what kind of offense did john madden run?
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It was a version of the Lard Coast Offense.\n\nSeriously though, they were very balanced in those years.  They passed a lot with Stabler to open up the run.  I don't think in that era it had a catchy, universal name.
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if the offense is behind the defense before the ball
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That game was Patriots vs. Cowboys in, I think, 1996. Hope that helps.
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It's supposedly the "no charge zone" where offensive charges won't be called.  Depends on who the player is, though.
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
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The Diesel was John Riggins of the 80's Washington Redskins.  He was one nasty fullback that literally ran over & through you.  I think Jerome Bettis is cut from the same cloth as John Riggins.
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Offense--------------------------------------------------------------------------\nQB-Peyton Manning\nHB-Shaun Alexander\nFB-Mike Alstott\nWR-Marvin Harrison\nWR-Randy Moss\nWR-Torry Holt\nOL-Steelers line\nDefense---------------------------------------------------------------------\nDL-Tampa Bay Line\nOLB-Derrick Brooks\nMLB-Ray Lewis\nOLB-Brian Urlacher\nSafety-Ty Law\nSafety-Ronde Barber\nKicker-Adam Vinitiari\nPunter-Todd Sauerbraun\nRest of them i dont care
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probably NBC, no madden for MNF is a big blow, i wanna see tony kornheiser on PTI not MNF
862124
Zone blitz. Have one of your DEs back into coverage and blitz two of your LBs. Very confusing to the opposing QB.
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1st get madden 07 . . .then try to adjust the level of play,if you're on all-madden you can also make the computer smarter by adjusting by going to my madden,gameplay settings,A.I.,go to cpu and adjust any setting you think need to be bettersuch as qb accuracy,pass blocking, or on defense,awareness,interceptions,tackling . . . this can also be done on madden 06 too
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So, some of you are gonna tell me that a ROOKIE who is gonna be the backup to a Pro Bowl player in Deuce McCallister is gonna rush for more yards than a guy who has averaged 1472.2 yds. per season for his first 5 seasons?  \n\nAlso, has anyone seen this guy catch the ball out of the backfield?  478.4 yds. per season out of the backfield.  This totals ALMOST 2,000 yds. per season...   \n\nBarring an injury to LT...this answer is a HUGE LT!
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Objective: American football is played by two teams who will have eleven players on the field at any one time. The object of the game is to get the ball to the opponents end of the field, and score more points than the opposing team.\n\nTo start a game, the referee will toss a coin. The visiting captain calls. The winner of the toss can decide whether to start in offense (receive the kick) or defense (deliver the kick). When play restarts in the second half, the captain who lost the toss at the beginning of the game chooses.\n\nIf a game goes into overtime, the first team to score wins, so the captain will almost always choose to go on the offense. Teams change ends at the start of the quarter.\n\nPlaying time lasts for one hour, divided into four fifteen minute quarters. There is a fifteen minute break between the second and third quarters (each half of the game).\n\nThe clock is stopped when the ball is not in play, when a foul has been committed, or when a fair catch has been caught. The clock is also stopped for time outs. Both teams are allowed three time outs, lasting a maximum of two minutes each, in each half.\n\nBoth the clock and the game itself are stopped two minutes from the end of each half by the referee to allow the teams to plan their strategies.\n\nIf the scores are level at the end of the fourth quarter, overtime will be played. In NFL games, only one period of overtime is played, and if the scores are still level, the game is declared a draw. For championship and playoff games, periods are played until a winner is decided (the first team to score).\n\n\n\n\nMORE COMPLEX RULES\n\n\n\nKick off \nTop of page\n\nPlay starts with a kick off at the start of the second half, but when the teams turn around and change ends at the start of the first and third quarters, play is started from the same position on the field as where it finished, but in the opposite half of the field. The same team will keep possession.\n\nThe kick-off is used to restart play after all point-afters and field goals. The kick-offs are always taken from the 35-yard line, unless a penalty has been given. The team making the point after always restarts the game with a kick-off. If the kick is unsuccessful, the defense starts play from their own 25-yard line and so they become the offense.\n\n\n\nScoring \nTop of page\n\nAs with many sports, the object is to score more points than the opponents. There are several different ways of scoring in American football.\n\nThe largest single score comes from a touchdown. This is worth six points. It is scored when an offensive player runs into the opposing end zone while in possession of the ball. A receiver can also make a catch delivered into the same area. The ball does not have to be actually 'touched down' on the ground for the points to be scored.\n\nA successful touchdown is followed by a kick through the goalposts, known as the conversion, or 'point-after'. This is worth one point. For this, the ball is placed on the 2-yard line and snapped (passed backwards through the legs) to the kicker, who tries to kick it over the crossbar and between the upright posts.\n\nA player can touch the ball onto the ground in the end zone without their whole body being in the end zone, and the touchdown still counts. However, the scoring player must not be pushed or helped in any way by other players.\n\nThe next type of scoring is called the field goal. A field goal counts as three points. It is taken from 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage (the line where the last play ended, so the next play is made from there), to give the kicker more time, and some protection from the defense. Again, the ball must be kicked through the posts. The kicker is credited for the kick from whatever distance it was taken from.\n\nThe fourth and final way of scoring is called the safety. Two points are awarded to the offensive team when the defensive team are caught in possession of the ball in their own end zone.\n
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This may help you:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_%28soccer%29#The_Laws_of_the_Game
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I seem to remember when either Brett Favre or Jim McMahon was just grabbed and thrown to the turf by a pissed-off defender (whose name escapes me) well after the play was over, wiping out the quarterback's shoulder. Just an overt act of frustration and anger taken out on an opposing player. That pretty much defines it for me to this day.
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There will be various differnt blocking schemes depending on the play... sounds like you need a playbook... in the I formation you could have a run play or a pass... is the run to the strong or weakside?  offtackle or off guard?  curious why you would need to know this if your not an offensive lineman?
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I believe that was Jim Marshall of the Minnesota Vikings (imagine a guy on the Vikings running the wrong way) against the San Francisco 49ers in I forget what year.
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Linebacker.....I'm not big enough to have played linebacker though, so I played strong safety. \nDefense is so much more fun than offense. It's better to HIT than be hit