Madden 21: 10 Ways EA Can Improve Franchise Mode
3. Upgrade Trading Mechanic
Another thing 2K definitely has figured out over EA is how to pull off trades. In some versions of Madden, you can game the whole league into eventually giving you the #1 draft pick every year. Other years, no other team would even give you the time of day for trades involving draft picks. If I want to give you everything I have for the 5th overall pick... then no way should the AI turn that down.
Putting a player on the trade block virtually means nothing in most versions of Madden, and forget mid-season offers.
Added to the GM relationship mechanic from earlier, trades should be included with this upgrade. Other GMs should be more or less willing to accept lopsided trades based on their rating/relationship stats. Trade talks should be more organic and come more often. Players should be able to request trades to specific teams which we could pursue or deny