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Gridiron Guide 13
If you are a serious competitor who wants to take advantage of every opportunity to improve your game...you have come to the right place! At X’s O’s Football we provide real football strategies and tips that can be easily applied to football video games. Rather than showing cheats and glitches, we show how to apply real football concepts to football video games.
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- The complete guide to the passing game. Using the pocket, pass routes and combinations, hot routes, motion, beating bump and run, and more!
- The complete guide to the running game. Running the option, using motion in the running game, short yardage rushing and more!
- The complete guide to lockdown defense. Defensive shifts, coverage breakdowns, defending motion, dealing with play action and more!
- Comprehensive New Feature guide. If it's new to the game, it's new to the guide!
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Shotgun Formation and Sets
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsOf all the offensive sets in the game of football, the Shotgun is our favorite to pass from. In the Shotgun, the quarterback lines up 5 to 7 yards behind... -
Gun Panther Heavy
Posted on February 27, 2013 | No CommentsA popular Madden 13 formation that many players are running from the Carolina playbook is called Gun Panther Heavy. This formation features 23 personnel that places the TE1 and TE3... -
Pass Routes 101
Posted on February 21, 2013 | 8 CommentsIn this X’s and O’s breakdown breakdown we take a look at some of the more common passing routes that you will find throughout football video games such as Madden... -
Weak Tight Twins
Posted on February 14, 2013 | No CommentsThe Weak Tight Twins formation is part of the Weak I sets. It features 21 personnel that places the flanker and split end tight on the same side of the... -
Texas Passing Concept
Posted on December 29, 2012 | 1 CommentA West Coast staple passing concept is called Texas. This real football play passing concept features a high-low read between a receiver, who runs a post , and a running... -
Split Backs Pro – 525 F Post Swing
Posted on November 26, 2012 | No CommentsA staple passing play from the Air Coryell playbook is the 525 F Post Swing. This vertical passing play has the outside receivers (X and Z) running 15-yard deep comeback... -
Pistol Offense 101
Posted on October 27, 2012 | No CommentsNevada’s Head Coach Chris Ault came up with the Pistol offense in 2004 because he wanted to be able to have a threat of a power run offense, but he... -
46 Bear Formation Breakdown
Posted on October 26, 2012 | 3 CommentsIn this Xs Os Football Strategies breakdown, we take an in-depth look at the 46 Bear defense and how it applies to football video games such as Madden by looking...
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