Madden NFL 2003 - Strategy Guide (Page 04)

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4. Stack-4 Wide
Submitter: Kristofor Newman (newman@glasscity.net)

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5. 3 Backs-2 Wide
Submitter: Kristofor Newman (newman@glasscity.net)

W    OOOOO    W
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6. Empty BF-4 Weak
Submitter: Kristofor Newman (newman@glasscity.net)

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7. Maryland
Submitter: Stephen Laurence (thugman40@yahoo.com)

TOOOOOT
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8. 3RB
Submitter: Stephen Laurence (thugman40@yahoo.com)

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9. Tivy Slot
Submitter: Stephen Laurence (thugman40@yahoo.com)

TOOOOOT
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Submitter: Stephen Laurence (thugman40@yahoo.com)

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Submitter: Bgmac417 (Bgmac417@aol.com)

TOOOOOT
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12. Diamond Shotgun
Submitter: JumpingDeer2002 (JumpingDeer2002@aol.com)

W    OOOOO   W

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13. The T
Submitter: RJ McKay (rj_mckay@hotmail.com)

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14. Flood
Submitter: RJ McKay (rj_mckay@hotmail.com)

W      OOOOOT
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15. Dart
Submitter: RJ McKay (rj_mckay@hotmail.com)

W  OOOOOT   W
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16. Overload
Submitter: Steve Cummings

TOOOOOT
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17. The Diamond
Submitter: RJ McKay (rj_mckay@hotmail.com)

TOOOOO       W
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|Defensive Formations|
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1. 614
Submitter: Chrisky20m (Chrisky20m@aol.com)

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2. 5-2
Submitter: Steve Cummings

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3. 44 Stack
Submitter: Steve Cummings

CB               LB      LB      LB    LB                 CB
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||15. CREATE-A-TEAM||
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You can build a team from ground up, choosing their uniform style and colors,
as well as a logo. You can customize a stadium and choose to play on turf or
grass and adjust the seating capacity as well.

Let me say upfront that the stadium changes you do are strictly cosmetic.
Players get no more injured on turf than they do on grass unlike real life, and
the stadium capacity won't affect the in-game graphics or crowd noise. But,
this way you can keep current on changes if you own the game that long.

Also, you can import your team into any mode you desire. You could, say, make
16 fantasy teams and shove them into your own tournament for ultimate
customization. You can also import your new team into Franchise Mode and have
them replace any of the real teams. For example, because I hate the Houston
Texans, I creacted the Houston Phoenixes and put them in. Damn, I hate the
Texans.

Created teams borrow rosters from real teams. You can set what roster your team
is borrowing from, although you can change it anytime. If you import a team
into franchise mode, your team basically takes the place of another, keeping
the players. For example, if you have the Colombus Comets take the place of the
Washington Redskins, the Comets will keep all the Redskins' players, as if
Washington simply moved. Of course, once you're in the season or franchise, you
can trade and such to your heart's content.



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||16. CREATE-A-PLAYER||
|+-------------------+|
+---------------------+

Ever wanted to be an NFL quarterback? Now you can.

Back from last year's version (and a million other versions for that matter) is
Create-a-player. There's a few new equipment pieces you can select, but that's
not the new big draw. Now, despite whatever your player's weight and height and
all that is, you can adjust the attributes to any level. So, you can have a
415-pounder able to run the 40 in 3.5. Or, you can have a skinny little 5'6"
160 lbs. guy able to pick up and throw those cornerbacks and linemen.

Just remember that the more your stats are, the higher their salary. Of course,
if you're a wuss and play without the salary cap, that doesn't matter.



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||17. MADDEN CARDS||
|+----------------+|
+------------------+

Returning from last year's edition, the Madden Challenge awards you tokens for
reaching milestones in the game, such as 3 sacks by one player, or kicking a
50+ yard field goal.

For every 100 tokens you get, you can buy a pack of Madden Cards. Each pack
contains 15 cards, and range from current players to cheerleaders.

You can activate most of the cards during a game. Some boost the stats of
players, while others let you "cheat" by fudging the rules a bit. For example,
there's a card called 5th Down, which allows you to have an extra down on a
play.

Some cards are automatic, such as the stadium cards, which unlock old stadiums
like the Pittsburgh Steelers' old turf bowl. Others need to be activated, such
as the historic player cards, which put an old vet into the Free Agent Pool.

Part of the fun of the game is collecting all the cards in their gold format,
although, just like real life cards, you may have to buy 100 packs before you
get that one last card.

Cards can be traded between users as well, in case you have friends that play
Madden and want to help each other complete your collections.

Some cards are locked until you get gold on drills in Mini-camp. Others are
locked unless you own other EA Sports games. I hate it when games do that... I
mean, I understand locking cards until you complete challenges, that's what
video games are all about, but why lock cards unless you have other games?
Sheesh.

I've had a few questions about how to get the cards that are locked unless you
have other games, so I'll answer it here. From what I can tell, you have to
have the 2003 version of games. I tested it over the last weekend with NASCAR
Thunder 2002, and it failed. That means, among other things, that you can't
possibly unlock all the cards yet.

Once you get/rent those games though, I think all you have to do is get the
settings file on the same memory card as your Madden file. Then, once your
Madden game loads, it'll check the memory card for settings files for the other
games, and if you have them, boom, the card is unlocked.



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||18. EXPORT-A-TEAM||
|+-----------------+|
+-------------------+

For the first time in the series, you can take a USER-CONTROLLED team from
Franchise Mode and export it to your memory card. Then you can use that team in
other modes, like Practice and Tournament. This is a great idea... see, I'm
anal enough to practice with my team between seasons (especially now that I've
lost the Super Bowl to the Eagles. Damn, I hate the Eagles.). The option is
under Features in the Franchise menu. You can't really export CPU teams to a
card, but if you wanted to, you could simply add enough users and put them in
control.



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|              PART 5: OTHER GAME MODES              |
======================================================

In addition to the basic Exhibition Game and my favorite Franchise Mode, there
are several other ways for you to play.



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||19. MINI-CAMP||
|+-------------+|
+---------------+

If there was only one change from last year's version, this would have been my
second choice after the new scouting engine.

In Mini-Camp, you compete in eight drills ranging from pocket passing to pass
coverage. If you do well, you'll get a trophy, and you'll unlock a game
situation. If you manage to get a gold trophy, you'll unlock and win a cheat
card. If you beat the game situation, you'll unlock and win a cheerleader/pump
up the crowd card (and I love those cheerleader cards).

Trust me, you should spend some time here. You'll REALLY improve your in-game
skills. For example, I always play MLB, but I could never deflect passes. I
practiced that drill for about an hour and a half straight, and once I got in
game, I was able to read receivers and intercept passes with more ease.

I still need practice in several areas, especially because I lost my second
Franchise Super Bowl to the Eagles (damn, I hate the Eagles), and I'm going to
be staying in Mini-Camp for a LONG time.



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||20. ONLINE||
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+------------+

With the right stuff for your PlayStation 2, you can take your Madden skills
online and challenge other players across the country.

I haven't tried it myself (don't have the network adapter, and don't really
want one), so I'm depending on you readers to get me a report. If you do,
you'll be properly credited as always.

My first note come from guhoya323 (guhoya323@netscape.net) who reports that you
can download new roster files almost every day. That's certainly worth the
price of admission if you're a purist who constantly updates his roster with
the real one. It's far easier this way than to deal with it manually.



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||21. TOURNAMENT||
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+----------------+

You can select 4, 8, or 16 teams to participate in a tournament ladder. The
games can either be single- or double-elimination. You can also accept an
option to conduct a fantasy draft prior to the tournament, the draft composed
of all the players in the league.



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||22. TWO-MINUTE DRILL||
|+--------------------+|
+----------------------+

This is perhaps one of the most fun modes in the game. You select a team for
yourself and a team for your oppoents. You then have two minutes to score as
many points as you can. You can earn tokens to buy cards, and you have a
numerical score that you can enter into memory. Challenge your friends! (Yeesh,
I sound like a commercial.)



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||23. FOOTBALL 101||
|+----------------+|
+------------------+

This is a fancy name for Training Mode from last year. John Madden will be the
annoying man who teaches you timing and such on offensive plays. Football 101
does not cover defense, which is fine, because Madden's voice is so repetative
and irritating in these voice overs that I wanted him to shut up as soon as
possible.

This mode also allows you to earn tokens for cards.



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||24. PRACTICE||
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+--------------+

You can select one team and run any offensive, defensive, or special teams play
as many times and from anywhere on the field that you want. This is a perfect
place to go to learn the ropes and timing of plays, especially when you switch
playbooks.



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||25. SITUATION||
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+---------------+

You select two teams and a situation for the game to be in. You can recreate
famous drives from the past, like the New England Patriots' game-winning final
drive in last season's Super Bowl. As the Rams, can you stop them this time, or
will reality repeat itself?

You can also set up a standard game but handicap one player by spotting his
opponent a touchdown or two. The possibilities are endless.



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|          PART 6: PLAYER AND TEAM RANKINGS          |
======================================================

This section will list the top 15 players by position, ranked by the overall
statistic. Also, it will list the top 10 teams by category. Please note that
all these rankings are based on the default rosters that shipped with the CD.

If a player is marked with an asterisk, that means he's on the Injured Reserve,
which means he can't play that first season in Franchise. Of course, if you
turn off Pre-Existing Injuries, it doesn't really matter.

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||26. TOP 15 PLAYERS BY POSITION||
|+------------------------------+|
+--------------------------------+

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|Any Position|
+------------+

 1. (99) Ray Lewis (MLB, BAL)
         Marshall Faulk (HB, STL)
         Michael Strahan (LE, NYG)
         Larry Allen (LG, DAL)
         Warren Sapp (DT, TB)
 6. (98) Randy Moss (WR, MIN)
         Jonathan Ogden (LT, BAL)
         Orlando Pace (LT, STL)
         Terrell Owens (WR, SF)
         Brian Dawkins (FS, PHI)
         Sam Madison (CB, MIA)
         Junior Seau (ROLB, SD)
13. (97) Matt Stover (K, BAL)
         Kurt Warner (QB, STL)
         Aeneas Williams (CB, STL)

+------------+
|Quarterbacks|
+------------+

 1. (97) Kurt Warner (STL)
         Brett Favre (GB)
 3. (92) Jeff Garcia (SF)
         Donovan McNabb (PHI)
         Peyton Manning (IND)
 6. (91) Rich Gannon (OAK)
 7. (89) Daunte Culpepper (MIN)
 8. (86) Mark Brunell (JAX)
 9. (84) Aaron Brooks (NO)
         Tom Brady (NE)
11. (83) Steve McNair (TEN)
         Drew Bledsoe (BUF)
13. (82) Kordell Stewart (PIT)
14. (81) Tim Couch (CLE)
15. (80) Trent Dilfer (SEA)

+---------+
|Halfbacks|
+---------+

 1. (99) Marshall Faulk (STL)
 2. (93) Curtis Martin (NYJ)
         Edgerrin James (IND)
         Corey Dillon (CIN)
 5. (92) Ahman Green (GB)
 6. (90) Ricky Williams (MIA)
 7. (89) Eddie George (TEN)
         Shaun Alexander (SEA)
 9. (88) Jerome Bettis (PIT)
         Priest Holmes (KC)
11. (87) Stephen Davis (WAS)
         Fred Taylor (JAX)
13. (86) LaDainian Tomlinson (SD)
14. (85) Garrison Hearst (SF)
         Terrell Davis (DEN)

+---------+
|Fullbacks|
+---------+

 1. (93) Larry Centers (BUF)
 2. (90) Tony Richardson (KC)
 3. (89) Lorenzo Neal (CIN)
 4. (87) Richie Anderson (NYJ)
 5. (86) Bob Christian (ATL)
 6. (85) Cory Schlesinger (DET)
 7. (84) William Henderson (GB)
         Cecil Martin (PHI)
 9. (82) Greg Comella (TEN)
         Jon Ritchie (OAK)
         Fred Beasley (SF)
12. (81) Rob Konrad (MIA)
13. (79) James Hodgins (STL)
14. (78) Marc Edwards (NE)
15. (77) Zack Crockett (OAK)

+--------------+
|Wide Receivers|
+--------------+

 1. (98) Randy Moss (MIN)
         Terrell Owens (SF)
 3. (97) Marvin Harrison (IND)
 4. (95) Rod Smith (DEN)
 5. (93) Jimmy Smith (JAX)
 6. (92) Torry Holt (STL)
         Isaac Bruce (STL)
         Keyshawn Johnson (TB)
 9. (91) David Boston (ARI)
10. (90) Tim Brown (OAK)
11. (89) Troy Brown (NE)
         Eric Moulds (BUF)
13. (88) Joe Horn (NO)
14. (85) Hines Ward (PIT)
         Muhsin Muhammad (CAR)

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|Tight Ends|
+----------+

 1. (97) Tony Gonzalez (KC)
 2. (92) Shannon Sharpe (DEN)
 3. (89) Frank Wycheck (TEN)
 4. (87) Marcus Pollard (IND)
 5. (85) Wesley Walls (CAR)
         Chad Lewis (PHI)
 7. (84) Freddie Jones (ARI)
 8. (83) Bubba Franks (GB)
 9. (81) Mark Bruener (PIT)
10. (80) Byron Chamberlain (MIN)
         Anthony Becht (NYJ)
         Dwayne Carswell (DEN)
         Desmond Clark (DEN)
14. (79) David Sloan (NO)
15. (78) Todd Heap (BAL)

+------------+
|Left Tackles|
+------------+

 1. (98) Jonathan Ogden (BAL)
         Orlando Pace (STL)
 3. (94) Tony Boselli (HOU)
 4. (92) Walter Jones (SEA)
         Tra Thomas (PHI)
 6. (91) Kyle Turley (NO)
         Tarik Glenn (IND)
 8. (90) Chris Samuels (WAS)
         Jason Fabini (NYJ)
         Willie Roaf (KC)
11. (87) Wayne Gandy (PIT)
         Derrick Deese (SF)
         Bob Whitfield (ATL)
14. (85) Brad Hopkins (TEN)
15. (83) Todd Steussie (CAR)

+-----------+
|Left Guards|
+-----------+

 1. (99) Larry Allen (DAL)
 2. (96) Ruben Brown (BUF)
 3. (93) Alan Faneca (PIT)
 4. (87) Pete Kendall (ARI)
 5. (85) Dave Fiore (SF)
 6. (84) Wally Williams (NO)
         Mark Dixon (MIA)
 8. (83) Kerry Jenkins (TB)
 9. (82) Steve Hutchinson (SEA)
         Dave Szott (NYJ)*
11. (81) Tom Nutten (STL)
12. (80) Mike Compton (NE)
13. (79) Rex Tucker (CHI)
14. (77) Brian Waters (KC)
         Matt O'Dwyer (CHI)

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|Centers|
+-------+

 1. (97) Kevin Mawae (NYJ)
 2. (95) Tom Nalen (DEN)
 3. (94) Olin Kreutz (CHI)
 4. (93) Matt Birk (MIN)
 5. (92) Damien Woody (NE)
 6. (87) Bruce Matthews (TEN)
         Jeff Hartings (PIT)
         Barret Robbins (OAK)
 9. (86) Jeff Christy (TB)
10. (85) Steve McKinney (HOU)
11. (84) Jeff Mitchell (CAR)
         Jeremy Newberry (SF)
13. (80) Tim Ruddy (MIA)
14. (78) Casey Wiegmann (KC)
         Mike Gruttadauria (ARI)

+------------+
|Right Guards|
+------------+

 1. (97) Will Shields (KC)
 2. (95) Dan Neil (DEN)
 3. (94) Adam Timmerman (STL)
         Ron Stone (SF)
 5. (90) Leonard Davis (ARI)
 6. (86) Randy Thomas (NYJ)
 7. (83) Rod Jones (WAS)
 8. (82) Marco Rivera (GB)
 9. (81) Chris Villarrial (CHI)
10. (80) Leon Searcy (MIA)
11. (79) Chris Naeole (JAX)
12. (78) Tre' Johnson (CLE)
13. (77) Rich Tylski (NE)
14. (76) Joseph Andruzzi (NE)
15. (74) Mo Collins (OAK)

+-------------+
|Right Tackles|
+-------------+

 1. (95) Lincoln Kennedy (OAK)
 2. (90) Adam Meadows (IND)
 3. (89) Jon Jansen (WAS)
         James Williams (CHI)
 5. (88) Willie Anderson (CIN)
 6. (87) Jon Runyan (PHI)
 7. (86) John Tait (KC)
 8. (85) Victor Riley (NO)
 9. (83) Edwin Mulitalo (BAL)
10. (82) Marvel Smith (PIT)
         Solomon Page (DAL)
12. (81) Ryan Young (HOU)
         Scott Gragg (SF)
14. (80) Luke Petitgout (NYG)
         Mike Williams (BUF)

+---------+
|Left Ends|
+---------+

 1. (99) Michael Strahan (NYG)
 2. (93) Marcellus Wiley (SD)
 3. (91) Robert Porcher (DET)
 4. (87) Trevor Pryce (DEN)
 5. (85) Leonard Little (STL)
 6. (84) Aaron Smith (PIT)
         Greg Ellis (DAL)
         Eric Hicks (KC)
 9. (83) Julius Peppers (CAR)
10. (81) Kevin Carter (TEN)
         Vonnie Holliday (GB)
         Shaun Ellis (NYJ)
13. (80) Marcus Jones (TB)
14. (77) Marco Coleman (JAX)
15. (76) Tony Bryant (OAK)

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|Right Ends|
+----------+

 1. (94) Jevon Kearse (TEN)
         Hugh Douglas (PHI)
         Jason Taylor (MIA)
 4. (93) Courtney Brown (CLE)
 5. (92) Joe Johnson (GB)
 6. (91) John Abraham (NYJ)
 7. (90) Michael McCrary (BAL)
         Grant Wistrom (STL)
 9. (89) Justin Smith (CIN)
10. (86) Simeon Rice (TB)
11. (84) Tony Brackens (JAX)
12. (83) Willie McGinest (NE)
13. (82) Darren Howard (NO)
         Andre Carter (SF)
15. (80) Gary Walker (HOU)

+-----------------+
|Defensive Tackles|
+-----------------+

 1. (99) Warren Sapp (TB)
 2. (96) Bryant Young (SF)
 3. (93) John Randle (SEA)
 4. (92) Corey Simon (PHI)
 5. (91) La'Roi Glover (DAL)
 6. (90) Chris Hovan (MIN)
 7. (88) Ted Washington (CHI)
 8. (85) Richard Seymour (NE)
 9. (84) John Parrella (OAK)
         Luther Elliss (DET)
         Gerard Warren (CLE)
         Pat Williams (BUF)
         Keith Traylor (CHI)
14. (83) Casey Hampton (PIT)
         Grady Jackson

+------------------------+
|Left Outside Linebackers|
+------------------------+

 1. (93) Peter Boulware (BAL)
 2. (92) Jason Gildon (PIT)
         LOLB #57 (WAS)
 4. (89) Jamir Miller (CLE)
 5. (88) Mo Lewis (NYJ)
 6. (88) Donnie Edwards (SD)
 7. (85) Rosevelt Colvin (CHI)
 8. (82) John Mobley (DEN)
 9. (81) Anthony Simmons (SEA)
         Carlos Emmons (PHI)
         Keith Newman (BUF)
12. (78) Bill Romanowski (OAK)
13. (75) Julian Peterson (SF)
14. (74) Kailee Wong (HOU)
15. (73) Ted Johnson (NE)

+------------------+
|Middle Linebackers|
+------------------+

 1. (99) Ray Lewis (BAL)
 2. (96) Brian Urlacher (CHI)
 3. (94) Zach Thomas (MIA)
 4. (92) Jeremiah Trotter (WAS)
 5. (90) Marvin Jones (NYJ)
         London Fletcher (BUF)
 7. (89) Earl Holmes (CLE)
 8. (88) Brian Simmons (CIN)
 9. (87) Randall Godfrey (TEN)
         Jamie Sharper (HOU)
         Kendrell Bell (PIT)
         Levon Kirkland (SEA)
13. (86) Michael Barrow (NYG)
14. (84) Greg Biekert (OAK)
         Keith Brooking (ATL)