Anyone scared of "The Jinx"????? :injured:

Anyone scared of "The Jinx"?????

yes

Jinx? Don't talk about Jinxs. Are you kidding me? Jinx? I'm just hoping we can win a game, another game.

yes

The curse is a load of bullcrap.

Nothing can stop VY

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/89/vyqh3.gif

at least his rating will be amazing

He's actaully on the cover?

His rating is gonna be like 92... at least thats what id give him

Speed- 92
Awareness- 88
Throw Power - 95
Throw Accuracy - 90 or 89

His rating is gonna be like 92... at least thats what id give him

Speed- 92
Awareness- 88
Throw Power - 95
Throw Accuracy - 90 or 89

With a low 50% throwing percentage there is no way he get an 89~90 TA. probably closer to 82. And no way he gets an 88 at awareness, his cone would be huge and that just would not make sense again with the passing acc of last season. He should have a high agility a decent breaking tackle for a QB.

Is this confirmed? Is there a link?

f a bunch of vince on the madden cover.

who cares

Collins buckle up that chin strap, put down the budweiser and clip board,you might be playin real soon

who cares
if you dont care, dont waste your time posting on the thread. :type:

http://www.sportsgamer.com/content/715/vince-young-chosen-for-cover-of-madden-08/

Well, I hate to say it, but we've already seen the curse stike here once. :irked:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_curse

That said, if anyone can break the curse, it'll be Vince. :yes:

Anyone else think it's awesome that we're such a small market team, but we're the first to have two Madden covers? :)

if you dont care, dont waste your time posting on the thread. :type:


Mr Net Nanny has spoken :moon2:

apparently enough people cared for this thread to get to two pages, so i think it was worth posting.

i dont give a damn what merril hoge has to say, so i didnt even bother to open the hoge thread and wasting my time reading how everyone thinks he has it out for the titans and so forth.

yeah there was a lot of interesting comments to this thread :rolleyes:

funny I say who cares and you wanna jump me but when Bipolar says f a bunch of vince on the madden cover...no comment from you on that...figures

he said that because vince being on the madden cover is perceived as being a bad omen for the upcoming season. that's why i didnt say anything about it.

The Madden Curse, also known as the Madden Cover Curse, is a speculation involving the video game series Madden NFL, stating that the season a player appears on the cover of Madden NFL, that player will be cursed with either an injury or poor performance.

Before 1998, the cover included only an image of John Madden. Players who have appeared on the cover in subsequent years have generally failed to reproduce their success of the previous years, for a variety of reasons. Marshall Faulk, Daunte Culpepper, Michael Vick, Donovan McNabb, and Shaun Alexander all have suffered injuries in their season appearing on the cover. These performances and injuries resulted in speculation of a curse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_curse

http://crewproductions.com/madden/curse.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_curse


Yeah, that's the exact same link I just posted. :irked: Lol, no big deal though. :grrhee:

I dont care about the curse.

2 madden cover men in 6 years

oh he LL ya

Apparently he's been selected by EA - all shall be revealed on the Jonny Kimmel Show tomorrow or something :/

There goes the season..

Why Vince why? Why go out and do this the curse is real it's been goin for like 8 years. Yeah I'm scared I don't like it one bit that he's on it. Hopefully VY can work some more of his magic and break the curse. (Crossed Fingers)

http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/SPORTS01/70416089/1027

Aww crap. Kerry start practicing.

so this is thread number 6 on this?

The Tennessean has an article up as well. EA hasn't confirmed it, but I trust the Tennessean. Here's the link http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/SPORTS01/70416089

I hope its true

wow 2 titans players in 5 years, not bad for the franchise if you ask me...

now lets try to guess the jersey he will be using...

I like the approach Vince is taking to the curse tho, not scared of it, gonna grab it by its horns, if hes going down, hes going down swinging.

the bright side.....3 of the last 5 madden cover guy's teams have gone to the playoffs....

I like the approach Vince is taking to the curse tho, not scared of it, gonna grab it by its horns, if hes going down, hes going down swinging.
You do realize that everyone has said that, right?

SUMMARY: Titans QB Vince Young will be on the cover of Madden '08. According to his agent, Young doesn't believe in the jinx where those who appear on the cover are injured during the season. "We don’t believe in no jinx," Young's agent Major Adams said. “People said when they put Vince on the cover of Sports Illustrated it was going to jinx him in the Rose Bowl game, and (Texas) won the national championship."

View full article (http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070416/SPORTS01/70416089/1027)
What do you think about this story? post your comments below.

thread number 7

Vince wouldnt have agreed to do the cover if he wansent confident that he wouldnt get the so called "curse"

Vince is gonna lay it to rest.

Just like the Colts

Well, I hate to say it, but we've already seen the curse stike here once. :irked:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_curse

That said, if anyone can break the curse, it'll be Vince. :yes:

Anyone else think it's awesome that we're such a small market team, but we're the first to have two Madden covers? :)

John Madden must have some grudge against our team. I am guessing closet Texans fan.

This is crap. He does not deserve the cover and our team does not need more of this ****!

What do you guys think about VY being the cover boy for '08. I'm so proud and i think if anyone can break the curse it'll be him

What is this, like thread number 8?

wow.... this is super cool haha

Urge ...... to post .... new thread ..... about .... this topic ..... to great ..... must resist...

Its not his fault. People are just excited right now and not paying attention to the other threads. A mod will combine it soon enough. Anyways Pacman41 I think its great. I dont believe in the stupid curse anyways. People get hurt because they are afraid of the curse.

well, the curse hasnt happened every year that there has been madden

wow.... this is super cool haha

dude you gotta tell me the girls name in your avatar :drool:

Well ill be the first one to tell ya.. if the curse happens im gonan cry lol

well, the curse hasnt happened every year that there has been madden

Name one season and the EG fumble when he NEVER fumbles would equal curse.

VY WILL REVERSE THE CURSE, i'm so happy for him

hurry and edit your post before a mod warns u lol

i cant tell u how many times ive been warned for saying the D word

well, the curse hasnt happened every year that there has been madden

Madden was the face of the cover for most of it.

Most of you guys dont know that the PAL version of Madden had players 2 years before on the cover, 1998 was Garrison Heart - he had that terrible ankle injury and Dorsey Levens in 1999 - I think he had an injury as well.

Madden was the face of the cover for most of it.

Most of you guys dont know that the PAL version of Madden had players 2 years before on the cover, 1998 was Garrison Heart - he had that terrible ankle injury and Dorsey Levens in 1999 - I think he had an injury as well.

Dont forget Barry Sanders was announced as the 1999 cover and then he retired :ha:

If you think about it, Eddie George didnt have horrible problems, go to wikipedia and look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_curse

Titans are resistant to all evil

If you think about it, Eddie George didnt have horrible problems, go to wikipedia and look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_curse

Titans are resistant to all evil

Did you see that Ravens playoff game?

Wow your post said 10:11 pm when it was only 10:10

Hes the devil I tells ya

what?

If you think about it, Eddie George didnt have horrible problems, go to wikipedia and look http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_curse

Titans are resistant to all evil
yeah, then every season after that he was never the same.

Cuz we lost Lo

Cuz we lost Lo
no.

lorenzo was not on the team to block for george until 1999. eddie won rookie of the year in 1996(1300+ yards) and went to the pro bowl in 98(1200+ yards) without neal. he also had one of his best years as far as YPC goes in 96.

yes

yes
:rolleyes:

care to elaborate?

Who was our fullback from 1996 through 99.

the other reason george was never the same

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901EFD91739F932A15751C0A9679C8B 63&n=Top%2FReference%2FTimes%20Topics%2FPeople%2FG%2F George%2C%20Eddie

Who was our fullback from 1996 through 99.
i dont believe we went with a true fullback in those days, we used tight ends and h-backs.

I'd expect a sophmore slump anyway...

They made a mistake. Collins is the cover man

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/jonathan-mccarthy/kcollins-madden.jpg

omg

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/jonathan-mccarthy/hoge.jpg

I'd expect a sophmore slump anyway...

So do I.

I thought things looked bad before, but seeing Vince hurt with a ACL in the first game is really going to suck.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m2/jonathan-mccarthy/hoge.jpg

:(

this sucks...

http://www.knowledgedrivenrevolution.com/Features/Chicken_Little/Multimedia/Falling_Sky.jpg

Im dissapointed in you guys. Do you not understand what is going on here?

Our Quarterback is going to be on the cover of the number 1 best selling football game for the past decade.

And we have people whining.. are you kidding me?

I cant be more proud for Young.

The curse is not real. Theres no such thing

The reason I'm glad about this is that hopefully it means they'll actually make the Titans good in the game, they're usually one of the lowest rated teams in the game.

Our defence is going to rule in 08.

I mean come on..

Keith Bulluck

He will be in the 96-98 range

Chris Hope
David Thornton
KVB
Pacman
Harper


All of thoes players will be in the LOW to Mid 90's

Haynesworth
Laboy
Scott
Tulluch
Hill

They will be mid to lower 80's

If you step on a crack does it really break your mother's back or is the preposterous notion of superstitions having credibilty limited to Madden?

The curse is not real. Theres no such thing
That's what fans of the Falcons, Eagles, Ravens, Seahawks, and every other team that had a Madden cover player.

That said, I'm excited for Vince and glad that the Titans might actually get a decent team rating this year :monkey:

Can we say nine threads on this subject?

Our defence is going to rule in 08.

I mean come on..

Keith Bulluck

He will be in the 96-98 range

Chris Hope
David Thornton
KVB
Pacman
Harper


All of thoes players will be in the LOW to Mid 90's

Haynesworth
Laboy
Scott
Tulluch
Hill

They will be mid to lower 80's
Assuming they put Adam in the game, you never know they might get lazy.

Im sure theres gonna be at least 20 more after its "officialy" announced.

my god. I wonder how many threads are gonna be made when we win the superbowl this year

The curse has been the year of the Madden game. The game is the season after the game is released. August 2006 release= Madden 2007 August 2007= Madden 2008 and so far the people on the cover have had bad seasons. But it would be VY 3rd season not his 2nd.

Eddie George was on the cover of Madden 2001. He had his career year in 2000, the year that it was released. And the next year in 2001 after a brand new contract he had his worst year as a pro as a starting RB with a 3.0 YPC and 16 starts.

Oh great news. After all the proven great players to grace the cover previous years end up cursed, now our guy that can't even pass yet gets on it. This year just gets better and better.

VY is the exception to the rule, if you didn't know, now you do!

Did you see that Ravens playoff game?


Where Eddie put Ray Ray on is ***?????

The curse has been the year of the Madden game. The game is the season after the game is released. August 2006 release= Madden 2007 August 2007= Madden 2008 and so far the people on the cover have had bad seasons. But it would be VY 3rd season not his 2nd.

Eddie George was on the cover of Madden 2001. He had his career year in 2000, the year that it was released. And the next year in 2001 after a brand new contract he had his worst year as a pro as a starting RB with a 3.0 YPC and 16 starts.
Eddie was an exception, every other player has been hurt or had an otherwise sup-par season the year the game came out

Where Eddie put Ray Ray on is ***?????

No when Ray stole the ball from him for the TD.

Ray Lewis "curse" year was also the year of the game and not the season it came out.

Ray Lewis "curse" year was also the year of the game and not the season it came out.
you could probably make a decent argument that he was hit by the curse both years. He was on the cover of Madden 05, in his 12 yeards in the league, the 2004 season was the only season that Ray Lewis didn't have an interception, but in 2005 he was injured in the sixth game and ended up on IR.

Im dissapointed in you guys. Do you not understand what is going on here?

Our Quarterback is going to be on the cover of the number 1 best selling football game for the past decade.

And we have people whining.. are you kidding me?

I cant be more proud for Young.

The curse is not real. Theres no such thing


I agree 100 percent, i'm so proud of VY, he'll be fine

my god. I wonder how many threads are gonna be made when we win the superbowl this year

ROFL

Maybe we should start an *Official Titans Win Superbowl* thread now! :))

Later

guys.....relax....chill for a second.....we have had Miracles happen to this team before, Vince Young was brought to Tennessee by Destiny. Vince Young was the ROY last year, first rookie quarterback since Dan Marino to play in the probowl. Hes a Michael Jordan of the sport, or at least heading in that direction, curses are for chumps, what happen to boston's curse? Madden Curse is a load of BS, VY is practically a GOD. Madden curse? curse? what curse?

know something else that sucks? In previous Maddens, I come out blazing in my rookie year. Put up stats way better than Vince's as a QB, but do I ever get on the cover? No. Never. After that little pecker "Dexter" irritates me all season about the madden cover - never happens.

LMFAO ^

I got the Madden cover in my second year

ive never gotten on it, but i heard if you do they have a picture of your guy on a real madden cover...is that true?

Great...

This is crap. He does not deserve the cover and our team does not need more of this ****![/QUOTE]

you dont think that the rookie of the year, offensive rookie of the year,pro bowl, most rushing yards by a rookie qb, and most rookie of the weeks were not a hint???? wow

LT shoulda made the cover I reckon, only thing is he was on a great team, a liberty Vince didn't quite have. Peyton wasn't gonna get it since appearing on an ESPN NFL game way back when (did LT too? I can't recall...), and let's look at something here, him and Brees were much better than Vince, but they're both pocket QBs... Cover boy gets a feature, anyone reckon they're gonna tweak the QB scrambling controls? Maybe have a better way to shake off defenders while sending off a pass? Maybe they can make players have 'impact', or something. Let's put it this way, the only thing that differentiates Brett Favre from Kerry Collins in Madden is their stats; maybe AI can take on different tendencies depending on who they're up against? CPU Peyton calls a whole lot of audibles and CPU Vick scrambles 70% of the time, I want to see more players act more like they really do; if we want a Vince emulator, he needs to be better in the 4th quarter, and when a drive gets going, the whole team improves... Meh, I'm getting ahead of myself.

...Beat the curse too, Mr. Young. Pretty please?

Last year's game already had some of that, I know every time I play the Colts they never snap the ball until there's under 10 seconds left on the play clock, even when I'm ahead in the fourth quarter. It gets really agravating, I'm used to Madden being pretty fast paced :irked:

they just said it on SC

I think this makes thread #58 on this topic

"shoobie doobie doo, shoobie doobie doo..." I'm glad VY don't rap for a living :grrhee:

That Madden cover looks nice! Powder Blues!

Our defence is going to rule in 08.

I mean come on..

Keith Bulluck

He will be in the 96-98 range

Chris Hope
David Thornton
KVB
Pacman
Harper


All of thoes players will be in the LOW to Mid 90's

Haynesworth
Laboy
Scott
Tulluch
Hill

They will be mid to lower 80's
This also leads me to ask the question... Will Pac even be on the Titan's roster in the game? Will they incorporate suspensions?

http://www.musicmerchant.com/ctw22069cvr.jpg

This is crap. He does not deserve the cover and our team does not need more of this ****!

you dont think that the rookie of the year, offensive rookie of the year,pro bowl, most rushing yards by a rookie qb, and most rookie of the weeks were not a hint???? wow[/QUOTE]
How many previous rookie of the years have been on the cover after their debut season? It's extremely pre-mature and not very well thought-out by the folks at EA. Many titan fans aren't even sold on Young yet as an NFL qb. I know I'm not. He's got a lot to prove.

who cares, people are excited about it, and plus he was just giving us a reliable source

people can be excited in the one thread.

It isn't hard to notice.

Great Vince quote about it.

"To have my face on the cover of Madden, it means so much to me, my family, and my friends," Young said. "It's a phenomenal feeling, because you know everyone plays Madden. With my past and my history -- for me to get here, its means so much. It shows young kids that anybody can make it, if you work hard enough."

http://sports.espn.go.com/videogames/news/story?id=2840830

anyone have a shot of the cover yet?

anyone have a shot of the cover yet?

If you go to NFL.com they have a video of him being interviewd on total access and they show the cover.

EA will probably put it on there site sooner or later. Hes wearing the ALT jersey. Anyways check this out.

FIRST screens of MADDEN 08!

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<br /> Looks much much much better...
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So, I just watched the VY interview on NFL.com, they asked him about Adam Jones, and he said he really feels like he's "a great person" and threw out that he hasn't been convicted of anything, it's interesting to hear Vince say that.

anyone have a shot of the cover yet?
Here's an article about it from EA sports: http://www.easports.com/article.jsp?dcr=sports&id=mad08rel

And here's a pic of the cover:
http://images.ea.com/sports/_img/news/madden08cover.jpg
I love the uni choice, that's probably my favorite

man i'm in love with that cover

what about a regular xbox shot?

This is crap. He does not deserve the cover and our team does not need more of this ****!

you dont think that the rookie of the year, offensive rookie of the year,pro bowl, most rushing yards by a rookie qb, and most rookie of the weeks were not a hint???? wow[/QUOTE]

Not really with the most TDs scorer in a season competing with him the same year. Young threw more INTs then TDs, had a poor QB rating, and his passing % was sub par. Don't get me wrong I see great things in our future but I see no point in putting a QB on the cover who did not at least statistically put up a good season.

I was talking to my buddy about it trying to figure what the new feature will be this season and we could only come up with something like a "clutch player" attribute. Young was defiantly key in the clutch and preformed dramatically better in the 4th + then he did in the other quarters. I could see something where as the game goes on a player who has put up good numbers during the game gets a boost to their attributes during the game.

can anyone get a regular xbox photo instead of 360, i think they are different, they were in madden 07, ill chekc but if anyone gets one post it please.

This also leads me to ask the question... Will Pac even be on the Titan's roster in the game? Will they incorporate suspensions?
I really really hope they add suspensions in this year. There was no sign of Ricky Williams last year, it's safe to assume Pac may just go unseen. If we're really lucky, perhaps he'll be in there as a free agent?

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How come Madden didn't commentate in the next gen versions?

I was playing Madden the other day against the Jets.
Score is even, not much time left. Pouring rain. Jets throw a 60 yard bomb caught by them at the 20, they fumble it. I pick it up.

Next play Vince runs 69 yards for the winning TD.

How come Madden didn't commentate in the next gen versions?
I never listen to the audio anyway, most of hte commentary is just worthless stuff.

Bibpolar, was the 07 you just posted? I sure hope so, because if not, once again they changed absolutely nothing.

Bibpolar, was the 07 you just posted? I sure hope so, because if not, once again they changed absolutely nothing.
Yeah, that was 07 footage...

because we had chris brown ^^
and gunny thanks for sharing this with us............


I was playing Madden the other day against the Jets.
Score is even, not much time left. Pouring rain. Jets throw a 60 yard bomb caught by them at the 20, they fumble it. I pick it up.

Next play Vince runs 69 yards for the winning TD.

realistic tho, vince always gets it done ^^ (no sarcasm in phrase)

Urge ...... to post .... new thread ..... about .... this topic ..... to great ..... must resist...

:ha:

i'm guessing 4 yrs from now, after Pacman is fully rehabiliated and everyone forgets the bad boy he once was... he'll be on the cover of Madden 2012.

maybe in a jailsuit next to his lawyer.....

maybe the cover for nfl street.