Rex Grossman cover athlete for Madden 08?

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#1 santanajfs
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I stopped by Ebgames yesterday and they had their "reserve madden 08 now" folder set out on the counter. It has rex grossman on the cover. Its a shot of his his whole body from the knees up, thowing the ball. It has the full madden 08 logo and everything. I asked the workers if this is the official cover and they said yeah. I personally think this is awesome, but im wondering if they just have this cover here in chicago or if it really is the official one? I havent heard an official announcement on the cover for this year.
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#2 duxup
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Hey why not? Being the goat is part of sports as well ;) Personally I don’t care who is on the cover so I think some changes would be keen. Perhaps it should just be a piece of paper printed at low quality that reads

Madden 08
You know you’re going to buy it anyway so we thought we’d save a few bucks and not print a fancy cover.
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#3 That-B-Guy
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If it's true Rex Grossman got his Madden curse a season early.
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#4 firefox59
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The real question is which ligament in his knee will Grossman snap.
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#5 KaptainKorn
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Oh no! Wouldn't want the curse to mar his so far illustrious career!
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#6 Espurs117
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You cant curse a bad player....maybe he will shine?
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#7 Ren_Hoek_09
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I'm guessing he won't be on the cover.

I remember last year before NBA Live came out (I'm in the Detroit area)  they had Chauncey Billups on the cover of the cases that said reserve now. He wasn't on the real cover when it was released. I think this is probably the same thing.

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#8 geaux321
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They don't announce who's on the cover until maybe a month or two before the release. It's probably what Ren said, regional fake covers.
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#9 PuddleMonkey
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Horrible choice if it is going to be him, but I think it was probably a Chicago only thing to stir demand on pre-orders.
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#10 BigRiceLover
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My guess is that they'll probably have a wide receiver on the cover.  Maybe Chad Johnson or Terrell Owens.  I think 2008 will be the year they give players more control over the wide receivers.
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#11 nickdastick
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It makes sense because if you look at the last two it has been two Super Bowl losers (McNabb right after his team lost and Alexander when his team lost). Plus, maybe EA is trying to do the Bears a favor and get him injured with the curse so they can get a new QB.
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#12 cvasquez311
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I hope terrell owens gets on the cover.... so I can laugh when he gets a career ending injury next season.
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#13 Wootex
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I won't believe it until I see it, Grossman was far too controversial this year to appeal to a wide audience.
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#14 midnite_toker22
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It makes sense because if you look at the last two it has been two Super Bowl losers (McNabb right after his team lost and Alexander when his team lost). Plus, maybe EA is trying to do the Bears a favor and get him injured with the curse so they can get a new QB.nickdastick

i could see maybe urlacher but not grossman

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#15 PatsFanVince
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Wow how many quarterbacks are gonna be on the cover of this thing and of all the QBs to choice from its Grossman... how about a defensive back or something havent seen many of them on the cover.
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#16 ss5rmp
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well i suppose he cant be any worse so the curse cant work.
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#17 rocket9434
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Well I went on Ebgames's website and saw a blank picture of what looked to me as a Quarterback. I don't care whose on the cover all i care about is the game, and you can always take out the cover.
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#18 solid_krash
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rex grossman the cover??? if that's so then EA should include the new plamaker ability: fumbling twice and throwing 2 int's in the super bowl.
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#19 dkhw
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rex grossman.....no....just no....
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#20 Blackfriend8
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lmao why would they want to put rex on the madden cover he is the worst quaterback to ever make it to the super bowl. Whats gonna be the tag line for madden 08??? this is the season to loose would be my guess
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#21 KaptainKorn
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How about someone who went without having a 0.0 QB rating this season?
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#22 UssjTrunks
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This is the media's way of conforting him.
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#23 -DirtySanchez-
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:|:lol:............ :lol:
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How about someone who went without having a 0.0 QB rating this season?
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#25 Xbox360gamer1
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Here is an idea....1 in every......100 copies of Madden pre-ordered would have an autograph.....that is how you raise sales
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#26 Xbox360gamer1
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How about someone who went without having a 0.0 QB rating this season?
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I almost shot myself when Chicago was stupid enough not to call vet. Griese into the game after......the 2nd interception
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#27 death_bagel
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If they acctually put Rex Grossman on it.... then run! It the apocalypse!!.
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#28 KaptainKorn
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Here is an idea....1 in every......100 copies of Madden pre-ordered would have an autograph.....that is how you raise salesXbox360gamer1


Actually, that's an amazing idea! Pretty sweet marketing concept and it would probably work like a charm.
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#29 Xbox360gamer1
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[QUOTE="Xbox360gamer1"]Here is an idea....1 in every......100 copies of Madden pre-ordered would have an autograph.....that is how you raise salesKaptainKorn


Actually, that's an amazing idea! Pretty sweet marketing concept and it would probably work like a charm.

And maybe 1 in every 10,000 a voucher for a 2 Super Bowl tickey + Air + Hotel + Meet and Greet with Players= WIN
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#30 PuddleMonkey
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lmao why would they want to put rex on the madden cover he is the worst quaterback to ever make it to the super bowl. Blackfriend8


Tony Eason gives him a run for his money.
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#31 Eman5805
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As long as it's not a Saints player I don't care who's on the cover...
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#32 KaptainKorn
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As long as it's not a Saints player I don't care who's on the cover...Eman5805


Shawn Merriman.
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#33 Eman5805
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[QUOTE="Eman5805"]As long as it's not a Saints player I don't care who's on the cover...KaptainKorn


Shawn Merriman.

Like I said, long as he isn't a Saint, but judging from their last two covers (QB then RB) it'll probably be a wide reciever this time...

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#34 rebfan1993
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I hope they don't have that sorry excuse of a quarterback on the cover. Peyton should be on the cover.
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#35 kingrich06
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chances are they wont have him on the cover but curious to see if the curse would continue
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#36 HurricaneHugo
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as long as it's not LT
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#37 zeldafan00013
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Well they wont have to worry about the Madden curse if this is true. Grossman cant get much worse then he was this year, yes his team went to the Super Bowl but in no way is he even close to being a great QB.
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#38 gatorforlife07
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no i dont think rex had a good enough year and hes not even that good i think it shuld be LT

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#39 206461861543079188321160707076
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Maybe its something gamestores do. The gamestops and ebgames where i live always have 3-4 different covers displayed(I guess to predict who they think it will be).
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#40 VERS1ON
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Someone mentioned the possibility of regional covers when the Zabransky story broke, citing that in Maryland, Clinton Portis was on the cover before the announcement of Shaun Alexander. My local GameStop has just a silhouette against the background for now. The Zabransky cover was thought to be regional, too, but it was the actual cover this year. The last two seasons, the player on the cover has been one of the top two or three stars for the team that lost the Super Bowl. There is a possibility using that formula that it's Grossman. I'd go with Urlacher, or Berrian even, but it depends upon the new feature this year, also.
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#41 XxMa5icarxX
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You cant curse a bad player....maybe he will shine?Espurs117
what if the first game first play he tears his Acl for falling but nobody was around him? Madden Curse finds a lot of ways to screw people
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#42 Big_T-Mac
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i doubt they'd have damn near the worst starting qb in football the cover athlete. who else could they get for the cover? rod gardner? william green?
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[QUOTE="Espurs117"]You cant curse a bad player....maybe he will shine?XxMa5icarxX
what if the first game first play he tears his Acl for falling but nobody was around him? Madden Curse finds a lot of ways to screw people

he practically did that 2 years ago.
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#45 bookmeister
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Rex grossman aint the worse quarterback to make it to the super bowl and he diddnt have the worse qb performance in the super bowl, so if he makes the cover he damn well desrves it because he took his team to the super bowl with a  tommie harris out, mike brown out, and cris harris just playing awful at safety, he and his unit stepped up, Benard berrian, makes the big catches, Rashied davis, makes the big catches, Musin muhammad, wines and draws the big flags, Desmond clark, makes the big catches and pancakes, offensive line, did a great job blocking, Thomas Jones and Cedric Benson, getting the job done on the ground. And Rex.... being a leader, soldier, and a field general. So if you cant respect that hes a consideration for the madden 08 cover. good job.

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#46 twopic58
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Yeah I live right by Chicago and I went to Gamestop and saw the same thing. There is no way he will be on the cover. They are just trying to get us to reserve the game.
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#47 murlow12
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If this is true then I'm not buying the game. RG was one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL last year, and he certainly didn't earn the cover. Hopefully the curse is real.
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#48 bookmeister
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If this is true then I'm not buying the game. RG was one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL last year, and he certainly didn't earn the cover. Hopefully the curse is real.murlow12
What made you belive he was one of the worst qbs last year i dont know but youre wrong. 23 touchdowns and 20 interceptions is not bad just in consistent. People seem to forget the injuries he has gone through in his short carrer, which has limited his mobility to hardly none so every time theres pressure theres basically no alternative but to turn the ball over to save his carrer. In order for him to have success, the offensive line has to be flawless, or hes gonna make mistakes. So dont make a comment like that unless you analyzed him to a full extent, and not just listening to all that media garbage.
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[QUOTE="murlow12"]If this is true then I'm not buying the game. RG was one of the worst quarterbacks in the NFL last year, and he certainly didn't earn the cover. Hopefully the curse is real.bookmeister
What made you belive he was one of the worst qbs last year i dont know but youre wrong. 23 touchdowns and 20 interceptions is not bad just in consistent. People seem to forget the injuries he has gone through in his short carrer, which has limited his mobility to hardly none so every time theres pressure theres basically no alternative but to turn the ball over to save his carrer. In order for him to have success, the offensive line has to be flawless, or hes gonna make mistakes. So dont make a comment like that unless you analyzed him to a full extent, and not just listening to all that media garbage.

Correction: 23/20 is ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE. Injuries are no excuse. If you're injured, then get off the field. I can't believe people still defend this guy. He never helped Chicago win a game last year, the best he does is not lose it for his team. He's a complete joke. As for your comment about "turning the ball over to save his career," that's so ridiculous that it doesn't even warrant a response. Get real.

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#50 PatsFanVince
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I don't exactly think hes the worst ever but theres so much more he needs to learn and yes you can blame it on injurys because he hasn't seen the field for a whole season so like people said it was his "rookie season".  However I think theres better choices out there for the cover.  I been saying it all along they need a defensive player on the cover again! No more QBs or RBs.