Madden Ought Six (Rich)
Some writer for the Post-Gazette has his panties in a bunch because of a supposed lack of respect for Big Ben from the producers of Madden '06. If you read the article, it turns out he's ranked 12th overall out of all NFL QBs. I love Ben as much as the next yinzer, but c'mon. Is he going in the top 12 in your fantasy league? Didn't think so. And Madden at heart is a version of fantasy football.
I do take umbrage with one thing about Madden '06, though. If you watch the commercial featuring the Donovan McNabb bird's-eye view, you'll notice he's playing the Steelers. If you're a picky freak like me, you'll notice that in the very first shot, there's a #59 charging McNabb. Now any Steeler nerd worth his salt knows that while Ernie Stautner's #70 is the only number the club has officially retired, by some bizarre coincidence certain numbers from the Super Bowl era have never again seen the light of day: #12, #32, #52, #58, #75, and of course, #59. Unless Dobre Shunka himself showed up to film the commercial, #59 should not show up in black and gold--not even in an ad snippet.
--Rich Erenberg
I do take umbrage with one thing about Madden '06, though. If you watch the commercial featuring the Donovan McNabb bird's-eye view, you'll notice he's playing the Steelers. If you're a picky freak like me, you'll notice that in the very first shot, there's a #59 charging McNabb. Now any Steeler nerd worth his salt knows that while Ernie Stautner's #70 is the only number the club has officially retired, by some bizarre coincidence certain numbers from the Super Bowl era have never again seen the light of day: #12, #32, #52, #58, #75, and of course, #59. Unless Dobre Shunka himself showed up to film the commercial, #59 should not show up in black and gold--not even in an ad snippet.
--Rich Erenberg
posted at 9:32 PM
1 Comments:
I don't know if anyone is still on this blog - I ran across it and had to post. There actually was another player who wore #59. Todd Seabaugh wore the number in the Eighties. I don't know why I remember that. It's one of the many useless bits of info stuck in my head that prevents me from learning to speak Chinese - or something equally useful.
Debbie
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