GAMES MICROSOFT XBOX NFL FEVER 2002 Manual - Managing Your Team
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Managing Your Team
NFL Fever was designed from the sod up to give you complete
control. From the Main Menu, enter General Manager to make
personnel and strategy decisions. The changes you make here
will be applied in Single Game mode.
The General Manager controls are available when you play in
Dynasty mode on the League Home screen. However, changes made
within a Dynasty are not universally applied. They only affect that
particular Dynasty.
Front Office
Trade:
Go get the player or players needed to reach the Super Bowl.
Free Agent Sign/Release:
Comb the waiver wire to add depth and
fill holes.
Create A Player:
Build an All-Pro performer.
Player Editor:
Upgrade the skills of an existing player.
Uniform/Stadium Editor:
Change your team’s appearance and where
they play.
Note:
When you create a player, you have to add him to your roster as
a free agent. He will not be automatically added to your team.
Coaching & Player Reports
Roster and Player Reports:
View details of a team’s roster and
individual players.
Global Substitutions:
Make lineup changes that affect
all formations.
Formation Substitutions:
Make lineup changes for
specific formations.
Team Play Style:
Change a team’s offensive and defensive styles
of attack.
Team Data:
View details of a team’s schedule and statistics.
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Practice
All play and no work could make your team a playoff wannabe. Just
like in the real NFL, you need to put in time on the practice field to
improve your game-playing skills. NFL Fever offers two ways of
raising your game: Training Camp and Open Practice.
Training Camp
For novice players, Training Camp lets you work on all the skills
needed to play — without calling plays or actually playing a game.
You can learn and practice ball carrier moves, passing, defensive
skills, and kicking. You will find drills that will teach you how to use
the ball carrier moves, throw and catch passes, make tackles, and
perform kickoffs.
Open Practice
For advanced players, Open Practice is the place to hone the skills
needed to make a strong push to the Super Bowl. Understand which
plays work best for you and your team’s personnel, and commit them
to memory.
When controlling the offense in an 11-on-11 scrimmage, pay
attention to the quarterback’s protection. You’ll notice that you
don’t have to drop back 25 to 30 yards to buy time to throw. Just
like the real pros, you will have the three to five seconds needed to
find an open target and throw the ball. Work on throwing to
receivers as they make their break.
Familiarize yourself with the playbooks and how well your players
execute each play. This is where you gain the knowledge and refine
the skills that separate Super Bowl winners from the also-rans.