Madden NFL 12 Cover Athlete is Peyton Hillis

[Colts18]

Quote: Originally Posted by jhawk826

PETA backlash would have been too strong. Smart move by EA.

Which is why I believe the voting was manipulated.

And we just saw how the NBA handled backlash from a social group. RE: Kobe situation.

I can't believe that Hillis won this fairly. That isn't saying anything about his power as a runner. But in terms of a popularity contest, I just can't view this as a legit competition.

[kingkilla56]

Quote: Originally Posted by SouthernBrick

EA will not and I repeat WILL NOT be doing this again EVER. Hillis definitely wouldn't have been their 1st choice for the cover.

If it sells like Hillis was voted for than they definitely will. I just dont know if enough browns fans can carry the weight without the vick-haters come august lol.

[Moge_Ez]

Quote: Originally Posted by hyacinth1

America does indeed like Cinderella stories, but that's when they know who Cinderella actually is. This is like one of the seven drawfs won it. You know about him, that he is one in 7, but you'd have a hard time recognizing the drawf if it didnt have a name...sleepy, grumpy...etc.... I am happy for Hillis, he seems like a nice guy, but the jokes on EA

You have no clue what you are talking about. The end result doesn't matter. The tournament has EVERYONE talking about the game. My whole news feed on facebook is flooded with Madden cover statuses...it doesn't hurt I live in Cleveland, but still, EA did what they set out to do.

[SouthernBrick]

If EA really doesn't care who is on the cover, which I kinda think is a stretch IMO although a great point about all the PR they got over this then they will have a bracket next year as well. If it was that successful for them to get this kinda coverage this early I don't see how they can pass it up when M13 rolls around.

We'll just have to wait and see.

[Cre8]

...And let the haters start spilling out of the digital woodwork.

[J-SKI]

very happy for hillis, deserving victory

[Cre8]

Quote: Originally Posted by hyacinth1

I remember that game with vick on the cover. It was one of the worst madden games in the series, if not THE WORST in terms of gameplay. But I think they sold tons of copies that year. One of the top 3 Madden sellers of all time if i remember correctly.

[Cubfan]

Congrats to Peyton Hillis.