Madden 2009 Player cover Revealed

[Polk]

The image is mostly directed towards the situation with Favre, a retired athlete, making the cover, along with me disliking the Packers. VIKINGS FTW!!!

Haha. Vikings. How unfortunate for you.

Anyway, I'm going to try my best here not to let my insane man-crush on Brett Favre shine through here. Yes. I am a HUGE Packer fan. Yes, I think Brett Favre deserves to be on the cover of the Madden '09 game. Even if you don't like the guy, you have to admire what he did in his time in the NFL. Three time MVP, leading the Packers to two Super Bowls, for God's sake, the team had ONE losing season in the 16 seasons he was the starting quarterback. He completely changed the face of football in Green Bay, which was in a dismal state in the 70's and 80's.

Woo. Felt good to get that out of my system. That being said, yeah, I feel okay about a retired player being on the new Madden cover. I like to think of it as a tribute to a legend. Hey, at least no one will suffer the effects of the Madden Curse this year.

Also, Go Packers. That is all.

[Walter Sobchak]

Madden never tries to hide his man-crush on Favre.

It is really disappointing, as Favre hasn't been the best in years. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady deserve it more. Hell, Eli Manning deserves a nod for his upset in the Super Bowl.

I think it is an attempt to thwart the Curse. Expect Favre to lose a limb.