The limitations imposed on Franchise mode in this game are unacceptable

I'll start by saying that I appreciate that we can use custom teams and team designs, as well as import legends onto a roster for use in franchise mode. This is something that is not a feature in other EA games but should be.

That said, there are limitations that make such features not as good as they could be, and also weaken the strength of the mode in other areas.

Legends imported to a roster that is then used for franchise default to age 28 and don't get their historical stats at that age. If it is too much for the game engine to track the stats at every age for all the legends and if legends import with no stats to begin with anyways, there is no excuse for not letting us change their ages. Maybe I want to play with Wayne Gretzky or Dominick Hasek for their entire careers. Why can't I set them to age 22?

Beyond that, we should be able to edit players in franchise mode. In other sports games users can edit player names, ages, contracts, and ratings inside franchise mode. It is inexcusable that this has been a feature in Madden for over a decade and NHL fans ask for it every year yet it is omitted. Editing all of that stuff is right there in the main menu (sans ages and names for real players) but it is greyed out in franchise mode. Just open that up for editing in franchise. Ages of non-legend real players aren't as important for me to edit in franchise, but names are, and if someone wants to edit ages then he should be able to.