I held off on buying the game because I knew these CFM issues would be present in the game. Why go out and buy it on release day when you could wait until they patch everything 1 or 2 months down the line? They're not rewarding their hardcore fanbase for purchasing the game at release; you're being punished. One of the Devs even said in an interview to hold-off starting your CFM; really? I guess I'll hold off on buying the game in that case.
As stated earlier, a lot of these issues have persisted for so many years in Madden; it's really hard to play this mode if you plan on playing through more than 1 or 2 seasons.
As someone who doesn't play the online-related game modes, I'm skipping this version if these issues aren't sorted out. Would be nice to see a bigger community backlash on the CFM issues this game has had over the years.