Sucks that Suh is out. He would've been my pick.

And how is Hakeem Nicks in this lol?

I don't believe for a second they'll put someone as polarizing as Vick on the cover.

I don't think it's rigged until Vick makes the final. Then, it becomes rigged.

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Vick got the most votes out of any NFC player for the Pro Bowl last year. What makes you think this vote will be any different?

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Do you really think EA wants to deal with the PETA protests and the heat they'll get from the animal loving community when they could just as easily put someone else on the cover, sell just as many games, and avoid all that?

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I don't think many Madden fans are PETA members. :y7:

And as the cliche goes, there's no such thing as negative publicity.

Vick is winning this, you can bank on that.

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I believe EA would love to have Vick on the cover just for the publicity. In a season where there might no football they need something (like the controversial figure Vick is) to get some attention for Madden. With Vick on the cover they'd be all over the news when the game releases. It wouldn't surprise me if they'd even pay people to publicly protest against the game. From a marketing standpoint Vick on the cover would be very clever. And seriously who wouldn't buy the game just because they don't like the player on the cover (except for some hardcore animal people, but i assume they're not EA's targeted audience anyways).

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Don't think they'd go that marketing route again after Dante's Inferno.