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Cheat: Madden Card Codes

Madden NFL 2005

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Various Card Codes

To enter codes, select My Madden from the Main Menu and then select Madden Cards.  Then select Madden Codes and enter the code provided. (all caps)

Code	Card Unlocked
L96J7P	Human Plow Card - Tackle Break +75%
D57R5S	Lame Duck Card - Opponent lobs passes
X78P9Z	Mistake Free Card - No interceptions or fumbles
Y59R8R	Mr. Mobility - QB never sacked
D59K3Y	Super Dive Card - Diving range +75%
V34L6D	Tight Fit - Opponent Uprights Narrower
L48G1E	Unforced Errors Card - Opponent fumbles during jukes
Z28X8K	3rd Down - Have only 3 downs to make a 1st down
P66C4L	5th down - have 5 downs to get a 1st down
J33I8F	Bingo! Card - +75% defense interceptions
B61A8M	Da Bomb Card - Unlimited Passing Range
I76X3T	Da Boot Card - unlimited Field Goal Range
M89S8G	Extra Credit - get points for sacks & interceptions
V65J8P	1st and 15 - 1st downs are 15 yards
O72E9B	1st and 5 - 1st downs are only 5 yads
R14B8Z	Fumbilitis Card - Opponent +75 fumbles
A49H6R	Michael Vick Gold Card
P67E1I	T.J. Duckett Gold Card
P74X8J	1958 Colts
G49P7W	1966 Packers
C24W2A	1968 jets
G12N1I	1970 Browns
R79W6W	1972 Dolphins
R12D9B	1974 Steelers
P96Q8M	1976 Raider
O18T2A	1977 Broncos
G97U5X	1978 Dolphins
K71K4E	1980 Raiders
Y27N9A	1981 Chargers
F56D6V	1982 Redskins
D23T8S	1983 Raiders
X23Z8H	1984 Dolphins
F92M8M	1985 Bears
K44F2Y	1986 Giants
F77R8H	1988 49ers
G95F2Q	1990 Eagles
I89F4I	1991 Lions
I44A1O	1992 Cowboys
Y66K3O	1993 Bills

J95K1J	Aaron Brooks Gold Card
Q48E9G	Aaron Glenn Gold Card
C12E9E	Adewale Ogunleye Gold Card
T86L4C	Ahman Green Gold Card
G72G2R	Al Wilson Gold Card
U32S9C	Alan Faneca Gold Card
Z75G6M	Amani Toomer Gold Card
V76E2Q	Andre Carter Gold Card
E34S1M	Andre Johnson Gold Card
N44K1L	Andy Reid Gold Card
S32F7K	Anquan Boldin Gold Card
A12V7Z	Antoine Winfield Gold Card
S54T6U	Bill Cowher Gold Card
P44A8B	Brad Hopkins Gold Card
L61D7B	Bret Favre Gold Card
L27C4K	Brian Billick Gold Card
Y47B8Y	Brian Dawkins Gold Card
S22M6A	Brian Simmons Gold Card
Z34J4U	Brian Urlacher Gold Card
V46I2I	Brian Westbrook Gold Card
U77F2W	Bubba Franks Gold Card
G77L6F	Butch Davis Gold Card
C55V5C	Byron Leftwich Gold Card
O36V2H	Carson Palmer Gold Card
Z11P9T	Casey Hampton Gold Card
R85S2A	Chad Johnson Gold Card
B64L2F	Chad Pennington Gold Card
K89O9E	Champ Bailey Gold Card
E57K9Y	Charles Rogers Gold Card
F95N9J	Charles Woodson Gold Card
F14C6J	Chris Hovan Gold Card
R66V6J	Clinton Portis Gold Card
R11D7K	Corey Simon Gold Card
R42R75	Courtney Brown Gold Card
K47X3G	Curtis Martin Gold Card
O24U1Q	Dallas Coach Gold Card
F78I1I	Damien Woody Gold Card
B23P8D	Dante Hall Gold Card
Q86I2S	Dat Nguyen Gold Card
O62O9K	Daunte Culpepper Gold Card
W73D7D	Dave Wannstedt Gold Card
A25I9F	David Boston Gold Card
C16E2Q	David Carr Gold Card
J83E3T	Dennis Erickson Gold Card
C18J7T	Dennis Green Gold Card
P93I9Q	Derrick Brooks Gold Card
S98P3T	Derrick Mason Gold Card
D11H4J	Deuce Mcallister Gold Card
L35K1A	Dexter Coakley Gold Card
G16B2I	Dexter Jackson Gold Card
F68V1W	Dick Vermeil Gold Card
B97I6R	Dom Capers Gold Card
L58S3J	Domanick Davis Gold Card
E18Y5Z	Donnie Edwards Gold Card
Q11T7T	Donovin Darius Gold Card
T98J1I	Donovon Mcnabb Gold Card
R75W3M	Donte Stallworth Gold Card
H19Q2O	Dre' Bly Gold Card
W73M3E	Drew Bledsoe Gold Card
G76U2L	Dwight Freeney Gold Card
G18Q2B	Ed Reed Gold Card
A75D7X	Edgerrin James Gold Card
H34Z8K	Eric Moulds Gold Card
R54T1O	Flozell Adams Gold Card
I87X9Y	Fred Taylor Gold Card
E46M4Y	Grant Wistrom Gold Card
O19T2T	Herman Edwards Gold Card
M12B8F	Hines Ward Gold Card
J22P9I	Jack Del Rio Gold Card
M86N9F	Jake Delhomme Gold Card
N74P8X	Jake Plummer Gold Card
W27I7G	Jamie Sharper Gold Card
O33S6I	Jason Taylor Gold Card
M74B3E	Jason Webster Gold Card
N62B6J	Jeff Fisher Gold Card
H32H7B	Jeff Garcia Gold Card
J77Y8C	Jeremy Newberry Gold Card
R34X5T	Jeremy Shocky Gold Card
F71Q9Z	Jerry Porter Gold Card
K34F8S	Jerry Rice Gold Card
A78B1C	Jevon Kearse Gold Card
G78R3W	Jim Haslett Gold Card
N46C3M	Jim Mora Jr. Gold Card
I22J5W	Jimmy Smith Gold Card
P91A1Q	Joe Horn Gold Card
Z68W8J	Joey Harrington Gold Card
Q98R7Y	John Fox Gold Card
H61I8A	Jon Gruden Gold Card
O33Y4X	Josh Mccown Gold Card
M89J8A	Julian Peterson Gold Card
X54O4Z	Julius Peppers Gold Card
W26K6Q	Junior Seau Gold Card
U16I9Y	Kabeer Gbaja-Biamala Gold Card
E12P4S	Keith Brooking Gold Card
M63N6V	Keith Bulluck Gold Card
T96C7J	Kendrell Bell Gold Card
A23T5E	Kevan Barlow Gold Card
L76E6S	Kevin Mawee Gold Card
W63O3K	Kris Jenkins Gold Card
A72F9X	Kyle Boller Gold Card
Y46A8V	Kyle Turley Gold Card
M64D4E	Ladainian Tomlinson Gold Card
K24L9K	La'roi Glover Gold Card
F19Q8W	Lavar Arrington Gold Card
R98I5S	Laveranues Coles Gold Card
M37Y5B	Lawyer Milloy Gold Card
Z94X6Q	Lee Suggs Gold Card
H14M2V	Leonard Davis Gold Card
L38V3A	Lovie Smith Gold Card
U66B4S	Marc Bulger Gold Card
R42X2L	Marcel Shipp Gold Card
E56I5O	Marcus Stroud Gold Card
R46T5U	Marcus Trufant Gold Card
B66D9J	Mark Brunell Gold Card
U76G1U	Marshell Faulk Gold Card
P51U4B	Marty Booker Gold Card
D96A7S	Marty Shottenheimer Gold Card
T11E8O	Marvin Harrison Gold Card
P24S4H	Marvin Lewis Gold Card
R68D5F	Matt Hasselback Gold Card
W81W2J	Michael Bennett Gold Card
O66T6K	Michael Strahan Gold Card
H67B1F	Michael Vick Gold Card
D89F6W	Mike Alstott Gold Card
F12J8N	Mike Brown Gold Card
R64A8E	Mike Martz Gold Card
C56D6E	Mike Mularkey Gold Card
K89O6S	Mike Rucker Gold Card
H15L5Y	Mike Shanahan Gold Card
F84X6K	Mike Sherman Gold Card
Y31T6Y	Mike Tice Gold Card
X95I7S	Nick Bernett Gold Card
F24K1M	Norv Turner Gold Card
R17R2O	Olin Kreutz Gold Card
U42U9U	Orlando Pace Gold Card
H58T9X	Patrick Surtain Gold Card
X75V6K	Peerless Price Gold Card
D86P8O	Peter Warrick Gold Card
L48H4U	Peyton Manning Gold Card
K18P6J	Plaxico Burress Gold Card
X91N1L	Priest Holmes Gold Card
V55S3Q	Quentin Jammer Gold Card
W79U7X	Randy Moss Gold Card
B94X6V	Ray Lewis Gold Card
R29S8C	Reggie Wayne Gold Card
C46P2A	Rex Grossman Gold Card
Q69I1Y	Rich Gannon Gold Card
L69T4T	Richard Seymore Gold Card
P19V1N	Ricky Williams Gold Card
V22C4L	Rod Smith Gold Card
O84I3J	Rodney Harrison Gold Card
J72X8W	Ronde Barber Gold Card
J76C6F	Roy Williams Gold Card
W26J6H	Rudi Johnson Gold Card
Z87T5C	Sam Madison Gold Card
C69H4Z	Samari Rolle Gold Card
H79E5B	Santana Moss Gold Card
C95Z4P	Shaun Alexander Gold Card
Z54F2B	Shaun Ellis Gold Card
J97X8M	Shaun Rogers Gold Card
Z28D2V	Shawn Springs Gold Card
S62F9T	Simeon Rice Gold Card
E39X9L	Stephen Davis Gold Card
V74Q3N	Steve Mariucci Gold Card
S36T1I	Steve Mcnair Gold Card
W91O2O	Steve Smith Gold Card
B83A6C	Takeo Spikes Gold Card
K28Q3P	Tedy Bruschi Gold Card
W57Y5P	Terence Newman Gold Card
V71A9Q	Terrel Suggs Gold Card
T43A2V	Tiki Barber Gold Card
P67E1I	TJ Duckett Gold Card
H19M1G	Todd Heap Gold Card
X22V7E	Tom Brady Gold Card
S71D6H	Tom Coughlin Gold Card
Y96R8V	Tony Dungy Gold Card
N46E9N	Tony Gonzalez Gold Card
W96U7E	Torry Holt Gold Card
F36M2Q	Travis Henry Gold Card
Y46M4S	Trent Green Gold Card
F13W1Z	Ty Law Gold Card
G57P1P	Walter Jones Gold Card
B52S8A	Will Shields Gold Card
U63I3H	Zach Thomas Gold Card

Y22S6G	Bengals Cheerleader
F26S6X	Bills Cheerleader
B85U5C	Broncos Cheerleader
B65Q1L	Browns Pump Up Crowd
Z55Z7S	Buccaneers Cheerleader
Q91W5L	Cardinals Cheerleader
Q68S3F	Chargers Cheerleader
T46M6T	Chiefs Cheerleader
M22Z6H	Colts Cheerleader
J84E3F	Cowboys Cheerleader
E88T2J	Dolphins Cheerleader
Q88P3Q	Eagles Cheerleader
W86F3F	Falcons Cheerleader
X61T6L	49ers Cheerleader
L13Z9J	Giants Pump Up Crowd
K32C2A	Jaguars Cheerleader
S45W1M	Jets Pump Up Crowd
C18F4G	Lions Pump Up Crowd
K26Y4V	Packers Pump Up Crowd
M66N4D	Panthers Cheerleader
O59P9C	Patriots Cheerleader
G92L2E	Raiders Cheerleader
W73B8X	Rams Cheerleader
P98T6C	Ravens Cheerleader
N19D6Q	Redskins Cheerleader
R99G2F	Saints Cheerleader
A35T8R	Seahawks Cheerleader
C98I2V	Steelers Pump Up Crowd
Q81V4N	Titans Cheerleader
R74G3W	Texans Cheerleader
E26H4L	Vikings Cheerleader
N24L4Z	New England Coach
W63V9L	Washington Coach
V58U4Y	Seattle Coach
N44D6E	Bad Spot
L96U8Z	Coffin Corner
P39I7J	Couch potato
R18C5K	Hands of Glue
W18R6P	Hands of Stone
E53G8W	Jam
Z15F9Z	Owwww!
V34L6D	Opponent uprights closer together
Y68G7D	Touchy
L48G1E	Unforced error - opponent fumbles when jukes
Q83L6Q	Time Out
P13Q7V	Wind Gust
H89Q4Y	Worker's Comp
D58F1B	Super Bowl XXXIX Stadium
O85P6I	Super Bowl XL Stadium
P48Z4D	Super Bowl XLI Stadium
T67R1O	Super Bowl XLII Stadium
G67F5X	Aloha Stadium
D59K3Y	Super Dive (Dive +75%)

Other Card Unlocks

Do the following tasks to get the card indicated:

Unlock Card 2 - Get Gold in the All-Madden Chase and Tackle drill.
Unlock Card 30 - Get Gold in the All-Madden Coffin Corner drill.
Unlock Card 38 - Get Gold in the All-Madden Ground Attack drill.
Unlock Card 42 - Get Gold in the All-Madden Precision Passing drill.
Unlock Card 52 - Get Gold in the All-Madden Swat Ball drill.
Unlock Card 99 - Get Gold in the All-Madden Trench Fight drill.
Unlock Card 104 - Get Gold in the All-Madden Clutch Kicking drill.
Unlock Card 147 - Get Gold in the All-Madden Pocket Presence drill.
Unlock Card 195 - Get Gold in the Ground Attack drill.
Unlock Card 197 - Get Gold in the Clutch Kicking drill.
Unlock Card 199 - Get Gold in the Swat Ball drill.
Unlock Card 208 - Get Gold in the Pocket Presence drill.
Unlock Card 209 - Get Gold in the Trench Fight drill.
Unlock Card 210 - Get Gold in the Precision Passing drill.
Unlock Card 211 - Get Gold in the Coffin Corner drill.

Create-A-Fan

When you get to the screen where you can create a player. Then choose 'Create-A-Fan'. You can make your ultimate fan for your ultimate team.

Unlock Cheerleader Pump Up the Crowd Cards

In Mini-Camp mode finish the "Game Situation" challenges for the team to unlock the cheerleader cards for that team

Unlock Madden Cards

In mini-Camp mode get a gold rank on Rookie, pr and All Pro levels

More Money Owners Mode

Put your advertising all the way up before your home games, then before simulating the rest of the week after your played game, go back and turn all advertising down to zero. it wont charge you for the money. using fan appreciation day will always cost you money, but with this cheat, you shouldn't have to use it very often, if at all.

Easy madden card points

This code is for people who want to get all the madden cards by buying them. first go to gameplay settings and put the skill level at all madden, then turn the A.I. for human players all the way up for everything, then turn the A.I. for the computer all the way down and then play the computer on as long as quarters as you want, after about 2 or 3 games u can buy like 10 packs of cards, then sell all the ones you don't want to get even more points

Easy Sacks

Use the 4-3 Defensive Playbook then pick the Dime Formation Dime. In the Dime Formation pick the Cover 2 Pinch.Slide Your D-Line to the side where there is no tight end if no tight end slide your  D-line to the weak side of the offence. (Note this work 95% of the time in Rookie Mode)

Easy Passes

If you really are bad at passing, and you are always in need of an extra few points, make your receiver 7'0 in height, and make him run a fly pattern (straight run) then, providing your QB has good arm strength, and your receiver is fast, you can get a BIG play every time, but don't wait too long, even if your QB has an arm strength of 99, he will only throw it so far. Meaning, if you let the ball hang too long, it makes the receiver slow down, and allows the cornerback to catch up.

Want Tokens Really Fast

If you want tokens really fast you have to be good at this game. Go to mini games and click on the 2 minute drill. Do that about 7 times and you will get a lot of tokens.



Easy Runs

I play in a fairly difficult level of the game, i play at all-madden difficulty, and I need to run the ball, because then it takes some of the heat off of the QB when I run a play-action. So, what you do is, set your running back up in a screen pass, and if your playbook doesn't have one, create the play, and throw it to your running back without backing up much. Yes, I do realize that there is a massive chance of the ball being tipped, intercepted, fumbled, but if you execute this correctly, you should get a good bit of yards per run.

 

Card codes
To enter the Card codes, select the "My Madden" option at the main menu. Select the "Madden Cards" option, then select the "Madden Codes" to enter the code.

5th Down (Get 5 downs to get a 1st) - P66C4L
3rd Down (Opponent has 3 downs to get a 1st) - Z28X8K
T.J. Duckett Gold Card - P67E1I
Bingo! (+75% defensive interceptions) - J33I8F
Michael Vick Gold Card - A49H6R
Da Bomb (unlimited pass range) - B61A8M
Da Boot (unlimited field goal range) - I76X3T
Extra Credit (Points for interceptions and sacks) - M89S8G
First and Fifteen (Opponent must get 15 yards for 1st down) - V65J8P
First and Five (1st down yards set to 5) - O72E9B
Fumbilitis (Opponents fumbles +75%) - R14B8Z
Human Plow (Break tackle +75%) - L96J7P
Lame Duck (Opponent lobs passes) - D57R5S
Mistake Free (No fumbles or interceptions) - X78P9Z
Mr. Mobility (QB cannot be sacked) - Y59R8R
Super Dive (Diving distance +75%) - D59K3Y
Tight Fit (Opponents uprights narrow) - V34L6D
Unforced Errors (Opponent fumbles when jukes) - L48G1E
Aloha Stadium - G67F5X
Super Bowl XL - O85P6I
Super Bowl XLI - P48Z4D
Super Bowl XLII - T67R1O
Super Bowl XXXIX - D58F1B
1958 Colts - P74X8J
1966 Packers - G49P7W
1968 Jets - C24W2A
1970 Browns - G12N1I
1972 Dolphins - R79W6W
1974 Steelers - R12D9B
1976 Raiders - P96Q8M
1977 Broncos - O18T2A
1978 Dolphins - G97U5X
1980 Raiders - K71K4E
1981 Chargers - Y27N9A
1982 Redskins - F56D6V
1983 Raiders - D23T8S
1984 Dolphins - X23Z8H
1985 Bears - F92M8M
1986 Giants - K44F2Y
1988 49ers - F77R8H
1990 Eagles - G95F2Q
1991 Lions - I89F4I
1992 Cowboys - I44A1O
1993 Bills - Y66K3O

Special card unlocks
In addition to the normal way to unlock a card, some cards require a specific task to be completed.

Card 2: Earn a Gold in the All-Madden Chase and Tackle drill.
Card 30: Earn a Gold in the All-Madden Coffin Corner drill.
Card 38: Earn a Gold in the All-Madden Ground Attack drill.
Card 42: Earn a Gold in the All-Madden Precision Passing drill.
Card 52: Earn a Gold in the All-Madden Swat Ball drill.
Card 99: Earn a Gold in the All-Madden Trench Fight drill.
Card 104: Earn a Gold in the All-Madden Clutch Kicking drill.
Card 147: Earn a Gold in the All-Madden Pocket Presence drill.
Card 195: Earn a Gold in the Ground Attack drill.
Card 197: Earn a Gold in the Clutch Kicking drill.
Card 199: Earn a Gold in the Swat Ball drill.
Card 208: Earn a Gold in the Pocket Presence drill.
Card 209: Earn a Gold in the Trench Fight drill.
Card 210: Earn a Gold in the Precision Passing drill.
Card 211: Earn a Gold in the Coffin Corner drill.

Cheerleader and Pump Up Crowd Cards
Successfully complete the "Game Situation" challenges in mini-camp mode. The Cheerleader or Pump Up Crowd Cards for the team used will be unlocked.
Submitted by: Ilona

Madden Cards and game cheats
Get a gold rank in any event on the All Pro, Pro and Rookie levels in mini-camp mode.

Extra push in tackles
When you are a defender about to give a head-on-collision to the runner, press the [C-stick Down] to give extra push in your tackles, increasing the chance of a fumble.

Easy tackles
You can get numerous easy tackles with your MLB by using him during your kickoffs. Go to coaching strategies and find "Kickoff". Assign the third player from the left to be your MLB. Assign the first two players on the left as very slow CBs or FSs. When you kick off, kick the ball to the left side where your MLB is assigned. If you do not kick it too deeply, your MLB will be the first one downfield and will go unblocked into the return man. Note: If you have the roster space and some money, create a CB and FS and make all of their attributes zeros. You should have no trouble signing them to a contract. You can then use them on your kickoff squad and they will almost never make it downfield. With this trick, in addition to the tackles your MLB gets during the game, he will get one for every kickoff as well.
Submitted by: Tabari

Easy pass
Go to the "I Formation" and select "Slants" as a route. The key receiver is "B". Wait one or two seconds then throw to the key receiver, who will catch the ball every time.

Choose any pass play and select "Hot Route". Select your best receiver and press "Left Analog-stick Up". Run towards his side (behind the line of scrimmage) and tap "Left Analog-stick Up" while you tap the receiver's button. This works about 90% of the time.

Signing players to low salaries
This trick will allow you to sign any player, no matter how big their default salary is, to a three year low-salary contract. You must do this before starting a franchise. First, edit the player's attributes from whatever they are currently down so that their overall rating is exactly 75. Depending on the position, you should be able to achieve this by simply lowering one or sometimes two of their attributes. Make sure to make a note what the original rating was so you can store the value later. Once all players you are editing are at an overall rating of 75, release the players to free agency. After releasing each player (you may have to sign some "no-name" players to your roster to maintain roster requirements, but you can release those temporary players later), back out of the roster management screen to the main menu. Choose the option to "Continue without saving" (this may not be necessary). Reenter the roster management screen and select "Free Agents." Go to whichever team you want to sign the players to and start looking for your players. You should notice that their new requested salaries and contract lengths will be for three years at a very low salary (depending on the position). Once you have signed all of your players back (and released the temporary players), go back to editing the players and return them to the original ratings. Note: According to the manual, your players will become upset if they feel they are being underpaid for how good they are performing -- you will more than likely have to re-sign some contracts throughout the year, but with the cap room you will save.

Note: This trick only works on contracts that have completely expired. During the off-season, instead of resigning your players, edit them. Change their position to something that will lower their overall ratings. For example, move a DT to a TE; or make your QB a WR. Then, resign the player. He will play poorly at his new position, making him extremely cheap. Not all player positions can be changed, but a lot of them can -- especially the higher dollar positions. After you resign the player, move him back to his original position. His overall rating will return without any negative affects. For example, it is possible to resign LeRoy Glover to a six year deal worth $1.5 million with no signing bonus at the age of 32, with an overall rating of 97 by moving him to TE.

Whenever you have to re-sign a player in franchise mode, go to player management and edit the player's position to something that would lower his stats. Re-sign him, then change him back to his original position. For example, make your QB a WR, and sign him. This also works for free agents, but not for draft picks. You cannot edit draftees until they are signed.
Submitted by: Dick

Getting good players
In order to get a team that will last three to four years of dominance, must start with a team with lots of long contracts in place (for example, the Lions). They have four or six, six and seven year contracts on the good rookies. Trade for other players with long contracts. The first person you need to trade is the tight end that makes $12 million a year. Kellen Winslow from the Browns makes a good replacement. Make sure to not build too good of a roster, as your players have personalities and will get upset if they do not start, get the ball, etc. However, a decent roll playing team with outstanding players at these positions will take it every time. QB, HB, WR, or a second WR will not hurt. With DE/DT OLB/MLB CB SS/FS, 80-85 on every other player is more than sufficient. Also, if you trade these players from the rosters before your franchise, you can then edit them to make them better. However, be careful not to go too high on all of them, as they will all want more money and cause major backroom problems.

Use the following trick to get high draft picks every year. Each year after pre-season, simulate or play the games up until week 5. Check the standings to learn who has the worst record so far. Then, initiate a trade with the worst team. Offer the worst team your first round pick for their first and third round picks. They will usually accept. If they do not, find another team that is bad and offer the same deal to them. Once they accept, you can then usually offer both of your third round picks to another bad team for their first round pick. Then after the season is over, you will generally have two first round picks very high in the first round. You will be without a third round pick, but it is well worth it for the two first round picks.

Use any roster. Take the thirrd string or very last player in your depth chart and edit the player. You can do anything you want with him and his salary will be the same, no matter how bad or good he is.

If you find a great player as a free agent, you can sign him if you have a salary cap over $1 million. Just give the player seven years and your salary cap will get lower, but will not go under 0.

First, do a Fantasy Draft with any team other than the Falcons. Once you finish the training camp, preseason, and five weeks in the regular season, look at the standings in the NFC East. You should see that the Falcons are 1-4 or 0-5. Trade your first round pick for their first round pick. This usually works. If not, trade with the next worst team.

In franchise mode, create an offensive lineman that is 45 years old. Set his years in the league to 27. Put his stats all the way up, then sign him on free agency. Next, trade with any team and get any player or pick you desire. This works best with getting first round picks, but can also get a lot of good players. Because he is an offensive lineman, he will not have a huge impact on a team winning and will retire at the end of the season.

In franchise mode, go to "My Team", then "Team Info". Scroll over to "Team Morale". Look under the other team's morale for unhappy players. Those player will be easy to trade for.

Note: If you are starting a franchise with a created team, do not sign too many star players because you will be over the cap limit, and your players will complain about playing time. To have a good team, sign a QB, halfback, and wide receiver all with ratings of 85 to 99. For defense, sign a good middle linebacker, a good safety (strong or free), and a good cornerback, also all 85 or above. This will leave your team with a good offense and defense, and it will keep them under the cap limit.

Start a franchise with the team that you want to be perfect. Then, go to "My Team" then to "Export Team". Export the team, then exit out of franchise mode. Go to "Features", then to "Historic Teams". Press [R] to go to "Saved Teams". Then, choose the players and edit their attributes so that they are at 99. Next, exit and go to "Play Now". Press [X]. Then, press [R] to go to "Exported Teams" and choose your team.

Fantasy draft
The following players are selected in the rounds after their name. Therefore, you can draft them in the previous round if you have a good draft pick. For example, pick #6 to 10.
Roy Williams(FS): 7
Tony Gonzalez: 12
Deangelo Hall: 13
Ed Reed: 8
Larry Fitzgerald: 10
D. Akers: 21
Shane Lechler: 23
Rashaun Woods: 31
Jim Kleinsasser: 20
Clinton Portis: 2
Brian Urlacher: 2
Steven Jackson: 27
Roy Williams(WR): 8
Lee Evans: 15
Dante Hall: 15
Reggie Williams: 16
Justin Smith: 5
Julius Peppers: 3

For example, if Brian Urlacher is drated in the second round, you must draft him in the first. If Dante Hall is drafted in the fifteenth round, you must draft him in the fourteenth round. Note: These players are always drafted in the round given; choose wisely.

Recommended players
To get a good team in the future you must get good rookies. Note: If you start them, they will get great very quickly. Some such players are as follows.

Larry Fitzgerald WR
Eli Manning QB
Sean Taylor FS
Roy Williams WR
Keniche Udeze DE
Robert Gallery LT
DeAngelo Hall CB
Steven Jackson RB
Bob Sanders FS
Ben Roethlisbergr QB

Faster player improvement
Before playing under the All-Pro or All-Madden difficulty settings, play your franchise under the Rookie or Pro levels so you can increase stats for your players easily. This will give them more attribute upgrades throughout the season. The more yards your receivers or running backs get, the more points their ratings will increase.

More effective running game
First, make a tight end. His name, college, etc. is your choice. When you edit his appearance, make him 6'8", and 275 to 300 lbs. Then, make him have a muscular bulid in his body and arms. If you set his attributes ti above average or better (overall between 84 to 99), when you run a play that involves running towards the side the tight end is set, he will open holes and lanes that will enable you to gain 6 to 7 yards a carry.

Easy deep routes
You can make an adjustment to your route in create-a-playbook that can make throwing the deep route much easier and the game more fun. In create-a-playbook, if you have a normal streak, adjust the route so that it is going to the side of the receiver (if on the right side, adjust the route to the right; if on left, adjust the route to the left). It is like a fade, and make sure it is at the maximum vertical yardyage. In a game, it usually works best with a play action, but it also is effective in shotgun against a normal man on man with a safety over the top situation. You should wait about two to three seconds, then lob it. It works well when you have a top speed receiver such as Bethel Johnson or Dante Hall, or against a cornerback about 93-94 speed.
Submitted by: Gaius