Alright, all you NFL2K3 experts...

[Guest The Man in Blak]

All right, I've been playing NFL2K3 on the Gamecube for the last couple of weeks or so...and I have been totally unable to get any kind of a running game going. Sad, I know, considering that NFL2K3 is supposed to have the best run blocking in the football VG biz...but it's just not happening.

 

The instruction manual doesn't give a lot of immediate help - the jukes and stutter steps that they mention are ultimately worthless whenever you're trying to establish an inside running game and, as of yet, I really haven't been able to find these miraculous holes in the line to barrel through for positive gain.

 

Any tips/ideas/comments? ANY help in this situation would be greatly appreciated.

[Guest cartman]

Reason # 123445 to buy Madden rather than NFL2k3

[Guest Kingpk]

Well, I have Madden, but I think this should be helpful:

 

-Use motion as much as possible to put an extra blocker at the point of attack, or put a WR in motion to try to shift the defense away.

 

-Use a 2 TE formation and put both TEs on the side you are running to. It should give you an extra body to give you at least a decent running lane.

[Guest redbaron51]

too me use pitch and sweeps a lot. if you are using delays, counters and trap its going to be hard

[Guest The Man in Blak]

I've tried using double-TE formations with both guys stacked on the strong side (for example), but still nothing works. Strong Iso motion, sweeps, outside edges...just nothing. I keep thinking that I have problems hitting the holes, but I've hit a good number of gaps only to be driven back a good yard or so - I just can't break or shake tackles.

 

I haven't tried shifting motion, though.

[Guest redbaron51]

what about spins stiff arms bursts?

 

and if worst comes to worst, try a reverse

[Guest MrRant]

Run to the opposite side. Motion works kindof if you hike right when the WR hits the outside corner of the line and you are running that way.

[Guest xerogame]

be pittsburgh...go to the pro1 offensive formation "in the middle on the first play screen)...choose the running play 1st to the right i think it is...run to the right thru any holes you find...i find that works well for me

[Guest DrTom]

I've found that, in both Madden and 2K3, that counter plays work well. In my Madden franchise, Shaun Alexander is my RB, and he gained about 60 yards on 4 counter runs. In 2K3, I have Edgerrin James as my franchise RB, and he chewed up close to 50 yards on 6 or 7 counter plays. I think it is harder to run in 2K3, but that's probably more realistic.

[Guest GeneMean]

So for I've had the most success (as Edgerrinnapolis) by simply following the fullback. So stay away from single-back formations if you want to pound at the line. Go with 2TE or multi-wides if you wanna sweep/end run.