns out it's much easier to see all of this when it isn't silhouetted:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...6/0906vince.jpg
This probably isn't the exact photo -- Vince Young's head isn't cocked at quite the same angle. But note the hand posture, right down to the point where his fingers jut straight up and are just above his shoulder at almost the exact same place as the photo.
Then, notice the towel bump on his right hip. That's the cincher, especially combined with the arm positioning. That towel right on the right hip, often balled up, shows up in many photos of VY, but I couldn't find a single Peyton Manning or Carson Palmer photo with one (not to mention a photo of either guy holding the ball that way).
Maybe the silhouette isn't the Madden cover, but I think that silhouette is Vince Young because of its two unique qualities. I can't find a QB who'd belong on the cover showing one, much less both in the same pic. And if the silhouette is the cover, then I think I'm the first to break the news.
Given how much I believe in Vince Young, this is one of the greater disappointments of my life.
First let's look at the image used in the Hester article on ESPN:
http://assets.espn.go.com/media/videogames..._inline_240.gif
Now, this may not even be the cover, who knows. But if they were gonna show us a silhouette of a player who wasn't actually on the cover for '08, wouldn't they have just silhouetted the old Alexander pic from last year? I figure it's faster just to blank out the guy on the real '08 box than insert a guy who won't be on there, and they probably love the intrigue that showing the silhouette of the actual guy creates. Maybe they just want to "throw us off," or maybe they haven't deccided yet, but something tells me that's the silhouette of the actual cover. If you aren't so sure, that's cool, feel free to bail on this post now.
The first thing to note is the way the guy holds the ball, with his left arm slanted, fingers pointing up, forearm fairly parrallel to his right forearm. That's a fairly unique stance, particularly with the fingers pointed up and at that angle. Most QBs do (and probably should) protect the ball with both hands here.
The second thing to note is that big bump on the silhouette's right hip, right below the "D"s in "MADDEN." What the heck is that?
Turns out it's much easier to see all of this when it isn't silhouetted:
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw...6/0906vince.jpg
This probably isn't the exact photo -- Vince Young's head isn't cocked at quite the same angle. But note the hand posture, right down to the point where his fingers jut straight up and are just above his shoulder at almost the exact same place as the photo.
Then, notice the towel bump on his right hip. That's the cincher, especially combined with the arm positioning. That towel right on the right hip, often balled up, shows up in many photos of VY, but I couldn't find a single Peyton Manning or Carson Palmer photo with one (not to mention a photo of either guy holding the ball that way).
Maybe the silhouette isn't the Madden cover, but I think that silhouette is Vince Young because of its two unique qualities. I can't find a QB who'd belong on the cover showing one, much less both in the same pic. And if the silhouette is the cover, then I think I'm the first to break the news.
Given how much I believe in Vince Young, this is one of the greater disappointments of my life.