Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

[brettmickey]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

"Too many QBs" the year after fans put a HB on the cover over a QB.

64 is fine, I am sure they can probably get 2 players per team without much difficulty. It's more of an issue of getting people who will agree to be on the cover.

I realize this and it was a nice change. They should continue on with a trend of putting players of different positions on the cover. Throw on a WR, TE, OLB, DE, CB, S, keep things interesting and fun.

[mestevo]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

I realize this and it was a nice change. They should continue on with a trend of putting players of different positions on the cover. Throw on a WR, TE, OLB, DE, CB, S, keep things interesting and fun.

I don't think it really makes much of a difference in the 'interesting and fun' department, but hey, it's up to the fans to vote for those players.

[brettmickey]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

I don't think it really makes much of a difference in the 'interesting and fun' department, but hey, it's up to the fans to vote for those players.

True, personal preference I suppose.

[DJ]

Ugh. Not a fan of this. Just choose someone, EA.

[The GIGGAS]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

Ugh. Not a fan of this. Just choose someone, EA.

We're not going back to that.

This is too much publicity for the Madden brand during the summer, a down period for the brand.

[DJ]

Actually, what EA should do is put John Madden back on the cover, or just have the NFL logo, with a tagline like: Madden NFL 13: Back to Basics or something like that to symbolize the company's efforts at re-shaping the Madden Franchise by focusing on core gameplay issues.

[roadman]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

We're not going back to that.

This is too much publicity for the Madden brand during the summer, a down period for the brand.

Don't both ways announce the winner near the draft, which is spring time? I saw Favre on Letterman in April and Hillis in NY city during draft weekend. Before Favre, Fitz was on Fallon in April.

The fan voting took place during March madness last year.

Last summer it was virtual football with the NFL players.

[The GIGGAS]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

Don't both ways announce the winner near the draft, which is spring time? I saw Favre on Letterman in April and Hillis in NY city during draft weekend. Before Favre, Fitz was on Fallon in April.

The fan voting took place during March madness last year.

Last summer it was virtual football with the NFL players.

Yeah, I think you're right.

Either way, too much publicity to throw away.

[Cstephens]

I'm torn here. I would love a Niner to rep the cover of Madden. Like Patrick Willis, but there is no way in hell I would want that aura/curse/loadofcrap around him all season.

Let's face it Tebow is going to win. Although Megatron, Gronk, Newton, Suggs, Cruz, and Steve Smith are all deserving.

I was more of a fan on waiting to see who EA had picked. Regardless if I was happy or frustrated by the decision.

[Senator Palmer]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

I'm torn here. I would love a Niner to rep the cover of Madden. Like Patrick Willis, but there is no way in hell I would want that aura/curse/loadofcrap around him all season.

Let's face it Tebow is going to win. Although Megatron, Gronk, Newton, Suggs, Cruz, and Steve Smith are all deserving.

I was more of a fan on waiting to see who EA had picked. Regardless if I was happy or frustrated by the decision.

I preferred it when they picked the cover athlete too, because for a few years there, the guy they picked seemed to tie into the additions to they made to the game.

Michael Vick = playmaker controls where you could improvise when the play broke down.
Ray Lewis = "Fear the D" introduced a whole set of brand new defensive tools to balance the game out.
Donovan McNabb = QB vision.
Shaun Alexander = run to daylight with the lead blocking controls.

Guess that kind of thing is wishful thinking now.

[oneamongthefence]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

There should be a rule that one year wonders be excluded. I want to see an established guy win it. A good character person. I think most people view that making the cover is earned and respected. Also should be a gamer themselves. I like Drew Brees but he doesn't strike me as the type to play Madden. Dwight Freeney would be an excellant choice as he won the Madden Bowl in 01.

[The GIGGAS]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

There should be a rule that one year wonders be excluded. I want to see an established guy win it. A good character person. I think most people view that making the cover is earned and respected. Also should be a gamer themselves.

You just described MJD.

[jyoung]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

After Tebow wins it, that will make two white running backs in consecutive years on the Madden cover.

[JaySmooov]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

I'm pretty sure the Chicago choices are gonna between Devin Hester and Matt Forte, or MAYBE Jay Cutler. I'm not even sure who'd advance, it'll probably be close there.

But I'm pretty sure Gronk and Tebow are gonna advance, but I'm not sure how far Tebow would simply because a lot of haters are gonna have him voted off as quickly as possible.

And I would NOT want to see MJD on the cover; that's really all the Jags have right now. Even though he's a gamer - a Madden gamer at that - I don't want that "curse" on him.

[MarshawnLynch]

Re: Fans to Pick Madden NFL 13 Cover from a Field of 64 Players

Marshawn Lynch or Earl Thomas