Tom Brady:
You don't throw 50 touchdowns in one season, date Giselle, and basically be adored by every female that has hormones in the New England area and beyond just because you play football. No, Tom Brady is the real deal. As much as I was hating on his team last season, I still never said Tom wasn't good. Tom is great (I'm not ready to crown him as the best QB of all time, but hey, I'm not blind). I would be surprised if EA didn't even approach him about being on the front cover of Madden. I mean for goodness sake, he's Tom Terrific. Do I really need to explain this anymore?
Braylon Edwards:
I'm a Dallas Cowboy fan, so of course I wasn't rooting for the Browns last year (lousy 22nd pick). But I was in awe and amazement when I saw Edwards make his catches last year. If it hadn't been for Randy Moss, Edwards would have gotten more publicity. And hear me on this, cause I won't repeat this twice (on this post anyway), Edwards year was not a fluke, the man is going to either match what he did last year or do better. Why? Because he has a QB. Look I'm not saying Derek Anderson is Joe Montana, but he's a heck of a lot better than Kelly Holcomb and Tim Couch, no offense to either person.
Patrick Willis:
Who? I know that's exactly what some of you thought. This guy was a rookie last year who played for the San Francisco 49ers and he is a Linebacker. This guy is a beast. He was the defensive rookie of the year and he finished with 174 tackles with a staggering 135 of them being solo tackles for the season and had a couple games where he had 18 and 20 tackles. We need to give the defense a bit more love all around in both video game football and regular football. He deserves to be up here with the big names.
Terrell Owens:
Let me state something. I love this dude. Yeah you can talk about team player this, mouth that, but T.O. has the numbers, and the stats, and the dynamic play you need out of a receiver. And he led the NFC in TD receptions last season. He's already been on the front cover of a video game when the 2K series was still making games, but regardless, the numbers he has put up the last two seasons serve as more than enough for him to merit being in this conversation.
Randy Moss:
You can't talk about the 50 TD's Brady threw for without mentioning the 23 that went to a little known guy by the name of Randy Moss. By my account, a receiver has never been on the front cover of Madden, there have been 3 RB's, 4 QB's, and one LB (the defense needs more love people!). If any year called for a WR to be on the front cover of Madden, this absolutely is that year.
Adrian Peterson:Or A.D. (All Day) as he would rather be called (it's confusing, but go with it). When I was playing fantasy football last year and my girlfriend took A.D. right out from under my nose in the 7th round when I passed over him in the 6th for Randy Moss (I guess it wasn't so bad), I was furious. She ended up coming in 2nd in the league and I came in first (HA!). But all season long I was envious of A.D. That man was by every account a man among boys. 296 yards in one game? Come on, that's sick! If I were him, I dont know if I'd want to be on the front cover. Sophomore slump, Madden jinx, can he do everything he did last year. Lot of pressure to get over. But if anyone can do it, A.D. can.
Ladanian Tomlinson:Or L.T., if you didn't know. Word on the street is that EA asked L.T. to be on the front cover last year and he turned it down because of the jinx. That was actually a good move by him, RB's careers are in jeopardy from year to year enough as it is regardless. As long as L.T. keeps being L.T., he'll make it into the speculation of who will be on the front cover of Madden every year.
David Garrad:
Surprise surprise. As good as this guy was last year (only 3 int's in the whole season, that's less than Tom Terrific folks), he flew under the radar. He came into the starting roll when Jack Del Rio cut Byron Leftwich and named Garrard as the starting QB. I personally thought this was dumb, but at the same time, I like Del Rio and I thought that he knew what he was doing even though I didn't trust Garrard. Well, I was proven wrong like the earth was proven not to be flat. Garrard is someone to watch out for because in his first season starting he takes his team past the wildcard round and into fight the dominant New England Patriots. And even in that game, he was poised and played pretty efficiently. He has tremendous upside when he can actually become a full fledged game changer. Because he is no longer a caretaker QB, but if and when he moves into an elite status, watch out.
Peyton Manning:
I'm actually surprised this guy hasn't been on the front cover yet. He has every other endorsement known to man, even Oreos, but has never managed to wind up on the front cover of Madden. When your pockets are so fat, a few more inches is hardly noticeable, so I'm guessing he doesn't need it. But just like L.T., if Peyton keeps being Peyton, he'll always be in this discussion.
Eli Manning:
I hate to admit it, being a Cowboys fan, but Eli did his thing in the playoffs last year, and he deserves respect. He did the impossible (by most) by beating the Patriots and taking them on a drive that will go down in history as one of the best drives ever in Super Bowl history. If not the best drive, he gets the nod for the craziest play. Yeah, Eli was inconsistent in the regular season, but seriously, who has the ring?
Hope you enjoyed it. Let me know what you think and if you think there was anyone who you think should be on the front cover (because honestly, there are probably SO many more to choose from for good reason).
-Jeremy aka Adridius
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