Madden Curse: Vince Young Goes Down

I know that the Madden Curse has been talked about numerous times and for weeks when we found out that Vince Young was on the cover, but I was just curious why its not being talked about now that Vince is in a day-to-day status? ESPN.com reported that he threw the ball in practice today but didn't run to see how he felt. Jeff Fisher says he still may be able to play Sunday against the Texans, but he doesn't seem to be at a 100%. Vince just happens to be another victim of the Madden Curse.

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09dillbVarsity

802 days ago

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The Madden Cover Curse is pretty interseting, and without fail it has struck again, this time for Vince Young. It started with Eddie George, the Daunte Culpepper, Marshall Faulk, Mike Vick, Ray Lewis, Donovan McNabb, and Shaun Alexander. First of all Vince Young should never have been on the cover, his numbers were pretty bad last year, and worse this year. I guess LT was smart and turned it down. I would rather have seen Devin Hester on the cover rather than Vince Young.

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Taytay 24All-American

802 days ago

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His numbers were bad? He might have been a little short of Manning/Brady, but he was Rookie of the Year, a Pro-Bowler, and nearly took an otherwise bad team to the playoffs despite Kerry Collins putting them in an 0-5 hole to start the season. Vince is an electric player who wins and was a perfect choice for the Madden cover, curse aside.

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TheBatmanVarsity

802 days ago

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Taytay,

Is there any distinction less meaningful than the pro-bowl? Kordell Stewart made the Pro Bowl, Steve Bono made the Pro Bowl, Mike Vick made the Pro Bowl . . . .

Here's a stat that matters, 3-0. That's Tom Brady's SB record. Do you think Brady has a case to display his Pro Bowl rings?

The more important factor is that VY wins. He wins because unlike Vick, he looks to pass first and only runs when he doesn't see an opportunity to advance with a pass. Vince is going to get better, not regress, because he's a quarterback who can run, not a running QB. As far as a curse goes, he strained a quad. That's not a season ender. I don't see a strained quad as a curse.

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Taytay 24All-American

802 days ago

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When you make the Pro-Bowl as a rookie, I say yes, that is meaningful, particularly the AFC, where two of the spots are locked up before the season starts. And Kordell may not have had a great career, but the year he made the Pro-Bowl was great.

Also, I cited the fact that he wins as well.

I do agree that he not a curse victim with a strained quad, though.

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TrizzAll-American

802 days ago

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People forget the curse started in 2000....when Barry Sanders was going to be on the cover and suddenly retired...Brady was supposed to be on 2005 and he turned it down and won another SB....and Vince should've got the cover granted he didnt have a LT type season but he singled handedly turned around a struggling franchise

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