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It won't be long now until they announce who will grace the cover of Madden 2008 — ESPN's quixotic video games section handicaps the contenders here — and as everybody knows, it has pretty much meant doom for whomever is graced with the honor. Marshall Faulk, Daunte Culpepper, Eddie George, Ron Mexico ... the cover has meant nothing but pain.
Some San Diego Chargers fans are doing what they can to cut the curse off at the pass, launching the newfangled Save LT From Madden Web site, designed entirely to keep the MVP from suffering the same fate as his predecessors. ESPN says Peyton Manning is the early favorite, but we would have thought LT was more likely, actually. We think they should put Favre on there; maybe he'll actually retire this time.
Save LT From Madden
Taking Madden Curse Into Their Own Hands [Lion In Oil]
The Contenders [ESPN Video Games]
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Well, if he's going down anyway he might as well do the Chunky Soup endorsement while he still can...
Put Pac-Man on the cover and finish him off.
We think they should put Favre on there; maybe he'll actually retire this time
The Madden curse might be the only thing strong enough to stop him.
Just put the picture of Kyle Orton drinking JD on the cover
Brett Favre could beat the Madden curse.
Looking at the crappy game play of the past years, Im thinking Madden NFL 08 has been cursed by having its name appear on its own game.
Viva la 2K8!!
Put Sexy Rexy on the cover. He might be able to reverse it.
The safest bet for the cover? Lance Briggs. You can't get hurt if you don't play the game.
I think putting Tom Brady's sperm count on the cover would be good for the ladies of New England.
Just so the Browns aren't surprised this time around, make it Eric Steinbach.
Put Madden eating a Turkducken on the cover.
Just put the Jets executives on there - it's not like their draft day decisions can get any worse.
Ben Roethlisberger?
Woops, too late.
I vote for Joe Buck on the cover.
If they put Smoot on the cover, it would have to be rated M for Mature.
Can't we just put Larry Johnson on the cover? The guy's already doomed from having approximately 1000000000 carries last year, so no need to ruin multiple fantasy players when one's going down (this same thing happened with Shaun Alexander last year, btw).
@Robert Barone's Dog: I thought they'd be ok now that Larry David is running the ship
PLEASE Don't put the SNORG Tees girl on the cover.
@PQ Crash: "That's not true."
-Latrell Sprewell & Jeff Kent
@Baba Oje: But only if he's mooning Randy Moss.
@George of the Jungle: We can only pray...
That's funny, I came here looking for a story on Marcus Vick...
Put Iran on the cover.
ok, I admit it, I finally clicked on one of those "Gawker Artists" link. Allegorical Cheerleader - wow, that's deep.
How about the mummy from ATHF who just yells "CCCCUUUURRRRRSSSSSEEEEEDDDDD!"?
@Sportszilla: Not to mention the fact that Shields just retired - that's a double whammy if I ever saw one.
Well it could be worse, 'Madden Lounge Act 07' featured Don Ho.
I hope it is LT getting tackled by Ray Lewis with Bill Belicheck looking smug in the background. 3 with one stone!
Fantasy Jesus (my name for LT) is already fucked with NORV!!! as a coach. He might as well just take the Madden cover and wait for the broken ribs.
@Grapefruit Juice: too soon, grapfruit. too soon.
@Grapefruit Juice:
Don Ho is Stuart Scott's favorite singer.
Meet your Madden '08 cover model:
Rosie O'Donnell.
Ted Johnson was scheduled to be shot for the cover but wound up walking into a forest instead.
Maybe they should just feature the entire group of Bengals who got arrested and it would have some kind of reverse mojo effect, turn 'em around so they can become law-abiding, productive members of society.
Or not.
Tank Johnson standing in front of an actual tank is my ideal cover.
31 now dead at vt, making it the deadliest mass shooting in u.s. history.
It won't be a running back, guaranteed. They've never featured the same position in consecutive years. Plus, the cover athlete is related to that year's new feature.
Last year, Alexander was appropriate for their lead blocking feature.
2006 brought QB Vision.
So either they will focus on defense, speed or perhaps a new QB feature.
@Peter Cavan: And wow, does my joke look like it's in bad taste. Sorry.
@Sam Hotdog: Maybe it includes the new Roger Godell "I Just Suspended Yo' Ass" feature
@Peter Cavan: If Tank Johnson's putting a flower in the gun barrel of the oncoming tank then it's not so bad...
I'm still trying to fathom how a lone gunman can kill that many before being subdued. It's terrifying and sickening.
I wonder what Pot Roast & Gravy would think of today's events?
I'd like to see Willis McGahee and the new baby mama drama feature.
@badbabu: me too, and especially how he shot a couple people in a dorm, and then walked (i assume; maybe he drove) to a building on the other side of campus and shot the rest of the victims there.
Lawrence Taylor hasn't played in the NFL for years. Why would Madden '08 want to put him on the cover?
Seriously though, Tomlinson needs to find himself a new nickname.
How about T.O. ???
He's already messed up the 'Boys
this year (HA-HA go 'Skins)
can I nominate Matt Millen for the cover?
@SuperFrankieLampard: Me three, I spent two hours in the car thinking about it, and I still don't understand it.
And I don't think I want to.
@Suss--: If it's inevitable, it's no fun.
@Hank Scorpio: me neither. i graduated from college two years ago, and i'm finding myself thinking about the buildings on my old campus and where people could hide and where the exits were and bushes the police could hide behind. it's not a nice feeling.
Has anyone seen Marcus Vick? I believe the VaTech police are looking for him...
Nate Newton!!!!!
I'm still trying to fathom how a lone gunman can kill that many before being subdued.
It's a school of almost 30,000 students. I'd guess that there's lectures with 500+ students in one class.
@SuperFrankieLampard: He could have easily walked. It's maybe a 15 min walk from that dorm to Norris Hall. What I want to know is why the campus was not locked down and classes canceled after the first shooting.
Someone really screwed the pooch.
Can we put Emmitt Smith on the cover?
(yes, I'm harboring old grudges... so what?)
LJ is already f'd with 420 carries
LT2 is already f'd with Norv
Peyton... well, if he's on the cover, bye bye consecutive starts streak.
@Da_Mang