Madden NFL 00 (PSX)

Hints for building your team in franchise mode:
Any time before the trading deadline (or after the superbowl) you can make a new coach.
Find a player you like, then make yourself a coach for that team. It's simple.
Go to trade players and trade what ever players you wish.
Just make sure you stay within the cap. Since you control both teams the game will ask
one of your coaches if they wish to make the trade. Of course you do. You can trade any
player and any draft picks (no more than 7 per team) your football heart desires.
You can also make as many coaches that you want. When your finished stealing the players
and draft picks you want, simply delete the unwanted coaches that were made.

After the superbowl, check the standings. Find the teams with the worst record, and
trade their picks to your team. Then you will rule the next draft.

Signing to many Probowlers could hurt you salary cap in the future... you should check
out the other cheats on salary cap. Your dynasty awaits......Go Browns!


Hint:
This isn't so much a cheat, but it obviously was an oversight in Madden 2000.
An easy way to build up a team in Franchise mode, is to first, free up a lot
of cap room. Second, at the end of the season, with all of your free cap
room, when it's time to sign free agents, sign as many young players
(22-26yrs) as you can afford, or fit on your team. Then with a crop of young
players, trade them to other teams for their draft picks. Many times if you
package 2 rookies with one of your lower round draft picks, you can trade
them for another teams first round pick. Do this until you end up with (if
you're good) 7 first round picks. Every few years, there is an exceptional
draft, where there are players in every position in the high 80's. Then sign
them to the longest contact you can, and in 2-3 yrs they will be in the high
90's. Everyone you don't or can't trade, simply release them, or many times
keep them. This is a good way to keep those dynasties alive.


Dance to the endzone:
Press Triangle when on a breakaway for a touchdown to have your player dance to the endzone.


Pump up the crowd:
Press R2 when you are the home team playing on defense and the player selection
icon is on a linebacker or defensive back. The player will raise his hands up and the crowd's noise level will increase.


Franchise mode trades:
In franchise mode, trade for Kyle Brady TE for Jacksonville Jaguars. Brady will
trade to or for just about anybody including draft picks. Make sure to include
someone to trade for when getting Brady back. The best trade for Brady is Seattle
OLB Chad Brown, CB Shawn Springs, and to the Vikings for RB Rod Smith, OG R. Mcdaniel.
Also try trading Brady to Dallas for OG Larry Allen, SS Darren Woodsen.
Remember Brady is expensive.


Build a good team:
IF you goto franchise mode and use 3 users. You can steal their 1st round
picks every year until they get fired. You can also take all their good
players. And in a few seasons you will have a superbowl team.


Free up salary cap:
I found the best way to free up salary cap, is to sign good players in their late 20's to early 30's.
Take a player like Jerry Rice, release the player, and then resign him for less.
Release the player again, and he will sign for less each time. This option works best with
players in their late 20's with high price tags. If you have patience... you could have Barry
Sanders signed for seven years at one million per yer. Talk about cap room!


Trade trick:
Sign full back T.Lester from the free agent list in the first year of franchise play.
Then trade him to just about any team. He brings in great trades.
Example; trade FB T.Lester to the Colts for RB E.James, LT T.Glenn, 1st round draft.
Expirement with him.


Cheat codes:
Put in these codes at the cheat menu: