{"id":5535,"date":"2011-04-26T17:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T22:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=5535"},"modified":"2023-12-07T07:11:47","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T13:11:47","slug":"vick-vs-hillis-madden-12-cover-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/04\/vick-vs-hillis-madden-12-cover-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Vick vs. Hillis &#8211; Madden &#8217;12 Cover Battle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MADDEN12COVERVOTE.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"927\" height=\"601\" data-attachment-id=\"5536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2011\/04\/vick-vs-hillis-madden-12-cover-battle\/madden12covervote\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MADDEN12COVERVOTE.jpg?fit=927%2C601&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"927,601\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MADDEN12COVERVOTE\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;This the closest we seem to getting excited about the 11-12 NFL season.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MADDEN12COVERVOTE.jpg?fit=602%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MADDEN12COVERVOTE.jpg?resize=927%2C601&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5536\" title=\"MADDEN12COVERVOTE\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MADDEN12COVERVOTE.jpg?w=927&amp;ssl=1 927w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/MADDEN12COVERVOTE.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 927px) 100vw, 927px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Just because the NFL can&#8217;t get their shit together doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that this fall will go without football of any kind. To keep with our hallowed tradition of really large guys beating the crap out of one another in modern day Colesseums, EA Sports will be releasing the latest Madden game &#8211; but they need your help deciding who will grace their cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trailer after the jump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Madden NFL 12: Official Teaser Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B8q0yoc_BOU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you&#8217;re a NFL fan and just want something to look forward to this season (NFL please give me a reason to keep paying my cable bill) head over to ESPN and vote for this year&#8217;s cover athlete. Currently it&#8217;s between the Cleveland Brown&#8217;s Peyton Hillis (RB) or the Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; Michael Vick (QB). Just beware the curse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/espn.go.com\/sportsnation\/feature\/madden2012cover\">ESPN<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madden NFL 12 needs your help! Vote on ESPN for the cover athlete: Cleveland Browns&#8217; Peyton Hillis or Philadelphia Eagles&#8217; Michael Vick. 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