The fact that you cannot edit the appearance, rating, or even number of generic players is frustrating.
I partially understand this being in place for players that are actually in the game (even then, it’s all fiction so I don’t understand why it matters so long as EA maintains their official ratings as the default), but not being able to edit players that are completely made up is crazy.
This is one of the primary draws for game modes like NBA 2K’s Era’s mode, EA FC’s Manager mode, and Madden’s Franchise mode. You should be able to fully customize your roster and edit the look/overall of a generic player, and you cannot do that in this game, which I feel takes away from the immersion.