Portis on the cover of MADDEN 07

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:24 am

my bro told me that portis was going to be on the cover of the next madden. Does anybody know any more about this. I 'm glad the Redskins are getting the pub this is going to be a great year!!

HTTR

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:25 am

I really don't think he's going to be. I hope no Redskin gets selected for the cover because I believe in the curse.

ASkinWin4Din · Post by **ASkinWin4Din** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:29 am

i agree, if hes on the cover like McNabb was last year, we are in big big trouble. We all know what happened to the Eagles after a SUPER BOWL season, just think what the curse would do to us if its true that Portis is on the cover...

Redskins Rule · Post by **Redskins Rule** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:31 am

This better not be true! The last thing we need is Portis getting hurt.

SkinsFanInHawai'i · Post by **SkinsFanInHawai'i** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:34 am

He would be fine.
This is God's team.

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:44 am

Jake wrote:I really don't think he's going to be. I hope no Redskin gets selected for the cover because I believe in the curse.

Yeah man, stay away from the cover of Madden. [-(

Everybody on the cover gets hurt the following year.

skinsRin · Post by **skinsRin** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:11 am

I don't believe in curses! but if there is a curse then this one will be broken! I have every Madden and I would love to see a Redsksin jersey on the cover, for my collection.

Redskins4Life · Post by **Redskins4Life** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:50 am

Yeah today I was at the mall with my friend and there was Madden 07 covers at EB Games and Game Stop with Clinton Portis on them. BUT, they were clearly computer generated and didn't look official by any means, it seemed as if it was just a marketing ploy to appeal to VA area residents

2SeanTaylor1 · Post by **2SeanTaylor1** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:56 am

how would ur bro kno, who be on the madden cover?

skinsfan308 · Post by **skinsfan308** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:25 am

Madden 07 cover boy has to be shaun alexander. I think he can uphole the tradition. It is definatly not good to be on the cover of madden. check it out.
2006 - Donovan McNabb sports hernia
2005 - Ray Lewis had shoulder problem bad year
2004 - Michael Vick broke his leg
2003 - Marshall Fault had an ankle injury
2002 - Dante Culpepper leg injury
2001 - Eddie George injury-ridden season

wilson
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Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:26 am

There is no reason for Portis to be on the cover. Alezander most likely will be.

Plus everyone who is on the cover gets hurt. MCNabb was the last victim. Look at the list the proof if there.

Scottskins · Post by **Scottskins** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:33 am

shouldn't you guys be baseball fans with all that superstition nonsense?>>>

SkinsFanInHawai'i · Post by **SkinsFanInHawai'i** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:03 am

Well if he is on the cover, the Skins will be overrated, which is good for me.(makes up for the past years being underrated)

stevejrfan78 · Post by **stevejrfan78** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:17 am

All I can say is if it's true is....

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Raindog · Post by **Raindog** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:37 am

I'm not sure how much I believe in the "curse," but I sure as hell believe in the coincidence. :wink:

So, as long as there's a Madden cover coincidence, keep the 'Skins away from it.

Why would they put Portis on the cover? He had a good year last year, but it's not like he was a big story being talked about across the nation.

stevejrfan78 · Post by **stevejrfan78** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:38 am

All depends if any of the players on the top of their list turned it down because of their own superstition.

ryanw7196 · Post by **ryanw7196** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:20 am

ive been lookin around google and i found another message board where someone said steve smith was on the cover at their ebgames... so not sure what that means, probably just a marketing ploy. To someone with B&G colored glasses on, a madden with CP on the cover looks alot better than anyone else, and vice versa for other areas, so if theyre trying to get people to pre order now, then area-specific player covers would be a good way to market a game that has no other info on it yet other than the fact its coming out in august and you can pre order it now.

Raindog · Post by **Raindog** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:23 am

ryanw7196 wrote:ive been lookin around google and i found another message board where someone said steve smith was on the cover at their ebgames... so not sure what that means, probably just a marketing ploy.

It's probably locally covered. In the Washingtonian area, we get Clinton Portis. In Seattle, they'll get Shawn Alexander. NC/SC get Steve Smith and so on.

Skinsfan55 · Post by **Skinsfan55** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:47 am

If it was true then Poris would get hurt and Betts would run for 1,300 yards and 15 TD's...

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:14 am

NNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

chicosbailbond · Post by **chicosbailbond** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:23 pm

Skinsfan55 wrote:If it was true then Poris would get hurt and Betts would run for 1,300 yards and 15 TD's...

Betts has the ability to do that... but he more than likely would get hurt in is second start... that kid is the one with the curse... I truly hope he can stay healthy....

Redskins Rule · Post by **Redskins Rule** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:30 pm

Scottskins wrote:shouldn't you guys be baseball fans with all that superstition nonsense?>>>

I am a baseball fan. And them curses are for real. We don't need Portis on the cover.

Hogfather · Post by **Hogfather** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:40 pm

The curse is for real, so I hope he isn't. The proof is in the players that came before him.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:44 pm

Prior to 2000, all of the Madden NFL game box covers prominently featured John Madden only. When EA started to have NFL players on the cover of the Madden NFL games, some later (half-jokingly) speculated that there was a "Madden curse": a coincidental series of misfortunes that befell the product's cover-boys. People started noticing a pattern when the Atlanta Falcons' star player, quarterback Michael Vick, was injured during the 2003 preseason after posing for the cover of Madden 2004. Vick suffered a broken fibula in a pre-season game against Baltimore, the day after Madden 2004 was released to retailers. The injury resulted in a painful 5-11 year for Vick's team. Some of the people that believed in the curse stated that the player featured on the box would get injured, or simply have a weak season.

The first NFL player to be on a Madden NFL cover was Barry Sanders in 1999, for Madden 2000. He shared the cover with the then-customary picture of John Madden. However, a week before training camp began in 1999, Sanders abruptly retired -- ending his career and leaving the Detroit Lions without their star running back of the previous 10 years. Sanders' part in the curse is debated because he is not pictured alone on the box, and because he left by his own choice.

Eddie George, then of the Tennessee Titans, who graced the 2001 box, was the second 'cursed' player. He was cursed by bobbling a pass in the playoffs, which was then intercepted by Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who returned the ball for a touchdown. George, (up until then) known for his durability, would also get injured the following season. After regularly averaging nearly 4 yards per carry in his first five seasons, he averaged only 3 yards per carry in the 2001 season. For the rest of his career, he never averaged more than 3.5 yards per carry.

Minnesota Vikings star quarterback Daunte Culpepper appeared on the 2002 cover and, although he didn't suffer any type of injury the following season, he saw his totals for passing yardage and touchdown passes, as well as his quarterback rating, drop sharply.

Running back Marshall Faulk of the St. Louis Rams, who was on the 2003 box, suffered an injury and had a bad season overall. He has yet to break 1,000 yards rushing since.

Madden 2005 featured Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens. He had an injury that kept him out of the last game of the regular season. The Ravens won it, but still missed the playoffs altogether. It was also Lewis' first season without a single interception, after posting a career-high 6 the previous year.

EA officials point out that Ray Lewis and Eddie George appeared on the covers of the 2005 and 2001 versions, respectively, and had successful seasons without injury. [1]

The Philadelphia Eagles' star quarterback Donovan McNabb is on the cover of the current version, Madden NFL 06. Prior to the beginning of the 2005 season, McNabb began having a feud with fellow teammate, wide receiver Terrell Owens. In the first game of the regular season, McNabb took a hit to the chest from the helmet of Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Chad Lavalais. After the game, it was revealed that McNabb had a 'sports hernia' (i.e., a serious rupture of the lower abdominal muscles key to quick running and torso movements) that needed surgery. Refusing to have the required season-ending surgery while the Eagles (who had made the Super Bowl the previous season) still had a chance to make the playoffs, he played in discomfort and pain throughout the season. Later in the tenth game of the season, McNabb re-injured his groin while attempting to tackle Dallas Cowboys defensive back Roy Williams, who was returning an interception for the eventual game-winning touchdown. On November 21, 2005, McNabb, on the advice of his doctors, opted to have season-ending surgery for his sports hernia; the Eagles had been eliminated from playoff contention.

TincoSkin · Post by **TincoSkin** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:44 pm

Im not only a redskins fan but a redsox fan, i hope portis is not on the cover, i can only handle one curse at a time