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Honest question what's the fun in coach mode?
Why not just live bet on a real game instead?
I'll give an honest answer. Coach Mode, as it was in the earlier NCAA Football game (and even in older Madden) is about as close to simulating the role of coach as you can get. You are still responsible for recruiting, game plan, player development. During the game, you are calling every play. Making every decision that a sideline makes. The only thing you don't do is control the actual players on the field. That means no wild Tecmo Bowl scramble waiting for someone to get open. No hitting the wrong button and throwing to the wrong receiver. No insane missed kicks. You put the players in position to succeed, and then they have to execute. Just like a real game. The game stops being about my reactions with a controller and becomes completely about my ability to manager and coach a team.