Madden Curse! #43 MCL Sprain

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by saden1

Did anyone else notice that Polamalu was literally in on every defensive play during the first half?

That tackle on Chris Johnson at the beginning of the game was insanely great.

I'm not a Steeler fan and I found that hardcore tackle inspiring for the team at the start of the game...purely awesome football play.

Great way to start off the season.

[artmonkforhallofamein07]

yep.. TP was all over the place.

[KLHJ2]

Originally Posted by artmonkforhallofamein07

yep.. TP was all over the place.

Even in my bathroom wiping my ass.

[Skinny Tee]

Originally Posted by Angry

Even in my bathroom wiping my ass.

Also strung around my neighbors house after a Halloween night.

[bertoskins2]

ryan clark is amazing in steelers uniform.............

[mredskins]

Originally Posted by 53Fan

Bullshit. I've watched Lott, Woodson and all the rest of them. Sean could hit as hard as all of them and Troy P., as fast as he is, can't cover as large an area as Sean could. If Sean played up like Troy, he would have made the highlight film every week. Lott was probably the most feared player in his time, but he wasn't nearly as quick and before Sean passed he was the most intimidating player in the league.

Yup you are totally right. Eyes rolling.

[CultBrennan59]

polomalu's also a concussion king..He's gonna have brain problems and in a wheel chair by the time he's 50. he's had 6 to my count in the nfl. And larry fitzgerald should be sweatin right now cause polamalu's madden curse has just happend..so could larry's..

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

I explained that, it's a 1 year delay on Defensive players in odd years.....

Ergo, relax. I guess tounge in cheek posts don't go over very well.

I don't have any voodoo dolls, dreamcatchers, and don't believe in curses That being said, if something bad happens in at least 7 out of 11 cases (counting 2 for 2010) then I'm not accepting the cover if I'm an NFL superstar. I certainly don't want to see any Skins on the cover.

Injury is injury. At least half of the cover guys had some sort of injury forcing them to miss games.

Though I quoted you in my rant, I didn't want to make it look like I was responding to you directly. Much more in general.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Though I quoted you in my rant, I didn't want to make it look like I was responding to you directly. Much more in general.

No worries. Looking at that stuff is funny(kind of ha,ha, kind of weird), except of course the actual injuries.

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Polamalu is a beast, and one of my favorite players in the game. He keeps his mouth shut and does his job exceptionally well. I hope he comes back quickly, and in full force. The NFL needs more guys like him.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Without getting into a whole discussion on statistics and probabilities, let's just say this isn't a real good comparison.

The point is, there is no demonstrable empirical connection between the Madden cover and injuries on the field. The cover of a video game in no way affects what happens on the real gridiron.

The Madden Curse is like the SI cover curse - a crock of donkey poo.

[DynamiteRave]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Ah yes, coincidence.....
2001 Eddie George - No performance drop-off or injury.
2002 Culpepper - Knee injury missed last 5 games of season. QB rating down from 98% to 83.3%. TD passes down from 33 to 14
2003 Faulk - 2002 was his first season in 5 years under 1000 yds rushing. Rams go 7-9. Foot and ankle injuries toward end of season.
2004 Vick - Leg injury, out for most of season
2005 Ray Lewis (Defensive Player) - In the 2005 season injured in week 6, out for season.
2006 McNabb - 4-5 record as starter. QB rating down from 104 to 85. Season ending injury.
2007 Alexander - Injury, huge decline in performance
2008 Vince Young - Booed off field, hasn't returned to Titans as starter.
2009 Favre - Record down from 13-3 to 9-7. QB rating down from 95 to 81. Left GB. Lost 4 out of 5 final games capped off with a 3 INT performance in the final game of season. Probably cost "Man-genius" his job.
2010 Polamalu - MCL sprain
2010 Fitz - TBD

Here' a rule of thumb; happens once = $hit happens, happens twice = coincidence, happens three times = trend.

So what have we learned today.
1) The Madden Curse is real
2) It didn't start until Madden 2002
3) It has a 1 year delay on defensive players in odd years. :cool-smil

Isn't learning fun.

You sir, are my new hero.

[Slingin Sammy 33]

Originally Posted by Lotus

The point is, there is no demonstrable empirical connection between the Madden cover and injuries on the field. The cover of a video game in no way affects what happens on the real gridiron.

The Madden Curse is like the SI cover curse - a crock of donkey poo.

Now you're double cursed for mocking both curses. Don't worry though, I'll dig around for the proper crystal or medallion to ward off the double curse for you.

[53Fan]

How come we can't see who's onboard at the bottom of the page anymore? It was working fine until this thread about the Madden Curse started.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Slingin Sammy 33

Now you're double cursed for mocking both curses. Don't worry though, I'll dig around for the proper crystal or medallion to ward off the double curse for you.

I'll take my chances.