Madden NFL 12 Cover Athlete Voting - Round 1 Results, Round 2 Voting Has Started

[FroznYogurt]

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Basically all the higher seeds won despite a few. I didn't like how they seeded most of the players, like Danny Woodhead getting a 4 seed over someone like Adrian Peterson who's a 9 seed. Sucks that Patrick Willis is the only defensive player. I guess now I'll be rooting for MJD, Hillis, Willis, and Charles.

[jyoung]

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

And how is Hakeem Nicks in this lol?

[Bellsprout]

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.

[brza37]

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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.

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?

[Bellsprout]

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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?

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?

[jyoung]

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

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

[Mike Smoove]

Vick is winning this, you can bank on that.

[aTTckr]

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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).

[TracerBullet]

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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).

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

[DeuceDouglas]

i would say it's rigged, there's no way they would stand for drew brees being on the cover for a second straight year, i think it will come down to rodgers and rivers in the final and *shocker* rodgers will win

[Chrisksaint]

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Once again if Brees manages to win I riot in the streets. Sure he was prolly the best performer sadly in comparison to the other madden curse winner, but I don't want to take any chances twice lol

[shadthedad]

I blogged recently in regards to the madden cover athlete driving sales amongst certain demographics. Vick will be on the cover of Madden 2012... GUARANTEED! And it should come as no surprise that madden 2012 will sell more copies than recent Maddens. Mark my words....

[StreetCarp]

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****, Woodhead is against Nicks. His run is over

It's gonna suck if Vick wins. I hate him as a person, but also I just don't want to see the same player make it twice. I'm also really disappointed that the 12th Man is out already.

[JerseySuave4]

of course its rigged. Theres no way Vick is going to win and chances are Brees wont win as well (since he was just on the cover). Its most likely to be Rodgers, Ryan or MJD.

[notoriouzwun]

I voted 12th man because I thought it would be a decent concept with the CBA stuff going on. So now its all about hoping Willis wins.