Madden NFL 06/Controls

ALL PHASES OF THE GAME

 * Move your player: psx: Neutral Lstick
 * Flip play at the line: psx: S then psx: R2
 * Play art: psx: R2
 * Coach's cam--unavailable online: psx: L2
 * Call an audible before the snap: psx: S followed by - psx: S, psx: X, psx: C, psx: L1, or {psx|R1}}
 * Cancel the audible before selecting a play: psx: T
 * Reset original play after calling an audible: psx: S then psx: L2
 * Call timeout: psx: Select

OFFENSIVE CONTROLS

 * Before The Snap
 * Snap ball: psx: X
 * Switch direction of a running play: psx: Left Rstick or psx: Right Rstick
 * Change primary receiver's route on a passing play: psx: Left Rstick, psx: Right Rstick, psx: Up Rstick, or psx: Down Rstick
 * Hot Route to a different receiver: psx: T, then the button of the receiver, then
 * psx: Up Dpad for a fly pattern
 * psx: Down Dpad for a curl pattern
 * psx: Left Dpad or psx: Right Dpad for an in/out pattern
 * psx: Down Rstick to run a smart route (route to first down marker)
 * psx: L2 / psx: R2 for a left/right slant pattern
 * Send a player in motion: psx: Up Lstick / psx: Down Lstick to highlight eligible player, then psx: Left Lstick / psx: Right Lstick to send a player in Motion.
 * Slide offensive line protection: psx: L1, followed by - psx: Up Dpadto spread the offensive line, psx: Down Dpad to pinch the line, or psx: Left Dpad / psx: Right Dpad to shift blocking left/right
 * Quiet crowd: psx: L3
 * Formation shift: psx: R1 then psx: Neutral Dpad
 * Fake snap: psx: C

QB Scramble behind the line with the entire rushing move available: psx: L2 (hold) + psx: S, psx: C, psx: L1, psx: R1, or psx: R2
 * ’’’Running with the ball'''
 * Sprint: psx: X
 * Truck Stick: psx: Up Rstick
 * QB or wide receiver slide/Dive: psx: S (tap)/psx: S (hold)
 * Cover up/Protect ball: psx: T
 * Spin: psx: C
 * Juke left/right: psx: L1 / psx: R1
 * Juke backward: psx: Down Rstick
 * Stiff Arm left/right: psx: L2 / psx: R2
 * Passing/Receiving
 * QB Vision control: psx: Left Rstick or psx: Right Rstick
 * Lock on to receiver: psx: R2 + receiver's button
 * Precision passing: psx: Neutral Lstick or psx: Neutral Dpad
 * Throw the ball: psx: T, psx: S, psx: C, psx: L1, or psx: R1 (tap button for lob pass; hold button for a bullet)
 * Activate playmaker passing to guide closest receiver: psx: R3 then psx: Neutral Rstick
 * Throw ball away: psx: L2 (tap)
 * Pump fake: psx: R2 (tap)
 * Control intended receiver: psx: C (while ball is airborne)
 * Dive for pass: psx: S
 * Sprint: psx: X
 * Catch: psx: T
 * Swat: psx: L1
 * Blocking
 * Switch to closest blocker: psx: C
 * Cut block: psx: S
 * Sprint/Power block: psx: X
 * Jump: psx: T
 * Change blocking assignment before the snap: psx: T, then press the button of the running back or tight end whose passing/blocking route you want to change. Then press psx: L2 or psx: R2 to change the assignment left or right
 * After The Play
 * Spike ball to stop the clock: psx: C
 * Instant replay: psx: L1 + psx: R1 (before Play calling screen appears)
 * Fake spike ball trick play: psx: S (hold)
 * No huddle/Hurry-up offense: psx: T (hold) to repeat previous play

DEFENSIVE CONTROLS

 * Before The Snap
 * Choose a player to control: psx: X or psx: C (tap to change players one by one)
 * Switch to closest defender: psx: X or psx: C (hold) + psx: Neutral Dpad
 * View individual assignments: psx: R3
 * Defensive Playmaker: Highlight a player then press
 * psx: Up Rstick to put linebackers and defensive lineman in a hook zone (yellow) or DBs in a deep zone (dark blue) - if the DB is already in a deep zone, it becomes a short zone down to blitz.
 * psx: Down Rstick twice for a QB contain blitz.
 * psx: Left Rstick to go into QB spy coverage (orange).
 * psx: Right Rstick to play a flat zone (light blue) - if the coverage is already a flat zone, it becomes a curl zone
 * psx: Right Rstick twice to play a curl zone (purple)
 * Defensive line shift: psx: L1 then
 * psx: Up Dpad to spread the defensive ends outside the tackles
 * psx: Down Dpad to move the line in tight between the tackles
 * psx: Left Dpad or psx: Right Dpad to shift the line left/right
 * psx: L1 then psx: L2 to reset the shift
 * Defensive line adjustment: psx: L1 then
 * psx: Down Rstick to make line blitz in
 * psx: Up Rstick to make line blitz to the outside
 * psx: Left Rstick or psx: Right Rstick to make line crash left/right
 * Linebacker shifts: psx: R1 then
 * psx: Up Dpad or psx: Down Dpad to spread linebackers out/move them in tight
 * psx: Left Dpad or psx: Right Dpad to shift the linebackers left/right
 * psx: R1 then psx: L2 to reset the shift
 * Linebacker adjustments: psx: R1 then
 * psx: Down Rstick to blitz all linebackers
 * psx: Up Rstick to call off all linebacker blitzes and put them into hook zone
 * psx: Left Rstick or psx: Right Rstick to blitz the right/left outside linebackers
 * Secondary adjustments: psx: T and then psx: Left Rstick, psx: Right Rstick, psx: Up Rstick, or psx: Down Rstick to shift the safeties' zone coverage to the left/right/up/down
 * Coverage audible: psx: T then
 * psx: Up Dpad or psx: Down Dpad to put DBs into bump and run/loose coverage
 * psx: Right Dpad to shift the safeties and linebackers into better position to cover their assigned man
 * psx: T then psx: R2 to make your defenders go to their default positions on the field (as seen on the play call screen)
 * Change individual match ups: psx: T then the button of the offensive player you want to match up against), then
 * psx: Down Dpad or psx: Up Dpad to bump/play off the receiver
 * psx: Right Dpad to double team the receiver with the highlighted defender
 * Pump up crowd (linebackers only): psx: L3
 * After The Snap
 * Control player nearest to the ball: psx: C
 * Unleash the Hit Stick: psx: Neutral Rstick
 * Dive: psx: S
 * Sprint/Shove blocker: psx: X
 * Jump/Intercept/Hands up while rushing QB: psx: T
 * Strip ball (when not engaged): psx: L2 or psx: R2
 * Rip/Swim/Spin (when engaged): psx: L1 or psx: R1
 * Strafe (when not engaged): psx: R1
 * Rip/Swat ball/Swim move (when engaged): psx: L1
 * Kicking Game
 * Change kick direction/elevation: left analog stick
 * Kick the ball: psx: X for all three steps:
 * 1) Start Kick Meter
 * 2) Stop Kick Meter on the upswing to set power (over-kicking adds power, but decreases accuracy)
 * 3) Stop on the downswing to set accuracy (aim for the center of the center of the accuracy zone for best results)
 * Switch players: psx: C
 * Fair catch (while controlling return man): psx: T
 * Touchback: Remain in the end zone

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