Hurry-Up Offense
To run a hurry-up offense, press and hold
D
immediately at the end of the play
(just after the whistle blows). The offense skips the huddle, hurries to the line
of scrimmage, and repeats the previous play.
If you want your quarterback to call the “spike ball” play, press and hold
B
at the
end of a play to run a stop clock play. To call a “fake spike” trick play, press and
hold
C
.
Coverage Audibles
Coverage audibles allow you to change the strategy of the defensive backs at the line
of scrimmage. Press
D
then to put the defensive backs into bump and run.
Press
D
then to put the defensive backs 3–5 extra yards off the ball in loose
coverage. Press
D
then
to shift the safeties and linebackers into better
position to cover their assigned man.
Defensive Line Shift
Position your defensive lineman in tight between the gaps or outside the tackles.
Pull
E
+ to spread the defensive ends outside the tackles, or pull
E
+
to move the line in tight between the tackles. Pull
E
+
to shift the line left,
or pull
E
+
to shift all lineman to the right.
Linebacker Shift
Shift your linebackers around the field before the offense gets the play off.
Pull
F
+ to spread the linebackers out, or pull
F
+ to move them in tight,
protecting the middle of the field. Pull
F
+
to shift the linebackers to the left,
or pull
F
+
to shift all linebackers to the right.
PAUSE MENU
➥
➥
During the game, press
G
to reach the Pause menu.
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Go endzone to endzone with one of the game modes featured
in
Madden NFL 2003.
MINI-CAMP
Tour NFL cities in the Madden Cruiser and fine-tune your playing
skills in Mini-Camp. Earn trophies along the way in various drills
for Madden Cards.
To play Mini-Camp:
A
Each NFL city hosts its own Mini-Camp. Compete in the drill for that
particular venue and follow the on-screen instructions for help. Earn
at least a bronze trophy to unlock the game situation at the same city
as well as the next difficulty setting for that drill. Use the skills that
you learned at Mini-Camp to complete each stage.
➥
➥
Pull
E
or
F
to change the skill level and visit more NFL cities.
FRANCHISE
Run the table for 30 seasons in Franchise mode.
SEASON/FRANCHISE SETUP SCREEN
Number of Users
Select the number of users you want to have in your
league (1–32).
Coaching Changes
Coaches may resign after a season when their
coaching points reach
0
in the Coach Options.
Trade Deadline
No trading is allowed after Week 6.
Salary Cap
The NFL salary cap is enforced and you have
a limited budget to sign free agents and
draft picks.
OTHER GAME MODES
Use one of the
two Coaches
Challenges
on any
questionable
play. If you
challenge a
play and it’s
not overruled,
you lose a
timeout
For information
on Coaching
Strategies,
➤
Rosters
on p. 28
For information
on Madden
Cards,
➤
p. 26
For information
on Settings,
➤
p. 30
Franchise Mode
Options: When
your options
are selected,
press
A
to
select a team
and a coach
from the
bottom half
of the screen.
Created Teams:
Press
D
to load
a created team
to Franchise
Team Select
menu
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