So apparently Shaun Alexander has a broken bone in his foot and will miss a few weeks. Is anybody surprised by this? He wasn't exactly setting the world on fire the first few games of the season, he was already slowed by a bone bruise in his foot, and now all the sudden we find out about this injury ....
Nobody can be shocked by this when you consider Alexander was the cover boy on Madden 2007. It might not be as disastrous as, say Donovan McNabb last season or Barry Sanders the year he abruptly retired, but still, it's devastating for those who made Alexander the centerpiece of their team. And yet you couldn't blame anybody for taking him with one of the first three picks of their draft, even knowing he was on the cover. Think about it: he NEVER misses games, he was the freakin' MVP last year, and his team, the Super Bowl runner-up last year, is arguably BETTER this season. It was a no-brainer. And yet you had to have some nightmare scenario in the back of your mind because of that damn cover, and now it's coming true.
Again, it's not a total disaster yet - Seattle coach Mike Holmgren seemed to indicate it's not a very serious injury - but Alexander's not exactly easy to replace, and Maurice Morris is probably not the answer fantasy owners want to hear, especially with the Bears up next. Still, he might be the best option available out there barring a trade.
And another thing about the cover jinx, how come nothing bad ever happens to John Madden? He's been on the cover more than anyone, and yet you never hear about a serious Maddencruiser accident, a mishap on the set of an Ace hardware commercial, a nasty bout of food poisoning from the turducken, nothing. What gives?
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment