It all could be a coincidence. It is merely an odd confluence of events at a league and sport in which injuries are all too common. There is no way that the Madden Curse -- if a player appears on the Madden 20 coins cover of Madden, then either ends up injured or his production drops the following season -- is anything other than happenstance. And... for each Calvin Johnson, who set an NFL record with 1,964 receiving yards in his pay season of 2012, there is a Michael Vick, Peyton Hillis or Troy Polamalu.

Not every participant has been destructively murdered in his pay season: For instance, Marshall Faulk's appearance on the cover of Madden 2003 arrived when he was 29 years old, so it's natural that he would decline (though he was a Pro Bowler that season and rushed for 953 yards while grabbing 537 more yards in receptions). However, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback's harm is far from season-ending, and he's thrown for 2,180 yards, 15 touchdowns and one interception in seven games this season.

They tweeted out a confirmation of fix, but still no sympathy for lovers of the game.A couple leagues responded to the tweet with pleasure in being able to return to the game, but theres no doubt that this has done some damage to EA's reputation amongst CFM players.

It does not take long to find the criticism of why EA hasn't gone away now that a repair has been rolled out. There is a good deal of frustration among the fan base, and a huge concern is that there doesn't appear to be much sign it wouldn't happen again.

If the problems persist, EA might question whether the'juice is worth the squeeze'. It is entirely possible to think they could release future games with no CFM manner, which would streamline their business and buy Mut 20 coins reduce price. The question mark will always be much could this affect their earnings? They could go the opposite way. Franchise mode has been underinvested for several years and some basic fixes can make a huge difference.