Madden NFL 12 Cover Athlete Finals: Peyton Hillis vs. Michael Vick

[dat swag]

Quote: Originally Posted by CYST2000

I won't buy this game if Vick is on the cover, but if Hillis is, then I will give Madden a purchase. Vick has had his chance.

With that logic...why buy it at all?

[RGiles36]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nab_Impervious_XII

This definitely wasn't rigged. And I was one of those people who originally thought it was (to which I have to apologize to EA). There is no way a company is going to willingly put Peyton Hillis or Michael Vick on their covers. Peyton Hillis is a virtual no-namer to your casual NFL fan (most people don't even know white running backs exist), and Michael Vick is still an extremely risky commodity for any company to associate with.

Hillis is more known than you think when you consider that he was at the forefront of the marketing on Mike & Mike. And for those that don't know him, I'm sure EA is banking on their hype machine to make him a household name by August.

[bedwardsroy19]

Peyton Hillis all the way!

[Nab_Impervious_XII]

Quote: Originally Posted by rgiles36

Hillis is more known than you think when you consider that he was at the forefront of the marketing on Mike & Mike. And for those that don't know him, I'm sure EA is banking on their hype machine to make him a household name by August.

I'm not saying he's not known in niche markets like "Mike and Mike" which caters to a more sports-savy audience. I'm saying he's a virtual no-namer in the broad consumer market which is overwhelmingly more casual (i.e. people who only watch their team + the Superbowl and then buy Madden).

[jmurphy31]

Quote: Originally Posted by rgiles36

Hillis is more known than you think when you consider that he was at the forefront of the marketing on Mike & Mike. And for those that don't know him, I'm sure EA is banking on their hype machine to make him a household name by August.

I agree with this. I have said this before, that it just seems too suspicious that both these guys were the two who were brought onto ESPN to promote this contest since day 1.

[fliplm0de]

Wasn't rigged. But this could be an inside SICK JOKE. We all know the browns are considered the "dawgs" and with vick going against hillis it could be someones intentions of basing it off this joke. Ridiculous.

[Nab_Impervious_XII]

I don't really find Peyton Hillis and Michael Vick both being on "Mike and Mike" that suspicious. Cleveland could have easily stuffed the ballot box to get their boy into the finals. And Michael Vick is polarizing enough to get a significant amount of troll-votes. The bottom line is that a true rigged vote would have conspired to get the most attractive coverboy as the victor, and both Hillis or Vick have huge question marks. From a marketing standpoint, they are both quite risky commodities.

[RGiles36]

Quote: Originally Posted by Nab_Impervious_XII

The bottom line is that a true rigged vote would have conspired to get the most attractive coverboy as the victor, and both Hillis or Vick have huge question marks.

Alright, I'll give you that. What's your take on Danny Woodhead being the Pat's representative and not MVP Tom Brady? I don't know what the bracket set-up was off hand, but my feeling is that Brady would've won in a landslide. Thus making it hard for whomever was slated to be the coverboy to actually win-out.