Madden NFL 06

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Card	Code
3rd Down Bronze (Opponent has 3 downs to get a 1st)	3F9G4J
3rd Down Silver	3F9G4O
3rd Down Gold	3H3U7T
5th Down Bronze (Get 5 downs to get a 1st)	3E9R4V
5th Down Silver	3E9R4I
1st and 15 Bronze (Opponent must get 15 yards for first down)	2W4P9T
1st and 15 Silver	2W4P9G
1st and 5 Bronze (First down yards to go set to 5)	2Y7L8B
Da Boot Bronze (Unlimited field goal range)	3J3S9Y
Da Boot Silver	3J3S9E
Extra Credit Bronze (2 points for interceptions, 1 point for sacks)	3D3Q3P
Extra Credit Gold	3D8X6Z
Human Plow Bronze (Broken Tackles increased by 25%)	3H3U7F
Super Dive Bronze (Diving distance increased by 25%)	3H8M5U
Tight Fit Bronze (Opponent's uprights very narrow)	3D8X6T
Unforced Errors Bronze (Opponent fumbles when he tries to juke)	2Z2F4H
Unforced Errors Silver	2Z2F4G
Super Bowl 2006 Stadium	6L2B9M
Aloha Stadium	5A3P0V
Al Wilson Gold Card	7K5C8V
Anquan Boldin Gold Card	7T3V5K
Anthony McFarland Gold Card	7S4C4D
Ashley Lelie Gold Card	7J8F4J
Bertrand Berry Gold Card	7U4M9B
Brian Simmons Gold Card	7D5W8J
Brian Urlacher Gold Card	6Y5Z6H
Carson Palmer Gold Card	7C6U4H
Chad Johnson Gold Card	7D1B2H
Champ Bailey Gold Card	7L8C2W
D.J. Williams Gold Card	7O1J3F
Derrick Brooks Gold Card	7Q6X4L
Donovan McNabb Bronze Card	8Q2J2R
Donovan McNabb Gold Card	5E8H1A or 8Q2J2X
Eric Moulds Gold Card	7F5B2Y
J.P. Losman Gold Card	7D8S6J
Jake Plummer Gold Card	7J3Y7F
John Lynch Gold Card	1A2D9F
Kellen Winslow Jr. Gold Card	7Q2E45
LaDainian Tomlinson Gold Card	7U6B3L
Larry Fitzgerald Gold Card	7T6B5N
Lawyer Milloy Gold Card	7H9E8L
Lee Suggs Gold Card	7P5G3N
Michael Clayton Gold Card	7T1G2Y
Olin Kreutz Gold Card	6Z9X5Y
Rex Grossman Gold Card	6W5J6Z
Ronde Barber Gold Card	7R7V2E
Rudi Johnson Gold Card	7D1X8K
Simeon Rice Gold Card	7Q6F4G
Takeo Spikes Gold Card	7H3B2Y
Thomas Jones Gold Card	6X7W2O
Tommie Harris Gold Card	7A7Z2G
Willis McGahee Gold Card	7E3G7Y

Kevin Marin.

#3: All-Madden Chase and Tackle
#28: All-Madden Coffin Corner
#36: All-Madden Ground Attack
#40: All-Madden Precision Passing
#52: All-Madden Swat Ball
#96: All-Madden Trench Fight
#58: All-Madden Clutch Kicking
#16: All-Madden Pocket Presence
#194 (3rd Down): Rookie Chase and Tackle
#195 (Human Plow): Rookie Ground Attack
#197 (Da Boot): Rookie Clutch Kicking
#199 (Lame Duck): Rookie Swat Ball
#208 (Pocket Protectors): Rookie Pocket Presence
#209 (Penetration): Rookie Trench Fight
#210 QB (On Target): Rookie Precision Passing
#211 (Coffin Corner): Rookie Coffin Corner Punt

Hint: Pump up the crowd:
Before the snap on defense, click the Left Analog-stick to pump up the crowd and make them louder.
Daniel Falkenheim.

Hint: Calm down the crowd:
When playing as the away team, when you are on defense click the Left Analog-stick to calm down the crowd.
andyjmac1.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Interview questions:
Choose your answers to interview questions wisely. The answers will affect your personality type and most endorsement companies want a player with a more conservative personality type, such as "Team Leader" or "Professional".
Paul Hennessy.

When starting NFL Superstar mode try to select a father that is a Hall Of Famer and a mother or father that has a high IQ.
trent Lebon.

When selecting your parents, look for Olympic sprinters or a Hall Of Fame DB dad (it will say that he ran a 4.2 for scouts). Do not worry about being too weak for the position, just make your player very muscular. Your DE or LB player will be very quick and you will destroy offenses.
Matt Buck.

To start almost instantly in NFL Superstar mode, create a quarterback or running back, as many teams have holes to fill at those positions. The only teams that you probably will not start for are the Patriots, Steelers, Rams, Eagles, Colts, or Titans. Get a Hall of Fame father that was a great dual threat QB, because he is easy to fill your rushing yards career goal as a QB. Make sure your running back father was a Hall of Fame running back that was a great all around back, as most of the time you have receiving career goals as well.
Brandon Schneider.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Better player:
Make sure your father is a Hall of Fame RB. When you get drafted, you want to get on a team like the 49ers or any team with a bad RB (Broncos, Bucs, Cardinals, Dolphins, etc.) With those teams you will excel. Also if you get in the playoffs, play the games with two minute quarters. They are quick and easy to win.
LH.

Have a Probowl RB father and a track running mother.T hey should also have an average or above average IQ.
Wmwcjh.

In NFL Superstar mode you will create a player with your supposed "parents" past. However, when you get drafted you may not be the starter. To change this. go to your computer (available after draft) and look for the "Depth Chart". Put your player ahead of the starter. Note: This does not change your players stats, and your team may get worse.
Nick Simpkins.

Use the following trick to get 90-99 as a linebacker. If you go to the rosters first, make the team have 90-99 open on all of the teams and make 50-59 not open. Then, create an NFL player (Superstar mode). Once you are drafted, go to the mirror. The only numbers open are 90-99.
LoUrWi.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Agents:
Your agents you get are based on how good your player is. For example, if your player's overall rating is at least 84, you will get Dan Baker as an agent. When importing players, that RBs get better overall ratings, no matter how many Heismans or any other awards you have won. Your superstar's overall rating is based on your Heisman over ratings, that is then randomly altered slightly each time you import. When importing from NCAA Football 06, player's stats are randomly done. You can retry for better stats. The interview after the mentor meeting determines some stat boosts to important stats for your player's position.
Chris Nadeau.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Choosing an agent:
If you have a player whose personality rating is "Disruption", choose Jason Morales as your agent. He can usually get you a movie deal before the first season starts. Stay away Aubrey DeLong. He is not a good negotiator and it takes forever to get an endorsement.
Tony Burke.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: New apartment:
If you win a Super Bowl and are inducted to the Pro Bowl, you will move into a new apartment.
StevenHammy56.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Mansion:
Win the Super Bowl two times and get into the Pro Bowl each time.
Tommy Werner.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Switching teams:
When you become a key player to a team, you can upgrade to an excellent agent. Then, after two seasons you can resign with almost any team you desire.
StevenHammy56.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Easy practice points:
Create someone as a QB, then go into a practice and select a HB Swing. Have the defense do FG Block. When you say hike, lob the pass to your RB, He will score a touchdown for 48 points every time.
bob chain.

Pick a formation with at least three receivers, Then, choose a play that has an inside receiver doing a slant or short post. Pick the defense 4-3 Engage Eight or 3-4 renegade. Simply throw the ball to your slanting receiver every time. He will be wide open and get tackled for 17 to 48 points per play.
Brian Young.

Choose a deep pass play on offense. Choose I Field Goal Block on the defense. You should be able to get a touchdown every time.
Stoch5631.

Use the following trick to get easy training camp and practice points for offensive players only. Select the Hail Mary for an offense play. For defense, select Goaline and the Blitz C. Call a Hot Route to have your left outside receiver run a 5 and out towards the sideline. The left slot receiver will be open every time to get a touchdown. When completed successfully you will get an "A" for a practice grade and boost your player's stats.
DeWayne Coddington.

To get a higher overall easier, go to the options screen. Select "A.I." and move all of the human settings up and the CPU down. It should now be easier to pickoff, sack, and throw Hail Marys to your receiver without problems. If you want more points, set the time to five minutes.
MichClas.

Use the following trick for easy practice points with a defensive superstar. Choose a field goal or punt block play on defense and I-Formation Fake FB Toss on defense. Not only is this an easy play to stop, if you are quick enough you can knockdown the toss from the QB to the HB causing a fumble. Returning a fumble for a TD earns over 80 points. Choose any defensive play and select Special Teams QB Kneel on offense. The QB will kneel and earn you 15 points on every play. You can setup the practice and just let it run. You will have an "A" rated practice and a huge boost whenever you decide to stop it. and none of your players will get hurt.
KAPatts.

This trick requires a good QB (at least 85+ THA and THP recommended), and a decent WR (about 80+ Speed, Acceleration, and Agility, some decent Awareness, and a decent catching ability at about 80 to 95). Set them both as starters if they are not already. Then, go into training camp. Wth your good QB and WR, select Ace TE Drag as your offensive play. It should be under Singleback-Deuce under the Colt Playbook. Make sure the decent WR is on the far left route. As a defensive play, pick Man Flats (also found under the Colts playbook, under 4-3-Normal formation). Now start your play, and if you WR is fast enough, throw the ball before he hits the 10 yard line. Use precision pass and rapidly press Left or Up depending on the defenders position. This should result in a touchdown about 90% of the time.
Bigboigamer64.

Choose the "Weak I-Twins WR" formation and choose the "HB Lead" play going to the right. For the defense, choose the "Special Teams" formation and choose the "Punt Block" play. Notice that the fullback is offset to the left. Highlight him then motion him to the right. He will block the only man that can come free in the play. There will either be a gap that the fullback has created that you can run through, or you can bounce it to the outside with the RB. Quickly switch the ball into the right hand so you can use the stiff arm on the player that was supposed to be receiving the ball. He should be the only man back there to beat to the endzone.
irving gatling.

If your player is on defense, go to practice and select "QB Kneel Down" as the offensive play. Choose any play on defense. The QB will kneel the ball and you will get 15 points every time without pressing anything.
HomeBoyBalla101.

On offense, go to goal line formation. Select "HB Strong Toss". On defense, go to special team, then select "FG Block". You will get a touchdown about 95% of the time. Press A, then hold it down. He will run the best way possible.
Joejp11.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Increased stats:
You can get your Overall, Awareness and Stamina up in practice mode by having your superstar get practice points by getting a big gain on offense with your superstar, or creating s big loss with your superstar on defense. You also can get your stats up by getting an agent that has the Performance Institute and get a medal on it:

Bronze: 3 points
Silver: 4 points
Gold: 5 points

Note: Your stats are not permanent. They will be reset after each game. You must do the practices and Performance Institute again to get them back up.
Erick Robertson.

To max out your stats, during the week of a game when you are on a game day, select the game. You will get the option to play or sim the game. Go back, then go to the Performance Institute. Go to whatever drill you can. Keep repeating this process until you have the desired attributes. Note: This will decrease your stamina. The best option would be to turn game fatigue off. Note: Stats do not completely carry over to the next week, and if you simulate your games your performance will be affected by the weakened stamina. Turning off game fatigue only works if you actually play the games.
TheBluePhantom15.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Dominate on defense for WR and RB:
Because kickoff and punt returners are HB and WR as well as safeties and CBs, when you play in Superstar mode as a WR or HB instead of trying to return the punt, try tackling him before he makes the kick near their own goal line for safety. It is only two points, but when it is clutch time, it may mean a lot. In a normal game, call a punt return as if you are going for an all out goal line blitz play. Then if your HB or WR can sack the QB before he decides to throw, you can be that much closer to beat the NFL record for sacks. To gain monster yards for a HB in Superstar mode, never touch back on a long punt or kickoff unless your kick return stat is hopeless or if you fumble a lot (like muffling the catches). Also, after the interception run as far back as possible. If your HB is any good, then he can either keep racking first downs or run all the way up for TD (which is 99 yards if you step out of bounds and the ball is on your 1 yard line (not on the line or else it is a safety). The other way is to receive a pass, then run to the endzone.
Rocky.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Performance Institute:
The Performance Institute is only a temporary thing. However, the following trick can help you player achieve higher levels without sacrifice over the course of his career. First, during Spring Training hold off on using the Performance Institute until sunday. On Sunday, do the Performance Institute drills. Once the season starts you will stay at the increase until Sunday, the day of the game. Before you start the game, do the Performance Institute drill as you did in Spring Training. Play the game on Sunday. Once the game is over go to Monday; do not advance to the next day. Stay on Monday. Because there is a game to be played which will not be your team, go to the Performance Institute. The drill should be available for you to do, based on your position. Note: These points (from Monday) are permanent, as long as you continue to do the same process week in and week out. The only catch is you must use them on one attribute at a time until it is maxed and it must be the same drill you did on Sunday. For example, if you increased Speed on Sunday, you must dump all the points into Speed on Monday. If you dumped all the points on Sunday into Agility, then on Monday's drill you have to dump them all into Agility, etc. Over the course of the season you will see your stats lose the points from Sunday, as those are the temporary points. However, they still show the other points from Monday. These are cumulative points, but you must space it out to get exactly 99. If you get to 93 and the max points you can earn in the drill is 7, you will not end on 99. It would be 100, but since you cannot use all the points, those 7 from Monday will be lost. Earlier in the season you will have to place a set of points to help making the last attribute addition become 99. This rule applies for each category you want to increase.
LtCMBeck54.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Getting traded:
After you create a player and sign an agent, go to the draft. Start the draft. You will probably be selected in the third round unless you imported your player from NCAA Football 2005 or NFL Street 2. If you do not like the team you got drafted by, then simulate the preseason. When the preseason is over go to your agent's office on the city map. Scroll down to "I demand a trade". You will be traded to another team. If you dislike that team also, then demand another trade. Be careful, as you can only demand two trades until next season.

To get traded to a desired team, make sure auto save is off then save the game before asking to trade. Trade, and if you do not like team you have been traded to, exit (but do not save). Load trade until get the desired teams. It will be a different team each time.
Randolph Evans.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Getting drafted:
To get drafted to whatever team you want, first edit the roster of the team you want to be on. Lower the stats of all the players in the position you want to play to 0. Next, create your player and you will have a good chance of going to that team, due to all their players being horrible.
Kalmari81.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Better IQ:
If your IQ results are low, save the game before the IQ day and try ver again until your percentage is high. The same can be done for the draft. Save the game before the draft. If you do not like the team that drafted you, you can do it again.
Craaaazyjmj.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Movie offers:
Look for movie offers during August. Do not simulate the preseason.
Bmoore1036.

Hint: NFL Superstar mode: Agents:
JmeNicole13.

Name	Negotiation	Influence	Interview	Endorsements	Institute	Score
PAR	Excellent	Average	Good	Average	Yes	9
Joshua Culkin	Excellent	Average	Good	Good	Yes	10
Mike Molinari	Good	Average	Average	Average	No	5
Larry Carlisle	Good	Average	Average	Average	No	5
Lamar Peters	Good	Good	Average	Average	Yes	8
Andrew Michaels	Good	Excellent	Good	Good	Yes	13
Alexander Keith	Good	Average	Average	Average	No	5
Danny Castorani	Good	Average	Average	Good	No	6
Jerry Streussel	Good	Average	Average	Good	No	6
Jason Morales	Average	Average	Good	Average	No	5
A.J. Hernandez	Average	Average	Average	Good	No	5
Dan Baker	Average	Good	Average	Average	Yes	7
Timmy Cowan	Average	Good	Average	Average	No	5
Jay Feeney	Average	Average	Good	Average	No	5
Eli Cummings	Average	Good	Good	Average	No	6
Erik Rock	Average	Good	Average	Average	No	5
Aubrey DeLong	Average	Average	Good	Average	No	5
Billy Bailey	Average	Average	Good	Average	No	5
Ace Fraizer	Average	Good	Average	Average	No	5
IMA Inc.	Average	Average	Average	Good	No	5
Jay Owe	Average	Good	Good	Average	Yes	8
James KK Wolf	Poor	Average	Average	Average	Yes	5
Jake Huyck	Poor	Average	Average	Average	No	3
Graham Cash	Poor	Average	Average	Average	No	3
Stubbs Northcoate	Poor	Average	Average	Average	No	3
Sal Toki	Poor	Average	Average	Average	No	3
Armando Eubanks	Poor	Average	Average	Average	No	3
Matthew Frederico	Poor	Average	Average	Average	No	3
Ted Sed	Poor	Average	Average	Average	No	3
Don Moore	Poor	Average	Average	Average	No	3

Hint: Onside kicks:
This trick works with any kicker. When you are kicking off, select "Onside Kick" when the return team is switching formation. When they are set, take the power bar all the way to the top, but do not select it. Bring it all the way down so that the power is at 31. Next, make your accuracy 97 to 99. The ball will hit the ground and go up straight up in the air every time. Have one of your Kick Off that is close to the ball sprint toward it. This makes all your players follow, and you will get it every time.
charbar52.

Hint: Easy sacks:
Be a defensive lineman and back up a few feet. When the play starts, immediately run forward and hitsick an offensive lineman. He will fall down and your person will still be running fast towards the quarterback. Then, sack him.
BuduBoy304.

Pause game play, then go to the settings. Go to the penalties, then turn off offsides. You will now be able to hold Run and never cross the line of scrimmage. Grab a linebacker and set a new record for sacks in a game.
Dan.

Line up in the 4-3 defense and run the LOLB <player's name> Blitz, and use it every play. You will get between five and ten sacks per game. This is also a good way to develop young linebackers.
A Cercek.

Go to the settings and turn off offsides. Get a fast runner, go to the line of scrimmage, and keep running. He will be running in place. When the QB calls hike, he will run past the defenders and get a sack. This works about 80% of the time.
Baseballking6893.

Hint: Easy touchdowns:
Take the best wide receiver on your team and put him in the tightend position. Audible his route so he does a fly (straight) route. Because he has such a low overall rating, they might just have a line backer on him or he might not even be covered. Throw it to him and he will easily be able to burn the defense.
Sawyer Hildebrandt.

Before playing a game, whenever you are selecting your jersey choose a different playbook. Select the "NE-Coach" playbook. On offense, first down or any down (works best for fourth and long), make sure you have a fast wide receiver like Santana Moss or Randy Moss. Choose the "SIngleback- Twin TE WR" formation. Next, select the play "PA Rollout". Audible all your players to do a five yard in, except for the optioned WR (first string) and TE on the right-hand side. Snap the ball and roll out to your right. Keep rolling out and wait until the play develops, which only takes a short time. Throw the ball to the optioned WR once he is wide open. If there is a CB waiting there to intercept the ball, just lob the ball to your TE who will always be wide open. About 90% of the time the WR will be wide open (although he may have one CB directly behind him covering; throw the ball regardless if he is very fast). This should result in a gain of about 17 yards. Do not overuse this play. Usually if the WR is very fast, he will burn the CB, LB, SS, etc., catch the ball, and run for a touchdown. If the ball gets knocked down or intercepted, it is probably because you did not execute the play properly. This play must be executed very well for it to work. You should try practicing it with your franchise team/Superstar team before actually using it in a game. The Redskins are recommended for this play, because they have a good QB and Santana Moss is fast.
Kyle Knoxville.

When doing any play, get to the ten yard line and press Left Analog-stick Up. You will "run in style" then immediately do a flip into the endzone.
andyjmac1.

Hint: Easy 2 points:
After you score a touchdown, go for two. Select the play "FB Run". Snap the ball, run up a little, then dive into the endzone. Your fullback should dive over the linemen and go into the endzone. This works about 95% of the time.
arvdre rfhepal.

Hint: Easy Madden Tokens:
Go to "Features" at the main menu. Select "Historic Teams" and you can adjust any of the teams' player's stats. Set the "Speed", "Awareness", and "Tackling" to "0". Save that team as an exported team and you can select that team to play against in All-Madden for an extremely easy win.
SublimeYouth420.

Hint: Touchdown on goal line:
If you throw a touchdown pass and your receiver catches it on the goal line and it is ruled a touchdown, it will add a touchdown to your stats. If the other coach challenges the touchdown and it is called back and put on the inches line to the goal, you will still have thrown and caught a touchdown.
JmeNicole13.

Hint: Easy blocked field goals and punts:
When playing against the CPU and it is a punt or field goal situation, switch to the end player on defense. If the opposing punt team is in a regular punt formation, select punt block on defense. The offense will adjust to a protection formation. If not, this is easy. Before the last player makes his adjustment, he puts his hands on his knees. If you begin to charge at the kicker you should not get a penalty if timed correctly. You will get an extra jump on the kicker and should tackle him or block the punt or field goal.
tv60619.

Hint: Recommended defense:
Pick a Nickel defense and go to Overstorm Brave. When your defense goes to the line, move your defensive line out, your linebackers in, and your defensive backs in. Select any of the defensive lineman or linebackers. This will work over 85% of the time.
Al Lopez.

Hint: Easy training camp points:
When on offense, select an offense with three receivers. Trip Bunch in Single Back formation works very well. Put the defense on goal line Zone CB cover. By doing this, no one rushes your QB, and once your receiver gets past the zone, they are left unguarded in the endzone for a guaranteed 48 points per play almost all of the time. This should work with most short zone coverages and does not take many attempts to learn which receiver to pick, mostly anyone running a long slant.
ryan.

Hint: Booth review under two minutes:
When under two minutes in the second or fourth quarter, when a play is questionable press R + L when you return to the play selection screen. Booth will then review the play most of the time it is overturned.
Anthony Pittenger.

Hint: Run in style:
When you are running with the ball and have lots of space between you and the defenders, press X, B, L, R, or Y to run in style.
Austin Crawford.

Hint: Touchdown celebrations:
When you play as the Eagles against the Ravens and score a touchdown with T.O., dive in the endzone by pressing X. He will do a Ray Lewis dance in the endzone as a celebration.
peppito franco.

If you are playing as either Donovan McNabb or Daunte Culpepper and you get tackled into the endzone scoring a touchdown, they will do their trademark dances. Daunte will "get his roll on" and Donovan will do the moonwalk.
Kevin Kuhn.

When playing as the Steelers and Antwaan Randle El scores a touchdown, press X. He will make a showoff jump, and after that he will sometimes do the same slide as he did in the 2002 Divisional Playoffs against the Browns, after he returned a punt for a touchdown.
Brett G..

Hint: Player nickname:
With a player named Troy Siegel (a drafted rookie three seasons into a franchise), Al Micheals will call him "Simian" in his commentary when he makes a play.
Josh.

Hint: Increase salary cap:
Use the following trick to increase your salary cap by millions. This works with or without fantasy draft. First, completely simulate the draft (faster) or you can pick your players yourself. Trade for all the players you want. After satisfied with your team , have one extra player in every position. Select a player, go to "Edit Player", then to "Information". Go down to position and change the players position. Then, release the edited player. Resign the player (his wanted salary is a lot cheaper). Do this to all your players except the extra ones, which you should get rid of. For an great FB, turn Jamal Lewis (HB) into a FB. All line backers make good DEs. Turn QBs into WRs (except M. Vick, who should be turned into a FS). Turn HBs, FBs, and TEs into MLBs. Turn all OL into DEs. Turn all DL into OL. Turn all LBs into HBs. Turn all WRs into HBs. Turn all DBs into WRs. WRs, SSs, FSs, and CBs, are difficult to do this with trick. First, you have to have them TEs for one year, then in the next offseason turn them into LBs for a year. You can then release them, resign them, then turn them back to what you had them at originally.
Browns54Fan.

Hint: Sign created player with high attributes for three years:
When you create a player, make him a free agent. Then, get his attributes up to 75. Next, sign the player for any team desired. Go to that team's rosters and edit his attributes. You can make it as high as 99. When you go to franchise mode with the team the player you created will be on the team with a contract for three years.
Felipe Roriz.

Hint: Easy first round first pick:
Do the following in franchise mode to get a good rookie draft pick. Go to create a player. Make his age 45. Set his years pro at 27. He does not need a name, leave it at "New Player". Skip over "Build", "Appearance", and "Equipment". Go to attributes and set "Awareness" to 99. Then, go to "Throw Power" and "Throw Accuracy" and make them both 99. Exit and save your created player. Then, sign the player. Trade him to the team with the first round first pick. You should now have the first pick in the draft, almost 99% of the time.
Simcrib.

Use the following trick to get the first pick in every round in the draft. First, turn off the trade deadlines. Then, trade all of your picks with the team with the worst record before the wild card week. You will get all of their picks, and if you have a good season, you can even trade one of your picks for two of theirs.
BuduBoy304.

Get your team in first place at a good record at week 13 to 16. Try to get about twelve wins. Then, go to "Standings" in "Play Week" to learn which team is worst. Go to "Trade Player" and select your first round pick. Go to the worst team and select their first and second round picks. Next, go to the second worst team and trade your second, third and fourth picks for their first and fourth round pick.
Dsutt2330.

Hint: Create low paid all-star QB:
Create a punter or kicker with all his attributes at maximum, including passing. You will sign him for a low salary simply because he is a kicker. Then, set him as the starting quarterback on the depth charts as the season begins. You will now have the best kicker/punter and QB in the league. You may also maximize all passing attributes and take the kicking attributes down to sign him at an even lower price. This is most recommended if you only rarely kick.
Joseph Condon.

Hint: Getting good players:
Use the following trick to get a great team in franchise mode without a high salary cost. Start a new franchise. Pick a team. Do a fantasy draft and pick all the worst players. Then, release all of them and make your team from scratch, through create-a-player mode. Once done with the height, faces, etc., do not change the attributes. Save the player and sign him. Once you sign him, go back to create-a-player. Select his name and change all his attributes to maximum. Repeat this until you have a stacked team. The reason that all the worst players were selected is to keep you from having a high cap penalty during the next season. Note: This will take a few hours to complete.
Dylan Mc.

As you know, in franchise mode you can find all the players with the longest contracts and upgrade all their stats before going into franchise mode. However, what you may not know is you can sign players of monumental talent to the most mundane of contracts once in franchise mode. For example, if two years into the franchise you cannot afford a pricey running back, create a safety and put "Tackle" all the way down and trick out all the requirements for a soon perennial All-pro back. You can sign him to a seven year $1.96 million contract. You can do this with all positions. For example, a wide receiver, create a quarterback and take down "THA" and "THP".
sy12_27_01.

Before going into franchise mode, go to "View Rosters". Go to any player that you want on your fantasy team. Next, edit that player and go to the "Information" screen. Change the player's position to something different than what they started at. For example, edit Randy Moss and change his position from "WR" to "HB". This will make his overall stats for the new position low, because they do not play it. Continue editing the position of the players that you want on your fantasy team. Note: There are some players that cannot change positions because there are too few players at that position on the team they are on. Once you are done editing, go to franchise mode, turn "Fantasy Draft" on, select your team, then start the draft. Sign the players during the draft that are available that you were not able to change positions, then simulate the rest. Once the draft is over, go to the rosters then to "Free Agents". Go to the positions that you changed your players to and sign them for seven years and for the least amount possible. Note: Some of the players may have been drafted because they were still decent at the new position. Release the players from your team as you are signing the players you picked to allow enough room on the roster. You can trade for the players that you edited and got drafted. Once you get all the players that had edited positions, edit them again and change their positions back to what they normally play/ You will be able to have the players you wanted and for a low price.
YuNkEr1221.

In franchise mode, if you choose Fantasy Draft and you want a good cornerback but the good ones are all gone, do not worry about it. If it is the first round, draft a QB, RB, or WR. Then, in the next round draft Ed Reed. After the Fantasy Draft, switch Ed Reed to a cornerback. You will need three SS, including Ed Reed. Also in the Fantasy Draft, pick up Rodney Harrison (switch him to a OLB). He will be a 98 overall. Then, pick Sean Taylor and Troy Polamalu for you starting safeties.
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Hint: Injured players:
Go into the depth chart and switch an injured player with the regular starter. They will act as if they had no injury. For example, if you switch Daunte Culpepper with Brad Johnson he can throw and run just as well as he would without an injury.

Hint: Making players suffer:
If there is a player you dislike, do the following to make him suffer. Go to "Features", then to "Rosters". Select his team then choose the player and go to "Attributes". Reduce his injury to "0". This may take awhile; you may also want to set the game to four or five minute quarters.
Tom Murray.

Hint: Extra depth chart positions :
The following is a list of all of the extra depth chart positions (KRPR, KOS, LS, 3DRB) of all of the top positions:
Corey Bodendein.

KR/PR
1. Dante Hall (KC)
2. Santana Moss (WAS)
3. Dennis Northcutt (CLE)
4. Michael Lewis (NO)
5. Jermaine Lewis (FA))
6. Antwan Randle El (PIT)
7. Philip Buchanon (HOU)
8. Chad Morton (FA))
9(t). Adam Jones (TEN)
9(t). Azair Hakim (DET)
11. Bethel Johnson (NE)
12. Derrick Mason (BAL)
13. Alan Rossum (ATL)

KOS
1. Sebastion Janikowski (OAK)
2. Shane Lechler (OAK)

LS
1. Jonathan Ogden (BAL)
2. Orlando Pace (STL)
3. Walter Jones (SEA)
4. Kevin Mawae (NYJ)
5. Will Shields (KC)

3DRB
1. Ladanian Tomlinson (SD)
2. Edgerinn James (IND)
3. Priest Holmes (KC)
4(t). Curtis Martin (NYJ)
4(t). Tiki Barber (NYG)
6. Shaun Alexander (SEA)

Hint: Notable free agents:
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Former WWE wrestler Brock Lesnar appears in the game as a free agent. Lesnar was cut by the Vikings before press time.

Eddie George appears as a free agent and went unsigned by a team at press time.

Wide receiver Tim Brown appears in the game as a free agent after retiring at press time.

Former cover athlete Dorsey Levens appears as a free agent.

Former cover athlete Garrison Hearst appears as a free agent.

Jeff George appears as a free agent in the game.

Chris Chandler appears as a free agent in the game.

NFL Europe Quarterbacks Bruce Eugene, and Brock Berlin appear as free agents and members of the NFL Europe teams in the game.

Ty Law appears as a free agent in the game after the Patriots won a Super Bowl without him and Law was released.

Tedy Bruschi appears as a free agent before he re-joined the Patriots at the midway point of the season.

CFL Quarterback Ricky Ray appears as a free agent.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Receiver Terrence Edwards appears as a free agent.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Linebacker Ike Charlton appears as a free agent cornerback.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Quarterback Kliff Kingsbury appears as a free agent.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers Quarterback Ryan Dinwiddie appears in NFLE in this game.

Mark Fields, a former linebacker for the Carolina Panthers appears as a free agent and was cut by the team.

Glitch: Antonio Gates Has 0 TDs:
Look in the Antonio Gates Player Information screen. It shows his receptions, rec yards, etc. However, they show that Gates had 0 TDs. Gates set the record for TDs by a Tight End with 13.
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Glitch: Deuce McCallister has fake stats:
When your game is loading you will see a player and their 2004 stats while you are waiting. Once you see Deuce McCallister, it shows that he had 1600+ yards rushing. However, Deuce had 1074yards rushing last year (2004).
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Glitch: Troy Brown has no defensive stats:
Troy Brown last year had two interceptions and a couple of tackles. This game has him with "N/A" all across the board.
Areuille.

Glitch: Go to Performance Institute more than once per week:
Go to the Performance Institute and complete the drill. Then, go back to the schedule. Immediately exit the schedule and go back the Performance Institute. The drill will be available again. Do this as many times needed to max out the stats.
Jonathan Clark.

When you have an agent that you can go to the Performance Institute, go in, but you have to do it on a game day do it before the game of course. Do your practice, gain the points to go on your attributes, add them, then when you exit, and the autosave appears, save your superstar season. Then, go back to the calendar then go back out to the map. Go the Performance Institute again and you will be able to do the practices again that gain you points. Do it again and the previous points you obtained will still be on your attributes and you will be able to add the ones you gained from the practice you just completed. You can do this repeatedly until your attributes are maxed out.
JmeNicole13.

Glitch: Quick overall rating:
To build your superstar's overall rating quickly go to your schedule and simulate or play to a day where you have a game to play. Do not play the game immediately. Instead, go to the Performance Institute and do what is needed to get some points. Add them to your player and leave. If you have auto-save enabled, the game will save your stats for you. If you do not, then save it. After you are done at the Performance Institute, look at your schedule, then leave. Go back to the Performance Institute to do the drills again with your previous points still there. You can keep training as long as you do it on a day that you have a game to play.
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