Countdown to Madden cover announcement

by pastapadre
Posted April 6th, 2008 at 6:46 am

When the official Madden 09 website launched I brought up the presence of the statement “the countdown begins 4/5/08″ and what that could mean. Yesterday the site updated and it will display one of the covers from the 20 years of Madden each day as the NFL Draft nears.

The countdown leads up to the 24th which is when presumably the Madden 09 cover athlete will be revealed. However with the PS3 NCAA Football 09 cover being announced on the 24th I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Madden announcement come on the 25th instead. It just doesn’t seem that they would bring out both at the same time and split the attention that will be paid to them in that manner.

Generally the cover athlete is announced about a week and a half ahead of the NFL Draft so it appears they’re pushing it much closer this year. Given that the last couple have been leaked a day or two ahead of the official announcements it is possible it’ll be known before then.

Look for my breakdown of the top cover candidates coming soon. What do you think? Will it be a traditional cover or do they have something special in store to commemorate the 20th year?

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Scott

Wikipedia now says Brady..
Scott

Wikipedia now says Brady..
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[quote comment="16980"]i can confirm that it is tony romo of the dallas cowboys. they chose him because tehy are focusing on the QB pocket presence. Believe me I know this for a fact. ps Im a redskins fan i wouldnt lie.[/quote]

Ha, I’m pretty sure they aren’t going to put a guy whos known most for choking in the playoffs and dating Jessica Simpson on the cover of their 20th anniversary game.

Brady could be the guy but he’d have to want to be. He could be another Tomlinson and turn it down cause he doesn’t need it since the money wouldn’t mean much of anything to him. I also think that being remembered for losing the SB last year after everything hurts his chances somewhat.
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[quote comment="16980"]i can confirm that it is tony romo of the dallas cowboys. they chose him because tehy are focusing on the QB pocket presence. Believe me I know this for a fact. ps Im a redskins fan i wouldnt lie.[/quote]

Ha, I’m pretty sure they aren’t going to put a guy whos known most for choking in the playoffs and dating Jessica Simpson on the cover of their 20th anniversary game.

Brady could be the guy but he’d have to want to be. He could be another Tomlinson and turn it down cause he doesn’t need it since the money wouldn’t mean much of anything to him. I also think that being remembered for losing the SB last year after everything hurts his chances somewhat.
r00tabaga

They should just put Madden on the cover and hope him and Michaels do the play-by-play. I hope they scrap the QB Vision and Weapon system of 08 and add some of the NCAA features…like Right Analog directional pumpfakes, Home Crowd meter, and up to date stat overlays like the good ole days…
r00tabaga

They should just put Madden on the cover and hope him and Michaels do the play-by-play. I hope they scrap the QB Vision and Weapon system of 08 and add some of the NCAA features…like Right Analog directional pumpfakes, Home Crowd meter, and up to date stat overlays like the good ole days…
AJ

And Mcfadden is NCAA 09 Cover Athlete

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=3280022
AJ

And Mcfadden is NCAA 09 Cover Athlete

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=3280022
steve

i was in the game store the other day on the cover of the madden 09 display box it was brian westbrook of the philadelphia eagles

helps for me since im a cowboys fan lmao
madden curse shall live on
steve

i was in the game store the other day on the cover of the madden 09 display box it was brian westbrook of the philadelphia eagles

helps for me since im a cowboys fan lmao
madden curse shall live on
Tim

Favre should definetly be on the cover. he is retired, but had the best season of his career. Long Live the Legend!!!
Tim

Favre should definetly be on the cover. he is retired, but had the best season of his career. Long Live the Legend!!!
Otis

Champ bailey has already made the cover
http://wikipedia Otis

Champ bailey has already made the cover
Rico

Come on we all know who it’s going to be: PATRICK WILLIS! He dominated this past season. He was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and he should have gotten DMVP because he had better stats than Bob Sanders but they would never give those awards out together.
Rico

Come on we all know who it’s going to be: PATRICK WILLIS! He dominated this past season. He was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and he should have gotten DMVP because he had better stats than Bob Sanders but they would never give those awards out together.
Jerrod Swanson

How do you know Champ Bailey is the coverboy
Jerrod Swanson

How do you know Champ Bailey is the coverboy
rusty shackleford

i told by many people that Colt’s safety Bob Sanders will be on the cover
rusty shackleford

i told by many people that Colt’s safety Bob Sanders will be on the cover
Josh

It should be A.p even though i am a colts fan
Josh

It should be A.p even though i am a colts fan
micheal myers

you idiots moss already said that he didn’t want the cover, it is on this same site just search madden 09 cover and you will find it.
micheal myers

you idiots moss already said that he didn’t want the cover, it is on this same site just search madden 09 cover and you will find it.
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