Madden 21: 10 Ways EA Can Improve Franchise Mode
4. Better GM Tools
The Madden games seem to always tweak their approach to contracts and free agency. But, they still never seem to get it right. We're blocked from adding any mid-season free agents to anything other than a one-year deal. Negotiations seem to always end with paying exactly what the player asked for or they walk. Off season free agency feels more like a silent auction.
We should be able to have more organic "conversations" with players/agents when talking about their contracts. Even installing a "relationship" metric like the NBA 2K franchise mode would add to our experience as NFL GMs. We should be able to build our reputation through the league in conversations with our owner, other GMs, coaches, etc.
Restricted free agents, hold-outs, extensions, and basically any conversations we would have between GM and player should be revamped with the relationship/conversation system.