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

01:49 PM - April 18, 2011 by DeuceZeroz

The Madden NFL 12 cover athlete is down to the final 2 athletes. Mike Vick (beating Adrian Peterson - 59%/41%) vs. Peyton Hillis (beating Aaron Rodgers - 61%/39%).

Voting has already begun and the Madden NFL 12 cover athlete will be announced on SportsNation April 27, at 4PM ET on ESPN2.

Who has your vote?

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# 61 berad88 @ 04/18/11 06:39 PM

How does Rogers get voted out? Madden gamers dissapoint me, but really that is no big surprise.

# 62 Bellsprout @ 04/18/11 06:47 PM

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/116/1162413p1.html

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	There's no winning this one. EA made a bold attempt at involving the community, and the community screwed them.

# 63 johnnyskoods @ 04/18/11 06:54 PM

I was shocked when I saw that Hillis beat Rodgers. At first, I thought that pretty much guaranteed Vick being on the cover. But, Hillis appears to have quite the following.

# 64 Other Guy @ 04/18/11 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayman


	http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/116/1162413p1.html There's no winning this one. EA made a bold attempt at involving the community, and the community screwed them.

In this case then why did include Vick at all? They left out Brady and Manning, I'm sure they could have found another Eagle representative.

# 65 Chrisksaint @ 04/18/11 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Other Guy


	In this case then why did include Vick at all? They left out Brady and Manning, I'm sure they could have found another Eagle representative.

While those 2 probably declined like they always do I think, it would have been a smarter business move to just put Desean Jackson instead of Vick

# 66 oneamongthefence @ 04/18/11 07:28 PM

Well Vick is obviously a different player now than he was before. Also it was 8 years ago that he made the cover and there is whole legion of madden players now.

# 67 thaima1shu @ 04/18/11 07:30 PM

I'm voting for Hillis, absolutely. I have absolutely nothing against Vick. He did his time, and I don't care about the dog thing anymore, not one bit. It's just that it's going to be HILARIOUS to see Peyton Hillis on the cover. I want it to happen, really bad.

# 68 Chuckydjr @ 04/18/11 08:28 PM

Peyton Hillis is like a better faster, stronger, and more flexible version of Mike Alstott. Peyton Hillis is the winner. I Hope.

# 69 illwill10 @ 04/18/11 08:36 PM

Even though I am a big Mike Vick fan and voted for him. I wont mind at all if Hillis is selected and wont be surprised. Hillis basically blew out everyone.
It is funny how the two candidates that first promoted the cover tournament ended up the last two candidates.
I am surprised that Rodgers didnt make it though. If there was no tournament to try to market the game, he would have been the choice.I think they tried to have the finals Vick vs Rodgers.
I dont really like repeat covers like MLB the show, NBA 2k with Shaq.
Hopefully with Hillis on the cover the run game is better for Power back
Everyone likes a underdog story.

# 70 kehlis @ 04/18/11 08:40 PM

Guys please keep the dog talk out of this discussion so we can keep this thread open.

We've been down that road, numerous times, and it never ends well...

# 71 spankdatazz22 @ 04/18/11 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Evan_OS


	It seems no matter what people still think it's rigged even when Hillis beats Rodgers. Why the hell would they rig this anyway? It's a freakin' cover for god's sake. The only reason I can even think of why they would rig this is for marketing reasons, for example NBA 2K11 and MJ. But if they wanted to put a more well know player on the cover for sales, why did they have a cover voting contest when they can slap on any player they want? Beyond me..

Since when has EA let an opportunity go by when they didn't hype something incessantly? There's a 10+page thread in the NCAA forum about an announcement on them bringing back patches - not introducing them, there's an announcement that they're bringing them back. And people are actually giving them credit for doing so - like they expect something to be taken away lol. They're already spending lots of money to hype Battlefield 3, and that doesn't come out for another 6months. I understand it's their attempt to place the title in Call of Duty/Halo territory, but I can only imagine what's coming if this is six months out.

Either way, the contest was announced right at the beginning of the NCAA tourney, and featured a NCAA-like contest to attract attention. I don't blame them for trying to take advantage of March Madness hype, but essentially it's just that - hype. I know Hillis is seen as the unlikely "upset" pick, but again, Vick and Hillis were the ones EA used to announce the contest. It could just be a coincidence, like people say it was just a coincidence EA signed the NFL/NCAA/ESPN/Arena League all to exclusives within months of each other. But it's just a little too coincidental, imo.

Regardless, as I said it's less than insignificant as far as I'm concerned. Just saying it was suspect and seems more like hype than a legit user contest. I don't get why some here are mad at Vick being one of the finalists; wasn't he one of the leading vote-getters for the Pro Bowl last year? It's deserved (as is Hillis to some degree).

# 72 Kevin26385 @ 04/18/11 09:01 PM

Voted for Hillis...Simple because Vick has already been on the cover and Peyton dominated FF for me this year!

# 73 marshallfever @ 04/18/11 10:13 PM

I don't know who this Hillis guy is, i barely get any Cleveland games here in Connecticut. I thought he was a rookie, but it looks like hes a third year guy....wow

It would be insane for a guy like him to win cause i'm pretty sure a good population of fans don't know who the guy is.

# 74 Blitz1942 @ 04/18/11 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by WTFitsDaveyJ


	Vick Vick Vick Vick Vick! GO VICK! As an Eagles fan, seeing your QB on the cover of a game far outweighs the risk of a supposed curse.

Tell that to Donovan McNabb.

Besides, regardless of who wins, if I get the game, I'll use a custom Charlie Sheen cover...

# 75 canes21 @ 04/18/11 10:45 PM

I want to see Hillis win and will be severely disappointed to see Vick on it.

If any of us were to commit the same crimes as Vick, we wouldn't be give a second chance at our jobs, which I doubt many people would love to have.

# 76 tjd211 @ 04/18/11 10:55 PM

VICK is on the cover NEXT

# 77 RedZoneD25 @ 04/18/11 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Blitz1942


	Tell that to Donovan McNabb. Besides, regardless of who wins, if I get the game, I'll use a custom Charlie Sheen cover...

Alright? The 2006 Eagles had far worse injury issues than simply McNabb. Seriously, as a fan of the Eagles any Eagle on the cover is good news for me and the team...More exposure is never a bad thing. Admit it, you would have thought it was cool if Aaron Rodgers was on the cover.

Personally, I wanted Clay Matthews on the cover, but he didn't even make the tournament.

# 78 Bellsprout @ 04/18/11 11:30 PM

Hypothesis: Clay Matthews would have won this tournament.

Thoughts?

# 79 kingkilla56 @ 04/18/11 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Dayman


	Hypothesis: Clay Matthews would have won this tournament. Thoughts?

I dont think so. If Aaron couldnt do it with the big push he got this year, no packer would.

# 80 bhurst99 @ 04/19/11 12:18 AM

I just don't understand how putting Vick on the cover is going to be anything but a disaster for EA Sports. It's just going to generate a lot of negative press. There will be people who won't buy the game because he is on the cover. I just don't see the upside.

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