Has the Madden Curse become the Madden blessing since Brett Favre?

No it has not. As a Steelers fan, I realize that the year after Troy Polamalu was on the cover (the year after Favre. He was on it with Fitzgerald), he pretty much blew out his knee in the first game of the season and couldn't play for the rest of the season. Also, Drew Brees is not playing like the Super Bowl winning quarterback from last year.