Cleveland Browns & The NFL

by **Rat_Tail** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:41 pm

Guess they're having a 32 player bracket (each team is represented) for the next Madden cover.

If you ever want to see a Brown on the cover vote here:

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/feature/madden2012cover

Or if you're superstitious and don't want Hillis to get the Madden curse go vote for Ray Rice.

by **Triple-S** » Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:08 pm

Nope, no thank you...I don't want to see peyton hillis on the cover...dudes got enough going against him right now.

by **Bayou Tribe** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:44 am

I'm starting a campaign to conjure up as many votes for Matt Ryan as possible. Vote for Ryan, get your friends to do the same, tell them to tell their friends, and so forth.

by **Larvell Blanks** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:28 pm

Bayou Tribe wrote:I'm starting a campaign to conjure up as many votes for Matt Ryan as possible. Vote for Ryan, get your friends to do the same, tell them to tell their friends, and so forth.

by jb » Wed Mar 23, 2011 3:31 pm

Time to go John Gorman for Big Jen.

by **Triple-S** » Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:14 pm

jb wrote:Time to go John Gorman for Big Jen.

Hines Ward+Ray Rice FTW.

by **Rat_Tail** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 2:38 pm

Uh oh, Hillis is in the elite 8

by **hermanfontenot** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 6:35 pm

Yeah, if Peyton goes on the cover this franchise might start catching some bad breaks and stuff. Wouldn't want that.

by **Ziner** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:15 pm

Hillis on to the Semi's. I am sure he can beat Rodgers in this matchup, but up against Vick in the next round is probably impossible.

One would think EA might be a bit nervous of the backlash of Vick being on the cover, but they were the one that put him up for voting.

by **Love child of shawn kemp** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 6:00 pm

Talk about some short term memory to even suggest that Vick be on the cover. When he got arrested, I named that year's fantasy team of mine Bad Newz after his kennel.

by **scott** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:13 pm

Vote for Vick!

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/feature/madden2012cover

by **fairvis** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:53 pm

Holy crap, how the hell did he knock off Rodgers?

by **peeker643** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 5:59 pm

fairvis wrote:Holy crap, how the hell did he knock off Rodgers?

Vick winning is way funnier than if Rodgers had won.

The real question is how some half-assed Arkansas fullback who was kicked out of Denver made it to the finals.

I hope somewhere that when this is over someobody delivers about 600 Madden boxes with Hillis on the cover to Josh McDaniel's mom's house so she can call Josh up from the basement/bedroom and tell him to get rid of that crap.

by **Fire Marshall Bill** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 6:03 pm

hermanfontenot wrote:Yeah, if Peyton goes on the cover this franchise might start catching some bad breaks and stuff. Wouldn't want that.

Seriously ^^^^^^

To Hell with curses

Hillis for the win

by **Triple-S** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:04 pm

Fire Marshall Bill wrote:Seriously ^^^^^^

To Hell with curses

Hillis for the win

screw it

lets put the guy on the cover. at the very least, it shows browns fans in a very positive light, voting for a non-pro bowl player to make the cover for the first time that an open-voting method has been used.

Stuffed the ballots folks, lets go do what people used to do for WMMS back in the day (allegedly)

by **e0y2e3** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:31 pm

Hillis getting on the cover of Madden over Rogers or Vick is a travesty and just shows that Cleveland has more people willing to sit in front of their computers, vote, clear their cookies and vote again than anywhere else.

Feh.

by **Triple-S** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:43 pm

e0y2e3 wrote:Hillis getting on the cover of Madden over Rogers or Vick is a travesty and just shows that Cleveland has more people willing to sit in front of their computers, vote, clear their cookies and vote again than anywhere else.

Feh.

It's not like it's some great honor being perfectly honest. I mean, it's a nice little footnote in your career, but it's not like it's going up near your bust in canton.

I could understand if this was say, the NFL mvp award, where the point would be valid. But it's a video game.

btw, opinions on 2K and how badly EA messed up elite?

by **peeker643** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 7:46 pm

e0y2e3 wrote:Hillis getting on the cover of Madden over Rogers or Vick is a travesty and just shows that Cleveland has more people willing to sit in front of their computers, vote, clear their cookies and vote again than anywhere else.

Feh.

Lotsa people have 'cleared their cookies' watching the Browns. Like for the most part of 11 of the last 12 seasons

I think this is what tool boxes that leave it to fans to vote reap.

It's funny.

by **Rat_Tail** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:15 pm

e0y2e3 wrote:Hillis getting on the cover of Madden over Rogers or Vick is a travesty and just shows that Cleveland has more people willing to sit in front of their computers, vote, clear their cookies and vote again than anywhere else.

Feh.

I'm pretty sure a lot of Packer fans voted for Hillis too.

No way dog killa Vick gets on the cover twice. That would be a mess.

by **Fire Marshall Bill** » Mon Apr 18, 2011 8:26 pm

JFTR, I don't think I've ever even seen a Madden cover, let alone voted for one

Never played it, don't give a shit about it

As to peeker's point...I cleared my cookies 6 yrs ago and no longer really give a rats ass

Wake me when they win...

by **googleeph2** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:09 am

I'm 49. The only Madden season I have is the Atlanta Falcon Vick version. It was a gift.
I am terrible at that game. Trying to get good at it was like 'work'.
It still is kinda surprising to me that games like that are so mainstream.
I mean, how can so many people possibly be better at something than I am? ha

Re: Hillis, 2 thoughts: He should make any all-Madden team.

And don't know if any of you caught the Gruden segment on ESPN the other day. He was talking to Jake Locker (I think). Was running footage of him looking for contact in the secondary and was deriding him for putting his arm and shoulder at risk. Said, "Who do you think you are, Peyton Hillis?" hahaa

by **Triple-S** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:04 pm

welp...he WON!

now, what week will he be hurt?

by **Cerebral_DownTime** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:13 pm

Believing in Curses might be the dumbest shit i've ever heard.

by **yogi** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:33 pm

Great for Peyton! Hope he earns a few extra bucks from the pub!

And I hope it may lead to a few young fans becoming Brown fans!

As far as a curse, shoot, maybe it will "do the opposite" since we have already been cursed.

curse X curse = cursed no more!

by **statmasta** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:01 pm

yogi wrote:Great for Peyton! Hope he earns a few extra bucks from the pub!

And I hope it may lead to a few young fans becoming Brown fans!

As far as a curse, shoot, maybe it will "do the opposite" since we have already been cursed.

curse X curse = cursed no more!

I read somewhere Madden cover athletes get paid $125,000 for it. That's pretty nice.

by **hiko** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:27 pm

yogi wrote:curse X curse = cursed no more!

God bless you, Yogi. That is brilliant.

But Dan Gilbert already said something about some dude taking the curse with him to Miami, so we might just be getting it back again. Like the fat kid that finally gets out of monkey in the middle only to go right back in again for another 30 minute tour.

by **Squints** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:47 pm

Cerebral_DownTime wrote:Believing in Curses might be the dumbest shit i've ever heard.

The Madden Coincidence?

by **Erie Warrior** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:15 pm

Hillis was wearing a badass tee shirt on SN when they unveiled the winner. Better than the Albino Rhino ones.

by **e0y2e3** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:15 pm

And all the Cleveland fans who kept voting repeatedly for an underserving nobody to get on the cover of Madden can take a bow.

Good for you, now the entire nation knows you have no life.

:salute:

by **Triple-S** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:20 pm

Happy for the guy.

I think this will end up being the highlight of his career sadly enough, but it's a pretty cool thing.

All my buddies voted for him any chance they could get.

by **hermanfontenot** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:47 pm

You know, I was pretty meh on this whole thing for a while, but...

e0y2e3 wrote:And all the Cleveland fans who kept voting repeatedly for an underserving nobody to get on the cover of Madden can take a bow.

Good for you, now the entire nation knows you have no life.

... seeing Eeyore being all butt-hurt about it kinda changes my perspective. Here's to Peyton on the Madden Box!

Also, here's to Eeyore's Boston friends giving him shit.

"Uh, I'm not like those other Cleveland fans, okay?"

by **e0y2e3** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:51 pm

by **rebelwithoutaclue** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:53 pm

e0y2e3 wrote::-(

With the plethora of animated smilies available, the simple frown is funnier by far.

by jb » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:39 am

Erie Warrior wrote:Hillis was wearing a badass tee shirt on SN when they unveiled the winner. Better than the Albino Rhino ones.

If by "bad ass" you mean a something Paulie D, The Cryer, and Sorrentino would rock at T Shirt time meets the top of Transformer underoos, then yeah. Sweet.

I found his shit kicker neck pointy toe boots far funnier. As if he went to A&M.

by jb » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:45 am

e0y2e3 wrote:And all the Cleveland fans who kept voting repeatedly for an underserving nobody to get on the cover of Madden can take a bow.

Good for you, now the entire nation knows you have no life.

They already knew that, but you're too young. No one, and I mean no one, not even the Chicago dead o' Dailey, can stuff a ballot box like us.

And blow me. It's great that the majority of kids who play Madden have a role model they can relate to on the cover. Ur just bent it's not Welker.

Anyway, that's what they said when Jackie and Roberto did their thing. Not hatin' but relatin'. See no reason why millions of 15 year old caucasian suburban kids and soon-to-be-college-drop-outs ( the core clientelle, you know, like Chineese NBA fans? ) can't get a non-pussy position white cat on their favorite game.

Then again, I suppose more people DO know Jay Cutler. So your take has that going for it. Which is nice.

by jb » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:46 am

That cover shot sucks jesse. Must have the bulldog face mask.

by **e0y2e3** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:29 pm

Yeah, southern, bible-beating, white trash. Just what the suburban kids ordered

:doh

And let’s not pretend like the masses voted for him. This vote was ran by retards who populate places like Cleveland Live and The Cooler that have nothing better to do than drool on their keyboards and hit refresh on a vote screen.

Embarrassing.

Although Danny Woodhead won a round too so maybe we all just hate blacks… ;-)

by **rebelwithoutaclue** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:43 pm

Uh oh, he's getting Changry. You wouldn't like him when he's Changry.

(For the record your posts aren't angry, I've just wanted to throw a Community Chang pun in somewhere)

by **FUDU** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 1:54 pm

eye on a message board getting all bent out of shape about other people on message boards needing a life is priceless shit.

Watching eye get old & angry might be worth sticking around this place for another 10 years.

by jb » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:03 pm

Eye, what did you think about is delivery when you dropped ehrthing to watch it last night?

by **JCoz** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:20 pm

e0y2e3 wrote:Yeah, southern, bible-beating, white trash. Just what the suburban kids ordered

:doh

And let’s not pretend like the masses voted for him. This vote was ran by retards who populate places like Cleveland Live and The Cooler that have nothing better to do than drool on their keyboards and hit refresh on a vote screen.

Embarrassing.

Although Danny Woodhead won a round too so maybe we all just hate blacks… ;-)

My little brothers set up two bot computers to vote continuously and clear the histories, internet cookies, cache, whatever.

Kids.

by **yogi** » Fri Apr 29, 2011 5:22 pm

very cool. he didnt even flub any of the lines!

Top that Hines!

by **e0y2e3** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:33 am

He dressed like a Redneck titan.

Impressive to see white trash continue to better themselves w/ the wardrobe.

by **Fire Marshall Bill** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:46 am

This ^^^^^^^ from a guy who lives on a corner with a bus stop where grung is dress up

by **hermanfontenot** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 11:33 am

e0y2e3 wrote:Yeah, southern, bible-beating, white trash. Just what the suburban kids ordered…

I guess southern, bible-beating white trash trumps dog-killing, herpes-having ghetto trash when it comes to cases.

by **Cerebral_DownTime** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 6:18 pm

hermanfontenot wrote:
e0y2e3 wrote:Yeah, southern, bible-beating, white trash. Just what the suburban kids ordered…

I guess southern, bible-beating white trash trumps dog-killing, herpes-having ghetto trash when it comes to cases.

Ahahaha! So true. Good for Jesus' Son.

Winning.

by **SoulDawg74** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 9:54 pm

e0y2e3 wrote:He dressed like a Redneck titan.

Impressive to see white trash continue to better themselves w/ the wardrobe.

SD:

I dunno , what he was wearing looked pretty comfortable to me , so i guess that makes me a redneck

by **Erie Warrior** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:06 pm

SoulDawg74 wrote:
e0y2e3 wrote:He dressed like a Redneck titan.

Impressive to see white trash continue to better themselves w/ the wardrobe.

SD:

I dunno , what he was wearing looked pretty comfortable to me , so i guess that makes me a redneck

e0y is only comfortable in Bill Simmons' nut sack, so one can imagine why regular clothes would seem odd to him.

by **e0y2e3** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:51 pm

You havent been to my corner for a while I assume Audey.... :-)

And at least that herpes having black is a generation defining athlete.

The white trash on madden is a pretty shitty career guy thus far.

by **e0y2e3** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:52 pm

And SD, he literally stole that outfit from Johnny Cash's casket. It's bad.

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