+1
Sure it was badly implemented but it gave more meaning to your franchise. I had a particularly long Chargers franchise, and I remember giving Rivers the HC job after he had lit up every Chargers passing record there was. Eventually I won SB with him, and it was just amazing to make him a legend not only for the team, but for the city. Probably my views on the matter are affected by these nostalgic feelings but I would much rather have Rivers or some other realistic person coaching the team than character named Tomas Single or some random fat-*** dude with nothing given on his football background to make it even more realistic. Yes, you can use your imagination to give it "realism", but to some it isn't enough. Why they couldn't just develop these features is beyond me. EA constantly doesn't deliver, which surprises no-one.