Madden's Curse struck already?

[stefangrey]

Havign a discussion with a few friedns about Madden when one of my buddies (and he's not a sports game guy, just FPS) says "what if the BP Oil Spill was the Madden Curse? I mean, Drew Brees and everyone wouldn't shut up about the Super Bowl being for the whole area, and all." And I looked and the spill happened the day before news started to leak about Brees being on the cover (which meant it was already decided).

Just struck me as odd. Thoughts?

[2010gunnabethe4ring]

Re: Madden's Curse struck already?

lol I do not believe in the "madden curse" even know it has hit every single player on the cover.

So I would still suspect brees will get hurt some how, its kinda wierd really, I mean it has happened to every player.

[Rbk]

Re: Madden's Curse struck already?

Ray Lewis never got cursed so it didn't happen every year.

[2010gunnabethe4ring]

Re: Madden's Curse struck already?

Ray Lewis never got cursed so it didn't happen every year.

um he broke his wrist that year.

[Scruffychicken]

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That's why I'm happy Jared Allen didn't make the cover lol.

[USFSig]

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The madden curse is something that can be debated by a lot of people but i wouldnt be surprised if Bress got hurt or just had a bad year overall.

[kd25]

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I think the madden curse has something to it, but the BP oil spill stuff is absolutely stupid.

I mean seriously.. When Brees plays every single game.. what are people going to say to back up the curse?

He had 33 TD Instead of 34
He lost the superbowl instead of winning it
He threw 12 INT instead of 11
He threw for 100 less yards
Saints record was 11-5 and not 13-3
BP OIL SPILL HAPPENED!

[LingeringRegime]

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I think I have heard everything now.

If Brees has to miss significant time with an injury and the Saints miss the playoffs, then we can talk about curses.

Unless there are some BP in game adverts this year. Hmmmm.

[ODogg]

Re: Madden's Curse struck already?

I think there's more than enough proof to validate the Madden curse:

Madden Curse

Prior to 1999, every annual installment of the Madden NFL series primarily featured John Madden on its cover.[24] In 1999, Electronic Arts selected Garrison Hearst to appear on the PAL version's cover, and has since featured one of the league’s top players on every annual installment.[25] Since then, much like the Sports Illustrated Cover Jinx, certain players who appeared on Madden video game box art have experienced a decline in performance, usually due to an injury.

Daunte Culpepper led the Minnesota Vikings to the playoffs in 2000, but after appearing on the Madden 2002 cover, he threw 23 interceptions as the Vikings slumped to a 5-11 record. He also broke the record for most fumbles in a single season. While his career looked to be back on track in 2004 with a career season, he blew out both knees in 2005 and 2006 and never resembled the player he was at the start of the decade.

Marshall Faulk appeared on the 2003 cover, and his career (and the success of the St. Louis Rams) severely declined afterwards. He did not register another 1,000 yard rushing season and his yards per carry average dropped from a consistent 5.4 over the previous three years to 4.5 in 2002 and 4.0 in 2003 and 2004. He started 21 out of a possible 32 games from 2002-2003 as knee injuries got the better of him. He underwent reconstructive knee surgery in 2005 and retired that same year.

After appearing on the cover of Madden NFL 2004, Michael Vick broke his leg in pre-season and missed the first 12 games, with the Atlanta Falcons going 5-11.

Ray Lewis, 2005 cover athlete and middle linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens, had his season cut short in week 15 with a wrist injury. It was also Lewis' first season without an interception.

In 2006, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb currently a Washington Redskins quarterback tore the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and meniscus in his right knee while jumping out of bounds in a game versus the Tennessee Titans, ending his season. McNabb also suffered a sports hernia in the first game of the season.

Running back Shaun Alexander, then the league’s reigning Most Valuable Player, was featured on the cover of Madden NFL 2007, and sustained a foot injury that caused him to miss six starts.[26] As a result, Alexander’s rushing statistics were substantially less than those from the previous season, and he never returned to true form.[26] Alexander himself has asked, “Do you want to be hurt and on the cover, or just hurt?"[27]

Madden NFL 2008's cover featured Vince Young, the starting quarterback of the Tennessee Titans. Young missed one game of the 2007 season due to a minor injury, but for the rest of the season was roughly even with his 2006 performance. When Young appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to officially announce that he would appear on the cover of Madden NFL 2008, he derided allegations of becoming the curse’s next victim, and stated, “I've done prayed about it and we're gonna go home and try to get to the playoffs and try to get to the Super Bowl. We'll see what happens."[28][29]

Brett Favre appeared on the cover of Madden NFL 2009 as a Green Bay Packer, under the impression that Favre was retired. However, shortly after the decision, Favre came back out of retirement and signed with the New York Jets, forcing EA to release a new cover online. Though he did not miss any games, later admitted to suffering a torn biceps injury, which Favre says may have affected his gameplay during the final five games of his first and only season with the New York Jets, who missed the playoffs at 9-7 after starting the season 8-3.[30] Favre threw 2 touchdowns and 9 interceptions in the last 5 games of the season.

On September 10, 2009, Strong Safety Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who was featured along with Larry Fitzgerald, wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals, on the cover of Madden NFL 10, sprained his MCL in the first half of the season opener and missed the next four games. After returning, Polamalu played in three more games before injuring his posterior cruciate ligament on November 14, 2009 against Cincinnati, and missed more games as a result. Larry Fitzgerald, on the other hand, started all 16 regular season and both playoff games for the Cardinals. He did not attend the pro bowl due to a rib injury, leaving Steve Smith of the New York Giants, to take his spot in the 2010 Pro Bowl. He recorded 97 receptions (third-most of his NFL career), 1,092 yards (fourth-most), and a career-high 13 touchdowns.[31]

[joec63]

Re: Madden's Curse struck already?

Or maybe it's just the risks of playing football

Are you getting it early this year ?

[ODogg]

Re: Madden's Curse struck already?

joec63 - that's what people who say there is no curse say but that's too many coincidences. I mean look at some of the people on that list, all injury free or no major injuries anyways and then they're on the cover and BOOM! They're injured or suffer some other horrid misfortune.

[joec63]

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If anyone should believe in a curse it would be me, I'm a Brown's fan for crying out loud

But I don't. Crap happens especially in a game with up to 1600 lbs of tackling force. More than 100 concussions are recorded per season. The list of injuries that occur during a season on and off the field is large. I'm skeptic of any curse. Curses are supposedly iniated by someone or something and if someone puts it on then logic dictates it can be removed. Who and why would put a curse on the cover athelete of a videogame ?

[ODogg]

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Maybe that's what is needed, put the Browns (or a Brown) on the cover to reverse the curse, then they'd win the Super Bowl.

As for who and why, I imagine a witch doctor at 2K sports!

[rooney8]

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Yes Madden caused the oil spill, WWI and II and this recession where as NFL2K5 brought down Hitler and invented happiness. I can roll with that.

[Segagendude]

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We need Glenn Beck and his chalkboard to show us the relation between BP and Madden, lol.........