Modify Playbook
To modify a playbook:
1.
From the Modify Playbook screen, highlight a coach’s
playbook (or basic formation) and press
A
. The Custom
Playbook screen appears.
2.
Highlight a play you wish to add to the playbook and
press
A
(press
A
again to remove it). You have 81 total
plays and 14 sets available. A red check mark appears
next to selected plays.
A
To add all the plays from a formation to a playbook,
highlight the formation name and press
A
.
A
Pull
E
or
F
to view Run, Pass, and All play formations.
To preview a playbook/swap plays:
1.
Press
D
to preview a playbook. The Formation window
appears.
2.
From the formation window, press
or
to highlight
a set you wish to edit and press
A
. Select the first play
that you wish to move and press
A
, then select a
second play and press
A
again. The two plays trade
places in the formation window.
Create Formation
To create a formation:
1.
From the Create Formation screen, highlight NEW (or
highlight an existing formation to edit) and press
A
.
2.
Press
to scroll through the players and highlight
the player you wish to move. Press
A
to continue.
3.
Press
again to move the highlighted player around
the grid, and press
A
to re-assign the personnel at a
different spot on the field.
4.
From the personnel window, highlight the player you
want represented in the particular play and press
A
.
Press
G
when complete and the formation is added
to the playbook.
Create Play
To create a play:
1.
From the Create Play screen, highlight a formation you
wish to edit and press
A
. Select Run or Pass (for new
created plays) or highlight the current play and press
A
again.
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2.
Press
to scroll through the
players and highlight the player
you wish to move, and press
A
.
The Routes screen appears.
3.
From the Routes screen, highlight an
existing route or assign a blocking
assignment for your player and press
A
.
Highlight a distance, rushing route or type
of block for the player and press
A
.
The new route is set.
A
To customize a route, press
to diagram
the route or assign blocking assignments on
the field. Press
A
to alter the route in another
direction, or to complete a player’s route.
Press
G
to test the play.
Save Playbook
To save a play or formation:
➥
➥
Pull
E
or
F
to cycle to playbook files. Press
I
or
J
to cycle between the hard disk and a memory
unit. Press
A
to save your playbook, or highlight
an existing file and press
A
to overwrite that file.
CREATE-A-TEAM
Create a custom team and add them to the NFL.
To create a new team:
1.
From the Team Information menu, set your team options. Press
A
or
or
to change/choose each option. Press
G
to continue.
2.
From the Stadium Editor screen, select a name for your stadium, pick
a stadium type, field surface, and more. Press
G
to continue.
3.
From the Uniform Editor screen, press
to browse through the
options and the color panel to create your Home and Away uniforms.
Pull
E
or
F
to toggle to the helmet, jersey, and pants editing screens.
Press
G
when your uniform is complete.
NOTE:
The team roster chosen for your Create-a-Team determines the
team they have to replace in Franchise mode.
NOTE:
Before you exit out of the Create-a-Team menu, be sure to save
the team to a memory unit or the hard disk. After a team is saved, it can
be loaded to any game mode.
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