Madden NFL 2000

Madden 2000 Layout

NAVIGATION

Single Back

Renegade by the GRID IRON GHOST $F$

Fade by Azazel

Rocket by TAFKAC

Double Slot by Gerritt

Bunchby FLaG8er

ZZ Top by the GRID IRON GHOST $F$

Slash-80by Hellion

Running Play by FlaG8er

Rain by Ptermani

Sky by Coach

Loki by Loki

Dewey by Dewey

Cyclone by GRID IRON GHOST $F$

Shredder by GRID IRON GHOST $F$

Red Sky by Maddenite

All Out by Bearcats

Wiz by Flag8r

Viking's "Dbl. Right Scat Right Dbl. Pump" by GRID IRON GHOST

Bill's "Charlie 10 Hitch" by GRID IRON GHOST

Train2K by Oregon Trail

Fathom by Oregon Trail

Longshot by Oregon Trail

Play posted by Manslaughter

2Tall's running play

Dbl. Right Charlie 10 Pigeon by Grid Iron Ghost $F$

Crush by Flexx

Okay, not to be outdone by HELLION (though he get's credit for posting the first CUSTOM PLAY on the board!), here is a Custom Play I've come up with. Great for when the "D" is thinking RUN. It involves PLAY-ACTION between the QB and the HB to get the defense to freeze for a second. Your Main target is the SLOT on the WEAK side, but if he's covered, hit the HB down the middle for a big gain. Let me know what you guy's think. Later.

Renenagade: Singleback/4WR

The main read is the #2 WR as he moves towards the middle of the field. If you don't like what you see there, the #1 WR is the next option as he fades out. If you don't like either of those two options, then you can dump it off to the TE or the HB. The #3 WRs route is pretty pointless, actually. I guess you might be able to use it for short yardage or something, but the #1 and #2 WRs are your best bets.

This is sort of the same play that I created for NCAA 2000, now only for Madden. It is a flood route that will stretch a zone vertically. You have three receivers (SE, Slot, HB) in the weak zone so somebody should be open. Vs a zone, this play works best with a three step drop and a bullet to the slot guy or split end. You should lead the ball so that the pass is outside and behind the receiver. Vs man, you have to wait about an extra second or two then throw a pass that is a little overthrow and outside of the receiver, so that the corner and saftey can't get to it. It works great if your slot is a big, physical guy who can screen out the defender. If both of those guys get bottled up, your HB should be open for a quick couple of yards.

TAFKAC


Double Slot

Single Back-4WR

QB Drop 5
WR1 Fade
WR2 Fade
HB Shoot R
SR1 Streak
SR2 Streak
OL Pass Blk

Works Great if you have two good route running receivers on the outsides and two speedsters in the slots. 
Watch either slot first, then your outside receivers. If no one is open hit the HB. 

Gerritt

Bunch by FlaG8er

Well, Madden2k-PC finally made it to Gainesville and as a bonus Best Buy put it on sale for $30. I ignored all the complaints I'd read about it on the Madden Central board and got it last night and so far I've noticed two things: 1) This game is awesome! This is actually several things, but I won't bother listing them all. 2) I suc-didly-uck at passing the ball. I knew my performance would drop off with a new game, but I really wasn't prepared for Brunell to be the lowest-rated passer in the league by a wide margin after 2 games. I decided I had to come up with a play that I could complete at a high percentage which would help me consistently move the chains while I caught on to the rest of the passing game. This is it:


Bunch
Singleback Big
qb Drop3
wr Sprint L
wr Fade
hb Out L 5
te2 Step In
te1 Step Out
ol Pass Block

Note that on PC in the Jag's playbook, both TEs lineup on the strong side in the play editor. The play wouldn't be as effective with the TEs on opposite sides. In practice I threw the fade to Jimmy Smith against a lot of zone Ds and was able to find Freddie T. open with room to roam against some Ds. During my last two franchise games, I've run it like this: 1)Drop back while rolling to the strong side 2)Throw the ball to Kyle Brady. I did this 15 times last game for 13 completions, 1 drop, 1 tipped pass because I didn't drop/roll enough for a total of 126 yards. On every D I've seen other than goal line, he catches the ball 4-8 yards downfield almost every time and occasionally will regain his balance and trample some DBs (I love that). Needless to say, Kyle is leading the league in catches now. And yes, I do call it Bunch because I'm trying to get the ball to Brady. Those of you who are already very good with the passing game probably don't need this, but since it's the first play I've ever posted, I'd appreciate feedback from anyone who uses it.

ZZ Top - Singleback / Big (2TE Strong)

First off, your gonna need to check and see if the PLAYBOOK your using allows for you to design plays using the 2TE STRONG formation (on this formation, both TE's are lined up on the STRONG side). The two I know about are the JAGUARS and the BROWNS PLAYBOOKS, let me know if there are any other's. An take off on "FlaG8R's" BUNCH play. Look for TE#1 on the SLANT, at TEN yards he'll turn and look for the ball Vs. MAN. make sure to ZIP it to him! Your other options are the HB on the STREAK route and the SE running the FADE.

Assingments


QB: Drop 3
FL: Quick In 6
SE: Fade
HB: Streak
TE2: Step In
TE1: Quick In 6
OL: Pass Blk

The Grid-Iron Ghost $F$

I named this play Slash 80 because in action it looks a lot like the play that Rice got a lot of his yards on. It's definitely a great addition to any "west coast offense" playbook. Give it a try, I think you'll like it.

Slash 80 - Singleback normal formation


QB Drop 3
WR Flare in
WR Curl 10
HB Curl R 5
SL WR Fade
TE Cut out
Line, pass block

The strong side WR will do the flare in, but before he makes the flare cut you want to dump it to him over the middle. He'll blast straight left and up underneath the tight end. The corner will usually get screened but can't stay with him even if he doesn't. Remember the play is most effective if you make the toss before he makes his reverse cut. If you're a good madden runner you'll break this one every once in awhile if you use it. The WRs on the weak side are both supposed to get downfield to cause havoc if you can avoid the tackles and get to that side. If not just duck it up underneath and take your 9-12 yards. This is my favorite created play I have. Let me know what you think.

Hellion

I was glad to see the Grid-Iron Ghost $F$ posted a play for this formation. It's become my favorite one to make plays for in M2K. It seems like having both te's on the same side is difficult for the computer to react to. I converted Denver's Spread play to that formation and it works well. A play I really like out of that formation is a version of Ovidian's "Train" play. It works surprisingly well, even on Madden level. It gets stuffed once in a while, but I still average more than 5 against Madden. I'll post my version, since it's a little different, but the original credit goes to Ovidian:

Both WR's:Crackback block

HB:Sweep right

Both TE's:Pull right

OL:Pull right screen

Don't use the speed burst until you get outside.

FlaG8r

Rain: SB 3 WR

This is somewhat of a spin-off of an earlier posted play (Sky). In this one, everyone simply drops down and I hit whoever is open.

I'd post more custom plays, but my PC is acting like it's on drugs or something.

ptermani

Here is a created plays that work real well:


qb....3step
hb....scrn left
weakwr....anything deep
slotwr....anything across the middle
lt....pullscrnL
lg....pullscrnL
C....pullscrnL
rg....you guessed it, pullscrnL
rt.... passblckm
te....doesnt matter much at all
strwr....deep, its moss, so deep ALWAYS!

you have to throw the ball as fast as you possibly can or half the defensive
line will be in your face, so its more like a no-drop pass, but once away
its an easy 10+ gain on just about any defense, its been stopped but not
often and never consistantly, especially with a good juke move, but it does
make me laugh seeing robert smith trotting out to the flat with stuessie,
mcdaniel, christy, and dixon all in front of him, i feel like im raping the
game but oh well, a slash in the win column is a slash in the win column

ps, this is run just as well to either side, and maybe best of all, the ball
is thrown while the rb is behind the qb, so it goes down as run yards, a
nice way to boost some stats at the end of the game

Later on dood
Loki

singleback/4wr qb drop2 wr2 flare in wr1 flare in rb wide r slot 1 flare out slot 2 flare out offensive line: pass block(default)

As soon as I hike the ball I gun it to either one of my slot receivers and take off. It's not always gonna get you the huge play but the potential is definitley there. I haven't thrown an interception with this play yet. My qb rating is over 140. It works the best on 3rd and short, and its a money play on the goaline if your playing the computer. Let me know what ya think.

dewey

Cyclone - Singleback / 4WR

Assignments



QB: Drop 7
FL: Fade
SE: Fade
HB: Circle L
SE2: Streak
FL2: Streak
OL: Pass Blk

Your reads are your SE & FL on the Fade routes going deep. If the "D" Dbl. covers your WR's, look to the the SLOT's. If all else fails, hit the HB over the middle. *NOTE: Also a pretty good running play to catch the "D" thinking pass. At the SNAP of the ball, quickly hit the PITCH (R2) Button and outrun the "D". Just pray there not BLITZING when you go for the run.

GRID IRON GHOST $F$

Shredder - Singleback / 4WR



QB: Drop 7
FL: Corner 15
SE: Quick In 6
HB: Shoot R
SE2: Streak
FL2: Sprint L
OL: Pass Blk

Your HB on the SHOOT route should be the first man open and he is your "HOT" Reciever in case of a BLITZ. If the Defense plays it "safe" and sticks to either a MAN or ZONE coverage then you'll have time to look down field. Vs. MAN, check the SE on the QUICK IN 6 then the FLANKER running the IN N OUT route. Vs. ZONE, your progression should be SE, Wk. SLOT, FLANKER.

GRID IRON GHOST $F$

AS THE NAME IMPLIES THIS PLAY IS A REWORKING OF A GOOD PLAY CALLED SKY PUT ON THE BOARD BY COACH.THE ONLY CHANGES ARE THAT THE OFFENSIVE LINE USES RUN BLOCKS INSTEAD OF PASS BLOCKS, MAKING IT A PASS/RUN OPTION PLAY. AT THE SNAP HIT THE LATTERAL BUTTON AND THE QB WILL HAND OFF TO THE HB FOR A RUN UP THE GUT, OR YOU CAN DROP BACK AND THROW A QUICK PASS TO EITHER ONE OF THE SLOTS, FOR A QUICK 5-10 YARDS. SOME OF THE MORE TRADITIONAL PLAYERS MAY NOT LIKE THE RUN BLOCKING ON A PASS PLAY, AS THERE DOSEN'T SEEM TO BE AN ILLEGAL MAN DOWNFEILD PENALTY IN THE GAME, BUT I THROW THE PASS SO QUICK THAT I DON'T REALLY THINK THATS A PROBLEM. SO TRY IT OUT, AND PLEASE POST ANY COMMENTS

All Out - Singleback / 3WR



Bearcats 

All Out/Singleback/3WR

QB-drop 3

WR1-streak

WR2-quick screen

HB-Wide L

WR3-Run Block L

TE-Pass Block

OL-Pull L Screen


HB screen which is extremely well protected. Practice a few times before game time. D gets in quick, dump it off quick. 

Bearcats

This is another "max protect" play designed to keep my beleaguered qb standing. It's an evolution of one of my favorite plays, Denver's WR Stretch.

Wiz-singleback big (normal)

TE2 is the primary reciever, so you want someone decent in that spot. You should be able to hit him about 8yds downfield or better yet the se on the streak against pretty much any defense. You'll have plenty of time.

FlaG8r

Viking's "Dbl. Right Scat Right Dbl. Pump"