Contract negotiations ruin franchise for me
Not being notified of some players contracts expiring, real time free agency where you get no chance to bid, and mostly the default offer being far too low. The default offer should be the minimum viable number so every negotiation isn't a 10 minute death march to double their initial value that they don't deserve only to reject you. Not to mention the cap scaling being broken.
Just an awful "what were they thinking" moment, just like wear and tear and the draft scouting system. Maybe it's time to be done with Madden for good. I'm tired.