Mahomes on Madden Cover

[Kiimo]

Discuss curses in this thread.

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[displacedinMN]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s in the game. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Madden20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Madden20</a> <a href="https://t.co/gVM8TaQjgM">pic.twitter.com/gVM8TaQjgM</a></p>&mdash; Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickMahomes/status/1121542048061042691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2019</a></blockquote>
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[Hawkeye54545]

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

[Deberg_1990]

Because Chiefs.....

[displacedinMN]

He will crush any curse that dares comes his way.
Will be up 35-0 before the other team gets a first down.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Looks like QB will be our first pick in round 2

[FloridaMan88]

Madden curse is no match for Pat’s greatness.

[rabblerouser]

Fuck.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Any madden cover athletes who didn’t go through the curse? Only one I can think of is Brady and Megatron

[Shoes]

First Chiefs player ever on the Madden cover.

[In58men]

EJ Manuel motherfuckers!!!!!!!!

[Shoes]

Any madden cover athletes who didn’t go through the curse? Only one I can think of is Brady and Megatron

Antonio Brown last year had 1300 rec yards and 15 td's. The Madden curse narrative is old.

[tk13]

Antonio Brown last year had 1300 rec yards and 15 td's. The Madden curse narrative is old.

And his team COMPLETELY COLLAPSED.

7-9 season incoming.

[ModSocks]

Fuck.

Now i HAVE to buy the current edition of Madden.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

EJ Manuel mother****ers!!!!!!!!

Chase Litton!

[BigRedChief]

Madden curse is no match for Pat’s greatness.He killed all superstitions last year.

[POND_OF_RED]

Mahomes doesn’t give a shit about a curse...
https://i.redd.it/1v531nixnuv11.png

[Easy 6]

Patrick will punk that curse, no worries good for him

I’m gonna destroy worlds with him this year

[In58men]

The curse has been broken for years ROFL

You guys live under a rock

[Warrick]

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He looks like Superman there

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Cool/Oh Fuck

[jjchieffan]

I hope that none of you are superstitious about that.

[jjchieffan]

Oops. Delete please. I didn't see the other one

[tredadda]

Honestly this should be a shock to no one. He is the NFL’s wet dream from a marketing standpoint.

[frozenchief]

Being on the Madden Cover typically reflects that the player has just had a great year. It should be anticipated that playing at such a level is hard to replicate. Most players were not starting their third year when on the cover of Madden and so their ceiling was an established quantity. It should be no surprise when players revert to norm or have lower performance after a particularly noteworthy performance.

Mahomes, though, is different. We do not know what his ceiling is. Yes, teams will have had a year to adjust. This will make his job harder. But he will likewise have had a year to adjust to NFL defenses. Further, he can clearly improve parts of his game. 3 years from now we will know whether this last year was aberrant high, aberrant low, or normal.

My own take? Last year was roughly normal for him. He has tremendous athletic ability but he also spent a year facing NFL defenses for the first time. I think he will improve in some areas and defenses will respond to him in some areas but absent something unseen, he should be in that top tier of QBs for his career. He has way too many unique skills to be anywhere else. Playcalling and surrounding cast will have an impact, but so far Reid & Co. have been in at the top tier of NFL front offices. I don't see them creating the career-killing swamp that is, say, Detroit. Matt Stafford, for example, would most likely be viewed as a much better QB if he had spent the past few years in New England, Seattle, or LA. Unless something radically changes, I do not see that being the case with Mahomes.

Thus, the "Madden Curse" should not affect Mahomes, next year or long run.

[carcosa]

Cool!

[bobhill]

Oh good with how this year is shaping up, now the effing Madden Curse. Jezzzzus.

[KChiefs1]

Ugh

[Pitt Gorilla]

Nice. Pat don’t care.

[MAHOMO 4 LIFE!]

Curse already worked and was less then a hour!!

[Bump]

I wasn't gonna buy Madden because the game is so trash, I probably still won't but it's more tempting now.

[Kiimo]

Curse already worked and was less then a hour!!

Seriously.

[ThaVirus]

I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.

[J Diddy]

I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious.

Bitches get stitious

[Mama Hip Rockets]

The curse has been broken for years ROFL

You guys live under a rock

For real. The only player in recent memory to be affected by this "curse" was Rob Gronkowski. But he's hurt all the time anyway, so that probably wasn't even a factor.

[Bump]

Antonio Brown was cover last year, he had a good season and his highest TD total, Brady the year before that and went to a Superbowl. Theres no curse, that would mean that witchcraft is real.

[J Diddy]

For real. The only player in recent memory to be affected by this "curse" was Rob Gronkowski. But he's hurt all the time anyway, so that probably wasn't even a factor.

So like did you think a cover picture on a video game really brought with it a curse ?

[RunKC]

Mahomes is on the madden cover and an hour later Tyreek audio comes out.

You can’t make this shit up LMAO

[Johnny Vegas]

Madden curse already worked. He lost Tyreek today

[Wallcrawler]

Patrick Mahomes deflected the Madden Curse to Tyreek Hill. Were fine.

[TomBarndtsTwin]

What a shitty day: no first round pick in the draft, POS Tyreek gone soon and now THIS on top of everything else.

God truly does hate the Chiefs. :shake:

[Simplicity]

If you believe in the Madden curse you are a simpleton.

[rico]

I remember when we were all like, “whoa, we signed the ex-Donk/Brown RB, Peyton Hollis... he was on the Madden cover!! Definitely some talent.” Then he sucked so many balls. And he was weird. I remember him running the ball for like a 2 yard gain and he sprinted off to the sideline, visibly pissy... no one had any idea what he was being so pouty about.

[ricko1112]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s in the game. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Madden20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Madden20</a> <a href="https://t.co/gVM8TaQjgM">pic.twitter.com/gVM8TaQjgM</a></p>&mdash; Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatrickMahomes/status/1121542048061042691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 25, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Something like 75% of players who have appeared on the cover suffer a serious injury. Sorry Chiefs' fans. You had your shot and Dee Ford pooped his pants...

[Munson]

I wasn't gonna buy Madden because the game is so trash, I probably still won't but it's more tempting now.

Same here.

I haven't bought or played Madden in probably 10 years for the same reason: it was trash. Now I have to at least consider it.

[rico]

If you believe in the Madden curse you are a simpleton.

Mahomes is gonna turn the worm. In five years, people will be like, “remember when people actually thought there was a Madden curse?! Then Mahomes got on the cover and threw 60 TD passes for the next 5 seasons in a row!!!Wow people were stupid.”

[Otter]

Why must there always be problems?

[jimidollar]

Because Chiefs.

[Redbled]

Knowing you are losing your number 1 receiver the day the cover comes out? I ain't afraid of no ghosts.

[Bob Dole]

Noooooooooooo

[raidersnumber1]

wow what a shame, he was doing so well

[carcosa]

I hope that none of you are superstitious about that.

I'm not superstitious. That's silly!

Anyway, the earth is 66 years old,,

[BleedingRed]

Noooo

[Mama Hip Rockets]

So like did you think a cover picture on a video game really brought with it a curse ?

LOL. No. I'm a grown-up. Hence the quotation marks around the word "curse."

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Mahomes is on the madden cover and an hour later Tyreek audio comes out.

You can’t make this shit up LMAO

Wonderful...

[St. Patty's Fire]

gonna have to buy a physical copy

[teedubya]

Madden curse already worked. He lost Tyreek today

Yeah... like within 30 minutes of the announcement.

[TribalElder]

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[Hammock Parties]

It's about time for Kelce to get a DUI and completely mothball the franchise.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

It's about time for Kelce to get a DUI and completely mothball the franchise.

LMAO

I remember people talking the shit, oh yes I do:

"Mahomes breaks curses"

"Madden curse is dead"

"Gabba-Gabba-Hey"

No, this shit is REAL. Now, win the Super Bowl in 2019 and I'll recant. Until then, I am relapsi upon the pitch-soaked wood, waiting for Rodger, Reid, and Clark to show up in their black hooded robes and send my flaming bones to the grave.

[007]

LMAO

I remember people talking the shit, oh yes I do:

"Mahomes breaks curses"

"Madden curse is dead"

"Gabba-Gabba-Hey"

No, this shit is REAL. Now, win the Super Bowl in 2019 and I'll recant. Until then, I am relapsi upon the pitch-soaked wood, waiting for Rodger, Reid, and Clark to show up in their black hooded robes and send my flaming bones to the grave.

If the extent of the "curse" is losing Hill, I'll take it.

[KChiefs1]

Curses

[Couch-Potato]

Knock on wood

[Dayze]

Same here.

I haven't bought or played Madden in probably 10 years for the same reason: it was trash. Now I have to at least consider it.

it still is.
at least, as of last year.
I bought it new via gift card I received for my birthday; played it about 2 months, if that. Played Red Dead Redemption II for a few months, and took a break from it and popped in Madden 18.....I don't even think I made it through a game
....it's broken. .....Still.
awful, awful product.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

If the extent of the "curse" is losing Hill, I'll take it.

Um yeah....let's revisit that thought in January.

[raidersnumber1]

If the extent of the "curse" is losing Hill, I'll take it.

You are underestimating the loss. Mahomes will be above average at best without Hill. Just watch.

[cmh6476]

Nice. Pat don’t care.

bs he got paid

[Fat Elvis]

You are underestimating the loss. Mahomes will be above average at best without Hill. Just watch.



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[AdolfOliverBush]

You are underestimating the loss. Mahomes will be above average at best without Hill. Just watch.

If Mahomes is just above average, Carr is absolute dog shit.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

You are underestimating the loss. Mahomes will be above average at best without Hill. Just watch.

Mahomes will be Mahomes. That doesn't change. The supporting cast will of course be less productive, but that doesn't mean that we can't win games.

The improvements on defense will help greatly.

[ForeverChiefs58]

I hope someone from a rival team is on the cover next year

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

I hope someone from a rival team is on the cover next year

No shit. And buttfuck anyone who pimped the notion that Mahomes was greater than a curse that's been around since the time of his birth.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

I hope someone from a rival team is on the cover next year

It will obviously be Joe Flacco.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

No shit. And buttfuck anyone who pimped the notion that Mahomes was greater than a curse that's been around since the time of his birth.

Thumbs down all you want "Hip Rockets", does nothing to change the fact that the PROVEN Madden Curse straight punked HIS ass too.