Well dude for one, this game isnt about running an NFL franchise. Rather than you being the Owner or GM and running the franchise you are the coach..you are just another cog in the wheel. Someone the owner hires and fires. Making this a 'franchise' type game would defeat the purpose...its NFL Head Coach..not NFL GM, or NFL Owner. NFL Head coach will have multiple seaons, drafts, trades, etc. Whats the point of being the owner and running the franchise in a game like this? Its your job to please the owners and the GM to keep your job, move on to better coaching jobs, etc.