Game: Madden NFL 2005 System: Playstation 2 FAQ Author: SilverChaosVII ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W W AAAAAAA SSSSSSS HH HH II NNN NN GGGGGGG TTTTTTTT OOOOOOOO NNN NN W W AAAAAAA SSSSSSS HH HH II NN NN NN GGGGGGG TTTTTTTT OOOOOOOO NN NN NN W W A A SS HH HH II NN NN NN GG TT OO OO NN NN NN W W A A SSSSSSS HHHHHHH II NN NN NN GG GGGG TT OO OO NN NN NN W WWW W AAAAAAA SSSSSSS HHHHHHH II NN NN NN GG GGGG TT OO OO NN NN NN W W W W AAAAAAA SS HH HH II NN NNNN GG GG TT OO OO NN NNNN WW WW A A SSSSSSS HH HH II NN NNN GGGGGGG TT OOOOOOOO NN NNN WW WW A A SSSSSSS HH HH II NN NN GGGGGGG TT OOOOOOOO NN NN RRRRRRRRR EEEEEEE DDDDD SSSSSSSS KK KK II NNN NN SSSSSSSS RRRRRRRRR EEEEEEE DD DDD SSSSSSSS KK KK II NN NN NN SSSSSSSS RR RR EE DD DDD SS KK KK II NN NN NN SS RRRRRRRRR EEEEEEE DD DDD SSSSSSSS KKK II NN NN NN SSSSSSSS RRRRRRRRR EEEEEEE DD DDD SSSSSSSS KK KK II NN NN NN SSSSSSSS RR RR EE DD DDD SS KK KK II NN NNNN SS RR RR EEEEEEE DD DDD SSSSSSSS KK KK II NN NNN SSSSSSSS RR RR EEEEEEE DDDDD SSSSSSSS KK KK II NN NN SSSSSSSS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Table Of Contents 1. 2005 Team Roster 2. 2005 Team Schedule 3. Offensive Strengths 4. Offensive Weaknesses 5. Defensive Strengths 6. Defensive Weaknesses 7. Good Set Audible Packages - Offense 8. Good Set Audible Packages - Defense 9. Key Offensive Plays 10. Key Defensive Plays 11. Help Playing With The Redskins 12. Help Playing Against The Redskins 13. SilverChaosVII's Franchise Tips 14. Legal Crap ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. 2005 (Default) Team Roster Quarterback - Mark Brunell (Default Overall - 86) Quarterback - Patrick Ramsey (Default Overall - 83) Quarterback - Tim Hasselbeck (Default Overall - 69) Halfback - Clinton Portis (Default Overall - 95) Halfback - Ladell Betts (Default Overall - 76) Halfback - Chad Morton (Default Overall - 70) Halfback - John Simon (Default Overall - 69) Halfback - Sultan McCullough (Default Overall - 58) Fullback - Rock Cartwright (Default Overall - 86) Wide Receiver - Laveranues Coles (Default Overall - 91) Wide Receiver - Rod Gardner (Default Overall - 85) Wide Receiver - Darnerien McCants (Default Overall - 79) Wide Receiver - James Thrash (Default Overall - 78) Wide Receiver - Taylor Jacobs (Default Overall - 74) Wide Receiver - Cliff Russell (Default Overall - 67) Tight End - Walter Rasby (Default Overall - 71) Tight End - Brian Kozlowski (Default Overall - 70) Tight End - Chris Cooley (Default Overall - 69) Tight End - Robert Royal (Default Overall - 61) Left Tackle - Chris Samuels (Default Overall - 93) Left Tackle - Brandon Winey (Default Overall - 60) Left Guard - Derrick Dockery (Default Overall - 72) Left Guard - Daryl Terrell (Default Overall - 60) Center - Cory Raymer (Default Overall - 80) Center - Lennie Friedman (Default Overall - 65) Right Guard - Randy Thomas (Default Overall - 94) Right Guard - Bill Ferrario (Default Overall - 59) Right Tackle - Jon Jansen (Default Overall - 91) Right Tackle - Kenyatta Jones (Default Overall - 76) Left End - Renaldo Wynn (Default Overall - 79) Left End - Ron Warner (Default Overall - 66) Right End - Phillip Daniels (Default Overall - 82) Right End - Regan Upshaw (Default Overall - 80) Defensive Tackle - Cornelius Griffin (Default Overall - 87) Defensive Tackle - Jermaine Haley (Default Overall - 74) Defensive Tackle - Brandon Noble (Default Overall - 74) Left Outside Linebacker - Marcus Washington (Default Overall - 88) Left Outside Linebacker - Lemar Marshall (Default Overall - 68) Middle Linebacker - Mike Barrow (Default Overall - 90) Middle Linebacker - Kevin Mitchell (Default Overall - 81) Right Outside Linebacker - LaVar Arrington (Default Overall - 98) Right Outside Linebacker - Antonio Pierce (Default Overall - 65) Cornerback - Shawn Springs (Default Overall - 89) Cornerback - Fred Smoot (Default Overall - 87) Cornerback - Walt Harris (Default Overall - 78) Cornerback - Rufus Brown (Default Overall - 70) Cornerback - Rashad Bauman (Default Overall - 69) Cornerback - Ade Jimoh (Default Overall - 62) Free Saftey - Sean Taylor (Default Overall - 85) Free Saftey - Matt Bowen (Default Overall - 80) Strong Saftey - Ifeanyi Ohalete (Default Overall - 80) Strong Saftey - Andre Lott (Default Overall - 64) Kicker - John Hall (Default Overall - 85) Punter - Tom Tupa (Default Overall - 84) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. 2005 Team Schedule Preseason August 9 - @ Broncos August 14 - vs. Panthers August 21 - @ Dolphins August 27 - @ Rams September 3 - vs. Falcons Regular Season September 12 - vs. Buccaneers September 19 - @ Giants September 27 - vs. Cowboys October 3 - @ Browns October 10 - vs. Ravens October 17 - @ Bears October 31 - vs. Packers November 7 - @ Lions November 14 - vs. Bengals November 21 - @ Eagles November 28 - @ Steelers December 5 - vs. Giants December 12 - vs. Eagles December 18 - @ 49ers December 26 - @ Cowboys January 2 - vs. Vikings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. Offensive Strengths The Redskins created instant offense by acquiring explosive running back Clinton Portis from Denver and veteran quarterback Mark Brunell. Brunell is a great quarterback but also has some age on him and it wouldn’t be odd to see young quarterback Patrick Ramsey out on the field this year. At the very least Brunell could be an awesome backup for Ramsey. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. Offensive Weaknesses The Redskins have added talent at key positions in the backfield, but the team still must address a lack of depth along the offensive line. The team drafted two offensive tackles in late rounds, but they may not even make the team, and the only arrival via free agency is center Cory Raymer. Portis’ numbers (and Ramsey’s health) will suffer if the Redskins have injuries up front. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. Defensive Strengths "Strengths" might be too stong a word for a defense that's being completely revamped. The Redskins are adding much-needed depth to the defensive line with defensive tackle Cornelius Griffin and defensive end Phillip Daniels (both likely starters) Free-agent linebacker Marcus Washington joins linebacker LaVar Arrington. Together the two will add some intensity to the pass rush. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. Defensive Weaknesses It's to soon to tell how much Gibbs' strategy on the defense will work. The Redskins cleaned some house in the offseason dropping a great linebacker like Jeremiah Trotter, Jesse Armstead, and defensive end Bruce Smith. The departure of Champ Bailey means that the team no longer has the strong secondary that they had before. Overall, the Redskins have holes that need filling everywhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. Good Set Audible Packages - Offense Note: These are all suggestions, they are not certain to be the best. Also note that there are more than enough so you should just pick the ones that you like. Passing Singleback 4WR - Strike Post Singleback 4WR - Slots Attack Singleback 4WR - PA Slot Crosses Singleback 4WR - PA Slot Wheels Singleback Twin TE - WR Screen Singleback Twin TE - Corners Singleback Twin TE - PA Rollout Singleback Twin TE - Slot Middle Running I Form Normal - HB Counter I Form Normal - HB Lead Dive I Form Normal - HB Slam I Form Normal - HB Toss I Form Twin TE - HB Counter Strong I Form Twin TE - HB Lead I Form Twin TE - FB Dive Strong I Form Twin TE - HB Lead Toss ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. Good Set Audible Packages - Defense Note: These are all suggestions, they are not certain to be the best. Also note that there are more than enough so you should just pick the ones that you like. Blitzing 4-3 Over - Sam Shoot Fire 2 4-3 Over - Slant Crash Left 4-3 Over - Crash Right 4-3 Over - Buzz Duo 4-3 Normal - Under Ram Buck 4-3 Normal - OLB Fire Man 4-3 Normal - Mid Rush 4-3 Normal - Double Z Coverage 4-3 Over - Cover 3 4-3 Over - Strong Snake 3 Deep 4-3 Over - 4 Deep DT Stunt 4-3 Over - Cover 4 Buzz Dime Flat - Cover 3 Dime Flat - DE Contain Dime Flat - Cover 2 Dime Flat - 2 Man Under ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9. Key Offensive Plays I Form Normal - PA FB Streak This will put a bug in the defense's ear that they should cover Portis out of the backfield on just about every play. Portis weaves his way through traffic through the line and should be open for a decent gain. If he's covered or gets bottled, up throw to Coles. Look for the mismatch or the single coverage if he is covered to hit the open receiver. Singleback 4WR - HB Wheel This play will once again showcase Clinton Portis' hands as a receiver out of the backfield. When the ball is snapped he will make his way through the line and do a wheel route. Try hitting him in stride for best results. With Portis' speed you could make quick work of the defense and put the game away early using this play. Singleback Big - HB Slam Since you have one of the best backs in the NFL, you might as well put him to good use running the ball. This play isn't designed to pick up huge yardage, but it does make a strong statement. Running the ball down the defense's throat using Portis will allow you to domintate the line or take some precious time off the clock. This is also an outstanding short yardage play. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. Key Defensive Plays 4-3 Normal - Double Z This play puts pressure on the QB and receivers. With the quality of the Redskins' defensive front fout, you should have no trouble sacking the QB if you execute well. If you move a middle linebacker to the right and swing him around the tackle, you might find either the ball-carrier or a clean romp to the quarterback. But be careful, this leaves the CB's to defend alone. 3-4 Normal - DBL TE Bracket This defensive play is designed to contain the tight end and stop things from developing in the middle of the field. It's even decent for stopping the run, but you had better have your wits about you. LaVar Arrington is on a mission to stop the offensive team from converting. 4-3 Normal - Mid Rush This one allows the defensive front four to head for the QB. It's perfect when the offense is in a must-pass situation and has to get long yardage to pick up the first down. The outside receivers will be covered and the Redskins defensive front will take care of the middle if the offense tries a draw or an off-tackle play. The middle linebacker should take care of the short passes in the middle of the field. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11. Help Playing With The Redskins If you are in a single game, start Brunell. If you are in a franchise scroll down a bit to my franchise tips. You want to bring in a steady blocker at tight end to aid Clinton Portis' running game. You may want to pick one up in free agency if there are any available. Send multiple blitzes with the strong linebacker core to pressure the quarterback and hurt the other teams running game. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12. Help Playing Against The Redskins First and formost be sure to pressure the line by sending a lot of blitzing. There is no doubt that they are not the best in the league. Bring up a safety closer to the line of scrimmage to spy on Clinton Portis since he is a huge threat on offense. Please stay away from LaVar Arrington on offense. Run to the other side of the field and if you are forced to scramble try scrambling the other direction. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13. SilverChaosVII's Franchise Tips * Start Patrick Ramsey as QB, he is young and has much to improve on * Consider picking up a new tight end in free agency * If you can't find one start Brian Kozlowski * After your first year forget about everything but upgrading the o-line * Blitz a lot, you need to pick up turnovers on defense * Also look into picking up the d-line * Start DT Haley over Noble * This team has a lot of room for improvement, it'll be tough to bring them up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14. Legal Crap Yeah, this FAQ is designated for IGN and GameFAQ purposes only. The creation of this FAQ is by SilverChaosVII and should not be used unless I approve it. If you need to email me my email is SilverChaosVII@yahoo.com, but please don't be sending me crap mail or anything. Also this FAQ would not be possible without the help of Prima Official Game Guide to Madden 2005. Some of this information is taken straight from it as some isn't. Thank you and there will be more teams to come soon. Copyright 2005 Mike Mill