Hillis Ahead of Vick For Madden NFL 12 Cover

[LiquorLogic]

No disrespect to Hillis, but it's sort of laughable for him to be on the cover when looking and some of the current stars who have yet to grace the cover. Let's see: there's Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, LT, Adrian Peterson, Aaron Rogers, and many other household names that haven't been on the cover.

Honestly, Peyton Hillis being in the running for the cover seem like a prank to me.

[bichettehappens]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

No disrespect to Hillis, but it's sort of laughable for him to be on the cover when looking and some of the current stars who have yet to grace the cover. Let's see: there's Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, LT, Adrian Peterson, Aaron Rogers, and many other household names that haven't been on the cover. Honestly, Peyton Hillis being in the running for the cover seem like a prank to me.

If people wanted to see them on the cover, wouldn't they have voted for them though?

Hillis went head-to-head against Aaron Rodgers and crushed him 61% to 39%

For him to make it this far shows that the "nobody knows who he is" notion is likely false.

[roadman]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

No disrespect to Hillis, but it's sort of laughable for him to be on the cover when looking and some of the current stars who have yet to grace the cover. Let's see: there's Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, LT, Adrian Peterson, Aaron Rogers, and many other household names that haven't been on the cover. Honestly, Peyton Hillis being in the running for the cover seem like a prank to me.

Two words, Brett Favre.

He wasn't on till 2yrs before he retired, EA's 20th season.

[ABR173rd]

Quote: Originally Posted by bichettehappens

If people wanted to see them on the cover, wouldn't they have voted for them though? Hillis went head-to-head against Aaron Rodgers and crushed him 61% to 39% For him to make it this far shows that the "nobody knows who he is" notion is likely false.

Well, EA controlled the actual player pool and their seeding, I think Peyton Hillis is going to win because he had a good year and he's not a guy most non browns fans like or dislike. Versus some of the other players who talent wise should be on the cover but are not favorites of the fans.

[coogrfan]

Quote: Originally Posted by bichettehappens

If people wanted to see them on the cover, wouldn't they have voted for them though? Hillis went head-to-head against Aaron Rodgers and crushed him 61% to 39% For him to make it this far shows that the "nobody knows who he is" notion is likely false.

That, or there are a lot of folks in Cleveland, OH who have (1) an internet connection and (2) a fair amount of time on their hands.

[Dirty Turtles]

GO HILLIS!

[bichettehappens]

Oh jeez.

I sense a thread closure in the near future...

[TracerBullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by LiquorLogic

No disrespect to Hillis, but it's sort of laughable for him to be on the cover when looking and some of the current stars who have yet to grace the cover. Let's see: there's Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, LT, Adrian Peterson, Aaron Rogers, and many other household names that haven't been on the cover. Honestly, Peyton Hillis being in the running for the cover seem like a prank to me.

Do they actually want to be on the cover? I remember LT turned down the Madden cover awhile back and appeared on Gameday. Manning already had Fever. Peterson got beat fair this year after pulling off some upsets according to his seeding. EA really isn't about always putting the biggest names on their covers. In all sports their have been big names that have never graced a cover. They gave every team a shot for the cover. Who else was going to be on it for Cleveland? Joe Thomas? Joe Haden? Colt McCoy? A picture of their punter after that great run against the Saints? Hillis was easily the Brown's player that garnered the most spotlight last year. Looking at the teams who fared poorly last season, it seems like they picked the players who were talked about mostly last year (besides the two 15 seeds maybe). Is Steve Johnson really more known than Lee Evans? Is Suh really a bigger name than Calvin Johnson?