MIAMI DOLPHINS

 Division AFC East  Stadium Dolphin Stadium  Type Open  Capacity 74,916  Surface Grass

 2007 STANDINGS

Wins Loses Ties PF PA Home Road vs. AFC vs. NFC vs. Div
1 15 0 267 437 1-7 0-8 1-11 0-4 0-6

 TEAM OVERVIEW

FRANCHISE MODE STRATEGY
The Dolphins have multiple
young QBs, but a veteran
TEAM STRATEGY
Miami has been going down since
they lost Ricky Williams a few years ago.
Many coaching changes and aging play-
ers have hurt the Dolphins. Now that they
have Parcells in charge, things are looking
up. He has always left teams in a better
there. He gets the most out of players
and has an excellent eye for talent. The
Dolphins were almost dead last in every
single category on both sides of the ball.
They did play the pass well by only giving
up 188 yards in the air. The main problem
16 points a game, which was 26th in
the league. They averaged 189 yards in
the air and 98 yards on the ground. In
order to improve the defense, they need
to be able to sustain drives to allow the
defense to rest.

back-up might be a good idea. position than they were before he got was the weak offense. They only scored
Consider dealing Jason Taylor
 OFF-SEASON UPGRADES
for numerous players and/or
draft picks. You have a lot of TYPE ROUND FIRST NAME LAST NAME SCHOOL/ TEAM POSITION
work to do here. Trade N/A Jason Ferguson Cowboys NT
Free Agent N/A Josh McCown Raiders QB
KEY FRANCHISE INFORMATION Free Agent N/A Randy Starks Titans DT
Cap Room: $15.92M Draft 1 Jake Long Michigan T
Key Rivals: Draft 2 Phillip Merling Clemson DE
• Bills, Jets, Patriots
Philosophy:  SCOUTING REPORT

• Offense: Run with Play Action DESCRIPTION MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL TIPS FOR OPPONENTS
• Defense: 3-4
Highest Paid Players: Ronnie Brown is a solid back that can be a Feed him the ball and use packages Play the run until they show you
STRENGTHS

• J. Long handful when healthy. to move him around. they can establish the pass.
• J. Taylor
Team Weapons: Jason Taylor is a Hall of Fame defensive He can play linebacker as well as Make sure you send extra help
• J. Taylor – Finesse Move end that generates good pressure outside. defensive end. to take him out and use slide
protection.
D-Lineman
• R. Brown – Power Back The QB situation is awful. They were You need to run the ball to open up Send pressure often to create
WEAKNESSES

Best Young Players: listed almost last in passing. the pass. turnovers. Make them show you
they can pass.
• S. Satele
• J. Long The best defensive players they have are Use Taylor and Porter in pass rushing Run a well-balanced attack to keep
Taylor and Porter; exploit this weakness. packages. them on their toes. They don’t
have many playmakers.
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Dolphins have nowhere to go
but up, and under the guidance
of the Big Tuna, the fish won’t
flounder as much in 2008.

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KEY PLAYER SUBSTITUTIONS
Position: FB
Substitution: Ricky Williams
When: Situational
Advantage: We guarantee that if you
play in an online league game, someone
will move Ricky Williams to fullback at

TEAM STRATEGY
some point. He still has enough in the
tank to be an effective ball carrier, espe-
cially when a fullback dive play is called.

Position: LE
Substitution: Phillip Merling
When: Global
Advantage: The sub is made to give
the Dolphins another pass rusher at the
defensive end position. Matt Roth is
better off being moved inside where he
can push the pocket. Having Merling at
LE gives the Dolphins a rock solid one-
two punch.

Position: CB
Substitution: Andre’ Goodman
When: Global
Advantage: With a 93 speed rating,
Andre’ Goodman is more than capable of
covering most of the slot receivers in the
game. That’s why we suggest moving
him to the number 3 spot, so he can play
nickelback and be on the field more.

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#79 Jake Long Tackle (LT)  OFFENSIVE STRENGTH CHART  OFFENSIVE FORMATIONS

 OFFENSIVE STAR PLAYER 2-BACK SET Gun Singleback

This is the number one pick this season for the Wk Ace
Dolphins. When you rebuild, you want to make WR OL OL OL OL OL TE Doubles Ace Pair
sure you have a solid line. Jake Long was listed as # 19 # 79 # 65 # 64 # 76 # 72 # 82 Doubles Wk Bunch
one of the best coming out this season. He has QB WR Empty Trey Doubles
Run Block Strength 95 #4 # 18
great size, good movement, seals off well, and Split Slot F Wing
Run Block Footwork 88
punishes pass rushers. FB Y-Trips Spread Flex
Pass Block Strength 92 # 45
Pass Block Footwork 77
Y-Trips
HB
# 23
I-Form
Player Weapon: Crushing Run Blocker
Pro Strong
3 RECEIVER SET Pro Twins Pro

#23 Ronnie Brown Halfback (HB)

TEAM STRATEGY

Tight Pro Twins

Tight Pair
 OFFENSIVE STAR PLAYER WR OL OL OL OL OL WR
Weak
# 19 # 79 # 65 # 64 # 76 # 72 # 81
Brown is a decent back that has all of the tools Pro
WR QB WR
needed for success in the NFL. Parcells loves big # 82 #4 # 18 Slot
backs that run hard. Brown was having a good Tight Pair
season until he got injured. He had 602 yards, 119
Speed 91
carries, and 4 touchdowns in 7 starts. HB
Agility 91 # 23
Trucking 94
Elusiveness 84 ■ OVR less than 80 ■ OVR 90 or greater
Player Weapon: Power Back ■ OVR between 80-89

#19 Ted Ginn Wide Receiver (WR)

 RECOMMENDED OFFENSIVE AUDIBLE PACKAGES

Singleback I-Form I-Form Gun Gun

 OFFENSIVE STAR PLAYER
HB Slam Quick Slants Power O Strong Flood Smash
Ted was the first round pick from last year that
the team had great hopes for. He only had 420
 OFFENSIVE PLAYCOUNTS
yards receiving and 2 touchdowns. He is the best
wideout they have and he has plenty of upside.
Speed 98 Quick Pass: 23 Screen Pass: 12 Pitch: 9
His speed and agility makes him a threat to score
Catch 82 Standard Pass: 85 Hail Mary: 1 Counter: 9
at any time.
Catch Traffic 74 Shotgun Pass: 58 Inside Handoff: 34 Draw: 11
Route Run 83 Play Action Pass: 63 Outside Handoff: 16
Player Weapon: Speed

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SINGLEBACK F WING
POWER O
Ronnie Brown of the Dolphins is a The backside guard will pull around Brown has the ball with room to Brown picks up the block from the
good running back. Use the Power the right side to add some blocking. breathe. Now he has to set up his fullback and then has all the running
O and the auto motion in it, to help Brown also has the FB as a blocker. blocks to get the maximum gain. room he needs down the sideline.
him shred the defense for big yards.

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SINGLEBACK SPREAD FLEX
SHORT INS N OUTS
Sometimes the best way to attack
zone coverage is by trying to stretch
it to the limit. The Spread Flex Ins
N Outs gives the offense a way to
attack zone coverage.
The safety and linebacker both
drop to the middle of the field, let-
ting the quarterback know to attack
the seam.
The slot receiver has a lot of room
to roam because of the way the
safety and linebacker dropped
into coverage.
TEAM STRATEGY
The quarterback puts the ball
perfectly on the spot and gives
him a chance to pick up yards
after the catch.

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GUN ACE PAIR WK

WR CORNER
Attack the defense with plays that
will always give the offense an advan-
tage. The WR Corner uses routes
that attack the defense in multiple
areas and are sure to get open.
At the snap both tight ends run up
field to move the linebackers out of
the way so that the flanker can run
underneath.
With the void that the tight ends cre-
ated by running off the linebackers,
Ginn is wide open.
Ginn is already fast enough to
beat defenders by himself, but
by working off other routes he is
more effective.
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#99 Jason Taylor Defensive End (RE)  DEFENSIVE STRENGTH CHART  DEFENSIVE FORMATIONS

 DEFENSIVE STAR PLAYER 4-3 BASE DEFENSE 4-3 Quarter

Taylor is the face of Miami, and one of the best Normal Combo
pass rushers in the league. He had a great season FS SS Over
(his 12th). He had 56 tackles, 11 sacks, 4 forced # 32 # 37 Under
fumbles, and 1 interception, and hasn’t missed a
Speed 85
start since 1999. Dime
Strength 77
CB LB LB LB CB Flat
Power Moves 75 # 22 # 55 # 52 # 53 # 25
Finesse Moves 96
Normal
RE DT DT LE
Player Weapon: Finesse Move D-Lineman # 99 # 91 # 95 # 97
Dollar
DIME DEFENSE Normal
#55 Joey Porter Linebacker (ROLB)
TEAM STRATEGY

Nickel
 DEFENSIVE STAR PLAYER FS SS
3-3-5
# 32 # 37
Joey was once one of the best OLBs in the Normal
game. Injuries and age have taken a toll on him, Nickel
but he is still a great player. He had 65 tackles, CB CB LB CB CB
Strong
5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, and 2 interceptions. # 22 # 29 # 52 # 21 # 25
Speed 82
When he is healthy he can still bring it. RE DT DT LE
Tackling 91 # 99 # 91 # 95 # 97
Pursuit 92
Play Recog. 80 ■ OVR less than 80 ■ OVR 90 or greater
Player Weapons: Big Hitter, Brick Wall Defender ■ OVR between 80-89

#91 Vonnie Holliday Defensive Tackle (DT)  RECOMMENDED DEFENSIVE AUDIBLE PACKAGES

4-3 4-3 Nickel Dime Quarter

 DEFENSIVE STAR PLAYER
2 Man Under Fire Man Cover 3 Cover 2 Man Up 3 Deep
Holliday was brought in to help with the pass
rush. Holliday didn’t have a great season last
 DEFENSIVE PLAYCOUNTS
year, but he is still a useful pass rusher. He plays
the run well, and can still get at the QB. He had
Speed 63 Man Coverage: 45 Cover 2 Zone: 14 Man Blitz: 55
only 2 sacks, 56 tackles, and one forced fumble.
Strength 86 Man Zone: 34 Cover 3 Zone: 26 Zone Blitz: 64
Power Moves 86 Combo Coverage: 7 Deep Zone: 18 Combo Blitz: 13
Finesse Moves 74
Player Weapon: None

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4-3 UNDER
ZONE BLITZ
Zone Blitz schemes have been used
to stop the run, such as the 4-3
Under Zone Blitz from the Dolphins
defensive play.
4-3 UNDER
SLANT CRASH LEFT
The 4-3 Under Slant Left is a good
defense to call against play action
because the defensive line is crash-
ing towards the left side of the
defensive line.
DIME NORMAL
STRIKE 2 DEEP
The Dolphins have to be creative
with their blitz schemes because
the defense as a whole is not very
strong. A creative zone defense to
call is Dime Normal Strike 2 Deep.
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Both the left outside linebacker The strong side defensive tackle will If the offense tries to run towards
and middle linebacker are sent in throw the offensive linemen’s block- their side, one of them will be in
on a blitz. ing off by dropping back in a zone. position to make the tackle.
1 2 3
TEAM STRATEGY
The right end is generally left The Jets quarterback tries to roll out The problem for the quarterback
unblocked and goes straight after after the fake and avoid being sacked. is the right end doesn’t bite on the
the quarterback if he doesn’t bite on play fake.
the play fake.
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This zone blitz sends the inside In most cases, the quarterback The quarterback is unable to get
defensive backs in on blitzes from won’t have much time to look deep rid of the ball and the result is a
both sides of the field. down the field. date with the grass.
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 Division NFC West  Stadium Candlestick Park  Type Open  Capacity 70,207  Surface Grass

 2007 STANDINGS

Wins Loses Ties PF PA Home Road vs. AFC vs. NFC vs. Div
5 11 0 219 364 3-5 2-6 1-3 4-8 3-3

 TEAM OVERVIEW

The 49ers have a nice core of players,
but are in the later part of rebuilding.
They have made moves to improve the
FRANCHISE MODE STRATEGY
defense and have some great young
The 49ers have some good
players on the offensive side. The 49ers
passing targets, but you might
have hit the market to get key veteran
TEAM STRATEGY
players to help bring some leadership
into the locker room. Last season, they
ranked 32nd in total points (13.7), and
racked up 237 total yards a game, 143 in
passing, and 92 rushing yards (placing
them 27th in the league). Defensively,
they gave up 22.8 points per game
(26th), 227 passing yards (22nd), and
118 on the ground (22nd ). They really
need to improve on the defensive side
and hope that they get more consistency
from the quarterback spot.

need to look for a QB if Alex

Smith can’t get the job done.  OFF-SEASON UPGRADES
Start looking for some younger
TYPE ROUND FIRST NAME LAST NAME SCHOOL/ TEAM POSITION
secondary players and get help
at defensive tackle. Free Agent N/A Isaac Bruce Rams WR
Free Agent N/A DeShaun Foster Panthers RB
Free Agent N/A Bryant Johnson Cardinals WR
KEY FRANCHISE INFORMATION
Draft 1 Kentwan Balmer North Carolina DT
Cap Room: $21.69M
Key Rivals: Draft 2 Chilo Rachal USC G
• Cardinals, Rams, Seahawks
Philosophy:  SCOUTING REPORT

• Offense: Pass Heavy DESCRIPTION MAXIMIZING POTENTIAL TIPS FOR OPPONENTS

• Defense: 3-4
Highest Paid Players: Frank Gore is your workhorse back, so Feed him the ball as much as possible. Show him extra attention at all
STRENGTHS

• N. Clements make him the foundation of your scheme. times. You must contain him.
• A. Smith
Team Weapons: Patrick Willis is a beast. He made 174 Move him around through packages Stay out of this man’s way, and
• A. Lee – Big Foot Kicker tackles, 4 sacks, and forced numerous to generate pressure on the field. make sure you set your protection
turnovers. accordingly.
• P. Willis – Brick Wall
Defender The quarterback situation is awful for the Use big formations to get Davis Double Davis and play the run.
WEAKNESSES

Best Young Players: 49ers. This hurts Frank Gore’s running involved in the passing attack. Make them go elsewhere to move
game. the ball.
• P. Willis
• V. Davis The 49ers’ run defense is quite poor. You need to use 4-3/46 types of Pound this defense until they can
They’re ranked 22nd in the NFL. formations to slow down the run. stop you. Then exploit the pass
through play action.
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KEY PLAYER SUBSTITUTIONS
Position: WR
Substitution: Bryant Johnson
When: Global
Advantage: Bryant Johnson should
be moved to the number 2 spot on the
team’s depth chart for the following rea-

TEAM STRATEGY
son. He is faster, runs better pass routes,
can jump higher, and is a few inches taller
than Arnaz Battle.

Position: Slot
Substitution: Vernon Davis
When: Passing Situations
Advantage: One of the faster tight ends
in the game, Vernon Davis is a match up
nightmare for linebackers, safeties, and in
most cases, nickelbacks. By putting him
in the slot, he can be even more effective
in the red zone.

Position: LG
Substitution: Chilo Rachal
When: Global
Advantage: If you plan on running a lot
Frank Gore remains the primary
engine in the 49ers offense in
of plays that require the left guard pull-
2008, but if key youngsters like
ing, then this move makes sense. Chilo QB Alex Smith and TE Vernon
Rachal has considerably more speed than Davis step up this year, the
starter Adam Snyder. If you make this Niners can be competitive.
move, be aware that Rachal is not a bet-
ter run or pass blocker than Snyder.

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#21 Frank Gore Halfback (HB)  OFFENSIVE STRENGTH CHART  OFFENSIVE FORMATIONS

 OFFENSIVE STAR PLAYER 2-BACK SET I-Form Snugs Flip

Gore is one of the top ten running backs in the Pro Spread Flex
league. He’s the playmaker for this club, and a Tight Trey Open
WR OL OL OL OL OL TE
tough runner that breaks plenty of tackles and # 82 # 74 # 68 # 66 # 64 # 75 # 85 Tight Pair Y-Trips
catches the ball well out of the backfield. All he QB WR
Speed 92 needs is a passing attack to open lanes for him. # 11 # 80
Rifle Split
Agility 93
FB Doubles Slot
Trucking 92 # 44
Elusiveness 88
Doubles Y-Slot
HB
# 21
Snugs Flip Strong
Player Weapon: Power Back
Spread Flex Wk Pro
3 RECEIVER SET Y-Trips Pro Twins
#80 Isaac Bruce Wide Receiver (WR)
TEAM STRATEGY

Tight Pair
Singleback
 OFFENSIVE STAR PLAYER WR OL OL OL OL OL TE
Ace Weak
# 82 # 74 # 68 # 66 # 64 # 75 # 85
Issac Bruce has been a great wideout over his Ace Pair Pro
WR QB WR
career. The 49ers needed help at wideout, and # 83 # 11 # 80 Bunch Tight Pair
brought him in with Jackson and Davis to help Doubles
with the passing attack. In this stage of his career F Wing
Speed 87 he will be more of a possession wideout, but he HB
Catch 92 # 21
remains a great route runner.
Catch Traffic 82
Route Run 90 ■ OVR less than 80 ■ OVR 90 or greater
Player Weapon: Hands ■ OVR between 80-89

#85 Vernon Davis Tight End (TE)  RECOMMENDED OFFENSIVE AUDIBLE PACKAGES

I-Form Singleback Strong Singleback Rifle

 OFFENSIVE STAR PLAYER
HB Power O Slants HB Dive Short Ins N Outs Corner Strike
Davis has all of the tools to be a top shelf tight
end. He has hands, speed, strength, and is a hand-
ful in the seam. The main problem with him is that  OFFENSIVE PLAYCOUNTS

he has no one connecting with him. He is due for

Speed 92 some help and this could be the season. Quick Pass: 25 Screen Pass: 11 Pitch: 7
Catch 84 Standard Pass: 86 Hail Mary: 1 Counter: 12
Run Block 53 Shotgun Pass: 40 Inside Handoff: 29 Draw: 10
Pass Block 49 Play Action Pass: 63 Outside Handoff: 16
Player Weapon: None

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OFFENSE KEY OFFENSIVE PLAYS
RIFLE SNUGS FLIP
PA X CLOWN
The PA X Clown has some tricky
routes in it that can beat a variety of
coverages. The double move route
is especially nice.
SINGLEBACK F WING
F WEAK LEAD
The F Weak Lead uses auto motion
by the fullback to bring him inside
as a lead blocker. You can run a
strong inside attack with this play.
SPLIT SLOT
SLOT Z OUT
Split back sets scream West
Coast Offense. This play has
some really nice route combina-
tions with a backside curl and a
flood on the right.
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While the quarterback is faking We have time to wait for the deep We fire a strike and our receiver
the handoff you should already be cross to open up. Wait until the goes up to grab the pass.
looking at the coverage to see what receiver finds a window in the zone.
comes open.
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TEAM STRATEGY
As the line engages, we already can We have to hit the Sprint button to Once we make our escape, we are
see that a hole will open up outside. escape the defender shooting into off to the races down the sidelines.
the backfield.
1 2 3
We really like to hit the angle route As you can see, your fullback has We hit him with a pass and let him
over the middle against man cover- eluded his defender and is running lower his shoulder on the secondary.
age. This route is very tough for wide open over the middle.
defenders to follow.
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#52 Patrick Willis Linebacker (MLB)  DEFENSIVE STRENGTH CHART  DEFENSIVE FORMATIONS

 DEFENSIVE STAR PLAYER 3-4 BASE DEFENSE 3-4 Quarter

Patrick Willis had an outstanding season last year, Normal Combo
in which he made 174 tackles, 4 sacks, and 2 Over
FS SS
forced fumbles. He is a young animal that has a # 26 # 32 Solid
nose for the ball and is a decent pass rusher. Willis Stack
Speed 91 also covers well from sideline to sideline, and is
Tackling 96
the playmaker on the defensive side. CB LB LB LB LB CB Dime
Pursuit 98 # 22 # 95 # 53 # 52 # 99 # 27
Play Recog. 85
Normal
RE DT LE
Player Weapon: Big Hitter, Brick Wall Defender # 94 # 92 # 90
Dollar
DIME DEFENSE Normal
#22 Nate Clements Cornerback (CB)
TEAM STRATEGY

Nickel
 DEFENSIVE STAR PLAYER FS SS
2-4-5
# 26 # 32
Clemens was brought in to fill the 49ers’ need 3-3-5
for a shutdown corner. Nate is a tough corner Strong
that plays all top wideouts. If you caught the ball CB CB LB CB CB
against him, you earned it. He had 92 tackles, # 27 #3 # 52 # 36 # 22
Speed 92 3 forced fumbles, 1 sack, and 4 interceptions. RE DT DT LE
Man Cover 92 # 94 # 93 # 92 # 90
Zone Cover 85
Press 92 ■ OVR less than 80 ■ OVR 90 or greater
Player Weapon: Shutdown Corner, Press Coverage Corner ■ OVR between 80-89

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3-4 3-4 Nickel Dime Quarter

 DEFENSIVE STAR PLAYER
2 Man Under Storm Brave 1 Cover 3 Cover 2 Man Up 3 Deep
Smith is the best pass rusher they have on the
line. He had 2 sacks last season, but he made 78
tackles. He’s a steady pass rusher that contains  DEFENSIVE PLAYCOUNTS

the run well and gives you a steady rush. He over-

Speed 75 powers tackles to get pressure on quarterbacks Man Coverage: 44 Cover 2 Zone: 20 Man Blitz: 54
Strength 82
and uses stunts. Man Zone: 35 Cover 3 Zone: 16 Zone Blitz: 55
Power Moves 88 Combo Coverage: 6 Deep Zone: 11 Combo Blitz: 7
Finesse Moves 79
Player Weapon: None

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3-4 STACK
OLB FIRE MAN
The Stack set from the 3-4 forma- Already you can see our defensive end The running back gets the ball, but We make an easy tackle and get
tion is one of the better run stoppers scrape off the line. The left tackle had our defender has already gotten into a loss on the play courtesy of the
in the game. The stacked lineback- to pick up our blitzing linebacker. the backfield. OLB Fire Man.
ers are protected from blockers and
can get in to make plays.

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DOLLAR NORMAL
LIGHTNING 0
The Dollar Normal Lightning 0 is
a high risk/high reward style of
defense. You are bringing three
additional blitzers with no safety
help deep.
As we come to the line of scrim-
mage we see that the offense is in
an empty set. This is tailor-made for
our attacking defense.
TEAM STRATEGY
The QB has just set his feet and Leinart tries to roll out, but is ham-
already the heat is coming right into mered by our defense. He lays the
his face. He can’t step up to throw. ball on the ground for a turnover.

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NICKEL 2-4-5
COVER 2 SINK
The purpose of this defense is to
lock up the short areas of the field.
The linebackers and cornerbacks
blanket the field with two safeties
helping out up top.
After the snap, you can see that the
field is clogged up with defenders.
There is nowhere for Leinart to go.
The quarterback sees a possible
opening and tries to thread the pass
in to his receiver.
Zone coverage is beefed up in
Madden NFL 09. The Niners
linebacker steps in and picks off
the pass.
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CONTENTS
122 Miami Dolphins
128 Philadelphia Eagles
134 Atlanta Falcons
140 San Francisco 49ers
146 New York Giants
152 Jacksonville Jaguars
158 New York Jets
What’s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 164 Detroit Lions
170 Green Bay Packers
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
176 Carolina Panthers
Offensive Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 182 New England Patriots
Defensive Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 188 Oakland Raiders
194 St. Louis Rams
Team Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 200 Baltimore Ravens
Franchise Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248 206 Washington Redskins
212 New Orleans Saints
Online Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 218 Seattle Seahawks
Depth Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .260 224 Pittsburgh Steelers
230 Houston Texans
Roster Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268 236 Tennessee Titans
Advanced Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280 242 Minnesota Vikings

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