Madden NFL - Your experience?
827510
what is mister roy jones talking about?\nsounds like someone had a few too many hits\n\nanyway madden is awesome...it does take some time to get down but once you do its tons of fun\nyou can choose any player you want to control on defense, and on offense you're better off just being whoever has the ball
1028899
Both Drew and Daunte are showing excellent signs of adapting to their new team.  Stick with Brees as your starter though, since he will have more weapons available to him right off the bat.  Also, Drew will have more of a reason to show off why San Diego made a huge mistake (Daunte was unhappy in Minnesota, so his leaving was not a surprise to every NFL fan).\n\nSolid RB corps, especially with Ronnie Brown having the backfield all to himself now.  Alexander should repeat his success once again, even with a slightly diminished front line (no Hutchinson anymore) and even break the Madden curse (being on the cover of Madden NFL video games has doomed each cover player the following year).  Thomas Jones will be an excellent backup in your team, especially if he ends up splitting carries with Cedric Benson.\n\nMarvin and Reggie on the same fantasy roster is actually not good at all for two major reasons. 1) They will be taking away from one another for yards and TDs.  2) Being on the same team means having the same BYE week ... leaving you one WR short for your fantasy roster when that week comes up.  Use Reggie Wayne as trade bait for another solid WR.  Donte Stallworth needs to do well this season, or he is pretty much done with his career in New Orleans.\n\nStarting Shockey is a good move, and having Dallas Clark back him up is not bad.  Shockey should return to his old self and Clark will rebound from a poor season last year.  \n\nThe kickers are not bad, but there were probably better choices available at the time. Still, nothing really positive nor negative to say here.\n\nPittsburgh & Philadelphia for D/ST ... a Pennsylvania fan, are we?  Well, either unit should not disappoint.  Pittsburgh will have the bulk of its high powered defense remaining.  Philly has its unit returning to full strength, and they are being driven by a poor shwoing last year as well, so the Eagles will look to rebound their defense as well.\n\nNot a bad team selection, but make sure BYE weeks are taken into account on your team.  Also, observe who is playing against which team and decide who should have the better outing.\n\nGood luck ... you may need it.
917730
lmao interesting question....Wies still active roaming sidelines eating when possible....Madden layed back raking in the dough in the pocket book and belly....Have to go with Madden for I feel the only offical he would allow to oversee the match would be Art Shell two Raiders vs an ex-Patriot and you know the Raider would never cheat...Madden no re-play needed
979115
Yeah. Tony Kornheiser blows. Way annoying. Sunday Night Football with Al Michaels and Madden is way better. That's what MNF is supposed to be.
425442
I don't know about a free playbook but my hubby has had a team for a year now and the best thing to do an defense is read the QB. Another thing we did was stay and watch the team we would play the next week and see their usual plays. A playbook really does no good due to the quick pace of flag football. And if at all possible practice with you team a couple times a week so that your team gets used to the routes that you will run. Hubby was QB and lineman played both off and def blitz nailed them every time pressure on QB forces runs or blind pass, great for INT and loss of yards. hope I helped.
353555
i think there should be. i was just lookin on the web for any tournaments, like how they do for madden. on xbox360 though, the gameplay is better..
617445
Watch the nfl network, go to nfl.com, play madden or tape the games during the season and when your football jones gets too bad pop in a tape. you usually already know who won the game but at least there is some football on.
836843
When a good friend's nine-year-old daughter chose to do a school project on the game of football, I sent her the following two books to help her understand the game (since I couldn't be there in person to teach her myself):\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0970279329/104-2259982-8427901\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1886161100/104-2259982-8427901\n\nHowever, I think the book you're looking for is this one:\n\nhttp://www.amazon.com/Your-Damn-Beer-Watching-Game/dp/1594861633/ref=pd_sim_b_3/104-2259982-8427901\n\nI can't personally vouch for the Robinson-Peete book, but the books by Clark and Stout fostered an incredible understanding of the game in my friend's daughter, and I wound up buying them for myself, too.  The Clark book is basic (it does say it's a primer) and I could have done without it (I already knew a good bit about the game), but the Stout book is a lot more detailed and was personally useful to me.  They do work well together if you don't know a lick about the game.
440298
EA Sports bought the exclusive rights to the NFL for it's classic Madden title.  Therefore, 2K Sports retaliated by buying the exclusive rights to the MLB video game.  I am an avid MVP Baseball fan and I'm pissed off because MLB 06 is the worst baseball game I've ever played.  At least Madden was the best football game and it deserved the exclusive rights.  It's a tragedy that the public is deprived of a good baseball game this year, I just pray that its only this year!
1044688
Fifa '06 is definetly the way to go!  My friend in my dorms had it, and we played it a lot.  It's very realistic, and really fun once you get good at it to play against other people who are good.\n\nAnd they have this cool "Fifa Lounge" mode where it keeps track of your record vs. each of your friends, and your friends' record vs. everyone.  It's like your own division!  That was my favorite part.\n\nIt's a blast, trust me.
981956
I've felt the exact same thing for about a year now.\n\nThe problem with the NFL now versus 20 years ago is that offensive systems have become so complex that only a few quarterbacks can learn them, and even they must have plays called from the sidelines.  (The last NFL quarterback to call his own plays - for the whole game - was Jim Kelly.  Nobody else has since the early 1980s.)  \n\nOf course, quarterbacks no longer calling their own plays is an *absolutely* *unrelated* to the 40 second play clock instituted during that decade.... (Yeah, right!)\n\nHaving quarterbacks who alternate based on the series and situation is a good idea.  There are many benefits to it:\n\n1) Injuries.  When 50-80% of players use steroids and HGH, having two game-ready quarterbacks is a good thing.  In the last decade, nearly half the NFL's starting quarterbacks in any given year missed games due to injury.  That never happened in the 1960s, 1970s, or even the 1980s.\n\n2) Less to learn.  Quarterbacks who have lots of talent but not the ability to learn more complex systems could thrive.  (If anybody is thinking "Jimmy the Greek" or "Rush Limbaugh" crap about black QBs, please kill yourself.  There are more white QBs by percentage who wash out than blacks.)  Improvisational players could get by on talent in ways that they can't now.\n\n3) Versatlity.  Very few players can do everything well.  Switching QBs could force defenses to switch personnel, leading to more defensive lapses and penalties just by changing one offensive player.\n\n4) Play calling.  Why have a receiver bring in one play at a time or use hand or radio signals and risk miscommunication, when an offensive coordinator could send in a QB with 5-10 plays at a time, enough for 1-2 sets of downs?  There would be less mistakes, and as they say in hockey, "fresh legs" because the player catches his breath.\n\n5) Defensive hell.  Marv Levy once talked about using Jim Kelly at QB and Doug Flutie at halfback and the havoc it could have caused defenses, this during the years of the "Ace" formation with one running back, Thurman Thomas and three wide receivers.  (He never tried it because Bills' management wouldn't let him.)  Just imagine having two capable passers on the field at once, one of them capable of running or receiving as well.  If Pittsburgh had used Neil O'Donnell and Cordell Stewart in this way, maybe both of them could have had great careers.\n\n\n.
551091
I have a review. I am actually the author. The book just came out in early May. It has tons of info on past fantasy football seasons. If it happened in fantasy football since 1985, it's in there. A donation goes to the National Burn Foundation with the purchase of every book. You can see a sample (the 1998 season) if you go to this page... \n\nhttp://www.lulu.com/content/256233
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You get into a league with a few of your friends. You each make your "team" full of players on real NFL teams. The players on your team don't play together in real life. You get points based on their real life stats. If you have Peyton Manning and he throws 4 TDs in real life, then you get his stats. The team with the best stats wins.
247567
I can do as in Fifa games,FIFA 2006 is great,it's very real.U should try,I'm sure U will enjoy it.\n:)
1131897
my guess is since youre asking on here you will never be.  Buy  madden for ps2
533212
It might be hard to find ex-nfl or current nfl players. I would suggest you to go to 24 hours fitness and you can hire a trainer there. I remember my friend, ex-nfl running back, worked out at 24 hours fitness and he had a trainer there. When you go there, keep working out. Second, focus on where you play as your position like running back or wide receiver. Otherwise, you can try out for Arena Football League2. Other league scout will watch how you play before offer you a tryout. Good luck.
827134
I haven't seen it on the game, but I have only used Penn State's offense.  I know Madden has it, although that last part is useless information.