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I. Game Information 1230
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II. Version History 1231
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III. Intro 1232
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IV. E-mail Policy 1233
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V. Controls 1234
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VI. Team Information 1235
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VII. Tips and Tricks 1236
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VIII. Secrets 1237
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X. Credits 1239
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I. G A M E I N F O R M A T I O N 1230
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A little background on the game. I am sure most people have not played this
before. Here is the general game information.
a) Game: Front Office Football
b) Platform: PC
c) Released: 1999
d) Type: Simulating Football game
e) Purpose: To manage the best team possible
f) Creator: Solecismic Software
g) Game Rating: "E" for Everyone
h) Personal Rating: 9/10 where 10 is the best
i) Start of FAQ: 3/19/03
j) End Of FAQ: ?/??/??
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!* P L E A S E R E A D *!
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Hello and welcome to the one and only Front Office Football game for the PC.
It has made its way through sales without a whole lot of people knowing too
much about this game. It really is worth the buy and displays excellent replay
value. The game tests your management skills. You are essentially a coach and
you have to organize a pro NFL team. You have many options just as a normal
coach would have. You can draft, sign free agents, and even record records in
the record book. This makes you want to play season after season as each one
will work on top of each other letting you succeed on. Now it may seem as if
you are a coach but you really can sign your "team's" coach. You are the one
that manages the team. Let us put it that way.
This FAQ is purposed to display regular information on the game. As this is
not one of the step by step games, I will give you general information on
completing good seasons and organizing a well built team. This really is the
main goal of the game and certainly is worth writing about. I hope that you
enjoy my writing!
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E-mail: bjsalari@hotmail.com
I will not be very strict when it comes to e-mail. Why? Simple! There will
probably be nobody interested in e-mailing me. I am sure not many people have
this game, but I really want to encourage people in getting this game. If you
do have this game, which somebody probably does, you must at least follow the
following e-mail rules.
1. Don't e-mail me information already in the FAQ.
Seriously, if you are going to waist my time and e-mail me, it better not be in
the FAQ. That really makes it very frustrating when I have to answer questions
I have already answered. Let's just put it this way, if you have a doubt in the
game, READ the FAQ. If it is not there then please e-mail me. I would be glad
to add information given by you (credit will be given). I also have no
problem helping people on any puzzles or just one general area of the game.
I think you are starting to get the point.
2. Subject
Please, when you e-mail, place something related to this FAQ in the subject. I
am not always in the mood to check mail that looks junky so I might throw it
out. Usually if I get your e-mail I will write back to you. So if I don't write
back, I probably didn't get your FAQ. All understood?
3. Credit
Please, I encourage people to find information or alternate strategies in doing
something. I would like to build it on my FAQ and will always give rightful
credit to the one providing the information. That is something I really like to
do. Just e-mail me a tip, trick, secret etc.
Just please follow these rules and everything will go fine. I hope you are
satisfied with these conditions. Thanks for your cooperation.
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There are really no controls in this game. I am just going to show how to get
into places in certain parts of the game. It really helps as there are so many
options in this game. You will get lost looking for something very frequently.
First I will list the Toolbar options for easy navigating.
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Game
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1. New Game: Enables you to start a new game by choosing a team and difficulty
level.
2. Load: Load's a previously saved game.
3. Save: Save's a current game.
4. Save As: Pick a name to save as.
5. Delete: Delete's a saved game.
6. Choose New Team: When playing a season, you can switch teams.
7. Options: Set depth charts, autosaves, and automatic scout drafting.
8. Franchise Nicknames: Change team nicknames. Example: Colts<-->Kings
9. City Names: Changes city names of teams. Example: Indianapolis<-->Phoenix.
10.Exit: Takes you out of the program.
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Records
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1. GM Records: This is all time ratings records after a season.
2. Hall of Fame: People from around the league admired for their talent.
3. Individual Records: Your personal season records for all teams.
4. Franchise Records: Your personal season records for your team.
5. Season Awards: After a season players are sometimes awarded for special
talent.
6. Front Office Bowls: The winners of the front office bowl placed in
chronological order.
7. Team Performances: How your team is performing in seasons.
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Franchise
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1. Franchise Value: Rates your stadium, support, economy, and city.
2. Balance Sheet: Shows last years profits in money.
3. Attendance Report: Shows how many people bought season tickets.
4. City Information: Gives your general city information.
5. Ticket Prices: Set ticket prices according to fan support.
6. Stadium Proposal: Request a stadium or build a new one.
7. GM Performance: Shows your records each season.
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Roster
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1. Team Roster: Organize your roster.
2. Offer Trade: Trade with other teams.
3. Free Agents: Sign players here.
4. Scout Overview: Scouts personal opinions on what you need.
5. Roster Strength: Shows your ratings on starters and backups.
6. Scouting Staff: Shows scouts of each team. Hire/Release scouts here.
7. Coaching Staff: Shows coaches of each team. Hire/Release coaches here.
8. Transaction Log: Shows trades and signings of all teams.
9. Injury Log: Shows who is injured at the present time on all teams.
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Game Plan
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1. Game Plan: Decided how many of what plays you do per game.
2. Offensive Depth Chart: Organizes your offensive positions.
3. Defensive Depth Chart: Organizes your defensive positions.
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Season
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1. Simulate Games: Where you play your games during seasons.
2. Box Scores: In depth stats on games.
3. Schedules: What team plays what team.
4. Exhibition Standings: Standings after the first 4 exhibitions games.
5. Standings: Regular Season standings.
6. Power Ratings: Team power rankings after a season.
7. Individual Statistics: Individual player stats.
8. Team Statistics: Team total season stats.
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Draft
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1. Draft Order: Shows drafting order by teams.
2. Draft Players: Allows you to draft players.
3. Past First Selections: Who was picked 1(1) in previous years.
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Progress
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1. Begin Free Agency Period: Start the signing of free agents.
2. Continue Free Agency Period: Continues the signing of free agents.
3. Begin Amateur Draft: Begin Drafting.
4. Set Protection List: Set people you will give up in expansion draft.
5. Begin Expansion Draft: Starts the draft of a new expansion team.
6. Begin Training Camp: Start's the camp before a season.
7. End Season: End's current season to next season.
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Here I am going to type in certain information for each team. It is purposed
for people in doubt of picking a team. I will give you good tips on what to
choose and what to do with your choice. Just bear with me.
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East
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New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Indianapolis Colts
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
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Central
+=-~+=-~+=-~
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
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West
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Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers
Seattle Seahawks
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East
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Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Arizona Cardinals
Washington Redskins
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Central
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Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Greenbay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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West
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Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
St. Louis Rams
San Francisco 49ers
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More In-depth Team Info
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Quicklist: Press control F while highlighting a team to find info on that
--------- team.
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Indianapolis Colts
Miami Dolphins
New York Jets
Baltimore Ravens
Cincinnati Bengals
Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers
Seattle Seahawks
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Arizona Cardinals
Washington Redskins
Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions
Greenbay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
St. Louis Rams
San Francisco 49ers
1.
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Arizona Cardinals
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 62
b. Offensive Line: 71
c. Defensive Front: 76
d. Secondary: 83
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 58
b. Reserves: 24
My opinion
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Well, the Cardinals are not generally the best team. They are weak on both the
starters and reserves. They don't have any running game but there passing is
decent. Plummer will set good records on your first few years. There defense,
too, has very little talent. I am serious, this is one of the worst teams to
start. I would say the only star player that will do anything is David Boston.
He is a rookie and very good in catching. No matter what team I am on I usually
try to get Randy Moss or David Boston. These really are one of the best
receivers. Expect your numbers to show in the passing game.
2.
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Atlanta Falcons
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 62
b. Offensive Line: 70
c. Defensive Front: 72
d. Secondary: 86
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 100
b. Reserves: 30
My opinion
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The Atlanta Falcons have the best starters in the game. I would say they would be
an excellent choice if you are looking for a good team. Though they do not have
the most sufficient reserves, they still supply you with key guns. First off,
Jamal Anderson. He is probably the best back next to Denver's Davis. He is
guaranteed to get you a good 1,700 yards or so. This is one thing that is a major
plus. Eugene Robinson at safety is very good with interceptions. He will pick off
a good 7-8 in a season. This is all you can ask from the current safetys. This is
a good team to choose from.
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Baltimore Ravens
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 61
b. Offensive Line: 64
c. Defensive Front: 83
d. Secondary: 78
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 25
b. Reserves: 32
My opinion
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Sorry, this is the Ravens before they won the super bowl. They are pretty pathetic
as of their starters. Rated poor, they have NO QB. The only actual good player on
your team is the all-star Jonathan Ogden. The thing is, key blocks are not going
to cut your slack. Your team will need some building. I would recommend that you
start the building of your team after the first season. If you get good people too
early, they may become bad do to performance of your team the first year. Expect
better years than your first.
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Buffalo Bills
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 80
b. Offensive Line: 80
c. Defensive Front: 93
d. Secondary: 100
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 62
b. Reserves: 94
My opinion
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This Bills are a good team in this game. Rob Johnson, for some odd reason, is rated
very good in this game. Well, that only makes the team much better. Antoine Smith
is young and has some good future improvement for later on in the years. But the
strength for the Bills is not all in the offense. A lot is in the Defense. Bruce
Smith and Sam Cowart will give you a good amount of sacks and tackles. This will
help you get the ball more often, thus scoring more points. Not bad at all of a
team to start out with.
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Carolina Panthers
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 65
b. Offensive Line: 71
c. Defensive Front: 65
d. Secondary: 66
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 50
b. Reserves: 21
My opinion
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The Panthers are not my favorite team nor are they very good. They have a decent
QB but horrible running game. I would work on getting a RB from the Free Agents
before the start of the first season. I big disappointment is the fact that
Mushin Muhammad is rated horrible in this game. I am sorry that I don't have a
whole lot to say on this team but they really are bad. I would not recommend this
to anyone playing this game.
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Chicago Bears
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 71
b. Offensive Line: 80
c. Defensive Front: 86
d. Secondary: 58
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 44
b. Reserves: 0
My opinion
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The Bears are good and horrible. I don't know which one to pick. Their offense
is horrible. They have Cade but he is nothing in this game. I think his rating
should be a bit better. Their RB is also bad. James Allen is good now but not
back then. Sorry for in inconvenience. The defense is a bit better though.
Walt Harris is pretty good for the interception game. Brad Minter is a good
LB that should get you some good tackles. I know you all miss Brian Urlacher
but you are going to have to live with it.
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 76
b. Offensive Line: 89
c. Defensive Front: 83
d. Secondary: 61
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 60
b. Reserves: 46
My opinion
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The Bengals are not good now and certainly are not very good here. Well, they
have the usual Corey Dillion and Carl Pickens, but NO QB. I promise you that.
Takeo Spikes is also a key LB, if not the best in the league. He should help
out your Defense greatly. Maybe even keep you in some games. Overall, this
team is one you are going to have wait on. Start drafting as soon as possible.
8.
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Cleveland Browns
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 49
b. Offensive Line: 55
c. Defensive Front: 52
d. Secondary:
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 4
b. Reserves: 53
My opinion
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Hey, it is the expansion team of this game. They, of course, are rated pretty
bad. There is one huge advantage though. You get to PICK your team. Yes, that
is right. This game was made before the picking of the draft. So you get an
expansion draft just for you. In the draft, immediately go for a QB, RB, and
WR. These are the keys to the Browns success.
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Dallas Cowboys
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 100
b. Offensive Line: 81
c. Defensive Front: 80
d. Secondary: 90
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 72
b. Reserves: 53
My opinion
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This is the complete opposite of the Bengals. I mean the Cowboys are
horrible this year. In this game they are almost perfect. Emmitt Smith
will get you around 15 hundred yards while good old Troy Aikman is back.
He will throw a good 4,000 yards. You cannot ask for much more than that.
I would recommend this team to all those people who only like GOOD teams.
Yes, you all know who you are.
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Denver Broncos
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 68
b. Offensive Line: 80
c. Defensive Front: 79
d. Secondary: 98
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 50
b. Reserves: 10
My opinion
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The Broncos are decent in this game. I mean, Terrell Davis is very
good, maybe even the best in the game. But the passing is horrible.
They have a Bring Griese. Not THEE Brian Griese. In this game he
is rated horrible. I would say the passing is what really drops the
offenseive rating. Expect good secondary though. Not a bad but not
a good team.
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Detroit Lions
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 82
b. Offensive Line: 84
c. Defensive Front: 79
d. Secondary: 68
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 28
b. Reserves: 97
My opinion
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This Lions team is pretty good. Nothing like the one we all laugh
at today. They have Charlie Batch, who for some reason is really
good in this game. Barry is even in this! Man, he will tack on
a good 15 hundred yards to the list. Herman Moore and Desmond
Howard will also help your team greatly.
12.
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Greenbay Packers
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 80
b. Offensive Line: 76
c. Defensive Front: 86
d. Secondary: 100
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 76
b. Reserves: 33
My opinion
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Yes! Brett Favre is back and is as good as ever. He, in my opinion
is the best QB in this game. One thing you have to watch out for is
that the rest of their offense is horrible. They have NO Wr or RB.
I know the Packers were good this year but not for a while now. If
you like passing pick this team and try your best to get Randy or
David.
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Indianapolis Colts
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 56
b. Offensive Line: 75
c. Defensive Front: 75
d. Secondary: 61
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 12
b. Reserves: 0
My opinion
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This is my personal favorite team. The colts have Manning and James in
this game. That is a plus. Unfortuantly they do not have Freeney. Not
to worry. Harrison is horrible in this game which is really odd, but
you can easily get Moss or Boston for some easy draft picks. I would
recommend this team to all people liking the Colts and people looking
for a challenge in their progressive game.
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Jacksonville Jaguars
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 71
b. Offensive Line: 76
c. Defensive Front: 77
d. Secondary: 62
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 61
b. Reserves: 37
My opinion
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Not a bad Jag team. They have Brunell, who is rated pretty good in this
game. They also have Fred Taylor. He will get about 1,300 yards. This
is not bad and is someone you should certainly keep. Jimmy Smith is
a very good WR. Maybe one of the best. You have Bosseli and Tony Brackens.
There are some major advantages in this team. If you are a noob, pick
this team.
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Kansas City Chiefs
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 57
b. Offensive Line: 99
c. Defensive Front: 76
d. Secondary: 72
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 16
b. Reserves: 42
My opinion
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Let me guess? You guys want that almight Priest Holmes right? Sorry. He is
in this game. But, he has the worst rating. It is better of to get a rookie
running back off of the free agents. The Chiefs have Elvis but he is not
that good. I would say that their defense is ok in the LB but is pretty bad
in most other places. I would recommend this team to people in need of a
challenge.
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Miami Dolphins
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 99
b. Offensive Line: 80
c. Defensive Front: 82
d. Secondary: 90
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 63
b. Reserves: 40
My opinion
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The Dolphins have Danny boy. Yes that is right. They have the
amazing Dan Marino. He has no one to pass to on the other
hand. That is why their offense is not as good as most. Since
they do not have Ricky Williams in this game their running
game is not as productive. I would not recommend this team
even if your are a Dolphin fan.
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Minnesota Vikings
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 79
b. Offensive Line: 99
c. Defensive Front: 87
d. Secondary: 75
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 71
b. Reserves: 83
My opinion
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Daunte Culpepper is a decent QB to start of with. He has the best
WR's to pass to. That is what makes their offense so good. I am
always talking about getting Randy Moss. Well here you do not
have to. You already have him. Him and Chris Carter will make
a good team as they do in real life.
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New England Patriots
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 73
b. Offensive Line: 87
c. Defensive Front: 85
d. Secondary: 78
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 72
b. Reserves: 25
My opinion
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No Brady. The recent super bowl winners are not the same as this team. Man,
they hardly have anyone. I really do not like this team. It is, again, a
team in which you should wait until next draft to complete your team. In
the beginning it will be very unorganized and unskilled. As your years
progress you will get more experienced. A big advantage in this team
is the fact that they have Drew Bledsoe. Yes, it is weird but fair.
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New Orleans Saints
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 58
b. Offensive Line: 61
c. Defensive Front: 85
d. Secondary: 61
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 23
b. Reserves: 50
My opinion
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The Saints are not particulary good. They have one big advantage. Ricky
Williams is there starting RB and is pretty good. I would relate him
to Edgerrin James. They also have Joe Horn who is a good enough WR to
get you through the years. Good luck on this team as I really hate them.
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New York Jets
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 61
b. Offensive Line: 78
c. Defensive Front: 72
d. Secondary: 84
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 83
b. Reserves: 20
My opinion
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The Jets have very good secondary. Glenn will get you a massive amount
of interceptions. Also, Curtis Martain will get you a good 1,500 yards.
That is someting you should really consider. To bad Pennington is not
in this game. He would have a really good rating making the passing
game much better. You are just going to have to live with Vinney.
Have fun with this team.
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New York Giants
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 57
b. Offensive Line: 73
c. Defensive Front: 100
d. Secondary: 89
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 47
b. Reserves: 55
My opinion
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The Giants have gotten a lot better. They are decent in this game. They
still have Tiki Barber, who is pretty good. They do not have Ron dayne
on the other hand. They also have Ike Hilliard who can hook up with a
decent QB, Kerry Collins. They have Sehourn, who is certainly a good
CB. Expect decent things from this team. They can easily be doctored
up after the first couple of seasons. I would recommend that you make
them a full team after 2-3 years and drafts. Good luck!
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Oakland Raiders
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 75
b. Offensive Line: 83
c. Defensive Front: 78
d. Secondary: 65
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 27
b. Reserves: 65
My opinion
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The Raiders are back and are as good as usual. The only think that
they do not have right now is Jerry Rice. Charles Woodson is very
good in this game and the fact that Rich Gannon can hook up with
Tim Brown will scare any team. I would recommend this team to the
people who have never played before as they are easier then most
teams.
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Philadelphia Eagles
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 51
b. Offensive Line: 67
c. Defensive Front: 67
d. Secondary: 81
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 0
b. Reserves: 30
My opinion
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The Eagles are a defensive team. They have very good CB's and
Linebackers. I also think that their Qb is good. Donovan
McNabb is also here with a pretty good rating. You will like
this team a lot if you like defense. Offense is a little bit
of a different story.
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 71
b. Offensive Line: 95
c. Defensive Front: 92
d. Secondary: 66
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 52
b. Reserves: 57
My opinion
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Kordell is here. He is good as ever. They also have the BUS.
Jerome Bettis is going to smash any defense in his way. I
think you will enjoy there strong offense. They also have
a good offensive line. Dawson is a very good center. He
will get an amazing amount of Key Run Blocks. The steelers
also have a good defense. The LB's amd DB's are not bad. The
DE and DT are not too good but are not worth not picking
this team. I would recommend this to all people of all skill
levels.
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San Diego Chargers
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 57
b. Offensive Line: 78
c. Defensive Front: 91
d. Secondary: 86
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 55
b. Reserves: 83
My opinion
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LaDanian who? He is not even in this game. No one cares about him
as he will not be any affect on any team. ONCE AGAIN, he was very
good the years AFTER this one. Sorry for the inconveniance. They
have Ryan Leaf who certainly dropped down in rating as expected.
Hope you like this team.
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San Francisco 49ers
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 94
b. Offensive Line: 81
c. Defensive Front: 78
d. Secondary: 89
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 76
b. Reserves: 50
My opinion
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The best QB in the game is right here. You know, the retired Hall
of Famer. It is Steve Young. He will surpass the 4,000 yard mark
very easily. Terrel Owens is not good in this game on the other
hand. But, you have another hall of famer. Jerry Rice is on your
team in this game. It is highly recommended that you choose this
team if you are interested in good ratings to start of with.
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Seattle Seahawks
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 63
b. Offensive Line: 76
c. Defensive Front: 85
d. Secondary: 77
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 10
b. Reserves: 55
My opinion
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The seahawks are a very unfimiliar team. I do not know anyone who
like them. I never have played with them and probably never will.
If you want to play with them you better be an expert. They are
bad in almost all aspects. They do not even have Shaun Alexander.
Not really much else to say about them.
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St. Louis Rams
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 57
b. Offensive Line: 71
c. Defensive Front: 72
d. Secondary: 91
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 52
b. Reserves: 12
My opinion
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Rams? What rams? These are the bad Rams. Sorry. Kurt Warner is in
this game. But that really does not matter. He has no rating as
he was good AFTER this season. I know it hurts for you St. Louis
fans. Marshall Faulk is one of the best RB in the game. He is
accompanied by Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt. Since this is Torry's
rookie year, he is rated really well with a whole lot of future
improvement. He is compared with David Boston.
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Tampa Bay Buccanears
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 67
b. Offensive Line: 100
c. Defensive Front: 89
d. Secondary: 80
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 45
b. Reserves: 52
My opinion
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The Bucs are not to bad but not to good. Sean King is in this game! He is
just has a fake indentity. Alstott will give you an award every year. I
am serious. You cannot beat him in FB position. You will also have Warrick
Dunn for this game. That is a big plus as you really do not have him in
real life. Overall the are good with their superb defense.
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Tennessee Titans
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 71
b. Offensive Line: 91
c. Defensive Front: 73
d. Secondary: 90
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 45
b. Reserves: 75
My opinion
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The Titans are not bad. They have some speed and power. McNair will give you
a decent performance. The power is all coming from Eddie George. He will
strike through any defense to gain a good 1,500 yards. This is something
any offense would want. As always, the Titans have a good secondary. This
is an average team with both ups and downs.
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Washington Redskins
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Roster Cohesion
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a. Passing: 68
b. Offensive Line: 79
c. Defensive Front: 78
d. Secondary: 93
Roster Strength
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a. Starters: 56
b. Reserves: 60
My opinion
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Probably one of the worst teams in the game. They have Shane Matthews as
their starter QB. What does that show? Nothing to me. Also, this is the
year BEFORE Stephen Alexander became good. Thus, he is rated really bad
for this game. It doesn't really matter because this is the worst team
in the game. I would not recommend this team to anyone in all skill
levels.
This wraps up the teams' strengths and weaknesses. Enjoy the results of the
games!
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VII. T I P S A N D T R I C K S 1236
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1. Load your game if you don't like your teams performance that season.
2. Do the same if you don't want a certain person to retire.
3. If you want to get rid of someone from the league, sign them a large amount
of money but NO SIGNING BONUS. This will allow you to change their position
to make their rating bad and then you can release them for no money loss.
Pretty neat?
4. Do not judge a team at first. You can easily doctor it up with small little
cheats.
5. Trade draft picks after 4 games to get the most accurate picks.
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VIII. S E C R E T S 1237
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These Codes are credited to Ign.com
FOF Cheats: To activate the Easter Egg screen, with an active game hit
CTRL+SHIFT+F7. All codes are case-sensitive.
The following codes change one player on your roster to a player with maxed out
ratings and a changed name:
Jim (QB)
Angela (K)
Barry (CB)
Roy (RB)
Penelope (P)
Clarissa (OT)
Stephan (DT)
Bret (S)
The following code changes one quarterback on your roster to Donnie Jacobs,
a youngster with maxed-out potential: LittleDonnie
The following code gives all players on your team maxed-out ratings:
Maddening
The following code gives all players on your team minimum ratings (do this
to Hell Atlantic when he's not looking): IrsayWhat
The following code gives you the opportunity to play the Quarterback Slots
(and no, there is no point to the slot machine): QBSlots
The following code fills your message box with Spam (and I've never gotten
this one to work): PizzaCabin
The following code shows overall league totals for certain statistics:
MoreStats
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Sites allowed to use this FAQ:
www.gamefaqs.com
There should be no passing of this FAQ. It is (c)2003 to nintendomaster14.
If I catch you with this on a site other than the one above charges wall be
filed. Thanks for all your support. If you want to use this FAQ please e-mail
me for permission. My email is bjsalari@hotmail.com
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I would like to credit the following people...
CJayC for creating a very informative and fun web site.
Ign.com for codes
Parents for their support.
You for reading this.
Friends for being my friends.
You can be added if you email me a tip or secret.
E-mail: bjsalari@hotmail.com
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