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Contents

  • Top 5 Tips from Clint Oldenburg
    • Top 5 Tips for Gap Play With Clint Oldenburg
    • Top 5 Running Mechanics With Clint Oldenburg
    • Skills Trainer
    • Gauntlet
    • The Top 17 Plays in Madden NFL 17
  • Draft Champions Mode
    • What Is Draft Champions?
    • Top 5 Tips for Draft Champions
  • Meet the Pros
    • Overview
  • Draft Champions Coach/Playbook Guides by Team
    • Chicago Bears
    • Cincinnati Bengals
    • Buffalo Bills
    • Denver Broncos
    • Cleveland Browns
    • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    • Arizona Cardinals
    • San Diego Chargers
    • Kansas City Chiefs
    • Indianapolis Colts
    • Dallas Cowboys
    • Miami Dolphins
    • Philadelphia Eagles
    • Atlanta Falcons
    • San Francisco 49ers
    • New York Giants
    • Jacksonville Jaguars
    • New York Jets
    • Detroit Lions
    • Green Bay Packers
    • Carolina Panthers
    • New England Patriots
    • Oakland Raiders
    • Los Angeles Rams
    • Baltimore Ravens
    • Washington Redskins
    • New Orleans Saints
    • Seattle Seahawks
    • Pittsburgh Steelers
    • Houston Texans
    • Tennessee Titans
    • Minnesota Vikings
  • Introduction
    • What’s New in Madden NFL 17?
    • Franchise Mode
  • Madden Ultimate Team
    • What Is Madden Ultimate Team?
    • Start Your Squad
    • Top 5 Quarterback Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Halfback Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Receiver Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Tight End Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Defensive Linemen Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Linebacker Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Cornerback Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Safety Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Ways to Maximize Your Coins
    • Top 5 Solo Challenge Tips on Defense
    • Top Offensive Budget Items in MUT
    • Top Defensive Budget Items in MUT
    • Top 5 Offensive Playbook in MUT
    • Top 5 Defensive Playbook in MUT
  • Fantasy Football
    • What Is Fantasy Football?
    • Why Choose NFL.com Fantasy?
    • Scoring Settings (NFL-Managed)
    • Head-to-Head Scoring Format
    • League Settings
    • NFL-Managed Draft Types
    • Top 5 Must-Have Players
    • Top 5 Sleepers
    • Top 5 Risks
    • Top 5 Rookies
    • Fantasy Football 2016 Draft Guide
  • Franchise Mode
    • Choose Your Experience
    • Choosing a Path
    • Start Your Franchise
    • Top 5 Game Prep Tips
    • Top 5 Position Types
    • Selecting Your Squad
    • Top 5 Win Now Teams
    • Top 5 Teams for the Future
    • Goals
    • Top 5 Scouting Tips
  • Teams
    • Chicago Bears
    • Cincinnati Bengals
    • Buffalo Bills
    • Denver Broncos
    • Cleveland Browns
    • Tampa Bay Buccaneers
    • Arizona Cardinals
    • San Diego Chargers
    • Kansas City Chiefs
    • Indianapolis Colts
    • Dallas Cowboys
    • Miami Dolphins
    • Philadelphia Eagles
    • Atlanta Falcons
    • San Francisco 49ers
    • New York Giants
    • Jacksonville Jaguars
    • New York Jets
    • Detroit Lions
    • Green Bay Packers
    • Carolina Panthers
    • New England Patriots
    • Oakland Raiders
    • Los Angeles Rams
    • Baltimore Ravens
    • Washington Redskins
    • New Orleans Saints
    • Seattle Seahawks
    • Pittsburgh Steelers
    • Houston Texans
    • Tennessee Titans
    • Minnesota Vikings
  • Appendix
    • Glossary
    • Achievements
    • Credits
  • Madden Mobile
    • Madden NFL 17 Mobile
    • Madden NFL 17 Mobile Gameplay Tips
  • Videos
    • Top 17 Plays in Madden NFL 17

Madden NFL 17 Guide › Meet the Pros

Overview

To create this guide, several things had to be put together in a very precise manner over hundreds of hours. From the organization, gameplay, testing, and re-testing we would never have been able to accomplish all of this without the help of the pros, Zan and Litzout. Their knowledge and decade-plus of experience has truly made this guide what it is. Here’s a little bit about these amazing contributors:

Zac (ZAN) Neal

ZAN has been a competitive/tournament-style Madden player since 2009, starting with the first major tournament he ever attended at the NFL Hall of Fame in 2010 in Canton, OH. Although he’s never won a tournament, he has placed rather high in several of the major underground Madden tournaments/leagues over the years. ZAN prides myself on being one of the top Madden NFL minds in the game. His strategies have been used throughout the years by many other elite level Madden NFL players to win events and make their claims on the top spots in the Madden NFL community. Starting with a small YouTube Channel, he has built his following to a level significant enough to become an EA SPORTS Game Changer.Here are his major accomplishments:

  • Final 16 at Madden 12 Virgin Gaming $140K Madden Challenge in New York City, NY
  • Final 16 at Madden 13 Virgin Gaming $140K Madden Challenge in Las Vegas, NV
  • Several Final 8 Appearances at Underground Madden Tournaments over the years
  • Four-time Compete4Ever Super Bowl Champion (the top competitive online Madden league in the world)
  • Pioneer in the use of formations like the 4-2-5 defense in Madden NFL 12, as well as the Nickel 3-3-5 in Madden NFL 15

A message to Madden NFL 17 Fans and Community from ZAN

As you can see, you’re in good hands rolling with me. There are very few who can compete with the best of the best every single year while giving away their most coveted material to other Madden players. I take pride in my work and know it will take your game to the next level.

  • Please subscribe to my YouTube Channel at http://www.youtube.com/4wardprogressmadden.
  • You can watch me play LIVE on Twitch.TV at http://www.twitch.tv/4wardprogressmadden as well as on the OFFICIAL EA SPORTS Twitch.TV channel at http://www.twitch.tv/easports.

Peter (Litezout) Calefato

Litezout has been a competitive pro Madden NFL Player since Madden NFL 08. He is currently one of the Top 5 Best Madden Player in the World for Madden 16 and has been a Top 20 player for every year for the last nine years, not to mention rated one of the best Madden NFL IQs in the world. Litezout is the co-owner of the website and team Madden Daily alongside his partner and student, Stiffmeister. Litezout is not only one of the top Madden NFL players in the world, but also one of the best teachers of the game. Here are some of his accolades:

  • Semi-finalist of this year’s EA SPORTS Madden 16 Championship
  • Placed Final 12 in the biggest tournament of the year, The Draft Champions Madden Challenge
  • Played in and co-hosted the Madden 15 Duracell Pro Tournament with ZGibs and ZFarls, Problem, and ex NFL pros Patrick Willit and Maurice Jones Drew
  • Played in and hosted the MLG Madden 25 Launch Day Tournament, as well as winning various local tournaments in his home town
  • Main Affiliated Madden Pro and Streamer for Virgin Gaming for Madden NFL 13
  • Placed final 8 in the Players Bowl Tournament in Xbox
  • Placed final 8 in MLG Anaheim Event
  • Placed final 4 in Players Bowl Tournament in Playstation
  • Placed final 7 in NYC Madden NFL Challenge
  • Placed second in the Boston Madden Challenge
  • Placed final 8 in the Philadelphia Madden NFL Challenge

You can find out more about Peter here:

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/Maddendaily

Website: http://maddendaily.com

Twitter: http://twitter.com/litezoutttthttp://twitter.com/maddendaily

Twitch: http://twitch.tv/maddendaily

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