There are some things in life that you can just set your watch
to and sit back and wait for it. For example, I knew -- knew -- with
100 percent certainty that Seattle Seahawks star and reigning NFL MVP Shaun
Alexander would go down with an injury this year. How did I know this would
happen? Because Alexander was tapped as the cover boy for Madden NFL 2007. And
yesterday, Alexander did indeed break a bone in his foot and is now sidelined
indefinitely.
Yes, there is a
href="http://www.twitchguru.com/2006/07/10/mmr/page4.html">Madden curse; I
wrote about it a couple months back. Electronic Arts' Madden NFL series is one
of the most popular video game franchises of all time, but for whatever reason,
the NFL players that make the cover of the game always seem to fall on hard
times immediately after receiving the dubious honor. I'm not sure why this is; I
don't really believe in superstition or the supernatural. But these seemingly
unrelated series freak occurances, poor plays, and serious and even career-
threatening injuries always seem to strike the Madden NFL cover boys, who tend
to have their worst seasons of their careers after being put on the cover of the
game.
For all those people out there that bet big on Seahawks and had Seattle
returning to the Super Bowl this year, well, don't say I didn't warn you.
Comments (1)
Rob, you were obviously completely oblivious to the other happenings on the
seattle team around the same time that alexander went down... a broken bone in
the foot isn't even close to a serious injury and show me a league leading
rusher who plays every game this year and then us hawks fans will start to
care...but until then have fun watching deion branch breaking down the sidelines
for a touchdown in seattle blue and green!!!
Posted by Anonymous | October 14, 2006 11:17 AM
Posted on October 14, 2006 11:17