Madden NFL 21 - Franchise Mode- Plays are simulated that you should have control
DISCLAIMER: I do not know if there is such a bug in Madden 21. This bug was in Maddens 18-20 and I'm trying to find out if 21 has it too. Original title of this topic was "Is this bug still there?" but for whatever reason, @EA_Blueberry edited it so that it doesn't make any sense anymore.
There was a persistent bug in previous games where in CFM with a created player, the game simulated some of your downs. You could see the player with your name running on the field and see the change in stats, even though you didn't play. This happened when playing an offensive position with Instant Starter turned off. And it happened A LOT.
I noticed this bug in Madden 19 and according to bug report forum, it was still around in Madden 20 so I skipped the whole game. I then found a dirt-cheap copy of Madden 18, as you often do with older sports games, and I got it out of curiosity to see if the bug was already around. It was. This bug is confirmed to having been in the game since 2017 and if I were to bet, I'd say it's probably been there even longer. But until Madden 21, it hasn't been fixed. And judging by the responses to those bug reports, EA doesn't even seem to understand it. I reported the bug for Madden 19 and commented on bug reports by other players for Madden 20, so it has been brought to EA's attention several times along the years. I've tried to run down step-by-step instructions to help them see what's going on and give as detailed descriptions as possible so they could grasp the issue, but so far only result has been a confirmation that they're legitimate morons.
Since CFM is what I do about about 90% of the time when I'm playing and half of that I play as a running back, this bug... well, bugs me a lot. It's a major issue since it literally prevents me from playing the game. Because of that I don't feel like buying another game unless I'm certain it's fixed. Judging by the forums, Madden 21 is a dumpster fire in many ways. It seems to have it's fair share of issues, but how about this specific issue? Is it still there?
I'll add couple of links here. First is my initial bug report from August 2018 and the second is a bug report by another player where I'm trying to chime in and make the EA representative see what's going on. You can see how futile an attempt it was.
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Other-Madden-Games/Bugs-in-Franchise-Mode/m-p/6978237
https://answers.ea.com/t5/Madden-NFL-20/Franchise-mode-as-player-skipping-plays/m-p/8577387
EA_Blueberry: Changed post title to meet bug description