This might sound silly but I spend a hour a day on practice mode. Then I go to online or play my franchise. I use custom camera and put my settings on 12, 8, 4 (starting from the top) I call this my game film camera view. I get to see the whole field. I run a play and then go to replay and break it down. I spend more time playing defense in practice mode and I set the offense on diffrent passing plays.
You see the good and the bad but I understand the bad better. There is a certain randomness in this game. I notice that every once in a while my all pro roy williams would make a poor play. Maybe a less than stellar angle but for the next 4 plays he would shut it down. The same play I run over and over in practice mode. I dont know if the game is program like that on purpose or by mistake but the result is a realistic game of football.
I know some these guys that complain about db ai ( which is not perfect) dont ever go in practice mode. I am very happy with this football sim but some guys dont realize practice make perfect.
Peace