Offense: most people say that "a team starts with the QB". Well Im a Redskins fan and I havent had a great QB in a while (no offense J. Camp) so I usually design my whole offensive scheme around my teams strengths.
S.Moss: isnt the tallest WR but he sure is quick and hitting him across the middle early and often is what I aim for.
C.Portis: is he a Marshall Faulk? No.
Is he a M. Westbrook? No.
but he is pretty decent in terms of catching in the flats and I look to him to keep my drives going even when Im not running the ball much.
Defense: I center my whole defensive strategy around my CB's. So having good CB's is a must. I wont play with a team unless I know I can trust my CB's because I depend alot on man Defense.
The LB's on the other hand have to be good tacklers I know guys who dont care about their tackling ability (because they user tackle anyway) as long as they can cover in zone packages. Not the case with me though.
User: On defense I use the Safeties. I feel like I have more control over the whole defense as long as I have the safety. I dont usually fall for play-action and I pretty good at user picks and tackling.
Playbooks: I've been using the St. Louis Rams playbook exclusively since Madden 2002 "greatest show on turf era", but this year Im strongly considering using the Redskins playbook since they are implementing the West Coast offense. I just hope they have good 4wide and 5wide packages because thats a must in my offense.
Maybe I've been a little too specific, so you guys dont have to get as specific as I did.