Madden 21: 10 Ways EA Can Improve Franchise Mode
5. Combine & Offseason Workouts
Go back to Madden '08 and see how fun it was to play those mini-games.
When playing franchise mode as a player, we should be able to participate in the combine leading up to the draft. And as coach/GM, we should be able to observe the combine and pro-day workouts. These mini-games shouldn't stop at the draft as we should have an opportunity to workout veterans and undrafted free agents to decide if we should add them to our rosters.
Performing well in the mini-games wouldn't necessarily alter the player's abilities. Depending on how well we did, it would unlock stats in the scouting windows. It would also add realism for our created player when we need to prove ourselves to a team as an older veteran in free agency.