Madden NFL 2004 Submitted by: rickHH Get Cheerleader/Pump up the crowd card: --------------------------------------- Go to mini camp and beat the game situation. You will get a cheerleader card equal to the team you beat the challenge with Mini Camp Cards: ---------------- Get a gold on the different difficulty levels in all the mini camp challenges to unlock cards. No Cap in Started Franchise: ---------------------------- To turn off the cap in a franchise you already have started get your team extremely close to the salary cap (100k to 0k works for me) but you have to be missing a player you need (ex. have only 4 WR) then try to go to a regular or pre-season game it will say something to the effect of "You need a WR" then give you a choice to sign one or have the CPU sign it, choose CPU. Then it will pause for a second and say "no cap room choose cancel to sign player yourself or choose ok to turn off salary cap permanently. "Its that simple warning though this will turn off owner mode for good. Help Lower Salary Cap (in franchise mode): ------------------------------------------ To help lower the salary cap,when you sign people sign them for 7 years and raise the signing bonus, it will raise your cap until a certain point then will lower it,raise it to the point when it gives you the most cap and there ya go as Madden himself would say BOOM Add stats to Bio: ----------------- Every time you simulate a season, if your team makes the playoffs it raises the stats on your EA Bio. You only have to save the Bio, and not the season. Determine if defense is playing man to man coverage: ---------------------------------------------------- Send a player in motion. If a defensive player follows him, then the corners are playing man to man coverage. Remember that the safeties may have zone and a LB could cover a WR (should be an easy completion). Easy defense: ------------- If you have a lead and know that the opposing team is going to pass, the best defense is the Quarter Cover 2. Spread the line and bring the coverage in. Then, take control of one of the CBs and the DE should take care of the outside blocker, whether it be a TE or a OT. This should leave you with a wide open lane to the QB. You may give up a few runs up the middle, but if you are quick enough with the playmaker, make the defense come in and that is covered. Always receive at kickoff: -------------------------- When you first choose teams, select the keyboard. After you select "Play Game", keep pressing D after the game loads. About 95% of the time, you will get to receive the ball. Easy interceptions: ------------------- While in defense, choose the play Nickel-Normal, go to cover 2. Now that you chose the play move your line in, your LB to the left, and your coverage in. Note: This only work about 85% of the time in rookie mode, sometimes in pro, if you are lucky on all-pro, and almost never in all-Madden settings. Easy sacks: ----------- If you have Bill Callahan's defensive playbook, go to Nickle defense and scroll down until you find Middle Blitz. Select that play then shift both your line and your LBs inside. You should get a sack about 85% of the time. Easy fumbles: ------------- Go to Mini Camp mode. Do the LB Chase And Tackle. First do it under the rookie difficulty setting, and when you are skilled enough, advance to the pro setting. Get a gold trophy in the mini camp drill. Do not waste your time in the game situation. You will receive a Silver Fumbilitis. Use the card during a game. This card increases your chances of getting a fumble by 50%. Easy punt return touchdowns: ----------------------------- Chose "Block Punt" then when they come out, audible to a middle punt return. This will work about 85% of the time. Quick blitz: ------------ If you want to blitz fast, go to the setting menu, then choose "Penalty", and turn off "Offsides". You can now run before the play. Free advertising: ----------------- Just before a home game, put all advertising up and play your game. After the game, do not sim week. Go out and set the advertising to zero. Sim week and you will get 100% attendance, but pay nothing. Halloween commentary: --------------------- Set the system date to October 31. Thanksgiving commentary: ------------------------ Set the system date to the third Thursday in November. Christmas commentary: --------------------- Set the system date to December 25. New Year's commentary: ---------------------- Set the system date to January 1. Extremely bored crowd: ---------------------- Get the highest amount of points you can in the game. After this, if you get an interception, touchdown, etc., the fans will not have any reaction and seen extremely bored.