Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers in final 4 for Madden NFL 12 cover

[RashanGary]

What are you talking about? Vick is going against AP who if you haven't noticed is black as well. That's like me saying Hillis is only in the running because he got 95% of the white votes. Go look at the stats, if Vick wins it's because he put up MVP numbers, not because he's black.

Black RB = standard, black athlete, nothing special
Black QB = black pride
Black president = black power


Vick will get the black vote, but he could easily lose to Peterson who will probably get more of the white vote. If Vick gets through Peterson, he'll beat Rodgers, but yeah, I could see him losing to Peterson now that you mention it.

Not to get all racial about it, but I think it plays a role. The presidential election shows race still matters. 96% of the black vote. WOW, and they got out to vote. I'm sure it was all about the issues

[RashanGary]

Rodgers
Vick
Peterson
Hillis

The inside-out oreo model works masterfully for this group.

[Brandon494]

Black RB = standard, black athlete, nothing special
Black QB = black pride
Black president = black power


Vick will get the black vote, but he could easily lose to Peterson who will probably get more of the white vote. If Vick gets through Peterson, he'll beat Rodgers, but yeah, I could see him lose to Peterson.

Not to get all racial about it, but I think it plays a role.

Of course it plays a role I just want to know where you got the 95% from? Also last time I checked blacks only counted for 12% of the US population while whites counted for 72% so I guess Obama didnt win just because he's black either. BTW I'm not trying to start anything just stating facts.

[RashanGary]

Me neither. 96% of the black vote went to Obama.

If it gets down to Vick and Rodgers, both are deserving. Vick better with his feet, Rodgers better with his arm and decision making. Rodgers won the SB though, and did it playing lights out football the whole way (with a slight hiccup in Chicago.)

If he ends up against Vick, Vick will draw 90% of the black vote, then another chunk of white people who feel they need to makeup for racial wrong doings in every decision they make. Rodgers will get the racist white vote, but that population is dwindling, especially with the demographic that will vote here.

The way it's going to play out, Rodgers would have to overcome a 5-10% irrational racial handicap to win. I guess he could do it. His accomplishments were that much better than Vick's.

But yeah, Obama was deserving, so will Vick be if he wins, but deserving isn't the only reason people win votes. As a person who wants AR to win, I'm just pointing that out.

AR will get all of the, "he won the SB MVP so he's the best" votes, but that's an actual accomplishment, so we should hardly have that count against him. That alone might put him over the top.

Oh, AR will get the dog sympathetic votes while Vick will get the criminal vote. Who knows? This is shaping up to be quite a vote.

[SnakeLH2006]

I say put Hillis on there. If you put Vick on there, have him being torn to shreds by some Dobermans.

ROFLCOPTER!! I just choked on my lunch.

[Brando19]

http://packersnews.greenbaypressgaze...g|GPG-Sports|p

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is in the final four of the voting to grace the cover of EA Sports' Madden NFL 12 video game.




Rodgers received 56 percent of the vote in the quarterfinals against Patriots running back Danny Woodhead. Rodgers is now up against Cleveland Browns running back Peyton Hillis in the semifinal.

On the opposite side of the bracket, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson advanced to the semifinals against Eagles quarterback Mike Vick.

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Snake used to be a big videogamer/football gamer...but Madden sucked the life out of me. NFL 2k5 for the win. I still own all Madden games on Xbox 360 but play hardly at all.

It's still good to see that Arod is in the final 4 going against a white RB...meaning he's going either against Peterson (who has already been on a cover...and Vick who should be glad he has a job in the first place)....Meaning awesome...The best young QB in the NFL and Super Bowl Champ gets on the cover. Good stuff.

Peterson hasn't been on a cover, has he?

[Bossman641]

Me neither. 96% of the black vote went to Obama.

If it gets down to Vick and Rodgers, both are deserving. Vick better with his feet, Rodgers better with his arm and decision making. Rodgers won the SB though, and did it playing lights out football the whole way (with a slight hiccup in Chicago.)

If he ends up against Vick, Vick will draw 90% of the black vote, then another chunk of white people who feel they need to makeup for racial wrong doings in every decision they make. Rodgers will get the racist white vote, but that population is dwindling, especially with the demographic that will vote here.

The way it's going to play out, Rodgers would have to overcome a 5-10% irrational racial handicap to win. I guess he could do it. His accomplishments were that much better than Vick's.

But yeah, Obama was deserving, so will Vick be if he wins, but deserving isn't the only reason people win votes. As a person who wants AR to win, I'm just pointing that out.

AR will get all of the, "he won the SB MVP so he's the best" votes, but that's an actual accomplishment, so we should hardly have that count against him. That alone might put him over the top.

Oh, AR will get the dog sympathetic votes while Vick will get the criminal vote. Who knows? This is shaping up to be quite a vote.

Yes I love when jh makes up these kinds of facts.

Not saying I disagree with you but I do wonder where you get your percentages from.

[Freak Out]

Me neither. 96% of the black vote went to Obama.

If it gets down to Vick and Rodgers, both are deserving. Vick better with his feet, Rodgers better with his arm and decision making. Rodgers won the SB though, and did it playing lights out football the whole way (with a slight hiccup in Chicago.)

If he ends up against Vick, Vick will draw 90% of the black vote, then another chunk of white people who feel they need to makeup for racial wrong doings in every decision they make. Rodgers will get the racist white vote, but that population is dwindling, especially with the demographic that will vote here.

The way it's going to play out, Rodgers would have to overcome a 5-10% irrational racial handicap to win. I guess he could do it. His accomplishments were that much better than Vick's.

But yeah, Obama was deserving, so will Vick be if he wins, but deserving isn't the only reason people win votes. As a person who wants AR to win, I'm just pointing that out.

AR will get all of the, "he won the SB MVP so he's the best" votes, but that's an actual accomplishment, so we should hardly have that count against him. That alone might put him over the top.

Oh, AR will get the dog sympathetic votes while Vick will get the criminal vote. Who knows? This is shaping up to be quite a vote.

How many precincts have reported in?

[mraynrand]

I think AP is ahead in dimpled chads:

[Airin' Rodgers]

If you guys are real dedicated you can vote as many times as you want. Vote for Aaron, delete your history, and refresh the page. You can vote as many times as you want. I voted 5 or 6 before I got bored

[Freak Out]

It's like clicks for cans but people go hungry.

[Smidgeon]

If Rodgers is out for more than one game in 2011, I'm blaming everyone who voted for him.

[Gunakor]

If you guys are real dedicated you can vote as many times as you want. Vote for Aaron, delete your history, and refresh the page. You can vote as many times as you want. I voted 5 or 6 before I got bored

You're on notice. It's double-secret probation for you until Rodgers makes it through the season unscathed.

[Smidgeon]

Rodgers lost to Hillis. Time to throw support behind Hillis to oust Vick from being the first repeat Madden cover athlete (also in 2004, I believe).

[Tarlam!]

Rodgers lost to Hillis.