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Madden NFL 06 (Xbox) Instructions:
ALL PHASES OF THE GAME

Left Thumbstick = move your player

X + Black Button = flip play at the line

Right Trigger = play art

Left Trigger = coach's cam

X + X, A or B Button or Left or Right Trigger = call an audible before the snap

Y Button = cancel the audible before selecting a play

X + White Button = reset original play after calling an audible

Back Button = call timeout

OFFENSE

BEFORE THE SNAP

A Button = snap ball

Right Thumbstick Left or Right = switch direction of a running play

Right Thumbstick = change primary receiver's route on a passing play

Y Button + D-Pad Up = hot route a fly pattern

Y Button + D-Pad Down = hot route a curl patter

Y Button + D-Pad Left or Right = hot route an in/out pattern

Y Button + Right Thumbstick Down = hot route a smart route

Y Button + Left or Right Trigger = hot route a left or right slant pattern

Left Thumbstick Up or Down + Left Thumbstick Right or Left = highlight eligible player then send that player in motion

White Button + D-Pad Up = slide offensive line production to spread the offensive line

White Button + D-Pad Down = slide offensive line protection to pinch the line

White Button + D-Pad Left or Right = slide offensive line protection to shift blocking left or right

Left Thumbstick Button = quiet crowd

Black Button + D-Pad = formation shift

B Button = fake snap

RUNNING WITH THE BALL

A Button = sprint

Right Thumbstick Up = truck stick

X Button (tap) = QB or wide receiver slide

X Button (hold) = QB or wide receiver dive

Y Button = cover up or protect ball

B Button = spin

Left or Right Trigger = juke left or right

Right Thumbstick Down = back juke

White or Black Button = stiff arm left or right

PASSING / RECEIVING

Right Thumbstick Left or Right = QB vision control

Right Trigger (+ receiver's button) = lock on to receiver

Left Thumbstick or D-Pad = precision passing

Y, X, B, White or Black Button = throw the ball

Right Thumbstick Button + Right Thumbstick = activate playmaker passing to guide closest receiver

Left Trigger (pull lightly) = throw ball away

Left Trigger (hold) + A, X, B, White or Black Button or Right Trigger = QB scramble behind the line with all the rushing moves available

Right Trigger (pull and release) = pump fake

B Button (while ball is airborne) = control intended receiver

X Button = dive for pass

A Button = sprint

Y Button = catch

Left or Right Trigger = swat or strafe

BLOCKING

B Button = switch to closest blocker

X Button = cut block

A Button = sprint, power block

Y Button = jump

Y Button + White or Black Button = change blocking assignment before the snap

AFTER THE PLAY

B Button (hold) = spike ball to stop the clock

Left or Right Trigger = instant replay

X Button (hold) = fake spike ball trick play

Y Button (hold) = no huddle, hurry-up offense

DEFENSE

BEFORE THE SNAP

A or B Button = choose a player to control

A or B Button (hold) + D-Pad = switch to closest defender

Right Thumbstick Button = view individual assignments

DEFENSIVE PLAYMAKER

Right Thumbstick Up = put linebackers and defensive lineman in a hook zone or DBs in a deep zone

Right Thumbstick Down = blitz

Right Thumbstick Down (twice) = QB contain blitz

Right Thumbstick Left = go into QB spy coverage

Right Thumbstick Right = play a flat zone

DEFENSIVE LINE SHIFT

White Button + D-Pad Up = spread the defensive ends outside the tackles

White Button + D-Pad Down = move the line in tight between the tackles

White Button + D-Pad Left or Right = shift the line left or right

White Button + Left Trigger = reset the shift

DEFENSIVE LINE ADJUSTMENT

White Button + Right Thumbstick Down = make line crash in

White Button + Right Thumbstick Up = make line rush to the outside

White Button + Right Thumbstick Left or Right = shift linebackers left or right

LINEBACKER SHIFTS

Black Button + D-Pad Up or Down = spread linebackers out, move them in tight

Black Button + D-Pad Left or Right = shift linebackers left or right

Black Button + Left Trigger = reset the shift

LINEBACKER ADJUSTMENTS

Black Button + Right Thumbstick Down = blitz all linebackers

Black Button + Right Thumbstick Up = call off all linebacker blitzes and put them into hook zone

Black Button + Right Thumbstick Left or Right = blitz the right or left outside linebacker

SECONDARY SHIFT

Y Button + Right Thumbstick = shift the safeties zone coverage

COVERAGE AUDIBLES

Y Button + D-Pad Down or Up = put DBs into bump and run loose coverage

Y Button + D-Pad Right = shift the safeties and linebackers into better position to cover their assigned man

Y Button + Right Trigger = make your defenders go to their default positions on the field

Y Button + Left Trigger = reset coverage

CHANGE INDIVIDUAL MATCHUPS

Y Button (+offensive player button) + D-Pad Down or Up = bump or play off the receiver

Y Button (+offensive player button) + D-Pad Right = double team the receiver with the highlighted defender

PUMP UP THE CROWD

Left Thumbstick Button = pump up the crowd

AFTER THE SNAP

B Button = control player nearest to the ball

Right Thumbstick = unleash the hit stick

X Button = dive

A Button = sprint, shove blocker

Y Button = jump, intercept, hands up while rushing QB

White or Black Button = strip ball

Left or Right Trigger = rip, swim, spin

Right Trigger = strafe

Left Trigger = rip, swat ball, swim move

KICKING GAME

Left Thumbstick = change kick direction and elevation

A Button = start kick meter, stop kick meter, set accuracy

B Button = switch players

Y Button = fair catch ~ Keith Adams, All Game Guide

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