Madden Cover This Year (1 Viewer)

[Bankerguy]

Shaun Alexander

Per Seattle radio this morning. Will try to find official link.

 

[CA_7]

Not sure if this is Photoshop

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b277/a_s...den07_cover.jpg

MoMo just moved up my draft board

 

[TheFanatic]

MoMo just moved up my draft board

 

[CA_7]

Per Sportscenter, official announcement after the commercials...

 

[CA_7]

April 20, 2006 – Electronic Arts announced today that NFL MVP and NFC Champion running back Shaun Alexander will appear on the cover of Madden NFL 07, the newest iteration of the EA SPORTS™ best-selling football franchise with the official videogame license of the NFL and its players. With this year’s focus on the running game, Alexander is the perfect representative for the cover of the most popular football videogame franchise. Last year Madden NFL 06 sold more than six million copies.

http://www.easports.com/article.jsp?dcr=sp...d=madden07shauncover

 

[DoctorDetroit]

####!

 

[JMon348]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

 

[jurb26]

No surprise here. Time to move SA though....

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

The one I'm worried about is the fact he had about 420 touches on the season.

 

[jurb26]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

The one I'm worried about is the fact he had about 420 touches on the season.

Then you must be worried about LT's 409 touch average over 5 years.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

The one I'm worried about is the fact he had about 420 touches on the season.

Then you must be worried about LT's 409 touch average over 5 years.

He has been getting nicked up the last couple seasons. More rest time though since they never make the playoffs (or very far).

 

[Texasmouth]

Alexander

Portis

LJ

LT

Portis

Your new 1,2,3

Wouldn't be surprised if it was Portis at #1 when the smoke clears.

 

[pinequick]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

The one I'm worried about is the fact he had about 420 touches on the season.

Then you must be worried about LT's 409 touch average over 5 years.

Frankly, yes. And his finish to the regular season in 2005 does nothing to inspire confidence. 409 touches at 22, 23, 24, 25(?) is one thing. To maintain that level over a longer period of time is another.

 

[GRIDIRON ASSASSIN]

Why the shock?

The Super Bowl losing team hasn't made the playoffs in several years now...

Shaun Alexander is a natural.

 

[Mooks77]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

Alexander won't turn 30 until August 2007.... but I agree with your assessment.Link

 

[Jeff Pasquino]

Title       Cover     Athlete                           Potential CurseMadden 2000  2001  Eddie George       Key fumble vs. Ravens in playoffs; team lost in Divisional Playoff                                                  after losing Super Bowl in '99Madden 2001  2002  Daunte Culpepper   Missed 5 games in 2001; team missed playoffs after losing                                                          NFC Championship in 2000Madden 2002  2003  Marshall Faulk     Least productive season as a Ram up to that point;                                                                  team missed playoffs after losing SB in '01Madden 2003  2004  Michael Vick       Missed 11 games in 2003; team missed playoffs after losing                                                          Divisional Playoff in 2002Madden 2004  2005  Ray Lewis          Critically seen as an off year; team missed playoffs after losing                                                  Wild Card Playoff in 2003Madden 2005  2006  Donovan McNabb   	 Missed 7 games in 2005; team missed playoffs after losing                                                          Super Bowl in 2004Madden 2006  2007  Shaun Alexander                        TBD

 

[GRIDIRON ASSASSIN]

This has been dispelled before...

The year Eddie George was on the cover he had one of his finest NFL seasons.

He was the 2001 Cover Boy, which was actually being sold during the 2000 football season in which George put up:

1500+ rushing yards, 14 TDs and 400+ receiving yards and 2 TDs

1900+ yards and 16 TDs

Jinx my ####!

 

[Franknbeans]

Alexander

Portis

LJ

LT

Portis

Your new 1,2,3

Wouldn't be surprised if it was Portis at #1 when the smoke clears.

I thought there were regional covers and Portis was on of the players selected too.

 

[gump]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

SA ages another year every month on this board.

 

[BigJim®]

(1) LT

(2) LJ

(3) M. Morris

(4) Portis

 

[amnesiac]

ignore the curse at your own peril, non-believers.

 

[MagicMan]

 

[Zowned]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

Barring injury, Alexander will be a top 10 fantasy back.

 

[Hear-the-Footsteps]

guys might take this as a joke but i think alexander will have a down year

he lost the best guard in the league

he turned "that" rb age (30)

his team is coming off a superbowl

he signed a huge contract

madden cover

add all this up and i gurantee alexander isnt a top 10rb this year and seattle will be no better than 8-8

put this in your sigs do whatever you like, this will happen

Barring injury, Alexander will be a top 10 fantasy back.

laughing here tooi agree with chris - an injury would be the only thing to hold him back

best guard in the league is the only truly significant thing listed above

- turned 30 (umm, no he didn't. he is 28)

- coming off a superbowl (c'mon now)

- huge contract (nfl contracts could be for 50 yrs - they don't matter since the team can get out anytime (so to speak); you don't think the players know this?!)

- madden cover (see above superbowl comment)

if a betting site offered your "guarantee" as an over/under so to speak - i would definitely say he finishes top 10 this year!!!

 

[aussiehockeyfan]

This just means that Maurice Morris becomes an essential handcuff. Nothing more.

 

[Jous]

This just means that Maurice Morris becomes an essential handcuff. Nothing more.

We're not just talking about fantasy football....football in general