Well It Took One Game For The Madden Curse To Continue

[Mibabalou]

troy is out 3-6 weeks

[preppyak]

no

[Mibabalou]

no

no what he is hurt thus madden curse wins

[we are cured]

it always wins, everybody trade fitz now

[SmokieB.High]

Only 50% true we'll have to wait till sunday to see Fitzgerald get injured

[inthemidst]

That sucks! If you watched the game, he had a killer first-half, then fat Algae Crumpler fell on his knee! Ahhh!!

[SmokieB.High]

He's lucky it was only a sprain watching the replay he could have easily torn a ligament

[preppyak]

no what he is hurt thus madden curse wins
Madden Curse = stupidest thing around

Explain Vince Young, who had his statically best season ever the year after he was on the cover. Are there exceptions to a curse that isn't even 10 years old?

McNabb gets hurt every year...that's not a curse...Shaun Alexander had 400 touches in 3 straight season, he was due for an injury.... Marshall Faulk had just turned 30 when his breakdown occured...along with just about every back ever. And last I checked in 2 of the last 3 seasons Polamalu has missed significant time with injuries, and played most of last year injured, as is the nature of his style of play (recklessly throwing his body at people).

I'm willing to bet that you could put anyone on the Madden cover...a back-up D-line men even...and statistically speaking they probably have a 50:50 shot of getting hurt and missing a game and allowing the "Madden Curse" to continue. And those odds only go up when you put a guy who had an MVP caliber season the year before (what gets you on the cover), whose team probably went deep in the playoffs, and is due for a fall-off anyway

[TEAMRAMROD]

:hitself:

[zachff]

Polamalu (sesame street song!)

[rcrook]

Well it took one game for malibubarbie or whatever his name is to make a terrible thread.

[bladerdude360]

Shit.

[Mibabalou]

all i know is i dont see any other athletes who on the cover of other games get hurt, and yes i know its football and people get hurt i was just having a bit of fun

people need to chill its just a funny thing that seems to happen almost every year

[Sventhegreat]

This is absolutely the last place for fun. That word isn't even in our vocabulary.

[preppyak]

people need to chill its just a funny thing that seems to happen almost every year
No, its a stupid myth that allows dumb fans to make even dumber comments...what's worse is ESPN will spend 5 minutes on all their shows talking about it too, rather than discussing something that matters. I'd much rather everyone spend that 5 minutes explaining how Bironas got his kick blocked...or why Big Ben looked off his check down option about 20 times in the game...you know, things that affect the outcome.

I mean, unless you think Jessica Simpson and Romo's Los Cabos vacation is also a topic that should be genuinely discussed...

[rcrook]

No, its a stupid myth that allows dumb fans to make even dumber comments...what's worse is ESPN will spend 5 minutes on all their shows talking about it too, rather than discussing something that matters. I'd much rather everyone spend that 5 minutes explaining how Bironas got his kick blocked...or why Big Ben looked off his check down option about 20 times in the game...you know, things that affect the outcome.

I mean, unless you think Jessica Simpson and Romo's Los Cabos vacation is also a topic that should be genuinely discussed...

Did....someone.....say.....CABOOOOO OOOOO?!?!?

[FondestMemory]

Madden Curse = stupidest thing around

Explain Vince Young, who had his statically best season ever the year after he was on the cover. Are there exceptions to a curse that isn't even 10 years old?

McNabb gets hurt every year...that's not a curse...Shaun Alexander had 400 touches in 3 straight season, he was due for an injury.... Marshall Faulk had just turned 30 when his breakdown occured...along with just about every back ever. And last I checked in 2 of the last 3 seasons Polamalu has missed significant time with injuries, and played most of last year injured, as is the nature of his style of play (recklessly throwing his body at people).

I'm willing to bet that you could put anyone on the Madden cover...a back-up D-line men even...and statistically speaking they probably have a 50:50 shot of getting hurt and missing a game and allowing the "Madden Curse" to continue. And those odds only go up when you put a guy who had an MVP caliber season the year before (what gets you on the cover), whose team probably went deep in the playoffs, and is due for a fall-off anyway

or eddie george. or ray lewis. or favre last year.

there are more exceptions to the curse than there are not. people that talk about it and believe it just come off as fucking silly.

it's so fucking ridiculous and incredibly annoying.

the sport involved enormous dudes running as fast as they can and smashing as hard as they can into each other. people are gonna get hurt, whether they're on a damn video game cover or not.

[ActorInThisPlay]

I was just going to come in and say that Favre never got hurt last year and he was on the cover of Madden 09.

[selftitled85]

Madden Curse = stupidest thing around

Explain Vince Young, who had his statically best season ever the year after he was on the cover. Are there exceptions to a curse that isn't even 10 years old?

McNabb gets hurt every year...that's not a curse...Shaun Alexander had 400 touches in 3 straight season, he was due for an injury.... Marshall Faulk had just turned 30 when his breakdown occured...along with just about every back ever. And last I checked in 2 of the last 3 seasons Polamalu has missed significant time with injuries, and played most of last year injured, as is the nature of his style of play (recklessly throwing his body at people).

I'm willing to bet that you could put anyone on the Madden cover...a back-up D-line men even...and statistically speaking they probably have a 50:50 shot of getting hurt and missing a game and allowing the "Madden Curse" to continue. And those odds only go up when you put a guy who had an MVP caliber season the year before (what gets you on the cover), whose team probably went deep in the playoffs, and is due for a fall-off anyway

To be fair...VY did not deserve to be on the cover and did not face the curse because he is a bad QB already.

[Sarcasm]

The Madden Curse doesn't exist. Technically, if it did exist, Favre broke it last year.

[schenksta]

The Madden Curse doesn't exist. Technically, if it did exist, Favre broke it last year.

How did he break it? He blew it the second half and took the Jets from being one of the best teams in the NFL to not even making the playoffs. I don't think the "Madden Curse" means that a player gets hurt, just that the player will have a bad season, performance-wise, health-wise, etc.

[rcrook]

There is no Madden Curse you cum stains why is this still being discussed and clarified to what the Madden Curse is?

[ghostyouare]

This is absolutely the last place for fun. That word isn't even in our vocabulary.
No Fun League?!

[preppyak]

I don't think the "Madden Curse" means that a player gets hurt, just that the player will have a bad season, performance-wise, health-wise, etc.
You just described every player who has ever had a "career" year...by your definition, the "curse" affects at least 20% of the NFL players every year without them being on the cover. Cause really, how many players have ever had back to back MVP or career years in the NFL?

Going back to your career averages (like most Madden cover guys do) is not a "bad season"...its only bad in comparison to the fluke of a year prior

[sweetpea80]

The Madden Curse doesn't exist. Technically, if it did exist, Favre broke it last year.

he was injured, that what he said caused his bad passes =P

[TEAMRAMROD]

Who really cares?