Gametap puts odds on the Madden 09 cover athlete
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Jon Robinson over at Gametap has posted his top 10 candidates for the Madden 09 cover along with odds on the likelihood of each occurring. After putting a list together for Madden 08 (while at IGN) I began to wonder if he knew more than he was letting on when he had Vince Young listed second behind only LaDainian Tomlinson (who actually was the first choice but turned it down). Up until then no one had really considered Young to be a top candidate.
So if you look at his the list for 09 does anything jump out in the same way that Young did last year? Not really. The top ones mentioned are the obvious guys like Adrian Peterson, Eli Manning, and Tom Brady with John Madden thrown in due to the 20th Anniversary angle. He has Tomlinson fourth but I have my doubts that EA would even consider him again after his agent made it public that they weren’t offering enough money to get him last year. You can check out the full write-up of the top 10 candidates here.
Look for my analysis of the possible cover athletes for Madden 09 as well as the PS3 version of NCAA Football 09 to be posted by next week.
April 14, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Devin Hester should be on the cover, The Windy City Flyer!
April 14, 2008 at 5:00 pm
[quote comment="17579"]Devin Hester should be on the cover, The Windy City Flyer![/quote]
His year would’ve been last year. Coming off the Super Bowl return. I was a supporter of that idea last year, but I have another candidate in mind sort of in that mold which I’ll talk about in my write-up.
April 14, 2008 at 5:01 pm
[quote comment="17579"]Devin Hester should be on the cover, The Windy City Flyer![/quote]
If that were true, at least the special teams might get worked on. I hope that it is not Eli though. Anybody but him.
April 14, 2008 at 5:08 pm
I’m hoping that Adrian Peterson will be on the cover.
After that, he can hopefully break the curse and not get injured.
April 14, 2008 at 5:19 pm
It’s not really a matter of who made this play or that, it’s also a decision between the player and EA. It really could be anyone, maybe Brian Westbrook, David Garrard, Fred Taylor…
April 14, 2008 at 5:46 pm
My name says it all, GO AD!!!
April 14, 2008 at 6:06 pm
i dont think ad will be on the cover i just can picture it and hell no it aint gonna be eli and i agree with da birthday boy i would love to see westbrook or especially taylor but the curse will neevr be broken
April 14, 2008 at 6:10 pm
Hey Pasta how bout my man Marshawn Lynch!!!!
April 14, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Why would EA choose Fred Taylor who only got 1,202 rushing yards rather than Adrian Peterson who ran for 1,341 yards and also got Rookie of the Year? Addition to that, why would they choose Brian Westbrook who had twelve yards less than Adrian? I would think that they would also add to consideration that Adrian Peterson broke an NFL record as a rookie.
April 14, 2008 at 6:44 pm
I got it…let’s put Pat Summerall and Madden on the cover and bring them both back as the announcers. Sure, Pat’s senile and is incapable of saying names the same way twice (i.e. Bill Schroeder was pronounced both Shro-der and Shray-der, often in the same play!), but his craziness was fun. Mix in some of Madden’s quips (”That ball was on a rope. Too bad the rope wasn’t to the receiver’s hands”) and you’re set. It’ll be like Madden 2003 all over again. Great way to go back to the good ol’ days.
As a full believer in the Madden curse, let’s put Tom Brady or Peyton Manning on the cover. Don’t ruin AD’s career so soon. Or let’s just put Brett Favre on the cover and get it over with.
April 14, 2008 at 7:00 pm
It’s going to be Eli, although I like this Brett Favre idea.
April 14, 2008 at 7:01 pm
madcow i think he meant sean taylor…that wouldnt be a bad idea either.
April 14, 2008 at 7:19 pm
It’s going to be Eli Manning or Adrian Peterson
April 15, 2008 at 3:37 am
Hopefully Adrian Peterson gets it
April 15, 2008 at 5:27 am
I’m hoping for Ben Roethlisberger, especially after his last season
April 15, 2008 at 5:45 am
Dont put AP on there, he will be cursed
April 15, 2008 at 10:33 am
Just from the facts that the new running style is introduced it has to be a running back, but which one is a mystery in its self. It might be AP, but then again it could be one of the many RB who had great seasons this past year
April 15, 2008 at 12:14 pm
ight mad cow how old is taylor.yeah an old age for a rb nd hes still having good seasons nd westbrook is incredible.The most yards from scrimmage as a rb last season adrian peterson is never gonna have another season like last year just like devin hester will never have another 7 or 8 returns for td’s in a season
April 15, 2008 at 3:07 pm
You Vikings fans wanting Peterson on the cover need to have your head examined. I certainly don’t want him on the cover. I LIKE the guy!
It’s going to be John Madden (I like the Summerall idea. His voice just says “football” to me. But of course, I grew up listening to him.) And if it’s not Madden… they’re just dumb.
April 15, 2008 at 3:08 pm
FWIW.. Favre would be a good choice too. Madden loves the guy.
April 15, 2008 at 3:22 pm
its not going to be madden he wil never be on another one and darkheath im glad i actually found sum 1 who agrees every one thinks adrian peterson is god and is gonna be the gretaest rb of all time i like him but he will NOT be on the cover
April 15, 2008 at 4:24 pm
You misunderstood me, Pat. I think he does have a chance to be a great back. He reminds me of my all-time favorite RB, Eric Dickerson. I actually even have an OU football signed by him. I just don’t want to see him hurt so early in his career! Put T.O. or Randy Moss or Chad Johnson on it. I’d love to see any of them get screwed by “the curse”.
April 15, 2008 at 6:27 pm
o yeah i no peterson has a lot of potiental in the nfl. He’s gonna be good as long as he avoids stupid stuff nd injuries but i dont see him as a madden cover boy
April 18, 2008 at 3:55 pm
Devin Hester! Why is Reggie Bush on the list he is so overrated.
April 19, 2008 at 12:32 pm
i think it will be randy moss he had a great season
April 23, 2008 at 11:43 pm
This was probably one of the funniest things i have ever read. I loved the whole randy moss section and eli’s competitive oreo eating.
And AD will be on the cover book it
April 24, 2008 at 9:53 pm
I hate 2 break the news to u guys but it is brett favre i watched david letterman and he was on there and they showed it