Friday, April 21, 2006
Shaun Alexander should be avoided at your fantasy draft...
He's just been selected as the cover boy for Madden '07, thus exposing him to the dreaded Madden cover jinx.
Let's review:
Eddie George has the worst season of his career, averaging only 3 ypc in the following season.
Daunte Culpepper has a knee injury and misses 5 games.
Marshall Faulk has a knee injury misses 2 games and manages only 900 yards rushing after averaging better than 1300 yards a season of the previous 4.
Broken leg in the preseason, misses 11 games and dooms Falcons to awful year.
Went from 125 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 fumbles, 6 int, and a defensive TD to 106 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble, 0 int, and no defensive TDs. Not a terrible year, but not up to his previous standards.
Coming off a Super Bowl appearence, suffers a hernia injury misses 7 games and plays poorly when he does play. Forces first Eagles playoffs miss in 6 years.
Which brings us to...
Coming off a Super Bowl and one of the great seasons for a running back, what will happen? My guess is he misses some games to injury and the Seahawks either miss the playoffs or get bounced in round 1. Fear the Madden cover!
Let's review:
Eddie George has the worst season of his career, averaging only 3 ypc in the following season.Daunte Culpepper has a knee injury and misses 5 games.Marshall Faulk has a knee injury misses 2 games and manages only 900 yards rushing after averaging better than 1300 yards a season of the previous 4. Broken leg in the preseason, misses 11 games and dooms Falcons to awful year.Went from 125 tackles, 4 sacks, 2 fumbles, 6 int, and a defensive TD to 106 tackles, 1 sack, 1 fumble, 0 int, and no defensive TDs. Not a terrible year, but not up to his previous standards.Coming off a Super Bowl appearence, suffers a hernia injury misses 7 games and plays poorly when he does play. Forces first Eagles playoffs miss in 6 years.Which brings us to...
Coming off a Super Bowl and one of the great seasons for a running back, what will happen? My guess is he misses some games to injury and the Seahawks either miss the playoffs or get bounced in round 1. Fear the Madden cover!
