I would absolutely love to see front and back loaded contracts to come back as well. This would allow for a deeper strategy when heading into offseason mode. For those who are new signing contracts and building a squad, they can begin with signing people with the balanced or back loaded and begin to add a variety to fit their teams financial situation.
I would also like the ability to match up players with other players based on skill set and ability. This could add to game planning to create strategic moves and match ups, more so on defensive side of the ball. This is something that can really take CFM from checkers to chess.
I love the ability to practice with my squad in game prep. But I think that playing vs a player has a different feel than when playing against CPU. It might be a nice addition to be able to hold a "scrimmage" or practice vs an opponent within your league to get a real feel when developing your game plan. This gives you the ability to practice a play against the CPU, and then against an opponent without it being in game, allowing you to get the feel for the play before going into a real game. It is also possibly that this could be something special for maybe the offseason and / or two weeks of the preseason.
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