A couple ideas...

I think the biggest issue is that we have lost some of the customization over the years. For instance, we used to be able to front load or back load contracts, but now all contracts are back loaded. If you are playing CFM odds are you are looking long term at roster management, which means you need flexibility in contract structure. I'd like to see more customization in contracts such as front/back loading as well as restructuring.

I'd like to see is training camp/ Rookie mini camp added. I think this should be where a majority of a players XP comes from.  In the rookie mini camp use it as a place for rookies to get some quick xp and try to get them "up to speed" before the training camp. At training camp let players run their players through the drills to accumulate more xp for players.

In season get away from "practices" and go more towards game planning. Take the upcoming weeks opponent's most used plays "maybe top 10" and have your scout team run them against you on offense and defense. This would let players actually prepare for their opponent rather than doing the same monotonous task over and over. If you want you could add goals to this to keep an xp element to it, however I think if you added training camp before season it would satisfy the XP need.

Sonny Weaver
MBL