[puja21]

1) no benefit, leave it off if you dont wanna play it

2) happens only once. IIRC it happens just before you begin the reg season... not good; randomly pre-programmed

3) yes load/save menu, not sure about the crib

4) no hiring/firing coaches. no trainers; coaches are always the same unless you change them in the editor

5) hot swap RB/CB/WR is awesome & doesnt mess anything up-- it swaps them ONLY for that one play & then goes back to the orig depth chart (eg you have to press it prior to every play if you want your backup RB to play all the downs)

6) not sure as i dont have 360, i'll let someone else answer

7) after rookies appear in the franchise stats menu (wk 8 i believe) you can click on them & edit everything you want; name, appearance, ratings, etc. no reason to turn it off IMO