Larry Fitzgerald Makes Case For Madden 2010 Cover

hey how about having the leagues defensive mvp of the year and superbowl winning pittsburgh steeler BIG JAMES HARRISON...also a monster when it comes to sacks and half sacks...makes sense in my book

"Haynesworth isn't a Pacman Jones....What NFL player doesn't take a cheap shot here or there? Haynesworth is the first defensive interior down lineman to cause offenses to structure gameplans around."

LMAOoooo...stepping on someone's head is a little bit different than a random cheap shot. Probably a Titans fan.

I think Ed Reed or Polamalu should be on the cover.

Fitzgerald broke almost all recieving records in the postseason, not to mention he had a great regular season aswell. He is a new type of wide reciever that we havent seen much of.....not that fast..but uses his body and hops to make insane plays. Not to mention he was also the Pro-Bowl MVP. Ed Reed is a Phenomelnal player but he didnt really have that great of a post season, and james harrison beat up that dude on the cardinals during the Superbowl which kinda eliminates his chances.....Madden himself even said the he shoulda been kicked out. So i think its gotta be Fitzgerald or maybe even Polomalu for Defense...

Sean Taylor could be a nice choice, i know he is dead but that could be nice to see him if favre wont have take his retreat (but comeback, THAT is a cheap shot), sean t would've made the cover, he deserve more than any players to made that cover

Other than Ray Lewis, its been QB's and RB's. Now would be a good time for a WR like Fitzgerarld. Alot of people say Andre Johnson. He had more yards and less td's than Fitzgerald. And didn't even make the playoffs. I think he would be a great choice. I think it will come down to Fitzgerald, Turner, Tomlinson, Brees, Ryan or Warner. Vince Young made the cover after his first season, why not Ryan after winning ROY and making the playoffs.

Funny, I see that as a good thing... Look at how much publicity the cover got when people realized Favre would be wearing the wrong jersey. People probably bought it as a collectors item. There was talk of releasing a second cover etc... The cover is about marketing and publicity, controversy is as good as it gets.

That said, I doubt it will be Peppers, I just thought it would be more interesting than the usual.

I SEE THEM THROWING US COMPLETLY OFF AND PUTTING SOMEONE LIKE URLACHER ORJARED ALLEN ON THE COVER

i would love to see a defensive player on the cover..but usually who ever is on the cover usually represents the feature for that game (ex. madden 2005:ray lewis hit stick introduced) if ea has some brand new defensive feautre coming its the only way i see a defender making the cover

I agree. Andre Johnson has made a name for himself especially for a team that isn't as closely followed. Not that I am a Texans fan but give them another year or two. They will contend.

I like Fitz but I am tired of the offenses getting all of the love....Hell, put Pat Summerall on the cover....

"Andre Johnson, Larry Fitzgerald, Ed Reed, and Troy Polamalu"

Pasta, you can forget about Andre Johnson, lol.

I'd say whichever player with a strong name that has a good Super Bowl game gets a first look. After that I'd look to Adrian Peterson as a big possibility.

Since Madden officially started putting players on the cover in 2001 instead of his own awkward looking poses, the only positions to be on the cover are QBs (5), RBs(3), and MLB(1). What makes any of you think this trend will change? I understand if you think that there is not enough talent in those 3 catagories to select a cover athlete, BUT there is. So why will EA sway from this. 3 of the last 4 covers went to QBs. And also let me mention that none of those players won a superbowl the same year they were chosen except Shaun Alexander. So what makes any of you think this superbowl will have any affect on the choice?

(QBs) - Kurt Warner, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning (still not yet been on), Matt Ryan (seems alil too soon to him being on NCAA cover).
(RBs) - Adrian Peterson, Michael Turner


Those names are all going to be looked at far ahead of anyone at a different position. So basically going around saying (this position hasnt been done yet" doesnt mean anything, because there are about 20 positions that haven't been done yet.

Okay, I changed my mind. Put Ray Guy on the cover. The best punter in NFL history. Or Reggie Roby.

I say it should be Ed Reed his a corner playing safety...

I will give you my findings later this week as to Ed Reed. Stay tuned

u dont need to find anything EA. even u said it ed reed lines up 30 yds deep and is a non factor in the run game. big ben ate up that short middle and other side of the field. ed reed did take away the deep left for the most part tho but thats about it

1. BRIAN DAWKINS!
2. Fitz
3. Warner
4. Jacobs
5. Troy P.

no reed because hes only a cov. safety you need to be able to hit. D. ware is fishing during the wild card round after getting torched in week 17. A. Johnson didnt even make post season and Fitz is double as good. B Dawk, yes im a huge EAGLES fan but wow after he should of been retired 2 years ago, he comes back and has a pro bowl year at age 35, yea hes not a great cov. safety any more but he CAN HIT LIKE NO BODY ELSE EVER! What about Kurt Warner the guy is ancient and picked apart the EAGLES d with all the time he had now in the SB and will be a hall of famer. Fitz do I need to explain even I am a guy that says a wr doesnt make a huge impact in a game, well he definitely does. Jacobs had a great reg. season until he played Philly d. and Troy P. is an all around safety who is in the SB.

Uhh, I beg to differ that Dawkins can hit like no one else, ever.....There is a certain safety by the name of Ronnie Lott that was a better hitter than Dawkins....No disrespect to Dawkins (who is one of my faves)....What about Jack Tatum? That guy was ferocious....

Did you really just insinuate Ed Reed can't put a hit on someone? Watch some football man.

Yes, it's true Ed Reed can not do much else besides cover. It's kind of hard to make a play at the line of scrimmage when you are standing 30 yards back.

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I say they should put one of these five on the cover.
1)Romo
2)Fitzgerald
3)D. Ware
4)A. Peterson
5)Calvin Johnson

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If they win the Super Bowl I would think he's the clear favorite.

Dan Orlovsky!

LOL

I know that everybody is waiting for my analysis after the championship games but I was a little busy and didn't have time to break down the tape. I saw a bit of the eagles-cardinals game but i have not seen any of the steelers-ravens game. Here's my take on the eagles. McNabb is good but not great because he has this habit of immatating a lawn chair(folding up) in clutch moments. Philly has had a chance to win or tie on it's last drive in 2 NFC championship games and the Super Bowl and he came up empty every time. Also to note he came up empty against Carolina and Tampa Bay. Remember he could not score a single TD against Carolina and he threw that backbreaking INT for a TD to Ronda Barber in the Tampa Bay game. Philly blew it's last chance and now has to rebuild and watch the decade of Dallas dominance starting in 2009. Philly defense seems to have been a little overrated as they gave up everything to Fitzgerald. Kris no need to cry though it's just a game. Whether you know this or not I do not play favorites and do not have an affiliation to any NFL club. I got the tape of both games and will review them sometime this week. Kris if you would like to review the tapes too just let me know so that I can show you all of the formations and what went wrong. Also I would like to mention that Pittsburgh won and I highly doubt that Ed Reed did anything in that game, I got to review the tape. Pittsburgh doesn't throw the ball that much and since Ed Reed plays 30 yards down the field, the only plays he could make would be the ones where a player broke off a long run. I never question his ability to defend the pass, what I question is his ineptitude to do anything else. Hence the term "one trick pony". I will have that review of the tape at the end of this week and if anyone needs help watching flim just let me know. Remember people the tape doesn't lie. My PS3 account name is MR_E-A_Sports in case anybody needs a thorough beatdown in Madden. Come one come all.

No one was waiting for your idiotic and moronic analysis...go suck a dick fag

Obviously you must be waiting for it if you responded to my previous message. My analysis and expertise in football is highly in demand. I'm doing pasta and everybody on this post a favor by providing it for no charge.

What, you aren't going to pay us for reading it???

u dont have a favorite team huh? i think all of ur recent posts and even this one shows whos jock ur riding. and in case u didnt kno the eagles r not rebuilding reid and mcnabb r comin back and how can u say that was on mcnabb he put up three str8 td drives to bring us back and give us the lead (only great qbs can do that) and the defense folded not him. and half of those incompletions were drops anyway. we will come back next season with houshyamama or ocho cinco and get right back to where we left off this season. good luck to ur cowboys tho it should be fun to see what they do in the offseason

you damn right the d folded, told you quintin mikell (though not all his fault the equally talented hanson and demps helped too) sucked HAHAHAHA it gets worse not only was i right about him sucking but i was also right about celek playing like an allpro... i rule :)

I didn't think McNabb folded. He played pretty well considering he is lacking true offensive weapons. DeSean Jackson is solid but outside of that his receiving corp is limited.

The Eagles didn't lose because of McNabb, the vaunted Eagles' D got shredded by an offense that is clicking on all cylinders. If your team scores 25 points in the playoffs that team should win....

The Cards are playing outstanding football especially considering the way they finished the regular season. Knocking off the Panthers on the road was, not to sound obvious, the biggest win of the post season.

The Cards O vs the Pitt D is going to be a great matchup.....

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"Philly has had a chance to win or tie on it's last drive in 2 NFC championship games and the Super Bowl and he came up empty every time. Also to note he came up empty against Carolina and Tampa Bay. Remember he could not score a single TD against Carolina and he threw that backbreaking INT for a TD to Ronda Barber in the Tampa Bay game." Just a review for you Kris because you seem to have not answered this statement. What does Brady, Manning, Romo and Favre have in common? They all inspire people to play better. McNabb WR's dropping passes leads me to believe that he doesn't inspire his WR corps. Kinda hard to be inspired by a guy who refusing to keep the play alive. You know I have seen a lot of tape on McNabb and all he has to do on all of those drives is extend the play or run for the 1st down. The tape shows McNabb usually has happy feet locks his knees and delivers a hard to catch pass. Kris did you know that is the main reason as to why McNabb throws bad short passes? He locks his knees when he throws that short pass, the film shows all of this. When he throws the deep pass he doesn't lock his knee but when throwing the short pass he gets anxious and locks that front knee which is a sign of bad mechanics. I could go on and on about poor mechanics but the fact is and has always been he doesn't get it done in the clutch. In NFC Championship games McNabb is 1-4 with 2 losses coming at home. That is not the resume of a great player. With the exception of the 1st championship game against St. Louis, Philly should have won 4 in a row with at least 2 Super Bowl wins. The "human lawn chair" seems to keep holding them back.

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sorry off-topic, Will EA have an update that returns those players that were released to free agency due to being placed in IR?

Damn right, that's what I commented when you first made the list!

Go Fitzie and the rest of the Cards!

The problem with putting Andre Johnson on the cover is that his team sucks & nobody outside of Texas really knows about him ( besided diehard fans). Not only that but part of having a cover athlete is being able to market the game using him. Being that the Cards are in the Superbowl reguardless if they win or lose, the country will now know who Larry Fitzgerald is (meaning the average fan). Fitz would be a perfect choice.

The Texans were 8-8 the past two years. My Hawks were 4-12 and my home town Lions were 0-16. That is the definition of suck....

If it is not a defensive player or Walter Peyton, I say put Calvin Johnson on the cover....Wearing his Georgia Tech uniform....

Yea you're right..I guess saying they suck is pretty harsh. They were average at best. But my point is being that the Cardinals are getting this National exposure it would be a perfect time to go with Fitz. He's already set a playoff record as a receiver & there's still a game left to play. This dude is amazing!

I would place Andre Johnson slightly ahead of Fitzgerald

How about Julius Peppers?

He'll be all over the news whether he changes teams, or gets franchised and tries to force a trade.. He's an elite, almost one of a kind player who's about to emerge from the Carolina media dead zone. He'll jump at the chance to be on the cover, and EA can market improvements in the pass rush, I assume they'll finally address the fact that you can't see a difference between 99 and 60 rated DE's in the game.

he wont be on the cover. not becauase hes a bum cause hes a beast. but the fact that their is a huge chance that he wont be in a panthers uni next year will be the reason he wont be on the cover. they cant throw the guy on the cover in a three point stance with a carolina jersey if hes forcin fumbles for the broncos.

i think they learned theyre lesson with favre. (and i still think that his name is meant to be pronounced the way its spelled) favre not farve....whos with me lol